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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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Charles Crowner's Widow searching for her brother-in-law William Crowner

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 12, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED OF THE
whereabouts of William Crowner, brother
of Charles Crowner, son of Jesse and Charity
Crowner, living in Maryland near Alexan-
dria. Charles Crowner had four brothers
and two sisters named as follows ; William,
George, Samuel and Henry ; Charity and
Pollie. Henry and Pollie were sent to the
South. Charles was a…

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W. J. Jordan searching for his uncle Platt Jordan

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 14, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY UNCLE
Platt Jordan. He belonged to Rev J. P.
Jordan in North Carolina, New Hanover
County. He was sold to a speculator from
a plantation by the name of Stag Park and
carried to Purgan Depot, on the Wilming-
ton and Weldon Railroad. He was heard
from in 1880. We received a letter of in-
quiry at Wilmington, N. C.,…

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Mary Harris searching for her sister Susan Smith and an unnamed brother

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 24, 1884

INFORMATION WANTED OF A BROTHER
and sister. My sister's name was Su-
san [Susan] Smith. I did not know my brother's
name. After the death of our parents we
were separated and I was carried off to Balti-
more, Md , by my aunt, Mary Parker, to
my aunt Clara Dickson, who lived at that
time in Pack[?] Lane, now called Little Mac-
culdre[?]…

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Dianna Middleton looking for her daughter Jane Williams

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 8, 1884

INFORMATION WANTED OF JANE
Williams, born in Edenton, N. C. Her
father was named George Williams, her
mother, Dianna Williams ; her mother and
herself were taken to Norfolk, Va , when
they were owned by Wm. Williamson,
chief engineer in the Navy Yard, and by
him Jane was sold to Captain Wm. Ivory,
who took her to Louisianna in 1853.…

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Francis searching for her mother Cynthia Ross and several siblings

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 13, 1885

FRANCIS ROSS, ORIGINALLY FROM
East Tennessee, wishes to find her fol-
lowing relatives, from whom she had been
parted years ago, to wit.: Cynthia Ross,
mother ; sisters Malvina, Anna, and Kitty,
and brothers Joseph, James and Madison
Ross, all of whom once lived near Kings-
port, East Tennessee, claimed by a Presby-
terian preacher by the…

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Nancy Jones seeking information about her son Allen Jones

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 20, 1886

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY SON,
Allen Jones. He left me before the
war, in Mississippi. He wrote me a letter
in 1853 in which letter he said that he was
sold to the highest bidder, a gentleman
in Charleston, S. C. Nancy Jones, his
mother, would like to know the where-
abouts of the above named person. Any
information may be sent to…

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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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David Johnson (formerly Malissa Houston) seeking information about his mother Mary Houston and brother Tony Houston

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 15, 1886

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY MOTH-
er, Mary Houston, and sister and brother,
Tony Houston. The last time I heard from
them they were in Helena, Tenn. My
name is David Johnson. When I was at
home they called me Malissa Houston.
Any information of their whereabouts will
be thankfully received. Address in care of
the pastor of A. M. E. Church,…

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Henry Flood searching for his parents Wm. and Charlotte Flood, and his siblings Alexander, Maria, Louisa, Ann, and Rose

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 17, 1887

IMPORTANT INQUIRY. -- I, HENRY
Flood, of Philadelphia, Pa., a member
of Allen A.M.E Chapel, intend making
a visit to my original home and I desire to
find my people, from whom I have been
separated since the war. I was born in
Appomattox Co., Va, near where General
Lee surrendered. My father's name was
Wm, Flood ; my mother's name…

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G. Alex Cooper seeking information about his brother Clayborn Cooper

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 9, 1887

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY BRO-
ther, Clayborn Cooper, who belonged
to one Thomas Cooper, of Edenton, Pitman
County, Ga., and was sold to one Thomas
O'Neal, of Tennessee, about the year of
1832. His brothers, names were Jeremiah
Cooper Wm. Alexander Cooper. He sis-
ters names, Calline Cooper and Eliza Coop-
er. The mother's name was…

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Allen Hodge searching for his father Dave Smith

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 22, 1894

INFORMATION WANTED-- f 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,…

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Daisy Boyd seeking information about her father Rev. Richard Green

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 17, 1895

Information Wanted of my father
Rev. Richard Green, of the A.M.E.
Church, pastor at Galveston, Tex.
I am anxious to know his where-
abouts, being his daughter -- Daisy
Boyd, my marriage name. He is
quite white, some people would take
him for white. I have not seen him
since I was two years old. He mar-
ried a lady by the name of…

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Arthur Chappel looking for his brother Isaac Chappel

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 25, 1895

INFORMATION WANTED.—
Of my brother, Isaac Chappel,
son of Rev. G. W. Chappel, of the
North Georgia Annual Conference
of the A. M. E. Church. When
last seen he was in Milledgeville,
Ga., in 1881, and left there and
went to Helena Ark. When last
heard from he was in Helena, in
1891. Any information concerning
his whereabouts will receive…

