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James Thomas searching for his father Valentine Thomas

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 21, 1878

Oxford, Nov. 15th, 1878.

Editor SOUTHWESTERN:

I wish to inquire through your
paper for my father. His name is
Valentine Thomas. He used to belong
to a man by the name of Y.
P. King. The last I heard of him
he was living with a man by the
name of Dr. Holmes, Robroy,
Jefferson county, Ark. He is a
minister of the Baptist Church.…

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Rosa A. Wilcox searching for her father William Hill and several siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 28, 1884

MR. EDITOR- I wish to hear from
my brothers William, Robert, Martin
and Thomas Hill; and sisters
Nancy, Sallie, Eliza, Caroline and
Mary Hill. I left them in Hunts
ville, Ala. Father was Wm. Hill.
Address me at Capleville, Shelby
county, Tenn. ROSA A. WILCOX.

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S. Young searching for her father Jackson Jennings and sister Victoria Wright

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. …

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Phillip Scott searching for his sister Nancy

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 28, 1884

DEAR EDITOR- I wish to inquire
for my sister Nancy. Mother is
Henrietta. I left her at Poindexter's
trade yard. We belonged to
a man named Scott. Address me at
Lockhart, Texas. PHILIP SCOTT.

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J. M. Scott searching for his brother Henry and two boys Henry Scott and Edward Jarman

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 28, 1884

MR. EDITOR- I desire to inquire
for a little boy, Henry Scott, who
got lost last June. He lived near
Columbus, Texas, and he is about
8 years old. I wish also to hear of
a boy named Ed. Jarman. I also
had a brother, Henry, who was sold
to Bill Atwood. He then lived in
Harris county, Texas, near Houston.
Address me at Baazoria,…

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Chas. Banks searching for his brother Jacob Winchester and sister Amanda Brister

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 8, 1883

Mr. Editor :- I wish to learn the whereabouts of brother and sister. Brother's named Jacob Winchester - belonged to a man named Winchester; lived in Franklin county, Ala. Mother was born in Marshall county, Ala., in 1830. Sister's named Amanda Brister, belonged to a man named Numore, lived in DeKalb county, Ala.; she was born in 1833 in Marshall…

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Mrs. Josephine Alfred searching for her father Rev. Emmanuel Price and mother Emily Price

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 28, 1885

MR. EDITOR— I wish to inquire for my father, Rev. Emanuel Price, and my mother, Emily Prics. The last I heard of them they were in St. Louis, Mo. My father is a Baptist elder, and has only one eye. Any information of them will be gladly received by their daughter. Address Mrs. Josephine Alfred,care of Rev. J. August, Washington, La.

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Julian Jones searching for his sister Harriet

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 19, 1884

MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for a sister of mine who in slave times belonged to Izer Wells. He carried her away from here about 1854, supposed to have taken her to Louisiana, and I heard that since 1865 she was living in New Orleans. Her name was Harriet and my name was Julian McDaniel then but it is changed to Julian Jones. We have one more…

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Kizzie Franklin (formerly Kizzi Ortry) searching for her daughter Eliza Ortry's brothers Bob and John Orty and Edy Denson

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 19, 1885

MR. EDITOR: Bro. Charley Brown says that you found his people who had been gone ever since 1867. My name is Kizzi Ortry. I belonged to William Ortry in Monroe county, Alabama. His sons were Jefferson and Alex Ortry. My husband is Colonel Ortry, and son Ambrose. My daughters are with me, Tina and Eliza Ortry. Eliza's brothers are Bob and John…

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Lou Davis searching for their friend Irvin Loveless

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 17, 1884

MR. EDITOR-- Please allow me to inquire for a gentleman friend of mine. He was taken away in time of the war. His name was Irvin Loveless. His wife at that time was Harriet; her owner was Parson Lee, who lived about 3 miles from Dry Grove, Miss., and she had a son named Isaac; his owner was Willis Hand. He had two sons before he had this woman…

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Louisa Mitchell searching for her father Frank Walker, mother Harriet Walker, sisters, and brothers

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 24, 1885

Mr. Editor - I was informed by Rev. Charley Brown that the SOUTHWESTERN was a paper that would bring all lost friends together; he said that your paper found his people for him who had been goneever since the year 1867, and in 1885 your paper brought them within hearing of him. I now inclose to you the sum of one dollar for this paper to pay for…

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Lucinda McHenry searching for her mother and six siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 17, 1885

MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my people. I left them in Hempstead county, Ark., 1854; my mother's name was Rose Ann; she belonged to a man by the name of Ben Akers; she married a man by the name of Riley Martin. When I left mother she had six children, three boys and three girls; my eldest sister's name was Frances, and mine Lucinda. We were…

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Lucy Banks (formerly Lucy Lee) searching for her mother, father, and eight siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 25, 1885

