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Charley Shamberger searching for his brothers George Shamberger and Henry Shannon

Southwestern Christian Advocate

March 22, 1880

DEAR EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my brother, George Shamburger. The last time I heard from him he lived in New Orleans. Also Bro. Henry Shannon. He lived at Honey Head Island. Address me at Chunkey Station, Newton Co. Miss. CHARLEY SHAMBERGER.

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Anaster Richardson searching for Alford Cravers and Sidie Ann

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 6, 1879

I wish to inquire about my father, Alford Cravers. He use to belong to Press Craves, near Leesburg, Maryland Co., Va. Mother's name was Sidie Ann. She belonged to Jack Tippett. She was the mother of three children, Leatha Ann, Henderson and Sampson. I was brought to Makerry Co., Ala., by a Mr. Kepthard, a trader. Address me at Hillsboro, Coffee…

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B. F. Pinkard searching for his uncle John Pinkard

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 6, 1879

DEAR EDITOR-- I wish to make some inquiry about my uncle, John Pinkard. I left him in Bradley Co., Arkansas, in 1865, on the Saline river. Mother's name was Betsey Pinkard. She belonged to Tom Pinkard, was brought to Texas in 1863 and died in 1864. Address me at Groesbeck, Limestone Co., Texas. B. F. PINKARD.

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Mary Richard searching for her three sisters Martha, Alesa, and Hulda

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 6, 1897

I wish to inquire for my three sisters. They were taken away from McMinnville, Tenn., about thirteen years before the war. My father, Willis, belonged to John Lusk. Mother's name was Ann Lusk. Sisters' names were Martha Alesa and Hulda. Address me at Hillsboro, Coffee Co., Tenn., in care of J.F. Summerhill. MARY RICHARD.

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Mrs. Maggie Clayton searching for her son Thomas Clayton

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 11, 1881

MR. EDITOR: I wish to find my
boy, who left Memphis in February,
1878. His name is Thomas Clayton.
His age is fourteen years. He
went away without my knowledge
or consent, on the steamer Holliday,
for Vicksburg. Address

MRS. MAGGIE CLAYTON.

256 Hernando street, Memphis, Tenn.

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Sebbia McColoach (formerly Sebbia Young) looking for her mother Milly Ann and siblings Rosetta, Ownia, and Charles Young

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 17, 1879

MR. EDITOR - I wish information
about my mother and sister.
I was taken from my people long
before the war, between Rome and
Walker, Georgia. We all
belonged to Mr. Young, and his son
James Young brought me out to
Mississippi where I now live. My
mother's name is Milly Ann,
and sister's Rosetta and Ownia, brother
Charles Young.…

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Thomas Young looking for his mother Mary Duken's family

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 10, 1879

DEAR EDITOR : I desire to inquire
for my mother's people. Her
name is Mary Duken; father's
name was Reuben; grand mothers
Kittie. Mother is from Frederick
county, Virginia. The last man
she belonged to was Robert Marshall.
He was going to whip her
one day, and she ran off to Winchester,
Virginia, in April (year
unknown) and…

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Henry Wells searching for his mother Beckie Wells and his siblings Charlie and Annie

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 10, 1879

DEAR EDITOR : I wish information
about my mother and two
children. Mother's name is Beckie
Wells, brother's Charlie, sister's
Annie. They lived near Pontotoc,
Miss., and left in 1865. I have
heard from them but once since.
They were then in Memphis. I ask
all preachers and friends to make
inquires for them, for I want to see…

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D. W. Tucker (formerly Dred Hankins) searching for several family members including his sisters Jane, Harrie, Creasy, and Annie

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 1, 1879

DEAR EDITOR: I wish to inquire
for some of my lost friends - sisters
Jane, Harrie, Creasy, Annie ;
brothers Hartwell, Wilson, Joshua,
Andrew, Marcus, Daniel; nieces
Eliza and Frances Johnson ;
nephews Foster and George Han-
kens. My father's name was Param
Seay. My name was Dred and I
belonged to Matthew Hankins. I
now go by the…

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Tom Taylor searching for his wife Susannah, brother Peter McKinsey, and daughters Harriet and Sally

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 10, 1879

DEAR EDITOR : Please allow me
to inquire for my folks in Texas.
My wife's name was Susannah ;
brother's Peter McKinsey ; the
elder girl's Harriet, the other Sally.
They went to Texas with the widow
McKinney, and lived on the Fulton
road, one mile from Taylor.
Address TOM TAYLOR,
Prairie Station, Miss.

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Leroy Samuel (formerly Leroy McKinzie) searching for his brother Jason McKinzie

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 10, 1879

DEAR EDITOR : I wish to inquire
for my brother Jason or any of his
children. He was sold from me in
Mobile in 1848 to Mr. Lagoin, of
Mississippi, then he went by the
name of Jason McKinzie. His
wife was Bettie, his daughter
Josephine. Our mother was Joilett
McKinzie. I was sold to Edwin A.
Glover and brought to Texas. I
now go…

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Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 10, 1879

MR. EDITOR : A young colored man
named Geo. Washington has
been engaged as a butler in our
family for the last two years.
He, with his parents, sisters and
brothers were formerly slaves and
owned by one Wm. Patterson a
planter and lawyer in the parish of
East Feliciana. In 1867 he came
North, and the other members of
his family…

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John Prince looking for Tilton Prince (or Tilton Whitehead)

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 27, 1879

MR.EDITOR- I left Tilton Prince
or Whitehead, in St. Charles
parish, Louisiana, during the war.
I was brought to Texas by George
Woodruff. My father's name was
Prince Whitehead. I ask all
preachers to make inquiry for the
above named person, and if found
address me.
JOHN PRINCE.
Spring Hill, Navarro county, Texas.

