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Wm. Mabra searching for his brother James Mabra

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 10, 1878

Information wanted of James Mabra, for-
merly of Petersburg, Va. by his brother
Wm. Mabra,
1066 Rodman St.
Phila, Pa.

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Wm. H. Carpenter searching for his mother Ann Derry and his cousin Rebecca Sharp

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 1, 1881

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY MOTH-
er. Her name is Ann Derry. She is a
sister o Margaret Butler. I cannot learn
my mother's whereabouts ; I desire to
learn whether she is dead or living. When
last heard from she was living with my
cousin Robert Williams. I have also
another cousin. She did live of Rodman
street above 10th, Philadephia, Pa.…

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William Walden searching for Frederick R. Walden

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 13, 1885

WILLIAM WALDEN, A MAN OF
forty-eight years, inquires for Fred
erick R. Walden, whom he saw last thir-
teen years ago. Federick R. Walden has
a scar on one cheek. Please address infor-
mation to William Walden, Volincie,
Cass county, Mich.

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William Shoals seeking information about his son Thomas Shoals

The Colored Citizen (Cincinnati, OH)

May 19, 1866

WANTED.

Information of my son, Thos. Shoals,
who, when last heard from, was in Cleve-
land, Ohio, he is now, probably in Col-
umbus, Ohio. Wm. Shoals, George-
town, Ky., care of Jas. Harley, Esq.
(May 4, 1 mo.)

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William Padgett seeking information about his son Harris Padgett

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 17, 1887

INFORMATION WANTED OF HARRIS
Padgett. His father's name is Willliam
Padgett; his mother's name, Ellen Padgett.
He had a brother named Pompey and two
sisters named Cornelia and Catharine. His
mother was owned by Joe Dillard in Lynch-
burg, Va. Any information of him will be
gladly received by Wm. Padgett, of Mucha-
kinook, Mahaska…

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William Hill looking for his former wife Pyrena and their children Eliza, Celia, Jordan, Laug, and Hamp

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

October 25, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED OF THE FOL-
lowing named persons, who formerly
belonged to Waddie Thompson, of Edge-
field District, South Carolina, but moved
off 30 years ago: Pyrena, now about 65
years old, and her children, named Eliza
about 45; Celia, about 43; Jordan, about
41; Laug 39 and Hamp, 38. The above
named Pyrena was the wife of…

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William Henry Young searching for his parents Chrisse and Maderson Young, his brother Frank Young, and grandmother Charity Young

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 29, 1880

Information wanted of My mother Chrisse
Young, father, Maderson Young, Grand-
mother, Charity Young, brother, Frank
Young. My mother belonged to a man
named Geo. Lancaster. He lived in Charles
county, Md., near Newport. My father be-
longed to a man named William Penn. My
grandmother also belonged to Geo. Lancas-
ter Any one giving…

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William Henry Washington seeking information about his parents Bentey and Chloe Washington and his brother Bentey Washington, Jr.

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 3, 1882

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY PA-
rents, Bentey and Chloe Washington,
and my brother Bentey Washington, Jr., a
shoe-maker by trade. We belonged to one
John Lambeth, of Beaufort, S. C., and
moved during the war to Blackwell, and
subsequently to Charleston, from which
place, in 1865, I embarked for Liberia in
the emigrantship "Golconda." I…

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William H. Giles seeking Mrs. Mary McClain's sister

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

Februrary 20, 1896

INFORMATION WANTED.--
As to the whereabouts of the sister
of Mrs. Mary McClain, whose late
residence was cor. Sylvan and Atlantic
Aves., Asbury Park, N. J.,
but whose death occurred in Florida
a few days ago. Her husband is
insane and there is no one to look
after the affairs left. I do not know
the name of the sister, but she…

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William Clark searching for his father James Clark and his parents' family

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 16, 1887

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY FA-
ther or his people, and my mother's people.
My father's name was James Clark; he be-
longed to Dr. Thomas McCullough, Abing-
ton, Va. He married Elizabeth Sidney
Trigg, who was raised by Judge Conly F.
Trigg, of Abington, Va., but was owned by
Judge J. P. White, who bought her from
John L. Coleman, and…

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William Buchanan for his parents Mira and Albert Buchanan and his siblings

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

November 18, 1880

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
mother, Mira Buchanan. She was born
near Degrange, Ark. My father's name was
Albert; my brother's, Andrew Jackson
Buchanan; my sisters', Harriet and Teresy.
Any person knowing the whereabouts of
of any of these will confer a favor by ad
dressing William (or Bill) Buchanan, Tus-
cola, Ill.

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William Abington searching for his daughter Lucinda Abington

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 14, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
daughter, who went by the name of Lu-
cinda Abington. She used to live at Wenig
ville, Mo., with a Mr. WIlliams. She was
carried to Kentucky in 1861. Any infor-
mation will be thankfully received. Ad-
dress William Abington, care Rev. N. M.
Hamilton, Wenigville, Mo., box 53.

