A. W. Lanagan searching for John Lanagan and family

The Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)

May 23, 1891

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JOHN LANAGAN-Iuformation is wanted of John Lanagan and family. He is of light complexion and had three children when last heard of at Helena. Ark., in 1884. He was cook on a steamboat. Address, A.W. Lanagan, Box 116 Burlington, Kan.

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He was last heard of at Helena, Arkansas, in 1884. A cook on a steamboat.

On the same page, A.W. Lanagan also placed an information wanted ad for Lizzie Lanagan, his sister.

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May 23, 1891
Searcher Location

Burlington, KS

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Helena, AR

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Jesse Nasta

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"A. W. Lanagan searching for John Lanagan and family ," The Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN), May 23, 1891, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://www.informationwanted.org/items/show/3278

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