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    • African Methodist Episcopal Church identifies ads in which the person placing the ad, or the person being sought, has a meaningful affiliation to an A. M. E. church—this includes ads requesting respondents to contact them through the "care of" the church. Many of these ads include the acronym A. M. E. The A. M. E. Church was the first independent Protestant denomination to be established by African Americans. Founded in Philadelphia by Richard Allen, the AME Church began as an extension of the predominantly white Methodist church. The growing popularity of the AME church over the 19th century represents black church members' desire for religious autonomy.

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Maria Robinson searching for her mother Ella Vine [name is unclear] and her children Morris and Eliza

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 16, 1875

Information wanted of my mo her [mother], E [unclear] V [unclear] and
two children Morris and Eliza. My mother formerly
belonged to Judge Willis. When last heard from they
were in Lawrence Co , Mississippi. Address
MARIA ROBINSON, Care of A. M. E. Church. Waco,
Texas.

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Josephine Williams looking for her mother Millie Purkens

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 5, 1877

INFORMATION WANTED,--Of Millie Pur-
kens, who had two children, Josephine and Hen-
ry. We all lived together in Jackson parish, La.,
some time between 1850, and '60. After Millie
Purkens was sold to Mr. Windingbough her two
children was taken to Texas. Pastors please read
this to your congregations. Any information
concerning her…

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Caesar Matthews searching for his brothers James, Lemnel, Allen, Frank and Robert Matthews

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 16, 1880

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY BROTH-
ers, James, Lemuel, Allen, Frank and
Robert Matthews. Also of Lizzie and Cynthia
Allen, David Gray and Harriet Warfeld.
When last I saw them we were at Calana,
Mississippi, on the "Poke Ann Plantation."
Our owner's name was Lemuel Copper.
Any information of the parties named will
be thankfully received.…

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Mrs. Harriet Hazely (formerly Harriet Anderson) searching for her parent Tony and Floretta Anderson and her siblings

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 6, 1881

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
mother and father, sister and brothers.
My father's name was Tony Anderson and
my mother's name was Floretta Anderson
and sister's name was Hesteradline, and my
brothers, Benjamin, Alexander, and Louis.
They belonged to a man by the name of
Boldskin in South Carolina, and when I
left them I was about the age of…

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Mrs. Julia Delk Webster searching for her mother Mrs. Amelia Delk and sisters Adeline, Susan, Harriet, and Viney

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 16, 1891

INFORMATION WANTED.--Of my
mother, Mrs. Amelia Delk, and four sis-
ters, Adelline, Susan, Harriet and Viney,
all formerly of Loterdale, Miss. The last
time I saw them was at the Quaker Hos-
pital in Loterdale ; from there I was
brought North. I am next to the young-
est. Any information will be most thank-
fully received. Direct to Mrs.…

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Barbara Reid seeking information about her brother Benjamin Curtis

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

December 17, 1891

INFORMATION WANTED -Of my
brother Benjamin Curtis. When last
heard from he was in the City of Balti-
timore, Md., and a member of Ebenezer
A. M. E. Church. My name is Barbara
Reid. Any information concerning his
whereabouts will thankfully be received.
Address Rev. A. J. Nixon, 145 Bird
Street. Norfolk, Va.

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G. W. Butts seeking information about Mrs. Charlotte Wade

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 22, 1891

INFORMATION W A N T E D--Mrs.
Charlotte Wade, originally from South
Carolina, is said to have moved near Lit
tle Rock, Ark. She is a member of the
A. M. E. church. Any information con
cerning her whereabouts will be kindly
received. Address G. W. Butts, Conway,
Ark.

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Phillis Whitmire looking for several siblings including her sisters Lucinda Wright and Nicy Albirdy and brother Eli Wright

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 15, 1894

INFORMATION WANTED.--
Of my sisters and one brother. We
lived at Going Snake, Cherokee na-
tion, I. T. My name was Phillis
Wright, but at this writing my name
is Philis Whitmire. My sisters'
names were Lucinda Wright, Nicy
Albirdy, Nancy Cline, Dinah Cline
Julia Daniels Martha Foreman, and
Jane Wright. My brother's name
was Eli Wright.…

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W. D. F. Pyle searching for his mother Christian Ann Belgrove and several siblings (1st of 2 ads)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 18, 1893

INFORMATION WANTED
--Of my mother Christian Ann
Belgrove, of my brother Walter
Howard and sisters, Francis and
Margaret Belgrove, of my brother,
J. J. D. Pyle, of my Uncle John
Argard and daughters, Elizabeth
and Harriet Argard, of my Aunt
Jaminah and her children. Any
information of any of the above
named persons will be…

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Winfield S. Johnson searching for members of Company G, 10th U. S. Cavalry

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 5, 1893

INFORMATION WANTED OF any
soldier or soldiers who served in Compa-
ny G, 10th U. S. Calvary between the
years 1872 and 1877. This is a very im-
portant matter, and you will do me the
kindness to write me at once at Tyler,
Tex., N. Gregg Street, A. M. E. Church.
Winfield S. Johnson, known as W. S.
Johnson. I served 5 years in Company
G,…

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Eliza Branson seeking information of her brother William Marshall

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 15, 1893

Mrs. Eliza Branson would like to
find her brother William Matth.
Marshall, who is a minister in the
Methodist A. M. E. Church.
She is now at Rosemont. Pa.,
Box 88.

