William Brown seeking Rachel and Margaret Brown

The Northwestern Recorder (Milwaukee, WI)

February, 1893

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RACHEL BROWN.—I should like to
know the whereabouts of my sister, Rachel Brown, owned by Joseph Waneforth, the banker at Maysville,
Ky. I saw her last at that place in
1870. Also Margaret Brown, owned
by the same man. Address Wm.
Brown, 1162 Fulton street, Chicago,
Ill.

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William Brown is seeking his sister, Rachel Brown, and Margaret Brown. Both were formerly enslaved by Joseph Waneforth in Maysville, Kentucky.

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February, 1893
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Chicago, IL

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Maysville, KY

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Hannah Pfeifer

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"William Brown seeking Rachel and Margaret Brown," The Northwestern Recorder (Milwaukee, WI), February, 1893, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/4762

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