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Maria Laws (formerly Maria Goldby) seeking information about her parents Nellie and Dick Goldby

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 30, 1896

Information wanted of my parents,
whom I left in Eastern Tolbert
county, Md. My father's
name was Dick Goldby and mother's
name, Nellie Goldby. When
I left them they were owned by
Henry Goldby, in Maryland, when
I was 11 years old. My name was
Maria Goldby. Any information
will be gladly received by me,
Maria Laws, Weimar, Col.,…

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Rev. J. W. Bowser seeking information about his son Joseph C. S. Bowser

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 9, 1896

INFORMATION WANTED of
my son Joseph C. S. Bowser, aged
14 years. He disappeared from his
home on October 30th. Any information
will be trankfully received
by his father,
REV. J. W. BOWSER
1210 West Wolf St.,
Baltimore, Md.

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Julia Harrison seeking information about her brother Julius Harrison (1st of 2 ads)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 30, 1888

INFORMATION WANTED OF JULIUS HARRIson,
formerly of Tarboro, N. C. He is supposed
to have gone to Baltimore last April to
learn the baker's trade. He is a nephew of Rev.
M. D. Matthewson of Tarboro, N. C. Any information
as to his whereabouts will be gladly received
by Julia Harrison, No, 5 Fruit St., Boston,
Mass,

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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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Edward Alexander searching for his son John Cholly (2nd of 2 ads placed)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 13, 1890

INFORMATION WANTED
of a lost boy, by his parents, who left his
home, Cumberland, in June, 1889 and
has not been heard from since. This is
very painful to a loving mother. This
is my only son, who is four feet in height,
of a very fair complexion and straight,
brown hair. He is a very intelligent looking
boy, with a pin hole at the front…

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Edward C. Hackett looking for his sisters Sarah Jane and Ellen Hackett

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

August 19, 1893

Information Wanted.
___________________

Information wanted of the whereabouts
of Sarah Jane and Ellen Hackett
whose father's and mother's names were
James and Rachael Hackett. The above
named were sold from their parents before the war.
They lived on the blackstone
farm, two miles from Sassafrasent
county, Maryland. Any…

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F. F. McComas looking for William Braxton's children Menizer, William, Agnes, and Angeline

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

October 7, 1893

Do You Know Mr. Braxton.
HAGERSTOWN, MD, Sept. 9., '93.
Editor Jno. Mitchell, Jr.
Dear Sir: - A colored man named
William Braxton died here some two
years ago leaving a lost will, bequeathing
some money to his children by his
first wife, Susan, who are somewhere in
Virginia, I had heard in Louisa county,
then near Fredericksburg, then…

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Unnamed person looking for Eliza Larkman

Afro-American (Baltimore, MD)

October 13, 1906

INFORMATION WANTED
Eliza Larkman, formerly owned
by Richard Griffin, was sold to Miss
Mary Emack, who came to Baltimore
in 1860; mother's name was
Deborah; brother is Arthur Lockerman,
who lives at Unity, Montgomery
Co., Md. 4t-11-3

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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. 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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Perry Wilmer searching for brothers Joe and Sam and sister Maria

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 24, 1877

I wish to enquire concerning my
brothers, Joe and Sam and my sister
Maria. Joe belonged to a Mr. Peacock.
The others of us belonged to
John B. Bostic, who brought us from
Baltimore to Houston, Texas, where
I was sold first to John Shackleford
and then to Mr. Craft. Our father
was Perry Wilmer, a free man, and
our mother was…

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Gustus Ann Hamilton searching for her mother Nelly Beacheum, uncles Louis Beachem and Pompey Beachem, and sister Jane Beaches (2nd of 2 ads)

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

July 25, 1896

Do You Know Them?

I desire to know the whereabouts of
my relatives. I was sold from them
during the war.
I belonged to Sam Beachem, who lived
at than time Richmond, Va. I was
sold to Jimerson, at an age between 11
and 12 years Then I was to Robert
Golikly and Bird Leatherwood, two
Negro traders. They carried me to
Mississippi.…

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Elizabeth Jones looking for her mother Harriett Spencer

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 6, 1879

Editor SOUTHWESTERN.- I desire
information concerning my mother.
Her name is Harriett Spencer.
When I left her she lived on the
eastern shore of Maryland. I have
a brother, George Spencer, and a
sister, Charlotte Spencer. My name
is Elizabeth Spencer; I married a
Mr. Jones, and was brought to
Texas before the war by John…

