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S. S. Green searching for his brother Edward Riley

The Topeka Plaindealer (Topeka, KS)

July 2, 1915

LOST RELATIVE.
I am desirous of locating my bro-
ther [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 re-
ceived [received] by S. S. Green, his brother,
Room 318,…

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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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Sam Russell searching for his mother Goodly and siblings

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

August 8, 1896

LOST RELATIVES.
I wish to inquire for my lost relatives whom
I have not seen since I was ten years old. I
was born in Paris, Henry county Tennessee.
My father's name was Stephe Wright, and be-
longed [belonged] to Bill Wright.--my father died. My
mother's name was Goodly, sisters Evaline and
Emma, brother Nelson, nicknamed Tobe
and…

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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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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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Sarah Jane Witherspoon searching for her brother Willis Bailey

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 1, 1900

Information wanted of Willis Bailey. He was born in Lauderdale county, Ala. His parents were Urias Bailey and Phebe Allington. When last heard of he was at Howard University, Washington, D. C. preparing for the ministry. Any information concerning him will be gladly received by his sister Mrs. Sarah Jane Witherspoon, Gurdon, Ark.

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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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Sellenar Allen searching for their sister Caroline Henry

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 1, 1886

MR. EDITOR - I wish to inquire for my sister, Caroline Henry; she belonged to a man named Henry, who lived in Van Buren, Crawford county, Ark. I left her in 1862; I went from her to Fort Smith, where I lived at that time. I belonged to lawyer Pulmon; he brought me to Texas in 1862, and I am now living in Georgetown, Williamson county, Texas. Our…

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Seluda Calaway looking for information about her sons George and Henry Calaway (2nd of 2 ads placed)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 22, 1897

Information wanted of my sons,
George and Henry Calaway. Their
father's name was George Calaway
and their mother is Saluda Cala-
way. They were sold by Chasles.
Oliver in Virginia twenty five miles
from Camel Court house two years
before the war, Any information
relative to their whereabouts will be
gladly received by their aged…

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Seluda Calaway searching for her sons Henry and George Calaway (1st of 2 ads placed)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 1, 1897

Information wanted, of my sons;
Henry and George Calaway. They
were sold by Charles Oliver,
near Lynchburg Virginia, about two
years before the war. Any infor-
mation concerning their wherea-
bouts will be gladly received by
their mother, Seluda Calaway.
Their father's name is George Cal-
away. Address Rev, A. H. Hill,
Claredon, Ark.,…

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Silvie Hughes searching for her husband Preston Hughes and her brother Henry Graves

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 14, 1882

DEAR EDITOR: I desire to learn of the whereabouts of my husband and my brother. My husband was named Preston Hughes, and my brother. Henry Graves. I left them in Vicksburg, Miss., and thirty-four years ago, I was taken away to Arkansas by my owner, Mr. John Wadsworth. My name is Silvie Hughes. Let any information be addressed to me in care of Rev.…

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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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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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Solomon Wright searching for his people including his mother Keziah Wright

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

September 22, 1900

PETTUS, LONOKE CO., ARK.
I desire to know the whereabouts of
my people. My mother was named
Keziah Wright and was sold from Wilts
Wright to Josiah Muby and he lived
near the land of Supic-town by the old
tar yard. His brother's name was Jack
King and he belonged to Edmond
King. His cousin's name was Penny
Wright and he belonged 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 Burke searching for his brother Christopher Burke

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 2, 1882

MR. EDITOR: - I wish to hear of my brother, Christopher Burke, whom I have not seen since the war. His father was Ned McConnico. We were four in number, Mary, Julia, Jessie and Stephen Burke. Address me at Holly Grove, Monroe county, Arkansas. STEPHEN BURKE.

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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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Teaner Deaver seeking their mother Bettie La Mott

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

November 18, 1893

I would like to know of the whereabouts of
my mother by the name of Bettie La Mott;
married a man by the name of Yaricks Crook-
shank [Crookshank]. I was sold to Jim Deaver, at Giles Co
Tenn. The last time I heard from her, she was
in Charleston, S. C., at 86 Archidel street, in
the year of 1847 A. D. Yours Respectfully,
Teaner Deaver,…

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Tempey King (formerly Tempey Clark) searching for her sister Cornelia Ann O'Feally

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 10, 1882

DEAR EDITOR: I wish to inquire
for my sister, Cornelia Ann O'Feally.
She married since I saw her
to Frank Thompson. He went
from Memphis to De Soto, Mississippi.
His mother was Phillis
Dairs, brother Daniel. My name
was Tempey Clark when she knew
me, but now it is Tempey King.
Address me at Argenta, Arkansas.

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Thomas H. Brown searching for his mother Amanda and brother Walter

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 19, 1877

INFORMATION WANTED
Of my people whom I left in the year of 1864.
My mother and oldest brother moved to
St. Louis, Mo., and left me in Helena, Arkan-
sas with my aunt Carolina, whom I left in
1864, and followed the 13th Illinois Infantry
until they were mustered out and came to
Illinois with them. My mother's first name
is Amanda, and my…

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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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Tom Carnahan, the only black police officer in Lincoln, NE, finds his brother after two decades

The McCook Tribune (McCook, NE)

November 4, 1886

TOM CARNAHAN, the colored member of the Lincoln police force, has been treated to a genuine surprise by the arrival of his brother from Texas, whom he has not heard from in twenty years. Before the war Tom and his brother were slave chil-dren in Arkansas and were separated by the war. Tom drifted to the north and his brother to Texas. A short…

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Virginia Foster searching for George W. Davis

The New York Age (New York, NY)

July 20, 1905

INFORMATION WANTED.
Information is wanted relative to the
present address of George W. Davis, in Lit-
tle [Little] Rock, Ark. Address Virginia Foster, 220
East 70th street, New York city.

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W. D. Davis searching for friends Adline/Adeline Baily and Tommy Kingsbury

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 3, 1881

MR. EDITOR -- I wish to inquire for my friends, named Adline Baily and Tommy Kingsbury. The first belonged to the old widow White that lived at Buck Snort, Miss., and they went from Mississippi, up on the Pigeon Roost plank road, and stayed there three years, and Tommy went from there to Hernando, Miss., and Ned White sold Tommy to Kingsbury, and…

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W. D. Davis searching for two lady friends

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 20, 1882

MR EDITOR--I desire to inquire
for two lady friends, Misses Mary
Jane Holmes and Mary Jane
Brown. Miss Holmes was a native
of Mississippi, and lived in Memphis,
289 Union street, and part of
that time at Bantyre Station, Tenn.
I last saw her in December, 1880,
and have not been able to hear
from her. Miss Brown was a
school…

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