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Caroline Jacox searching for her daughters Mary Jane Jacox and Margaret Ann Jacox

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

August 22, 1896

Do You Know Them?

I desire to find my children. I was from
North Carolina. My husband's name
was Isaac Jacox. My oldest girl was
named Mary Jane Jacox and the next,
Margaret Ann Jacox. My master's
name was Charles Jacox and my mis-
tress' name, Martha Mullen. My
name was Caroline Jacox.
When I left there, I lived in Hart-
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Casswell Jones seeking his father Briden Jones, mother Betty Howell, and siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 01, 1881

DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for kindred. My father is Briden Jones and belonged to widow Jones in North Carolina, Wake county. My mother's name is Betty Howell. She belonged to Thomas Howell, and was sold to Robbin Williams, and he carried me to Tennessee about 30 years ago. I staid there until 1869, and came out to Mississippi. I have 4…

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Celestin Willis searching for her brother

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 29, 1879

DEAR EDITOR: My brother left St. Charles parish in 1865 with my sister. I found her, but she died with yellow fever. She said when brother was last heard from he was in Dallas, Texas, in 1873. He is 5 feet 2 inches high, has a dark skin, and is now about 41 years old. CELESTIN WILLIS, Care Frank Nelson, Market and Annunciation streets, New…

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Charles Edward Hudson searching for his father Richard Hudson

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 14, 1889

Mr. Editor : Please inquire for my people. My name is Edward Hudson. I was born in Russell county, Ala., in 1855, but was raised in Columbus, Ga. My mother, aunt and two uncles, belonged to a family named Hooper, who formerly lived in Crawford, Ala., and removed to Opelika. My father, Richard Hudson, emigrated from Columbus, Ga., to Liberia,…

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Charles Sims seeking his family, including his four sisters

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 24, 1887

MR. EDITOR -- I wish to inquire for my people whom I have not seen for 40 years, that was when we left Virginia. I had four sisters named Eliza, Mary Ann, Isabella and Laura Anderson; the father of those girls was named Otha Anderson, and their mother Peggie Anderson. She, when we were all living together, was one day assisting in hauling wheat…

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Charlie Angrum looking for Robert Caston

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 4, 1882

MR. EDITOR—I wish to inquire about a young man who left here about two years ago. His name is Robert Caston, his mother's name is Salem, and she has not heard from him since he left. Address me at Clinton, La. CHARLIE ANGRUM.

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Charlotte Roberts (formerly Charlotte McGown) seeking her brother Daniel

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 27, 1881

DEAR EDITOR— I wish to inquire for a brother that was taken from me shortly after the war. He was taken from Smith county, Miss., and carried to Texas. We all belonged to Richard McGown. Our mother was dead, died before the war, our father was called Daniel Duke, and my brother was called Sandy, but his name was Daniel. He was carried to Texas by…

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Cicero Augustus Wilkerson searching for Daniel Wilkerson, Daniel McCullough, and Sarah Jane Walker

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 30, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED OF DANIEL WILK-
erson, or Daniel McCollough, and Sarah Jane
Walker, of Newberne, North Carolina, who went
to Philadelphia in the year 1867 to live. If living
I want them to write to me at once, and they will
hear something to their advantage. Address,
Cicero Augustus Wilkerson,
…

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Clara Foltz searching for the family of her father Mitchel Oliver

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 3, 1881

DEAR EDITOR— I wish to inquire for my father's people. He used to belong to Mr. Andy Oliver, and was named Mitchel Oliver. He was sold to Dan Sally just before the war. Mother was Julia Oliver, and she had thirteen children—five boys and eight girls. Mother died during the war, while I was quite young. I was given to my young mistress Jane when she…

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Collier Mitchell seeking their relatives including their mother and father

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 15, 1887

MR. EDITOR-I wish a letter in the SOUTHWESTERN inquiring for my relatives. Father and mother were named Sam and Charlotte Mitchell; two sisters, Hannah and Ann Mitchell; and uncles named Sam Small, Adam Small and Ned Small, and also an uncle named Nator Wright who had three sons named Junius, Job and Gabriel Wright. Sam Small is the father of…

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Columbus Robinson searching for his mother Fannie Williams and sister Josephine Williams

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 28, 1889

DEAR EDITOR.—I wish to inquire through our paper for my relatives whom I left in Norfolk, Va., in 1870. My mother's name was Fannie Williams; her husband was Elijah Williams. My oldest sister Mary Ann died in Portsmouth, Va. I had another brother named Daniel; only lived a few months; he died in Norfolk, Va. I had only one sister living; her name…

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D. D. Jordan searching for his nephew Fleming Jordan

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 16, 1882

DEAR EDITOR - I wish to find
Fleming Jordan my sister's son
The last heard from he was in
Hinds County, Miss. in 1876. He
belonged to James Gilmer. Montgomery
County, Alabama, and moved
to Mississippi after freedom.
His mother is Pink Husson, step-
father James Husson. Address,

D.D. JORDAN.
Enterprise, Miss.,

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D. J. Price looking for his nephew Robert Brown

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 23, 1882

DEAR EDITOR: I would like to find my nephew, Robert Brown, who left New Orleans, Oct. 20, 1877, for Louisville, Ky. He stopped at Plaquemines, La., and wrote me two letters, but as I was out of the city teaching school at the time, they were not answered until my return home. I wrote but did not receive a reply. I have not heard from him since,…

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David T. Banks searching for his brother Jesse C. Banks

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 17, 1887

INFORMATION WANTED OF JESSE C.
Banks. He went South from Burling-
ton, N.J., about 15 years ago. When last
heard of he was in New Orleans, La. Any
information concerning him will be gladly
received by his brother, David T. Banks,
105 West 3rd street, New York.