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Harry King looking for his mother Kitty Slate and sister Betty Slate

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

Mar 27, 1879

MR. EDITOR—I desire to learn
something about my mother and
sister. They lived in Bellfield,
Green county, Virginia, were sold
and bought by Peter Walker.
My mother's name is Kitty Slate,
Sister's Betty Slate. When sold
two sons were left—Harry and
Mandred. If found, address,
HARRY KING.
Oxford, Miss., March 16th, 1879.

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George Johnson looking for brother-in-law Houston McLemore

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 17, 1879

Dear Editor - I would like to see
if my wife's brother can be found,
through your paper. His name is
Houston McLemore, and he went
from Meridian, Miss., during the
war with Sherman's raid; left a
father Jim McLemore, mother
Adline McLemore and three sisters
Grace, Caroline and Ellen McLemore.
Will all preachers please
read this…

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Louisa Irvine (formerly Louisa Biggs) looking for her sister Polly

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 1, 1879

DEAR EDITOR: I desire to inquire
for my sister Polly, who lived in
Carrollton, New Orleans, and has a
son named Edward. Her husband's
name was Wesley. I have not
heard from her since I left there
seven years ago. Then my name
was Louisa Biggs. I have since
married F. J. Irvine and live in
Galveston, on 24th street, between…

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Wade Hamilton looking for his aunt Juliet

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 1, 1879

DEAR EDITOR : I wish to get
some information of my aunt. Her
name is Juliet. She belonged to
Lewis May, in Louisiana, and he
sold her to a man by the name of
Phillip. I can only think of some
of her children's names: Sigh, May,
Green, Myand, Charley. Elias
is here with me. My father's name
was Bill May and my name was
May, but I…

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Nelly Gladney looking for her mother Jane, father Nelson, and brothers Andrew, Prince, and William

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 17, 1879

DEAR EDITOR - I am trying to
find my folks; was born in South
Carolina, hired to a white lady
and came to Texas. My name is
Nelly; mother's Jane; Father's
Nelson; brothers' Andrew, Prince
and William. All belonged to
Samuel Gladney, 12 miles from
Winsboro. My brothers were
carried to Louisiana by young
Gladney. Please write to…

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E. J. Dickens looking for his brothers Ellis and John Dickens

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 17, 1879

DEAR EDITOR - I wish information
of my brothers Ellis and John
Dickens. They were owned by
James Cummings, Rapides parish,
Louisiana, eight miles below Alexandria
on Red River.
E. J. DICKENS,
Fairfield, Freestone county, Texas.

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A. J. Criner searching for his father Thomas Perry

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 1, 1879

DEAR EDITOR : I left my father
at Tuskegee, Macon county, Ala.,
ten years ago this fall. His name
was Thomas Perry. He belonged
to D [indecipherable] n Perry during the war. I
had two brothers, Eli and William,
and five sisters, Lydia, Martha,
Emily, Mary and Louisa. My father
was a Methodist preacher and had
charge of the Warrior…

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E. J. Clark looking for Jordan Grear

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 1, 1879

I desire to know the whereabouts
of Jordan Grear, colored. Last
heard from in Yazoo county in 1870.
E. J. CLARK,
Carrollton, Carroll Co., Miss.

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Orrin Clark looking for his father David Clark and unnamed mother

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 27, 1879

DEAR EDITOR - I wish information
about father and mother. My
father left here about four years
ago and went to Tennessee, where
my brother lived. Father's name
is David Clark, brother's Jerry
Clark. The last letter I received
from them in Germantown, Tennessee.
ORRIN CLARK.
Columbus, Texas, Feb 17, 1879.

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Robert Braxton looking for his mother Evie Braxton and siblings Thomas, Archie, and Elizabeth Braxton

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 10, 1879

DEAR EDITOR: I wish information
of my mother, Elvie Braxton,
brothers Thomas and Archie, and
sister Elizabeth Braxton. Our
father, Harrison Braxton, is dead.
I was sold from King Williams
county, Virginia, in 1856, by Wm.
M. Garrick to Messrs. Robinson &
Smith, who brought me to Alabama;
there I was sold to Edwin A.
Glover and…

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Cassa Banks (formerly Cassa Melven) looking for her daughter Elizabeth

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 17, 1879

DEAR EDITOR-I desire information
concerning my daughter. We
belonged to John Melvin, who
died in Bladon county, North
Carolina. His estate was divided,
and his daughter, Nancy Reeves,
brought me to Texas. My name
was Cassa Melven; daughter's
Elizabeth. If found address,
CASSA BANKS,'
care of Jordan Bonner, Bryan, Texas.

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Miash Merit looking for her mother Fannie With

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 6, 1879

Editor SOUTHWESTERN. - I wish
to get some information of my
mother, Fannie With. She former-
ly belonged to Peter Maish, near
Clinton, Hones County, Georgia.
I was sold in Clinton to James
Satterwhite, who lived in Elbert Co. ;
moved from there to Mississippi,
and afterward to Texas. I have
been in Texas 25 years. I had an
elder…

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