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Wm. Watson searching for his mother, three sisters, and brother

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 30, 1884

MR. EDITOR--I desire to find my
mother, three sisters and brother.
I left all in Alabama on Widow
Malone's farm, on the wire road.
Mother was Maria Watson, brother
Henry Watson and sisters Lottie,
Hester and Mary Watson. I last
saw them seven years ago. Ad-
dress me at Fairfield, Texas.
WM. WATSON.

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Walter Carns seeking his brothers Andrew Mitchell and Charles Carns

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

October 12, 1899

Information wanted of my broth-
ers Andrew Mitchell, Charles
Carnes, My mother's name was
Mary Jane Carnes; father's name
was Wright Mitchell. We lived
near Columbus, Ga., in Alabama.
Andrew Mitchell left here about
fifteen years ago. When last heard
of he was in Little Rock, Ark.
Charles Carns left here about five
years ago. When last…

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W. D. Drummond searching for his brother John Drummond

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 7, 1889

Dar Editor: I have a brother that I have not seen for years. His name is John Drummond. He was given to his young mistress when she married a man by the name of Bailey Lear, from South Carolina. His mother is Charlotte Drummond. He had five brothers, Martin, Albert, James, Wate, and W. D. Drummond. He left South Carolina to go to Alabama; and the…

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Unnamed woman looking for her sister Martha Barnes

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 17, 1895

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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Squire Norman looking for information about his wife Matilda and daughter Sally

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 26, 1877

I will be thankful for information
concerning my wife, named Matilda,
and daughter named Sally. They
belonged to Bob. McCallop, in Alabama.
On the approach of the
Federal forces he left with them
saying he was going to Texas, and
I have never been able to get any
word from them since. Address,
Squire Norman, care of St. Paul's…

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Silvy Silas looking for her sons Jackson, John, and David

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 28, 1881

DEAR EDITOR— I wish to inquire for my children, Jackson, John, and David. We belonged to Mr. North in Alabama. He went to Arkansas and sold me to James, son, and she gave me to his daughter Mary She married Seal Silas, who brought me to Mississippi. I brought one child with me but he is dead. Address me at West, Miss. SILVY SILAS.

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Silas Johnson searching for his family including brother Isaac and mother Passion

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 8, 1883

MR. EDITOR:--I wish to inquire for my people, whom I left in Alabama, on the Warsaw river. Oldest brother was Isaac; mother was Passion, and belonged to Loviet Hinds; sister was Martha Hinds, and her husband Joe Hinds. Isaac's wife was Lucy, and he had a son named Silas. I last saw him in Greene county, Alabama. A half-brother, Reuben, belonged to…

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Sie Johnson searching for his mother Patience, brothers Isaac and Reuben, and sister

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 17, 1884

MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my people whom I left in Alabama in 1852 as near as I can remember. My mother belonged to Lovett Hines, on the Warren river. I had a sister who belonged to Hines also. Mother was Patience, oldest brother Isaac, next Reuben. Isaac belonged to McGowning and Reuben to Woncans. When I left Alabama I belonged to Wm.…

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Selia Nelson searching for her parents, Edgecomb Glover and Nancy John Glover

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 24, 1899

Information wanted of the foling persons: Edgecomb Glover and Nancy John Glover. I am their oldest daughter, but do not know the names of the other children. Our grandparents were
Langston and Tiner Glover. We all belonged to Ben Glover, in Alabama, and were brought to Louisiana just before the surrender. The above named were in New Orleans when…

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Samuel Casby (formerly Samuel Wood) seeking information about his sisters Rhody and Phillis

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 3, 1886

MR. EDITOR - I want to inquire for my two sisters; the oldest was Rhody, who belonged to Thomas Wood, who lived in Spartenburg district, South Carolina; she married Ely Dunsley; her last one was named Thomas Smith. My younger sister was Phillis, who also belonged to Thomas Wood. My name was Samuel Wood when I lived there; my mothers name was…

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Samson Burroughs seeking information of his father Frank

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

November 2, 1893

INFORMATION wanted of my
father--Frank. He used to belong
to Anthony White, of Sumter, S. C.,
and was sold away to Alabama. His
father's name was Sam and he lived
at White's Mill in Sumter county.
Address his son, Samson Burroughs,
Sumter, S. C.

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S. Young searching for her father Jackson Jennings and sister Victoria Wright

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 28, 1884

DEAR EDITOR- I wish to hear
of my friends. Father was Jackson
Jennings, and he was set free
before the war by his owners, and
went to Alabama. Sister was a
girl about ten years old, and left
with her young master, Frank
Sloat. When he died her father
left her with her grandmother,
Fanny Sloat. Her name is now
Victoria Wright. …

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Rufus Rollings searching for his mother Letty and his siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 15, 1880

DEAR EDITOR-- I was the last one sold out of nine in 1860. My mother and eight children were sold in Clarksville, Tenn., to Clark Cummings, a speculator. Mother was sold to Thomas Hughes, near Clarksville. The youngest one, Eveline, is dead. The next, Major, was sold the same day I was. I can't tell where he was taken to. I heard he went to…

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Robert Evans searching for his father Robert Evans

