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Desertion (spousal) identifies ads in which the person placing the ad is seeking information about a spouse who has disappeared without warning or (identified) cause. During the Civil War and its aftermath, some men took advantage of the disruption and chaos of war to leave their wives/families and start new lives elsewhere. Many of these ads, however, concern spousal desertions that took place long after the war's end.
The wife and family of Edward Tigh searching for his whereabouts
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
May 17, 1883
Edward Tigh, of Jackson, Minn.,
left his home on December 8, 1882,
and his whereabouts are now un-
known [unknown]. His is a stone mason and
plasterer by trade, six feet in hight,
weight about 200 pounds, age 38
years, strong build and heavy
voice. Was troubled with heart
and kidney disease. His wife and
family of four small…
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Bell Oldham searching for her husband Carey Oldham
Clarksville Weekly Chronicle (Clarksville, TN)
May 5, 1877
Information Wanted. Carey Oldham, a copper-colored man of about thirty years of age, left his home near Morris, Grundy county, Illinois, in August 1876, in company with Dock Hill and Eugene Helm, leaving his wife and three children. Any information in regard to said Carey Oldham will be most thankfully received by his wife, Bell Oldham, at New…
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James H. Cooper searching for his son William Alonzo Cooper
The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
May 20, 1886
MR. EDITOR - I wish to inquire for my son, William Alonzo Cooper. My wife left me in 1866 and went to her people in Chickasaw county, Miss. Her first name was Inge. In 1868 she left with her father, Wm. Inge, and went to Arkansas. Any information of where he is will be gladly received by me. Please address James H Cooper.
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J. U. Bishop searching for his wife Rebecca Bishop
The Newberry Weekly Herald (Newberry, SC)
July 12, 1865
Information Wanted.
MY wife, Rebecca Bishop, deserted me and
our three children, last Monday night, the
3d instant. She was accompanied by a mulatto
boy named Jerry (formerly slave of one Bishop.)
Said boy is about 25 years of age, slightly crossed
in one eye. My wife is 36 years old, but looks
much younger. She…
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Elizabeth Allen searching for husband Alexander Allen
The Nashville Daily Union (Nashville, TN)
November 26, 1864
Information Wanted
OF ALEXANDER ALLEN, colored man, about
5 feet, 5 inches high, who left Nashville about
two years since, and is supposed to be in Louisville
at this time. Any information concerning him will
be thankfully received by his wife
ELIZABETH ALLEN,
Nashville, Tenn.
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Louisville Journal copy, send bill to…
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Mrs. Indianer Hodges searching for her son
The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, GA)
November 20, 1900
INFORMATION WANTED of my son,
Willie Henry Hodges, who left Spencer,
N. C., in the month of August, last. I
fear some misfortune has befallen him.
As he left a wife sick, and said would
return in a few days, I can not believe my
son to be so heartless not to have
returned, could he have. Description: Light
brown skin, slightly…
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Mrs. Mary Myers looking for her husband Wade Thornton Myers
Afro-American (Baltimore, MD)
November 17, 1906
INQUIRY — Mrs. Mary Myers
wishes to locate her husband, Mr.
Wade Thornton Myers, who has not
not been seen for five years, any information
will be thankfully received.
Address 650 Hoffman St.
Baltimore, Md.
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Molley Wharton looking for her husband Joe Wharton
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
January 17, 1895
INFORMATION WANTED. --
Of my husband, Joe Wharton who
left me and his child in 1874.
Please address me at Abbeville,
South Carolina, care of Rev Wm.
Cothran. My name is Molley
Wharton.
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Patty Brown searching for her husband John Williams
The Colored Tenessean (Nashville, TN)
October 7, 1865
Information Wanted.
MY husband, John Williams, a colored
man, left me at Greenville, Tenn.,
just two years ago, and I have never re-
ceived but one letter from him since. I
wish that you would make some inquiry
in your paper for him. He is about 24
years old, color bright, and six feet high,
and very respectful in his general deport-
ment.…
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Sarah Young seeking her unnamed husband
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
May 3, 1882
INFORMATION WANTED of MY HUS-
band. He left here some three weeks
ago to go to Richmond, Virginia. He is
travelling giving lectures, He is an African
and belongs to the Zulu tribe. The last
place I heard from him was at Staunton,
Virginia. Any one knowing his where-
abouts will oblige his wife by addressing.