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Parker Moore and Sarah Moore searching for Aaron Moore

Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)

February 29, 1864

INFORMATION WANTED OF AARON
MOORE, colored, of Belair. Harford county,
Md., who was drafted at the last draft, and came to
Baltimore for exemption, he being disabled in the
right leg, since which time nothing has been heard
from him. Any information of his whereabouts
will be thankfully received by PARKER MOORE,
at Calverton,…

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Jemima Howard looking for her brother Jacob and sister Drusilla

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 1, 1880

DEAR EDITOR ---- Please allow me
space in your valuable paper to inquire
for my brothers and sisters.
We belonged to Mr. John R. Goff.
of Tucker county, West Virginia.
I was sold to Wm. Elliott, of same
State. My sister Louisia was sold
to Bob Kid, and was sent here to
Louisiana. My brothers' names
are Jerome, Thomas, Jacob,…

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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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Ann Barnet searching for her son Theodore Barnet

Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)

August 22, 1864

PERSONAL. - Information wanted of THEODORE
BARNET, a colored boy, aged eleven
years and eight months, who left his home at the
Mansion House, on Thursday morning, 13th inst,
at o'clk Had on when he left dark woolen pants,
a white linen jacket and straw hat bound with black
ribbon. He is about four feet in height, of delicate…

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John Wilson searching for his children George, Dennis, Sarah Jane, Nat, and Lethe

Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, NC)

April 1, 1867

Information Wanted.

John Wilson, a colored man, formerly a
slave belonging to James Denton, of Colbert county
Maryland, desires to find his five children, named
respectively : George, Dennis, Sarah Jane, Nat and
Lethe. They were all carried to Richmond, the
first year of the war, by James Borne, or Maryland,
and sold, to whom…

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Franklin Booker searching for Anderson Booker

Staunton Spectator (Staunton, VA)

February 5, 1867

INFORMATION WANTED.-Any information of the whereabouts of Anderson Booker, (colored) who has not been heard from since the close of the war, will be thankfully received by the undersigned. He is supposed to be in the lower end of the Valley or on the border of Maryland. Address
FRANKLIN BOOKER,
feb 5-1t…

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Daniel Hoskin searching for his parents Susan and Jerry Hoskin and siblings Margaret and Frederick

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 26, 1882

DEAR EDITOR - I want to
inquire for relatives Mother and
Father Susan and Jerry Hoskin
sister Margaret married Washington
Wilson in Queen Anne county.
I left Frederick the youngest, and
was sold about 36 years ago to
James [indecipherable] in New Orleans.
Address Daniel Hoskin. Houma, La.

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Henry Quay searching for his father Henry Quay, mother Susan and several siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 16, 1882

MR EDITOR I want to inquire
for my people whom I left in Colbert
County, Maryland. Father
was Henry Quay, Mother Susan
one brother Jessie Bodley, two
others George and [indecipherable] Quay
three sisters were Diana, Susan
and Jane. Father belonged to
James Knet, Mother to Edward
Isaac. I was sold from there in
1849 to…

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Caroline Waters searching for her mother Rosetta Waters and grandparents Leah and Isaac Waters

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 16, 1882

DEAR EDITOR ---- I wish to inquire
for my family, I left my mother in
Baltimore. Her name was Rosetta
Waters. She used to belong to
William Hall. I left my grandmother
and grandfather in Eastern
Shore, Maryland. My grandmother
was Leah Waters. My grandfather
Isaac Waters. I left one sister on
Eastren [Eastern] Shore,…

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L. J. S. Bell searching for their two aunts Leah and Ary Achworth

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 4, 1882

DEAR EDITOR- I desire to inquire
for my two aunts. My father's
name was Leven Achworth, his
sisters Leah and Ary Achworth.
Their mother's name was Gracy
Achworth, their father's name was
Moses James, and is yet alive.
They were sold by John Moore at
Green Hill, Somerset Co., Maryland,
and taken to Missouri. My
father's name is…

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James Nious searching for his family

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 12, 1881

MR. EDITOR --- I desire some information about my people. I left them in Anne Armdel county, Maryland, on West River, servants of Benjamin Winterson. Their names were Tafia, Diana, Bazile, Rachel and Hester Nious, Ben Crounce, Sarah Beechers. Of all these I should find one. JAMES NIOUS Lavernia, Texas

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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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