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Mollie Hubbard (formerly Mollie Tyler) looking for her uncle Lewis Alexander

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 2, 1895

Information wanted of Mrs. Mollie
Hubbard, formerly Mollie Tyler,
concerning her uncle, Lewis Alexander,
who lived in Washington
City 21 years ago. When last heard
of he was in New York. He had a
son whose name was Worthington
Alexander; the same was a minister
in the A.M.E. Church. My
father's name was John Tyler, who
lived…

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G. J. Jackson looking for their sister Tobitha Jackson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 12, 1896

INFORMATION WANTED.--
Of my sister Tobitha Jackson. I
left her in Nashville, Tenn., March
1880. Our home was in Versailles,
Tenn. Our mother's name was
Jackson. Our father's name was
Hardy Jackson. There were four
children: Ben Jackson, Tobitha
Jackson, George Jackson, and Sallie
Jackson. Our mother died eight
years after the war. Our…

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Charles Henry Clay Dabney looking for siblings Benjamin, George, Lucy, and Rebecca

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 21, 1896

Information wanted of my people—
my mother was Caroline
Dabney. My father was Charles
Henry Clay Dabney. My brothers
were Benjamin and George Dabney.
My name is Charles Henry Clay. I
was named after my father. I left
Virginia with Hon. Stubbs' family
in 1878. My sisters were Lucy and
Rebecca. I am now pastor of the
A. M. E.…

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J. L. Massey searching for brother Leevie Smith

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 27, 1881

DEAR EDITOR I wish to find my brother whom I left in Oglethorpe, Macon county, Ga, in 1876, and have written several letters and cannot hear from him. His name is Leevie Smith. He was a preacher in the A. M. E. Church the last I heard of him. Address me 256 Hernando street, Memphis, Tenn. J. L. Massey.

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Miss Anna Brown searching for Mills Hall

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 19, 1882

MR. EDITOR: I wish to inquire for a young man, Mills Hall. He was in St. Louis with me last winter. I do not know where his home is. He was a drummer. I am a member of the A.M.E. Church. I want him to go to school with me in Ohio. Address me at St. Louis, MO. MISS ANNA BROWN.

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R. T. White searching for his father Rev. C. M. White

Western Appeal (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN; Chicago, IL)

November 17, 1888

He Seeks his Father.
Wanted to know the whereabouts of
Rev. C.M. White. Was last heard
from at Columbus, Ind. He is a minister
of the A.M.E. church. Any informa-
tion will be thankfully received by his
son, R.T. White, 533 State St.

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Mike Hardon searching for his parents Bill and Kittie Hardon as well as his brothers

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 30, 1883

DDAR EDITOR:--I desire to in-
quire [inquire] about my parents, to see if I
can find out where they are. My
name is Mike Hardon, my father's
Bill Hardon, my mother's Kittie
Hardon. There were four brothers
of us living--William, Henry, Levi,
Adam and myself. I was born at
Lake Concordia, on Albert Dun-
bar's [Dunbar’s] plantation.…

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Margaret Young reunited with her son Dowen Young

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

January 1, 1898

FINDS LONG LOST SON
DOWEN YOUNG MEETS HIS MOTHER AFTER 36 YEARS

A Mother Sold and Separated From her Family in 1861, Found and Presented to her Son as a Christmas gift in 1897.

The happiest Christmas in all the great city of Chicago was, at the modest home of Dowen Young, No. 3142 Fifth avenue. It was a reunion of a mother and son torn apart…

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Rev. J. Preston Watson reunited with friend Thomas Gannon

Charlevoix County Herald (East Jordan, MI)

December 27, 1918

NEGRO FINDS MAN HE
SERVED IN WAR
Search of Nearly Fifty Years Ends
Successfully for Old Negro.
Pueblo, Col.––A revival of old mem-
ories [memories], harking back to the ante-bellum
days, when he as a boy was sold many
times on the auction block as a chat-
tel [chattel], and finally at the age of 17, learn-
ed [learned] of the war to…

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Betsey Williamson wishes to find her brother

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 14, 1884

MR. EDITOR––I wish to find my
brother. I left him in Mississippi.
His name is Jeff. Brower, and I
understand that he belongs to the
M. E. Church. There were three
children of us, two sisters add one
brother. My sister is Chaney Hale.
If there is a brother of that
name I would like to know. Write
me at St. James Church, Houston,…

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Mrs. Mary Francis Ross and Mrs. Tennie Jenkins searching for their sister Mrs. Augusta Ridley

Topeka Plaindealer (Topeka, KS)

June 26, 1908

LOST SISTER.
Mrs Mary Francis Ross and Mrs
Tennie Jenkins would like to know
if anyone knows the whereabouts of
Mrs Augusta Ridley; was last heard
of 30 years ago at Hern, Texas
They parted in Anderson, Texas She
was a faithful member of the A M E
church She had three sisters and
one brother when last heard of,
Tennie Wells,…

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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…

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