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H. Heslup seeking information about his father York Heslup and siblings Benjamin, Amanda, Clarissa, Silvia, and Martha Jane

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 21, 1877

I wish information concerning my
relatives. My father's name was
York Heslup, and he belonged to
William Heslup, in Ashley county,
Arkansas. In 1856, a son of William
Heslup took father to Burleson
county, Texas. I have heard that
in that State he was called York
Price. I had a brother named Benjamin,
and sisters named Amanda,…

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Sarah Wyrick searching for her father Dick, mother Jenny, and five unnamed sisters

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 31, 1877

I wish to find my people. My
father was called Dick, and my
mother Jenny. I had five sisters.
We belonged to Mr. Holmes, in
South Carolina. He sold me to
Jacob Wyrick at the same time
that he sold mother to a Mr. Davis,
and I have since had no word from
any member of the the family.
Address, Sarah Wyrick, Magnolia,
Columbia…

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King Hopson searching for his brothers Sam, Giles, Allen, and Cross

The Daily Kansas Tribune (Lawrence, KS)

October 4, 1868

Information wanted of the whereabouts
of my brothers, Sam, Giles,
Allen and Cross, sons of Malinda Hopson.
When last heard from, they were
in Hempstead county, Arkansas. Any
information concerning them will be
thankfully received by the undersigned,
at Burlington, Kansas.
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Naro Gillespie seeking information about his father Charles and several siblings (1st of 3 ads)

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 15, 1880

DEAR EDITOR ------ I desire to learn
the whereabouts of my father,
mother, sisters and brothers. My
mother married the second time.
Her first husband was Wm. Price,
by whom she had four children ----
Sarah, Harriet, Mary and William.
I was the first by the latter husband,
named Charles. The others
were Monroe, Charley,…

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Solomon Ridge seeking information about his father Stephen Ridge

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 26, 1880

DEAR EDITOR ---- I wish to inquire
for my father, Stephen Ridge, who,
the last time I saw him, lived at
Fayetteville, Washington county,
Ark. It has been 27 years since I
saw him. He was a colored man
and a Baptist preacher. Any
information of him will be gladly
received by addressing me at
Winchester, Fayette Co.,…

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Maria Holland searching for her parents Archie and Betsey Howard and her siblings Lucy Ann, Philis, and Ned

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 28, 1879

DEAR EDITOR ---- I desire information
of my father, mother and sister
whom I left in Macon, Ga., in 1849
Father's name was Archie, mother's
Betsey Howard. They belonged to
Mrs. Hardy Haral. My sister Lucy
Ann was sold to Jake Johnson three
miles from Macon. Sister Philis
was sold to Guds McDonald, in
Macon. My brother Ned…

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Naro Gillespie found his relatives (3rd of 3 ads)

Southwestern Christian Recorder (New Orleans, LA)

December 1, 1881

SIR ----- I feel very thankful for
your paper which was the cause of
my finding my relatives that I
thought were dead. I found them
in Sweet Home, Arkansas.
Yours respectfully,
NARO GILLESPIE
Egypt, Miss.

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B. T. Pinkard looking for their uncle John Pinkard

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 4, 1879

DEAR EDITOR --- I wish that you
would please allow me space in
your columns to make some
inquiry about my uncle. His name
used to be John Pinkard. He lived
with a widow woman by the name
of Ann Pinkard. I was taken away
from him in 1863, and was brought
to Texas by Tom Pinkard, white,
with my uncle, Warren Pinkard,
who is now…

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Andy Johnson searching for his sister Rachel Carson

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 23, 1880

DEAR EDITOR ---- I wish to inquire
for my sister, Rachel Carson. She
is the daughter of Philip and Silvy
Carson. Before they were sold
they belonged to Billy Carson.
Names of their children: Andy,
Lawson, Rachel and Peggie. Sister
Rachel was sold to Mr. Mercullie,
and he took her to Texas, and
I have never heard from her…

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Dennis D. Branch seeking information about his brother John

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 29, 1881

DEAR EDITOR ----- I desire to
inquire for my brother John who
once belonged to a man by the
name of Doctor Coleman in Raliegh
Shelby county, Tennessee.
The said Coleman owned our mother
and our mother's four children.
The said man John was the
oldest, Jane, our sister, the next
oldest, brother Henry next oldest,
Dennis…

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Mary Goodrich searching for her sister Arabella

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 8, 1880

DEAR EDITOR ---- I wish to inquire
for my sister, Arabella. She was
sold by Mr. Allgaires in Clarksville,
Texas, during the war. She
belonged to Mr. Walker Leslie, in
Platt county, Mo. Mr. Mike Allgaires
brought her to Clarksville,
Texas, and sold her to Mr. John
Parker, who lived at Blossom
Prairie, Red River county, Texas. …

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G. W. Drake searching for their uncle Louis Drake

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 1, 1880

DEAR EDITOR - I wish to find my
uncle, Louis Drake, who left Egypt
Station, Miss., about the year 1863,
and went to Memphis, Tenn. The
last time I heard from him he was
in Arkansas. His mother's name
is Betty Drake; father's Bouney
Drake; two sisters', Mary and
Sarah Drake. We all belonged to
Jabut Drake. His three brothers'…

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E. M. Manson searching for Easter Key

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 7, 1881

DEAR EDITOR - I wish to inquire
for Easter Key through your paper.
She has a daughter named Maria;
her name at this time is Maria
Alsurp. Father's name, Harvey
Key; owner before the war, William
Key. The last time heard
from, she was in Arkansas, near
Marianna, Phillips county. Please
address me at Lebanon, Tennessee.

