A Mother searching for her son Percival Delmer

The Selma Press (Selma, AL)

April 8, 1871

INFORMATION WANTED
Of a colored boy named PERCIVAL DELMER, now
about 20 years old, formerly owned by Edgar McKen-
ney, of Virginia. He is now now supposed to be
somewhere in North Alabama. Any information will
be thankfully received by his mother, and may be
sent to the care of THE SELMA PRESS.

Alvin Steele searching for his mother Sarah Steele and his sister Harriet Steele

The Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)

September 6, 1895

I desire to find my mother and sister,
who use to belong to Mr Angelo Steele.
My mother's name was Sarah Steele and
and my sister's, Harriet Steele. I was
carried from Huntsville to Canton, Miss.
during the war and have never seen or
heard from them until my return
to Huntsville, Aug. 20th in search of
them where I learn that my…

Anderson Lewis searching for his sister Sarah Scott

The Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)

February 11, 1904

WANTED--Address of Sarah
Scott (colored) by her brother,
Anderson Lewis: 717 Union street,
Springfield, Mass.

Bazil Butler and Celestia Butler searching for Thomas and Arthur

Montgomery Daily Advertiser (Montgomery, AL)

November 10, 1867

Information Wanted.
BY Bazil and Celestia Butler, two colored people
who wish to know the whereabouts of two boys,
Thomas, 12 years old, and Arthur, 10 years old,
when they were brought from Virginia, 20 years
tago, and sold by a Mr. Barton to Bill Easly, be-
tween [between] Mobile and Montgomery. Direct to the
re of J. H. P., Cross…

Bill Dudley searching for his father Austin Dudley

Daily Selma Messenger (Selma, AL)

April 14, 1867

Information Wanted!
About the 2nd of April 1865, (the time of the
occupation of Selma by the Federal raiders under
command of Gen. Wilson,) my father, a
colored man, named AUSTIN DUDLEY, upon the
evacuation of the city by the raiders, left with
them. Since that time nothing has been heard
from him by his friends and relatives here.…

Charles Stewart searching for his sister Sarah Stewart

Southern Republican (Demopolis, AL)

July 27, 1870

INFORMATION WANTED.--Sarah Stewart,
who formerly belonged to Mr.
Charles Miffleton, of King George Co.,
Va., is somewhere in this state. Any
information of her whereabouts will
be thankfully received by her brother.
CHARLES STEWART, Demoplis.
Alabama papers please copy.

Charles Stewart searching for two of his sisters Fannie Stewart and Harriet Stewart

Southern Republican (Demopolis, AL)

December 21, 1870

Information Wanted.
Information is wanted as to the
whereabouts of two colored women,
who, when children, were known by
the names Harriet Stewart and
Fannie Stewart, and belonged to Lar-
kin [Larkin] Stewart, who lived about 7 1-2
miles from Greensboro, Alabama, on
Brush Creek. About thirty years ago
they were sold or swapped off to…

F. M. J. Mashaw searching for Rev. J. H. Braby

The Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)

August 17, 1905

Notice! Notice!!
I want to know the whereabouts of
one, Rev. J H Braby, a local preacher,
who left Elrod Ala., last year. When
last heard of he was in some part of
Georgia. If he can be found, he is heir
to some property near here. Any infor-
mation [information] concerning him will be gladly
received. Write to F M J Mashaw
Box 381…

G.W. Kinebrew searching for his wife Angie Downaldson

Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)

December 14, 1905

WANTED--Information concerning
my wife whom I married March 3, 1898
Her maiden name was Angie Downaldson
and her mothers name Eliza and
her sister Jennie. I married her in
Madison county Any information will
be appreciated by her husband G. W.
Kinebrew, Rawlison, Ark., or W. H.
Kinebrew, Scottsboro, Alabama.

Geo. W. Donagan searching for Geo. Robertson

The Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)

September 1, 1899

INFORMATION WANTED
The Following Letter Which Has
Been Received by President W.
H. Councill is Self-Explanatory.
Springfield, Ill., Aug. 27, 1899.
Prof. Councill,
Dear S r:—I desire to find a man near
Huntsville by the name of Geo. Robert-
son [Robertson]. He is a farmer and has two daugh-
ters [daughters]. His son Edward W. Robertson…

H. C. Binford is searching for Mr. John H. Branford

The Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)

March 29, 1895

Do You Know Him?
I desire to know the whereabouts of
Mr. John H. Branford. He left Birm-
ingham [Brimingham] in 1886 and was last heard from
in St. Louis, Mo , in 1887. He then
wanted to join the U.S. Army. John
has two sisters living named respective-
ly [respectively], Emma Robinson and Sophia Craft.
Any information will be…

Harriet Felder (formerly Harriet Burton) searching for her parents Mat and Milinda Burton and sisters Cinthy and Mitildy Burton

The Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, AL)

December 27, 1900

MISCELLANEOUS.
I, HARRIET BURTON, colored, am here
at Montgomery and would like to know
of the whereabouts of my father, Mat
Burton; my mother, Milinda Burton; my
sister, Cinthy Burton; my sister, Mitildy
Burton, and Tom Burton, the man that
owned my two sisters in slavery time.
Harriet Felder, daughter and sister of
the Burtons;…

I.Z. Moore searching for Mrs. Della Moore

Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)

December 3, 1908

INFORMATION WANTED.

