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Mary Hill looking for her children Samuel, Thomas H., and Sarah Price

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 26, 1868

INFORMATION WANTED
Of Samuel, Thomas H., and Sarah Price the
children of Mary Hill. They were sold from
Maryland in 1859, from the estate of Har-
riet Buchanan. Address their mother,
MARY HILL,
Chambersburg, Pa.

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Rev. William Chapman looking for information about his brother John Chapman and sisters Sarah and Francis Chapman

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 22, 1897

INFORMATION WANTED.--
Of my brother John Chapman and
my two sisters, Sarah Chapman and
Francis Chapman. We were owned
by a man named Joe Chapman, at
whose death we became separated
from each other. Any information
concerning them will be gladly re-
ceived. Address:
REV. WM. CHAPMAN,
Pastor A. M. E. Church.
820…

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Moses Morris (formerly Moses Sapp) looking for father Nelson Morse (also known as Nelson Mayoland) and mother Peggie

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 10, 1881

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY PEO-
ple. My name is Moses Morris. I be-
longed to a man by the name of Madison
Sapp. We moved to Texas in 1860 or '61.
My father's name was Nelson Morse or Nel-
son Mayoland. My mother's name was
Peggie. There were several brothers and
sisters Mary, Lizzie, Ann, Kitty and Martha.
We were separated at the death of…

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Hannah Frances Jackson looking for her father Jackson Jefferson and mother Franky Jefferson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 19, 1891

INFORMATION WANTED.--My fath
er was named Jackson Jefferson and my
mother's name was Franky Jefferson
Three sisters were sold from them at once,
at Petersburg, Va. The oldest one was
named Lucy Jefferson; the next Peggy
Jefferson, but they always called her
Maggie, The oldest one was taken from
the younger ones at Richmond, Va., and
I…

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Melvin Bell seeking his sister Lettie Lucinda

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

November 18, 1897

LETTER OF INQUIRY.
I was sold from my mother when
only a girl. My mother had six
children, Patsy Phillis, John, Lettie
and two others who died when I
was young. I am anxious to find
my sister Lettie Lucinda, who be-
longed to a man named Lawrence;
when he died Lettie was given to
his daughter, a Mrs. Keys. Our
mother was Marinda Wade.…

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Charles Milton looking for his mother Leah Turner and father William Turner

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

November 26, 1891

INFORMATION WANTED--Of father
and mother, my father's name is William
Turner, and my mother's name is Leah (?)
Turner. They belonged to William Tur-
ner. He was their master, and he died in
Mississippi ; and his children fell in the
hands Hamton Turner, and he went to
Louisiana. My name is Charles Milton.
address Van Duyer, Ark.

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Fanny White (formerly Fanny Nowland) looking for her parents Ben and Silvey Nowland and sister Paise Nowland

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

October 19, 1882

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY REL-
atives who at one time lived in Camel
county, Va Their names were at that
time Ben and Elijah Nowland; my sister's
name was Paise Nowland. Father and
mother's names were Ben and Silvey Now
land. We belonged to a man by the name
of Briant Nowland, and at his death I fell
to his brother, a speculator and was…

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Adam Johnson searching for his mother; his son Elder; his brothers Aaron, Daniel and Charles; and his wife's sisters Judie, Susie, Cinda, and Dicie

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

November 13, 1884

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY RELA-
tives, mother, brothers Daniel, Aaron and
Charles, and my wife's sisters, Judie, Susie,
Cinda and Dicie. We lived near Colum-
bia, Murray county, Tenn. Our family was
divided after the death of our master,
about the time of Polk's election. Aaron
and my son, Elder, fell to John Mack, I
was sold to John Parr,…

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Lizzie Ragsdale looking for information about her sisters Louisa and Harriet Walton

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 15, 1886

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY TWO
sisters, Louisa and Harriet Walton,
daughters of Frank and Mary Walton.
They were born in Rutherford county,
North Carolina, near Rutherfordton, at
Uncle William Johnson's, after whose
death they were sold to one Bill McKes-
son. The last account ever heard of them,
Louisa was at Atlanta, Ga., sister Harriet…

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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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Candis Bentley searching for their parents Meally and James Woodward and siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 3, 1883

MR. EDITOR:--I desire to inquire for my people. I was separated from them when I was a small child. I left them in Montgomery county, Ala. I came to Texas with Sam Woodward; and when dividing out the property among the children, my youngest sister and I came to Texas. My mother named Meally, father was James Woodward, my oldest brother was Adam,…

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Rhoda Sanders searching for her family

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 10, 1883

MR.EDITOR:--I wish to inquire for my parents and kindred. Mother was Mary Avernathen, because she belonged to Mr. Avernathen. Her sister Ann also belonged to him.After the estate was divided she was sold to her husband's owner. Husband was Dickerson, but I do not know his full name or that of his owner. Mother had five children--three girls and two…

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Mary Hilliard (formerly Mary Tadums) searching for her sisters, Emily, Renthy, Caroline, and Laura

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 14, 1886

MR. EDITOR --- I wish to inquire for my sisters, whom I left in Georgia. Their names are Emily, Renthy, Caroline and Laura. Caroline and Laura used to belong to a man by the name of Bob McCarney, they lived one mile north east of LaGrange, Ga.; they were the two younger sisters. Our first owner was Felix Lesly; there were three of us belonged…

