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Edward Laggan seeking information about his daughter Sarah Laggan

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 2, 1870

NOTICE.
Edward Laggan, (generally called Ned
Laggan), wishes to know the whereabouts
of his daughter, Sarah Laggan, who did
belong to the Allston family, and lived in
South Carolina, on Pee Dee, Georgetown
county. When last heard from was in
Brooklyn, New York. Her mother's name
when she left here, was Betsey Rainey. A
letter in care of…

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Edward Harris looking for his mother Mrs. Susan Sagree, brother John, and sister Mary Sagree

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 1, 1890

INFORMATION WANTED--of my
relatives. My mother is Mrs. Susan Sa-
gree, and my brother, John and my sister
Mary Sagree. I left them at Charleston
S. C. Anything concerning them would
be thankfully received
EDWARD HARRIS,
22 5th. St., Madison Ind.

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Ed Kneeright searching for his grandmother Lucy Walter and her children Rachel, Cherry, and Sam Walter

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 17, 1883

MR. EDITOR:--I desire to inquire
for my grandmother and children.
We belonged to Mrs. Peggy Achili.
She lived in South Carolina, Wins-
borough [Winsborough] county; my mother died
there when I was three weeks old.
Mrs. Achilli moved us to Missis-
sippi [Mississippi], and stopped in Yallabusha
county. I was there until I was 12…

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Diannah White looking for her sons

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 17th, 1887

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY SONS, George Washington House, Wm. White and Henry McGhee. William and Henry left me at Marianna; George at Memphis, Tenn. I was sold in South Carolina to K I Ferguson, who brought me to Mississippi and afterward sold me to a man by the name of Hugh McGhee. For the last twenty years I have been living at Marianna, Lee…

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Cue and Caroline Willis searching for their sons Charles Henry Willis and Joseph Willis

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

November 11, 1865

INFORMATION WANTED
Any one possessing information concerning
the whereabouts of Charles Henry Willis and
Josephus Willis, children of Cue and Caroline
Willis, formerly with Captain Edward Tabb, on
North River, Matthews County, Virginia, will
receive the thanks of the distressed father and
mother by addressing Caroline Willis, corner…

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Clarrisie searching for her parents Shadrick and Dillie and siblings Tilman, Jackson, Ellis, Patsy, and Sindie

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 21, 1889

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY PEOPLE.
My father's name was Shadrick: my
mother's name was Dille; my brother's
names were Tilman, Jackson and Ellis; my
sisters' names were Patsie and Sindie; mine
is Clarrisie. We were owned by John
Clayton in Picken county, S. C. They all
were sold to a man named Mealie B ggs.
Any information…

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Clarissa, [last name unknown] searching for her parents and siblings

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 23, 1885

Mr. Editor—I wish to inquire
for my lost friends, father and
mother, sisters and brothers. My
father's name was Zeales Butler;
my mother's name was Mariah
Winkfield; she married Zeales But-
ler, and she fell to Dr. Johnnie
Winkfield, who married Caroline
Gypson. My name was Clarissa; I
fell to a Methodist preacher then
known as Lucius…

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Cillicy Bradly searching for her siblings Mary, Phebe, Patsey, Samuel John, and Berry Ward

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 26, 1874

Information is wanted of the follow-
ing named brothers and sisters, who were
formerly owned by William Tolson, in
Maryland Co., Va.: Mary, Phebe and
Patsey, Samuel John and Berry Ward, by
their sister Cillicy Bradley, who was sold
and carried to Newberry, S. C.
Any information of either or all of the
above will be thankfully…

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Chrisann Bradshaw (formerly Chrisann Kinslow) searching for her mother Patsie Kinslow Grason and sister Mary Ann Grimes

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 1, 1885

MR. EDITOR—I wish to inquire
for my mother and sister. I left
them in Charleston, S. C., during
the war. My mother's name was
Patsie Kinslow Grason; my sister's
name was Mary Ann Grimes; my
brother was Stephen Kinslow
Grason. I had another sister
named Elizabeth Grason; my grand-
mother [grandmother] was named Kate Grason,
and her…

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Charlotte Butler searching for her husband William Butler

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 4, 1884

MR. EDITOR-I wish to inquire
for my husband. His name was
Wm. Butler. We left Sumpterville,
S. C., with a man by the name of
Wm. Beleher; he took us to Charls-
ton [Charleston], and sold us to a man by the
name of John Flennoid, and he
brought us to Nashville, Tenn., and
then he moved us to Memphis, and
there sold my husband to a…

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Charlotte Butler searching for her husband Butler Flournoy and three children, William and Ann Flournoy and Jack Bradford

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 11, 1884

MR. EDITOR—I wish to inquire
for my husband and three children.
My husband was Butler Flournoy,
my children William and Ann
Flournoy and Jack Bradford. John
Flournoy sold William and Ann in
Macon, Ga. My husband was sold
in Memphis, Tenn. I left Jack
Bradford in South Carolina, in
Sumpterville county. I was sold
at a sheriff sale to…

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Charles Metts searching for wife Jane and children Margaret, Drucilla, Elizabeth, and Chas.

