Mary Allen searching for Samuel Harding

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 12, 1884

Elvira Claton (formerly Elvira Saphran) looking for Saphran family

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 8, 1893

Anna Brown seeking information about her brothers Henry, William and John Brundridge, as well as her sister Lucinda Towls (2nd of 2 ads)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 23, 1896

Hannah R. Barrett searching for her two brothers Nero and James Henry Blay

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 30, 1867

INFORMATION WANTED.
Newport, March 5th, 1867
Information wanted of two brothers
named Nero and James Henry Blay When
last heard from they were in Memphis, Tenn
Any information of them would be thank-
fully [thankfully] received by their sister, Hannah R
Barrett. No 8 Ann st., Newport, R. I.
Ministers please read to your congrega-
tions…

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…

Agnes Coleman seeking information about her son William Coleman

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 27, 1867

Information wanted of my son William
Coleman. When last heard from, he was in
Memphis, Tenn. Any information of his
whereabouts will be thankfully received by
his mother, Agnes Coleman, also by his
brother, Alfred Coleman, who left him in
Memphis over a year ago.
Ministers please read this notice in your
congregations.
Direct you letters,…

Unidentified person searching for information about Frederick Collins

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 15, 1868

INFORMATION WANTED
Of Frederick Collins, who left Pittsburgh,
Pa., in February, 1864. He was last heard
from in Memphis, Tenn. He is now 16 years
old, and is slightly marked with the small-
pox. Address.
59 Arthurs St , Pittsburgh, Pa.
Aug. 15, 1868. 1t

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.,…

Nancy Williams seeking information about her daughters Millie, Mary, and Martha

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 29, 1880

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY CHIL
dren. I was sold from them in 1860. At
that time we belonged to a man named Jacob
Certain. I was sold by him to a man by the
name of Buren Wardell, then living in
Memphis, Tenn. The oldest child's name
was Millie, in her ninth year; the second
was Mary, nearly seven years old. It will
be twenty years in…

Mrs. Mary Smith searching for her parents Thomas and Roda Hawkins and her younger brother Henderson Hawkins

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 27, 1890

Mrs. Mary Smith wants information of
her mother and father, Thomas and Ro-
da Hawkins, and her brother, Henderson
Hawkins, who was only two years old
when I saw him last. They all belonged
to one Dr. Daniel Johnson, of Philadel
phia, Marion county, Mo., and he sold
them to one Dr. Hawkins, of Memphis,
Tenn , who owned them before they…

Elvira Claton searching for her parents Peter and Jane Saphran and several siblings

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 15, 1893

INFORMATION WANTED.--
Of my people. My father's name,
Peter Saphran; my mother's name,
Jane Saphran; my sisters' names,
Maria, Harriet and Sallie Saphran;
brothers' names, Albert and Paris
Saphran. They were all sold at
Memphis, Tenn., and I was taken
to St Louis and sold to a trader
who lived in Texas I also had
a baby whose name was…

Mary Wallace searching for her father Henry Wallace

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 8, 1884

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
father. His name is Henry Wallace ; he
was married to Patsey Davis during the war
in Vicksburg, Miss. He went off to war and
never returned, but the last I heard of him
he was in Memphis, Tenn. Any informa-
tion as soon as possible will be thankfully
received. Address, Mary Wallace, Litch-
field, Ill.

Fanny Watkins searching for Moses and Abraham Watkins

The Colored American (Augusta, GA)

December 30, 1865

INFORMATION WANTED,
OF MOSES WATKINS, who was sold
from W. Rob't Watkins. When last heard of
he belonged to Mr. Robert McWhorter, 5 miles
from Woodville on the Athens Branch Railroad
If he is living, he is about 20 years of age and
of dark complexion.
ALSO,
ABRAHAM WATKINS, of the same
family Last heard of, he…

An unnamed person searching for his parents David and Lucy Morgan and siblings

The Colored Tenessean (Nashville, TN)

July 18, 1866

Information Wanted
Information wanted of my father and
mother, David and Lucy Morgan, who
formerly lived ten miles from Memphis,
Tenn. They were last heard of by me
four years ago. Also, of my sisters Han-
nah Davis Catharine and Savannah Mor-
gan, and of my brother Charles Levi
Morgan. All of whom formerly belong-
ed to Wm.…

Robert Williams seeking information about his son Daniel

The Colored Tennessean (Nashville, TN)

