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Mary Jane Hunt (formerly Susan Hunt) searching for her mother Caroline and two half-brothers Albert and James

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 13, 1877

Our family belonged to Doctor
Blair, of Arkansas. Mother's name
was Caroline; I had a half-brother
named Albert , and another named
James; I was then called Susan.
I was brought to this State by Dr.
Blair, the others were sold, and I
afterward heard that they were in
Alabama. Address Mary Jane
Hunt, care of David Hunt,…

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Mary Simon searching for information of her daughter Margaret Ann Elizabeth Clemez

South Carolina Leader (Charleston, SC)

October 20, 1866

NOTICE.
I desire to obtain information relative to my
daughter Margaret Ann Elizabeth Clemez. we
were brought from Marion Perry county Ala.
estate of Dr. Frank Hales to Friendship coun-
ty [county] No. Ca. here we seperated. I left her in the
hands of a speculator entitled James Gartner, any
party knowing of her whereabouts will please…

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Mary Stowers found her son Willis Green after 28-year separation

The Owensboro Monitor (Owensboro, KY)

May 6, 1874

A Long Lost Mother.
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[Evansville Journal.]

Twenty-eight years ago Mary Stowers,
a slave woman, belonging to Harrison
Stowers, of Owensboro, was sold to parties
living in Shelby county, Kentucky, and
was with her little girl of two years
taken away, leaving her boy, Willis
Green, then four years old, with her
former master,…

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Mary Washington searching for her father David Roater, mother Bettie, and sisters Mary Ann and Margaret

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 26, 1877

Our family belonged to Mr.
Moody, of Mecklenburgh Co., Va.
Father was named David Roater
and mother was named Bettie ; I
had two sisters, Mary Ann and
Margaret. We were all sold to a
speculator called Capt. Williamson,
who took us to Selma, Alabama,
where in 1846, we were separated,
father, mother and sister Margaret
being at…

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Mary Winters (formerly Mary Flourney) searching for her father Brazil Ellington

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 11, 1885

MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my father, Brazil Ellington, who left Russell county, Alabama, in or about the year 1862 with his master, John Ellington, and went to Texas; but I do not remember what portion of Texas they went to, and they have not been heard from since. My father's wife was named Liddie Webb, who belonged to a man by the name…

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Matt Murray searching for his father Abraham Murray and his mother Celia

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 5, 1882

DEAR EDITOR ----- I am a regula [regular]
student at the Wiley University
and have not heard from my kin
folks in eleven or twelve years. I
came to Arkansas with my father's
brother, from Alabama in 1870.
We took the train in Columbus,
Georgia. Father's name Abraham
Murray ; my mother Celia, his
wife who, used to belong to…

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Milton Anderson searching for his family

The Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)

February 28, 1896

Wanted To Find His Foiks.

I wish to learn of the whereabouts of
my folks. My father was name Dickson;
brother name Edmond Anderson;
sisters named Polly, Dinah and Rachel
Anderson. Sister Polly married a man
by the name of John Anderson.

I came from South Carlina when I
was 19 years of age and stayed 2 or 3
years in Green county…

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Milton Moore searching for his mother Minerva Rice

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 1, 1885

MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my mother, who I left 15 miles from Huntsville, Ala., on a plantation belonging to the widow Mary Rice. My mother is Minerva Rice; my father Jordan Rice; my sisters are Francis and Carolina. We were parted about the first year of the war. Our owner lived in Huntsville, Ala. Any information of her whereabouts…

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Miss Francis Povler seeking information about her mother Mrs. Jennie and siblings Benjamin, Solomon, and Mary Esther

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 13, 1885

MISS FRANCIS POVLER INQURIES [INQUIRES]
for relatives, all of whom, a mother,
Mrs. Jennie, two brothers, Benjamin and
Soloman and a sister, Mary Esther, once
belonged to James Meaders, Chambers
county, Ala. Address me care John S.
Taylor, South Norwalk, Conn.

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Miss Ruth G. Watson searching for her aunt Lizzie Williams and mother Sarah Watson

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

April 24, 1915

I desire to know the whereabouts of my aunt, Lizzie Williams and mother, Sarah Watson. I have not heard from them since I was nine years old. The last I heard of them they were living at 510 N. 5th St. Any information will by thankfully received. MISS RUTH G. WATSON, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama.

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Miss Willie McCoy searching for her mother, sister, brother, and aunt

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 1, 1884

MR. EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my mother and family. I left them in the town of Wells, Ala. My mother was Chaney, sister Jewella, brothers Reuben and Tom. My aunty is Harriet Thayer; she belonged to Daniel McCoy. Address me at Vermillionville, La;. in care of Rev. Joseph Johnson. MISS WINNIE McCOY.

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Mollie Carter searching for her mother

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

June 11, 1892

I would like to find the whereabouts of my
mother; she belonged to Lewis Parrent at Liv-
ingston [Livingston], Ala; about thirty years ago she was
sold to a family by the name of Lober, that lived
at that time, at Brewsville, Ala; after which
they moved with her to the "Miss. bottom" At
that time I was said to be four months old. I
have…

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Moses Leflore searching for friends Thomas Molton and Renty Molton

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 22nd, 1883

Mr. Editor:--I wish to hear from my friends Thomas Molton and Renty Molton. I left them in Montgomery, Alabama, and have never heard of them since. MOSES LEFLORE. Oak Forest, Ark.