Any information leading to the
whereabouts of Mrs. Della Moore, her
husband was named Jack Moore, when
last heard from she was at Pensacola,
Florida.

I. Z. MOORE,

Jeff Ala.

Jane Horton searching for mother Louisa Banks

The Southern Letter (Tuskegee, AL)

September 1893

John Milton Anderson searching for his relatives including his father Dick Anderson (formerly Dick Gillam)

The Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)

April 20, 1900

Wanted Information of my Folks.
I want to find my people. We
came from South Carolina to Green
county, Ala., about 5 years before
the war. My mother was Milly Gil-
lam [Gillam], and she died in South Carolina.
My father's name was Dick Gillam,
afterwards Dick Anderson. He
married again and his second wife
was named Fanny. I am the…

John Wesley searching for his brothers Tom, Daniel, and Manual Nowlan

The Southern Argus (Selma, AL)

December 13, 1872

INFORMATION WANTED.

INFORMATION IS WANTED AS TO THE
whereabouts of Tom, Daniel, and Manual
Nowlan (colored), who moved from Virginia to
Alabama with Matthew B. Nowlan since the war.
Your brother, John Wesley, who lives near
Glennville, Panola county, Mississippi, would
like to hear from you. If either one of you see
this, write to…

Katie Hubbard searching for her father Ben Berket (formerly Berket Doncler)

The Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, AL)

February 23, 1900

Governor Johnston has received a
letter from a colored woman who is
pursuing an industrious search for her
old father. He is somewhere in Ala-
bama [Alabama] and his daughter has not seen
nor heard of him for over a score of
years.
Katie Hubbard, the woman in ques-
tion [question], writes that he left Jasper County
in Mississippi in…

King Lee Chapman searching for Mrs. Bell Lee Chapman

The Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)

November 2, 1905

NOTICE
Wanted To Find Relatives
Some one of Nashville please tell me
the whereabouts of one Mrs Bell Lee
Chapman, the sister of Mr Ben F Batts
of Nashville. Write me at Katie, I. T,
and oblige. KING LEE CHAPMAN

Lee Barton reunited with his wife after 38 years

Eufala Daily Times (Eufala, AL)

May 10, 1891

AFTER MANY YEARS.

AFFECTING MEETING OF TWO SISTERS.

Special Telegram to the Inter Ocean.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Nov. 19.--Forty
years ago Julia and Emeline, two sisters,
were slaves upon the plantation of a master
by the name of Hall, in Kentucky. Emeline
left her sister one night, and with a party of
fugitives crossed the Ohio…

Martha searching for her children

Montgomery Daily Advertiser (Montgomery, AL)

May 24, 1872

A colored woman in this city,
named Martha, who formerly belonged
to Mrs. Dolly Camps of Elkton,
Tennessee, desires information of her
children. Her daughter Cicely when
last heard of was in possession of Mr.
John Yerger, of Memphis, a grand
son of Mrs. Camp. She had a son
named Tom. Lewis, who, when last
heard of, was with a…

Milton Anderson searching for his family

The Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)

February 28, 1896

Wanted To Find His Foiks.

I wish to learn of the whereabouts of
my folks. My father was name Dickson;
brother name Edmond Anderson;
sisters named Polly, Dinah and Rachel
Anderson. Sister Polly married a man
by the name of John Anderson.

I came from South Carlina when I
was 19 years of age and stayed 2 or 3
years in Green county…

Milton Anderson searching for his sisters Polly and Rachel and his father Richard Anderson

Huntsville Gazette (Huntsville, AL)

April 15, 1893

Information Wanted.
Information is wanted of my sisters’
Polly and Rachel and my father
Richard Anderson, all of whom I
left in Lee County, Miss in 1867.
Milton Anderson.
Please, if you know anything of
their whereabouts or either of them,
address, John M. Anderson.
Huntsville,
Ala.
I formerly belonged to Mason An-
derson…

Mr. Alex Young searching for his brother Rev. Samuel Young

The Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)

November 12, 1903

Wanted
Mr. Alex Young, No. 820 Fort
Street Chattanooga, Tenn. wishes
to find his brother Rev. Samuel
Young. Any one knowing of his
whereabouts will do a favor by writ-
ing [writing] the above.

Mr. Alexander Buford searching for his family

The Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)

March 4, 1909

WANTS TO FIND HIS FOLKS.
Mr. Alexander Buford who was
born in the Big Cove at the foot of
Big Mountain, and who left here be-
fore [before] or during the war, wants to find
some of his folks. Anyone who knows
of him will please write or call at the
Journal office.

Mr. George Noels searching for his sister Martha Noels

Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)

January 7, 1908

WANTS TO FIND SISTER.
Mr. George Noels wants to find his
sister, Martha Noels. They parted
over forty years ago at Pine Bluff,
Ark. She went to Tuscumbia, Ala.,
He lives at Fithugh, Ark.