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John Robins seeking his mother Reherther Francher

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 20, 1881

DEAR EDITOR— I wish you to enquire for my mother, Reberther Francher, who in 1860 belonged to Dr. Jefferson miner, Richmond, Virginia, Gray street, between Fourth and Fifth. She was the mother of five children. Annie, John and Walter were sold in Alabama. Address First M. E. Church, New Orleans. JOHN ROBINS.

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John Wesley searching for his brothers Tom, Daniel, and Manual Nowlan

The Southern Argus (Selma, AL)

December 13, 1872

INFORMATION WANTED.

INFORMATION IS WANTED AS TO THE
whereabouts of Tom, Daniel, and Manual
Nowlan (colored), who moved from Virginia to
Alabama with Matthew B. Nowlan since the war.
Your brother, John Wesley, who lives near
Glennville, Panola county, Mississippi, would
like to hear from you. If either one of you see
this, write to…

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Joseph L. Williams seeking information about Martha Barnes

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 3, 1893

INFORMATION WANTED.--of
Martha Barnes (slavery name) or
her her descendants. She went
from about Edgefield or Newberry,
S. C. in slavery time, and is sup-
posed to be now somewhere in the
State of Alabama. Any informa-
tion will be happily received by her
sister and family. Address Joseph
L. Williams, box 208 Abbeville, S.
C.

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Joshua Thompson (also known as Joshua Juge) searching for his mother Silva Juge and siblings Rosetta, Panky, William, and Henry

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 21, 1878

I wish to learn the whereabouts of
my mother, brothers and sisters. My
mother's name is Silva Juge, my sisters'
Rosetta and Panky, and brothers'
William and Henry. They were
owned by Hilyet Juge of Alabama,
and taken to Texas during the war
by Sam Brooks. I have two aunts,
named Harriet and Dorcas. Please
address me at Greenwood,…

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Kansas Campbell (formerly Kansas McQueen) looking for her sister Fanny McQueen

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 23, 1879

Navasota, Grimes Co., Texas.
EDITOR SOUTHWESTERN :- I wish to
make inquiries of my sister Fanny
McQueen. Her husband's name is
Allen. My name is Kansas McQueen
I left sister Fanny in Alabama. I
was brought to Louisiana by Murderick
McQueen. I have two brothers
and one sister here with me,
Shack, Jim and Harriett. Our mother's…

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Katy Perry searching for her son John Perry

The Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA)

December 27, 1865

PERSONAL. INFORMATION
WANTED of JOHN PERRY, a colored boy,
about nine years of age, formerly slave of John
MacFarland, of this city, and sold in the summer of
1864, by Mr. Robert H. Davis, of this city, to a gentleman
in Alabama. Any information as to his present
whereabouts will [indecipherable] thankfully received by
his mother. …

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Lee Dear (formerly Gabriel Dear) searching for his mother Nancy Dear, brothers Jack and Benjamin Dear, and sister Sinthia Dear

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 9, 1881

DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my kin people. My mother is Nancy Dear. My father is dead. His name was Gabriel Dear. My oldest sister, before she married, was Matilda Dear, and after marriage, was Matilda Duffields. Brother Duffields got killed before the war by a grey mule, and my sister is dead and left one girl named Laura Duffields. She was…

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Lewis D. Twine looking for his aunt Causy Saw and her seven children

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 11, 1872

INFORMATION wanted of my aunt Causy
Baw, and her seven children who were sold
from Amelia County, Va, in 1855 to a pain-
ter in Alabama. since then she has only been
heard from once, then she was in the same
State. Any parties knowing their where-
bouts will do a favor to communicate the same
to her nephew Lewis D. Twine.

Lincoln…

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Lizzie Ragsdale looking for information about her sisters Louisa and Harriet Walton

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 15, 1886

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY TWO
sisters, Louisa and Harriet Walton,
daughters of Frank and Mary Walton.
They were born in Rutherford county,
North Carolina, near Rutherfordton, at
Uncle William Johnson's, after whose
death they were sold to one Bill McKes-
son. The last account ever heard of them,
Louisa was at Atlanta, Ga., sister Harriet…

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Major James Wright searching for his mother Mary, father Julius, and brother Dick Taylor

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 12, 1879

DEAR EDITOR—I desire information concerning my long lost mother, father and brother, Mary, Julius and Dick Taylor. The last heard from they lived with Judge Taylor, Ouachita parish, Louisiana, In dividing the property I fell to Asa Wright, and was brought to Texas 48 years ago. I have not heard from them since. I hope dear friends in Alabama and…

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Malinda Hairston searching for her mother Patsy Hairstorn

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 13, 1889

DEAR EDITOR: I desire to inquire for my people. My mother was named Patsy Hairstorn, and belonged to Jubal Hairston, and was sold at Franklin Courthouse, Henry Co., Virginia. She had two sons, Fulton and Sparror Hairston. I belonged to Col. Sam Hairston who lived in Lowndes Co., near Crawfords, Miss. The last time I heard of my people they were…

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Maria Dudley searching for her brothers Solomon, James, George, and their former enslavers

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 1, 1888

MR. EDITOR— Please inquire for the following relatives—my brothers and their owners: Brother Solomon, owner, Clark Taylor; brother James, owner, John Latimore; brother George, owner, Tom Latimore; brother Bob, owner Clark Taylor, of Oglethorp county, Ga. Also, my parents, who belonged to Clark Taylor, of Oglethorp county. My brothers Bartley and…

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Maria Taylor (formerly Maria Monday) searching for her brothers Robert, Benjamin, and Joe

