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Nancy Gibson searching for her sons Frederick Gibson and Thomas Barrick

New Orleans Republican (New Orleans, LA)

April 19, 1868

By Nancy Gibson, who left Baltimore
in 1844, of her two sons, Frederick
Gibson and Thomas Barrick, from
whom she has been separated about
twenty-five years.

Address her care of Rev. A. Ross,
pastor of Wesley Chapel, New Orleans.

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Mrs. Winnefred Sanders searching for anyone who served in the U. S. Navy with Joseph Bell

National Tribune (Washington, DC)

July 28, 1904

WANTED--Name and address of any person who
served in U.S. Navy with Joseph Bell, colored,
who enlisted in March of April, 1863, at Camp Birney,
Md. Mrs. Winnefred Sanders, Box 254, Sewickley, Pa.

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Mrs. Milla Dawsey (formerly Milla Bond) searching for her son and her brothers

The Boston Daily Globe (Boston, MA)

April 10, 1898

LAST SAW SON WHEN HE WAS SOLD.
Aged Negro of East Boston Advertising
for News of Brothers and Son, Who
Were Sold Before the War.
In one of the weekly papers devoted
to the interests of the colored people,
and published widely throughout the
country as a religious paper, recently
appeared a peculiar advertisement, which
reads…

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Mrs. Mary Myers looking for her husband Wade Thornton Myers

Afro-American (Baltimore, MD)

November 17, 1906

INQUIRY — Mrs. Mary Myers
wishes to locate her husband, Mr.
Wade Thornton Myers, who has not
not been seen for five years, any information
will be thankfully received.
Address 650 Hoffman St.
Baltimore, Md.

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Mrs. Mary Heading (formerly Mary Booey) searching for her siblings Lancet and Simon Johnson and several extended family

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 9, 1874

Information Wanted.

Information wanted of the following
relatives and friends, by Mrs. Mary Head-
ing, formerly Mary Booey, the widow of
John Booey. I wish to learn the where-
abouts of my brothers, Lancet and Simon
Johnson, who belonged to Mrs. Jane Ma-
gridder, whose grandson, Dr. Hughes lived
in Montgomery County, Md. We lived…

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Mrs. Mary Dowden searching for Miss Rebecca Dowden

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

December 26, 1863

INFORMATION WANTED
Can any person inform me of the whereabouts
of Miss Rebecca Dowden, of Philadelphia, for-
merly of Baltimore, Md.? She has been residing
in Philadelphia. Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Eliza-
beth Field, died in Woodstown, N. J., about
three years ago. Her daughter, Harriet Dow-
den, is deceased. The estate of the parties is…

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Mrs. Mary B. Mills searching for Charlotte, Louise, and John Wesley Smith

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 16, 1878

INFORMATION WANTED OF THE CHIL-
dren of Henry and Carry Smith born near
Middle River Balto. Co. Md. who lived on the
Stansberry property. Their names were Char-
lotte, Louise, and John Wesley Smith.
Please address,
Mrs. Mary B. Mills,
Mt. Holly, N. J.

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Mrs. Martha Ashston searching for Mrs. Mary Ware and her husband Thurban Ware

Washington Bee (Washington, DC)

March 14, 1891

Mrs. Martha Ashton would like to know the whereabouts of Mrs Mary Ware and her husband Thurban Ware, formerly of Baltimore, Md. When last heard of they were in Chicago. Address L st, near 19th, n. w., Washing- D.C.

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Mrs. Martha A. Giles searching for her father George Whets, uncle John Whets, and grandmother Nancy Whets

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

July 20, 1895

Do You Know Them?
10 W. Leigh Street
RICHMOND, VA., April 4, 1895
Mr Editor:
I would like to find the whereabouts
of my father, George Whets,
my uncle, John Whets, and my
grandmother, Nancy Whets. The last I
heard of them my father was in
Galveston, Texas. My uncle was in
Chicago, and kept a bar in that place.
My grandmother lived…

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Mrs. Julia Green searching for her brother Caesar James

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

November 12, 1904

Do You Know Him?
I desire to know the whereabouts of
my brother, Caesar James. I have not
heard from him in 30 years. Address
any information concerning him to his
sister,
Mrs. JULIA GREEN,
1921 Druid Hill Ave.,
Baltimore, Md.

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Mrs. Fanny Robinson searching for her mother Mrs. Louisa Hacket

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 17, 1895

INFORMATION WANTED -- Of
my mother Mrs. Louisa Hacket.
She was the wife of Lloyd Hacket.
They lived in Prince George
County, Maryland near Laurel
Mills. There were two brothers,
George and Greenberry, and sister
Annie, Caroline, and Emily Hack
et; have not seen them for near 44
years. Any information from these
people will be…

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Mrs. Emma J. Wilson looking for her sister Mrs. Mary Louisa Randolph (nee Mary Louisa Furguson)

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

July 28, 1894

Do You Know Her.
I would like to know the whereabouts
of my Sister Mrs. Mary Louisa Randolph
nee Miss Furguson. She left Petersburg,
Va., for Baltimore, Md., in the
year '79 and remained there for several
years. When I last heard from her was
Feb. 28, 1887. She was then in New
Haven, Conn., 84 Canal St. Any information
of her…

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Mrs. Eliza Stewart (formerly Eliza Robinson) searching for her brother Richard Peeke or Peeker

Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, PA)

June 6, 1884

Information Desired. Mrs. Eliza Stewart, nee Eliza Robinson, wife of Henry Stewart, of this city, is anxious to learn the whereabouts of her brother, who was known as Richard Peeke, when sold by his master, Wm. Holliday, of Hagerstown, Md., long before the late rebellion. He is supposed to be in Alabama or Georgia, engaged in raising cotton. Any…

