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George Villars seeking information about his sister Mary Carethers

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 19, 1886

Mr. Editor - My sister, Mary Carethers, I have not seen since the war. She formerly belonged to Samuel Carethers, at his death she became the property of their children, Mary and Smith Carethers. In the time of the war they all went to Texas, where they stopped with their uncle, Lev-Cooper; I do not know the town or county. My father's name is…

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Agnes Harden searching for her siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 28, 1882

Dear Editor - I desire to inquire for my sisters and brothers whom I left in Bedford, Kentucky. We belong to Mr. Lindsey Bains. Brothers were John, Wash, Jim and Dudley; sisters were, Mary, Francis, Mealia and Harriet. I was the youngest of all. After the death of the old man Susan Bain married and became Susan Harper, she was the eldest. Elizabeth…

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Bettie Chatman (formerly Bettie Moore) searching for her mother Charity Lay and siblings Charlotte, Hannah, and Jim Benny

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 25, 1886

MR. EDITOR ---- I wish to inquire for my mother, sisters and brothers. I left them in Texas during the war; mother's name was Charity Lay; father, Frank Lay; sisters, Charlotte and Hannah; Hannah is called Todd for nick-name; brother Jim Benny. They used to belong to Wm. Lay, and when he died his brother, Tom Lay, took me to Louisiana with him;…

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Rev. Geo. A. Payne searching for his family including father Walter and mother Sarah

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 10, 1882

DEAR EDITOR: I wish to inquire for my relatives, father, mother, sisters, brother, uncles, and grandmother. We lived in Alabama and belonged to the same owner with the exception of grandmother and uncle. I do not remember the county, but town was Claiborne. Our owner, Samuel Cobbs, was shot by young Thomas Blaise, as he was on the way to the…

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Cal Strong looking for his sister Manda Carter

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 4, 1886

MR. EDITOR ---- I wish to inquire
for my sister, Manda. We were
parted before the war while out at
Allen Patrick's. Her name was
then Manda Carter. After the
death of John Carter she fell to
his daughter Martha, and she married
a man named Jack Bridges,
and he took her off on the coast.
her age was then about 10 years,
and…

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Morgan and Adeline Cammon searching for Morgan's mother Jennie Bowyer and Adeline's sister Maria Terrel

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 20, 1879

DEAR EDITOR-- I wish to obtain
some knowledge of the whereabouts
of my relations. Mother's name is
Jennie Bowyer. I left her in Fairfield
District, S.C. She used to
belong to Mike Bowyer. Brother's
name was Fred Barker. He was
willed to Wm. Barker, who carried
him to Georgia. Sister Maria Barker
went with him. Sister Lucy
was…

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Lee Susanberby (formerly Lee Hurshburger) looking for brothers Gordon and Wash and sister Susan Hurshburger

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 26, 1881

DEAR EDITOR -- I desire information concerning my brothers and sisters -- Gordon, Wash, and Susan Hurshburger. When we were all together we lived in Mason county, Kentucky. After the old man Hurshburger died, we were divided among the children. I know that myself, Jordan, and Wash all fell to Lewis Hurshburger, and I don't know what became of…

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Madison Moore searching for her mother Charity Smith

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 25, 1882

Mr. Editor: I wish to inquire
for my mother, who was taken from
Davison County, in North Carolina, in
1838. Her name was Charity
Smith. She belonged to Major Geo.
Smith, and he sold her to a trader.
We learned the trader carried her
to Georgia and sold her to a Mr.
Fulwider. Her sister was Sarah
Ann; grandmother was Millie…

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Rev. John Jackson seeking information about his sister Gensay

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 10, 1880

DEAR EDITOR - I wish to inquire
for my sister Gensay, who was the
daughter of Nancy Springs and
Jack Culp. Her brothers and sisters
are Hannah, Tom, John, Rufus,
Chlorie, Joe, Frank, Margaret, Mallie,
Louise and Silas. We all belonged
to Jack Springs, and when
he died he willed my sister Gensay
to Mrs. Daves, and she went to…

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Cassa Banks (formerly Cassa Melven) looking for her daughter Elizabeth

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 17, 1879

DEAR EDITOR-I desire information
concerning my daughter. We
belonged to John Melvin, who
died in Bladon county, North
Carolina. His estate was divided,
and his daughter, Nancy Reeves,
brought me to Texas. My name
was Cassa Melven; daughter's
Elizabeth. If found address,
CASSA BANKS,'
care of Jordan Bonner, Bryan, Texas.

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Spencer Coleman searching for his mother Mary and brother Ed

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

May 7, 1898

DO YOU KNOW THEM?
HEMSTEAD, TEXAS, April 27, '98
I desire to know the whereabouts of
my relatives. I was born 18 miles
from Richmond in Hanover County.
I belonged to Mr. Gilliam who lived in
Hanover Co. My mother's name was
Mary.
Our owners died and we were sold
and all brought to Texas, except brother
Ed. and myself. I was…

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Mrs. Jane Hall (formerly Jennie Fisher) seeking information about her mother Sallie Fisher and several siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 11, 1877

Our family formerly belonged to
W. H. Cunningham in Virginia. My
father, who died when I was quite
young, was Emanuel Fisher. I wish
information concerning my mother,
Sallie Fisher, and my brothers and
sisters, named Jacob, Kenison,
Pompey, Emanuel, George and
Sarah; I was then Jennie Fisher.
On the death of our owner in about…

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P. M. Carmichael searching for their aunt Bettie and uncle Daniel Carmichael

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 21, 1877

Our family name was Carmichael.
My mother's name was Celia. It is
for a brother and sister of her that
I wish to enquire. They lived some
years ago in South Carolina, Marion
District. Bettie was willed by
Carmichael to his daughter named
Hugens. Daniel Carmichael was
brought to Texas, and the last I
heard of him, belonged to a…

