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Wolfolk The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) December 21, 1872 Ella Lawson seeking her father and mother Joshua and Susan Bundy Lawson The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) March 9, 1870 Ella Nichols searching for her aunt Harriet Nichols The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) June 30, 1881 Ellen Gatrel seeking information of her brother William Frazer. The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) March 9, 1867 Ellen Webster searching for her father Henry Webster, her sister Sarah Francis Rull, and cousin Josephine Wardsworth Miller The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) January 1, 1880 Ellen Williams looking for her son Daniel Williams and her sister Mary Mahorney The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) February 3, 1887 Elmira Beal looking for siblings Hiram, Robert, Jesse, Martha, and Emily Beal The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) February 10, 1898 Eloise T. Hill looking for her mother Fannie Scott and brother Edward Scott (1st of 2 ads) The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) January 5, 1893 Elvira Claton (formerly Elvira Saphran) looking for Saphran family The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) June 8, 1893 Elvira Claton searching for her parents Peter and Jane Saphran and several siblings The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) June 15, 1893 Emanuel Ball searching for George and Winney Ball The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) October 21, 1871 Emanuel Granderson searching for his brother Marshal and sister Reamer Granderson The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) March 18, 1886 Emeline Boesman searching for her son John H. Boesman The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) July 21, 1866 Emeline Hodges seeking information about her father Jerry Hodges The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) July 2, 1870 Emeline Jones looking for her son John Jones The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) September 16, 1875 Emerson Johnson seeking information on Edward or Edmund Bagwell The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) April 22, 1897 Emily Dennis looking for her son Martin Dennis The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) June 6, 1895 Emily Holms seeking information about her daughter Lauriah Smith The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) January 21, 1871 Emily Robbins searching for her mother Patsy The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) February 26, 1885 Emily Williams looking for her children Philip, Sarah, and Edward Williams The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) May 26, 1866 Emma Ashe Pitts searching for her children Mary Francis and Julius Ashe The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) October 10, 1895 of 41