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Mrs. Catherine Anderson looking for information about her deceased husband John Anderson

Afro-American Ledger (Baltimore, MD)

April 11, 1908

Information Wanted
Any one that was in Company C,
of the Virginia Regiment of the Civil
War, of which John Anderson was a
private soldier, any information will
be thankfully received by his widow
Mrs. Catherine Anderson, 1808 Etting
Street. 1t

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Mrs. Ann Maria Wiliams (formerly Ann Maria Bowsier) searching for her mother Henrietta, father Isaac, and four brothers, Phillip, Robert, James and William Boswier

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 13, 1885

MR. EDITOR-I wish to inquire
for my family. When I left the
eas ern shore of Maryland my
name was Ann Maria Bowsier and
my mother's name was Henrietta
Bowsier. My father's name is
Isaac Bowsier, and belonged to Ben
Killer, father of John Williams,
back of Baltimore. I have four
brothers named Philip, Robert,
James and William…

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Mrs. Alice Granville searching for her sister Miss Mary E. Tomlinson and aunt Ellen Smith

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

March 15, 1902

Do You Know Her?
Mrs. Alice Granville, residence,
No. 100 Sawyer street, Boston,
would like to know the whereabouts of
her sister, who was a Miss Mary E.
Tomlinson, adopted some years ago by a
Mrs. Priscilla Davis at Portsmouth, Va.,
and also same of an Aunt, whom was a
stewardess on a boat, plying between
Norfolk via Baltimore. Maiden…

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Moses Roberts searching for Betsy Siphiro and her six children James, Stephen, Hetty, Leah, Minty and Orman

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

November 25, 1880

NOTICE TO LOUISIANA MINSTERS.
Please read the letter of inquiry in
your churches. Information wanted of
Betsy Siphiro. When she left Florida she
had six children whose names were James,
Stephen, Hetty, Leah, Minty and Orman.
They left this country with a man by the
name of Fuller. They came from Maryland
to Florida and were sold in…

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Miss Sophia Bishop searching for her brother Kinnett Claggett

Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 14, 1889

INFORMATION WANTED CONCERNING MY brother, Kinnett Claggett, sold from Annapolis by Nevett Steel. He belonged to Dr Rav's estate. I belonged to Mrs Bowie. Any information will be thankfully received by his sister, Miss Sophia Bishop, at Sharp Street Church, Baltimore City, Md.

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Miss Sophia Bishop looking for her brother Kinnett Claggett

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 12, 1888

INFORMATION WANTED CONCERNING MY
brother, Kinnett Claggett, sold from Annapolis
by Nevett Steel. He belonged to Dr. Ra[indecipherable]'s
estate. I belonged to Mrs. Bowie. Any information
will be thankfully received by his sister, Miss
Sophia Bishop, at Sharp Street Church, Baltimore
City, Md.

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Minnie Blake (formerly Minnie Ross) searching for her mother Jane Ross

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 10, 1886

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY MOTH-
er, Jane Ross. She belonged to a man
named Captain David Taylor, who lived
on Eastern Shore, Maryland. She was
sold away down South. Any information
of her will be gratefully received by her
daughter, Minnie Blake, formerly Minnie
Ross, 206 Dean Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

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Milla Dawsey seeking information about her John Wesley Dawsey (Dawsey placed 2 different ads in the same paper on the same day)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

December 16, 1897

Information wanted of John
Wesley Dawsey, born in Low Mal-
ler, Maryland. Sold at 6 years
from his parents, Nelson and Milla
Dawsey.
Any information concerning the
above will be gladly received by
Mrs. Milla Dawsey, 262 Lexing-
ton Street, East Boston, Mass.

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Milla Dawsey searching for her brothers Washington, James, Joseph, Henry, and Lafayette Bond and her son John Wesley Dawsey (Dawsey placed 2 different ads in the same newspaper on the same day)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

December 16, 1897

Information wanted of my broth-
ers Washington, James, Joseph,
Henry and Lafayette Bond, who
were the sons of Moses and Lina
Bond, and brother to Milla Bond,
who later became Milla Dawsey.
All were born in the family of Dan-
iel Kent, Calvert County, Maryland.
Information wanted of John
Wesley Dawsey, born in Low Mal-
ler, Maryland.…

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Mary Ranson seeking information about her daughter Rose Jackson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 14, 1869

Information wanted of Rose Jackson,
a daughter of John and Mary Ranson. She
moved from Harper's Ferry to Chambers-
burg in 1863, in the family of Edward
Whiten and left it for Philadelphia about
four years ago. Any information of her
will be thankfully received. Address
MARY RANSON,
…

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Mary Ramsay searching for Rebecca Ramsay

Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)

December 27, 1873

INFORMATION WANTED OF REBECCA RAMSAY,
(Colored.) sixteen years old, who last May
came from Essex county, and then lived with Mrs.
Stewart, Lexington street, and afterwards with a
Mr. Pinkney, Light street, by her sister, MARY
RAMSAY, 202 Townsend street. 1t*†

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Mary Philips searching for her brother Edward Island

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 29, 1867

INFORMATION WANTED.
Information wanted of Edward Island,
my brother. When I last heard from him
he was in Annapolis, Md. Any one know-
ing his whereabouts will please inform him
that his sister would like him to call at the
office of the Christian Recorder, and take her
to live with him. MARY PHILIPS.
N. B.--Ministers please notice
June…

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