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 22, 1883

MR. EDITOR:--I dersire to find my brothers Robert, Benjamin and Joe. I last saw them in Danton, Pilot Point county, Texas. Before the war we belonged to a Mr. Monday. I was called Maria Monday, but have married since and changed to Maria Taylor. We were born in Alabama, and only three of us came to Texas. I belonged to Gage. She was deaf, and Miss…

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Martha Ann Good looking for her sister Sarah Williams (1st of 2 ads placed)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 2, 1870

INFORMATION WANTED
Information wanted of Sarah Williams,
who I left at Halifax Court House, Va.,
about 25 years ago. She belonged to a man
whose name was William Early, who kept
a dry-goods store. Any information of her
will be thankfully received by her sister,
Martha Ann Good, who was taken way from
Nathan Dexter, who kept a hotel at…

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Martha Mullen (formerly Selie Henderson) seeking her parents Nathan Henderson and Martha

Southwestern Christian Advocate, (New Orleans, LA)

May 2, 1889

MR. EDITOR: "I desire to find my relatives. My father's name was Nathan Henderson. He lived on the Alabama River between Mobile and Peach Tree and belonged to Henderson. My mother's name was Martha, and she belonged to Bill Woods. Mother was sold from him and five children. The oldest was named Cuff, next Julia, Celia, Julia, Caesar and Lucy. I…

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Mary J. Richmond searching for her son Peter Moore Jr

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 9, 1888

DEAR EDITOR—I wish to find my son who left me the third year after surrender. He went from Tehula, Miss., to Alabama; to what part I cannot say. I used to belong to Jeff Poole. My son had, when he left, five sisters, viz: Louisiana, Masourria, Sophronia, Mary and Laura, and four brothers, viz: Tom Fletcher, Sam Moore and Hamilton Wright. His…

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Mary Jane Hunt (formerly Susan Hunt) searching for her mother Caroline and two half-brothers Albert and James

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 13, 1877

Our family belonged to Doctor
Blair, of Arkansas. Mother's name
was Caroline; I had a half-brother
named Albert , and another named
James; I was then called Susan.
I was brought to this State by Dr.
Blair, the others were sold, and I
afterward heard that they were in
Alabama. Address Mary Jane
Hunt, care of David Hunt,…

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Mary Stowers found her son Willis Green after 28-year separation

The Owensboro Monitor (Owensboro, KY)

May 6, 1874

A Long Lost Mother.
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[Evansville Journal.]

Twenty-eight years ago Mary Stowers,
a slave woman, belonging to Harrison
Stowers, of Owensboro, was sold to parties
living in Shelby county, Kentucky, and
was with her little girl of two years
taken away, leaving her boy, Willis
Green, then four years old, with her
former master,…

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Matilda Allen seeking information about her cousin Randal Allen

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 22, 1878

I wish to learn the whereabouts
of my cousin, Randal Allen. He
was owned by Washington Allen
of Georgia, brought to Alabama
before the war, and since moved to
Louisiana. Please address me at
Holly Springs, Miss., care Rev. J.
M. Shumpert. MATILDA ALLEN.

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Matt Murray searching for his father Abraham Murray and his mother Celia

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 5, 1882

DEAR EDITOR ----- I am a regula [regular]
student at the Wiley University
and have not heard from my kin
folks in eleven or twelve years. I
came to Arkansas with my father's
brother, from Alabama in 1870.
We took the train in Columbus,
Georgia. Father's name Abraham
Murray ; my mother Celia, his
wife who, used to belong to…

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Mrs. Anna M. Cox searching for her brother Thomas Henry Burrah

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 18, 1884

MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my brother. His parents names were Mary Ann Burrah, step-father was Foch Burrah; his name is Thomas Henry Burrah. Had two sisters, Mary Jane and Roxanna. Our master's name was Phillip Burrah. We were all raised in Carroll county, five miles from Carrollton, Georgia. My mother belonged to Pat Garrison, at…

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Mrs. Candace Campbell searching for her sister Jenny and brothers James, Shade, Steven, and Jordan

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 28, 1877

My sister was named Jenny,
and my brothers James, Shade, Steven
and Jordan. We belonged to Murdoch
McQueen, in Alabama, and
were separated three years before
the war. Address Mrs. Candace
Campbell, Nevasota, Grimes Co.,
Texas.

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Mrs. Clara Bashop seeking information about her daughter Patience (2nd of 4 ads)

St. Louis Post Dispatch (St. Louis, MO)

October 2, 1892

HUNTING HER CHILD.
A Former Slave Still in Search of Her
Lost Daughter.
New York, Oct. 1. - For thirty three years
Mrs. Clara Bashop of Morristown, N. J., has
been searching for her lost daughter, and she
is searching still. Tears have often flowed
over the woes of Uncle Tom, but her story is
sadder and more pathetic than the one…

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Mrs. Eliza Stewart (formerly Eliza Robinson) searching for her brother Richard Peeke or Peeker

Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, PA)

June 6, 1884

Information Desired. Mrs. Eliza Stewart, nee Eliza Robinson, wife of Henry Stewart, of this city, is anxious to learn the whereabouts of her brother, who was known as Richard Peeke, when sold by his master, Wm. Holliday, of Hagerstown, Md., long before the late rebellion. He is supposed to be in Alabama or Georgia, engaged in raising cotton. Any…

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Mrs. Lilley Louis searching for her mother Rose Arthage and brother Prince Arthage

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 19, 1880

MR. EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my mother, Rose Arthage, and my brother, Prince Arthage. I left them in Lannsboro or Heangesville, Ala. Mother was taken by Mr. Arthage for debts, and I was sold to Mr. Thadeas Mather. Mother had eight children—Silas, Hannah, Barbara, Lucy, Charlotte, Fannie, Lilley and Prince. Address me at Galveston, Texas, in…

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