John Jordan searching for son John Jordan

Freedmen’s Record (Boston, MA)

June 1866

Nancy Stewart searching for her daughter Caroline

The Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA)

March 10, 1866

LOST, STRAYED AND FOUND.
LOST.--About the 1st of May, 1865, my
child CAROLINE, about eight years old ; was
in the employment of Mr. -- Griffln, who was
living in Fluvanna county, who removed to Fau-
quier [Fauquier] county in August, 1865, carrying the child
with him. Since his removal I have heard nothing
from her. Any information…

Mrs. Lucy Williams searching for mother Lucy Williams and grandmother Louisa Williams.

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

February 5, 1916

Do You Know These? I would like to locate some of my people, if possible. My mother name was Lucy Williams and her mother was named Louisa Williams. She was owned by Mrs. Hagan Fowerur of Fauquier County, Va. I was sold to Mr. Jesse Ovalr, who was moving to Troy, Mo. I was next sold to a Doctor, who took me to Marshall Town, Ia., where I lived…

Mimey Grigsby searching for her children Sarah, William, and Priscilla

Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA)

April 25, 1871

INFORMATION WANTED.--In the year 1844, three of my children were sold, SARAH, WILLIAM and PRISCILLA, from the estate of Mr. Lucius Dixon, of Fauquier county, Va. They were small children at the time.--Since then I have never heard of them, write to me of their whereabouts. Direct to the care of Captain Murray Mason, Haymarket, Prince William…

Umphry Brown seeking information of his family

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 13, 1886

MR. EDITOR - I desire to find
my people. My father was named
Harry Brown; mother Malinda
Brown. There were eleven children
of us, eight brothers and three
sisters. Names of the boys: eldest
David, Bob, John, Humphrey,
Phenton, Newman, Dennis, and
Eleven; girls: Alcinda, Manda
and Mary. I left them in Virginia.
Phenton died…

Beverly Tibbs searching for their brother Lias Tibbs

The Chicago Defender (Chicago, IL)

May 26, 1917

INFORMATION WANTED

Information is wanted about Lias
Tibbs, who was sold before the war at
Fauquier county, Virginia. It is thought
that he is in Greenville, Ga., or Columbia,
Ga., or thereabouts. In the country out
from Greenville, Ga., are some Tibbs,
John and William, whom I think are
my brother's…

Thornton Copeland looking for his mother Betty

The Colored Tennessean (Nashville, TN)

October 7, 1865

Information Wanted.
INFORMATION is wanted of my moth-
er, whom I left in Fauquier county,
Va., in 1844, and I was sold in Richmond,
Va., to Saml. Copeland. I formerly be-
longed to Robert Rogers. I am very
anxious to hear from my mother, and
and information in relation to her where-
abouts will be very thankfully received.
My mother's name…

Unnamed parent seeking their children Mary, Daniel, William, Turner, and Annie Cooper

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 14, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED.
Of my five children, Mary, Daniel, William,
Turner and Annie Cooper. They belonged to
Andrew J. Clark and John W. Baker, who, be-
fore the first battle of Bull Run, moved them
from Fauquier Co., Va., to Mississippi, the morn-
ing after I left them. Any person knowing of
their whereabouts, will be paid for the…

Geo. Henry Denna searching for his parents Caroline and Isaac Denna

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

November 18, 1865

INFORMATION WANTED
Of my mother and father, Caroline and Issac
Denna ; also, my sisters, Fanny, Jane, and Betsy
Denna, and my brothers, Robert R., Hugh Hen-
ry, and Philander Denna. We were born in Fau-
quier Co , Va. In 1849 they were taken from
the plantation of Josiah Lidbaugh, in said county,
and carried to Winchester to be sold.
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