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Willy Woods searching for his relatives, including his sister Lizzie Vanhuss

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, PA)

July 22, 1880

DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my sister, cousin, aunt and uncle. Sister's name was Lizzie Vanhuss, and was carried off during the war by Mick Vanhuss and his wife. Aunt's name was Clara Eastland; uncle's, Henry Eastland and cousin's, Balam Buckner. The last I heard of cousin Balam he was at Milican's Bend. Mother's name is Matilda Eastland,…

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Willis Mays searching for his aunt Sophia and uncles Ruben Grimes and John Ray

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 12, 1885

MR. EDITOR: I wish to inquire
for my mother's brother and sister
She left them in Kentucky. Moth-
er's name was Lucinda Toltem, her
brothers were Ruben Grimes and
John Ray. She belonged to Alfred
Toltom. She has not heard from
them since 1865. She then heard
they had come to Texas. Mother's
sister was named Sophia. Address
Willis…

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William Sanford searching for his son Charley Sanford

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 14, 1885

MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
for my son, Charley Sanford. The
last time I saw him he was at Mem
phis. That was in 1879; and he
was then 19 years of age. Address
any information to William San-
ford, Murfreesboro, Tenn.

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William Miller searching for his five brothers and sister

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 4, 1884

MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
for my relatives, father and mother,
five brothers and two sisters.
Father's name was Armsted Hop-
kins; mother Faanie Vinson; broth-
ers, oldest Abraham, Jim, Arm-
stead, Sam and Daniel Vinson; sis-
ters, Mary and Ann Vinson. Mother
and all the children belonged to
Andrew Vinson, and were sold in…

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Will Southerland searching for his siblings Anthony, Samuel, Betty, and Cyntha Southerland

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 16, 1880

DEAR EDITOR—Will Sontherland, living in Waelder, Texas, wishes to find his brothers Anthony and Samuel, and sisters Betty and Cyntha Southerland. They were born in the family of Tom Southerland, who died and left a widow who is now married. Will Southerland, their father, is dead. Their mother's name is Greecy Southerland. Any information of them…

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Wife of Burrell Taylor searching for her brothers Bob, Ben and Joe

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 24, 1884

MR. EDITOR: I wish to have the pastor at Pilot Point and others to inquire for my three brothers, Bob, Ben and Joe. We belonged to Mr. Sandy in war time, and I belonged to Miss Camilla Gage. The oldest brother belonged to Ellen Dorem, the next to Jane Ives. I am now married to Burrell Taylor, and live in Pleasanton, Texas.

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Washington Lacey searching for his father Sidney Lacey and uncles Jack Davis and Partees

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 13, 1884

MR. EDITOR--I desire to inquire
for my kindred. My father be-
longed to Alexander Ule. I have
not heard from them since the war.
The last time I heard from him he
was in Memphis, Tenn. And my
father was named Sidney Lacey,
and my uncles, one was named
Jake Davis, and the other was
named Partees. My uncle Jake
went to…

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Wash Allen

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 2, 1884

MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire for my father, brothers and sister. I was born near Maplesville, Ala. and belonged to Mr. Cole. Father was Eli and mother Dethoney; she died when I was seven or eight years old. Brothers were Noah, Allen, Green, Yonng, Dave and Ezekiel; and sister was Lucinda. I left them when very young, and was brought here 25 or…

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W.C. Echols searching for Guy Thomas

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 11, 1884

MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
through your excellent paper for
the address of Guy Thomas, former-
ly of Lynchburg, Va. If he will
write at once to Graham Denwell,
Esq., of Springfield, Ohio, he will
learn something of a pecuniary in-
terest to him. Yours truly,
W. C. ECHOLS,
Executor of the will of Thomas
Thomas,…

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Virginia Williams searching for her sister Carolee Harris

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 30, 1885

MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
through your paper for my sister.
Her name was Carolee Harris or
Carolee Gayarre. Charles Gayarre
was our owner before the war. I
think that he sold her to a man by
the name of Hyman Hart, in Osyka,
Miss. When she left Osyka, Miss.,
I heard that she went to Texas. I
was too young to know much…

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Victoria Wright searching for her relatives

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 28, 1884

DEAR EDITOR-- I wish to hear of my friends. Father was Jackson Jennings, and he was set free before the war by his owners, and went to Alabama. Sister was a girl about ten years old, and left with her young master, Frank Sloat. When he died her father left her with her grandmother, Fanny Sloat. Her name is now Victoria Wright. Address her at…

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Unnamed searching for their father and his family

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 17, 1885

MR. EDITOR--I desire to learn
the whereabouts of father, step-
mother and their children. They
went to Texas about 28 years ago,
with a Mr. McClannahan. My
father was Isham Yarborough, and
a blacksmith by trade. I have not
heard from them since they left
Louisville, Mississippi. Address
me at Starkville, Miss.

