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Charles Ross searching for soldiers he knew at Andersonville Prison during the Civil War

National Tribune (Washington, DC)

December 8, 1892

Charles Ross, Co. H, 35th U. S. C. T., Bren-
ham, Texas, wants the name of the Surgeon or
Steward who assisted Dr. Warren to amputate
the arm of a rebel soldier of Co. G. 4th Ga. Re-
serve Guards, at Andersonville, Ga., in the
latter part of the Summer of 1864. Also the
addresses of the two paroled Union prison-
ers who attended in the…

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Harriet Carrington searching for her son Patrick Finch

The Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA)

April 19, 1871

PERSONAL.
PERSONAL.—Left Richmond about the
last of October, on an oyster schooner, PAT-
RICK [PATRICK] FINCH, a colored man, about 20 years old.
Any information of him would be thankfully re-
ceived [received] by his mother.
HARRIET CARRINGTON,
ap 19_4t* No. 1225 17th street.

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W. P. R. searching for Emma Avery

The New York Herald (New York, NY)

January 9, 1869

EMMA AVERY, COLORED, WHO LIVED WITH MR.
Powless, at Norwood, N. J., will please send her address
to W. P. R., box 3,020 New York Post office.

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Robert D. Holmes searching for Jane Wilson

The New York Herald (New York, NY)

February 10, 1865

INFORMATION WANTED--OF JANE WILSON, OF
Morrisania, Westchester county, who is supposed to
have gone to Philadelphia. She has a dark brown complexion,
about five feet five or six inches in height, decayed
teeth, one tooth gone in front upper jaw, dressed in black,
and had a boy fourteen years of age, about same complexion,
with a mark…

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Mrs. Mary Kimbrow looking for her uncle Mr. Johnnie Blakley (also known as Johnnie Frierson)

The Nashville Globe (Nashville, TN)

September 9, 1910

INQUIRING FOR RELATIVES.
I am writing to inquire for Mr.
Johnnie Blakley or Mr. Johnnie Fri-
erson [Frierson], as he is known by both names.
Any one knowing of his whereabouts
will please notify me at once, as I
am very anxious to communicate with
him. I am his niece and have not
heard from him for some years, so
any information about him…

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E. H. Lampkins searching for his former wife Mrs. Bennie Jacko (formerly Mrs. Bennie Lampkins)

The Nashville Globe (Nashville, TN)

June 27, 1913

LETTER OF INQUIRY.
22 Nevada street, San Antonio, Tex.,
June 9, 1913.
Nashville Globe, Nashville, Tenn.:
I am sending this inquiring letter
to you in quest of Mrs. Bennie Jacko
or Mrs. Bennie Lampkins. She was
once married to me, but the last
time she married a man by the name
of Jacko; her mother's name was Mrs.
Charlotte Johnson, who…

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Alexander Oglesby searching for three Civil War veterans Mr. Mines Goodall, Abraham Pussley, and Robert Allen

The Nashville Globe (Nashville, TN)

August 22, 1913

ALEXANDER OGLESBY INQUIRING
FOR SOLDIER COMRADES.
A letter from Mr. Alexander Ogles-
by [Oglesby], in care from Adjt. General's office,
War Department, Washington, D. C.,
has the following to say:
"I would like to find Mr. Mines
Goodall, who was a soldier, Company
L, 14th U. S.; C. T. or Abraham Puss-
ley [Pussley], who lived at…

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Lucy Smith is searching for her father William Smith

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

July 30, 1898

Do You Know Him?

I would like to know the whereabouts
of my father, William Smith. He was
at Fort Smith, Ark., up to last April.
When last heard from, April 18, 1898.
he was at Seward Station, Oklahoma,
employed by Mr. David Scronce.

Any information will be gladly received
by his daughter, Lucy Smith,
316 N. 16th St., Richmond,…

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Wm. G. Wilson searching for Miss Annie Tucker's parents

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

October 21, 1899

Do You Know Her?

I desire to know the whereabouts of
Miss Annie Tucker's mother or father
or any of her relatives.

She died here in the Hartford Hospital,
Monday night, October 9th, and
was buried Thursday, 12th inst.

She was insured for $150. She leaves
a baby two weeks old. Her parents
live in Lunenburg Co., Va.

They can…

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Mrs. Jane Wilson searching for her brothers and sisters

The Nashville Globe (Nashville, TN)

December 16, 1910

INQUIRING FOR RELATIVES.
One Mrs. Jane Wilson, who failed
to give her resident city, writes the
Globe, asking information concern-
ing [concerning] her brothers and sisters. She
left them in Gibson County. The
family name was Sharp.
The communication was signed by
one W. F. Smith. Any information
concerning Mrs. Wilson's relatives…

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Mr. Alfred W. Griffin searching for Reddick Slade

The Nashville Globe (Nashville, TN)

February 18, 1910

MORE LOST RELATIVES.
Mr. Alfred W. Griffin, son of Mr.
Kenney Griffin, who is now residing
at Battle Creek, Mich., is in search of
a relative of his, by the name of Red-
dick [Reddick] Slade, son of Sabee Slade. He
says, when last heard of, this rela-
tive [relative] was living in Suffolk, Va. If
any one knows the whereabouts of
this…

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Kesia Able searching for her daughter, Frenes Taylor [Frances Taylor] (3rd of 3 ads placed)

Evening Star (Washington, DC)

May 1, 1867

INFORMATION WANTED OF FRENES
TAYLOR, colored. When last heard from was
in Richmond, Va. Any information will be thankfully
received by her mother. KESIA ABLE.

