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Charlotte Summers looking for information about her daughter Anna Morrow (or Anna Chiles)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 18, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
daughter, Anna Morrow. We formerly
belonged to a man by the name of Thomas
Chiles, who brought us to Platte City, Mo.,
about the year 1862, from Black Spring,
Ky. In the same year he sold me to a ne-
gro trader by the name of James White,
and gave my child to his brother, William
Chiles I have never heard from her…

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Henrietta Hudgens (formerly Henrietta Jones) looking for her son George Washington Jones

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 12, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY SON,
George Washington Jones. His moth-
er's name was Henrietta Jones and his
father's name Griffin Jones. He was stolen
from me about twenty-five years ago. A
man by the name of Jackson Finey bought
him and I was sold to a man in Kentucky
by the name of Samuel White. Any infor-
mation of his whereabouts will be…

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Kisie Ann Brown seeking her father William Brown and brothers George and Henry Clay Brown

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

October 18, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY FATH-
er, William Brown, and my two brothers,
George and Henry Clay Brown, whom I
left in Louisville, Ky., some thirty odd years
ago, Brother Henry Clay, and myself be-
longed at that time to a merchant by the
name of John D. Baker. I was sold to
traders Arterburn and Garrison, when a
girl about 13 or 14 years of…

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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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Caroline Holloway looking for her mother's family

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 22, 1884

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY PEOPLE.
They lived near Sparta, Tenn., and be-
longed to the Austin's. My mother's name
was Cloa Austin. She is now dead. My
mother had a brother. Peter or Harry Aus-
tin; she had a sister Violet, and one named
Celia. My grandmother's name was Fan-
nie; they all belonged to the Austins. My
mother was carried from…

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Moultry Johnston seeking information about his father Pinckney Johnson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 14, 1884

INFORMATION WANTED OF THE
whereabouts of my father, Pinckney
Johnson. He was sold in time of the war
to a speculator by the name of Macklevane,
and was carried off and sold. I cannot tell
where. He belonged to William Cooper,
Sumpter County, South Carolina. My
mother's name is Malinda Johnston, and
my sister's name is Maria, who is now…

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Polly Fields her mother Rose Jackson, and her siblings Peggy Endona, Susan Jackson, Nancy Jackson, and John Miles

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

November 13, 1884

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY MOTH-
er, three sisters and brothers. My
mother's name is Rose Jackson ; sisters,
Peggy Endona, Susan and Nancy Jackson.
My brother's name, John Miles. My sister,
Endona and I were sold 28 or 30 years ago
in the speculators' house in Charleston,
S. C., to Frank Threadwell. Polly Fields,
Eufaula, Ala., care Rev. J.…

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Emily Robbins searching for her mother Patsy

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 26, 1885

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY MOTH-
er. Her the name was Patsy. We be-
longed to a speculator who lived near
Greensboro, N. C. He took her to Ala-
bama and sold her, but kept me, a small
child. My present name and address is,
Emily Robbins, Westfield, Indiana.

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Julia Ann Davis searching for her sister Eliza McMichael

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 20, 1886

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
sister, Eliza McMichael, the daughter of
Jane McMichael and Adam Kennerly, who
died before the war near Orangeburg, South
Carolina. My name is now Julia Ann Da-
vis. I was brought to Louisiana by George
McMichael before the war. I have not
heard from my sister since I left South Car-
olina, but heard she came to…

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Fannie Hightower searching for her parents Edmon Perkin and Becky Loving (also known as Emily Loving) and several siblings

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 28, 1887

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY PA-
rents and relatives. The following are
their names: Edmon Perkin and Becky
Loving or Emily Loving; sisters Amanda,
Mary and Crinder Loving; brothers, John
and Ben Loving. Becky or Emily Lov-
ing belonged to one Nat Loving, who re-
sided in Virginia near Richard. Ed-
mon Perkin belonged to a man by the…

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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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Lucinda Lowery searching for her daughter Caroline Dodson

The Colored Tennessean (Nashville, TN)

October 14, 1865

INFORMATION WANTED,
OF Caroline Dodson, who was sold from
Nashville Nov. 1st, 1862 by James
Lumsden to Warwick, (a trader then in
human beings), who carried her to At-
lanta, Georgia, and she was last heard of
in the sale pen of Robert Clarke, (human
trader in that place), from which she was
sold. Any information of her where-
abouts will…

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Emma Washington seeking information about her mother Lucinda Johnson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 22, 1894

INFORMATION WANTED. -
Of my mother, Lucinda Johnson,
of Essex County, Va. She was
owned by Robert G. Hingen, of
Warrenton Springs, VA., and he
also lived in Bolden Green, Caro
line County, Va. Brothers, Eddie
and Jerry Johnson; sisters, Betty
and Lucy Johnson. Mother's hus-
band's name was Jerry Johnson.
Her oldest boy got…

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Eliza Holmes seeking information about her husband Frank Holmes and son Jas. Monroe Holmes

