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George Lewis searching for his sister Emma Lewis

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 31, 1887

I wish to inquire for my sister through your paper. My sister, before she married, was nemed Emma Lewis, she married a young man by the name of Mr. Davis, in 1874. She moved from Shreveport, La., to New Orleans, La., and I have not been able to hear from her since. Please publish this through your columns and oblige, George Lewis, 1103 Main…

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William Ambrose (formerly Ambrose Brackens) searching for his family

New Orleans Tribune (New Orleans, LA)

August 30, 1865

Circular of Inquiry. TO ALL FRIENDS OF HUMANITY. Chicago, May 18, 1865 Mr. WM. AMBROSE, of the firm of Ambrose & Jackson, Restaurant keepers. 91 Clark street, Chicago, Ill., wishes most earnestly to find the family of his mother, brothers and sisters, and will state the following particulars in his own words: "I was known in Kentucky by…

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B. Rush Plumly is writing of the reunited family of Mr. Ambrose Brackens.

New Orleans Tribune (New Orleans, LA)

January 1, 1865

A Family Reconstructed Our readers recollect the Notice to the Friends of Humanity, on behalf of Mr. W. Ambrose, of Chicago, then in search for his mother, brothers and sisters, which appeared a few days ago in our columns. The following letter, conveying the glad tiding of the reunion of all the members of the family, will be read with uncommon…

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H. J. Wright searching for Drucella King

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 22, 1880

DEAR EDITOR—I desire information concerning the whereabouts of Drucella King. She left here a few years ago, remained in New Orleans for a while, then left and went to Cass Landing, Bolivar county, Mississippi. Since I heard that she has married there, her mother, Jane King, a member of our church, is anxious to hear from her. Any information of…

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Charley Shamberger searching for his brothers George Shamberger and Henry Shannon

Southwestern Christian Advocate

March 22, 1880

DEAR EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my brother, George Shamburger. The last time I heard from him he lived in New Orleans. Also Bro. Henry Shannon. He lived at Honey Head Island. Address me at Chunkey Station, Newton Co. Miss. CHARLEY SHAMBERGER.

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Jane Stokes searching for her mother Mrs. Harriet Cooley and her children

The Elevator (San Francisco, CA)

June 25, 1869

INFORMATION WANTED.

By Mrs. Jane Stokes of New Orleans,
La., of her mother, Mrs. Harriet
Cooley and children, named Mary,
Georgiana, Rebecca, Virginia, Rowley,
James and John; also of Martha
Loomis and her children. Mary and
Frank.

The above parties came to San Francisco
several years ago, and their relatives
in New Orleans…

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The mother of Richard, Martin, Lucy, Francis, Mary, and Harriet Nagles is looking for her children

The Loyal Georgian (Augusta, GA)

October, 13, 1866

Information Wanted: Of Richard, Martin, Lucy and Francis Nagles, who were carried from the trader's office, in Hamburg, SC., to Twiggs County, Ga., Mary Nagles who formerly belonged to Mr. Samuel Gilchrist, of Florida, and Harriet Nagles who was carried to New Orleans, by Mr. Edward Holawny about 20 years ago. Any information of the above parties…

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Mrs. Ellen Alexander searching for her sons, Robert C. Davis and Daniel Davis

Daily Picayune (New Orleans, LA)

May 6, 1871

PERSONAL.

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INFORMATION WANTED -- HAVING
lost the exact location and post office address
of my two sons, ROBERT C. and DANIEL
DAVIS, I desire to obtain such information of
them as will enable me to communicate with
them. They formerly lived at 180 St. Thomas
street, N. O. They were formerly owned by Mr.
McPheeters…

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Ellen Johnson reunited with her mother after 50 years

The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

September 12, 1885

A NOTABLE GATHERING.
Five Generations Meet in This City--
A Family's Strange History.

Yesterday morning a reporter was directed
to visit No.246 Linden square, where a
colored family by the name of Johnson resided,
and assured that he would there find
an interesting item. Ellen Johnson, the
mistress of the house, told a very peculiar…

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Easter Bradford searching for Alcinda Bradford

Public Opinion (Chambersburg, PA)

August 23, 1870

Information is wanted of the whereabouts of Alcinda Bradford, daughter of Jacob and Susan Bradford. She was sold as a slave some years before the war, at New Orleans, to a man by the name of Lindsay, and was afterwards taken to Arkansas. Any information of the above person addressed to Easter Bradford, Chambersburg, Pa., will be thankfully…

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R. A. Howard searching for Joseph H. Johnson

The Sun (Baltimore, MD)

February 10, 1865

IF JOSEPH H. JOHNSON, (colored,) late of New
Orleans, will call immediately at MRS. ELZEY'S,
No. 14 1/2 South Calvert street, he will hear of some-
thing [something] to his advantage. R. A. HOWARD. f9 6t§

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Elizabeth Butler searching for her mother Anna Brown/Anna Blackwell and three sisters

The Daily Picayune (New Orleans, LA)

May 30, 1840

INFORMATION WANTED,

OF ANNA BROWN or ANNA BLACKWELL, or of her
three daughters, NANCY, ELIZA and SUSAN, a
griffe woman who was brought from Virginia by one
Mr. Latham about the year 1830 to the city of New
Orleans, and sold. Any information leading to their
discovery will be most thankfully received, by leaving
their names at this…

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Rosetta Shotwell seeking her son Auctavious Audwine

The Cleveland Gazette (Cleveland, OH)

May 24, 1884

--Exchanges will please copy: Mrs.
Rosetta Shotwell, of No. 8 Meridan
street, Chicago, would like to learn of
the whereabout of her son, Auctavious
Audwine, who was born in Macon, Ga.
Last account of him he was in New
Orleans, La., in the year of 1872. Any
information as to his whereabouts will
be thankfully received at the above…

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Venus Safford searching for her son Hiram

Vermont Telegraph (Brandon, VT)

May 17, 1843

INFORMATION WANTED, of my Son
Hiram a colored boy who left me nearly
twenty years ago, with Dr Day, of Montpelier.
He started from that place, resided
for a while in Philadelphia, left then
for New Orleans, and was there when
last heard of. Any one who will give any
information concerning him will greatly
oblige the heart of a poor…

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David Walke and Nancy Gibbs reunited after 32 years

Public Ledger (Memphis, TN)

July 26, 1871

A Romance of Slavery.

