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J. W. Williams seeking information of his grandparents Joshua and Mahala Williams or any of their descendants

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

December 21, 1893

INFORMATION WANTED--Of
my grandparents or their descend-
ants.
My grandfather's name was
Joshua Williams; his wife was
named Mahala Williams. They
were owned by James Harving at
Wedgefield, S. C., who sold them
to Governor Manning of S. C. He
carried them to the State of Loui-
siana. The owner having failed to
sell my mother whose…

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Moses Roberts searching for Betsy Siphiro and her six children James, Stephen, Hetty, Leah, Minty and Orman

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

November 25, 1880

NOTICE TO LOUISIANA MINSTERS.
Please read the letter of inquiry in
your churches. Information wanted of
Betsy Siphiro. When she left Florida she
had six children whose names were James,
Stephen, Hetty, Leah, Minty and Orman.
They left this country with a man by the
name of Fuller. They came from Maryland
to Florida and were sold in…

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James R. Stroud seeking information about one of his sisters (unclear which one)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

December 16, 1897

Information wanted of my sister,
she was sold by W. R. Murphy of
Monro County, Ga., to Jim White
of Louisiana. Our mother's name
was Rachel Murphy, and she was
the mother of five children to my
knowledge, four girls and one boy,
Nellie, Altley, Mourning, Caroline
and they knew me as Richard. I
was sold to Young Stroud.
…

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Mary Long searching for her mother Eliza Long, siblings George and Charlotte Long, and extended family

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

December 11, 1873

Information wanted of my mother
Eliza Long, my brother and sister George
and Charlotte Long, and my uncle Dock,
all of whom were slaves in Jackson, Mis-
sissippi to the same master: my uncle Ter
ma and aunts Patience and Rosa who
were slaves to Mr. Scruggs and Mr.
Thompson.
When I last heard of my mother she
had been sold to…

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Nellie Harbold looking for her children Lydia, Miley A., and Samuel Tirley

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 26, 1873

INFORMATION WANTED of my daughter
Lydia Tirley who was taken from Lex-
ington, Ky., and nineteen years ago and
placed in the yard of Forrest the Trader,
who sold her to a man be the name of
Dick Fily, somewhere in Tennessee. Also,
my daughter Miley A. Tirley, sold from
the same yard, known as Forrest's Traders
Yard, in Memphis, Tenn.,…

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Sam Clark seeking information on his brothers John Jefferson and Alfred Clark

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 20, 1899

Information wanted of my both-
ers, John Jefferson and Alfred Clark.
I have not heard from them
since 1882, and would be glad for
any information concerning them.
I would be please to have the
ministers of Louisiana read this
from their pulpits. Sam Clark.

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Unnamed person looking for their family Caleb Walter, Peter Bridget, Katie Smith, Emeline Watson, and others

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 20, 1902

Information wanted of my peo-
ple Caleb, Walter and Peter Brid-
get, Katie Smith, Emeline Watson
Hilliard Amos or Henderson and
Skidsome Pointer. When last
heard from were about thirty miles
west of Vicksburg, Miss., in the
State of Louisiana. Father's name
was Billie Bridget, mother's name
was Sukey Bridget. 6 mo.
…

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Jenny Carter (formerly Jenny White) looking for children Cisly, Oscur, Emily Francis, and Lucy Ann White

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 27, 1867

INFORMATION WANTED.
Information wanted concerning one or all
of the following named persons to wit:
Cisly White, Oscur White, Emily Francis
White, and Lucy Anna White, children of
Jenny White, born in Boone County, Ky.--
the slaves of a man by the name of Stephens.
Mother and all the family sold to Ross, of
Georgetown, Ky., about 18…

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