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Sue T. Willis

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 9, 1886

I wish to inquire for my brother; his name is J. V. Willis, better known as Jim Willis. I have not seen him since December, 1885. When last heard of he was in Nashville, Tenn. Any information concerning him will be gladly received. Please address me, Miss Sue T. Willis, Litchfield, Ky.

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Solomon Wright searching for his people including his mother Keziah Wright

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

September 22, 1900

PETTUS, LONOKE CO., ARK.
I desire to know the whereabouts of
my people. My mother was named
Keziah Wright and was sold from Wilts
Wright to Josiah Muby and he lived
near the land of Supic-town by the old
tar yard. His brother's name was Jack
King and he belonged to Edmond
King. His cousin's name was Penny
Wright and he belonged to…

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Solomon Terry never reunited with family

Minneapolis Journal (Minneapolis, MN)

February 11, 1903

EX-SLAVE ALMOST ONE HUNDRED
Never Reunited to Wife and Child Sold on
the Block.
POWERS, MICH.-Solomon Terry, an
ex-slave and well-known character, who
was almost 100 yeas old, was found near
the Cedar River Land company's camp,
No. 8. sitting near a logging road. He
was taken to the camp and died on Mon-
day from a stroke of…

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Solomon Dean searching for his sisters Eliza and Frances and several members of his extended family

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 17, 1877

My family belonged to Mr. Bennett,
in Charleston, S. C. and we had
his name. I do not remember my
father. My mother's name was
Nancy; she died at Bennett's. I
had a sister Eliza, and another sister
Frances. Bennett sold us just
before the war to a slave dealer
named Anker, and we were separated.
Our grand-parents were Jacob
and…

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Sneed Bewley searching for relatives

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 3, 1884

DEAR EDITOR— I wish to find my relations. I left my father and mother in Virginia. They were sold to John Stokes. My father was Zekiel and mother Patchcy, and I remember three brothers. Our old master was Johem Need, and at his death we were sold. The names of my brothers are William, James, Lewis and Henry. My name was Henry. I was sold to Henry…

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Simon Bills searching for his sister Vina Bray

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 26, 1882

DEAR EDITOR ---- I wish to find out
about my sister, Vina Bray. We
left her living with a widow named
Hooks, living between three or
four miles from Collierville, West
Tennessee. We left there in 1856.
Her mother's name was Emily
Bray. She belonged to a man
named Edward Bray. Her brothers
were Charles, Luke, and Jackson…

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Sicily searching for her mother Easter Bowers

American Citizen (Canton, MS)

March 1, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED.

Any information of the whereabouts of Easter
Bowers, (colored) of Hardeman county, Tennessee,
will be thankfully received by her daughter, Sicily,
who formerly belonged to Dr. W. M. Towler, Canton,
Mississippi. She desires to find out her mother's
place of residence, so that she can go to her.

Letters containing…

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Seabrum Woodruff searching for his son Lee A. Woodruff

The Appeal (Chicago, IL)

August 6, 1892

LEE A. WOODRUFF.––I wish to learn the whereabouts of my son Lee. Was last heard from at Sunbright Morgan Co., Tenn., Dec. 24, 1890. He was born Feb 11, 1869 and was 18 years old when he left his home in 1887. He is about 5 feet and 9 inches in height, dark complexion. Address Seabrum Woodruff, care S. H. Deudy Laurens S. C.

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Sarah Hooper (or Hooker)

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

December 10, 1892

Mrs. Sarah Hooper, of Hamburg street,
Baltimore, Md., would like to hear from her mother
and sisters. Her mother's name was Mrs.
Hester Kennard; she had three daughters and one
son. Her son's name is John Brown, and his
sisters names are Mary and Charlotte Brown
Mrs. Hester Kennard lived in Chattanooga,
Tenn. She has not heard…

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Sandy Cooper searching for her sisters Easter and Lucinda and brothers Robert Richard and Cyrus

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 18, 1885

MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
for my people that I left in Tennes
see in 1856. We all used to belong
to the Widow Cooper, 5 1/2 miles from
Charlotte, and I was sold to a man
by the name of Wm. Holt; I was
with him about 2 years and he
broke, and then I was sold again to
a man by the name of James T.
Armston, and was carried to…

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Samnel (likely Samuel) Jones seeking his sons Dock and George

The Colored Tenessean (Nashville, TN)

July 18, 1866

Information Wanted.
Of my two sons, Dock and George
who formerly belonged to Nathan-
iel Potter. When heard from he was
in the western district of Gibson Co.,
near Trenton, Tenn. Information of
the above may be sent to Samnel [Samuel]
Jones, Wartace, Tenn., or to Lock
Box No, 64, Nashville Tenn.
jy11 1m

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Saml. Dove searching for his mother Areno and siblings

The Colored Tennessean (Nashville, TN)

August 12, 1865

SAML. DOVE wishes to know of the whereabouts of his mother, Areno, his sisters Maria, Neziah, and Peggy, and his brother Edmond who were owned by Geo. Dove, of Rockingham county, Shenandoah Valley, Va. Sold in Richmond, after which Saml. and Edmond were taken to Nashville, Tenn., by Joe Mick; Areno was left at the Eagle Tavern, Richmond…

