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James Tilman searching for his siblings Jerry Jarman, Charles Moore and Lydia Bell

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 28, 1867

INFORMATION WANTED.
Information wanted of my two brothers,
Jerry Jarman and Charles Moore, and of
my sister, Lydia Bell. They were sold from
Wm. Corkell's estate into George Co., Md.
Any information concerning their where-
abouts will be thankfully received by their
brother, James Tillman. Please address
James Tillman, Bridgewater…

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James Scott looking for information about his father Thomas Scott

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 30, 1867

INFORMATION WANTED.
Information wanted of Thomas Scott, for-
merly of Kent county, Eastern Shore, Mary-
land. He formerly belonged to Joseph Rea-
son. Any information of the said Thomas
Scott, will be thankfully received by his son
James Scott. Please address, James Scott,
care of Mr. David Reeves, Phoenixville, Ches-
ter county,…

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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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James Collins searching for his brother Henry Collins

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 22, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED.
Any one who may chance to know any thing
concerning the whereabouts of Henry Collins,
will please inform his brother, James Collins, who
is residing in Princeton, N. J. The said Henry
was formerly owned by Mrs. Sarah Harris, of
Queen Ann County, Md.
september 22--3t

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James Carter searching for his mother Caroline Norris

The Sun (Baltimore, MD)

May 16, 1874

ANY INFORMATION OF CAROLINE NORRIS,
colored, will be thankfully received by her son,
JAMES CARTER, at 28 Bath street. She was living,
up to the 5th of March, at St. Mary's city, P. O., St.
Mary's county. 1t*°

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Jacob Robinson searching for his uncle Major Savage

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 16, 1886

MR. EDITOR -- I desire to inquire for my uncle, Major Savage, my mother's brother; he belonged to the Savage family in Accommac county, Va. My father belonged to the Robbins family up to the beginning of the war. He gave me the name of Robinson, and we are known by the name of Robinson now. My uncle was sold before the war. Address Jacob…

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Jacob French-Stewart seeking information about his mother Matilda French and several siblings

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 1, 1886

INFORMATION WANTED OF ANY OR
all of the following persons by their
brother, Jacob French-Stewart, namely :
Moses French, Fanny French, Nancy French
and Sally French. Those are my whole
sisters and brother. My mother, viz., Ma-
tilda French, had her second husband be-
fore I came away, which was about the
year 1839. Her name was then…

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J. T. Henry searching the relatives of his mother July Henry (formerly July Farrow)

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 3, 1883

MR. EDITOR:--My mother July
Henry lived in Hamilton county,
Tennessee, not Texas, as printed
May 3. J. T. HENRY.
Dayton, Tenn.
WEIMER, TEXAS, 1883.

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J. M. Ross seeking information about his brothers Thomas and Major Ross

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 23, 1887

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY BROTH-
ers, Thomas and Major Ross, sons of Rich-
ard and Ann Ross. They were born slaves
in Calvert Co. Md. and ran off from their
mistress, Mrs Eliza Robbins, of Baltimore
City Md , just before the war. Any in-
formation as to their whereabouts will be
thankfully received by their brother, J. M.
Ross, Cadiz, Ohio.

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Hicks' U. S. A. General Hospital searching for Mrs. Louisa Cook

The Sun (Baltimore, MD)

January 6, 1866

PERSONAL.
NOTICE.—If MRS LOUISA COOK. wife of Ben-
jamin [Benjamin] Cook, Private, Co K. 28th U. S. C. T., will
call at the HICKS' U. S. A. GENERAL HOSPITAL,
Baltimore Md., she will hear of something to her
advantage. j6-3t*(

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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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Henry Fuller searching for Thomas Fuller, Eliza Fuller, and his aunt Clarissa Jefferson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 3, 1869

Information wanted of Thomas Fuller,
Eliza Fuller, and Clarissa Jefferson, a sister
to the mother of Henry Fuller. They for-
merly resided in Baltimore. Address Hen-
ry Fuller, care of J. Phelps, Central City,
Colorado Territory. tf.

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Henry Carroll (formerly Winneby Johnson) seeking information about his sisters Charlotte and Ellen Johnson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 12, 1887

INFORMATION WANTED OF THE
whereabouts of my sisters, Charlotte and
Ellen Johnson, formerly of a village in
Dorchester Co., Md, known as Tobacco
Stlck(sp.). They were owned by a man named
Samuel Harrington and were sold by him
in the year 1854 or 1855. Since then I
have heard nothing of them. Any infor-
mation concerning them will…

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Henry Anderson searching for mother Peggy, brothers Chas, Horace, and Alex, and sisters Sarah Ann and Malinda

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

December 7, 1895

LOST RELATIVES.
I would like to find my relatives. I was born
in Somerset County, Maryland. My name is
Henry Anderson, my Master was John Ander-
son [Anderson] of Eastern Shore M. D., I left about six
years before the war. Mothers name was Peg-gy [Peggy] and my brothers were named Chas, Horace,
Alex, and Sandy I left two sisters in…

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Henry Anderson found his friends and family

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

April 23, 1896

Found His Relatives.
Mineola, Tex., Special.
Henry Anderson now living in Tex-
as an ex-slave of Somerset, Md., found
his long lost friends and relatives
through advertising in The Freeman.

