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Mary A. Carr searching for her daughter Venus Barnett

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 13, 1867

Information wanted of Venus and John
Barnett, formerly of Scott county, Mo. I
left my daughter living with the family of
Dr. Barton, in Bloomfield, Mo., several years
ago. Any information of their whereabouts
will be thankfully received by an anxious
mother. MARY A. CARR.
Address Rev. Dr. Revels, St. Louis,…

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A. B. Townsend seeking information on an unidentified sister

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 5, 1893

INFORMATION WANTED--of his
sister by A. B. Townsend of St. Louis
Mo.. She was reported as married to a
man by the name of Thomas Bush.
There was a small legacy left her. Any
information will be thankfully received.

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Cicero Augustus Wilkerson searching for Daniel Wilkerson, Daniel McCullough, and Sarah Jane Walker

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 30, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED OF DANIEL WILK-
erson, or Daniel McCollough, and Sarah Jane
Walker, of Newberne, North Carolina, who went
to Philadelphia in the year 1867 to live. If living
I want them to write to me at once, and they will
hear something to their advantage. Address,
Cicero Augustus Wilkerson,
…

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John Robinson searching for information about his sister Susanna Gordan (formerly Susanna Robinson)

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

March 16, 1895

NOTICE.

I would like to hear from my sister
who at last account was living in
Richmond, Va. Her maiden name was
Susanna Robinson, but I learn now she is
married and that her husband's name
is Christopher H. Gordan. Any
information about the above mentioned
party would be gladly received by
JOHN ROBINSON,
329 N. 5th St., East St.…

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Mrs. Elmyra Winn looking for her father Walker Haskins

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

June 30, 1894

Lost Father.
I was brought to Missouri from Richmond,
Va., when but 3 years of age.
My brother, sister and myself, the two
former are now dead. I being alone, am
quite desirous of ascertaining the
whereabouts of my long lost father, who
I have been told is yet alive. His name
is Walker Haskins, his wife, Sylvia Haskins,
died…

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Mrs. Sallie Taylor searching for former employer

St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO)

March 13, 1883

WANTED - Information of the whereabouts of
Mrs. Col. Wright; maiden name was Paulina
Wamoux, formerly of West Tennessee. Information
wanted by Mrs. Sallie Taylor, lady of color who
worked for her mother some years ago in Columbia,
Tenn. If she is in the city will she please send her
address to 3330 Washington av., St. Louis, Mo? tl

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Unidentified person looking for information about Mary Bailey and Eliza Bailey

St. Louis Palladium (St. Louis, MO)

March 24, 1906

INFORMATION WANTED.

INFORMATION WANTED CONCERNING
MARY AND ELIZA BAILEY

The name Bailey was that of their
master, who lived in Saline county,
Mo., in 1860 or 1861. The father's name
was Nathan Howard Bailey, the mother's
name, Americus…

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Margaret Williams (formerly Roy) searching for her family

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 21, 1883

DEAR EDITOR: ---- I wish to inquire for my people whom I left when quite young. I have not heard from them since I left them in 1864. We landed at Mason Island near Washington, D. C., and were taken to East Liberty, Pa. My name at that time was Margaret Roy, but I have since married. Father was Seymour Roy, mother Eulaid Roy; brothers were…

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Unidentified person searching for Rev. P.J. Jackson (two items: ad and reply to ad)

St. Louis Palladium (St. Louis, MO)

August 22, 1903

INFORMATION WANTED-Con-
cerning the whereabouts of Rev. P. J.
Jackson, who formerly lived in Mem-
phis, Tenn. He came to St. Louis
about eight months ago and preached
in several churches in this city. Any
information will be thankfully re-
ceived at this office.

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Annie Alvorid searching for Wilson Sanford

St. Louis Palladium (St. Louis, MO)

September 19, 1903

INFORMATION WANTED-Con-
cerning the whereabouts of Wilson
Sanford, who formerly lived in Hazle-
hurst. Copiah county, Miss. He left
there about twenty years ago. Any in-
formation concerning him will be
thankfully received by Miss Annie Al-
vorid, of 4119 Fairfax avenue.

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Ellen Mayes searching for Annie Johnson (formerly Miss Annie Murrell)

St. Louis Palladium (St. Louis, MO)

February 6, 1904

INFORMATION WANTED-Con-
cerning Mrs. Annie Johnson, formerly
Miss Annie Murrell. She lived in Dyer
county, Tenn. Any information will
be thankfully received by Mrs. Ellen
Mayes, of 4040 -----------------.

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Friends in St. Louis looking for Ella Upshaw (formerly Ella S. Pienor)

St. Louis Palladium (St. Louis, MO)

October 14, 1905

Information Wanted.

Friends in St. Louis would like to
know the whereabouts of Ella Upshaw,
residing in Washington. D. C., and who
was formerly Ella S. Pienor. Any in-
formation concerning this party will
be gladly received at The Palladium of-
fice, 2617 Lawton avenue, St. Louis, Mo.