MR. EDITOR— I wish to learn the whereabouts of my people; they left me on Back river in Virginia; —the river was salt water—near Hamilton, where my mother went every morning to market; my mother's name was Milly Ann Lee and belonged to a Mr. Thomas Skinner; my father was Joseph Lee and belonged to a Dr. Mabre, but I do not remember the doctor's…

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Ludora Snell searching for her father, aunts, sisters, and brothers

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 11, 1885

MR. EDITOR-I desire to inquire for my father and mother's people. During slavery we belonged to Dr. Harvey, near a town called Canton, but whether it was Canton, Mississippi, or not I do not know. I was very young when we were sold during the war. Mother, grandmother, myself and two other children were sold to a Mr. James Pickens and carried to…

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M. Brown searching for their aunt Eliza Jones

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 4, 1884

MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my aunt, Eliza Jones. She left Sunflower landing, Miss., in 1878, and went to near Memphis, Tenn., and I have not heard from her since. She has two children, a boy and a girl. The boy was Gust and the girl Mattie. Address me at Meridian, Miss. M. BROWN

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M. E. Kellum searching for their sister Julia Smith

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 17, 1885

MR. EDITOR- I wish to inquire for my sistor; her name is Julia Smith; she goes by the name of her father. I have not heard from her in nine years. The last time I heard from her she was in Natchitocles parish, La. She was not married then. I heard since she was to be married, but did not learn the man's name. Any information will be gladly…

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M. C. Kidd searching for their sister's father Jim Rice

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 23, 1884

MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire about my sister's father, Jim Rice. I received a letter from him about seven years ago, and have not heard from him since. He was living in Boston, Missouri, on Col. McCleran's place. Sister was Mollice Rice, but since her marriage is Mollie Dickson. Address me at The Oaks, Miss. M.C. KIDD

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Maggie Boyd (formerly Maggie Townes) searching for her brother and her father's brother

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 18, 1884

MR. EDITOR-- I saw in the list of preachers of the Vicksburg conference, a name which seemed familiar to me. The name was Nathan Oliver, my father had a brother by that name. My father's name was James Oliver, but was changed to James Townes, but by marriage is changed to Boyd. I also have a brother whom I believe to be in Vicksburg or that part…

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Malinda Hill searching for her father Pearis Theamas

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 11, 1885

MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my father; his name was Pearis Theamas, and his wife was named Ann Pearis Theamas; she was brought to Texas about 20 years ago; she left him in Laura, La., and after coming to Texas she married Harvey Luckey, and went by the name of Ann Luckey. She died in 1880, leaving three children: Amos, Malinda and Elmira.…

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Maria Coleman searching for her father Alfred White

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 6, 1885

MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my father. His name was Alfred White, belonging to Mr. Daniel White. My mother Fanny once belonged to Mr. Samuel Chester, who lived in Manchester, Clay County, Ky., and being for sale Mr. White also bought her. I have a sister, Minnie, and she now lived in Covington. My present name is Maria Coleman; I married a…

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Maria Fisher (formerly Maria Howard) is searching for her mother, father, three brothers, four sisters, grandmother, and aunt

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 12, 1885

MR. EDITOR-- I desire to inquire for my people, who belonged to a Mr. William Atkison, who lived on the foot of High street, in Petersburg, Virginia, and he moved to a little village called Winchester, between the Blue Ridge and Catskill mountains. There were six brothers of the Atkisons, William, Robert, Rogers, Thomas, John and Joseph. My…

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Martelan Robinson searching for his brother Augustine Narcisse

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 30, 1885

MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my brother. His name is Augustine Narcisse. He left here with the Twenty-Sixth Louisiana Regiment, Company A, and served as a cook. He was captured at Vicksburg, Miss, July 4, 1863. Any information will be thankfully received. Address Martelan Robinson, care of Asbury M. E. Church, Rev. H. J. Wright, pastor.

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Martha Bradley searching for her brother-in-law Major Bradley

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 17, 1884

MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my brother-in-law, Major Bradley. The last I heard from him he was at Lake Providence, La. My husband died, left me 7 children and no one to help me. I am a poor widow. Address me, care Rev. C. Taylor, Clinton, La. MARTHA BRADLEY.

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Mary Brown searching for her sisters Sallie, Elizabeth, and Louisa

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 11, 1884

MR. EDITOR-- I desire to inquire through the SOUTHWESTERN for my kin people. In the days when human beings were bought and sold in this chivalrous South my body belonged to Col. T. G. Johnson, of Memphis, Tenn. He kept a hotel and a number of race horses. My body was sold in New Orleans to a Mr. Absalom Gill, in 1843. I then went by the name of…

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Mary Moore searching for her father Andrew Moore

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 12, 1885

MR. EDITOR: I wish to inquire for my father, his name is Andrew Moore, he left my mother, with two children, a boy and girl. I am the oldest, we were then in Navasota, Grimes county, Texas, in 1867. I was then two years old. I will mention some of his brothers and sisters: Lucy and Julia Taylor; Joe and George Taylor. I am very anxious to find my…

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