Dr. Bonner searching for his wife Lucretia T. A. Bonner

October 14, 1864

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PERSONAL.
INFORMATION WANTED of LUCRETIA T. A.
BONNER, colored, by her husband Dr. Bonner,
colored, just from City Point, Va; when last heard
from she was at Mason's Island, which place she
left on the 26th of September. Any information
concerning her will be thankfully received by her
husband if left at the Star office. 1t*

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Dr. Bonner, from City Point, VA, searching for his wife, Lucretia T. A. Bonner. She left Mason's Island (now Theodore Roosevelt Island, DC) in 1864 during the Civil War.

1870 U.S. census shows a Doctor Bonner, 37-year-old Black laborer, born in Virginia, living in Washington, DC.

City Point, Virginia was a town in Prince George County; however, it was annexed by Hopewell, Virginia. Hopewell has been pinned on the map as the location of this town.

Mason's Island in Washington, DC has gone by many names. It is now called Theodore Roosevelt Island. It is located in the Potomac River.

Subject

Information Wanted Ad

Newspaper

Evening Star (Washington, DC)

Date

October 14, 1864

Searcher Location

City Point, VA

Searchee Location

Washington, DC

Mason's Island, DC

Contributor

Jesse Nasta

Source

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress

Citation

"Dr. Bonner searching for his wife Lucretia T. A. Bonner," Evening Star (Washington, DC), October 14, 1864, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed July 27, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/2195