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Mrs. R. W. Williams' reply to information wanted ad for Charlie Oliver
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
February 8, 1902
She Knows Them.
RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 20, '02.
Mr. Editor,
Dear Sir:-
I saw an advertisement in
your paper last week. One Charlie Oli-
ver wants to find some of his relatives.
I am well acquainted with all of his
people who now live in King William
Co., Va.
For further information call at No.
911 N. 32nd St.
Mrs. R. W. WILLIAMS.
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Charlie Oliver (formerly Dandridge Vius) searching for his grandfather Free John
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
January 18, 1902
Do You Know Them?
Is there any reader of the PLANET
who can inform me of any of the per-
sons [persons] whose names I have mentioned? If
so please inform me through the PLAN-
ET [PLANET] or by letter.
Address same to
CHARLIE OLIVER,
Greenbrier, Ark.
I am inquiring for my grandfather
who is likely to be in this city now. He
is sometimes…
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Robert Youngblood Henry searching for his aunt Malisey Ervin
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
January 29, 1885
MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
for my aunt, whose name is Malisey
Ervin. Father and mother were
named Benjamin and Caroline
Ervin. Her first husband was
named Ealsy Ervin. She has mar-
ried [married] again, but her husband's name
is not known to me. She lived in
San Augustine, Texas. The last
time I heard from her she was in…
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Mollie Curren (nee Agnes Thorp) searching for her aunts and uncle
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
October 5, 1907
Wants to Find Them.
I would like to know the where-
abouts of some of my people. Lew-
is Smith, my uncle is of dark brown
complexion. When last heard of he
was in Arkansas. My aunt, Sallie
Anne Thorp married a Spaniard some
years ago. I had another aunt
named Patsy Thorp. She was sold
during slavery and when last heard
of was…
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Worden Scott searching for his father
Memphis Daily Appeal (Memphis, TN)
July 11, 1878
Worden Scott, colored, of Mount Pleasant,
Iowa, desires to learn the whereabouts of his
father, John Scott, who is somewhere in Ar-
kansas, possibly not far from Memphis, Ten-
nessee. He was sold seventeen years ago by
Major Benjamin W. Shacklet, of Etna, Scot-
land county, Missouri, to one Biggs, of Mem-
phis, Tennessee. He is of a…
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Tobe Ellis searching for his father, mother, brother, aunt, and grandmother
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
December 4, 18884
MR. EDITOR--I wish to trace up
my people. Father was Sterling
Lee, and he lived in Carroll co.,
Tenn. Mother was Lucie Ellis, who
belonged to Fletcher Ellis. Moth-
er's [Mother's] oldest boy was Toby, the
youngest, Sterling--two in all.
Fletcher sold us to Ben Denny. I
have an aunt, Bettie Dannah, and
grandmother, Jesse…
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Stephen searching for his parents and siblings
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
December 10, 1885
MR. EDITOR: Information is
wanted of my people, I don't re-
member the names of their former
owners. I was sold at the age of
4, to Mr. David Allen, who lived
near Danville, Virginia. I lived
in Danville about 5 months, when
I was sold to Mr. Mosely in South
Carolina, and Mr. Mosely brought
me to Arkansas. Mother was…
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Sophia Whitfield searching for her two sisters and two aunts
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
April 3, 1884
MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
for some of my people--two sisters
and two aunts. They and myself
belonged to Jack Wade, after which
we were sold as follows: My oldest
sister, Eliza Wade, was sold to Jas.
Cannada, from Franklin county,
Va., to a place near Floyd Court-
house [Courthouse], Va. She was the mother of
5 children. My…
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Sandy Cooper searching for her sisters Easter and Lucinda and brothers Robert Richard and Cyrus
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
June 18, 1885
MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
for my people that I left in Tennes
see in 1856. We all used to belong
to the Widow Cooper, 5 1/2 miles from
Charlotte, and I was sold to a man
by the name of Wm. Holt; I was
with him about 2 years and he
broke, and then I was sold again to
a man by the name of James T.
Armston, and was carried to…
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Sallie Ellis (formerly Sallie Carroll) searching for her mother Flora Carroll and brother John Samuel Carroll
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
November 12, 1885
MR. EDITOR: I wish to inquire
for my mother and brother, whom
I left in Maryland. Father and
mother were Henry and Flora Car-
roll. We all then belonged to Mr.
Henry Perry but at his death, I
fell to Mr. John Wesley Perry,
mother to Robert Perry, sister Kit-
tie, went to Louisiana, and Bro.
John Samuel Carroll to Texas,…
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S. Hawkins searching for her entire family
The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
September 18, 1884
MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
for my people. The last time I saw
them was five miles from Monticel-
lo [Monticello]. Our owners were W. Williams,
C. Feeney. Geo. Coleman brought
us to Texas. Mother was Lizzie,
but they called her Lilly. My old-
est [oldest] sister was Pussy, brother,
Gabriel. I had a brother left at
Mr. Blackin's,…
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Rev. Charley Brown searching for his aunt Rose, uncle Ben Menard, and their children, and Uncle Marshall Strother and his wife Patty
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
October 1, 1885
MR. EDITOR--I am in search of
of my people who left South Caro-
lina in 1867, bound for Mississippi,
with Bob Holmon. Their names
are Aunt Rose, Uncle Ben Menard,
children, Ralph, Winnie, Wash,
Edward, Hannah, Butler, Silvie.
Uncle Marshall Strother, his wife
Patty belonged to Ned Culbreath
Aunt Rose has my brother Billy
with…
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Puss Hagan searching for her mother, brothers, and father
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
December 31, 1885
MR. EDITOR-I wish to inquire
for my mother, brothers and father.