The Norfolk Virginian mentions a romantic
incident in the life of a negro
man named David Walke, who was sold
and taken to New Orleans thirty-two
years ago: At the time he was living as
man and wife with a woman by the
name of Nancy Gibbs. He remained
in New Orleans until last year, when he
paid a brief…

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Monsieur A. Y. Malleforte searching for George W. Francis

New York Herald (New York, NY)

June 29, 1853

PERSONAL.
INFORMATION WANTED—OF GEORGE W. FRAN-
CIS [FRANCIS], a colored man, by profession a barber and hair-
dresser, and aged about thirty three years. He lived in New
Orleans in 1840 and travelled with Mr. Amos Rank, in Mis-
sissippi [Mississippi], Missouri, Alabama, and Tennessee, in 1837, '8, and
'9. His father was named Thomas…

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Henny Butler searching for her daughter Frances

The Daily Picayune (New Orleans, LA)

August 12, 1843

INFORMATION WANTED.
HENNY BUTLER, a colored woman, residing
at Cumberland, in Maryland, desires information concerning
the present residence of her daughter FRANCES,
who went with Doctor Lawrence 7 years ago to
Natchez, Mississippi; from which place she was afterwards
removed to New Orleans.

Her letters from New Orleans reach her…

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John Caesar Barber searching for his mother Mrs. John Jackson

Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)

May 23, 1891

MRS. JOHN JACKSON—I wish to find my mother
Mrs. John Jackson. I came to Texas in 1866, leav-
ing [leaving] my mother in New Orleans. My mother was
married in 1864 to John Jackson. Her master's
name was Nicholas Coleman a captain in the rebel
army. We at one time lived in St. Martinsville,
La. Address, John Caesar Barber, Waxahachie,…

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Unidentified parents reunited with their daughter after 20 years

Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)

July 29, 1875

A TOUCHING SCENE.-The Newtown (Md.)
Gazette says: The steamer Tangier last Satur-
day [Saturday] landed at our wharf a negro woman who
had been sold "way down South" some twenty
years ago. She belonged to the Rush estate,
and her father and mother, whose heads are sil-
vered [silvered] with the frosts of many winters, have re-
mained…

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Martha Cobble finds her sons Thurston Cobble and Ned Cobble after a 40-year search

The Daily Picayune (New Orleans, LA)

August 16, 1889

A Mother's Search.
An interesting incident has just been
brought to light in Owensboro, Ky., in
which Martha Cobble, who served a
great portion of her life in slavery in
Virginia, and who forty years ago was
separated from her children, is the he-
roine. The mother and her offspring
were owned by a planter in Richmond,
Va., and at the…

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C. A. Halley searching for Mrs. Fleming, the wife of Harvey Fleming

The Daily Picayune (New Orleans, LA)

November 25, 1900

INFORMATION wanted of the present address
of the Mrs. Fleming, colored, who, in
war times, was wife of Harvey Fleming; supposed
to be in New Orleans. C. A. Halley,
special examiner, custom-house.

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Joseph Phillips (formerly Valance Scott and Joseph Blancha) searching for his father, aunt, and cousins

The Weekly Louisianan (New Orleans, LA)

April 3, 1880

Information Wanted
A gentleman by the name of
Joseph Phillips, residing in Grants-
ville [Grantsville], Nevada, is very anxious to
learn of the whereabouts of his
relatives. In order that they may
be identified, we are requested to
state that he belonged to a Mr.
Scott, of this city, who owned a
plantation about 25 miles above…

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Nancy Gibson searching for her sons Frederick Gibson and Thomas Barrick

New Orleans Republican (New Orleans, LA)

April 19, 1868

By Nancy Gibson, who left Baltimore
in 1844, of her two sons, Frederick
Gibson and Thomas Barrick, from
whom she has been separated about
twenty-five years.

Address her care of Rev. A. Ross,
pastor of Wesley Chapel, New Orleans.

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Celia Gamby searching for her son Asbury Bright (formerly Asbury Gamby)

New Orleans Republican (New Orleans, LA)

April 19, 1868

By Celia Gamby, of Baltimore,
Maryland, of her son Asbury Gamby.
Since enlisting, however, in the
seventh United States colored regi-
ment [regiment] he has gone by the name of As-
bury [Asbury] Bright. The last news of him
was that he had started with his regi-
ment [regiment] from Texas to Baltimore via New
Orleans.

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Mrs. Lou Davis searching for Manda Hester

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 7, 1884

MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
for an old lady friend of mine,
Manda Hester, When last heard
from she was in New Orleans.
She is the mother of Mary Milton,
Asa Milton's wife. They were na-
tives [natives] of Enterprise, Clark county,
Mississippi. Address me at Ed-
wards [Edwards], Miss. MRS. LOU DAVIS.

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