Richmond and Petersburg papers please copy.
Address 406 12th street, between I and K, Washington
City, D.C.

my 1-3t*

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Mr. J. Sims reunited with his two sisters

The Colored American (Washington, DC)

November 25, 1899

Mr. J. Sims, of Capitol Hill, is rejoic
ing [rejoicing] over the arrival his two sisters from
Mississippi, from whom he was sepa
rated [separated] on the outbreak of the Civil War,
and only ascertained their whereabouts
a few months ago.

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A. Brinkley searching for Harry T. Alston

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

April 25, 1891

SEEKING FOR THE LOST.
HARRY T. ALSTON--When last heard from in
July, 1890, he was in Patterson, N. J. He is 50
years old, a bricklayer by trade, Address, A.
Brinkley, Aurelian Springs, N. C.

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An unnamed person searching for Mr. Robert Mansfield

The Colored American (Washington, DC)

March 26, 1904

DO YOU KNOW HIS ADDRESS?
A subscriber wants to know the
present whereabouts or address of
Mr. Robert Mansfield, who at one time
lived on 15th St., in this city, and was
head waiter at Palm Beach, Fla. This
information will be cheerfully received
at this office.

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Katie Holston (formerly Katie Gaines) searching for her people

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

May 27, 1905

Do You Know Them?
I desire to know the whereabouts
of some of my people. I was given
in charge of Classy Gaines of Farm-
ville [Farmville], Va., who came to Richmond to
visit her son, whose name was Wash-
ington [Washington] Gaines. I was given to her
by a person called my aunt. I call-
ed [called] her sister and she had promised
me…

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Myrtle Royal Virginia Lester is searching for her grandparents

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

March 2, 1901

Wants to Know.
Little six year old Myrtle Royal Vir-
ginia [Virginia] Lester wants to learn where to
find her grand parents who are sup-
posed [supposed] to reside in or near Richmond,
Va. Her father's name was Lee Royal
Lester. He had two brothers named
Jack and John Lester and 3 sisters,
Mollie, Mattie and Lizzer Lester.
Little…

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Prof. Luther Colden searching for Mr. H.L. Harris

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

March 2, 1901

Do You Know Him?
SUFFOLK, Va., Feb. 26th, 1901.
Mr. Editor:
We desire to ascertain the where-
abouts [whereabouts] of Mr. H. L. Harris, vocalist,
whose services we wish to secure for
the Colden Concert Company of Suf-
folk [Suffolk]. We shall be grateful to be in-
formed [informed] by any one under whose obser-
vation [observation] this…

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Robert Anthony searching for Greenbury Baldwin

The Moline Review-Dispatch (Moline, IL)

February 24, 1882

INFORMATION is wanted of Greenbury
Baldwin, a colored citizen of Rapids City,
who has been missing since February 10th.
He was chopping wood on that day near
Cordova, and quit work about 10 o'clock,
complaining that he was sick, and has not
since been heard of. Any news of him
should be sent to Robert Anthony, at Rapids
City.

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David Eason searching for his brother Dorsey Eason

Times-Dispatch (Richmond, VA)

February 18, 1904

Seeks Information.
David Eason, colored, of Roxobel, N.
C., writes the Mayor for information of
his brother, Dorsey Eason, who was sold
here several years before the war. Any
information will be gladly received by
the brother.

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Mrs. Caroline Clemments searching for her daughter Lillie Clemments

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

April 20, 1901

Do You Know Her.
I would like to know the wherea-
bouts [whereabouts] of my daughter, Lillie Clem-
ments [Clemments]. She left Richmond 4 years
ago with Mrs Randolph Norris for
Yonkers, N. Y , after which she moved
to East Orange N J.
The last I heard of her, she was in
New York. Any information will be
thankfully received by her…

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Miss Mattie Gooseby searching for her mother Mollie Gravely

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

March 16, 1901

Do You Know Her?
I desire to find my mother. The last
time I saw her was five years ago. She
was then in Greensboro. N. C. Her
first husband's name was Ned Goosby,
last husband's name, Green Gravelly.
She goes by the name of Mo[undecipherable]lie
Gravely. She had four children, viz.
Mattie, Johnnie, Mary and Rosa Goos-
by [Goosby],…

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Executors of estate found Robert Busby, "ex-slave," and gave him an inheritance

The Broad Ax (Chicago, IL)

October 9, 1897

AGED EX-SLAVE.

Left a Fortune of $50,000 by His
Former Master.

Benton Harbor, Mich., Sept 29.

--Robert Busby, an old ex-slave,
was today advised by a Charleston
(S. C.) lawyer that his former master,
Bradford North, who died four
years ago, has left him an inheritance
of $50,000. The old planter
left an immense estate, and…

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Mary Terry searching for her relatives and friends

The Broad Ax (Chicago, IL)

December 2, 1905

Wanted to Know the Whereabouts of
the Relatives of Mary Terry.

Anyone knowing of the whereabouts
of the relatives and friends of Mary
Terry, who formerly resided in Springfield,
Ill., will confer a great favor upon
her by sending such information to
the working girls home, 4913 Dearborn
street.

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The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children of New York searching for James Davis's mother Annie Van Netten and his siblings Fannie and Stephen.

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

August 10, 1901

Do You Know Them?
The Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children of New York has in
its charge a boy who gives his name as
James Davis, claims he lives at No. 66
John street, Richmond, Va., and that
his mother remarried, her present name
being Annie Van Netten. She has two
other children, Fannie and Stephen.
They first lived…

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