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William Lane (formerly William Perry) looking for his stepson George Davis

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 3, 1889

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY STEPson,
George Davis; when last heard of he
was at Rock Hill Kentucky. Any informtion
of his whereabouts will be gladly received.
When he left I was called Perry
Lane, but now Wm. Lane, his mothers
name was Minerva Davis, she belonged to
widow Betsey Davis lived on Richland
creek, Marshall Co., Tennessee. I am…

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W. B. Carson, P. E. searching for Rev. S. C. Harris

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 30, 1881

INFORMATION WANTED OF REV. S. C.
Harris, a member of the N. E. Texas
Conference. He left for Kansas last Decem-
ber and was sick when he left. Any infor-
mation will be gladly received.
W. R. CARSON, P. E.
Dallas, Texas.

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Unnamed searching for his sister, Lula Suber

The Topeka Plaindealer (Topeka, KS)

November 6, 1914

NOTICE.

Looking for Lost Relatives.

Information of the whereabouts of
Lula Suber will be appreciated by
her brother, who now lives in Kansas.
He would like to hear from her.
When last heard of she was living in
Columbia, S. C., in 1878 on Wheelers
Hill. Mail any information concerning
her to the Plaindealer Office, Topeka,…

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Unidentified woman searching for her son James Blue

Topeka Weekly Leader (Topeka, KS)

June 20, 1867

Information Wanted.

Any one knowing the whereabouts
of James Blue, a colored man, who,
when last heard from, (about 3 years
since) was living with a methodist
minister, in Jackson Co. will confer a
favor on his afflicted mother, by sending
information to S. W. Nichols,
Jacksonville, Illinois, where the mother
resides.

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Susan Harris

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

November 14, 1891

I would like to find my brothers and sisters,
whose names are Stephen, Albert, Robert,
Booker, and Lucy Harris, we lived in
Buckingham Co., Va,. near Buckingham Court
house. Our mother was named Rachael
Harris and who had a brother by the name of
Rev. Jessie Harris. My father was named
Bill Rice. We lived in Jackson Co., Mo.,
near…

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Stephen Brown searching for his son Samuel Brown

Atchison Daily Free Press (Atchison, KS)

April 6, 1866

Information is wanted of the wherea-
bouts [whereabouts] of Samuel Brown, who was muster-
ed [mustered] out of the 2d Kansas Colored Regiment
last fall at Fort Leavenworth. His father
resides near Topeka, and is anxious to hear
from him. Any person having any infor-
mation [information] in regard to him and writing to
Stephen Brown, Topeka,…

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Sallie Fine seeking information about her children Mary and William Branan

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 5, 1893

INFORMATION WANTED of my
son, William Branan, and my daughter
Mary Branan, who, sometime before the
war was sold to Ben Branan in Texas
who thereafter moved to Tennessee and
my son and daughter with them. Nothing
has been heard of them since. We all,
before the separation in Texas, belonged
to Jonathan Fine, hence the change of
their…

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Sallie Evans (formerly Sallie Scott) looking for information about her relatives including father Wm. Watson and brother Davy Crockett

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 9, 1886

MR. EDITOR --- I desire to inquire through your paper for my relatives. I left them in or near Richmond, Va. My mother's name was Mattie Booker; she is dead. My father was named Wm. Watson. Mother went by her first owner's name, Booker; also, father went by his owner's name; but at my remembrance mother belonged to a Mr. John Morris, who sold her…

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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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Riley Driver searching for his son Jeff Prior and sister Rosana Driver

Topeka Weekly Times (Topeka, KS)

July 3, 1873

Notice to Jeff Prior.
Riley Driver, a colored man, de-
sires [desires] information of his son who, before
the war, was called Jeff Prior. He
lived in Pike county, Georgia, when
last heard from, about three years ago.
Also would be glad to hear from his
sister. Rosana Driver, who lived in
the same county. Riley Driver lives
in North…

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Richard Jones and Jane Vaughn reunited and married in 1899

The Kansas City Gazette (Kansas City, KS)

January 16, 1899

A Romance of Slavery.

Saturday two ex-slaves, neither of
whom had ever been married before,
were granted a license to wed by probate
Judge Snyder. They were Richard
Jones, aged 55, and Jane Vaughn,
aged 40, both of this city. The two
negroes, when children, were owned
by the same master. When the war
was over and the slaves…

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Rev. J. K. Comfort searching for his brother and half-brother

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 28, 1883

DEAR EDITOR: ---- I wish to inquire for my brother John Comfort. He left Jefferson county, Miss., in January, 1882, and went to Texas. He wrote to me several times. I heard he was visited by the great storms, and I have not heard from him this year. Address me at Union Church, Miss.

Rev. J. K. COMFORT.

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Rachel Bannister searching for her sisters Easter and Lucinda

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 23, 1882

MR. EDITOR ---- About the beginning
of the war Claiborne Brastfile
owned three colored girls,
named Easter, Lucinda and
Rachel, He lived in Harrisburg,
Kentucky. These girls went by
his name, and were all sold at one
sale. Easter was sold to Prize
Bunton, and he sold her to traders.
When last heard of she was in
Huntsville, …

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Patsey Edmonston searching for her husband Cager Edmundson and their daughters Martha and Hilda

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 9, 1870

INFORMATION WANTED

Of my daughters, Martha and Hilda,
and my husband Cager Edmundson. When
last heard from about five years ago, my
daughters were in Osccola, Mo, with lawyer
McClain. Any information please address,

PATSEY EDMONSTON,
Leavenworth.