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Sam Russell searching for his mother Goodly and siblings

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

August 8, 1896

LOST RELATIVES.
I wish to inquire for my lost relatives whom
I have not seen since I was ten years old. I
was born in Paris, Henry county Tennessee.
My father's name was Stephe Wright, and be-
longed [belonged] to Bill Wright.--my father died. My
mother's name was Goodly, sisters Evaline and
Emma, brother Nelson, nicknamed Tobe
and…

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Sam Patton searching for his sister Harriett Patton

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 11, 1884

MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
for my sister, Harriet Patton. Her
husband's name is Anthony Patton;
her two daughters Cora and Jane.
She used to live in Lafayeite, Ga.,
with the widow Morrison. I lived
with Tom Patton at Lafayette.
The last I heard of my sister she
was in Charleston, Miss, in 1876.
Address me at Divine,…

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Sam Grant searching for his siblings including brother Oscar and sister Betsy

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 17, 1882

DEAR EDITOR: I wish to inquire for my kin people whom I left in Franklin County, Tennessee. I was brought to Texas in the winter of 1854, and left mother, two brothers, and a sister in Tennessee. In the spring of 1857 mother died. Her name was Martha, and she belonged to Elijah B. Rakin; my oldest brother Oscar belonged to John Miller, the next,…

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Sally Wilson searching for her husband John Wilson

Republican Banner (Nashville, TN)

August 30, 1873

WANTED.
WANTED--Information of my husband, John Wilson, a mulatto man, who left my home, without explanation, taking with him property of my customers. He is of short stature, scar on left jaw, mustache, and about 22 years of age. Any information of his whereabouts sent to me at Fountain Head Station, will be gratefully received. SALLY WILSON.…

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Sallie White (formerly Sallie Teague) searching for her sister Harriet Adkins and brother Major Randall

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

October 30, 1897

Do You Know Them?

I desire to know the where-abouts of
my relatives. My name was formerly
Sallie Teague, the name by which they
knew me. I lived in Richmond until I
was 26 years old. I left there the year
before the war commenced. My former
husband's name was George Teague.
The white people, with whom I was
in Richmond here name…

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Sallie Henry searching for her mother Matilda Levy

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

May 19, 1894

Lost Relative.
My mother's name was Matilda Levy; when
last I saw her she was in Plumb Pains, Md.
I was sold from there 3 yrs. before the war; my
master's name was James Massel. Any in-
formation [information] will be gladly recieved by Sallie
Henry, 403 W. 9th street, Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Sallie Fine seeking information about her children Mary and William Branan

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 5, 1893

INFORMATION WANTED of my
son, William Branan, and my daughter
Mary Branan, who, sometime before the
war was sold to Ben Branan in Texas
who thereafter moved to Tennessee and
my son and daughter with them. Nothing
has been heard of them since. We all,
before the separation in Texas, belonged
to Jonathan Fine, hence the change of
their…

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Salley McBride searching for her uncle Jim McBride

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 29, 1880

DEAR EDITOR ---- I wish to inquire
for my uncle, Jim McBride. The
last heard from he was in Liberty
county, at or near Liberty, Tenn.
I am anxious to learn of his whereabouts.
Any information of him
will be thankfully received. Ad
me at Calvert, Robertson county,
Texas. SALLEY MCBRIDE.

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S.P. Houston is searching for his wife, Elizabeth Houston

The Anglo-African (New York)

May 27, 1865

INFORMATION WANTED of Mrs. Elizabeth Houston, wife of S. P. Houston of Memphis, Tenn. Any friends who can give information in regard to the whereabouts of Mrs. H, will confer a great favor by dropping a few lines to S. P. Houston, at Chattanooga, Tenn., P. O. Box 189. 195-4t.

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S. Hawkins searching for her entire family

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 18, 1884

MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
for my people. The last time I saw
them was five miles from Monticel-
lo [Monticello]. Our owners were W. Williams,
C. Feeney. Geo. Coleman brought
us to Texas. Mother was Lizzie,
but they called her Lilly. My old-
est [oldest] sister was Pussy, brother,
Gabriel. I had a brother left at
Mr. Blackin's,…

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S. D. Handy located Mr. M. C. Gary's youngest brother Samuel Thomas in Cleveland, TN

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 24, 1884

MR. EDITOR--Mr. M. C. Gary's
youngest brother lives at Cleve-
land [Cleveland], Tennessee, and his name is
Samuel Thomas. S. D. HANDY.

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Ruth Hambrick searching for her mother and five siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 21, 1884

MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
for my people. I left them in Nash-
ville, Tenn. There was mother and
six children of us. We belonged
to Mr. Hambrick. Mother's name
was Sallie, the children's names
were Silva, Willis, Frank, Thomas,
Richard and Ruth. I left Willis
and Silvia with mother in Nash-
ville. Thomas, if not dead, I…

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Royether Brown

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 21, 1884

MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
about my people. My sister
belonged to Sallie Drone in Atlanta,
Ga. Her name was Isabella. I
left her in Chattanooga in 1862.
Sister Ellen also belonged to Mrs.
Drone. Mother belonged to the
same family, and lived about six
miles from Atlanta. I had brothers
George and Giffel. Address me at
Auvergue,…

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