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Charlotte Butler searching for her husband William Butler

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 4, 1884

MR. EDITOR-I wish to inquire
for my husband. His name was
Wm. Butler. We left Sumpterville,
S. C., with a man by the name of
Wm. Beleher; he took us to Charls-
ton [Charleston], and sold us to a man by the
name of John Flennoid, and he
brought us to Nashville, Tenn., and
then he moved us to Memphis, and
there sold my husband to a…

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Judy Merrill searching for her son Wilson Merrill

The Colored Tennessean (Nashville, TN)

March 24, 1866

INFORMATION wanted of my son,
Wilson, who was formerly a servant to
Gen. Van Dorn. When last heard from
was in Cincinnati, Ohio, living with
Lieut. Waid Long, 5th Ohio Cavalry. Any
information of him will be thankfully re-
ceived by his mother, by addressing Col-
ored Tennessean, Box 1150, Nashville,
Tenn. JUDY MERRILL.

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Susan Howard searching for her son William Howard

The Colored Tennessean (Nashville, TN)

March 24, 1866

OF my son, William Howard, who
formerly lived in Kingston, Ga. When
last heard from was in Chattanooga, but is
supposed to have started for Nashville.
He is 19 years of age, with yellow com-
plexion. I am at present living at Col.
Stanley's Chattanooga, Tenn., where I can
be addressed, or the desired information
can be directed to…

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Sydney Elliot and Eliza Cannon are searching for Sidney and Harrison

The Colored Tennessean (Nashville, TN)

March 24, 1866

Of my two sonss, Sidney and Harrison
who belonged to Clem. Cannon, who
formerly lived in Shelbyville, Bedford
county Tenn., and were sold to Goodbar.
a trader, and when last heard from were
in Montgomery, Ala. The oldest one is
about 26 years of age. My name is Sidney.
When they left I belonged to a man by the
name of Elliott.…

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Lucinda Norris searching for her mother Maria Ragsdale

The Colored Tennessean (Nashville, TN)

March 24, 1866

MRS. Lucinda Norris, daughter of Ma-
ria Ragsdale, wishes to learn the
whereabouts of her mother, who came to
this city to live some time since the rebel-
lion broke out. Mrs. Norris lives in New
Market, Ala. Mrs. Ragsdale can send
word to her daughter by calling on Jack-
son Goldin, Cumberland Hospital, Ward
24. …

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Levy Done searching for his mother Kissy Done, brother Joseph Done, and an unnamed uncle

The Colored Tennessean (Nashville, TN)

August 12, 1865

Information Wanted.

OF KISSY DONE, WHO LIVED AT COR-
inth. Miss., in 1862, but I learned she left
there in the fall of the same year for Memphis.
She is my mother, and I would be glad to hear
from her. I have a brother named Joseph Done,
and I also have an uncle somewhere in that
country. Any information respecting their…

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Saml. Dove searching for his mother Areno and siblings

The Colored Tennessean (Nashville, TN)

August 12, 1865

SAML. DOVE wishes to know of the whereabouts of his mother, Areno, his sisters Maria, Neziah, and Peggy, and his brother Edmond who were owned by Geo. Dove, of Rockingham county, Shenandoah Valley, Va. Sold in Richmond, after which Saml. and Edmond were taken to Nashville, Tenn., by Joe Mick; Areno was left at the Eagle Tavern, Richmond…

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Thomas Robinson searching for his brother Babe Debow

The Appeal (Chicago, IL)

June 4, 1892

BABE DEBOW--I have a brother that was lost
from me in Nashville, Tenn., in 1867 or a little
after Hood's raid on Nashville. His name or the
name he went by as he was very small was Babe
Debow. His father's name was John Debow. He
was left with a family by the name of Richardson
in Nashville, Tenn. Any tidings of him will be…

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Ed Butler searching for his brother Alfred and his nephews Alfred and Edward

The Appeal (Chicago, IL)

August 6, 1892

ALFRED BUTLER - I wish to find my brother,
Alfred Butler. He is 37 years old, about 5 feet 8
inches in height, is married and has two children,
boys - Alfred and Edward. Was last seen in Eliz-
abethtown, Ky., in 1880. I heard from him last
August. He was then in St Louis working on the
railroad. We are originally from Nashville, Tenn.…

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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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Sue T. Willis

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 9, 1886

I wish to inquire for my brother; his name is J. V. Willis, better known as Jim Willis. I have not seen him since December, 1885. When last heard of he was in Nashville, Tenn. Any information concerning him will be gladly received. Please address me, Miss Sue T. Willis, Litchfield, Ky.

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Felix Austin (formerly Felix Goodrich) searching for his mother, brother, and sister

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 2, 1883

DEAR EDITOR--I want to inquire
for some of my relatives, my moth-
er [mother], sister and brother. My mother's
name was Louisa Goodrich, and
used to belong to Squire Edmond
Goodrich, on the Gallatin turnpike,
seven miles from Nashville, Tenn.
My sister's name was Georgina
Goodrich, and brother was William
Wesley Goodrich. The last…

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William C. Lee searching for Will or William Lee

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

July 15, 1899

Do You Know Them?

I desire to know the whereabouts of Will or William Lee. He lived in Richmond, and was connected with the exposition at Nashville, Tenn., two years ago and also with the one at Omaha last year. He sold jewelry and trinkets. His wife's name is Nellie.

