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Tally Miller seeking information about his daughters Caroline and Sarah Williams

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 7, 1884

MR. EDITOR––I wish to inquire
through your paper for my two
children that I left near Chester
village, Chester county. South Car-
olina [South Carolina], about 1837. I left them on
Jesse William’s place, about five
miles from Chester village, on a lit-
tle [little] creek called Pea Ridge. Both
my children were girls, named Car-
oline…

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Susannah Babrige searching for Rosamon Mobley

The Daily Phoenix (Columbia, SC)

August 19, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED
OF ROSAMON MOBLEY, who formerly
belonged to Mr. C.P. Pelham. When
heard of, she was going to Sumter to look
for her father and mother. Any informa-
tion concerning her will be thankfully re-
ceived by SUSANNAH BABRIGE.
Aug 19

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Susan Perry seeking information about her brother George Pinchback

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 20, 1886

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
brother, George Pinchback. When in
South Carolina, our native home, he be-
longed to a man by the name of Stephen
Anderson and was sold to Mrs. Pinchback.
My mother's name was Millie, my father's
Squire George. Please address Susan Per-
ry, care of the A. M. E. Church, Eufala,
Ala,

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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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Solomon Dean searching for his sisters Eliza and Frances and several members of his extended family

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 17, 1877

My family belonged to Mr. Bennett,
in Charleston, S. C. and we had
his name. I do not remember my
father. My mother's name was
Nancy; she died at Bennett's. I
had a sister Eliza, and another sister
Frances. Bennett sold us just
before the war to a slave dealer
named Anker, and we were separated.
Our grand-parents were Jacob
and…

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Sneed Bewley searching for relatives

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 3, 1884

DEAR EDITOR— I wish to find my relations. I left my father and mother in Virginia. They were sold to John Stokes. My father was Zekiel and mother Patchcy, and I remember three brothers. Our old master was Johem Need, and at his death we were sold. The names of my brothers are William, James, Lewis and Henry. My name was Henry. I was sold to Henry…

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Silas Thomas searching for his children and Annie Thomas searching for her parents and siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 28, 1881

DEAR EDITOR - I wish to find
my children and my wife's people.
There are two sets of my children.
The first, three boy and four girls.
Boys names are Tom, Silas, and Joe
Thomas (Tom and Silas were
twins); girls names, Lucy, Martha,
Nancy, and Caroline Thomas. Their
mother was Mary Fuller. They
belonged to Fuller, Sinclair county,…

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Silas Redman looking for his mother Fanny, father Samuel, and siblings

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 30, 1891

INFORMATION WANTED of my
relatives to the Dash Estate. Dash died
when we were children. Mother's name
was Fanny ; father's name was Samuel.
The five oldest children were Belvia, Min-
nie, Archie. Silas and Samuel We were
bound out for 14 years ; we are natives of
South Carolina, born in Orangeburg
County. I came away before the war
Any…

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Seabrum Woodruff searching for his son Lee A. Woodruff

The Appeal (Chicago, IL)

August 6, 1892

LEE A. WOODRUFF.––I wish to learn the whereabouts of my son Lee. Was last heard from at Sunbright Morgan Co., Tenn., Dec. 24, 1890. He was born Feb 11, 1869 and was 18 years old when he left his home in 1887. He is about 5 feet and 9 inches in height, dark complexion. Address Seabrum Woodruff, care S. H. Deudy Laurens S. C.

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Sarah Wyrick searching for her father Dick, mother Jenny, and five unnamed sisters

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 31, 1877

I wish to find my people. My
father was called Dick, and my
mother Jenny. I had five sisters.
We belonged to Mr. Holmes, in
South Carolina. He sold me to
Jacob Wyrick at the same time
that he sold mother to a Mr. Davis,
and I have since had no word from
any member of the the family.
Address, Sarah Wyrick, Magnolia,
Columbia…

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Sarah Serrington searching for son Wm. B. F. Serrington

Globe (New York, NY)

June 16, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED of the whereabouts of my only son, Wm B.F. Serrington, who joined the 54th Massachusetts regiment, and when last heard of was in Orangeburg, S.C. Any information concerning him will be thankfully received by his aged mother SARAH SERRINGTON, 13 Chapel Street, Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Sarah Robinson searching for Adam Horn (Adam Holmes )

The Broad Ax (Chicago, IL)

September 8, 1900

REWARD.
Anyone who can give information
as to the whereabouts of Adam Horn
(colored) who when last heard of was
working at the barber trade in this
city will be suitably rewarded by Mrs.
Sarah Robinson, No. 2 Rector court,
Charleston, S. C.

