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Banister Watkins searching for their mother and siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 10, 1883

DEAR EDITOR:--I wish to make inquiry for my relatives whom I left in Madison county, Ala., in 1834. My mother's name was Polly Watkins; my sisters' names were Maria, Betsy and Annie. I had one brother whose name was Lewis. All went by the name of Watkins I heard that my mother had twins after our separation. My mother and children were taken to…

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Bazil Butler and Celestia Butler searching for Thomas and Arthur

Montgomery Daily Advertiser (Montgomery, AL)

November 10, 1867

Information Wanted.
BY Bazil and Celestia Butler, two colored people
who wish to know the whereabouts of two boys,
Thomas, 12 years old, and Arthur, 10 years old,
when they were brought from Virginia, 20 years
tago, and sold by a Mr. Barton to Bill Easly, be-
tween [between] Mobile and Montgomery. Direct to the
re of J. H. P., Cross…

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Ben Ivy (formerly Ben Ellis) searching for his mother Katy, his father, and several siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 23, 1881

MR. EDITOR ---- I wish to inquire
for my people. My first owner was
Joe Ellis, in Green county, N.C.
and lived at Snow Hill. I was sold
to Charley Croom. My mother's
name was Katy; my father's Alle[illegible]
Mincy. He belonged to Jim Mincy.
A sister named Beady and Clara;
a brother named John -- his wife's
name was Mary; …

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Bettie Cox (formerly Bettie Nelson) searching for brothers Joe and George Nelson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

October 11, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED CONCERNING
my brothers, Joe and George Nelson, who
enlisted in the Union army near Athens,
Ala., in 1863 We formerly belonged to
John S. Nelson, who lived within nine
miles of Athens, Ga., on the Elk river. Our
mother's name was Nancy Nelson, who
died when I was two years old. My maiden
name was Bettie Nelson. My name at…

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Bettie Robinson searching for her mother Milly

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 23, 1883

DEAR EDITOR -- I desire to hear from my mother. I have not heard from her but once since the war. She lived with Capt. Barstow, on Hager's Prairie, and afterwards with Capt. D. C. Conta. Her name was Milly and she had two girls -- the oldest Bettie, and the youngest Martha; I now go by the name of Bettie Robinson. Address me, care of A. Arnold,…

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Bill Dudley searching for his father Austin Dudley

Daily Selma Messenger (Selma, AL)

April 14, 1867

Information Wanted!
About the 2nd of April 1865, (the time of the
occupation of Selma by the Federal raiders under
command of Gen. Wilson,) my father, a
colored man, named AUSTIN DUDLEY, upon the
evacuation of the city by the raiders, left with
them. Since that time nothing has been heard
from him by his friends and relatives here.…

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Brunson Surrell searching for his brothers Haywood and John Surrell

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 3, 1883

MR. EDITOR:--I desire to inquire for my two brothers, Haywood and John. It has been about 38 years since I saw them. They went by the name of Surrell. I left them in Tuscaloosa, Ala. At Wm. Surrell's sales Hardy Clinmons bought John, and Bob Crawford bought Haywood. Address me at Plantersville, Texas. BRUNSON SURRELL.

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C. K. Petty searching for Mary and Louisa Charles.

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 12, 1882

INFORMATION WANTED OF MARY
Charles and Louisa Charles, sisters of
Angelina Charles, who were raised in Tala-
poosa County, Alabama. Address C. K.
Petty, Fort Gibson, Indian Territory.

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Caesar King (formerly Caesar Dent) searching for his wife and children

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 14, 1883

MR. EDITOR: -- I wish to inquire
for my wife and children left in
Alabama, Tuscaloosa county, 1860.
The names of them are John Calvin,
Joshua and Wine. My wife's old-
est [oldest] child was Linzy, and their moth-
er [mother] Annie. Our owner's name was
Pinkney Frisom. My name was
Caesar Dent. The last time I heard
of them they…

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Caleb Brown searching for his family including mother Millie

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 20, 1886

MR. EDITOR - I wish to try and find out, through your paper, if there is any of my family living. They lived near Livingston, Sumpter county, Ala. My mother was named Millie, and belonged to David Hooks; my oldest brother was named Samuel; he was sold to some one living about 15 miles from Livingston. I was brought to Texas in 1853 by Mr. Joel…

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Candis Bentley searching for their parents Meally and James Woodward and siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 3, 1883

MR. EDITOR:--I desire to inquire for my people. I was separated from them when I was a small child. I left them in Montgomery county, Ala. I came to Texas with Sam Woodward; and when dividing out the property among the children, my youngest sister and I came to Texas. My mother named Meally, father was James Woodward, my oldest brother was Adam,…

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Cary and Julia Melton searching for Raz B. Melton

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

October 9, 1884

INFORMATION WANTED OF THE son of Cary and Julia Melton. His name is Raz B. Melton. He left us May, 1883, at Cuthbert, Randolph county, Ga. Last we heard of him he was at Birmingham, Ala., preparing to take leave for Louisville, Ky. We now reside at Eufaula, Ala. Any information thankfully received. Address, Cary Melton, Eufalia, Barbour county,…

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Celia Johnson searching for her son Thomas Roberts

