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George W. Dennis, Cecelia, and their mother seeking Andrew and Richard Dennis

The Anglo-African (New York, NY)

August 12, 1865

INFORMATION WANTED, of Andrew Dennis and Richard
Dennis, generally called Dick. When last heard from,
some six years ago, they resided in Coweeche County,
Georgia.
It is supposed they joined the Union army.
Their mother, brother, George W. Dennis, and sister
Cecilia, are residing in San Francisco, and wish infor-
mation [information]…

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Elijah H. Watson

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 14, 1884

Mr. Editor - I wish to inquire
from Louis Bush, whose name I see
in your paper, did he ever live in
Georgia? If so, did he ever belong
to James Larke. Answer, address-
ing your letter to me at Midway,
Ala. ELIJAH H. WATSON.

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Priscilla Benjmin searching for her brothers, sister and aunt

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 30, 1885

MR. EDITOR-I wish to inquire
through your paper for my people,
who I left in the State of Georgia
about thirty five years ago. About
four years ago I received a letter
from Bro. Isaac Spradley, who was
still living in that State, but I have
wrote several times to him, and
can't hear a word from him; but
Bros. Willie and Edward…

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Eda Pommer searching for her sister Julia Pommer

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 4, 1884

MR. EDITOR--I desire to make
inquiry for my sister, Julia Pom-
mer [Pommer]; the last I heard from her she
was carried to Little Rock, Ark.;
she had been living in Attala co.,
Miss. I had a brother named Adam
Pommer; we were parted in Georgia;
the last I heard of him he belonged
to Dr. Harden. Please address
Eda Pommer, in care of…

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Bettie Cole searching for her family including her parents John Clark and Pleasant Cole

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 22, 1883

MR. EDITOB - I wish to inquire
for some of my relatives. Father
was John Clark and mother was
Pleasant Cole; sisters Mary, Emily,
and Francis Cole, and a brother,
Milton Cole. They left Kemper
county, Miss., for Georgia with Mr.
John Cole, and I with Jesse Cole
for Arkansas. I am the oldest of
the children, Milton next, then…

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Campbell Siler searching for their family

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 11, 1883

DEAR EDITOR--I desire to hear
from my relatives. My mother,
Mary, belonged to Jess Siler, in
North Carolina. Her children were
Campbell, Oliver, Lucretia, and
Lucinda. We were sold by Siler
to Capt. Jarrett, in Georgia, in 1831.
We were sold to Thompson, who
swapped my mother and three children
to Judge Morton. That left
me in…

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William Davis and his sister Mary reunited after forty years separation

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

August 14, 1897

SEPARATED FOR FORTY YEARS. Strange History of William Davis and His Sister, Once Slaves. Niles, Mich. Aug. 10. - Forty years ago William Davis and his sister Mary were slaves in the family of James Matlock, a rich Georgia planter. Just before the war Matlock died and William and Mary were sold to pay the debts of the estate. They were parted and…

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Dilcy Taylor (formerly Dilcy Patrick) looking for her family including mother Selie and father Elie

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 17, 1886

MR EDITOR - I wish to inquire for my people whom I left in Decatur, Ga. When I left Georgia I came to Alabama with Alfred Wickshom; when in Georgia I belonged to Kirkpatrick. My mother was named Selie and my father Elie, and both belonged to Kirkpatrick. I had three brothers and two sisters; the oldest was named Jim and the others Daniel and…

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Thomas Mullen searching for his father Hunphrey Hannford, mother Maria Mocksey and siblings

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 8, 1886

MR. EDITOR―I desire to inquire through your paper for my people. I left them, in 1839, on the eastern shores of Virginia. I belonged to a man by the name of Jas Mocksey, was bought from Mocksey by a man named Harvey and sold by a man named Dozier. I was six years of age when sold, myself and another brother. My father's name was Hunphrey Hannford.…

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Hial Morris searching for relatives including Daniel Morris and John Ellison

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 8, 1886

DEAR EDITOR ---- I wish to inquire for my relatives, Daniel Morris, John Ellison, Easter, Judy Ann, and Sarah Ann Morris. I left them in McDowell county, N. C., and last heard from them in Georgia, from whence I came from Texas before the war, with a man by name of Joseph Patterson. Daniel and Easter used to belong to Mrs. Charity Morris, a…

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Chloe Clark searching for her son Freeman Clark

People's Advocate (Washington, DC)

November 29, 1879

Information Wanted.
My son Freeman Clark, was sold by Caleb Clark to Till and Glasgow Cherry, about the year 1857 from 'Leadville N.C. and sent to Georgia. Any information about him will be thankfully and liberally rewarded. CHLOE CLARK, Care Old Dominion Steam-Ship, Co., tf. Norfolk, Va.