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Parilie Morris searching for father William Harris and brother John Harris

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 10, 1884

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
father, Willim Harris, and my brother,
[J?]ohn Harris. When last heard from they
were in Topeka, Kansas. My father and
brother were formerly from Spring Hill
Tenn., and my father was a carpenter by
trade. Any information of the above
named parties will be thankfully received
by his daughter, who was once…

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P. O. H. Woodfolk looking for his friend Ed. Harris

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 24, 1880

MR. EDITOR - I wish to inquire
for a friend named Ed. Harris. He
left Silver Creek November 28,
1879, to go to Kansas. He left two
children. He belonged to H. Woodfolk,
and staid at Greenville plantation.
Address me at Green Hill
P. O. H. WOODFOLK.

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P. L. Lewis (formerly Susie Williams) seeking for her aunt Caroline Williams

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

March 5, 1892

I would like to find my aunt, whose name is
Caroline Williams. Her husband's name is
Lem Williams. saw her last in 1885, when she
visited me at Cairo, Ill. When last heard of
she was living with the people who raised her,
Mary Galbreth, in Memphis, Tenn. Her mother's
name was Phillis Petway. When she last
saw me my name was Sus e…

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Nat Miller reunited with his sister

Lawrence Daily World (Lawrence, KS)

March 28, 1904

After fifty years of separation,
Nat Miller, the colored janitor has
found his sister whom he lost during
slavery times Nat Miller is now
54 years old and his sister about 67.

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Nancy Jones seeking information about her son Allen Jones

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 20, 1886

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY SON,
Allen Jones. He left me before the
war, in Mississippi. He wrote me a letter
in 1853 in which letter he said that he was
sold to the highest bidder, a gentleman
in Charleston, S. C. Nancy Jones, his
mother, would like to know the where-
abouts of the above named person. Any
information may be sent to…

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Murray Thompson

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

September 12, 1891

Lost Relative.

I would like to know the whereabouts of
my three brothers named John, Squire, and
Bill. who lived in Rutherford county, Tenn.
My Mother's name was Annica Rucker. I
was sold from her 25 years before the war to
a man by the name of Beard in Wilson coun-
ty, Tenn. My mother and three brothers
were then caried to Louisiana,…

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Mrs. Mary Kimbrow looking for her uncle Mr. Johnnie Blakley (also known as Johnnie Frierson)

The Nashville Globe (Nashville, TN)

September 9, 1910

INQUIRING FOR RELATIVES.
I am writing to inquire for Mr.
Johnnie Blakley or Mr. Johnnie Fri-
erson [Frierson], as he is known by both names.
Any one knowing of his whereabouts
will please notify me at once, as I
am very anxious to communicate with
him. I am his niece and have not
heard from him for some years, so
any information about him…

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Mrs. Mary Francis Ross and Mrs. Tennie Jenkins searching for their sister Mrs. Augusta Ridley

Topeka Plaindealer (Topeka, KS)

June 26, 1908

LOST SISTER.
Mrs Mary Francis Ross and Mrs
Tennie Jenkins would like to know
if anyone knows the whereabouts of
Mrs Augusta Ridley; was last heard
of 30 years ago at Hern, Texas
They parted in Anderson, Texas She
was a faithful member of the A M E
church She had three sisters and
one brother when last heard of,
Tennie Wells,…

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Mrs. Mary A. Riker searching for her son Joseph A. Riker

Fort Scott Weekly Monitor (Fort Scott, KS)

December 3, 1885

Information Wanted.

Joseph A. Riker, colored, son of Peter and Mary A. Riker, of this place, served in Harris Light Infantry in 1862 and 1863, and Co. B, Fifth regiment Massachusetts colored cavalry from January 6, 1864, to October 31, 1865. He served in the army of the Potomac until after the surrender of Lee, when his regiment was ordered to…

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Mrs. Margret Johnson searching for her brother Reuben Tigue

The Appeal (Chicago, IL)

August 6, 1892

REUBEN TIGUE-I wish to find my brother, Reuben Tigue. I parted from him in Huntsville, Alabama. We then belonged to Carruthers. My father's name is Hubbard Tigue, mother's Silvia, three sisters, Anatheliza, Hannah Bell and Margaret. He went to Kansas from Memphis, Tenn. Address, Mrs. Margaret Johnson, Du Quoin, Ills. 1-30-91

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Mrs. M. J. Brownlee searching for her aunt Mrs. Florence Tally and her grandmother Mrs. Jane Goodloe

The Topeka Plaindealer (Topeka, KS)

January 19, 1906

Mrs. M. J. Brownlee, 230 Jefferson
ave. would be very glad of the
information as to the whereabouts of
her aunt, Mrs. Florence Tally and
her grandmother, Mrs. Jane Goodloe,
who are supposed to be somewhere
in Kansas City, Kansas.

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