06/04/1892: Information Wanted: Mrs. Sarah Bell searching for her husband Stephen Crab or Phoenix

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

NP.0656

Collection

Newspaper Articles

Archive Items Details

Description

"Mrs. Sarah Bell searching for her husband Stephen Crab or Phoenix" - STEPHEN CRAB - I wish to find my husband, Stephen Crab or Phoenix. He belonged to Jerry Crab (Jeremiah Crabb) in Platte Co., Mo. He ran away 3 or 4 years before the war. I used to belong to William Clay. Address, Mrs. Sarah Bell, Weston, Mo. 8-26 92

Date(s) of Creation

6/4/1892

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Stephen

Name Type

Free Blacks

Other Name

Crab or Phoenix, Stephen

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Crab, Jerry (Crabb, Jeremiah)

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

The Appeal (Chicago, IL): 06/04/1892

Web Links and URLs

https://informationwanted.org/items/show/2305

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

7/6/2026

General Notes

Note

Platte County, Missouri

Note

1892.06.04 Stephen Crabb Phoenix.jpg

Note

BAAC workbook: 1839-(open) Newspaper Articles CatalogIt version.xlsx [Newspapers begun 04.16.26]

Created By

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Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

06/04/1892: Information Wanted: "Mrs. Sarah Bell searching for her husband Stephen Crab or Phoenix"