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Unnamed person replying to search for Mr. James Harris and Mrs. Rebecca Harris

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 4, 1889

MR. EDITOR: I read in your issueof the SOUTHWESTERN, May 23,the inquiry of Mr. W. C. Temple-ton [Templeton], of No. 75 Donferth avenue,Jersey City, N. J., of the where-abouts [whereabouts] of my friend Mr. JamesHarris and his estimable wife,Mrs. Rachel Harris. We livedwith them in St. Louis, Mo., in1869 and 1870. I also was withhim steamboating…

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Jim Napier searching for his nieces and nephews

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 6, 1880

DEAR EDITOR--My father and mother, Lucy and Bamesel Napier, lived in Balmor, Miss. In 1869 I received a letter from them. Since I have heard they were dead, and my sister Emily was living in Corinth, Miss; her husband was killed during the war; brother Bill was dead and left three children, Minerva, Lucy and Joe; brother Andem was cooking on a…

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M. A. E. Tolbert (formerly Martha Ann Elizabeth Brooks) searching for her mother Elizabeth Brooks

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 19, 1879

MR. EDITOR--I am seeking the whereabouts of my mother. I left her in St. Mary parish, La., about the year 1860. Her name is Elizabeth Brooks. She had a little boy, William, about two years old when I left. We formerly belonged to Solomon Levi. I nursed awhile for Mrs. Capt. Atkinson. Her husband ran the steamboat T.D. Hiues. After this Rosa Levi,…

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Former enslaver W. C. Templeton searching for James and Rebecca Harris

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 23, 1889

Mr. W. C. Templeton, of 75 Danforth avenue, Jersey City, N. J., is anxious to learn the whereabouts of James and Rachel Harris, who for many years before the war belonged to himself and wife. He heard several years ago that they were living in St. Louis, but he was not then able to look them up. If living, he says, his old slaves are quite…

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James H. Berry seeking officers or seamen from the iron-clad Essex

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 7, 1887

Jas. H. Berry, who served as an ensign and executive officer on the famous iron-clad, "Essex," during the late war, has made application for a pension. He has furnished the Commissioner in Washington with satisfactory evidence, that he was a well man when he entered the service and an injured one when honorably discharged, but the evidence is…

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Leven Husten searching for Eliza Pollard

New Orleans Republican (New Orleans, LA)

August 22, 1868

INFORMATION WANTED--OF ELIZA
POLLARD, daughter of Rev. Charles Pollard;
was sold when about seventeen years of age from the
town of Salsbury, Woster county, Maryland, about
the year 1859; was last seen on board a steamboat
going up Red river. Any information addressed to
Leven Husten, Care of Republican Office, will be
thankfully…

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Mrs. Alice Granville searching for her sister Miss Mary E. Tomlinson and aunt Ellen Smith

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

March 15, 1902

Do You Know Her?
Mrs. Alice Granville, residence,
No. 100 Sawyer street, Boston,
would like to know the whereabouts of
her sister, who was a Miss Mary E.
Tomlinson, adopted some years ago by a
Mrs. Priscilla Davis at Portsmouth, Va.,
and also same of an Aunt, whom was a
stewardess on a boat, plying between
Norfolk via Baltimore. Maiden…

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A. Lemons (formerly Eliza Gardner) searching for her brothers Richard and Samuel Gardner

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 29, 1885

MR. EDITOR---I wish your aid in
finding my brothers, Richard and
Samuel Gardner. My name was
Eliza Gardner; we lived in Balti-
more [Baltimore], Maryland, and at that time
my brother Samuel followed steam-
boating [steamboating]. There was another brother
of us but I cannot remember his
name. I was a nurse at a hotel
with a Mrs.…

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Jane searching for her sister Lydia Calcoat and several female relatives

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 6, 1883

MR. EDITOR—My sister belonged
to Willis Calcoat; her name is
Lydia Calcoat; she was sent to
Cincinnati, Ohio, and set free there,
about 30 years ago. Our mother
was Sallie Smith; my oldest sisters
were Celia and Ann Smith; the
next oldest sister was Eveline; my
sister had a playmate named Clara
Ann. Lee Calcoat carried her to…

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Mrs. McDora Dungee looking for her father Allen Bradford

Iowa State Bystander (Des Moines, IA)

October 26, 1894

INFORMATION WANTED
DES MOINES, IOWA, Oct. 22, 1894.--
EDITOR BYSTANDER: I want to enquire
for my father, Allen Bradford. The
last time I heard of him was in 1863.
He was a barber on a boat running
from Montgomery, Ala., to Mobile. He
had four daughters who belonged to a
family named Bibb. The names of his
daughters were: Kate,…

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Susan A. Grandy searching for her brother Caesar Nash Grandy

The New York Herald (New York, NY)

December 28, 1871

INFORMATION WANTED--OF CAESAR NASH GRANDY, colored; came to New York from Norfolk May 16, 1871,on the steamer Saratoga. A note to his sister, SUSAN A. GRANDY, care of N.M. Heal, No. 5 John street, New York, would be gladly received.

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Alex Capron searching for Helen Jefferson

The New York Herald (New York, NY)

April 4, 1873

WANTED--INFORMATION OF HELEN JEFFERSON (colored), who arrived on steamer Old Dominion on Monday. ALEX CAPRON, 37 East Twentieth street.

