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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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Ann Washington (formerly Ann Stubbs) seeking information about her cousin Susan Sprigs
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 Lewis…
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Ann West (formerly Rose Ann) searching for her mother Dinah Tuck
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
March 14, 1889
MR. EDITOR: I want to inquire for my mother Dinah Tuck. She was sold by a Mr. Tuck to a Mr. Storebul who brought her children there, one Delia Francis and the other Mealley. I was the oldest child; they called me Rose Ann in Virginia. Since I came to Mississippi they call me Ann. Address Ann West, Columbus, Miss.
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Anna Brown seeking information about her brothers Henry, William and John Brundridge, as well as her sister Lucinda Towls (1st of 2 ads)
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
March 12, 1896
INFORMATION WANTED. --
Of my brothers Henry, John and
William Brundridge. They
were taken from Huntsville, Ala
bama, in the year 1842 or 1843
and went somewhere near Memphis,
Tenn. Their mother's name was
Phoebe Mitchell. I also had a sister
by the name of Lucinda Towls
who was taken from Huntsville
about fifty years ago by a man…
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Anna Quinn (formerly Anna King) searching for her parents Louis and Elizabeth Taylor
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
June 27, 1889
MR. EDITOR: I wish to inquire for my dear mother and father whom I left in Virginia when [undecipherable] was sold at ten years old. M[undecipherable] name at that time was Roe Burte[undecipherable] Anna King George Thomas. M[undecipherable] father's name was Louis Taylo[undecipherable] and mother was Elizabeth Taylor. My brothers were Robert…
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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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Annie Carpenter searching for her brothers Anthony and Ned Carpenter
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
September 18, 1879
DEAR EDITOR—I write to find the whereabouts of my brothers, Anthony and Ned Carpenter. My mother's name is Rebecca and father's Sam Carpenter. I'm servant of Isaac Carpenter. Coleman Carpenter took one of my brothers to Georgia from Anderson county, North Carolina: Coleman Carpenter died and his wife sold him to Bill Bell. They say that he is now…
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Anthony Echoles searching for his mother Julia Echoles, two brothers, and sister
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
August 7, 1879
MR. EDITOR—I am seeking the whereabouts of Mother, two brothers and one sister. Mother's name is Julia Echoles; sister's Ellen; brothers' Lowen and Tom Echoles. I received a letter from her in the year 1870. She was then living in Desoto Co., near Cold Water Springs, Miss. I have not heard from her since we used to belong to Larkin Echoles. I was…
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Anthony Edwards and Lucinda Gibson reunited and remarried after 35-year separation
Mexico Weekly Ledger (Mexico, MO)
November 29, 1888
An Old Slave Marriage.
The Parties to It United After
Thirty-Five Years' Separation.
From the Globe Democrat.
An instance almost strange as
fiction itself occurred in the marriage
license department at the Recorder's
office yesterday. It appears
that about fifteen years previous
to the late civil war a colored
man, who now gives…
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Anthony Fleming looking for information about his sister Rosanna
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
January 28, 1871
Information Wanted.
Information wanted of my sister
Rosanna. We parted in Richmond,
Va. thirty-five years ago. Learned
that she was carried to Alabama by
a man named Templeman. She is
now about 58 years old. My name
then was Anthony Terrill. Also, in-
formation wanted of Harriet Chap-
man, mother of Sidney Oliver. When
last heard…
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Anthony Flewellen searching for his daughter Mary Elizabeth Catherine
The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
May 21, 1885
MR. EDITOR––I wish to inquire
for my daughter; her name is Mary
Elizabeth Catherine. I left her in
Upson county, Georgia, 7 miles
east of Thomaston, and two miles
from the Upson camp grounds,
Her mother’s name was Ellen Hol-
away [Holaway]; she had a baby, when I left,
about three weeks old, but Mary
Elizabeth Catharine was one…
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Anthony Powell (formerly Anthony Martin) searching for his mother Febby Martin and brother Charles Martin (1st of 2 ads placed)
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
May 28, 1885
MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
for my mother and brother. Their
names are Febby and Charles Mar-
tin [Martin]. My mother's husband belonged
to Wm. Beard. My brother and a
sister by the name of Millie Martin
were sold at Wood's Gate, to the
travelers. I left then in Person
county, North Carolina. I then
went by the name of Anthony Mar-
tin…
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Anty. Powell searching for his father Abraham Beard, mother, sister Millie Crawford, and brother Charles Martin (2nd of 2 ads placed)
The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
November 20, 1884
MR. EDITOR-I wish to inquire
for my father Abraham Beard.
My mother, also belong to Mr.
Ruffin Beard, and a sister by the
name of Millie Crawford. I had a
brother by the name of Charles
Martin. My sister Millie was sold
at a sale in Woodville, North Car-
olina. I then went by the name of
Anty Martin, but I now go by the
name of…
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Araby Roser seeking their parents Belgia and Betsy Roser
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
April 26, 1888
MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my relatives. My father's name was Belgia Roser, mother's Betsy Roser, my brother's name were: John, Burrel and Henry Roser, my sister Florence Roser. They all belonged to J. B. Neclests. I was sold to a Negro trader in Louisiana, my mother was sold five years before I was. I heard that she was in Mississippi.…
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Araminta Turner looking for her husband Alexander Turner (also known as Alexander Thorpe)
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
June 12, 1869
INFORMATION WANTED.
