Mary Roberts (formerly Mary Handy) searching for her two sons George Willis and Baxter Hewes

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 25, 1880

Mrs. Frances Bell (formerly Frances Dailey) seeking her sisters Clarissa and Louisa Washington

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 12, 1888

Mrs. Pumelo M. Carmichael seeking her sisters Celia and Phillis

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 12, 1888

Martha Brown searching for her mother, father, and siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 21, 1888

Huldy South searching for their siblings Mary, Phoebe, Dicy, Durieshia, Hince, Nathan, Joshua, Ab, and Henry

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 2, 1888

DEAR EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my mother's relations I lived in South Carolina, near Poplar Spring Church, near Boyd's mill. I had four sisters and five brothers. My sisters' names were Mary, Phoebe, Dicy, Durieshia, and my name is Huldy. My brothers are Hince, Nathan, Joshua, Ab and Henry. My mother's name was Viny, but they nicknamed her…

Adam Coleman searching for his siblings Violet, Mariah, Dennis, Neare Coleman and Charles Thompson

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 28, 1889

J. W. Lampkin seeking their brother and cousin

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 23, 1888

DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my brother and cousin. My brother left Davis' Quarter in 1883; my cousin left in 1880. Brother is John Walter Lampkin; we called him Zobe Lampkin. Mother is Martha Ragg. Father was Sam Lampkin. Cousin goes by the name of John Davis. His father was Tobe Davis. His mother was Eliza Davis. She married since he left…

H. B. Burly searching for their relatives Sarah Ann and Ben Clay

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 20, 1888

D. J. Price searching for his nephew

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 24, 1880

Emma Hudspeth searching for brothers Robert and Pail Hair and sister Priscilla Toliver

The Dallas Express (Dallas, TX)

January 13, 1900

Mr. Noah Troupe searching for his brother Ambros Troupe

The Dallas Express (Dallas, TX)

January 13, 1900

Mrs. Ada Blakely searching for her uncle Jim Batey

The Dallas Express (Dallas, TX)

January 13, 1900

John Brown searching for brothers-in-law Jake and Harrison Hutcherson

The Dallas Express (Dallas, TX)

January 13, 1900

Adeline Williams searching for her mother Mary Insley and several siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 28, 1878

My mother was Mary Insley. My
sisters were named Frances, Nancy,
Lucinda and Mahala, and my brothers
Carroll, Prince, Oliver and Robert.
I was sold away from them at
Nashville, Tenn., in 1854. Any information
concerning them will be
thankfully received. Address Adeline
Williams, Goliad, Texas.

D. D. Pugh seeking information about Bonaparte Pugh

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 28, 1878

I wish information of Bonaparte
Pugh, who formerly belonged to
Stephen Davis, Warrenton, North
Carolina. His parents were Daniel
and Nancy Pugh, and his brothers
Peter, Bill and Washington. We
heard at one time that he was in
New Orleans. Address D. D. Pugh,
care Rev. D. A. Williams, Grenanda,
Miss.

Harriett Hardeman seeking her siblings Willis, Jack, Manda, and Charlotte

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 28, 1878

Our family belonged to Black
Hardeman, in Washington county,
Texas. My brothers and sisters
were named Willis, Jack, Manda,
and Charlotte, and it is concerning
them I desire information. Address
Harriett Hardeman, Luling,
Texas.

Frances Fitch searching for her daughter Luna Fitch

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 28, 1878

My daughter, Luna Fitch was
carried away from here by her owner
in 1864. Any information concerning
her will be thankfully received.
Address Frances Fitch,
care Rev. H. Heslup, Durant, Miss.

Isaiah Coalman seeking information about his father Charles Jackson, mother Hatty Jackson, and several siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 1, 1877

I wish information of any members
of my family. They belonged
to Seaborn Jackson, of Noxubee
county, Mississippi, and had the
family name of Jackson. My father
was named Charles and my mother
Hatty, and my brothers and sisters
James, Green, John and Julia.
Address Isaiah Coalman, care of
Rev. Alex. Martin, Allain, West
Baton…

B. F. Williams seeking information about their brother Edmond

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 1, 1877

I desire information of my only
brother, named Edmond, or of any
of his family. He belonged to a
Mrs. Fox, ten miles from Panola,
Mississippi, and the last time I saw
him was at that place in 1854. Our
father was Benjamin Morris, and
our mother was Fanny. Address
B. F. Williams, East Barnard, Gaston
county, Texas.

Joshua Thompson (also known as Joshua Juge) searching for his mother Silva Juge and siblings Rosetta, Panky, William, and Henry

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 21, 1878

I wish to learn the whereabouts of
my mother, brothers and sisters. My
mother's name is Silva Juge, my sisters'
Rosetta and Panky, and brothers'
William and Henry. They were
owned by Hilyet Juge of Alabama,
and taken to Texas during the war
by Sam Brooks. I have two aunts,
named Harriet and Dorcas. Please
address me at Greenwood,…

Matilda Allen seeking information about her cousin Randal Allen

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 22, 1878

I wish to learn the whereabouts
of my cousin, Randal Allen. He
was owned by Washington Allen
of Georgia, brought to Alabama
before the war, and since moved to
Louisiana. Please address me at
Holly Springs, Miss., care Rev. J.
M. Shumpert. MATILDA ALLEN.

Rev. P. Wilson looking for his brother Gadson Frasier

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 22, 1878

Rev. P. Wilson, of Marlin, Falls
county, Texas, desires information
of the whereabouts of his brother,
Gadson Frasier, who went to Florida
in 1866. Gadson's wife's name
is Dollia McCutchen, and his oldest
son Prince. Any information sent
to the above address will be thankfully
received.

John Thomas seeking information about his siblings George T., Henry, and Nancy Peters

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 22, 1878

I wish to make inquiries of the
whereabouts of my two brothers
and sister. My brothers names
were George T., and Henry Peters,
my sister, Nancy Peters. We were
owned by a Mr. Peters, of McVille,
Washington county, Ky. Mr. Tom
Peters brought me to Texas before
the war. Any information should
be addressed to the undersigned,
care…

Sallie Fort seeking information about her father Henry and mother Kate and several siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 20, 1878

My people belonged to Charles
Humphries, at Livingston, La. My
father was named Henry and my
mother Kate. My brothers and sisters
were Paul, Henry, Rachael, and
Martha. I was brought away by a
Baptist preacher named William
Bayliss. Who can tell me of my
people? Address, Sallie Fort, Hernando,
Miss.

Henry Adams (formerly Henry Houston) searching for his former wife Malinda and their children Lucy, Rena, Josephine and Henry

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 20, 1878

I formerly belonged to a man
named Houston in Newton county,
Georgia, and I was then called Henry
Houston. My wife, Malinda, and
our four children, Lucy, Rena, Josephine
and Henry belonged to Columbus
Henson, who took them from
me and carried them to Texas, to a
place, I heard, somewhere on Cypress
Bayou. I married again
and…