E. M.…

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Almira Shepherd seeking her mother Nan Avon and siblings Jesse, William, Irvine, Jane, and Lucy

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 3, 1880

MR EDITOR - I desire to inquire
for my kin folks. My mother's
name was Nan Avon. She lived in
Tallaco, For Smith county, Arkansas.
I had three brothers, Jesse,
William and Irvine. I also had
two sisters, Jane and Lucy. Please
address me at Caney, Matagorda
county, Texas, in case of Green
Baldridge. My present name is

ALMIRA…

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Martha Pasco (formerly Martha Veile) seeking information about her mother Silvire Veile

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 17, 1880

DEAR EDITOR - I wish to inquire
for my mother, Silvire Veile. We
lived in Rome, Georgia. She was
sold from me there to a Mr. Lincoln,
and carried to Savannah, Ga.
I was about eight years of age; my
name was Martha Veile; my present
name is Martha Pasco. I had three
uncles on mother's side. My oldest
uncle was named Wesley…

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Hollie West searching for their father George R. West

The Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN)

December 26, 1908

Information Wanted.
I am seeking my fater [father], George R.
West. His father's name was George
West and his mother was Jane Coffey.
He has several brothers and sisters:
Daniel and Willie West and Bettie,
Georgia, Priscilla and Lillian West. I
last heard of him at Vandale, Ark. My
mother's name was Sara Wortham.
I…

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Simon Bills searching for his sister Vina Bray

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 26, 1882

DEAR EDITOR ---- I wish to find out
about my sister, Vina Bray. We
left her living with a widow named
Hooks, living between three or
four miles from Collierville, West
Tennessee. We left there in 1856.
Her mother's name was Emily
Bray. She belonged to a man
named Edward Bray. Her brothers
were Charles, Luke, and Jackson…

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J. W. Davis (formerly Major) searching for his mother Lilly Mitchell and several siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 26, 1882

DEAR EDITOR ---- My name at the
commencement of the war was
Major belonging to Henry Mitchell,
who lived in Martin county, North
Carolina. My mother was named
Lilly Mitchell and one sister named
Lempy, another named Easter, all
of whom lived in Martin county,
North Carolina. One brother
whose name was Isaiah, and
another brother…

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Sarah Ann Ray Caldwell searching for her mother Amy Ray

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 23, 1882

DEAR EDITOR --- I wish to inquire
for information leading to the
whereabouts of my mother. She
was sold from me in Marion county,
Arkansas, about twenty eight
years ago; her name then being
Amy Ray, (belonging to Morse
Ray.) Her husband's name was
Harry Ray. I came to Texas
twenty odd years ago. Persons
living in Arkansas,…

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Hannah Taylor searching for her brother Joe Taylor and cousin Ned Taylor

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 16, 1882

DEAR EDITOR ---- I wish to inquire
for my brother and cousin, Joe
Taylor and Ned Taylor. The last
account I heard of them, they was
living in Tulip, Ark., my other
brother Hanibal Taylor. Any
information of their where-abouts
will greatly oblige me by addressing
me at Waco, Texas, in care of
Rev. B. F. Smith, box 314

HANNAH…

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S. C. Young searching for their mother Menty Young

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 23, 1882

MR. EDITOR ---- I desire to inquire for my mother Menty Young. She was sold from us in Camden to a man named Huffman. When Steele's army came through she went away with them, but was captured at Mark's Mills fight brought back and sold. She left two sons and one daughter. The sons are Albert and Isaac, the daughter Phillis. She was carried to…

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Jas. E. Shackleford (formerly James E. Harper) searching for his sister Julia

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 6, 1882

Mr. EDITOR --- This is to inquire for my sister Julia, whom I left in Arkansas, Union Couny, about two years before the termination of the war. She was the daughter of Eliza, and Jesse Harper. She having married a man whose name waa Tozey, a servant of Mr. McKinney, she was therefore sold to him, McKinney. But my parents and the following children…

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Hariet Betts (formerly Harriet Vance) searching for her brother David Johnson (formerly David Vance)

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 27, 1882

MR EDITOR - - I would like to find my brother. He left me in Alabama when I was six years old. He went by the name of David Vance when he left me. Our father was named Jacob Vance and sister Susan. I heard that my brother was at Yazoo City, Miss., and went by the name of David Johnson. My name at that time was Harriet Vance, but is now Hariet…

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Henry Freeman searching for his sister Maria Freeman and Perry Freeman

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 27, 1882

MR. EDITOR - I would like to find Perry Freeman and sister Maria Freeman. We lived in Arkansas county, Ark. The last I heard of him he was in Alabama, at Cold Water Station. Address me at McAlmont, Ark. HENRY FREEMAN.

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George W. Lenox (formerly George Smith) looking for his mother Christenia, sisters, and brothers

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 29, 1881

Dear Editor -- I wish to inquire for my kinfolks, mother, sister and brother. The last time I saw them was 1861. They belonged to Mrs. Harris the widow of Mr. John Harris in Lebanon, Mo. Mothers name is Christenia. She was married but I did not know her husband's name, as oldest brother Frank and I belonged to Mr. John T. Smith. I heard that Frank…

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