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Frank Dusin searching for his mother Millie Bradley

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 13, 1883

DEAR EDITOR-I desire to inquire for a lady, Millie Bradley, who was sent to Texas in 1863 or 1864, and who formerly belonged to Dr. Bradley. After his death the property was divided and she and her daughter Mollie was sold to Texas. They once belonged to Judge Purvis, who was burned to death at Monroe, La. I am the son who went to Bastrop with…

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Ceillia Sours searching for her six children

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 29, 1883

MR. EDITOR - I desire to know
the whereabouts of my six children,
whom I left in Carroll county, Miss.,
the first year of the war. We all
belonged to Mr. Steven Burts. He
died and we were divided, and a
Mr. Pratt took some of my children,
and Miss Eugene, daughter of S.
Burts, took the rest. My husband,
their father, died. Wiley…

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Alfred Yancey (formerly Alfred Venable) searching for his seven brothers and one sister

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 8, 1885

I have seven brothers and one
sister. I left them in Granville
county, North Carolina in 1839. We
all belonged to a lawyer named
Abraham Venable. Mother was
named Pinkey and father Joshua.
My brothers were Monroe, Addison,
William, Dock, Alexander and
David Russell, and sister was
named Julia Smiley; she was named
after a…

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Esther Turner searching for her mother, sisters, brothers, aunts, and uncle

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 31, 1884

MR. EDITOR--I wish to find the
following named persons: My moth
er Sally, (father Abraham Turner,
died during the war), brothers
Isaiah, George Washington, often
called Lit, and one whose name I
cannot remember; sisters Sally
Eliza, Nancy Franklin, and Matilda;
aunts Eliza, Phillis, and Winnei;
and uncle Mack. I am the oldest…

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Stephen McKinny and Silva McKinny searching for their sons and daughter-in-law

The Weekly Clarion (Jackson, MS)

September 8, 1870

A Father and Mother in Distress.
THE undersigned, a distressed father and
mother of ALFORD, and also Randal and
his wife Elizabeth Underwood, are anxious
to hear where they are. They formerly be-
longed [belonged] to the estate of Phillip Carpenter, of
Franklin county Ala., on Little Bear Creek,
and in the division of the estate fell to…

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Beverly Fulks searching for her relatives

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

April 22, 1899

Do You Know Them?

I desire to the know the whereabouts of
my relatives. We first belonged to
Mrs. Hardy and after the death of
Mrs. Hardy, the estate was divided.
My mother, Nancy and Fanny Bev-
erly were given to Jack Hedyeman,
Henry was g'ven to John Brown who
lived in Spotsylvania Co.. Silstsui
James were given to Mrs. Susan…

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Brothers Nathan Branch and Lee Branch reunited after 66 years

The Chicago Weekly Tribune (Chicago, IL)

July 14, 1899

FORMER SLAVE BROTHERS MEET

Nathan Branch of Evanston Finds by
Chance Lee, from Whom He Was
Parted 66 Years Ago.

After a separation of sixty-six years Nathan
Branch, the oldest colored man in
Evanston, will meet his brother Lee of
Macon, Ga. The last sight they had of each
other was in an auctioneer’s room on a
plantation in…

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Lucy Kirby searching for her son Richard (Dick) Kirby

New National Era (Washington, DC)

July 30, 1874

INFORMATION WANTED,
of RICHARD (or Dick) KIRBY, son of Lucy
Kirby, formerly of Hampton, Virginia, now
with General V. D. Groner, Norfolk, Virginia.
This family were sold on a division of the
"Rudd" estate two years before the war.
Dick, when sold, was about ten year's old,
now about twenty-five year's old.
Any information would be…

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Gibson Turner looking for his sisters Nancy and Hannah and brother Clemen

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 25, 1868

INFORMATION WANTED.
Of my sister Nancy. She was last in
Florence, Alabama. She belonged to a man
by the name of Lewis Marks, and when he
died she became the property of some of his
children. Also of my brother Clemen. I
should like to hear also of my sister Han-
nah, from whom I was separated some 45
years ago, at Petersburg, Va.…

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J. E. J. looking for information about Lewis Kelley

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 22, 1899

Information wanted of Lewis
Kelley, who belonged to Joseph
Brooks, Bullitt Co., Ky., and at his
death be became the property of
Neal Brooks, the son, He became
the husband of Chloe Brooks, who
belonged to Joseph Brooks. She
died many years ago. From their
union five children were born; Lew-
is, Mary, Minerva, Martha and
Millie.…

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Wm. Oliver Holmes looking for his sister Mary Holmes

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

September 13, 1890

Do You Know Her.

I desire to know the wherebouts
of my sister. Her maiden name was
Mary Holmes. Her first marriage
name was Mary Brown. I learn she
has marrried the second time. She is
the daughter of Claiborne and Jennie
(or Jane) Holmes, who lived in King
William County, Va. Her father was
owned by Mr. Park Davis.…

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Dave Stewart searching for his relatives and his wife's relatives

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 1, 1883

MR. EDITOR:--I desire informa-
tion [information] of my relatives, and also of my
wife's relatives. My mother's name
was Susan Dickison. When I last
saw her she went by her husband's
name, as she was set free. The
children were scattered very much.
My sister belonged to Currage
Baker, her name was Jane Baker,
her husband's name was…

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