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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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Julia Grant looking for information about her husband John Grant

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 27, 1867

INFORMATION WANTED.
Information wanted of my husband, John
Grant, formerly of South Carolina, who went
off with the 37th Ohio Regiment nearly two
years ago. Any information of his where-
abouts will be thankfully received by his
wife, JULIA GRANT,
Wilmington, N. C.
…

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Julia Ann Page searching for her mother Mora Jackson (formerly Mora Page)

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

August 31, 1895

Do You Know Them?
WILMINGTON N C., Aug 22nd '95.
I, Julia Ann Page, am inquiring for
my people. My mother belonged to
an old widow lady that used to own
the Exchange Hotel on Franklin St.
She sold it and moved down on Virginia
St. where the Danville depot now
is. My mothers name is Mora Jackson
she was a Mora Page I was sold
from…

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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 Williams reunited with his mother Harriet Blackwell after 32 years

Asheville Daily Citizen (Asheville, NC)

December 31, 1892

FOUND HIS MOTHER
John Williams Visits His Mother
After an Absence of 32 Years.
The Knoxville Tribune of yesterday
contains a long account (which was
printed as original in the Gazette this
morning) of the re-union of a mother
and son, who had not seen each other
for thirty-two years. The people were
colored, the mother's name being…

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John W. Goodwin searching for Berry, Peter, Andrew, and Henry Goodwin

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 15, 1868

INFORMATION WANTED
Of Berry Goodwin, and Andrew Goodwin,
and Henry Goodwin, and Peter Goodwin,
formerly owned by Thomas Evans of North
Carolina, Chewon county.
Ministers please publish this in the
churches South. JOHN W. GOODWIN,
South Camden, N. J.
Aug. 15, 1868. 4t.

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John Staton searching for relatives

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 7, 1886

MR. EDITOR ---- I wish to know the whereabouts of my people I left them in Pitt county, North Carolina. Father was named Prince Staton; oldest brother Richmond, Eliza, Lighty, Moses, Albert, Jacob and Isaac; oldest sister Betsy, youngest Fanny. My only son George John Archibald Staton. All belonged to McGilby Staton, except my son, who…

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John S. Weeks seeking information about his parents Caeser and Sarah Pinkney and sister Rebecca Pinkney

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 30, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
father, Caesar Pinkney, my mother, Sa
rah Pinkney, and my sister, Rebecca Pink-
ney, who lived at Pinkney Island S. C.
Address John S. Weeks, 1319 Hutaff's Al
ley, Wilmington, N. C.

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John Jefferson Staton searching for relatives

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 4, 1886

MR. EDITOR -- I wish to inquire for my relatives, Prince Staten, my father, Elijah, Lite, Moses, Albert, Isaac and Jacob (twins) Betty and Fanny S[undecipherable], living at Yankee Haul Landing, on Tar river, Pitt county, North Carolina; also Richmond Staten and Geo. John Archibald Staten, living one miles west of the above named place. All…

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John J. Dwyer, an attorney, searching for Robert Bowen or his heirs

Tar Heel (Elizabeth City, NC)

January 28, 1910

DO YOU KNOW
ROBERT BOWEN?
The Tar Heel Prints the
Following Letter From a
Conneticutt Attorney
Upon Request to Assist
in Locating Robert
Bowen or His Hiers.
Hartford, Conn. Jan. 21, 1910
The Tar Heel, Elizabeth City, N. C.
Robert Bowen (colored) was born
in North Carolina (locality unknown)
in 1842. He came to Hartford Conn
and…

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John Gregory searching for his mother Millie Beard, father Lewis Beard, brother James Beard, and sister Margret Beard

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 14, 1884

MR. EDITOR—I desire to in-
quire [inquire] for my people that I left in
Pearson county, North Carolina.
The name of my master was Dr.
Wm. Beard; his post-office Bethel
Hill. My mother's name was Mil-
lie [Millie] Beard; my father Lewis Beard;
he was sold when I was a small
boy, and sent South. I had a
brother younger than me; his…

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John Adams

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

November 22, 1913

Do You Know Them?

I am very anxious to get in touch
with some of my people. I left my
home, Asheville, N. C., in 1896 and
for three years kept up a regular
correspondence. Since then, I have
heard nothing of my people. My
mother, Martha Ross and step-father
Brooks Ross were living at No. 10
Ann St., Asheville, N. C.
My mother had two…

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Joanna Whyders looking for her mother Cordney Whyders

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 30, 1867

INFORMATION WANTED.
Information wanted of my mother, Cord-
ney Whyders. I last seen her in Elizabeth
City, N. C., in 1863. Any information of her
whereabouts will be thankfully received by
her daughter, Joanna Whyders, at 631 Pine
street, Philadelphia, Pa.
N. B. Ministers please read in your con-
gregations.

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Joanna Whiters searching for her mother Corney Whiters

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 5, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED
Of Corney Whiters, by her daughter, Joanna
Whiters, formerly of Elizabeth City, North Ca-
rolina, being then the "property" of Mr. Whi-
ters. Any intelligence concerning her will be
thankfully received at No. 707 Callowhill street,
Philadelphia. 1t

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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. 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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