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Puss Hagan searching for her mother, brothers, and father

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 31, 1885

MR. EDITOR-I wish to inquire
for my mother, brothers and father.
I left them in Clark county, Ky., in
1853. My mother went by her
owner's name, Cintha Hagan; my
father's name was Joe Railback;
sister's name was Mary Railbaek;
my brother is Lewis Hagan; sister
Caroline Hagan. My youngest
brother was Taylor Hagan; my
younger sisters were…

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Rev. Charley Brown searching for his aunt Rose, uncle Ben Menard, and their children, and Uncle Marshall Strother and his wife Patty

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 1, 1885

MR. EDITOR--I am in search of
of my people who left South Caro-
lina in 1867, bound for Mississippi,
with Bob Holmon. Their names
are Aunt Rose, Uncle Ben Menard,
children, Ralph, Winnie, Wash,
Edward, Hannah, Butler, Silvie.
Uncle Marshall Strother, his wife
Patty belonged to Ned Culbreath
Aunt Rose has my brother Billy
with…

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S. Hawkins searching for her entire family

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 18, 1884

MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
for my people. The last time I saw
them was five miles from Monticel-
lo [Monticello]. Our owners were W. Williams,
C. Feeney. Geo. Coleman brought
us to Texas. Mother was Lizzie,
but they called her Lilly. My old-
est [oldest] sister was Pussy, brother,
Gabriel. I had a brother left at
Mr. Blackin's,…

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Sallie Ellis (formerly Sallie Carroll) searching for her mother Flora Carroll and brother John Samuel Carroll

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 12, 1885

MR. EDITOR: I wish to inquire
for my mother and brother, whom
I left in Maryland. Father and
mother were Henry and Flora Car-
roll. We all then belonged to Mr.
Henry Perry but at his death, I
fell to Mr. John Wesley Perry,
mother to Robert Perry, sister Kit-
tie, went to Louisiana, and Bro.
John Samuel Carroll to Texas,…

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Sandy Cooper searching for her sisters Easter and Lucinda and brothers Robert Richard and Cyrus

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 18, 1885

MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
for my people that I left in Tennes
see in 1856. We all used to belong
to the Widow Cooper, 5 1/2 miles from
Charlotte, and I was sold to a man
by the name of Wm. Holt; I was
with him about 2 years and he
broke, and then I was sold again to
a man by the name of James T.
Armston, and was carried to…

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Sophia Whitfield searching for her two sisters and two aunts

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 3, 1884

MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
for some of my people--two sisters
and two aunts. They and myself
belonged to Jack Wade, after which
we were sold as follows: My oldest
sister, Eliza Wade, was sold to Jas.
Cannada, from Franklin county,
Va., to a place near Floyd Court-
house [Courthouse], Va. She was the mother of
5 children. My…

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Stephen searching for his parents and siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 10, 1885

MR. EDITOR: Information is
wanted of my people, I don't re-
member the names of their former
owners. I was sold at the age of
4, to Mr. David Allen, who lived
near Danville, Virginia. I lived
in Danville about 5 months, when
I was sold to Mr. Mosely in South
Carolina, and Mr. Mosely brought
me to Arkansas. Mother was…

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Tobe Ellis searching for his father, mother, brother, aunt, and grandmother

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 4, 18884

MR. EDITOR--I wish to trace up
my people. Father was Sterling
Lee, and he lived in Carroll co.,
Tenn. Mother was Lucie Ellis, who
belonged to Fletcher Ellis. Moth-
er's [Mother's] oldest boy was Toby, the
youngest, Sterling--two in all.
Fletcher sold us to Ben Denny. I
have an aunt, Bettie Dannah, and
grandmother, Jesse…

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Worden Scott searching for his father

Memphis Daily Appeal (Memphis, TN)

July 11, 1878

Worden Scott, colored, of Mount Pleasant,
Iowa, desires to learn the whereabouts of his
father, John Scott, who is somewhere in Ar-
kansas, possibly not far from Memphis, Ten-
nessee. He was sold seventeen years ago by
Major Benjamin W. Shacklet, of Etna, Scot-
land county, Missouri, to one Biggs, of Mem-
phis, Tennessee. He is of a…

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Mollie Curren (nee Agnes Thorp) searching for her aunts and uncle

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

October 5, 1907

Wants to Find Them.