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Jeannette Holden searching for Mingro Herring

New York Herald (New York, NY)

November 28, 1870

PERSONAL. INFORMATION WANTED--OF MINGRO HERRING, colored boy, 15 years old ; left Newbern, N. C., in September, and came to New York on steamer Louisa Moore. JEANNETTE HOLDEN, 32 Lawrence street, Brooklyn.

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Nelson Hart searching for his sister Harriet Shipley

The Chicago Weekly Tribune (Chicago, IL)

July 30, 1863

INFORMATION WANTED--Of Harriett Shipley,
(colored) a light mulatto. She left St.
Louis about five weeks since, and went up
the Mississippi river with a number of other
contrabands, and is supposed to be now in
Minnesota. She is about twenty-one years of
age, a light mulatto, and has been brought up
to house work. Any information concerning…

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Emily Dennis looking for her son Martin Dennis

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 6, 1895

Information Wanted of my son
Martin Dennis. His mother's name
was Emily Dennis and his father's
name Charles Dennis. His sisters
and brothers were Frank, Wesley,
Stephen, Tom, Hezekiah Unettie,
Emily, Margarett, Amelia, Nellie
and Caroline. We all belonged to
a man by the name of Amos Riley,
Newmadrick, Mo. Martin left
home…

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Unnamed person seeking information about Alexander McKillip

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 28, 1887

INFORMATION WANTED OF ALEX-
ander McKillip, an Irishman by birth,
who left Philadelphia in 1837 and went
West. He was for years on the Mississippi
River in some capacity, and is supposed to
have died in Tensas Parish, La., intestate,
about eight or nine years ago. Any one
who may know anything of this person, in
life or at death,…

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Mrs. Maria Newton looking for information about her sister Caroline Tompkins

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

December 28, 1882

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY SIS
ter Caroline. The last time I saw her
was in the spring of 1862. She was taken
from us in Carrol Parish, Louisiana by Mrs.
Harvey, the daughter of Mr. Jack Tompkins
She went to St. Louis, Mo , and as soon as
the boat landed at St. Louis, my sister was
stolen. Her name was Caroline Tompkins,
Mother's name is…

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Miss Ann White searching for her nephew James Cooper Johnson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 13, 1876

INFORMATION WANTED.
by Miss Ann White of her Nephew, JAMES COOP-
ER JOHNSON, (cooper on the steamer "Juniata')
supposed to be living in New Orleans, La.
Any information of his present location, ad-
dre sed to his Aunt, Miss Ann White 1218 Fitz-
water Street, Philadelphia, Pa. will be thankful-
ly received.

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Richard Green looking for his father and mother Richard and Malinda Green

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 17, 1868

INFORMATION WANTED
Of my father, Richard Green, and also of
my mother, Malinda Green. When I last
heard from my father, he was in Washing-
ton, and had charge of a vessel plying be-
tween Washington and Richmond. He for-
merly lived near Maryland Point, Md. Any
information of the whereabouts of my pa-
rents will be thankfully received…

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Phoebe Ann Jackson informing her brother of her location

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 11, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED.
Phoebe Ann Jackson, formerly Phoebe Nichols
is desirous of informing her brother, Thomas G.
Nichols, of Galveston, Texas, of her location in
Richmond, Va.
Her proper name was Nichols. She was call-
ed Robertson, her eldest brother being known by that name.
In the family, beside father and mother, there
were…

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Wm. P. Powell searching for Frederick Williams

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 28, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED
Frederick Williams, late landsman on board
United States steamer "Sarah Bruin." will hear
of something to his advantage, by sending the
name of the street and number of his residence
in Charleston, South Carolina, to
Wm. P. Powell,
No 2 Dover Street, New York…

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Letitia Weathonton searching for her daughters Sarah Elizabeth Weathonton, Jane Eithenton, and Delpha Ann Weathonton

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

November 18, 1865

INFORMATION WANTED
Of Sarah Elizabeth Weathonton : when last
heard from she was at Cairo, Ills., on the steam-
er "City of Alton." This was about four years
ago. Also, of her sister, Jane Eithenton, who
lived with Billy Eithenton, in Davis Co., Ky.,
about seven years ago. Also, of her sister, Del-
pha Ann Weathonton, who lived with…

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Benj. Coates searching for his mother Eliza McDowell

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 16, 1865

INFORMATION WANTED
Of Eliza McDowell, who lived in Savington,
Mo., and was engaged on the packet "Edward
Brass." She was owned by one Capt Chaurnon,
and left for Canada, in 1848.
Any information will be most thankfully re-
ceived by her son, BENJ. COATES,
Care of Amos Fosset,
…

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Henry Madden searching for his wife Mary Madden

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 9, 1864

INFORMATION WANTED
Mr. Henry Madden wishes some information
in regard to his wife, Mary Madden, who em-
barked at New Orleans, in the steamer Media,
last August, 1863, bound North. Information
relative to the same, will be thankfully received
and amply rewarded.
Please direct No. 22 Southac St., or No. 2
Dutton Place, Southac St. to…

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Elizabeth Brisco searching for her husband Charles Brisco

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 26, 1864

INFORMATION WANTED
Information is wanted of Charles Brisco, who
left Virginia, some four or five years ago, to
wait upon Lieutenant Fairfax, on a steamer
for San Francisco, at the outbreak of this war.
Brisco left San Francisco for Aspinwall, New
Grenada, as a cook, or waiter on a family.
Any information concerning him may be left at
the…

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