Brothers Joshua Collins and Solomon Collins meet in Cincinnati after decades-long separation

The Highland Weekly News (Hillsboro, OH)

October 17, 1867

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Two brothers, colored, met in the streets of Cincinnati, last Sunday, after a separation of sixty years. Their names are Joshua and Solomon Collins. They were both formerly slaves in Fleming county, Virginia. Joshua bought his freedom in 1849, and re-moved to Cincinnati, where he has since resided. Solomon ran away from his master, then living in Ken-tucky, in 1837, and made his way safe-ly to Canada. The meeting was pure-ly accidental, and, of course, was en-joyed by the two old men. Joshua is eighty-two years old, and Solomon over sixty.

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They ran into each other in 1867. From Fleming County, Kentucky. Joshua bought his freedom in 1849. Solomon escaped to Canada in 1837.

The Cincinnati Commercial, October 10, 1867, published a much longer account of these brothers' reunion. For an online reprinted version of this longer article, see the Wilmington Daily Post (Wilmington, NC), October 15, 1867, pg. 1, newspapers.com.

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Newspaper

The Highland Weekly News (Hillsboro, OH)

Date

October 17, 1867

Searcher Location

Cincinnati, OH

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Canada

Fleming County, KY

Contributor

Jesse Nasta

Source

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress

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"Brothers Joshua Collins and Solomon Collins meet in Cincinnati after decades-long separation ," The Highland Weekly News (Hillsboro, OH), October 17, 1867, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed September 9, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/3255