Sophia Knox (formerly Sophia Williams) searching for mother-in-law Eliza Morris and daughter Hannah Williams (also known as Teedee)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 4, 1897

Elvira Claton (formerly Elvira Saphran) looking for Saphran family

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 8, 1893

Unnamed person replying to search for Mr. James Harris and Mrs. Rebecca Harris

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 4, 1889

MR. EDITOR: I read in your issueof the SOUTHWESTERN, May 23,the inquiry of Mr. W. C. Temple-ton [Templeton], of No. 75 Donferth avenue,Jersey City, N. J., of the where-abouts [whereabouts] of my friend Mr. JamesHarris and his estimable wife,Mrs. Rachel Harris. We livedwith them in St. Louis, Mo., in1869 and 1870. I also was withhim steamboating…

Granville Smith looking for Thomas Smith and R. P. Randolph

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 15, 1881

DEAR EDITOR:—I wish to inquire for my cousin Thomas Smith. There were five brothers, Handy, Jackson, Moses and Bill Smith. Mother was Elizabeth, father George Smith. The last heard from Thomas he was in St. Louis in 1875. He and Moses went off together in 1866 to Shreveport, Louisiana. Also I wish to learn of R. P. Randolph, who taught Kingston…

William Ware (formerly William Dyzart) searching for his brother Eddie Dyzart

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 11, 1880

DEAR EDITOR- I wish to inquire for a lost brother, Eddie Dyzart, nick named Tobie Dyzart. He was born in St. Joseph, Mo., was taken to White Cloud, Mo., then to St. Louis, then to Oxford, Miss., and from there to Mobile, Ala. Since then I have not heard from him. Our mother's name was America Dyzart. Please address me at Ludlow, Scott Co., Miss. My…

Mrs. Louisa Thomas searching for her father Henry Ford Brown and her sisters Dilsy and Fanny Robinson

Southwestern Christian Advocate, (New Orleans, LA)

November 11, 1888

DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my father and two sisters, Dilsy and Fanny Robinson. My father is Henry Ford Brown When I last heard from my father he was in St. Leuis, Mo., and the last time I heard from my sisters they were in New Orleans, La. During the war I was between 16 and 17 years of age. I went from St. Louis to Washington, D.C., with…

America Camack searching for her daughter Ellen Brince and siblings Harriet, Mariah, and Harrison

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 26, 1880

MR. EDITOR— I desire information of my daughter, two sisters and one brother. My daughter's name was Ellen Brince; sisters' Harriet and Mariah; brother's, Harrison. They all belonged to Samual Brince. I left my people in Barren Co., Kentucky, near Glasco, and have not heard from them since. I was brought to Mississippi a year before the war by Si…

Thomas Grover searching for a man he called Uncle Moody

The Elevator (San Francisco, CA)

April 25, 1874

INFORMATION WANTED

Of a colored man called Uncle Moody.
He came to California from Lafayette county,
Missouri, with his master, Henry Cole, and
resided for some time in this city. He returned
to Missouri about the year 1857, and
purchased his wife named Sylvia and young
child. He went to Missouri again before the
war, and purchased…

J. J. Redmond searching for Sarah Fisher and her son Frank

Daily Missouri Republican (St. Louis, MO)

August 31, 1867

Personal.
WANTED--Information of whereabouts of
colored woman SARAH FISHER and son FRANK,
who left St. Louis in 1863 for Iowa, and since returned.
J. J. REDMOND, corner Third and Locust, may advise
them of something to their advantage.

Maria Pope searching for her husband Andrew

Daily Missouri Republican (St. Louis, MO)

September 19, 1866

PERSONAL.
HUSBAND COME TO ME -- Andrew, who
formerly belonged to Dr. Pope, near Augusta,
Woodruff county, on White river, Ark., will find his wife
true and devoted to him at Jacksonport, Jackson coun-
ty [county], Ark. MARIA POPE
Andy is supposed to be in St. Louis, Mo., or Louis-
ville [Louisville], Ky.

Mrs. Susie McGurth searching for her sister Mrs. Ann Payne

St. Louis Palladium (St. Louis, MO)

October 14, 1905

Notice! Notice!! Notice!!!

The whereabouts of Mrs. Ann Payne,
who formerly lived on Targee street
now known as Johnson street, is desired
by her sister, Mrs. Susie McGurth,
living at 1546 South Second street. She
would be pleased to find her.

Stanley P. Mitchell searching for James H. Rogers (also known as James Washington)

St. Louis Palladium (St. Louis, MO)

April 13, 1907

$2000 FOR JAMES H. ROGERS

LAST HEARD OF IN ST. LOUIS.

To the Paladium.

