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Tinsley Morgan searching for his wife's son Wm. Davidson

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 4, 1886

MR. EDITOR ---- I desire to find my wife's son; he left here in 1881; was carried off by a dentist named Dr. Skelly; they settled at Meridian, Tex, and moved from there to Grape Vine, and the last time we heard from him was in 1882. Any information of him will be gladly received. His name is Wm. Davidson. Address Tinsley Morgan, West Point, Clay…

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Tinsley Morgan (2)

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 4, 1886

MR. EDITOR --- I desire to find my
uncle, who was a brother of Eliza
Morgan. He lived with me one
year at Judge Bolton's, at Hickory
Station, in the year 1871, and he
left there and went to Vicksburg,
and also his wife, whose name was
Silvia Walker, and I have not
heard from him since. Please
address Tinsley Morgan, West Point,…

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Thos. Hughes searching for his brother Neese Browning

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 11, 1883

MR. DDITOR--I desire to find my
brothr, who went off a few years
after freedom. His name was
Neese Browning, and he belonged
to Blumenberg, in Attala county,
Miss. Father is dead, mother is
living. Address me at Barksdale,
Miss. THOS. HUGHES.

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Thomas Young looking for his mother Mary Duken's family

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 10, 1879

DEAR EDITOR : I desire to inquire
for my mother's people. Her
name is Mary Duken; father's
name was Reuben; grand mothers
Kittie. Mother is from Frederick
county, Virginia. The last man
she belonged to was Robert Marshall.
He was going to whip her
one day, and she ran off to Winchester,
Virginia, in April (year
unknown) and…

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Thomas Wright seeking information on his nephew Ben Wright

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 31, 1900

Information wanted of Ben
Wright. His grandmother's name
is Pleasant Wright. When last
heard from, which was eight years
ago, he was in Nashville, Tenn. I
am informed that he is a Baptist
preacher. Any Information will
be gladly received by his uncle,
Thomas Wright, Lyons station,
Coahoma county, Miss.

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Thomas Williams searching for his mother Susan and siblings George, Louis, Bemersion, and Lydia

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 24, 1880

MR. EDITOR - I desire to inquire
for my mother, Susan; brothers,
George and Louis; and sisters,
Bemersion and Lydia. We were
born in Hinds county, and belonged
to Tolbert Henly. He moved from
Hinds Co. to Mississippi City after
the death of Mr. Henly. I was
then sold to Mr. Wm. Griffin, on
Black Creek. I am now living on
the…

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Thomas McAfee seeking his father Alfred Guntor

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 9, 1886

MR. EDITOR--I wi6h to inquire
for my people. Thir names are
McAfee. I do not see the names
of any of the McAfee family in the
SOUTHWESTERN. I look every
week to see if any of them is in
reach of the paper. If any one
knows the whereabouts of any of
the McAfees, please address T.
McAfee, Spinks, Kemper county,
Miss. I want to…

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Thomas McAfee searching for his friends Albert and Baker McAfee

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 20, 1884

MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
for friends whom I have not
seen since the war. They are Al-
bert [Albert] and Baker McAfee. Some of
the McAfee people are living west of
this State, and I think some are in
Hinds county. If the reader knows
anything of them, I would be
thankful for information. Please
address me at Spinks P. O.,…

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Thomas Gunter searching for his father Alfred Gunter

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 20, 1884

MR. EDITOR--Please help me to
find my father. His name is Al-
ford [Alford] Gunter. My name is Thomas
Batchelor, my mother is dead, but
she used to belong to J. Batchelor.
I was about one month old when
she died. She died in North Caro-
lina [Carolina], near Enfield, her name was
Caroline Batchelor. She was mar-
ried [married]…

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The wife and family of Edward Tigh searching for his whereabouts

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 17, 1883

Edward Tigh, of Jackson, Minn.,
left his home on December 8, 1882,
and his whereabouts are now un-
known [unknown]. His is a stone mason and
plasterer by trade, six feet in hight,
weight about 200 pounds, age 38
years, strong build and heavy
voice. Was troubled with heart
and kidney disease. His wife and
family of four small…

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Tempey King (formerly Tempey Clark) searching for her sister Cornelia Ann O'Feally

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 10, 1882

DEAR EDITOR: I wish to inquire
for my sister, Cornelia Ann O'Feally.
She married since I saw her
to Frank Thompson. He went
from Memphis to De Soto, Mississippi.
His mother was Phillis
Dairs, brother Daniel. My name
was Tempey Clark when she knew
me, but now it is Tempey King.
Address me at Argenta, Arkansas.