March 31, 1866

Of my son, Daniel 15 or 16 years of
age, who formerly belonged to Clinton
Williams, Marshal county, Ten., and
subsequently to Harvey McRory. When
last heard from was in Memphis, Tenn.
I am at present living at Unionville, Bed-
ford county, Tenn. where I can be ad-
dressed, or the desired information can be
sent to the Colored…

Millie Walker seeking information about her sister Cintha Walker

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 31, 1888

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY SISter,
Cintha Walker, who was sold from Milton,
N. C., to Memphis, Tenn., sometime before the
war. I have not heard any information concerning
her whereabouts since that time. Any information
about any of her children, whose names
respectively were Ann, Robert, and Gilmore, will
also be thankfully received.…

Mrs. Mary Smith searching for her parents Thomas and Roda Hawkins and her brother Henderson Hawkins

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 23, 1890

Mrs. Mary Smith wants information of
her mother and father, Thomas and Roda
Hawkins, and her brother Henderson
Hawkins, who was only two years old
when I saw him last. They all belonged
to one Dr. Daniel Johnson, of Philadelphia,
Marion county, Mo., and he sold
them to one Dr. Hawkins, of Memphis,
Tenn, who owned them before they came
to…

Rev. J. R. Carnes seeking information about Willis Carnes

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 5, 1877

Information is wanted concerning
Willis Carnes, supposed to live in
Tennessee in vicinity of Memphis.
Address Rev. J. R. Carnes,
Giddings, Texas.

Robert Stanfield seeking information about his brother Bry Majors and his nephew Joshua Majors and Mrs. Amy Stanfield searching for her sister, Laura Stanfield

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 22, 1877

HOUSTON, March 14 '77.
Mr. Editor. Robert Stanfield
wants to know of the present home
and welfare of his brother Bry
Majors, and his nephew Joshua
Majors. When last heard of they
were in New Orleans. This was two
or three years ago.
And Mrs. Amy Stanfield wants
to hear of her sister, named Laura
Stanfield daughter of Jerry and…

Henry Wells searching for his mother Beckie Wells and his siblings Charlie and Annie

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 10, 1879

DEAR EDITOR : I wish information
about my mother and two
children. Mother's name is Beckie
Wells, brother's Charlie, sister's
Annie. They lived near Pontotoc,
Miss., and left in 1865. I have
heard from them but once since.
They were then in Memphis. I ask
all preachers and friends to make
inquires for them, for I want to see…

Dennis D. Branch seeking information about his brother John

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 29, 1881

DEAR EDITOR ----- I desire to
inquire for my brother John who
once belonged to a man by the
name of Doctor Coleman in Raliegh
Shelby county, Tennessee.
The said Coleman owned our mother
and our mother's four children.
The said man John was the
oldest, Jane, our sister, the next
oldest, brother Henry next oldest,
Dennis…

G. W. Drake searching for their uncle Louis Drake

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 1, 1880

DEAR EDITOR - I wish to find my
uncle, Louis Drake, who left Egypt
Station, Miss., about the year 1863,
and went to Memphis, Tenn. The
last time I heard from him he was
in Arkansas. His mother's name
is Betty Drake; father's Bouney
Drake; two sisters', Mary and
Sarah Drake. We all belonged to
Jabut Drake. His three brothers'…

Charlotte Ann Davis (formerly Charlotte Carlisle) searching for her children

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 30, 1882

MR. EDITOR --- I wish to find my children Sarah, Carloss, Easter, Jane, Frank and Margaret. Margaret, the youngest, was three years old when I left her, living with Henry Carloss, in Chickasaw county, I was sold to Columbus Williams, whose brother carried me to Memphis, Tennessee, and sold me to Capt. Sam Bullington. He carried me to near…

W. D. Davis searching for two lady friends

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 20, 1882

MR EDITOR--I desire to inquire
for two lady friends, Misses Mary
Jane Holmes and Mary Jane
Brown. Miss Holmes was a native
of Mississippi, and lived in Memphis,
289 Union street, and part of
that time at Bantyre Station, Tenn.
I last saw her in December, 1880,
and have not been able to hear
from her. Miss Brown was a
school…

Hammond Wilson searching for his daughter Fannie Lane (formerly Painder Wilson)

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 20, 1882

MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire for my daughter, who belonged to Henry Marston. Her name then was Painder Wilson. She left Marston with her cousin, Julia Gleeves, and Nat Wilson's little girl, Kitty. The last we heard of her, she was in Memphis, by the name of Fannie Lane, and her husband was George Lane. Address me at Coushatta, La., in care of Rev.…