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Harriet Atkison searching for her mother Anna Roberts, father Harry Wart, grandfather Ned Warf, and brother James Robert

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 8, 1885

I wish to find my people. Anna
Roberts is my mother; father was
named Harry Warf; grandfather,
Ned Warf; brother, James Robert.
Address Harriet Atkison, New-
castle [Newcastle], Henry county, Indiana. I
lived in Clinton, North Carolina.

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Harriet Holman (formerly Harriet Switzer) searching for her children

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 8, 1883

MR. EDITOR: I wish to inquire for my children, whom I left before the war. There were eight. The boys were Ephraim, Andrew, Milas, Silas, James, Henry and George Washington. My name was Harriet Switzer. I belonged to George Switzer, near Newton, Lincoln county, N.C. Alex Boss, their father, died four years before the war. Ephraim belonged to George…

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Harriet Warden searching for her siblings Sallie, Tennie, Mahala, Cecelia, Mira, Jack, and David Belem

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

October 8, 1891

INFORMATION WANTED.--of the
following persons : Sallie, Tennie, Maha-
la, Cecelia, Mira, Jack and David Belem,
the brothers and sisters of Harriet Ward-
en. Hairret was brought from North Car-
olina to Missouri, by a man by the name
of Bedell: any information concerning
the above mentioned persons will be very
thankfully received by…

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Helen M. Daniels searching for her mother Anna Maria Williams and sister Charlotte

New Orleans Republican (New Orleans, LA)

April 19, 1868

By Helen M. Daniels, formerly of
Newbern, North Carolina, of her
mother, Anna Maria Williams. Also
of her sister Charlotte.
Information may be sent her at Mrs.
Fowlkis's, corner of Josephine and
Dryades streets, New Orleans.

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Henry Clay searching for his mother Mathilda Gill

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 28, 1883

MR. EDITOR: ---- I wish to find out if possible the whereabouts of my mother Mathilda Gill. We were separated in 1843, in Wake connty, North Carolina, when I was about one year old. We belonged to Col. Waddia,, (who was my father). He sold us to Israel Gill. My mother being high tempered, Gill sold her from me to a preacher Rev. Purefil, who…

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Henry L. Davis searching for his sisters Lucy and Hannah

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 3, 1877

I wish to find my sisters, Lucy
and Hannah. When I was parted
from them they belonged to Roll
Harris, in North Carolina. My
name is Henry, I was the youngest
of the family. I had a brother
named Jacob. Our mother was
named Elizabeth Steede; our father
was named Hubert Davis. He ran
away from slavery in 1852 to some
land of…

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Henry Marlow searching for the Rev. J. W. Green

The Weekly Star (Wilmington, NC)

June 9, 1899

Information Wanted.
Henry Marlow, colored, a subscriber
to the STAR at Excelsior, writes to
make inquiries about one Rev. J. W.
Green, colored, who claims to be a
preacher and doctor. He married in
the vicinity of Excelsior. Anyone
knowing anything of his where-
abouts [whereabouts] is asked to notify Henry Mar-
low [Marlow],…

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Hial Morris searching for relatives including Daniel Morris and John Ellison

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 8, 1886

DEAR EDITOR ---- I wish to inquire for my relatives, Daniel Morris, John Ellison, Easter, Judy Ann, and Sarah Ann Morris. I left them in McDowell county, N. C., and last heard from them in Georgia, from whence I came from Texas before the war, with a man by name of Joseph Patterson. Daniel and Easter used to belong to Mrs. Charity Morris, a…

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Indian Hodges searching for his son Willie Hodges

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 7, 1901

I am trying to find the where
abouts of my son, Willie Hodges
who left Spence, N. C., Augus
23, and when last heard of was in
Knoxville, Tenn. He is a very
small man, walks erect, and is a
railroad fireman ; when last seen
he was wearing a brown check suit,
had a K. of P. button on lapel of
coat, carried black suit and tan
shoes; his…

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Isaac N. Parker searching for his uncle Joseph Relifoot

New National Era (Washington, DC)

May 9, 1872

Portsmouth, Va., April 30, 1872.
To the Editor of the New National Era :
Will you please be kind enough to publish
a few lines for me concerning my uncle,
Joseph Relifoot, who was sold some years
previous to the war, by Willis T. Riddirk,
Gales county, North Carolina. His mother's
name was Hester ; his father's Isaac ; his
brothers'…

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Isabella Joseph searching for her parents Seneca and Rhoda Paterson and several siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 2, 1882

TEXAS, BOX 78.

DEAR EDITOR ---- I wish to inquire for my people through your paper. My name is Isabella. I and my brother Jesse were brought from North Carolina by Dr. Mills. We were sold in Madison county, Mississippi. My sisters, Martha and Rosanna, were bought at the same time by a trader named John Ford, and was sold in Louisiana. Our…

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Isom Allston searching for his brothers James, Philip and Osborn Johnson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 28, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED
Of my three brothers, Osborn, Philip and James
Johnson. They were orginally residents of
Edenton, N. C., owned by Jas. C. Johnson, who
sold them to a man named Jas. Allston.
I have learned that James was in Cleveland or
Columbus, Ohio.
Any information addressed to me will be
thankfully received.
…

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Isom Edwards (formerly Thomas Ford) searching for father Thomas and mother Nancy

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 8, 1886

DEAR EDITOR ---- I wish to inquire for my people whom I left in North Carolina one year before the war. They were living at Petersburg and belonged to Timothy Edwards. My father and mother were named Thomas, my mother Nancy, and I had a Thomas Ford. ISOM EDWARDS. Jackson, Miss.