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 26, 1889

Mr. Editor: I want to inquire for my father. His name was Robert Evans. My mother's name was Lememia. She belonged to Col. Stoddard. My brother belonged to a man by the name of Judge Evans, in Clark county, Ala., I was born in Clark County, Ala., in a little town called Quitman. My name is Robert Evans. When Col, Stodard left Alabama to come to…

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Robert Braxton looking for his mother Evie Braxton and siblings Thomas, Archie, and Elizabeth Braxton

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 10, 1879

DEAR EDITOR: I wish information
of my mother, Elvie Braxton,
brothers Thomas and Archie, and
sister Elizabeth Braxton. Our
father, Harrison Braxton, is dead.
I was sold from King Williams
county, Virginia, in 1856, by Wm.
M. Garrick to Messrs. Robinson &
Smith, who brought me to Alabama;
there I was sold to Edwin A.
Glover and…

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Robert Benson seeking his mother Adeline Morris

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 23, 1881

MR. EDITOR -- I am seeking my mother -- Adeline Morris. The last I heard from her she was in Alabama. Her children here are named Robert Benson and Jane Arnold. There were only two of us; we were sold to Jack Rines and brought to Texas from Alabama. Address ROBERT BENSON. Centreville, Texas.

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Robert Benson searching for his mother Adeline Morris

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 23, 1881

MR. EDITOR - I am seeking my
mother - Adeline Morris. The last
I heard from her she was in Alabama.
Her children here are
named Robert Benson and Jane
Arnold. There were only two of
us; we were sold to Jack Rines
and brought to Texas from Alabama.
Address
ROBERT BENSON.
Centreville, Texas.

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Rhoda Davis seeking her uncles Ephriam Phagens and Charles Merrill, and her brother Frank Merrill

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 25, 1889

DEAR EDITOR: I want to find my people whom I left in Alabama and have not heard from in ten years. I left an uncle named Ephriam Phagens. His wife was Hoppee Merrill. They were at Greenville, Ala., the last I heard of them. My brother was Frank Merrill, my uncle was Charles Merrill. Any information will be thankfully received. Address RHODA…

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Rev. Walter Maddox searching his mother Rebecca and siblings Daniel, Luke, and Nelly

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 12, 1877

I desire information concerning
my kindred. My mother was named
Rebecca, two brothers named Daniel
and Luke, and a sister named
Nelly. They lived in Alabama,
then in Georgia for eleven years,
then they were taken to Louisiana by
Dr. George Maddox, and they had
that name, Maddox. I have
heard that one of my brothers
was…

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Rev. Mack Henson finds his father

The Austin Weekly Statesman (Austin, TX)

March 26, 1891

A SAD DEATH.

After Many Years an Aged Father Meets His
Son and Soon After Dies.

A pathetic death occurred in thi
city day before yesterday that i
worthy of more than a passing notice.

Since the war Rev. Mack Henson, a
colored preacher of this city, who because
of his earnestness as a minister
and his courteous and gentlemanly…

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Rev. C. King (formerly Caesar Dent) searching for his children John Calvin, Joshua, and Winnie

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 3, 1877

I want to find my long lost
children. They belonged to Pinkeney
Frierson, in Alabama. I had
two sons named John Calvin
and Joshua, and a daughter, named
Winnie. Their mother's name was
Annie. I was then called Caesar
Dent. Address
Rev. C. King, Oakland, Texas

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Rev. A. B. Anderson searching for his brother Linn Pates Butte

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 29, 1884

MR. EDITOR-I wish to inquire
for my brother Linn Pates Bute. I
called him Jack, and I have not
seen him since 1861. Mr. Pates
was Governor in Jackson during
war time. I heard that he went to
Texas. Father was Robert Haw-
kins; brothers, Richard, Lawson,
Nicholas. Robert Hawkins was
sold to T. B. Say, who lived in
Alabama a little…

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Reuben Lynch (formerly Reuben Austin) searching for his mother Kitty

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 10, 1881

DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my mother Kitty. She was sold to a man by the name of Gates, who kept a ferry on the Chattahootchie river, State of Alaboma. She had two children with her when sold, the girl was named Eliza, the boy Moses. My oldest sister Eadie I left in the State of Georgia, Elbert county, with a man named John Andrews Harper.…

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Rebecca Lord searching for her siblings Madison, James Alvest, Eliza Elizabeth, and Ellen Mahoney Lord

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 24, 1879

DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire about some of my lost relatives. I have two brothers and two sisters. My brothers are named Madison Lord and James Alvest Lord. When last heard from they were living in Bayou Sara, La. My oldest sister. Eliza Elizabeth Lord, when last heard from was somewhere in Alabama. My other sister, Ellen Mahoney Lord, when last…

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Rachel Farrow searching for her family

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 18, 1882

DEAR EDITOR: I wish to inquire for my people. I left them in Mechlenburg county, Va, near Bolton about thirty-eight or thirty nine years ago. Mother's name was Harlan; mine is Rachel. We belonged to Ansell Roberts. Mother had ten children, four boys and six girls. After Roberts died, I was sold to Crawford Hughes seven miles below. Brothers…

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