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S. G. Marks searching for his father's brother Mathew Perry

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 21, 1880

DEAR EDITOR- I wish to inquire for my father’s brother. Father’s name was Marks Perry and his brother was Mathew Perry. He belonged to Presley Perry during the war, and he carried him to Mis-sissippi [Mississippi] from the line of Texas and Louisiana. His mother’s name was Silvy, father’s Simon. They belonged [belonged] to Dr. Havard. Please…

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Mary Lennecks searching for her daughter Anna Reed and grandson Benjamin Corbin

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 15, 1880

DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my people. I have one daugh-ter [daughter], Anna Reed, and one grand-son [grandson], Benjamin Corbin. I had six children, but they are all dead but Anna. I was sold from my people when I was 24 years old. I have been away from Virginia 35 years. I left my people at Count Reek Bridge, two miles from Fairfield and…

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Lizzie Abram searching for her mother Eliza Wilson and her siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 3, 1880

DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my kin folks, whom I left in 1862. I left mother in New Or-leans [New Orleans], living on Camp street. Her name was Eliza Wilson. She be-longed [belonged] to Captain Wilson. I left two of my brothers with her. They went by the names of Alfred and Sam Wilson. One sister was named Delia. She was sold to Captain…

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Georgiana Hawarth searching for her mother, sisters, and brothers

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 24, 1880

DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my mother, sisters, and brothers. We all belonged first to Isaac Curbington, but after the property was divided I fell to his son Benjamin, one sister, Henrietta, was sold to Curbington's brother, York Lett. Sister Susan belonged to Ham Hayes. Sister Maria, John Gaturd and Benjamin Huse staid with Isaac…

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London Morris searching for his mother Ann, father Fanshon Cox, and siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 12, 1879

DEAR EDITOR—I want some information about my people. Mother's name was Ann, fathers Fanshon Cox, and they belonged to Dr. Morris, Caroline Co., Virginia. My sister Caroline was one year and a half younger than I am; another, Lucy Grimes, married a free man. I had a brother, Randall Morris; Jeff belonged to Hector Davis and came to Louisiana in…

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James Kinea Comfort searching for his brother David Smith

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 24, 1879

DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire through your valuable paper for my dear brother. His name is David Smith and he lived in Louisiana. I heard from him last about two years ago. I heard that he was dead, and again that he was living. If found please write me. I live at Union Church, Jefferson Co., Miss. JAMES KINEA COMFORT.

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Major James Wright searching for his mother Mary, father Julius, and brother Dick Taylor

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 12, 1879

DEAR EDITOR—I desire information concerning my long lost mother, father and brother, Mary, Julius and Dick Taylor. The last heard from they lived with Judge Taylor, Ouachita parish, Louisiana, In dividing the property I fell to Asa Wright, and was brought to Texas 48 years ago. I have not heard from them since. I hope dear friends in Alabama and…

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B. F. Donahoe searching for his two brothers Belford and Patey Mixon

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 15, 1879

DEAR EDITOR—I desire information of two brothers of mine, somewhere in Louisiana, named Belford and Patsy Mixon. Another brother here is Sandy Carter. The brothers were about 48 or 50 years old. I am a younger son of Sandy Donahoe, live ten miles west from here. B. F. DONAHOE, Beauregard, Copiah, Co., Miss.

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Charley Strong (formerly Charley Johnson) searching for his mother Eliza Johnson, brother Andrew Johnson, and sister Mary Johnson

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 8, 1880

DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my mother, brother and sister. Mother lived in Baltimore, Maryland, on South two doors from Sawsberry street. When I left, she was living with James Jone, a merchant tailor. I belonged to Jacob Graving Stein at that time. Her name name is Eliza Johnson. My brother and sister were brought to Louisiana by a negro…

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Sarah Jane Farris looking for her father Land Callery and her siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 19, 1883

MR. EDITOR:—I wish to inquire about my father, sister and brother. I have not heard from them in 25 years. Sister Eliza was sold by Aleck Brown, in Louisiana; brother Pendleton was carried to New Orleans by Jim Just. Father was Land Callery, and was carried out of the State. We were separated from father in eastern Texas. Mother was called Minnie…

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Binie Harris searching for her sister Che Obery

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 27, 1889

DEAR EDITOR: I want to find my sister. She used to belong [undecipherable] Obery, and she was sold to some pa[undecipherable] of Louisiana. Her name was Che[undecipherable] Obery. BINIE HARRIS. Wilsonville, Ala.

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Jack McReynolds searching for his uncle Bill Orterson

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 28, 1880

DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my uncle, Bill Orterson. Dicy McReynolds was my mother's name. My father was Jack McReynolds. Bill Orterson is my mother's brother. I never saw him, though I heard that he purchased his liberty before the war. A son of uncle Bill's was in Jefferson, Texas, since the war, in search of his father's brother, Dicy…

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J. W. Mabry searching for their aunts and uncles on behalf of their grandmother Mary Carson

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 3, 1889

Mr. Editor: I wish to inquire for my people. I have never seen them, but for the sake of my old grandmother, who wishes so much to hear from her children, I publish this. My grandmother's name is Mary Carson. Her oldest son was named Simon Moore. Her four daughters were, Matilda Garson, Charity Hill, Irene Dillard, and Mollie Carson. Last heard of…

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S. H. Cannon searching for his brother-in-law Patrick Ware