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Henry and Sandy Anderson looking for their mother Peggy and several siblings

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

January 25, 1896

Lost Relatives.
I would like to find my people. I
was born in Somerset Co., Maryland
and my master was named John An-
derson [Anderson] of Eastern Shore, Md. I left
about 37 ago. Mother's name was
Peggy. She had a husband named
Adam Lankford. He was my step-fa-
ther [step-father]. My brothers were George, Al-
exander [Alexander],…

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Henrietta Cornish looking her daughter Henrietta Campfur

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 11, 1880

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
daughter. She was sold South a little
before the late war. She was sold from
Cambridge Maryland. Her name was Hen-
rietta Campfur. Her master's name was
Louis Ross Any information that may be
given of her will be thankfully received by
her mother, Henrietta Cornish. Address
No. 208 Dixwell avenue, New Haven, Conn.

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Henrietta C. Banks seeking her father's relatives

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 22, 1897

INFORMATION WANTED.--
Of my father's relatives. He lived
at Liberty Md , and was owned by
a man by the name of Billy Owens,
near the turnpike road. His fath-
er's name was Billy Banks and his
mother's name was Henrietta. His
sister's name was Hattie, and his broth
er's name was Dennis Banks. He
was stolen at the age of fifteen with
an…

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Henrietta Anderson seeking information about her mother Rachel Embry (1st of 2 ads placed)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

November 2, 1893

INFORMATION WANTED.--
Of my mother Rachel Embry. My
name was Henrietta Embry when I
was taken from home. I left my
mother in Baltimore, Md., and came
to Texas with Rutineth Barafe. My
name is Henrietta Anderson. Any
one who can tell me where my
mother is, I will reward them. Ad-
nress me, care Rev. W. H. Ander-
son, San Angelo, Green…

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Henrietta Anderson (formerly Henrietta Embry) seeking information about her mother Rachel Embry (2nd of 2 ads placed)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 25, 1895

INFORMATION WANTED.—
Of my mother Rachel Embry. My
name was Henrietta Embry when I
was taken from home. I left my
mother in Baltimore, Md., and came
to Texas with Rutineth Barafe. My
name is Henrietta Anderson. Any
one who can tell me where my
mother is, I will reward them. Ad-
dress me, care Rev. W. H. Ander-
son, San Angelo, Green Co.,…

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Henny Butler searching for her daughter Frances

The Daily Picayune (New Orleans, LA)

August 12, 1843

INFORMATION WANTED.
HENNY BUTLER, a colored woman, residing
at Cumberland, in Maryland, desires information concerning
the present residence of her daughter FRANCES,
who went with Doctor Lawrence 7 years ago to
Natchez, Mississippi; from which place she was afterwards
removed to New Orleans.

Her letters from New Orleans reach her…

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Harriet McArny seeking information about her father Isaac Seanal and brother Getues

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 4, 1886

MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
for my father and brother, who
were sold in 1840; they belonged to
a man by the name of Leonard
Eagleheart; they were sold to the
South; I do not know who bought
them, as I was too small to remem
ber much. My father's name was
Isaac Seanal and mother Emma
Seanal; they had six children; their…

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Harriet Jones searching for Walter Harris, also known as Walter Jones

Baltimore Daily Commercial (Baltimore, MD)

February 14, 1866

PERSONAL.
INFORMATION IS WANTED RESPECT-
ING WALTER HARRIS or WALTER JONES,
a Colored Man who enlisted in the First Colored
Regiment of U.S. Troops. He had friends in Balti-
more. Information may be sent to Mrs. HARRIET
JONES, 67 Pierrepont st., Brooklyn, N.Y. f13-3t*

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Harriet Deshields looking for information about her son Molton Rogers Deshields

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

November 26, 1870

Information Wanted,

Information wanted of Molton
Rogers Deshields, son of Levi and
Harriet Deshields, (supposed to be in
California), who was taken away from
Jamestown, Summerset county,
Md., about six weeks before the
Emancipation, by Arthur Wolford,
son of Deven Wolford, of Prince
Ann. $10 will be paid for any infor-
mation of his…

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Hamilton E. Waters searching for Matilda Waters, his brother Simon Cater (or Simon Waters) and several friends

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

October 28, 1865

NOTICE
Information wanted of Matilda Waters, who
formerly belonged to a man by the name of
Levin Waters, of Princess Ann, Somerset Co.,
Maryland. She was married to Jeremy Horsey.
She had four children when I saw her last, about
thirty years ago. Also, of my brother, Simon
Cater, or Simon Waters. I should like to hear
from him. Also, of…

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