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Found refers to ads that announce a person has been found. These ads often describe the search and include details about the reunion or upcoming reunion. The ads identified by this tag often detail years’ long searches and testify to the persistent desire of formerly enslaved people to reconnect with family and loved ones.
Dock Watson found Alex Wesley
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
May 24, 1883
WEIMER, Texas, 1883.
DEAR BRO. - I have found Alex. Wesley; he lives in my neighbor-hood, and his mother also. They are doing well. Any communication sent through me they will get it. Respectfully,
DOCK WATSON.
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Bettie Johnson seeking information about her father Edwin Childs (1st of 2 ads placed)
The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
First Ad: October 19, 1895
Do You Know Them?
Louisville, Ky , October 1, '95.
I desire to know the whereabouts of
Edwin Childs, the husband of Lucy
Childs. The latter was daughter of
old man Carter Page before the war.
She belonged to Franklin Guy. She had
two brothers, one by the name of Wil-
liam Page, and Archie Page.
Edwin Childs belonged to Dr Worth-
um…
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Valentine Toliver searching for their sister Pinnie and brother-in-law Robert
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
December 16, 1886
MR. EDITOR--I have found out where my brother Emanuel and Stephen are by the help of the SOUTHWESTERN. So please to make another inquiry for my sister Pinnie and her husband Robin; Robert is his name, but they call him Robin; their eldest sons are named Stephen and Richard, and girls are Mame, Emmer and Caroline. I haven't called half of her…
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Elizabeth Jones searching for her people
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
March 20, 1897
Do You Know Them? I would like to find the where abouts of my people whom I left in the state of Virginia some 40 or 50 years ago and send me your price. My son put a notice in your paper sometime ago about his father's people and has found them, Mr. Mark Messer. I belonged to a man named Jack Thrift I don't know how far it was from Petersburg, but…
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S. G. Wilson replying to previous ad placed that he has found his father
Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)
October 24, 1891
Found His Father. Salt Lake City, Oct. 19, 1891. Editor The Appeal: Many thanks for the notice in "Seeking for the Lost" column. I have found my father. Respectfully, S. G. Wilson.
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May Frances Thomas and Walter Thomas searching for father Lewis Thomas now Rev. Lewis Hudson
The New York Freeman (New York, NY)
February 26, 1887
First Ad: BOSTON. INFORMATION WANTED of the whereabouts of our father. LEWIS THOMAS, now said to be Rev. Lewis Hudson, pastor of a Baptist Church in Mississippi. He was formerly owned by a man named Shepard Miller, and was sold into the far South. Any one knowing where he may be found will kindly inform May Frances Thomas and Walter Thomas, at No.…
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William Davis and his sister Mary reunited after forty years separation
Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)
August 14, 1897
SEPARATED FOR FORTY YEARS. Strange History of William Davis and His Sister, Once Slaves. Niles, Mich. Aug. 10. - Forty years ago William Davis and his sister Mary were slaves in the family of James Matlock, a rich Georgia planter. Just before the war Matlock died and William and Mary were sold to pay the debts of the estate. They were parted and…
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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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A. Johnson found his sister
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
November 13, 1884
DEAR EDITOR: I had your paper.
I have found my sister, and was
glad to hear from her.
A. JOHNSON.
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B.L. Nevils informing Mr. Anthony Grifnin that his brother Isam Davenport died
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
May 15, 1884
MR. EDITOR––Please inform Mr.
Anthony Grifnin, No. 50 Jefferson
street, Topeka, Kansas, that one
Isam Davenport died in Okolona,
Choctaw county, Miss., so I learn,
but I know not when.
B. L. NEVILS.
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E. Ingraham found his lost relatives
The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
August 6, 1885
MR. EDITOR--Please allow space
in your valuable colums for a
short explanation through the
SOUTHWESTERN : We have found
our relatives that have been lost
for thirty years. We feel happy,
and father is expecting to pay them
a visit soon. Grant that this paper
may find its way throughout the
land, to find lost friends that were…
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She found her lost brother
The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
September 10, 1885
She Found Her Brother.
Lecturing on the merits of this
paper the other day in Shelbyville,
Ky., we turned to our column of
"Lost Friends," and began to read
the first notice upon whIch our
eyes tell. We had only read a few
lines, when springing up, a lady
said, "That is my brother." So it
was, and so it is daily. The
SOUTHWESTERN…
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An unknown person found several relations through the Southwestern Christian Advocate including their Aunt Mary Jackson
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
October 15, 1885
Lost Friend Found by the Aid of the Southwestern. MR. EDITOR: I cannot say that I am stranger to you, I am from the State and city that you are from, Louisville, Ky. I came to Louisiana in 1885. I belonged to Major Throckmorton; I was raised at the Galt House, on the corner of Maine and Second streets. My father was Peter Page, he died in 1861. I…
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John H. Coppage found his long lost brother
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
May 15, 1884
MR. EDITOR-I am under so many kind obligations to you for your trouble and my joy at finding my long lost brother. He has addressed me, and is in Texas. He read his name and my address. God bless the labors of your paper. JOHN H. COPPAGE. Tullahoma, Tenn.
