Mary Carr looking for her son William Poston

The Commercial Gazette (Wyandotte/Kansas City, KS)

August 17, 1867

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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.

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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

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Jesse Nasta

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"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 5, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/1340

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