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Unnamed searching for their family and friends

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 10, 1884

MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
for my aunt, Malinda Wiggington,
who in slave time belonged to Mr.
Mr. Corneal Wiggington; also for
aunt Charity Wiggington, and
Jerry, my uncle, who lived with
Wm. Powell. I heard that brother
Bob went to Alabama with Bob
Hutchinson, and from there to
Louisiana. I also wish to hear from
Irving,…

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Tuague Miller looking for his siblings Sarah and Caroline

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 15, 1881

DEAR EDITOR:—I wish to inquire for my father's children, Sarah and Caroline. When last heard from they were in Houston or Galveston, Texas. They belonged to Pickett and Griffin Read. Both were married. Father, Tally Miller, belonged to James Pickett. Mother was Eliza. Address me at Shreveport, La., care S. J. Ziegler. TUAGUE MILLER.

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Tom Sanford searching for his mother Suckey Sanford and Bob Sanford

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 1, 1888

DEAR EDITOR-Please inquire in your paper for my mother, Suckey Sanford and Bob Sanford. Their owner owner was Gus Sanford. I left them in Sumner County, Tennessee. Address TOM SANFORD Como, La.

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Thornton Woods (formerly Thornton Anderson) searching for his cousin Teany Cammel

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 22, 1880

Dear Editor - I have a cousin named Teany Cammel who belong to Dr. Harris, in Deason, near Gallatin Tennessee. Her mother's name is Henrietta Anderson; her father's, Wiley Cammel. She has a brother named Charley Anderson. Thornton Woods is my name, or Thornton Anderson. I used to belong to the same Dr. Anderson, on the Gallatin pike, five miles…

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Thomas H. Huff searching for siblings Sarah Jane and Edmund (formerly Ned)

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 10, 1880

DEAR EDITOR -- I wish to inquire for my people. I left North Carolina December 12, 1866, for Texas, and left Sarah Jane and Edmund Huff, my sister and brother, with Hezekiah Huff, in Anson county, between Lilesville and Peedee river. Sarah Jane married one Tyson after I left. Edmund was called Ned. Please address me at Rutersville, Texas. THOMAS…

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Thomas Blakeney searching for Mary Jane Cagle and Sarah Cagle

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 3, 1889

Dear Editor: I wish to enquire for the two daughters of Edmond and Harriet Evans. Several years before surrender, John S. Cagle bought them from Thos Evans, of Clarke county, Miss. Their names are Mary Jane Cagle and Sarah Cagle. Their father goes by the name of Edmond Blanks now. Any information of their whereabouts will be most thankfully…

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T. H. Taylor searching for her mother's daughter Martha Norman

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 15, 1885

MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
through your valuable paper for
my mother's daughter, who was
sold from her when seven years
old. She was sold from her and
carried away, riding behind a Ne-
gro trader. She belonged, as my
mother did, to John Green, but he
becoming broke sold her and all
the children and her husband to
different…

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Synthe Spencer seeking her brother Hiram Calvin

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 6, 1887

MR. EDITOR— I wish to inquire for my brother, whose name is Hiram Calvin; he used to belong to John Calvin, and his mother was named Sarah Calvin, and his father Gabriel. Address Synthe Spencer, 1500 Brazos street, Austin, Texas.

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Susan Steward seeking her siblings Burrel and Amelia Houston

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 8, 1881

MR. EDITOR:—I wish to inquire for my brother and sister. Burrel and Amelia Houston. They belonged to Bob Field who married in the McRae family, in Jackson county, Miss. Father was Isaac Houston, mother Easter McRae, who left Mississippi for Houston, Texas in 1860. SUSAN STEWARD. Mississippi City, Miss.

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Susan Carter searching for her mother and siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 8, 1885

MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
where my people are. My moth-
er's name is Rose Hawes and
my brother was named Robinson.
One sister was named Mary Jane,
one brother named Richard and
one Jeff. My master was my fa-
ther. The last I heard of them
they were in Virginia, Caroline
county. My name is now Susan
Carter. Please direct…

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Stephen Toliver searching for his brother and sister

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 17, 1888

MR. EDITOR— I wish to inquire for my sister and brother, Frank and Mary. Louis Toliver raised us. They were sold in New Orleans and taken up the Mississippi river, but I have forgotten the man's name who bought them. Any one knowing their whereabouts will do a great favor by informing me. Address Stephen Toliver, box 100, Shreveport, La.

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Stephen searching for his parents and siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 10, 1885

MR. EDITOR: Information is
wanted of my people, I don't re-
member the names of their former
owners. I was sold at the age of
4, to Mr. David Allen, who lived
near Danville, Virginia. I lived
in Danville about 5 months, when
I was sold to Mr. Mosely in South
Carolina, and Mr. Mosely brought
me to Arkansas. Mother was…

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Stephen Coleman Walker seeking his uncle

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 22, 1888

MR.EDITOR—I desire to inquire for my uncles, Watson Coleman, Bob Coleman and Spencer Coleman. They belonged to Dr. Brown, in Gonzales; at that time they went by the name of Brown. Watson was killed after the war, Bob went to Mexico; Spencer Coleman is my father, and is living in Columbus, Texas., and is about fifty-five years old. Uncle Bob, I…

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