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 26, 1889

Dear Editor: I wish to find my wife's brother. His name was Patrick Ware. He left Lake George, Yazoo county, Miss., in 1881, and said he was going to Deer Creek. Last heard of him in 1885; he was in Louisiana. His mother is Matilda Scott. His sisters were named Nancy, Lucy and Jossie. His brothers were named George, Ely and Milton. Any…

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John William Sheppard searching for his mother Millie Sheppard (formerly Millie Chivers) and her relatives

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 19, 1889

Mr. Editor: Please inquire through your paper about my kinfolk. My name is John William Sheppard. My mother's name is Millie Sheppard, and my father's name is William Sheppard. Mother's maiden name was Millie Chivers, and grandmother's maiden name was Hannah Chivers. Her oldest child was Billie, and the next was Mary. I don't know which was next,…

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S. Johnson (formerly Ben Johnson) seeking his siblings Rebecca, Priscilla, and Jesse Johnson

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 15, 1881

MR. EDITOR:—I wish to inquire for my sisters and one brother. We lived in Clarke county, Alabama. My sisters named Rebecca Johnson, Priscilla Johnson. Brother named Jesse Johnson. My name at that time Ben Johnson after my father. My mother name was Esther and she had seven children, four girls and three boys. Four of us were sold in Louisiana by…

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Samuel Pollock searching for his uncles Frank, Sam, and Joe

Souhwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 5, 1880

DEAR EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my uncles, Frank, Sam and Joe, who went from Kemper Co., Miss. Their mother's name is Penny Pollock. Joe ran away from Dr. A. Brown during the war, and the last I heard of him he was in Chicago, Illinois. Frank left to go to Texas with John Warren, and I have heard that he is there. Sam is in Louisiana. Their…

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J. C. Crannell searching for Steve Jordan, David Flynn, Fanny Randall (formerly Fanny Robinson), Charlotte, and Lucinda

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 30, 1880

DEAR EDITOR--I desire to inquire for my kinfolk--Steve Jordan, Davis Flynn--all belonged to Mr. Edmond Randall in Louisiana. He sold us to Joe Bennett, who brought us to Texas. Mother was Fanny Randall but is now Robinson. Her oldest daughter is Charlotte, the next Lucinda; both married and had children. Their husbands were left behind. I am the…

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Wash. Stewart searching for his brother Abraham Stewart

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 28, 1881

DEAR EDITOR—I want to find my brother Abraham Stewart. We belonged to Robert Malloy in Louisiana. He went off with Gen. Banks troops in 1862, and we were brought to Texas, and have not heard from him since. Ten other slaves belonging to the same master went with him. I will pay ten dollars to the finder of my brother. WASH STEWART. Williamsburg,…

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Washington Stewart searching for his brother Abraham Stewart

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 28, 1881

DEAR EDITOR— I wish to inquire for my brother Abraham Stewart. He went off with the Yankees in 1863 from Louisiana. He is a son of Ned and Rutha Stewart. We belonged to Robert Malloy in Louisiana and Abraham was the oldest of eight children. He is about forty years old. I heard he went to Missouri. I will pay ten dollars to the finder of him.…

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Samuel Houston Vernon seeking her mother Esther Vernon

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 30, 1889

DEAR EDITOR: I desire to find my mother. Her name was Esther Vernon, when she was sold at Nolensville, Tenn., to a man whose name I did not learn. This man sold her to a man by the name of the name of Wright. Her children were all born near Nolensville, Tenn., their names were: Benjamin, William, Mary, Samuel Houston, Nancy, Lucy and John, the…

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Martha Montgomery searching for her son John Cooks

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 2 1889

DEAR EDITOR: I wish to inquire for my son; his name is John Cooks; I have not seen him since the spring of 1887. When he left he went to Mound Landing, La., to live with a white man by the name of Edward Maxwell. A short while after he left there and went to Henderson, La. He wrote to his father while at Henderson. The postmaster says he left there…

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Reverend Daniel Lewis (formerly Daniel Martin) seeking his sisters Eliza and Lucinda

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 14, 1881

DEAR EDITOR: I desire some information about my people. I left them near Warrenton, in Fauquier county, Virginia. Their names were Eliza and Lucinda. Our mother was Patsy. We belonged to John Martin. I was sold and brought to Louisiana by a speculator. In Virginia they called me Daniel Martin, but I now go by the name of Daniel Lewis. Tidings of my…

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J. C. Cranwell searching for their lost friends Fullman, Jordan, Steven, Dunn, and Davis

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 4, 1880

DEAR EDITOR- My lost friends are Fullam, Jordan, Steven, Dunn, and Davis, all belonging to Louisiana. Their mother was Fanny, sisters Lucinda and Charlotte, brother Henry. My father was Henry Cranwell. We were sold to Joseph Bennett and Willis Mercherman and brought to Hallettsville, Texas. J.C. CRANWELL Hallettsville, Texas.

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Sam Joshua searching for his sister Hester and mother Kitty

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 9, 1889

MR. EDITOR: I wish to find my people. I have a sister by the name of Hester, and mother was named Kitty. Both used to belong to Lynus Haully. Tom Gay bought my sister and me. My name is Sam. Gay sold me to Whittly and took my sister to Louisiana. The last I heard of my mother she was sold to a doctor by the name of Sims in Montgomery, Tex. Any…

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