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Frederick Tyler looking for his children Harriet, Henry, and Wesley

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 5, 1877

JEFFERSON, March 26, '77.
I want to find my children. Their
mother's name was Mary McDaniels.
The oldest girl was named Harriet
and two boys named Henry and
Wesley. She was the mother of six
children, three being dead. She lived
in Dangerfield, Titus, (now Morris)
county, Texas, and belonged to Mr.
McDaniels, a grocery keeper. I…

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Somerset Cannon searching for her sisters Margery and Mahala Cannon and brother Stephen Cannon

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 25, 1869

Information wanted of my sisters Margery
and Mahala Cannon, and Stephen Cannon, my bro-
ther. They belonged to Jos. Neil. Margery fell
to his daughter Eliza Ann Robison. All of Sea-
ford, Del. I left Delaware 35 years ago, since
which time I have heard nothing definite. They
were sold South. Any information please address
to Somerset…

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Stanley P. Mitchell searching for James H. Rogers (also known as James Washington)

St. Louis Palladium (St. Louis, MO)

April 13, 1907

$2000 FOR JAMES H. ROGERS

LAST HEARD OF IN ST. LOUIS.

To the Paladium.

Please give me space in your columns
to locate one, James H. Rogers.
He has relatives in this state, and
upon his presence depends the settlement
of a will involving several thousand
dollars. $2,000 will be paid to
James Rogers, the senior brother of
T. C.…

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Mrs. William Martin looking for relatives of John S. Capron

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

January 22, 1898

DO YOU KNOW THEM

A Fortune for the Relatives

SAN FRANCISCO, Cali., Dec 30 '97,
EDITOR The Planet:

Will you insert a
notice in your paper and assist in trying
to find the relatives of John S
Capron, who left Virginia during the
Mexican war with Major [undecipherable].
They came west and were for years
in Eureka Nevada where he…

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George Henry Forbes searching for his father George Henry, mother Henrietta Forbes, and siblings James, Margaret, and Area

Atchison Weekly Champion (Atchison, KS)

September 5, 1885

GEORGE HENRY FORBES, of Wamego,
Pottawatomie county, Kansas, wants to
find his people. His father and mother,
GEORGE HENRY and HENRIETTA FORBES,
were slaves and belonged to JACK BERRY,
and by marriage they fell to JAMES
MONTGOMERY. They had four children.
The oldest a son, JAMES; the second a
daughter, MARGARET; the third a…

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S. M. Hightower searching for their uncle Howard Hightower and several relatives

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 2, 1880

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY RE-
lation. My uncle's name is Howard
Hightower, his wife's name, Martha High
tower; three sons, Henry, Daniel and John;
daughters, Mary, Caroline and Harriet. I
have found Henry and Mary, who are living
in Greensboro, Ga. We all belonged to
William Hightower as late as 1862 '63, and
at his death we were divided.…

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Ann Washington (formerly Ann Stubb) seeking her relatives including her mother Lucy Stubb

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 10, 1884

To the churches in Louisiana: A
letter to be read in the churches
inquiring for a woman name Susan
Sprigs, mother named Fanny Willis
from Richard, in Gloucester county
Va., Richard Cook in Gloucester
county. My father was Susan
Spriggs, uncle John Stubbs, Ann
Stubbs father, to inquire for my
cousins, Edward and Mary Smith.
Aunt Jennie…

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Daniel West (formerly Daniel Cooper) looking for his father Jeff Cooper, his mother Susie Cooper, and his siblings

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

June 25, 1892

LOST RELATIVES.
I would like to know the whereabouts of my
lost relatives who were separated from me in
slavery. I was taken from Scriven county, Ga.
My father's name was Jeff. Cooper, and moth-
er's [mother's] name was Susie Cooper, my sisters' names
were Anna Cooper, Siler Cooper, Katie Cooper
and Sallie Cooper. My brothers' names…

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Delia Roddy searching for her mother Delia R. B. Myrecks's family

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 3, 1884

MR. EDITOR--I desire to find my
mother's people, whom she was
separated from about 1845. She,
prior to this time, lived in Ogel-
thorpe [Ogelthorpe] county, Georgia. My mother
was Delia R. B. Myrecks; her moth-
er [mother] was Sarah, two brothers Felix
and Frank. All belonged to Capt.
R. B. Myrecks. My mother's father
was Hal.…

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Edmond Toland searching for his parents Pinnie and Jack and siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 22, 1883

MR. EDITOR.--I wish to know of the whereabouts of my people. Mother was Pinnie, father was Jack. They belonged to Robert Ellison in Marshall county, Tennesse. Brothers were Wesley, John Green, Patrick, George, Peter, Phillip, and Anthony. Sisters were Jane, Susan, Ruthy, and Winnie. At the death of Robert Ellison we were divided out among his…

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Annetta Goodwin searching for her father Thomas Jones and several siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 1, 1883

DEAR EDITOR :- I wish to see if
my relatives can be found. My
father and mother were named
Thomas and Clarisey Jones. My
mother is dead; my father belonged to
John Ebert; but they were sold to
Mr. Walker. He set them free and
they went to Tennessee and left me
in Vicksburg, Miss., with John
Ebert. I had three brothers that
I…

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Ellen Tate (formerly Ellen Tranton) seeking information about her mother Sueky Tranton and siblings

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 17, 1886

MR. EDITOR - I am anxious to learn the whereabouts of my mother; her name was Sueky Tranton, and used to belong to the widow tranton in South Alabama. She lived at the Cross Roads, near Bridgeville, Alabama. She fell to Mrs. Mary Umphrey. My mother's husband was named Bob Tranton. Mother had six children. One, Francis Tranton, went to Jim Tranton;…

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