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S. G. Gingard searching for his wife's brother John Young

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 5, 1879

DEAR EDITOR: I wish to inquire for my wife's brother, John Young. He lives near Kansas City, Mo , or in the State of Kansas. My wife's name is Margaret Gingard. It has been seven years since she has seen him. His wife's name is Eveline Young. I wish also to inquire for Henderson Pierson, my nephew. I left him in Meridian, Miss. Also for Millie…

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Alexander Cook searching for his mother Eliza Cook and siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 17, 1889

MR. EDITOR:—I wish to inquire through your paper for my relatives. My mother's name is Eliza Cook. The last time I heard of her she was at Ocean Springs, Miss. She had a daughter by the name of Josephine Finch. She at the time was living with her at Ocean Springs, Miss. There were three of us boys; Ujean Harris, Wm. Thompson and Alexander Cook.…

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Miss L. H. Hopkins searching for her friend Gilfield Gray

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 1, 1884

MR. EDITOR––I desire to inquire
for one of my friends, Gilfield Gray.
He left here July 6, 1881, and went
with me to Cairo, Illinois. The last
I saw of him he was standing on
the bank of the Illinois river, Aug
5, 1881. Address me at Meridian,
Miss. MISS L. H. HOPKINS.

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S. Young searching for their father

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 22, 1883

MR. EDITOR–I wish to inquire
for my father, Scipio Moore. Mother
was Rachel Young, and belonged
to Wade Young. She had four
children, three boys and one girl.
Brothers and mother died in slave
time, the baby during the war. I
was near two years old. When
father was taken to Huntsville,
Ala., I was three days old, and I
have…

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M.A. Hobson searching for their brother

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 18, 1883

MR. EDITOR – I still hope to find
my brother Jack Hobson, who left
us in Eutaw, Alabama, in 1877. I
have not heard of him since. Our
home before the war was in Clin-
ton, Ala., where we were born. All
are living except father and the
oldest brother, Lemuel. Father
was Julius Hobson, Mother is Eliza.
They belonged to J.H. Copp.…

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Loui Davis searching for her sister Violetta Belle Herd

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 30, 1886

MR. EDITOR -- I wish to inquire for my sister, who left Meridian, Miss., in 1868. Her name was Violetta Belle Herd. When I last heard from her she had two daughters and one son; her son, the oldest, was named Sammie, oldest girl named Belle and the youngest Mary Magaline. I heard from her last in 1878, she was then in Nashville, Tenn. Information…

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Ellen Loy (fomerly Colwell) searching for her father Jim Colwell

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 21, 1883

MR. EDITOR: ---- I wish to inquire for my father, Jim Colwell, who lived in Meridian, Miss. His wife was Dolly, and she had four children ----- Ellen, Charley, Louvinia and Mary Colwell. Louvinia and Charley died when babes. We are here where he left us --- Ellen and Mary --- but I married am now Ellen Loy. Address me at Meridian, Miss., care…

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John Marshall

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 14, 1886

MR. EDITOR. --- I wish to inquire
through your next valuable paper
for my wife's old time friend, Lewis
McGworth. The last time heard
from he was at Enterprise, Clark
county, Miss , and left there about
1870. My wife's name is Martha
Marshall; her and Lewis McGworth
both belonged to old man Reuben
McGworth. His mother's name…

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Chaney (Land) Anderson seeking information about their brother George Jenkins

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 24, 1881

DEAR EDITOR ---- I wish to inquire
for my brother George. I heard
twice that he was living on Black
water. I heard he was living below
Meridian. His first wife was
named Clara Allen; but he quit
her and married again. His name
was George Jenkins, and he
belonged to Mr. Jenkins. I used to
be Chaney Land, but am now
Chaney…

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George Johnson looking for brother-in-law Houston McLemore

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 17, 1879

Dear Editor - I would like to see
if my wife's brother can be found,
through your paper. His name is
Houston McLemore, and he went
from Meridian, Miss., during the
war with Sherman's raid; left a
father Jim McLemore, mother
Adline McLemore and three sisters
Grace, Caroline and Ellen McLemore.
Will all preachers please
read this…

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