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Jefferson Philips looking for parents Grace and G. G. Philips

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 19, 1893

INFORMATION WANTED--
Of my mother and father, Grace
Phillips and G. G. Phillips. The
man who claimed them as slaves
lived at Fairfax Court House, Vir-
ginia. There were 12 children of
us My sisters names are Margar-
et and Rachel Phillips. My broth-
ers are G. G. Phillips and Ander-
son Phillips. I am a preacher in
the A. M. E. Church…

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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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Mrs. Jane Horton looking for information about her mother Louisa Banks and brother Benjamin

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 23, 1893

INFORMATION WANTED.--Of my
mother and brothers. Mother's name was
Louisa Banks ; she was sold to a specu-
lator by the name of Nelson, at Winston,
Hertford Co , N. C., in 1842, with two
children : Freddo and Ellen Gatling. Moth-
er was known as the wife of Stephen
Manly who was drowned in Maharring
River between Murfreesbororo and…

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Rachel Farrer seeking information about her mother Maria Farrer and siblings Turner, Fannie, Almira, and Charity

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 13, 1891

WANTED--Information of my people.
I left them but when a girl twelve years
old, at Forker county, Va., near Peters-
burg. My mother's name was Maria
Farrer. I had three sisters and one bro-
ther, Turner, Fannie, Almira and Char-
ity. They were owned by Benjamin
Farrer. I was brought away from my
mosher [mother] to the State of Missouri…

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Allen Hodge seeking information about his father Dave Smith

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 20, 1893

INFORMATION WANTED--Of my
father who was separated from his wife
and twelve children in 1864, in Bastrop
County Tex. His former owner's name
was Meek Smith. My father's name was
Dave Smith; my mother's name was
Matilda Smith; his sons' names were
Jeff, Allen and Coleman, and his step-son
Joe. Please address me at Austin, Tex.
ALLEN…

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Elvira Claton searching for her parents Peter and Jane Saphran and several siblings

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 15, 1893

INFORMATION WANTED.--
Of my people. My father's name,
Peter Saphran; my mother's name,
Jane Saphran; my sisters' names,
Maria, Harriet and Sallie Saphran;
brothers' names, Albert and Paris
Saphran. They were all sold at
Memphis, Tenn., and I was taken
to St Louis and sold to a trader
who lived in Texas I also had
a baby whose name was…

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Eda Lowe (formerly Eda Ratlaft) seeking information about her mother Phoebe Ratlaft

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 28, 1893

IMFORMATION WANTED--Of
my mother. Her name is or was
Phoebe Ratlaft. She was in the
South during the war. She be-
longed to one Louis Helterlirant,
a Cherokee Indian, on or near
Grand River. Indian Territory. I
was an infant when she was run
South, and am her first child.
I heard from her once when she
was in Topeka, Kan., and…

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Louis B. Jeter seeking information of Rev. G. T. Coleman

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 28, 1891

INFORMATION IS WANTED.--in
regard to Rev. G. T. Coleman, who was
pastor of the A. M E. church, at Fish
Dann circuit Union Co., S. C., in 1884.
Address, Louis B. Jeter, Sabbath School
Missionary, 19 Buckingham street, Bos-
ton, Mass.

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Martha Willis searching for her mother Etta Vine, and her siblings Eliza and Morris Willis

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 7, 1881

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY MOTH
er, Ettie Vine. Belonged to Judge
Willis of Mississippi; last reported as being
in Louisiana. She had two children, Eliza
and Morris Willis, who were sold with her
to the widow Sampson. Please direct to
Mariah Willis, J. W. Randolph, pastor of
A. M. E. Church, box 320, Waco, Texas.

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Mary Minor searching for her daughter Sarah Minor

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 16, 1891

INFORMATION WANTED.--Of my
daughter, Sarah Minor. When last heard
from she was living in Moorestown, N. J
Any information will be gladly received.
Mary Minor, care of D. J. Beckett pastor
of Allen Chapel A. M. E. church, Staun
ton Va.

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Darius Logan looking for his brothers Fielding, Jackson, Fleming, David, Willis, and Ben Logan

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 13, 1890

Information wanted of my brothers. I
left them in the State of Kentucky in
1847 Our father and mother were named
Willis and Rachel Logan. My brother
were named Fielding, Jackson, Fleming,
David, Willis and Ben Logan. We had
six sisters and nine brothers. I would be
glad to hear from one of them. My name
is Darius Logan, a minster of the…

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Margaret Smith seeking information about her son Vergel Johnson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 5, 1893

INFORMATION WANTED--of
Vergel Johnson, the son of Marga-
ret Smith, last heard of was in
Camden, South Carolina. Any-
thing of his whereabouts will be
gladly received by his mother, in
care of P. J. Jordan, Pastor A. M.
E. Church, Box 29 Hillsboro, N. C.

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Gilbert M. Holland searching for his sister Caroline Reese

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 10, 1882

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY SIS-
ter, Caroline Reese, who left South
Carolina in September, one year ago en
route to Missouri, and the last time I heard
from her she was living in St. Louis, Mo.,
1241 Poplar street. She has one child.
She is a member of the A. M. E. Church as
is also her husband, who is a shoemaker.
Any information will be…

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Everilla Williams searching for her son Perry P. Williams

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 18, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED OF THE
whereabouts of Perry P. Williams, who
went to San Francisco, Cal., in the year of
1876, to work at the Palace Hotel. Will
please communicate with his mother, Ever-
illa Williams, No. 18 Clarendon Court,
Newport, R. I., or Rev. Wm. H. Thomas,
pastor A. M. E. Church.
12-28 2t.

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