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Rosetta Burrels (formerly Rosetta Henderson) searching for her uncle David Raven

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 9, 1882

DEAR EDITOR ---- I am inquiring
for my uncle David Raven, who
left the State of Georgia, six or
seven years ago. He has sisters
named Caroline, Peggie, and
Georgiana, and a brother Robert
Raven. My name is Rosetta
Henderson, sisters Emily Turner and
Antoinette Davenport. I am now
living in Morgan City, La., and
have the…

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Jennie Stapp searching for her brother Woodson Hardy

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 9, 1881

Woodson Hardy left Georgia
about eight years ago and went to
Texas. Any information as to his
whereabouts will be thankfully
received by his sister, who is a poor
widow lady. Address Jennie Sapp,
Huntingdon, Tennessee. Texas
papers who wish to do a favor for
a poor widow lady will please copy
this notice - Texas Christian…

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Henry Pankey seeking information about his wife's mother Hannah and several family members

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 27, 1881

MR. EDITOR -- I wish to inquire
for my wife's kinfolks. She left
them in Georgia. Her mother was
Hannah. She belonged to a man
named Wirt. John Caan sold her
to Wirt when he came to Texas.
The oldest brother he sold to Hooper;
his name was Hard. Nancy
and Peggy Craw brought to Texas
with him. Nancy is dead; and
Peggy now…

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Thomas Austin seeking his siblings Andy, Washington, Jerry, and Silla

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 15, 1881

MR. EDITOR: I have three brothers
and one sister somewhere in the
country, for whom I wish to inquire.
My brothers are named respectively,
Andy, Washington, and Jerry. My
sister's name is Silla. I was brought
from Georgia to Alabama in or
about 1838. At that time they were
all together, belonging to the Austins,
or it may…

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Mary Jane Irwin seeking information about her parents William Alexander Irwin and Sarah Irwin

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 28, 1881

DEAR EDITOR ----- I desire to find
my parents ---- Wm. Alexander
Irwin and Sarah Irwin. They
originally from Duck River, Tenn.,
and removed to Salt Works, Ga. I
came to Texas after the fall of
Vicksburg. Please address me at
Austin, Travis Co., Texas.
MARY JANE IRWIN.

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Rev. Walter Maddox searching his mother Rebecca and siblings Daniel, Luke, and Nelly

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 12, 1877

I desire information concerning
my kindred. My mother was named
Rebecca, two brothers named Daniel
and Luke, and a sister named
Nelly. They lived in Alabama,
then in Georgia for eleven years,
then they were taken to Louisiana by
Dr. George Maddox, and they had
that name, Maddox. I have
heard that one of my brothers
was…

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Mrs. Pink S. Wilkinson searching for her sisters Clara and Lucy and their children

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 5, 1877

My sisters and myself were
brought to Texas from Georgia by
Abram Hill in 1849. When he
died next year we were separated.
Sisters Clara and her two children,
Randall and Laura, were sold to
Mr. Michael, who sent them to
Waco. Sister Lucy, and her three
children, Viney, Eliza, and Warren,
were sold to Mr. Pierson at Rusk,
My name…

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Matilda Allen seeking information about her cousin Randal Allen

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 22, 1878

I wish to learn the whereabouts
of my cousin, Randal Allen. He
was owned by Washington Allen
of Georgia, brought to Alabama
before the war, and since moved to
Louisiana. Please address me at
Holly Springs, Miss., care Rev. J.
M. Shumpert. MATILDA ALLEN.

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B. J. Dandridge searching for Miss Adeline Young (formerly Adeline Moore)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 23, 1896

INFORMATION WANTED.--
Of Miss Adeline Young, who left
the Joe's Walk plantation in Mississippi,
and went to Georgia in
1863. She left Georgia in May
1895, and went to Virginia. She
married in Georgia, a man by the
name of Bob Young, whose home
is in Hanover County, Virginia.
She has three other sisters. The
oldest is Elizabeth, the next…

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A. W. Harvey looking for Jacob Edwards (formerly Jacob Koakley)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 23, 1895

INFORMATION WANTED. -
Of Jacob Edwards, who used to be Jacob Koakley. His mother's name was Ann Koakly. The oldest sister was named Abbey. The last time I heard of them (Jacob especially), they were somewhere in Georgia. Any information of them will be thankfully received by A. W. Harvey, Pine Level, Ala

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Rev. Mrs. Louisa Singleton seeking information about her sister Mary Ann Goskin and brother George Goskin

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 8, 1886

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY SIS-
ter and brother, Mary Ann Goskin and
George Goskin. We were four sisters and
two brothers : Fanny, Nelly, Mary Ann
and Louisa; Ben and George Goskin. Our
father and mother were Ben and Lida
Goskin. My sister Mary Ann was sold
from Charleston, S. C., by Sander to Geor-
gia. George Goskin was carried to…

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Stephen White (formerly Stephen Coffin) looking his sister Mary Ball

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

October 19, 1882

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY SIS-
ter, Mary Ball. She used to belong to a
man by the name of Joseph Ball, at the
time I was sold in the year 1847 I belonged
to a man by the name of S G Coffin, and
was sold to a speculator by name of Addi
son Weathers, and brought to Georgia. Any
information of my sister will be gladly re-
ceived by her…

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Mrs. M. Davis seeking information about her sisters Laura Patrick and Mason Louisa Patrick

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 19, 1893

INFORMATION WANTED.--
Of my two sisters, Laura Patrick
and Mason Louisa Patrick. I last
saw them at the time of the proc-
lamation of the emancipation of slaves.
We were then living five miles
from Jackson, Miss. Our fathers
name was Willis Patrick, he usual-
ly went by the name of Bob. My
sisters were sent South to Georgia
by their…

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M. R. Thomas seeking information about his brother Julius Thomas

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 16, 1893

INFORMATION WANTED--Of my
brother, his name is Julius Thomas.
Some years ago he went to Georgia Any
information will be thankfully received
by his father, mother, and brothers. It
may be that some of the ministers of the
A. M. E. Church in Georgia can tell us
something of him. If so, please write me,
his brother. He is 44 years of age
…

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