Mary Carr looking for her son William Poston

The Commercial Gazette (Wyandotte/Kansas City, KS)

August 17, 1867

Share Information About This Ad
INFORMATION WANTED. --Of a colored boy,
supposed name Wm. Poston--21 years of
age--former property of Richard Poston, St.
Genevieve County, Mo. His mother, Mary
Carr, lives in Wyandotte county Kansas. St.
Louis papers please copy.

This Ad Mapped

Geolocation

More About This Ad

Description

Mary Carr looking for her son, William Poston, who was formerly enslaved by Richard Poston.

Date
August 17, 1867
Searcher Location

St. Genevieve County, MO

Searchee Location

Wyandotte County, KS

Contributor

Jesse Nasta

Citation
"Mary Carr looking for her son William Poston," The Commercial Gazette (Wyandotte/Kansas City, KS), August 17, 1867, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/1340

Explore Related Ads & Obituaries

These links will take you to ads and obituaries with the same subject(s), from the same place(s), or published in the same newspaper.

The Commercial Gazette (Wyandotte/Kansas City, KS) St. Genevieve County, MO Wyandotte County, KS Information Wanted Ad

Tags

Tags add missing context to ads and obituaries. Click the tag(s) below to explore ads and obituaries with similar themes.

, , ,

Share Information About This Ad or Obituary

Allowed tags: <p>, <a>, <em>, <strong>, <ul>, <ol>, <li>