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T. M. (Tom) Malone searching for his three brothers

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 20, 1884

MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my three brothers. They were taken to Texas 20 or 25 years ago. Fred and Tom Malone carried them there. My brothers were John, Coleman and Gustus. My mother's name was Sue Crecy Malone. I had a sister Harriett. My name is Tom. They left me when a boy. We were then living at Louis T. Winn's farm. Address me at…

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T. C. Morgan searching for his wife's son Willie Davison

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 18, 1885

I wish to inquire for my wife's
son. He left West Point with Dr.
Reiley, and went to Meridian, Tex-
as; but the last time we heard from
him Dr. Reiley had moved to Grape
Vine, Texas, and the last time he
wrote they were at that place. His
name is Willie Davison. I have
not heard from him in nine months.
Any information…

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Susan Smith searching for her mother Millie and siblings Amanda, Martha, Ann, and Benjamin

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 28, 1877

My mother's name was Millie; I
had three sisters; Amanda, Martha,
and Ann and one brother, Benjamin.
We belonged to James Johnson,
at Spring Creek, Madison Co.,
Tennessee. Johnson sold me to a cousin
of his by the same name, who
brought me to Mississippi, and so
separted me from my family. I
once heard that mother had been at…

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Susan Reed searching for her parents Friday and Anna Reed and several siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 2, 1882

DEAR EDITOR ---- I wish to find
my kin people, my father and
mother. We were brought from
Mississippi before the war to Texas
by Mr. William Johnson. Then he
carried father and mother back to
Mississippi. Father and mother
were sold to a man by the name of
Mr. Sumptars Jarrell. There were
seven children of us, father's
name…

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Susan Huddleston searching for her son Jetson

The Colored Tenessean (Nashville, TN)

July 18, 1866

Information Wanted.
Of my son Jetson, who was sold
about sixteen years ago by a Mr.
Dolhite of Oxford, Miss., to a Mr.
Thomas Ford of the same place. I
have not heard from him since. In-
formation may be sent to his mother,
SUSAN HUDDLESTON,
Box 178, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
my26-1m

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Susan Carter searching for her mother and siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 8, 1885

MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
where my people are. My moth-
er's name is Rose Hawes and
my brother was named Robinson.
One sister was named Mary Jane,
one brother named Richard and
one Jeff. My master was my fa-
ther. The last I heard of them
they were in Virginia, Caroline
county. My name is now Susan
Carter. Please direct…

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Susan Briggs searching for her siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 14, 1882

DEAR SIR: Please insert in your paper inquiry for the following persons: Diana, Robert, William and Johnny Carthorn, colored. Direct them to correspond with Susan Briggs, Ripley, Miss., in care of Phil. Gray. Susan was brought from Richmond, Va., in 1850, by speculators. She was brought from Mr. Carthorn, and they were her brothers and sisters.…

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Stephen McKinny and Silva McKinny searching for their sons and daughter-in-law

The Weekly Clarion (Jackson, MS)

September 8, 1870

A Father and Mother in Distress.
THE undersigned, a distressed father and
mother of ALFORD, and also Randal and
his wife Elizabeth Underwood, are anxious
to hear where they are. They formerly be-
longed [belonged] to the estate of Phillip Carpenter, of
Franklin county Ala., on Little Bear Creek,
and in the division of the estate fell to…

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Stephen Johnson searching for brothers Bill and Elijah

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 20, 1879

MR. EDITOR -- I wish to inquire for my brothers Bill and Elijah. They left us in 1864 in Sunflower Co., Miss., and we have not heard from them since. There are six brothers and two sisters, We all belonged to Pitt Gillespie in Sunflower Co., and were named James, Henry, Elijah, Bill, Stephen, Peter, Hannah and Esther. We now go by the name of…

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Stephen Jackson (formerly Stephen Alford) searching for his relatives including sisters Milly, Mollie, and Jennie Alford

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 12, 1886

MR.EDITOR--I wish to inquire for my relatives--my mother, sisters and brothers. Sisters were named Milly, Mollie and Jennie Alford. I learn that mother is dead; her name was Diana Alford. I left two or three other sisters behind but I can not think of their names. I was small when I left North Carolina, Walker county. Sister Evaline and I left at…

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Spencer Jones searching for his sister Edna Millsapt

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 22, 1880

DEAR EDITOR - I wish to inquire
for my sister, Edna Millsapt, who
was carried to Louisiana in 1845
by John Millsapt. She had two
children, a boy and a girl. Please
address me at Paulding, Jasper Co.,
Miss. SPENCER JONES.

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Sophie Johnson (formerly Sophia Eddings) searching for her sister Eveline

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 19, 1884

MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
for my sister Eveline. My brother
was taken from her in Montgomery.
She belonged to a man named Wm.
Lipscomb, but when last heard
from she was living with a Mr.
Brassfield, who married our young
Miss Jane. Myself and our brother
Thomas belonged to Mr. William
Edings, with whom we came to
Texas. …

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Sophie Evans searching for her mother Tracy Bonay and siblings Kitty and Henry Bonay

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 27, 1882

DEAR EDITOR--I wish to inquire for my kin people. I was hired out from my mother, and when I came back she was sold, and I don't know where to. She left two children, Kitty and Henry Bonay. Their owner, Jacob Bonay, lived in Virginia, Moreland county. Mother was Tracy Bonay. My name is Sophie Evans, and I live in Warren county, Miss. Address me at…

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Sophia Brown searching for her relatives including her mother Harriet King and brother Peter

The Sun (New York, NY)

September 9, 1888

To Whom it May Concern.
Can any one answer this letter to the satis-
faction [satisfaction] of the writer?
"TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: I have some relations
in Richmond, Va. They are not in Richmond town, but
are in that county. My mother was named HARRIET KING,
and me and my brother PETER were sold together, and
came as far as Duck Hill,…

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