Veston Medlock searching for his relatives, including his mother Betsy, father Jim Hoca, and younger brother Davis

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 23, 1881

DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my people. I left them in 1865 at Spring Hill, Texas. They belonged to a small boy named Tandy Stroud, the son of Gov. Stroud. I have a young brother Davis. Mother was Betsy. Her children were David, John, Nathan, Willis, Isaiah, Rachel, Martha, Nancy, Nellie, Beckie. Jim Hoca was my father. VESTON…

Frink Johnson searching for his brother Albert Cooper

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 12, 1880

DEAR EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my brother, Albert Cooper, who left here two years before the war and went to Texas with a Mr. Cooper. We belonged to Wann Johnson. We had one sister, Eliza Johnson. Mother's name was Mary Cooper. Address me at Hickory Station, Newton Co., Miss. FRINK JOHNSON.

Peter Woods searching for his brother Dick Woods

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 29, 1880

DEAR EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my brother, Dick Woods, who left me in Alabama in 1875. He was the father of six children when he left. Mother had six children, Dick, Prince Gussett, Peter, Martha, Milly and Betty Woods. The last time I heard of brother he was in Lowndes county, Alabama. Address me at Clinton, Hinds Co., Miss. PETER…

Katie Terrill (also known as Clara) searching for her father George Ford

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 29, 1880

MR. EDITOR--I desire to inquire for my father, George Ford, who was owned by Tom Ford. Mother's name is Mary; my name is Clara. We belonged to Col. B. M. Terrill. I was about two years old when father was taken away. Please address me at Aberdeen, Miss. KATIE TERRILL.

Tilda Hicks searching for her father George Hicks

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 5, 1880

MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my father, George Hicks, who lived in Franklin, Franklin Co., Va. I was 11 years old when he left there in 1860. I belonged to Henry Smith Woody. Mother's name was Sallie. She had a husband named Dick. Mother was separated from father because he was free. Uncles' names were Ben and Gabe Wade. Grandmother's name…

J. G. Webb searching for his brother John Lee Webb

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 29, 1880

MR. EDITOR-- I desire to inquire for my brother, John Lee Webb, who left here the last of June 1879, and said that he was going to the Mississippi bottoms, and from the time he left nothing has been heard from him. If any one can give any information of him please address me at College Hill, Lafayette Co., Miss. J. G. WEBB.

S. D. Mynor Jr. searching for Irvin Lowe (formerly Irvin Martin)

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 15, 1880

MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for one Irvin Lowe, who left Hazle. hurst, Copiah county, Mississippi, in 1874, with wife and child. His wife's name is Pirenna Lowe, the daughter's Isom Gillmore. He left for Nashville, Tenn. His name before Lowe was Irvin Martin His mother's name was Lydia Martin. Two children, Alex and James, are dead. Please…

Jonah Johnson searching for his sister Emma Carrington

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 5, 1880

DEAR EDITOR--I wish to inquire for my sister, Emma Carrington. The last I heard from her she was in Navasota, Texas. Her husband's name was James Carrington. He left Centreville in 1866 of '67. My father's name is George Nedum; mother's, Matilda; sisters', Emma, Ellen and Victory; brothers', George, Willy, Ellis and Daniel. We all belonged to…

Wiley Smith searching for Mrs. Mariah Henry

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 22, 1880

MR. EDITOR--I desire to inquire for Mrs. Maria Henry, at the request of her brother, H. L. Williams, who died June 28. He left her May 6, 1867, and joined the regular army, in which he served three years--till May 6, 1870. That was in Loundsboro, Ala. He leaves a wife and two children. Please address me at Galveston, Texas. WILEY SMITH

Joseph Bonaparte Chandler searching for his friend Mary Caradine

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 22, 1880

DEAR EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for a friend, Mary Caradine. She left West Point, Miss., in 1868 and came to Texas. She had three children, Chesterfield, the baby, Nancy and Jamima. My name is Joseph Bonapart Chandler, but am called Boney for short. Please address me at Fulton, Texas.

William Watson searching for his parents Clam and Eliza Watson, and his siblings Malinda Watson and Elijah Isaiah

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 22, 1880

MR. EDITOR-- I desire to inquire for my people, whom I left in Houston, Texas. Father's name was Clam Watson; mother's, Eliza Watson; sister's, Malinda Watson; brother's, Elijah Isaiah. We belonged to Duncan Linton, of Houston, Texas. Please address me at Weimar, Texas, in care of Rev. John T. Hill. WILLIAM WATSON

Hannah Rembert (formerly Hannah Sinclair) seeking her mother's relatives, including Nicholls Walters and Henry B. Walters

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 5, 1888

MR. EDITOR -- Permit me to inquire for my mother's people. My mother died when I was a few months old. She had a brother named Nicholls Walters; who has a son named Henry B. Walters. They lived in Jefferson county, Miss., five miles from Fayette; they moved from there to Greenville, Miss. I heard they had left there. Mother had a sister named…

