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William Lewis searching for his parents Bill and Nancy (or Jennie)

The Abbeville Press and Banner (Abbeville, SC)

February 27, 1901

Information Wanted.
William Lewis, a colored man, has written to the Sheriff from Nashville Tennessee for information about his people. He was born in Abbeville District and his parents belonged to David Glymph. His father was named Bill, and his mother was named Nancy or Jennie. His master had a son named Benson. His father was a tall yellow…

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Frank Fleming searching for his uncles

The Watchman and Southron (Sumter, SC)

December 23, 1896

Who Knows Them?
A Colored Man Looking for
His Family.
NASHVILLE, TENN., NOV 27, 1896
To the governor of South Carolina:
Dear Mr. Governor--I am seeking
for my people that I have not heard
from since the late war and I humbly
ask your assistance and hope you will
do all in your power to help me if you
please sir. My name is Frank…

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J.A. McKinney searching for his brother James McKinney and Ben. Culp

The Appeal (Chicago, IL)

February 7, 1891

JAMES MCKINNEY -- I wish to find brother James McKinney and Ben. Calp. When last heard from he was in Cincinnati running on the Big Sandy packet. McKinney is tall, brown complexion, large eyes. Ben. was very stout looking and is not so dark as James. Address, J. A. McKinney care Nashville Tribune, Nashville, Tenn.

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Rev. L. M. Hagood searching for Martha Batts

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 19, 1884

MR. EDITOR--I desire to find the
whereabouts of one Martha Batts.
Some time since (about 4 or 5
years) she lived 8 miles east of
Athens, Ala., but told her sister
she was going to move on Elk
River. Her husband was named
Dave Batts; her sister Caroline left
her 11 years ago in Giles county,
Tennessee. When children they…

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Mrs. Mary Jane Gilliam searching for her brother William Gilliam

Nashville Globe (Nashville, TN)

August 11, 1911

Looking For William Gilliam.
Nashville, Tenn., Aug 5, 1911.
Dear Friends:
Does anybody know the where-
abouts [whereabouts] of my brother, William Gil-
liam [Gilliam], from Battle Creek, Tenn. I
would like to know if he is living, or if
dead; if he has any family surviving
him. He has a brother by the name
of Brown Gilliam.
I will be…

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Mary Jane Blair searching for her mother Susan Blair

Daily Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, AR)

October 3, 1871

INFORMATION WANTED.
Mary Jane Blair (colored) who was
taken from Arkansas to Tennessee, when
quite young, desires to know the where-
abouts [whereabouts] of Susan Blair, her mother, who
formerly belonged to Dr. Blair. Any in-
formation [information] in regard to her—whether dead
or alive—will be thankfully received by
her daughter.…

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Edmund Collie searching for his brother William Collie, sister Millie, and nephew Bailey

Natchez Weekly Democrat (Natchez, MS)

July 29, 1885

Information Wanted.
Edmund Collie, of Nashville, Tenn.,
is desirous of hearing from his brother,
William Collie, and his sister, Millie;
also the latter's son, Bailey, and a col-
ored [colored] preacher named Prince Buckner, of
the White Hall Baptist church. Edmund
and William Collie at one time lived on
the Scotland plantation of Mr.…

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Jane Bell is searching for her children Polly Bell, Grafton Bell, Jeremiah Bell, Lorenzo Bell, and Fanny Bell

Republican Banner (Nashville, TN)

May 13, 1871

A Mother of Twenty-seven Children
in Search of Her Offspring.
To the Editor of the Banner:
Knowing that you have always been
kind to the poor I desire to put this
notice in your paper:
I desire to know of the whereabouts
of my five children (colored), viz:
Polly Bell, Grafton Bell, Jeremiah Bell,
Lorenzo Bell and Fanny Bell. They…

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Judy Blythe searching for her sister Millie Sims (formerly Millie Travers)

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 8, 1880

DEAR EDITOR—I had a sister living in Baltimore, and I couldn't hear anything of her. As I have changed my residence, she probably got the address wrong, so I would like you to put a notice in your paper inquiring for her. Her maiden name was Millie Travers; she has since married a Mr. Sims. I do not know her husband's given name. Please request her…

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Laura White (formerly Laura Taylor) searching for her sister Annie Barnett

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 3, 1889

MR. EDITOR: I desire to find my sister Annie Barnett. She used to belong to Mrs. Sallie Harrison of Shelbyville, Ky. Her father was Gabe Barnett. Mother Eliza Caldwell. They used to belong to Reuben and Tommie Caldwell. of Shelbyville, Ky. Sallie Harrison sold sister to a Negro trader named Wilson, who took her to Lexington, Ky., and later on took…

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Emma Griffin searching for her son Malcho Parr or Malichura Hayman

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 9, 1879

MR. EDITOR—You will please inquire through your paper for Malcho Parr, or Malichra Hayman. Have not heard from him since Oct. 31, 1875. When last heard from he lived in Pearlington, Hancock county, Miss., and oblige his mother, Emma Griffin, 101 Union St., care Rice Moore, Nashville, Tenn.

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