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J. F. Sneed searching for Ben Warf

The St. Louis Republic (St. Louis, MO)

September 2, 1900

INFORMATION WANTED.

TO know the address of Ben Warf, colored cook. J.F. Sneed, 4570 West Belle Terrace.

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Georgiana Berry seeking the name of husband's Civil War company, for her Civil War widow's pension application

The Colored American (Washington, DC)

August 24, 1901

COLORED VETERANS, ATTENTION!
Is there any one who can give me the name of the colored company that was made up in the month of May in Grand Gulf Miss., in 1862? My husband was a member of that company. His name was John Berry. Since his death I have forgotten the name of the company and so cannot send application for pension until I find out the…

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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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Mahala Johnson (formerly Mahala Jones) seeking her sister Mary Kirk

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

May 9, 1891

I wish to learn something of my sister, whom
I have not seen since 1863. We parted at a hotel
in Leavenworth, Kansas. Her name at that
time was Mary Kirk. Our mother's name was
Sarah and father's name was Frederick. My
name at that time was Mahala Jones. Any infor-
mation concerning her will be gladly received
by her sister, Mahala Johnson,…

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Eliza Dyson searching for her family

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

July 16, 1892

LOST RELATIVES

I would like to know the whereabonts of some
of my people, which. to my remembrance,
belonged to a slave-holder by the name of Gamble
and lived at Defate County, Mississippi; my
mothers name was Ellen Gamble, fathers name,
Anthony Gamble, and four brothers, the oldest
Henry Gamble. next Ellison, Walter and Alander;…

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Mrs. Alexander Bailey (formerly Sarah Catherine Hunt) seeking her mother Margaret Hunt and relatives

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

February 27, 1896

Lost Relatives.
Mrs. Alexander Bailey, nee Sarah Catherine
Hunt, a prominent resident of our city, is de-
sirous [desirous] of locating Wm. Henry Harrison Hunt,
Mary Jane Hunt, Francis Russell Hunt, Charlie
Hunt, and Margaret Hunt, her mother: who
formerly belonged to Jim Crain and came from
Poplar Plains, Ky., to Lexington, Ky., in…

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John Dryden seeking Mary Ross

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

January 5, 1895

Wanted.––The address of Agnes Ross, broth-
er [brother] of Mary Ross, a colored woman generally
known as "Lame Mary," who before 1863 was a
slave of David Castleman of Lexington, Ky.
She left Lexington suddenly about 1864 or 1865
and never returned. When last heard of
through her letters to her mother she was in or
near Belmont, Pa.…

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Mrs. Lizzie Wilson searching for Linard Wilson

The Nashville Globe (Nashville, TN)

November 28, 1913

NOTICE OF INQUIRY.
To the Many Readers of the Globe.
I inquire for the whereabouts of
one Linard Wilson. He was born
and reared in Nashville. I have
not heard from him for seven years.
If any one can inform me of his
whereabouts I will appreciate it to
the highest.
Yours truly,
MRS LIZZIE WILSON,
3402 Pine St.,
St. Louis Mo.

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Mary Green searching for her son Lyman Green

The Vicksburg Daily Herald (Vicksburg, MS)

December 13, 1864

WANTED, INFORMATION,

OF a colored boy named LYMAN GREEN,
about 18 years old; was in Memphis
last winter; was raised on Milton Covington's
plantation, 25 miles north of Natchez.
Information of his whereabouts will be
thankfully received by his mother, Mary
Green, by addressing E. A. Hawks, St. Louis,
Mo. dec13-1t*

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Anna Barnett searching for Jesse Henry Johnson

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

May 23, 1891

JESSE HENRY JOHNSON—Is a brown skin youth
with a broad face. He has large ears which stand
off from his head. The first joint of the little
finger of his left hand is off. He was born in
Vicksburg, Miss. He is 18 years oly. He left me
two years ago in Washington County, Miss. Ad-
dres [Addres], Anna Barnett, 3315 Manchester Road, St.…

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Anthony Edwards and Lucinda Gibson reunited and remarried after 35-year separation

Mexico Weekly Ledger (Mexico, MO)

November 29, 1888

An Old Slave Marriage.
The Parties to It United After
Thirty-Five Years' Separation.
From the Globe Democrat.

An instance almost strange as
fiction itself occurred in the marriage
license department at the Recorder's
office yesterday. It appears
that about fifteen years previous
to the late civil war a colored
man, who now gives…

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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…

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Martha Hunt searching for her son William Talbert

St. Louis Daily Globe-Democrat (St. Louis, MO)

December 31, 1884

WANTED--Information of William Talbert (colored),
supposed to be in Memphis, Tenn., sold by
Henry Patterson in 1852. Any information will be
thankfully received by his mother, Martha Hunt,
Sacramento ave., St. Louis, Mo. Memphis papers
please copy.

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