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 9, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED Charles Metts wishes to hear from his family. His wife's name is Jane, and his children are named Margaret, Drucilla, Elizabeth and Chas. Henry. He has not seen them for ten years. The last he heard from them was when in the Rebel Army. They were at Columbia, S. C. He could not get a chance to go see them. He came to…

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Charles Gatson, Beaufort, SC, searching for his children, Sam Gatson and Betsey Gatson

New Era (Washington, DC)

July 28, 1870

Mr. Charles Gatson wishes information of his
children, Sam and Betsey Gatson. they formerly
belonged to Washington Fripp, of Newhaw,
South Carolina ; were carried to Charleston
and there sold by a trader to go far South,
it is supposed to Mississippi or Louisiana. They
are now about twenty-two to twenty-five years
old, and were…

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Catherine Taylor searching for her mother Hattie, father Alexander, and several siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 12, 1882

MR. EDITOR ---- I wish to hear
from my people who lived near
Charleston, South Carolina. My
mother's name was Hattie, my
father's name Alexander. My eldest
sister Celia married a man
named Pino, he belonged to Sam
Dibbus, his carriage driver. My
next sister was named Lucinda.
My next was Abbey. We all
belonged to Widow…

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Caroline Lister seeking information of her mother Eliza Parker and sister Jeanett Dunlap

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

December 3, 1891

WANTED--Information wanted of
my mother. Her name was Eliza Par-
ker, we lived at Flat Rock, S. C., with a
man named Nettle. My sister was named
Jeanett Dunlap. Any information will
thankfully be received by Caroline Lister
at Ennis, Texas.

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Calvin Addington searching for his brothers Calvin, George, Charles, and Allen and sisters Hannah and Harriet

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 7, 1883

DEAR BROTHER:--I wish to in-
quire [inquire] for my people. Mother, Maria,
died in Stanley county, North
Carolina, and belonged to Daniel
Freeman. She had four sons - Cal-
vin [Calvin], George, Charles and Allen:
and daughter, Hannah and Har-
riet [Harriet]. All belonged to Mr. Freeman.
The last I heard from them before
the war,…

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C. M. Manning writing to the editor

South Carolina Leader (Charleston, SC)

March 24, 1866

WALTERBORO', S. C., March 14, 1866. MR. EDITOR -- I feel that I am under some obligations to write you a few lines of matters and things of interest to your readers. I have been a soldier in the U. S. service for two years and nine months, and I have always tried to serve my country faithfully. And that now my term of service is about to expire,…

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Betty Schott searching for her family

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 19, 1882

Dear Editor: I desire to inquire
for my father and mother. Brothers
were Sie and Nathan; Sister,
Ann. I left them near Darlington
courthouse, South Carolina.
Parents names were Jake and Peggie.
I married Jerry Schott. Address
me at Watson, Arkansas.

Betty Schott.

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Betsey Jennings searching for Lawton family

The New South (Port Royal, SC)

May 13, 1865

INFORMATION WANTED of Susannah Lawton,
Wilden Lawton, and Isabella Lawton and
child (colored), who were last heard of at Edge-
field, Ga. Any information will be thankfully re-
ceived by BETSEY JENNINGS,
31*1 Mitchelville, S. C.

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Augustus and Lutitia Bryant searching for their five children

The Colored Tennessean (Nashville, TN)

March 24, 1866

Of our five children, whom we have not seen for four years. Their names are as follows, viz: Josephine, aged 20 years; Cella, aged 14 years; Caroline, aged 13 years; Ellen, aged 10 years, and Augusta, aged 8 years. They were in Charlotte, N.C., or at Rock Hill when we last heard from them. Any information concerning these children will be…

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Arthur Holder searching for his father Sam Lawyer, three brothers, and two sisters

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October, 22, 1885

MR. EDITOR : I wish to inquire
for my people. I left them near
Lynchburg, Sumpter district, South
Carolina. My mother is dead but
she belonged to John Colde, she
was Bettie Cold; father was Sam
Lawyer or Lawra,and belonged to
James Lawra, a cripple. My broth
ers [brothers], Erus, Sam, Tim Cold; Sisters
Abigail and Vinnie Cold, the…

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Andrew Thickland searching for his uncle Pharah, a man named Plato, his grandmother Nancy Gilbert, and his mother Alsy Gilbert

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 13, 1884

DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire
for my uncle Pharah, who belonged
to Michael Gilbert; also Plato. We
are from Barnwell county, South
Carolina. My father is here with
me; his name is Sam Thickland; he
used to go by the name of Sanko
Gilbert. Plato used to live 15
miles below Alexandria, La., where
he was sold to John McGee. My…

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Amanda Allison (formerly Amanda Shaw) looking for her mother Ann Roscoe

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 11, 1869

Information Wanted of Ann Roscoe, for-
merly lived near Gallatin, Tenn. Belonged
to a Mr. Patton, but was purchased by Thos.
Roscoe, was left with a trader named John
Taylor, who is said to have sold her to South
Carolina. Please address her daughter,
Amanda Allison, formerly Amanda Shaw,
No. 35 North High St., Nashville, care of
Daniel…

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Alfred Skinner looking for his mother Rebecca Skinner and several siblings

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 14, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED
Of my mother, Rebecca Skinner, or my brother
Washington, and my sisters, Nancy, Keziah,
Hester, Martha, Joanna, Catharine, and Griscil-
la Skinner, who were well known in North Caro-
lina. They were sold by Joshua Skinner to
South Carolina, fourteen years ago, to Dr Ur-
ley. I hope that the ministers of our…

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Adam Wright searching for Daniel Wright

The Charleston Daily News (Charleston, SC)

January 7, 1868

ANY INFORMATION OF DANIEL
WRIGHT, colored, who was employed in the 45th
Pennsylvania Regiment, and who left Charleston in
1862, will be thankfully received. Address
ADAM WRIGHT,
Box 293, Charleston P. O.
January 6, 3*

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