Henry Anderson found his friends and family

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

April 23, 1896

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Found His Relatives.
Mineola, Tex., Special.
Henry Anderson now living in Tex-
as an ex-slave of Somerset, Md., found
his long lost friends and relatives
through advertising in The Freeman.

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Henry found his relatives by advertising in The Freeman.

Henry Anderson, along with his brother Sandy Anderson, had been searching for their relatives through ads in the Indianapolis Freedman and Richmond Planet in December 1895 and January 1896 respectively. The Freedman ad can be found here: https://informationwanted.org/items/show/id/3246
and the Richmond Planet ad can be found here:
https://informationwanted.org/items/show/2175

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Found

Date
April 23, 1896
Searcher Location

Mineola, TX

Searchee Location

Somerset, MD

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Bonnie Loden

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"Henry Anderson found his friends and family," The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN), April 23, 1896, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/3099

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