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 26, 1885

MR EDITOR--Please inquire for
my son. His name is Thomas Rob-
erts. We used to belong to Mr.
Jeremiah Johnson, who lived five
miles from Selma, Ala. I have
been away from there 13 years. It
is about that long, and it was at
that place I last saw my son. If
any one knows where he is they
will favor a mother by writing to
me…

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Celia Johnson searching for her son Toney Roberts (formerly Toney Johnson)

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 15, 1886

MR. EDITOR - I wish to inquire for my son, who left me in Sslma, Ala., in 1873. His name is Toney Roberts. He at one time went by the name of Toney Johnson, but when he came to live with me after the emancipation, I informed him that his father was named Toney Roberts. I suppose he goes by the name of Roberts now. After he came to me from Louisiana…

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Chany DeWitt searching for her children Nelson, Robert, Priscilla, Hester, Lizzie, and Sallie

The South-Western (Shreveport, LA)

May 5, 1869

INFORMATION WANTED.
CHANY DeWITT, an old colored woman, formerly
the property of Col. DeWitt, of Eufala, Ala.,
desires information as to the whereabouts of her children
Nelson, Robert, Priscilla, Hester, Lizzie and Sallie. She
left them at Eufala in 1856. She desires one of them
to come after her should this come to their notice, and
will…

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Charity Moss searching for her sons James and Horace

The Colored Tennessean (Nashville, TN)

October 14, 1865

Information Wanted.
INFORMATION is wanted of my two
boys, James and Horace, one of whom
was sold in Nashville and the other was
sold in Rutherford county. I, myself,
was sold in Nashville and sent to Ala-
bama, by Wm. Boyd. I and my children
belonged to David Moss, who was con-
nected with the Penitentiary in some ca-
pacity. …

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Charles Stewart searching for his sister Sarah Stewart

Southern Republican (Demopolis, AL)

July 27, 1870

INFORMATION WANTED.--Sarah Stewart,
who formerly belonged to Mr.
Charles Miffleton, of King George Co.,
Va., is somewhere in this state. Any
information of her whereabouts will
be thankfully received by her brother.
CHARLES STEWART, Demoplis.
Alabama papers please copy.

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Charles Stewart searching for two of his sisters Fannie Stewart and Harriet Stewart

Southern Republican (Demopolis, AL)

December 21, 1870

Information Wanted.
Information is wanted as to the
whereabouts of two colored women,
who, when children, were known by
the names Harriet Stewart and
Fannie Stewart, and belonged to Lar-
kin [Larkin] Stewart, who lived about 7 1-2
miles from Greensboro, Alabama, on
Brush Creek. About thirty years ago
they were sold or swapped off to…

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Charritie Thompson (formerly Charritie Hunter) searching for her mother Silvia and siblings Peter, Evans, Belsora, Tillar, and Mary Ann

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 1, 1877

Information Wanted.

HAWKINS, WOOD CO., TEXAS,
February 10, 1877.

I desire to know the whereabouts
of my brothers, sisters and mother.
When last heard of they were in
Wilcox county, Alabama. The
names of my brothers are Peter
and Evans; of my sisters are
Belsora, Tillar and Mary Ann; my
mother's name is Silvia. When
we were…

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Chas. Banks searching for his brother Jacob Winchester and sister Amanda Brister

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 8, 1883

Mr. Editor :- I wish to learn the whereabouts of brother and sister. Brother's named Jacob Winchester - belonged to a man named Winchester; lived in Franklin county, Ala. Mother was born in Marshall county, Ala., in 1830. Sister's named Amanda Brister, belonged to a man named Numore, lived in DeKalb county, Ala.; she was born in 1833 in Marshall…

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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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Curtis Hogan searching for his six sons including Jack Harrison Hogan, Curtis Hogan, and Frank Hawkins Hogan

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 4, 1884

MR. EDITOR—Any information
as to the whereabouts of Jack Har-
rison [Harrison] Hogan, Curtis Hogan, Frank
Hawkins Hogan, Martin Willis
Hogan, Levi Smith Hogan, Felix
Dixon Hogan, will be thankfully
received and duly appreciated by
their old father, Curtis Hogan.
They were slaves of John Hogan,
who lived five miles from Tuscum-
bia…

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D. J. Price looking for his unnamed paternal grandmother and uncles

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 14, 1881

DEAR EDITOR: I wish to inquire
for my father's people his mother
and two brothers. One was John
Price, whom he left at Jerusalem,
a little village in Virginia, near
Chesapeake Bay. I am a public
school teacher at Allen and
Clarksville, La. D. J. PRICE.

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D. J. Webster seeking the whereabouts of Rev. W. Washington

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

January 22, 1898

Do You Know Him?

I desire to know the whereabouts of
Rev. W Washington, minister of the
C. M. E. Church, a relative of mine
When heard from last (last spring) he
was in Halifax, Va
Any information will be thankfully
received,
Yours earnest,
D.J. Webster,
Tuskegee. Ala.

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Daniel Gilford seeking information of his mother Juda Mann, brother Isaac Gildord, and sisters Jennie and Rhoda Mann

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 5, 1893

INFORMATION WANTED--
by Daniel Gilford, of my Mother
Brother, and two sisters. Mother's
name was Juda Mann, my sister's
name Jennie and Rhoda Mann.
The last I heard of them, they be-
longed to a man named Watson, in
Duly Co., Georgia. Brother be-
longed to Joseph Gilford, who
lived in Henry Co., Ala., his name
was Isaac Gilford. Any…

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