Araminta Turner (formerly Clements),
from Mobile, Ala., is desirous of learning
the whereabouts of her husband, Alexander
Turner, known also as Alexander Thorpe.
Before the war he was taken to Texas by
his owner, Col. Thorpe. Since that time
she has not seen him. Her owner took
her to Winchester, Tennessee. Should…
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Archey M'Cloud searching for his mother Emily Ramsey and siblings Adeney, Frank, Lewis, and Georgiana
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
April 10, 1884
INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
mother, sister and two brothers. My
mother's name, Emily Ramsey ; used to be-
long to Mr. Thomas Ramsey, of Thomas
Co , Ga. My father's name was George
M'Cloud ; belonged to Mr. Wm. Ramsey, of
the same county. Mother had five children,
viz., Adeney, Archey, Frank, Lewis and
Georgiana. Mother and brothers Frank
and…
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Arie Anna Green (formerly Arie Anna Massey) seeking information about her sisters Elizabeth, Catharine, and Agnes Massey
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
August 25, 1887
INFORMATION WANTED OF MY SIS-
ters, whose names were Elizabeth, Catha-
rine and Agnes Massey. They were all
from Clarks County Va., and belonged to a
man by the name of Dr. William McGuire.
Our mother's name was Susan Massey. My
three sisters were sold South at different
times before the war to traders. Any in-
formation concerning…
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Arthur Larkman searching for his sister, Eliza Larkman
Afro-American Ledger (Baltimore, MD)
November 3, 1906
INFORMATION WANTED
Eliza Larkman, formerly owned by Richard Griffin, was sold to Miss Mary Emack, who came to Balti-more in 1860; mother's name was Deborah; brother is Arthur Lark-man, who lives at Unity, Montgom-ery Co., Md. 4t-11-3
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Arthur Randall (formerly Arthur Snowton) searching for his three sisters Hannie, Betsy, and Emma White
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
May 28, 1885
MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire
for my three sisters, Hannie, Betsy
and Emma White. Our parents
were named John and Susan White;
we all belonged to John Campbell,
who lived near Haynesville, Law-
rence [Lawrence] country, Alabama. My oldest
sister was in Mobile, where she had
gone with her young mistress, who
had married a Mr.…
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Arthur S. Glover searching for his grandmother Sarah, Mrs. Emily Kennedy, and his aunts and uncles
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
March 7, 1889
MR. EDITOR: I desire to learn something of my relations and friends. My grandmother was named Sarah; she belonged to Joe Brown, who lived in Green, Co., Ala. She had four children, two daughters and two sons, Geogiana, Susan, Andrew. Nelson and Augustus; the last named was her oldest child. She was sold in Newberne, Ala. The last we heard of them…
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Augustus Marshall searching for brother Frank Francis
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
October 9, 1879
MR. EDITOR -- I wish to inquire as to the whereabouts of my brother Frank Francis. Three of us, brothers, Gus, Thomas and Frank, were brought here by a trader named Gen. George Dorris. I was sold to Wm. Desheil; Thomas was sold on Red River above Shreveport; I left Frank with the trader at Shreveport and have not heard from him since. Our mother's…
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Avant Silvy searching for Julien Herynes
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
February 14, 1889
MR. EDITOR: I wish to inquire for my friend Julien Herynes, she is living near by me now; her father's name is Stephen Day he belonged to Ambrose Day, her mother's name is Emmely, she belonged to Bedford Rolling. All of them were living in Kentucky, in Bedford county, in 1843. Her two oldest sisters was sold to a speculator. She was sold after…
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B. J. Houston searching for his two sisters Emily and Emma
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
September 27, 1883
MR. EDITOR--Please correct
some mistakes in B. J. Houston's
lost friends letter for me. The oldest
was Mack and Harry and Ben.
Sisters Emily and Emma. I have
found my brother Ben. We had
not seen each other since we were
little boys, until the 3rd of September
last. When we parted I was
eight years old and he was six; today
I am…
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B. T. Davis seeking information about their aunt Flora Hilliard
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
February 9, 1888
INFORMATION WANTED OF MY AUNT,
Flora Hillard. She was sold in 1861 from
Louisiana to a man by the name of Pinch, who
went to Texas and took her with him. I have
not heard from her since. She first b[e]longed to a
man by the name of W. W. Collins. Any infor-
mation will be gladly received. Please address
B. T. Davis, Mine La Motte, Madison…
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Bazil Butler and Celestia Butler searching for Thomas and Arthur
Montgomery Daily Advertiser (Montgomery, AL)
November 10, 1867
Information Wanted.
BY Bazil and Celestia Butler, two colored people
who wish to know the whereabouts of two boys,
Thomas, 12 years old, and Arthur, 10 years old,
when they were brought from Virginia, 20 years
tago, and sold by a Mr. Barton to Bill Easly, be-
tween [between] Mobile and Montgomery. Direct to the
re of J. H. P., Cross…
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