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Betty Ann Davis seeking her siblings Phoebe and Hampton Davis

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 13, 1881

DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for some friends. Sister Phoebe Davis and brother Hampton Davis were brought from North Carolina close by Whitehall, and taken to Montgomery, Alabama, and sold by Samuel Davis. My mother Phillis Davis was sold at the same time with one child. Two brothers and sisters were sold in Georgia. Address me at Brownsville,…

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Bettie Cole searching for her family including her parents John Clark and Pleasant Cole

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 22, 1883

MR. EDITOB - I wish to inquire
for some of my relatives. Father
was John Clark and mother was
Pleasant Cole; sisters Mary, Emily,
and Francis Cole, and a brother,
Milton Cole. They left Kemper
county, Miss., for Georgia with Mr.
John Cole, and I with Jesse Cole
for Arkansas. I am the oldest of
the children, Milton next, then…

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B. J. Dandridge searching for Miss Adeline Young (formerly Adeline Moore)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 23, 1896

INFORMATION WANTED.--
Of Miss Adeline Young, who left
the Joe's Walk plantation in Mississippi,
and went to Georgia in
1863. She left Georgia in May
1895, and went to Virginia. She
married in Georgia, a man by the
name of Bob Young, whose home
is in Hanover County, Virginia.
She has three other sisters. The
oldest is Elizabeth, the next…

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Annie Carpenter searching for her brothers Anthony and Ned Carpenter

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 18, 1879

DEAR EDITOR—I write to find the whereabouts of my brothers, Anthony and Ned Carpenter. My mother's name is Rebecca and father's Sam Carpenter. I'm servant of Isaac Carpenter. Coleman Carpenter took one of my brothers to Georgia from Anderson county, North Carolina: Coleman Carpenter died and his wife sold him to Bill Bell. They say that he is now…

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Amy Clemens searching for her brothers Hance, Richard, and Robert Smith

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 8, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED
of three brothers, by their mother and sister.
Their parents lived in Rookingham Co., North
Carolina, and belonged to a family by the name
of Smith. The father's name was Charles Ed-
wards, and the mother's Esther Smith. One was
taken to Georgia and the other to Texas.
The names of the parties inquired for are
Hance,…

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America Liggins searching for her father Pat Robinson, her mother Mima, and her siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 4, 1881

DEAR EDITOR--I desire information of father, mother, brother and sister. Father was Pat Robinson. mother Mima, and grandmother Sarah Robinson. My sister Amanda and I were twins, and were stolen by an unknown man and brought to Columbus, Miss., and sold to Billy Winston, a bank keeper. We were raised by Winston's driver and wife--Emanuel and…

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Alexander Shaw seeking his father Jack Shaw, mother Annie Shaw, and siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 29, 1888

MR. EDITOR— I wish to find my people whom I left in Lawrence District, S. C., at the close of the war. We belonged to Mr. Martin Shaw. My father's name was Jack Shaw, and my mother's name was Annie Shaw. They had ten children, Harry, Mary, Harriet, Julia, Jerry, Matthew, Andrew, Lank, Alex and Sarah. Harry was sold to Mr. Joe Millent, Andrew was…

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Alex Shaw searching for his family and his wife's family

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 9, 1888

MR. EDITOR -- I wish to find my people whom I left in Lawrence District, S.C., at the close of the war. We belonged to Mr. Martin Shaw. My fathers name was Jack Shaw, and my mother's name was Annie Shaw. They had ten children; Harry, Mary, Harriet, Julia, Jerry, Matthew, Andrew, Lank, Alex, and Sarah. Harry was sold to Mr. Joe Millent, Andrew was…

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Abraham and Maliala Chase seeking information about their daughter Jane Chase

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 22, 1877

INFORMATION WANTED--of
Jane Chase, daughter of Abraham and
Maliala Chase, and sister of Abraham,
Isaac, and Jacob Chase. She was
sold into Georgia by Thomas Dulin,
about twenty-six years ago. Any in-
formation concerning her whereabouts
will be thankfully received by her bro-
ther. 1017 Rodman st. Phila.
…

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A. W. Harvey looking for Jacob Edwards (formerly Jacob Koakley)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 23, 1895

INFORMATION WANTED. -
Of Jacob Edwards, who used to be Jacob Koakley. His mother's name was Ann Koakly. The oldest sister was named Abbey. The last time I heard of them (Jacob especially), they were somewhere in Georgia. Any information of them will be thankfully received by A. W. Harvey, Pine Level, Ala

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"Press" Low looking for their mother Mary

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 17, 1898

Information wanted of my rela-
tives. I was born in Newberry,
S. C., on "Broad river." My
mother was named Mary and she
belonged to one George Miller;
Mother and two boys, "Ned" and
"Press," were put in jail in New-
berry. Mother's husband was
named Bob Dawkins, and he got
Mr. William Lowe to buy her out
of jail. We then moved to…

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