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Drennon Logan seeking information about his brothers William West and George Logan

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 28, 1887

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
brothers, William West who belonged to
Kenada, and George Logan, who belonged
to Henry Weathers, with my mother, whom
they called Moneca; sisters Angeline and
Louisa and myself. My father's name was
Moses Logan; he belonged to Henegar Ar-
baugh. He was shot by rebels during the
war and our mother died soon…

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E. Spann searching for Peter Irving

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 10, 1881

DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my wife's uncle, Peter Irving. He left Dallas county, Alabama, in 1870. He left his father, mother and three sisters and one brother there. Father's name, Harry Irving, mother's Polly; sisters, the oldest Adline White, the next Chacklet Irving; brother's Wyley Irving. Since that time they moved from Dallas…

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Easter Jones searching for her mother-in-law Kitty Russ and brothers-in-law Christopher Russ and Edmond Gooden Russ

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 2, 1882

DEAR EDITOR -- I wish to hear of the whereabouts of my husband's people. His mothers' name was Kittie Russ. She lived in Bladen county, N.C., when he was taken from her the year before the war (1860.) She used to belong to Jonah Russ. His oldest brother was named Christopher Russ. He and his brother were taken from North Carolina to Richmond,…

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Ed Collins searching for his father Ned Collins

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 17, 1889

Dear Editor: I wish to inquire through your paper for my father. His name was Ned Collins. He lived at Douglassville, Texas, but now he lives in North Arkansas. Any information will be thankfully received by ED COLLINS. Walnut Hill, Ark.

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Edmund Farmer searching for his children Booker, William, Catharine, and Elizabeth Farmer

Gallipolis Journal (Gallipolis, OH)

December 14, 1865

Information Wanted.

OF the whereabouts of Booker Farmer, Wm.
Farmer, Catharine Farmer, and Elizabeth
Farmer, children of Edmund Farmer,
a colored man who is now at Gallipolis, when
last heard from they were in the State of
Louisiana, near Alexandria.

Any information by which they can be
found will be gratefully received by their…

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Edward Gibbs searching for his father Casby Mann, mother Mosella Gibbs, and several siblings

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 26, 1881

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY FA-
ther, Casby Mann, my mother, Mosella
Gibbs, my three brothers, John, Thomas
and Patrick, and my two sisters, Louisa and
Jennie Gibbs. All of them belonged to the
Gibbs family, at that time living in Hyde
Co., North Carolina. Address, Edward
Gibbs, care of Wm. Lee, P. O. Box 83,
Champaign City, Ill.

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Edward Johnson searching for his parents Isaac and Prudence and siblings Drucilla, Victoria, Ike, and Charles

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

October 18, 1890

Do You Know Them?
My two sisters and two brothers
were sold at Mrs. Sallie Powell's
sale in Frankfort Co. Va., about
12 miles from Rocky Mount, about
the year of 1851. Ike and Charles
were the boys' names and Drucilla
and Victoria were the girls' names.
I am their younger brother, Edward
Johnson.
My father's name was Isaac and…

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Elizabeth Williams seeking her grandsons Charles and George Lindsey

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 26, 1881

INFORMATION WANTED OF CHARLES
and George Lindsey, sons of Mary and
James Lindsey. They moved several years
ago from Chester county, Pennsylvania, to
Monrovia, Africa, and shortly after arriving
there the parents died. The maiden name
of the mother was Williams. Any informa-
tion of the two will be thankfully received
by their grandmother,…

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Elmira McBride searching for her husband James McBride and two children

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 30, 1880

MR. EDITOR—I desire to inquire for my husband and two children, a boy and girl. The boy's name is Cornelius and the girl's Georgia McBride; husband's name is James McBride. They left here four years ago for Trinity, Texas, but I have heard since that they were in Galveston. Address me at Milican, Texas, in care of Mrs. M. Marshall. ELMIRA…

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Elmyra Knight searching for her parents, Jack Keith and Charity, and her siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 20, 1888

DEAR EDITOR:—I wish to enquire for my people. I left my father in Newton county, forty years ago. Father's name was Jack Keith. Mother's name was Charity. She was bought from the widow Harris, by Bird Saffold together with her two children Elmyra and Tanzadia. Mother and I were brought to Harrison county by Robt. Saffold. Sister was carried to…

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Elvira Strued searching for her son Henry Mason

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 20, 1881

DEAR EDITOR ---- I wish to inquire
for my son. I left him in Montgomery,
Ala., in 1865 with my
owner, William Belfort. His name
is Henry Mason and my name is
Elvira Strued, and the last time I
heard of him he was in Kansas.
His father's name was Edward
Strued.... Please address me at Benton,
Miss., in care of Rev. J. O.…

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