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F. J. Hunter searching for his mother Nanby Whittecar and several siblings
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
July 21, 1881
INFORMATION WANTED OF MY MOTH
er, Nanby Whittecar. Her husband's
name is Bill Whittecar. She left Columbia
Tennessee, about ten years ago and went to
Arkansas; one brother by the name of An-
thony David Hunter; two sisters, Rose and
Arzuler Whittecar. My brother has but
one eye. Mother's former husband was
Adam Hunter. Any information of…
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Nelson Parrett searching for his wife Elizabeth Parrett
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
April 20, 1867
INFORMATION WANTED.
Information wanted of Elizabeth Parrett,
wife of Nelson Parrett, formerly of Thumblon
Court House, Va.
Should Rev. Daniel Paine see this he will
please address any information to
NELSON PARRETT,
Care Rev. Jacob M. Mitchell,
513 Lombard st.,…
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Wife searching for husband Joseph Johnson
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
June 21, 1900
JOSEPH H. JOHNSON.
Joseph H. Johnson, superinten-
dent of the Lebanon cemetery, and
a deacon in the Payne Memorial
African Methodist Episcopal
Church, Twentieth and Seigel
streets, has disappeared from his
home, leaving a wife and child be-
hind. The cause of his disappear-
ance is unknown to his friends.
He has been gone since May 2.…
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Mrs. Burton searching for her husband George W. Burton
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
May 5, 1866
INFORMATION WANTED
Of my husband, George W. Burton. When last
heard from, in 1865, he was in Brownsville,
Texas, in the hospital located there. Any in-
formation addressed to myself (his wife) at No.
20 Acorn Alley, will be most thankfully received.
Perhaps I should have stated that my husband
was a member of the 115th Regiment U. S.…
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Wesley Johnson seeking information about his brother Gideon Johnson
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
April 21, 1866
INFORMATION WANTED.
Of my brother, Gideon Johnson, who formerly
lived in Shenandoah County, Virginia, and left
there in 1860 or 1861, for Pennsylvania. The
last time heard from he was at Carlisle, Pa. Any
information will be thankfully received by his
wife and family. Address
WESLEY JOHNSON,
…
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Catherine Johnson searching for her husband John Johnson
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
December 30, 1865
Information Wanted
Of John Johnson, Co. D., 45th Regt, U.S.C.
Troops.
He was discharged in Texas on August last, [Continued in Next Image]
and reached Cincinnati, O., on the first of Sep-
tember since which time he has not been heard
from.
Any information concerning him, and addressed
to the Office of the…
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Rev. A. P. Washington seeking information about Rev. N. F. Turner
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
August 9, 1900
Information wanted of Rev. N.
F. Turner. When last heard of
he was in----, was transferred by
Bishop Turner at the Mississippi
conference to Africa, at Galeson,
Miss. Any information will be
gladly received by his wife and
children, also his brother. Ad-
dress Rev. A. P. Washington, 206
Delessup Street, Greenville, Miss.
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Rev. M. B. Sheppard seeking information of his brother Rev. James W. S. Sheppard
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
April 17, 1902
Information wanted of my broth-
er, Rev. James W. S. Sheppard,
formerly a member of the North
Carolina Conference A. M. E.
Church. He left home in Novem-
ber, 1898, the same month of the
riot; to meet conference, which
met at Warrenton, N. C., but did
not reach there, and has not been
heard of since. His wife, Serena,
lives at Kinston,…
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Fannie Robinson searching for her husband Cayrel Robinson
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
July 1, 1865
INFORMATION WANTED.
Information is wanted of Cayrel Robinson,
who left Liberty, Clay county, Missouri, about
four years ago to join the Union army at Wyan-
dotte, Kansas; and he has not been heard from
since. Any information of his whereabouts will
be thankfully received by his wife.
Mrs. FANNIE ROBINSON,
…
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Andrew Baylis searching for his wife Betsy Robinson
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
August 20, 1864
NOTICE
MR. EDITOR: -- Dear Sir: You will do me a
very great favor if you will publish this state-
ment in your paper:
Andrew Baylis, a freedman, who left, in Do-
ver, Tenn., a wife by the name of Betsy Robin-
son, is now in West Jefferson, Madison County,
Ohio.
Any information as to her whereabouts will
be thankfully received.
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