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Louisa Burton searching for her extended family

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 20, 1882

MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire for my mother's people. Her name was Emsie Smith. she was sold from Lexington, Kentucky, when very small girl, aged 10 or 12 years I heard that uncle John Smith lived in St. Louis, Missouri; and uncle Fred Smith was in Baltimore with a doctor, and mother was in Louisiana. I also desire to hear from father's people. He…

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Lloyd Shorter searching for his sister Marcelia Shorter

The Louisiana Democrat (Alexandria, LA)

July 27, 1870

INFORMATION WANTED.
OF Marcelia, Shorter, colored, formerly
of Washington County, Maryland.
When last heard from was in New Orleans,
Marcelia is aged between 40 and 45, bright
mulatto, and kept furnished rooms some
twelve years ago in New Orleans. She
will hear of a brother by addressing

LLOYD SHORTER,

July 13th, 1870, 3-t. …

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Lizzie Inloes searching for her husband William Inloes

The Sun (Baltimore, MD)

June 29, 1870

PERSONAL.
LEFT HIS HOME, about two months ago, WIL-
LIAM [WILLIAM] INLOES, colored. Any information will
be thankfully received by his wife, LIZZIE INLOES.
No. 9 Neighbor street. 1t'*

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Littleton Acworth searching for his children Leah and Wm. Acworth.

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 15, 1876

INFORMATION Wanted of my son Wm.
Acworth. When about fourteen years old,
he was sold from Somerset county, Mary-
land, at that time he was waterman. My
daughter Leah was sold at the same time.
Address all information to their father
Littleton Acworth, Whitehaven, Md.

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Levi and Maria Gant searching for their daughter Maria Gant

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 15, 1871

Of Maria Gant, daughter of Levi and
Maria Gant, born in Allegheny Co.,
Md. and belonged to Jamieson family,
sold to Missouri and thence further
south out of the hands of Thos. Davis.
Rebecca Gant, Allegheny Co., Md. be-
longed to Jno H. Hobbleston, Floss
burg, formerly to Jamieson Family.
William Gant Allegheny Co. Md., Ja-
mieson family,…

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Leven Husten searching for Eliza Pollard

New Orleans Republican (New Orleans, LA)

August 22, 1868

INFORMATION WANTED--OF ELIZA
POLLARD, daughter of Rev. Charles Pollard;
was sold when about seventeen years of age from the
town of Salsbury, Woster county, Maryland, about
the year 1859; was last seen on board a steamboat
going up Red river. Any information addressed to
Leven Husten, Care of Republican Office, will be
thankfully…

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Letty Willis searching for her sister Sophia Butler

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 11, 1865

NOTICE
Mrs. Letty Willis, of Frederick, Md., who has
for many years done service in the family of Mr.
Christian Getzendenner, of the same place, wishes
to hear from her sister, Sophia Butler, wife of
Mr. Lewis Butler. When last heard from, they
were in Chambersburg, Penna., lately reduced to
ashes by the rebels. Any information…

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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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Kansas Lee searching for her children Ann, Selia, Sarah, Elizabeth and Adam Lee.

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 25, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED.
Kansas Lee wishes to learn the whereabouts
of her children, four girls and one boy, who were,
when last heard from, living in Baltimore, Md.
Their names are as follows : Annie, Selia, Sarah,
Elizabeth, and Adam Lee. My children were
owned by the mother of Benjamin Keene.
Address …

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Julian Powell searching for her son Noah Powell

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 24, 1871

Of Noah Powell, of Staunton, Va.,
was owned by Lawyer Foulks. When
last heard from, was in Jackson, Miss-
issippi, living with a John Suton. Any
information of him will be thankfully
received by his mother, Sister Lucinda
Wyet Robert, and Stephen Powell.
Direct care of
JULIAN POWELL,
(1m.) …

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Julia Price

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

August 15, 1914

Do You Know Them?