J. G. Grant seeking their brother Edward Grant

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 5, 1888

MR. EDITOR-- I want to find my brother, Edward Grant; he was born in Mobile, Ala.; our father was named Dan Grant, mother Dapuera Grant. The last time I saw Edward he and I were in St. Louis, Mo., about ten or twelve years ago. He went to Cincinnati and I came to this place, Moss Point, Miss. If any one knows of her whereabouts please address me,…

Millie Miles (formerly Millie Johnson) searching for her sister and brother

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 5, 1888

MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my sister and brother. Sister's name was Jennie Johnson, brother Abram Johnson. Our father and mother were James and Hannah Johnson. I have not seen my sister and brother since the death of our mother, who dies on E. Sharp's plantation, Bayou Lafourche, La. Soon after mother's death father took them to New Orleans…

Nick Franklin seeking Amy Franklin

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 5, 1888

MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for Amy Franklin. The last time I saw her was in August, 1867. She lived with a man by the name of Bill Shelby; she had seven children: Tony, Peter, Lucy, Easter, Jack, Noah and Angeline Ellen. I left them on Boughperlein, Bolivar county, Miss. Write to Nick Franklin, care S. M. Morgan, Howard Station, Miss.

Fannie Wells seeking her mother Fannie Haman and sister Katie Haman

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 12, 1888

MR. EDITOR-- I desire to inquire for my relatives. My mother's name was Fannie Haman; sister Katie Haman; we moved from Mississippi to Louisiana. I was brought back from Mississippi by my owner Henry Barlow, and left her in Claiborne parish, La., near the Arkansas line. She was taken from Louisiana to Texas, by Dock Haman, and there sold, but I do…

Mrs. Frances Bell (formerly Frances Dailey) seeking her sisters Clarissa and Louisa Washington

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 12, 1888

Lucy Williams seeking her sons

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 12, 1888

MR. EDITOR-- Rev. J. B. Smith, Bason, Miss., desires to know the whereabouts of William and Charles Rainey, and Thomas Roberts, or Dick as he is now called. His mother, Lucy Williams, is 126 years old, and would be glad to see or hear from him. A.

Reverend Bedford Carr seeking his aunt

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 12, 1888

MR. EDITOR--I want to hear from my aunt. She left us in 1865 and went to New Orleans When she left we were living with A man by the name of Sam Warden, a bricklayer. Aunt had three brothers and three sisters. Her sister Rhoda used to belong to Mr. Blanchard on Bayou Gross, Tete. Another sister was Harriet Carr. One of the brothers was Robert…

Lucinda Owen searching for her children Archie Martin, Nancy Peter, Ellen, George Washington, and Matthew Martin

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 19, 1888

MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my children. They used to belong to Mr. Lilburn Foster, Hickman, Tenn. My oldest boy was Archie Martin, and Nancy Peter, Ellen, George Washington and Matthew Martin. Any information concerning my children will be thankfully recieved. Address Lucinda Owen, care Rev. Wm. Payne, Hazlehurst, Miss.

C. M. Moore seeking their brother-in-law Hart

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 26, 1888

MR. EDITOR-- I would like to inquire for my brother-in-law, who left home in 1865 with the Yankees. His name was Hart; his mother's name was Tempy Hart, he had four sisters, Margaret, Mary, Virty and Millie, and three brothers, Riley, Washington and John. Any information will be thankfully received. Address C. M. Moore, Orange, Grove Co., Tex.

Ann Carter celebrating her reunion with her relatives

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 3, 1888

MR. EDITOR-- I am glad to say that through the SOUTHWESTERN I have been able to find two of my relatives, Mary Jane Granger and Arch. Williams in Oakland, Texas. ANN CARTER, Mineola, Texas.

Mrs. Charlotte Mitchell searching for her brother Henderson, father Davey Jackson, and mother Maria

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 2, 1889

MR. EDITOR: I desire to know of my relations, viz: father's name was Davey Jackson, he belonged to Kit Jackson, mother's name was Maria, she belonged to Thomas Stiff, he and Aunt Lucy Ann belonged to Judge Stiff. I had a cousin by the name of Charity Brown. We were first sold to two Negro traders, named, Jordan and Tolt at Osborne. They…

Isaac Hughes Jr. searching for his father Isaac Hughes

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 21, 1888

DEAR EDITOR— I wish to inquire for my father. His name is Isaac Hughes. He left Starkville, Miss., in May, 1863; he left with the Federal army and I have not seen him since. The last time I heard from him he was in Memphis, Tenn. I have one brother named Peter Hughes, and my mother is named Jennie Hughes. Any information as to his whereabouts will…

Martha Brown searching for her mother, father, and siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 21, 1888