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Whitfield Powell searching for his brother Monroe Powell

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

October 19, 1882

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY BRO-
ther, Monroe Powell. My mother's
name was Millie Powell. She belonged to
Abram Powell, of Liberty, Bradford Co ,
Va. She died in Merry Co , Tenn. Three
children were sold. I was sold to Mr Var
ries The last I heard from Monroe, he
was in Tuscumbia, Ala Any information
of him will be thankfully received…

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W. W. Massey searching for his uncle Rev. Louis Johnson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 3, 1882

INFORMATION WANTED OF REV. LOU-
is Johnson, by his nephew, W. W. Mas-
sey. Direct to Rev. H. H. Lucas, Box 584,
Leadville, Colorado.

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W. S. Johnson searching for his mother Julia Hardy and his sisters Nancy and Fanny

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 17, 1887

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY MOTH-
er, Julia Hardy, and my sisters Fanny
and Nancy. Mother belonged to William
Gunn. When last heard from she was in
Notaway Co., Va. I was known in Virgi-
nia as Scott Johnson, owned by Peter Wells
in Dinwiddie Co. Address, Rev W. S.
Johnson, Mexia, Tex.

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W. J. Jordan searching for his uncle Platt Jordan

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 14, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY UNCLE
Platt Jordan. He belonged to Rev J. P.
Jordan in North Carolina, New Hanover
County. He was sold to a speculator from
a plantation by the name of Stag Park and
carried to Purgan Depot, on the Wilming-
ton and Weldon Railroad. He was heard
from in 1880. We received a letter of in-
quiry at Wilmington, N. C.,…

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W. C. Martin searching for siblings Anthony Conway, Humphrey Johnson, and Polly Johnson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

December 8, 1887

INFORMATION WANTED OF THE
whereabouts of Anthony Conway, Hum-
phrey and Polly Johnson, who were car-
ried from Orange Court House, Va., just be-
fore the war to be sold, and have not been
heard of since. They belonged to one
Joseph H. Howsworth. Their brother,
Monroe Johnson, is now living at number
330 E street S.W., Washington, D.C.…

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W. B. Carson, P. E. searching for Rev. S. C. Harris

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 30, 1881

INFORMATION WANTED OF REV. S. C.
Harris, a member of the N. E. Texas
Conference. He left for Kansas last Decem-
ber and was sick when he left. Any infor-
mation will be gladly received.
W. R. CARSON, P. E.
Dallas, Texas.

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W. A. Haywood searching for Mrs. Hager Newman

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 10, 1884

INFORMATION WANTED OF THE
whereabouts of Mrs. Hager Newman
who lived in Darlington county, near Lidia
P. O , in '71 or '72 She married a man by
the name of Robert Newman. They moved
from Darlington county to Chesterfield coun-
ty, S. C. Any information of the above
named parties will be thankfully received.
Ministers will please read this…

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Viney Robinson searching for her husband's brothers Ned, Peter, and Cator

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 4, 1881

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY HUS-
band's brothers--Peter, Ned and Cator
My husband's name was Robert Robinson
and he lived with McGhee or Woodside
The last heard from, his brothers lived in
Dover, Ill. Any information will be gladly
received by VINEY ROBINSON, McComb City,
Miss. …

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Unnamed person seeking information about their mother Nancy Dosier and sister Alice

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

November 4, 1886

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY MOTH-
er and sister. My mother's name was
Nancy Dosier and sister's name was Alice.
They were sold at Jackson, Miss., by a
man named Mizel(?). My mother was sold
from Jackson in 1851 or '52 to Poindexter,
of Louisiana, who took her to Shreeves-
port, La. She left three children in Jack-
son, two boys and a girl ;…

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Unnamed person seeking information about Alexander McKillip

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 28, 1887

INFORMATION WANTED OF ALEX-
ander McKillip, an Irishman by birth,
who left Philadelphia in 1837 and went
West. He was for years on the Mississippi
River in some capacity, and is supposed to
have died in Tensas Parish, La., intestate,
about eight or nine years ago. Any one
who may know anything of this person, in
life or at death,…

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Thomas H. Brown searching for his mother Amanda and brother Walter

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 19, 1877

INFORMATION WANTED
Of my people whom I left in the year of 1864.
My mother and oldest brother moved to
St. Louis, Mo., and left me in Helena, Arkan-
sas with my aunt Carolina, whom I left in
1864, and followed the 13th Illinois Infantry
until they were mustered out and came to
Illinois with them. My mother's first name
is Amanda, and my…

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Thomas Cooper looking for information about his father Henry Cooper and mother Mary Ann Cooper

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 1, 1880

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY FA-
ther, Henry Cooper, and mother, Mary
Ann Cooper, and my brothers Edmund and
Isaac Cooper, and Louisa Watson and Wil-
emah Cooper my sisters, and my daughter,
Emma Jane Cooper. I left her in Kentucky.
All the others was sold in Virginia by Wil-
liam Goult. I never knew where they
were taken. I came away in the…

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Sylvia Bostwick searching for her father Orange Nicholson, mother Lucy Nicholson, and several siblings

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

November 9, 1882

INFORMATION WANTED OF ORANGE
and Lucy Nicholson, my father and
mother, or Caroline, York, Eliza Maynard
or Lucy Nicholson, my brothers and sisters.
I was brought from Lawrenceburg Tenn.,
by one Bill Richards, in 1855 or 1856 It
was said I was dead from an accident on the
way to Texas. Not so I live and am
married My name now is Sylvia…

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