My brother and sister Thomas
Jones and Matilda Jones were sold
out before freedom was introduced
She was a Miss Jones but she married
a gentleman by the name of Mr. New
man she was taken from her husband
and sold by Colonel Miller and Jane
Miller. Their parents were named
Alfred Jones and Eliza Jones belong-
ing to…

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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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Julia Harrison searching for Julius Harrison

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 21, 1889

INFORMATION WANTED. INFO MAT ON WANTED OF JUL US HARR. so, formerly of Tar oro, N.C. He is suppos d to ba[Indecipherable]e go e to Baltimore la t Apr l to learn the baker s t[Indecipherable]ade. He is nephew of Rev. M.b. Matthewson of Tarboro, N.C. Any information as o his whereab uts will b gladly received by Julia Harris n, No, 5 Fruit St.…

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Joseph Peco (formerly Alonzo Canady) looking for his brother Stephen Canady and William Walker (2nd of 2 ads)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 25, 1895

INFORMATION WANTED—Of
my Brother Stephen Canady, he
was born on the Eastern Shore of
Md., Caroline county. His mistress'
name was Clara P. Parnell. I saw
him last in 1839. Also William
Walker, son of Allen Walker, of
the same place. My former name
was Alonzo Canady, but now
Joseph Peco. Any information
concerning them will be…

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John Y. Day searching for Sylvester Coale

Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)

March 5, 1879

PERSONAL.
INFORMATION WANTED OF A COLORED MAN named SYLVESTER COALE. Any person who knows him will send him to JOHN Y. DAY, Kingsville, Md. *1t*

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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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John Vincent Thomas searching Charles Stewart, John Stewart, Henrietta Sidmon, or any of their children

Afro-American Ledger (Baltimore, MD)

September 21, 1901

INFORMATION WANTED.

Any information of Charles Stewart, John Stewart, Henrietta Sidmon, or any of their children will be thankfully received. They were sold South before the war by a family named McTavish. Address, John Vincent Thomas. 22 East Lexington Street, Baltimore. Md.

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John Tyler searching for his mother Henrietta Berry (or Henrietta Tyler)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 31, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED
Of a lady by the name of Henrietta Berry, wife of
Thomas Berry. Her maiden name was Tyler.
She has a son named John Tyler. John left his
mother, Henrietta Tyler, as she was then called,
when quite young, in 1850, being in Prince
George county, Md., where Henrietta was also at
that time residing. Her son, John…

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John S. Gist seeking his brother Grant Gist

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

April 11, 1891

I would like to know the whereabouts of my
brother, whose name, Grant Gist. He left home
(in South Carolina) in 1887 and the last heard of
him was in November, 1888. He was then at
Triumph, P O, Maryland, about ten miles from
Baltimore. Any insormation concerning him
will be cheerfully received his brother, John S
Gist, Fort Washakie,…

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John P. Jackson searching for Lydia Jackson and brother Plato Jackson

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

May 23, 1891

I am the son of Thomas Jackson, who immigrated
to Liberia from Baltimore about 1830.
My father is said to have had a sister by the
name of Lydia Jackson, who remained in
Baltimore. He also had a son, Plato Jackson by
name, who went to Ohio, or some other place in
the West. I shall be glad to hear of the where-
abouts of any of these people…

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John C. W. Hollis seeking information of George and James Coleman

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

November 11, 1897

INFORMATION WANTED--
Of Messrs. George and James Cole-
man, formerly of Centreville, Queen
Anne County, Md. George was
living in Centreville in 1886. They
are the nephews of Mrs. Jane
Bowers. Please send any infor-
mation to John C. W. Hollis, 518
Petty Street, Elmira, N. Y.

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John Brittingham searching for his mother Mary Brittingham

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

December 24, 1891

INFORMATION WANTED--Of my
mother, Mary Brittingham. She was sent
to Drummondtown, Va. with a number
of others and sold by George Savage Miles
She is the daughter of Samuel and Judy
Brittingham; she has two sisters and one
brother, their names are Jane, Caroline
and William Brittingham, who are living,
also her mother Judy.
Any…

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John Bond looking for information about his son Benjamin M. Bond

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 7, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED.
Information wanted of one Benjamin M. Bond,
a son of John Bond. When last heard from,
he was in Boston, engaged in the ink business.
Information of his whereabouts will be grateful-
ly received by his parents,
JOHN & ELIZABETH BOND,
Burlington, Harford County,
…

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Jeremiah Jones seeking information about his mother Susan Jones and sister Mary Jane Jones

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

December 10, 1885

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY MOTH-
er, Susan Jones, and my sister, Mary
Jane Jones. They were slaves in Frederick
City, Md. Any information concerning
them will be thankfully received by Jere-
miah Jones, 443 North Duke St, Lancaster,
Pa.

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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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