I left them in Clark county, Ky., in
1853. My mother went by her
owner's name, Cintha Hagan; my
father's name was Joe Railback;
sister's name was Mary Railbaek;
my brother is Lewis Hagan; sister
Caroline Hagan. My youngest
brother was Taylor Hagan; my
younger sisters were…
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G. W. Mayman searching for his uncle Philip Rea
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
March 12, 1885
I have not yet found my uncle, and through your most interesting paper I wish to make further inquiry for him. He left Rae's plantation two years before the the civil war closed; at that time he went by the name of Philip Rea. His mother and father went by the name of Alzaro Rea and Joe Rea. He had only one sister; her name was Sarah Ann Rea; she…
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Peter Stroman (formerly Peter Blakey) searching for his father Bill Bridges
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
May 29, 1884
MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my father whom I left in Steward county, Ga., near a town named Boxankle. My mother brought me from there before the war. I was about 2 years old; my little sister's name was Edepy; we were our father's two children. My father's name was Bill Bridges; he belonged to a man of that name. My mother's name was Belle…
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P. W. Jones searching for his friend Wash Jones (formerly Wash Perkins) and his children
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
May 8, 1884
MR. EDITOR―I wish to inquire
for my friend, who left this State
and went to Sherman, Texas, in
1867, with Dr. Jones, his master at
the time of the surrender. His
name was Wash Jones, and former-
ly [formerly] it was Wash Perkins. He had
three children, Tump, Dink and
Mary Jones. His wife was Eliza
Jones. His owners used to call him…
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Mrs. Charlotte Avery searching for her mother Fanny Sales
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
December 10, 1885
MR. EDITOR: Mrs. Charlotte
Aenry wants to find her mother,
whose name was Fannie Sales. The
inquire came with Mr. [indecipherable]as. Simp
son [Simpson] to Texas, when small and left
her mother in Arkansas. Old mas
ter [master] brought me to Texas to tend to
his baby. I have a sister and broth-
er [brother] in Arkansas, but I never…
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Millie Shofner searching for her children Eliza Brown and Harriet Thompson
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
June 18, 1885
My name was Millie Shofner, I had only two children, both born in Bedford county, Tenn.; the oldest is Eliza Brown, and the youngest Harriet Thompson. I was sold to Gabe Shofner, who brought me to Missouri. All this took place before the war. I left my daughters in Bedford county, Tenn. Any one knowing their whereabouts will please write me at…
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John Wood searching for his brother Wade Arnold
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
April 10, 1884
MR. EDITOR-- I wise to inquire for a brother of mine. His mother's name was Martha Woods; her owners were Mr. Solomon Moore, her home was in Chester village. His father's name was Seaza Wood. After living for some time in Chester county, was sold and bought by a horse trader named William Arnold, which changed his name to Wade Arnold. Any…
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Matilda Tanner (possibly Matilda Turner, formerly Matilda Davis) searching for her three brothers, Charles, Nelson, and Washington
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
April 10, 1884
MR. EDITOR - I wish to find my three brothers, Charles, Nelson, and Washington, whom I left in Robertson county, Texas, near Brazos river. They belonged to Judge Davis, also my owner. He had a large farm about 10 miles from a little town named Boonville. John Davis, my young master, brought me away from there the first year after the surrender. I…
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Louisa Mitchell searching for her father Frank Walker, mother Harriet Walker, sisters, and brothers
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
December 24, 1885
Mr. Editor - I was informed by Rev. Charley Brown that the SOUTHWESTERN was a paper that would bring all lost friends together; he said that your paper found his people for him who had been goneever since the year 1867, and in 1885 your paper brought them within hearing of him. I now inclose to you the sum of one dollar for this paper to pay for…
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Catherine Humbly searching for her mother Elizabeth Betsy and two brothers Charley Yandle and Sip Dinie
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
April 2, 1885
MR. EDITOR-I wish to inquire for my mother and two brothers. We lived in Fayette, Mo., and was brought from there to Arkansas by a speculator named Jim Elerson; there he sold my mother and one brother to Billy Hickups. Myself and other brother was carried to Shiloh, La. I was about 12 years old at that time. My mother's name was Elizabeth Betsy;…
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Kizzie Franklin (formerly Kizzi Ortry) searching for her daughter Eliza Ortry's brothers Bob and John Orty and Edy Denson
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
November 19, 1885
MR. EDITOR: Bro. Charley Brown says that you found his people who had been gone ever since 1867. My name is Kizzi Ortry. I belonged to William Ortry in Monroe county, Alabama. His sons were Jefferson and Alex Ortry. My husband is Colonel Ortry, and son Ambrose. My daughters are with me, Tina and Eliza Ortry. Eliza's brothers are Bob and John…
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Kitty Presnell (formerly Kitty Paxton) searching for her children Davie, Maria, and Cathrine (2nd of 2 ads placed)
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
May 8, 1884
MR. EDITOR--Allow me to in-
quire [inquire] for my children whom I left
in Louisiana, at Flat Lake. We
lived with a man in the time of
slavery by the name of Jesse Pax-
ton [Paxton]. He sold me to Erwin Wil-
liams [Williams]. My three children were a
son, Davie, two daughters, Maria
and Cathrine. I was called Kitty
Paxton, but am now…
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James L. Triplett searching for his wife's family including her parents Cain and Phoebe Russell
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
July 23, 1885
MR. EDITOR-I wish to inquire for my wife's people. Her father's name was Cain Russell and mother Phoebe Russell. They belonged to Perry G. Russell, and lived near Mashulaville, Miss. They were living with him when the war closed, and left there with a man by the name of Jason Briant and went to Memphis, Tenn. Their children were Mary, William,…
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