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Samuel Casby (formerly Samuel Wood) seeking information about his sisters Rhody and Phillis

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 3, 1886

MR. EDITOR - I want to inquire for my two sisters; the oldest was Rhody, who belonged to Thomas Wood, who lived in Spartenburg district, South Carolina; she married Ely Dunsley; her last one was named Thomas Smith. My younger sister was Phillis, who also belonged to Thomas Wood. My name was Samuel Wood when I lived there; my mothers name was…

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Samson Burroughs seeking information of his father Frank

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

November 2, 1893

INFORMATION wanted of my
father--Frank. He used to belong
to Anthony White, of Sumter, S. C.,
and was sold away to Alabama. His
father's name was Sam and he lived
at White's Mill in Sumter county.
Address his son, Samson Burroughs,
Sumter, S. C.

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Sam Bassett searching for his father Sam Bassett

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 22, 1886

MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my father. His name was Sam Bassett; he belonged to Bassett of South Carolina, My mother was named Mary; she belonged to Dr. Robertson; she had three children: Aaron, sister Subiner and myself; I am the youngest one. When he left us he went to Washington City. I have inquired for him before. I heard he was keeping…

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Sally Carr searching for her daughter Charlotte Carr

South Carolina Leader (Charleston)

October 20, 1866

NOTICE INFORMATION.- Wanted of Charlotte Carr, daughter of Sally Carr, formerly owned by Captain Howard, in Charleston, S.C. Was when last heard from, 15 miles morf Montgomery Ala. Answer at Charleston, care of South Carolina Leader.

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Sallie Reeves searching for her mother, father, and brother

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 11, 1884

MR. EDITOR--I wish to find my
father, mother and brother. I left
them in York District, S. C. My
father's name was Wilson Gordon,
my mother Ann Gordon, and my
brother Wilson Gordon, jr. I
heard that they were in Mississippi.
My name is Sallie Reeves. I was
brought here by Isaac Tipping. My
sister Charlotte is here with me. …

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S. S. Green searching for his brother Edward Riley

The Topeka Plaindealer (Topeka, KS)

July 2, 1915

LOST RELATIVE.
I am desirous of locating my bro-
ther [brother], last heard of was in Pine Bluff,
Ark. His name is Edward Riley,
55 years old and born in Barnsville,
S. C. I understand he has a large
family and any information furnished
of his whereabouts will be gladly re-
ceived [received] by S. S. Green, his brother,
Room 318,…

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S. B. Butler seeking information of his brother Older Butler

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 9, 1900

Information wanted of my broth-
er, Older Butler. When last heard
of he was in Greenville, S. C.
My sister's name was Laura Butler.
I left home in 1876. Address me,
S. B. Butler, Ocala, Fla.

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Rosa Holloway searching for her grandmother Rosetta Thompson and others

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 12, 1882

DEAR EDITOR: I desire to find my people whom I have not heard from since I left them. My grandmother in Charleston, S.C., was Rosetta Thompson; mother, Maritana Thompson, is dead. She had but two children, the first is dead, I am the babe. My name, by marriage, is now Rosa Holloway. I desire to inquire around Clinton, Louisiana, for Maria, Jennie,…

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Richard Mattis seeking information about his father Thomas Mattis and his sisters Charlotte and Margaret Mattis

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 2, 1885

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY PEO-
ple. I came away from Charleston,
South Carolina, when but a boy in 1865.
and have been in New York ever since
I am living in Brooklyn now, where I have
been for fifteen years past. My name is
Richard Mattis and I have of had two sis-
ters in Charleston, S.C. Their names were
Charlotte Mattis and Margaret…

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Rev. V. G. Longshre seeking information about his grandfather Allen Dean

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 31, 1900

Information wanted of Allen
Dean, who left here some time ago
and settled in Tennessee for a num-
ber of years, then went to Missis-
sippi. His son's name was Tobe
Gilliband. He had several girls.
Tobe, the old man, is my father.
My mother's name is Mariah Gilli
band, and my sister's name is
Mary. Parties named will greatly
oblige by…

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Rev. S. Canty searching for James Canty

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 2, 1886

INFORMATION WANTED OF JAMES Canty, formerly of Nashville, Tenn. Rev. S. Canty, Parksville, S.C.

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Rev. N. W. Edwards looking for his brother Jno. A. P. Edwards

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

October 23, 1890

INFORMATION WANTED.--Of my
brother, Jno. A. P. Edwards. He left
Columbia, South Carolina, in 1877, and
remained in Washington, D. C., for some
time. When last heard from he was in
New York City, N. Y. Any information
concerning his whereabouts will be re
warded by Rev. N. W. Edwards 214 E.
Belmont St., Pensacola Fla.

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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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