Her father is said to have died in Richmond several years ago. His widow,…

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Ned Boyd (formerly Ned Sutton) and Lucy Boyd (formerly Lucy Peters) searching for their daughter Martha Peters, children and extended family

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 8, 1883

MR. EDITOR: We wish to inquire for our children and people. Ned Sutton and Lucy Peters, mother of Martha Peters, belonged to Polly Peters, in York district, S.C. Manda and Peters went off at the same time, with Brown Duncan. Jesse Greer was Manda's father, and her mother, Liberty Peters, belonged to Widow Polly Peters. Emeline Peters, a cousin of…

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Peter Hill searching for his siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 22, 1883

MR. EDITOR:--I wish to inquire
for my kin people, sister and broth-
er [brother]. Sisters was Sallie Flucher
and brother was Sam Fluch-
er [Flucher]. We belonged to Tom Or-
gan [Organ], of Adams county, Mis-
sissippi [Mississippi]. Mr. Organ carried sister
Sallie to Nashville, Tenn., where he
made his new home. I left them
in Adams…

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Allen Davis searching for his two sisters and brother John Davis.

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 26, 1882

MR. EDITOR: I desire to inquire for my sisters, whom I left in Nashville, Tenn., in 1865. Rosaria Hill, Josephine Davis are their names. I heard of my brother last at Vicksburg, Miss. in 1862. His name was John Davis. All information will be gladly received. Mother's name is Gracey Davis, who once belonged to Robert Cartmell. She died in 1862 at…

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Charles Brown searching for his brother, Willis Brown

Nashville Union and American (Nashville, TN)

February 18, 1875

A Long-Lost Brother.
Information is wanted of one Willis Brown, colored. He was last heard of about 1859 or '60, when he was the property of a Mr. Boone, near Nashville, Tenn. Any information concerning him will be thankfully received by his brother, Charles Brown, at Plattsmouth, Cass county, Nebraska.

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Caroline Green searching for her mother Hannah Brandon, brothers, sisters, and son

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 29, 1886

MR. EDITOR - I wish to inquire for my mother, two brothers and two sisters, and son. My mother's name was Hannah Brandon; she belonged to Lem Brandon, in Coffee county Tenn., 4 miles from Lynchburg, Tenn.; brothers were Robert and Brandon; sisters, Polia and Nancy. My son Daniel was in Nashville the last I heard of him. Address Caroline Green,…

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Lettie Madkins searching for her son Bill Madkins

Nashville Union and American (Nashville, TN)

March 2, 1872

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WANTS.

INFORMATION WANTED-Of Bill Madkins,
colored, 18 years old and stutters badly,
by his mother, Lettie Madkins, who is in the city
in search of him. Leave word at corner of Walnut
and Bilbo streets, near…

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Matilda Cox searching for her sister Lottie Hunt

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 4, 1882

Mr. Editor--I wish to find my sister Lottie Hunt, who was sold in Louisburg, Tenn., and bought by a Mr. Young, who lived in Columbia, Tenn. My father and mother were named Nathan and Kittie Hunt. I had four brothers, Tom and Anderson Hunt, and George and Bill Moss; five sisters, Lucretia, Margaret, Emily, Mary and Lottie. I have not heard from…

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William Henderson Young searching for his brother Charles

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 26, 1877

My brother Charles belonged
first to Mason French in Warren
Co., Tenn., but was sold to John
Darden, who took him to either
Arkansas or Texas, since which we
have had no word from him. Our
mother also belonged to French,
but our father, who was named
Adam, belonged to Dr. Young, of
Nashville, Any information
concerning brother…

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Mary Cliff searching for her mother Bettie and siblings James, Emily, and Jordan

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 13, 1877

My family belonged to Mr. Mat.
Brown, at Nashville, Tennessee. I
was taken away from them when I
was a small child-my father was
then dead. My mother was named
Bettie, and she had three other
children, James, Emily and Jordan,
and I had other relatives named
Moses, Scott, George, Alexander
and Rebecca. I will be thankful
for…

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Adeline Williams searching for her mother Mary Insley and several siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 28, 1878

My mother was Mary Insley. My
sisters were named Frances, Nancy,
Lucinda and Mahala, and my brothers
Carroll, Prince, Oliver and Robert.
I was sold away from them at
Nashville, Tenn., in 1854. Any information
concerning them will be
thankfully received. Address Adeline
Williams, Goliad, Texas.

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Nannie Riddick looking for her brother Bolding Riddick

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

December 22, 1894

Do You Know Them?
I desire to find my brother. He was
sold away before the war to Nashville,
Tenn. He was last heard from in
Franklin, Tenn. His name is Bolding
Riddick. His mother's name was Harriet
Riddick, his father Starkley Riddick.
His brothers were named Abraham and
Alfred. I was not born when he was
sold, hence he does not…

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Amanda Fields seeking information about her father Joseph Mias

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

November 29, 1888

INFORMATION WANTED CONCERNING
my father, Joseph Mias He used to live in
Gainesborough, Tenn., and then he left
there for Nashville, Tenn., where we left
him; but since then heard that he moved to
Birksville, Ky. He is an old experienced
blacksmith. He had four of us children:
Rosetta, Amanda, Hannah and Joseph.
We were brought from him by…

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