Mrs. Burton searching for her husband George W. Burton

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 5, 1866

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INFORMATION WANTED
Of my husband, George W. Burton. When last
heard from, in 1865, he was in Brownsville,
Texas, in the hospital located there. Any in-
formation addressed to myself (his wife) at No.
20 Acorn Alley, will be most thankfully received.
Perhaps I should have stated that my husband
was a member of the 115th Regiment U. S. Co-
lored Troops. 1t

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Mrs. Burton searching for her husband George W. Burton who was last heard from in 1865.

Another ad taken out two weeks later in the same paper by a Jane Birton appears to be the same woman looking for her husband George W. Birton of the 115th Regiment.
That ad can be found here: https://informationwanted.org/items/show/191

Date
May 5, 1866
Searcher Location

Philadelphia, PA

Searchee Location

Brownsville, TX

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Margaret Strolle

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"Mrs. Burton searching for her husband George W. Burton," The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA), May 5, 1866, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/140

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