Please give me space in your columns
to locate one, James H. Rogers.
He has relatives in this state, and
upon his presence depends the settlement
of a will involving several thousand
dollars. $2,000 will be paid to
James Rogers, the senior brother of
T. C.…

Burton Isom seeking his siblings James Isom, Ormand Isom, and Emily Murray

The Anglo-African (New York, NY)

December 23, 1865

INFORMATION WANTED of the whereabouts of James
and Ormand Isom, and Emily Murray. When last
heard from in the Spring of 1857, they were in St. Louis,
Missouri. Any information respecting them will be
thankfully received by their brother Burton Isom, New
Westminster, British Columbia. 221-4t

H. C. Binford is searching for Mr. John H. Branford

The Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)

March 29, 1895

Do You Know Him?
I desire to know the whereabouts of
Mr. John H. Branford. He left Birm-
ingham [Brimingham] in 1886 and was last heard from
in St. Louis, Mo , in 1887. He then
wanted to join the U.S. Army. John
has two sisters living named respective-
ly [respectively], Emma Robinson and Sophia Craft.
Any information will be…

Mrs. Lydia Gee searching for her sons Stephen and Albert Gee

The Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)

December 1, 1899

Wanted.
I wish to find my two sons, Stephen and
Albert Gee. The last heard of them they
were in St Louis. Send information to
this paper or to me. Mrs Lydia Gee,
47 Ruth Street. Memphis Tenn.

General Butler searching for Rebecca and Patsey

St. Louis Evening Post (St. Louis, MO)

October 15, 1878

TWO WOMEN WANTED.

By a Gentleman Who Asks the Police to
Help Him Find Them.

Information is wanted of the whereabouts of
Rebecca, a mulatto, and Patsey, a black woman,
who were once the servants of Mrs. Caroline
B. Trumbull, of the State of Louisiana,
by Gen. Butler, who is stopping at Major Butler's
residence, No. 1520 Lucas…

Mr. Robert Moore searching for his children

The Helena Independent (Helena, MT)

November 17, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED!

Mr. Robert Moore (colored) can hear of something to his interest from his children in St. Louis at his office.

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Henry Wilson reunited with his sister after 39 years

The Jacksonville Daily Journal (Jacksonville, IL)

November 4, 1903

FINDS SISTER AFTER YEARS.

To meet a sister after a separation of thirty-nine years is the recent experience of Henry Wilson, the colored butler who has been at the executive mansion through the administrations of Governors Ogles-by, Altgeld, Tanner and Yates. Wilson was born a slave in Missouri in 1855 and was held with his mother for more than…

James Harris seeking Margaret Roberts, Zachariah Taylor, and John J. Critinton

The Cleveland Gazette (Cleveland, OH)

March 26, 1887

Any information as to the whereabouts of Margaret Roberts, Zachariah Taylor and John J. Critinton will be thankfully received by the undersigned. When last heard from they were in St. Louis, Mo. Address Jas. Harris, Massillon, Oh.

Arthur White

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

September 23, 1893

I would like to know the whereabouts of my
mother and brothers. I was born in Tennessee
and left my mother and one brother there in
'68. I then went to St. Louis, Cincinnati,
Lewisville, and to Lexington in '72 I ran on
steamer from Nashville to Cairo, Ill. I belonged
to a man by the name of Davis Seals;
youngest brother's name was…

Matilda Richardson

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

March 12, 1892

I desire information concerning my sister,
whose original name was Emeline Vance. She
was sold from St. Joseph, Mo., a year before
the war, by Henry Maxwell. Think she went
to Texas. She formerly belonged to the Cummin's,
of Louisville, Ky At the time of the
selling she had two sisters, myself, formerly
Matilda Vance, and Mrs.…

Mrs. Viney Chouteau seeking her grandchildren Joseph George and Tolbert Chouteau and great-grandchildren Mary Sibley and Harriet Chouteau

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

June 13, 1891

Mrs. Viney Chouteau would like to know the
whereabouts of her children's sons, Joseph,
George and Tolbert Chouteau, and grand son,
Moses Jerrow's daughters, Mary Sibley, who
was taken away by my sister, Matilda Hicklin,
and Harriet Chouteau. I live in Cherokee Creek
and Osage Nation, and at Humbolt. The last
time I saw my children was at…

Mary Hodges

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

May 23, 1891

I would like to know the whereabouts of my
uncle, whose name is Mose Tensley; he left here
about eight years ago; last heard from him he
was in St. Louis, Mo. He had a daughter named
Carrie; any information concerning their
whereabouts will be thankfully received. Mary
Hodges, Hamlin, Ky., Calloway county.

H.T. Johnson

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

March 21, 1891

Any information concerning Tony Dickens
of St Loius, but who may be in Kansas City at
present, will be thankfully received and re-
warded by Mrs Lucy Dickens, No. 10 Ash St.,
Hot Springs, Ark. It is to the interest of Tony
Dickens to answer at once.
Very Respectfully,
H. T. JOHNSON.

Robert Watson

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

January 31, 1914

Do You Know Her?

I would like to know the where-
abouts of my sister, Margaret Hud-
on. She and her husband, Nelson
Hudson and little son, Hemler left
Hinds county, Mississippi about thir-
ty two years ago. When last heard
of they were in Norfolk, Va. My
mother's name was Hannah Heart
and she belonged to Mr. John H.
Watson. I am the…