Mrs. Julia Christian searching for her children Adeline Matthews, John Matthews, and Obediah Wilkins

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 27, 1889

Stephen Collins searching for his uncle Robert Brown or Robert Coleman

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 28, 1885

MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
for my uncle, whose name is Rob-
ert [Robert] Brown. He belonged to Dr.
Brown, in Gonzales, about 28 years
ago. There was three brothers of
them, Robert, Spencer and Witison
Brown. Robert went to Mexico in
1864 I last heard from him about
eight years ago; he was then in
Mexico. One of the…

Jeremiah Yates searching for his children

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 19, 1883

MR. EDITOR:--I desire to know
the address of John, Diana and
Jerry Yates, whose father I am.
Left them at Fair Bluff town,
Columbus county, N.C. It has
been 10 years since I left North
Carolina for Robinson county, and
thence to Middleton, Miss., in the
charge of Eli Stevens. My sons
were both picking up brush with
old Anthony…

Wesley Ann Jones searching for her father

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 20, 1882

DEAR EDITOR --- I wish to inquire
for my father Wesley Jones. He
married my mother, whose name
was Mary, at Gonzales, Texas.
She had gone from this state with
her then master Summerfield Fox.
After they had been married a
short while my mother's master
took her and her only child and
moved back to Mississippi and left
my…