I would like to know the where-
abouts of some of my people. Lew-
is Smith, my uncle is of dark brown
complexion. When last heard of he
was in Arkansas. My aunt, Sallie
Anne Thorp married a Spaniard some
years ago. I had another aunt
named Patsy Thorp. She was sold
during slavery and when last heard
of was…

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Robert Youngblood Henry searching for his aunt Malisey Ervin

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 29, 1885

MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
for my aunt, whose name is Malisey
Ervin. Father and mother were
named Benjamin and Caroline
Ervin. Her first husband was
named Ealsy Ervin. She has mar-
ried [married] again, but her husband's name
is not known to me. She lived in
San Augustine, Texas. The last
time I heard from her she was in…

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Charlie Oliver (formerly Dandridge Vius) searching for his grandfather Free John

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

January 18, 1902

Do You Know Them?
Is there any reader of the PLANET
who can inform me of any of the per-
sons [persons] whose names I have mentioned? If
so please inform me through the PLAN-
ET [PLANET] or by letter.
Address same to
CHARLIE OLIVER,
Greenbrier, Ark.
I am inquiring for my grandfather
who is likely to be in this city now. He
is sometimes…

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Mrs. R. W. Williams' reply to information wanted ad for Charlie Oliver

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

February 8, 1902

She Knows Them.

RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 20, '02.

Mr. Editor,

Dear Sir:-

I saw an advertisement in
your paper last week. One Charlie Oli-
ver wants to find some of his relatives.
I am well acquainted with all of his
people who now live in King William
Co., Va.
For further information call at No.
911 N. 32nd St.

Mrs. R. W. WILLIAMS.

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Mrs. Mary Kyle (formerly Mary Burns) searching for her relatives including her sister Georgianna Burns and father Wesley Burns

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

February 4, 1899

Do You Know Them?
Argenta, Ark., Jan. 21, '99.
I desire to know the whereabouts of
my relatives.
I was sold from Virginia at the age
of 14 years. My name was Mary Burns
and my sister's name was Georgianna
Burns. My father's name was Wesley
Burns. My mother, Malinda, died
when I was very small. I had four
brothers, Isaac, John, Daniel and…

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Willie Annie Marina searching for Marina relatives

Nashville Globe (Nashville, TN)

June 9, 1911

LOST RELATIVES.
To the Nashville Globe:
Will you please assist me in finding
some of my people whom I suppose
must be living in Nashville, or some
part of Tennessee? The name of the
family that I am looking for is Ma-
rina. One of their names is Jerry
Marina, another is David Marina, while
my father's name is Ben Marina. My
name is…

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Frank Lowe

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 27, 1884

Mrs. Melvina Gilden, my mother,
was left in Longcoy county, Ark.,
in 1863. She belonged to widow
Gildan. Had brothers Jasper, the
oldest, Alexander and Benjamin
Franklin Gildan. I was sold from
Longay county to John Appywhite,
who brought me to Little Rock,
Ark., and sold me to one Vancourt.
I had a sister, Clarasie Gildan. I
was…

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J. Clark is searching for their brother Anthony

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 13, 1884

Mr. Editor-I wish to inquiae [inquire]
for my brother who was sold to
Rafe Phillips, of Macon, Ga., in
1857 or 1858, who brought him to
Mobile, Ala. I heard that he was
sold to the owner of a line of
steamboats from Mobile to New Or-
leans, but did not learn the man's
name. My brother's name was
Anthony; we belonged to a man by
the name…

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Mahallah Escoe seeking her brother Robert Cofield

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 14, 1884

MR. EDITOR--I desire to find my
brother; his name was Robert Co-
field [Cofield]. He left me in True county,
Ga., in 1851. He belonged to Col.
Willis Cofield, and went to Cham-
bers [Chambers] county, Ala., with our young
master, Dock Cofield, in 1852; he
left there for Arkansas. Our moth-
er [mother] was named Lettie Cofield; my
name was…

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Diannah White looking for her sons

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 17th, 1887

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY SONS, George Washington House, Wm. White and Henry McGhee. William and Henry left me at Marianna; George at Memphis, Tenn. I was sold in South Carolina to K I Ferguson, who brought me to Mississippi and afterward sold me to a man by the name of Hugh McGhee. For the last twenty years I have been living at Marianna, Lee…

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Edward Green searching for his aunts and uncles

Globe (Nashville, TN)

December 3, 1909

LOST RELATIVE.

I am desirous of locating my brother,
last heard of was in Pine Bluff,
Ark. His name is Edward Riley,
55 years old and born in Barnsville,
S. C. I understand he has a large
family and any information furnished
of his whereabouts will be gladly received
by S. S. Green, his brother,
Room 318, Lannom Bldg,…

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