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J. A. W. Moore looking for her husband Peter Picket, sister Mary, and brother Wright

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 20, 1884

I was bron in Wilmington, N.C.
I belonged to John Stanley. I was
sold and two children to a Negro
trader by the name of Davis. He
brought me and children to Peters-
burg [Petersburg], Va. I left my husband in
Wilmington; some called him Peter
Picket and some Peter Stanley; he
belonged to the Pickets, who lived
in Dupelin county. My father…

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J. H. Jenkins searching for his aunt Ann Eliza Gaskins

The Appeal (Chicago, IL)

August 6, 1892

ANN ELIZA GASKINS--I wish to find my aunt whose maiden name was Ann Eliza Gaskins. She has since married a man whose name I do not know. She lived in New Bedford, Mass., some years and still resides somewhere in Massachusetts. Her oldest daughter was named Matilda. She is originally from Fayettesville, N. C. Address J. H. Jenkins, 8142 Dearborn…

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J. S. Parker searching for his uncle William Roundtree and his aunt Hannah

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 22, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
uncle William, who went by his own-
er's name--William Roundtree, and my
aunt Hannah, who was sold away from us
to some of the Gulf States before the late
war. They belonged to a white man by the
name of Dudley Roundtree, who at that
time lived about seven miles from Stam-
burg, S. C., on Little Horse Creek. Any…

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J. W. Davis (formerly Major) searching for his mother Lilly Mitchell and several siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 26, 1882

DEAR EDITOR ---- My name at the
commencement of the war was
Major belonging to Henry Mitchell,
who lived in Martin county, North
Carolina. My mother was named
Lilly Mitchell and one sister named
Lempy, another named Easter, all
of whom lived in Martin county,
North Carolina. One brother
whose name was Isaiah, and
another brother…

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J.H. Jenkins searching for his aunt Ann Elizabeth Gaskins

The Appeal (Chicago, IL)

August 8, 1892

ANN ELIZA GASKINS— I wish to find my aunt
whose maiden name was Ann Eliza Gaskins. She
has since married a man whose name I do not
know. She lived in New Bedford, Mass., some
years and still resides somewhere in Massachu-
setts. Her oldest daughter was named Matilda.
She is originally from Fayettesville, N.C. Ad-
dress, J.H. Jenkins,…

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James Hall searching for his son Wesley

The Daily Dispatch (Wilmington, NC)

October 25, 1865

Information Wanted.
OF my son WESLEY, 13 years of age, light
complexion, raised in Richmond county, N.
C., by Mrs. Effy Gilchrist, left there about 1st
March with the Federal troops, last heard of
passing through Wilmington about the 1st June 1865.
His Father and Mother can be found at Mr.
Peden's…

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James Henry Johnson searching for his mother Betsy and sisters Mary, Ellen, Harriet, and Rose

Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA)

April 4, 1872

WANTS.
INFORMATION WANTED.— James
Henry Johnson, who formerly belonged to Mrs.
Catharine Berkeley, widow of Robert Berkeley,
wishes to know the place of residence of his former
mistress, so as to learn where to find his mother
Betsy and his sisters Mary, Ellen, Harriet, and Rose.
Address JAMES HENRY JOHNSON,
ap 4-1t* Williamstown,…

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Jeannette Holden searching for Mingro Herring

New York Herald (New York, NY)

November 28, 1870

PERSONAL. INFORMATION WANTED--OF MINGRO HERRING, colored boy, 15 years old ; left Newbern, N. C., in September, and came to New York on steamer Louisa Moore. JEANNETTE HOLDEN, 32 Lawrence street, Brooklyn.

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Jeremiah Yates searching for his children John, Diana, and Jerry Yates

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 19, 1883

MR. EDITOR:--I desire to know the address of John, Diana and Jerry Yates, whose father I am. Left them at Fair Bluff town, Columbus county, N.C. It has been 10 years since I left North Carolina for Robinson county, and thence to Middleton, Miss., in the charge of Eli Stevens. My sons were both picking up brush with old Anthony Gowens the day I…

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Jerry Walker searching for his mother Pinkie Brimlett and Alice and Paul Brimlette

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 22, 1883

MR. EDITOR:--I wish to inquire for my kin people whom I left in North Carolina when I was quite small. I was only eight years old. Owner was Brimlett. He had sons, John and William, and a daughter Miss Sallie. My mother was Pinkie Brimlett, and there were Alice and Paul Brimmlette. I lived in Halifax county. JERRY WALKER, Mashulaville, Miss.

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Joanna Burris searching for her brother Lewis Burris

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 11, 1872

Information Wanted.

INFORMATION wanted of my brother Lewis
Burris sold from Hatteras Island, N.C. His
owner Edmund Burris sold him from his
wife and two children, to Wm. Howard who
took him to Silver Springs Florida. At the
time he was sold the writer was about five
years old. Our mother Hester Burris is still
living and is very…

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Joanna Hamilton searching for her sons

The Evening Post (Wilmington, NC)

March 21, 1873

Information is wanted concerning
the colored boys, aged 12 and 8 years,
children of Joanna Hamilton, Charlotte.
They are supposed to be in Catawba
county.

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