Maria Adair searching for her parents, brother, and son

The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH)

August 21, 1880

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INFORMATION wanted of the whereabouts of
Chas. Hazard (colored), his wife, Rachel Ann
Hazard, and his son, Wm. Henry Hazard; Charles
Hazard was a free man; his wife was owned by John
Ridgely, of Hampton County, Maryland, and some
thirty years ago was sold to Tom Cockey; also of
my son, Wm. Henry Levi. Please address any information
to MARIA ADAIR (daughter of said
Charles and Rachel Ann Hazard), Cincinnati. 21*2

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Maria Adair searching for her father, Charles Hazard, her mother, Rachel Ann Hazard, her brother, Wm. Henry Hazard, and her son, Wm. Henry Levi. Adair's father was free. Her mother was enslaved by John Ridgely, of Hampton County, Maryland, and sold to Tom Cockey thirty years ago.

Maria Adair also placed an information wanted ad for her son, Wm. Henry Levi, in the same newspaper on the previous day (August 20, 1880).

Date
August 21, 1880
Searcher Location

Cincinnati, OH

Searchee Location

Hampton, MD

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Jesse Nasta

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"Maria Adair searching for her parents, brother, and son ," The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH), August 21, 1880, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://www.informationwanted.org/items/show/3316

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