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 17, 1895

INFORMATION WANTED OF
my husband and son. We parted
at Richmond, Va., in 1860. My
son's name was Jas. Monroe Holmes;
my husband's name was Frank
Holmes. My son was sold in Rich-
mond, Va. I don't know where
they carried him to. My husband
was not sold; I left him in Rich-
mond, Va. and I and five children,
Henry, Gabriel, Charles,…

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Dovie Epps looking for their grandmother Ritter Payne

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 25, 1895

INFORMATION WANTED. -
Of my grandmother whose name
was Ritter Payne. She was sent
South just before the war and sold
to a Negro trader named Haden,
who lived in Leon County, Tex.
She left two children, Amanda
Payne, my mother, and Pink Payne,
my uncle. When last heard of she
was in Galveston, Tex. Any in-
formation concerning her will…

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William Tunstel seeking his brother McLeroy

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

February 16, 1895

Do You Know Him!

I desire to know the whereabouts of
my brother. His name was McLeroy,
and his first owner was James Dixon.
He was sold at Richmond, Va., to
Larken Lynch, a Negro trader and was
carried to Huntsville, Adkin Co., North
Carolina. Our fathers' name was
William Dixon and mothers name Delia
Dixon. My mother and two…

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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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Lucy Mead seeking information about her mother Patsy Reed and sisters Becky and Caroline

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

October 19, 1895

Do You Know Them.

I would like to find my people. I
was born near Hampton, Va Owned
by Lewis Davis He had a brother
named Robert Allen Davis. My mother's
name was Patsy Reed, her husband
was Bob Reed. I have two sisters
some where, Becky and Caroline. I
have one sister living in Virginia, her
address is Sallie Curtis, Hampton,…

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Bettie Woodson searching for her father Hudson Harris (also known as Hudson Hargrove), her mother Henriette, and several siblings

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

February 17, 1900

Do You Know Him ?
ARVONIA, BUCKINGHAM CO., VA.,
February 9th, 1900.
I desire to know the whereabouts of
my father whose name was Hudson
Harris. Some called him Hudson
Hargrove, his master's name. My
mother's name was Henrietta. She
had six children when I was sold from
her. We were sold at Nelson Courthouse
about 1845 as near as I…

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Mrs. Amy West searching for her sister Doll Irving

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

December 10, 1892

Letter of Inquiry.
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, Dec. [4?], 1892.
I had a sister by the name of Doll Irving
in Orange Co., Va, belonging to a
man by the name of Elijah Goodwin,
was sold to a Negro Traitor by the
name of Brady. She was a bright mulatto
girl, straight black hair between 10
and 12 years when sold. Her mother
was named Ann, her…

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Mrs. Adeline Sanders searching for her siblings Ambrose Dudley, Phelix Gurry, and Polina Carrol

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

October 15, 1896

Of two brothers and one sister,
whose names are Ambrose Dudley
Carrol, Phelix Gurry Carol and
Polina Carrol, respectively. Our
former owner was Foster Mundy,
who sold them to a Negro trader.
Any information concerning them
will be thankfully received by Mrs.
Adeline Sanders, Owenton, Ky.

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Mrs. Charlotte Haskins searching for her children Harriet, Oscar, Louisa, and Sarah

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

March 22, 1890

CHARLOTTE, who formerly be
longed to Mrs. EMMELINE GREGORY,
wishes information concerning her
children HARRIET and OSCAR, who
were sold by Mr. William Chalkley
just before the war commenced,
LOUISA, who was sold by Mr. Miles
Chalkley, and Sarah, who was sold
by Mr. Thomas Cox. They were all
born on Mr. James Gregory's farm,
seven…

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Charles Fisher (formerly Charles Macpike) searching for Maria Macpike and William Montjon and several Macpike family members

Provincial Freeman and Weekly Advertiser (Windsor/Toronto/Chatham, Canada West)

March 10, 1855

Information Wanted.
CHARLES MACPIKE, purchased by Benjamin
Gray, of Pike County, Missouri, and
sold by him when about twenty years of age, to
Hockens, a Slave-trader, now christened Charles
Fisher, is at present living in Canada West.
The said Charles Fisher would be thankful to
receive any information concerning Maria
Macpike, of…

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Polly Reed searching for her mother Clarisa and several siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 11, 1877

Our family belonged to Mr. Gorham
of Georgetown, Kentucky.
I was sold from them in 1853, when
I was seventeen years old, to a
slave trader named Owens, since
which I have no word of them.
My father was dead. My mother
was named Clarisa; I had five
brothers, Clifton, William, George,
David and Jordan; and three sisters,
Ann,…

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Mrs. Charlotte Young searching for her mother Leona and brothers James and Wilson

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 9, 1877

My mother, whose name was
Leona, and my two brothers, James
and Wilson, belonged to Mr. Barnard
Hoe at Alexandria, Virginia.
While I was quite small, they were
sold to two speculators named
Bowen and Burgess. I will be
thankful for any word concerning
them. Address Mrs. Charlotte
Young, Franklin, Tennessee, P.O.
Box 57.

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