Kesiah Abell searching for her daughters, Frances Taylor and Margaret Abel [aka Margaret Abell] (2nd of 3 ads placed)

Evening Star (Washington, DC)

March 9, 1865

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INFORMATION WANTED of two sisters, FRANCES
TAYLOR and MARGARET ABEL, (col.)
Any one leaving information of their whereabouts
at 406 12th street, will confer a great favor on her
distracted parents. mh8-2t*

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Unnamed, Washington, DC, searching for their daughters, Frances Taylor and Margaret Abel [aka Margaret Abell]. [Kesiah Abell's name is inferred from other ads she placed in search of her daughters]. Ad placed in March 1865, during the Civil War.

Kesiah Abell/Kesiah Abel/Kesiah Able aka Kesia Abell/Kesia Abel/Kesia Able placed at least three ads in search of her daughter Frances Taylor and/or her daughter Margaret Abell/Margarat Abel/Margaret Able in the Evening Star (Washington, DC). See: The Evening Star, July 23, 1863, March 9, 1865, and May 1, 1867 for the three ads.

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March 9, 1865
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Washington, DC

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Jesse Nasta

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"Kesiah Abell searching for her daughters, Frances Taylor and Margaret Abel [aka Margaret Abell] (2nd of 3 ads placed)," Evening Star (Washington, DC), March 9, 1865, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://www.informationwanted.org/items/show/2340

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