Judy Merrill searching for her son Wilson Merrill

The Colored Tennessean (Nashville, TN)

March 24, 1866

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INFORMATION wanted of my son,
Wilson, who was formerly a servant to
Gen. Van Dorn. When last heard from
was in Cincinnati, Ohio, living with
Lieut. Waid Long, 5th Ohio Cavalry. Any
information of him will be thankfully re-
ceived by his mother, by addressing Col-
ored Tennessean, Box 1150, Nashville,
Tenn. JUDY MERRILL.

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Judy Merrill is searching for her son Wilson Merrill who was formerly a servant to General Van Dorn. When he was last heard from, he was in Cincinnati, OH living with a Lieut. Waid Long, 5th Ohio Cavalry.

Date
March 24, 1866
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Nashville, TN

Cincinnati, OH

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Daniel Runyon

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"Judy Merrill searching for her son Wilson Merrill," The Colored Tennessean (Nashville, TN), March 24, 1866, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/2337

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