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Mr. Wm. Page Found by his relative Mrs. Maria McSpadden
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
April 9, 1885
Card of Thanks. Rev. M. W. Taylor, Editor of the SOUTHWESTERN―Dear Sir: I am happy to make the acknowledgment to your valuable paper of my success in finding the whereabouts of my relative, Mr. Wm. Page, for which I thank you, and I take great pleasure in recommending the SOUTHWESTERN to every one, as I think it is a paper that should be in every…
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Relations of Peter Page Found
The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
April 9, 1885
Peter Page, born and raised in
Louisville, Ky. Father's name was
Peter Page; mother's name was
Maria Page; used to belong to
Throckmorton, in Louisville, who
kept the Galt House, has a brother
and sister, whose names are Wil-
liam and Mary. The rest of the
brothers and sisters are dead. Wil-
liam is living at Rosedale, Iberville…
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Rev. Charles Brown's people found
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
November 15, 1885
MR. EDITOR--I am in search of
of my people who left South Caro
lina in 1867, bound for Mississippi,
with Bob Holmon. Their names
are Aunt Rose, Uncle Ben Menard,
children, Ralph, Winnie, Wash,
Edward, Hannah, Butler, Silvie.
Uncle Marshall Strother, his wife
Patty belonged to Ned Culbreath
Aunt Rose has my brother Billy
with her.…
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S. D. Handy located Mr. M. C. Gary's youngest brother Samuel Thomas in Cleveland, TN
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
July 24, 1884
MR. EDITOR--Mr. M. C. Gary's
youngest brother lives at Cleve-
land [Cleveland], Tennessee, and his name is
Samuel Thomas. S. D. HANDY.
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W. H. Jackson reconnected with Turner Petty's people
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
April 24, 1884
MR. EDITOR.--I have got a let-
ter from Turner Petty's people
through the inquiry in the paper.
God bless the paper. It is bring-
ing the people together.
W. H. JACKSON.
Brenham, Texas.
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Mrs. R. W. Williams' reply to information wanted ad for Charlie Oliver
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
February 8, 1902
She Knows Them.
RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 20, '02.
Mr. Editor,
Dear Sir:-
I saw an advertisement in
your paper last week. One Charlie Oli-
ver wants to find some of his relatives.
I am well acquainted with all of his
people who now live in King William
Co., Va.
For further information call at No.
911 N. 32nd St.
Mrs. R. W. WILLIAMS.
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Mrs. Maria Calmikle finds her family after 31 years
Daily Republican (Wilmington, DE)
December 6, 1889
A Memory of Slavery Days.
CAPE MAY, Dec. 5. - Colonel H. W.
Sawyer has in his employ as a cook a col-
ored woman, Mrs. Marcia Calmikle, who
was born of slave parents and was sepa-
rated from her mother by the latter's be-
ing sold when she was but 1 month old.
She is now 31 years of age and has just
heard of the whereabouts of her…
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Richard Zeigler finds his wife after 32 years
The National Tribune (Washington, DC)
February 22, 1883
Thirty-two Years in Search of a Wife.
[From the N. Y. Sun]
Richard Zeigler, colored, residing in the State
of North Carolina, recently received tidings of
his wife, from whom he has been separated for
thirty-two years. He has been looking for her
ever since the war. She was sold by slave
traders and he gradually lost all trace of her…
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William H. Todd finds his mother, age 100, after 40-year separation
Pittsburgh Dispatch (Pittsburgh, PA)
March 12, 1891
FOUND AT LAST.
A former Slave, Now in Ohio, Hears From
His Long-Lost Mother.
SPRINGFIELD, O., March 11, - After 40 years'
separation William H. Todd, an ex-slave at
Washington Court House, Fayette county, has
discovered the whereabouts of his mother, now
100 years old, living at Macon, GA., through a
letter received last night. …
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Mrs. Woodsen finds sister Mrs. Culton after 42-year separation
Pittsburgh Dispatch (Pittsburgh, PA)
July 12, 1891
WERE SOLD IN SLAVERY.
Story of Two Sisters Who Were Reunited
After Forty-Two Years.
BONNE TERRE, Mo., July 11.--An event
rather out of the usual line occurred here
this week in the meeting of two sisters,col-
ored women, who under the operation of the
old slavery regime were separated 42 years
ago, when both were children, and had…
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Abraham Blackburn finds his mother after writing 236 letters of inquiry
The Chicago Weekly Tribune (Chicago, IL)
December 8, 1886
REUNITED AT LAST
A Newburg Colored Man's Long Search for
His Mother -- Both Sold in 1862
An incident has just come to light in this
city which is a strong reminder of old slavery
days in the South, and which illustrates sever-
al phases of human character. Mr. Abraham
Blackburn, a colored man 35 years old, had
been in the employ of the…
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