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Moses Morris (formerly Moses Sapp) looking for father Nelson Morse (also known as Nelson Mayoland) and mother Peggie

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 10, 1881

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY PEO-
ple. My name is Moses Morris. I be-
longed to a man by the name of Madison
Sapp. We moved to Texas in 1860 or '61.
My father's name was Nelson Morse or Nel-
son Mayoland. My mother's name was
Peggie. There were several brothers and
sisters Mary, Lizzie, Ann, Kitty and Martha.
We were separated at the death of…

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Mr. Alexander Buford searching for his family

The Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)

March 4, 1909

WANTS TO FIND HIS FOLKS.
Mr. Alexander Buford who was
born in the Big Cove at the foot of
Big Mountain, and who left here be-
fore [before] or during the war, wants to find
some of his folks. Anyone who knows
of him will please write or call at the
Journal office.

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Mr. George Noels searching for his sister Martha Noels

Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)

January 7, 1908

WANTS TO FIND SISTER.
Mr. George Noels wants to find his
sister, Martha Noels. They parted
over forty years ago at Pine Bluff,
Ark. She went to Tuscumbia, Ala.,
He lives at Fithugh, Ark.

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Mr. Goosland [Rev. Matthew Goosland], sold in 1847, finds his sister

New National Era (Washington, DC)

April 11, 1872

Story of a Slave Family.
The following is the story of a Mr. Goos-
land [Goosland], now a resident of Oberlin:
In 1847 he was sold from his wife and chil-
dren [children] in Wytheville, Virginia, and taken to
Mobile Alabama, where, after seven years
of great economy, he purchased his freedom
for the sum of $750. Soon after gaining his…

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Mr. John G. Lewis, Grand Master of Masons for Louisiana, searching for Mrs. Amy Fuller

The Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)

April 12, 1906

WANTS INFORMATION
Mr. John G. Lewis G. M. of Masons
for Louisiana, wishes information of
one Mrs. Amy Fuller, who lived near
Post Oak Ala. Her son John Fuller is
dead and it will be to her interest to
communicate with Grand Master Lewis
at Natchitoches, La.

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Mrs. Alice Young searching for her mother Mrs. Candace Quinn and sisters Mrs. Ella Barby and Mrs. Missouri Walker

The Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)

July 16, 1897

Information Wanted.
Mrs. Alice Young, Washington, D. C.,
wants information of her mother, Mrs.
Candace Quinn, and her sisters, Mrs. Ella
Barby and Mrs. Missouri Walker. All
lived in this county when last heard from.
Leave word at the Journal office.

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Mrs. Amy Frenchy (formerly Amy Morris and Amy Baxter) found her mother Feraby

The Black Hills Daily Times (Deadwood, Dakota Territory)

May 4, 1884

AFTER MANY DAYS,
A Former Slave Hears from
Her Old Home.
A Separation of Thirty Years
Having Elapsed.
A Scrap of History.
Years before the war of the rebellion,
Wm. Eli Baxter, a lawyer and planter,
lived in Hancock county, Georgia, not
far from the town of Sparta. He own-
ed [owned] 150 slaves, among the number, Fer-
aby [Feraby],…

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Mrs. Ann Rucker searching for her son Mack Paine

Knoxville Press and Messenger (Knoxville, TN)

August 12, 1874

Information Wanted.

Mrs. Ann Rucker, colored, would be glad
to receive any information concerning the
fate or whereabouts of Mack Paine, her son,
who left her for years ago to work on the
Wills Valley Railroad, below Chattanooga.
About twelve months ago, he worked on the
Railroad at Tuscaloosa. Address,
MRS ANN RUCKER, colored,…

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Mrs. Anna De Baller searching for William and Anderson Flemings

The Appeal (Chicago, IL)

June 4, 1892

WILLIAM FLEMINGS-I desire to find William and Anderson Flemings. Their father's name was William Flemings. There were two daughters, Lucy and Anna. They are both in New York. Their birth place was Milledgeville, then the capitol of Georgia. The father was sold and carried to Montgomery, Ala. Address, Mrs. Anna De Baller, 139 W. 25th street, New…

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Mrs. Anna M. Cox searching for her brother Thomas Henry Burrah

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 18, 1884

MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my brother. His parents names were Mary Ann Burrah, step-father was Foch Burrah; his name is Thomas Henry Burrah. Had two sisters, Mary Jane and Roxanna. Our master's name was Phillip Burrah. We were all raised in Carroll county, five miles from Carrollton, Georgia. My mother belonged to Pat Garrison, at…

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Mrs. Candace Campbell searching for her sister Jenny and brothers James, Shade, Steven, and Jordan

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 28, 1877

My sister was named Jenny,
and my brothers James, Shade, Steven
and Jordan. We belonged to Murdoch
McQueen, in Alabama, and
were separated three years before
the war. Address Mrs. Candace
Campbell, Nevasota, Grimes Co.,
Texas.

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Mrs. Clara Bashop searching for her daughter Patience (3rd of 4 ads placed)

The New York World (New York, NY)

October 2, 1892

A THIRTY YEARS' SEARCH.
Mrs. Bashop's Pitiful Quest for Her
Daughter, Patience.
THEY WERE SEPARATED AT AN AUC-
TION [AUCTION] SALE OF SLAVES.
The Aged Mother Sought in Many States
for Clues of Her Missing Child, but
Without Avail—Now She Wants "The
World's" Million Readers to Assist
in Finding the Girl for Whom She
Has Slaved So…

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