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Sarah Wilson seeking information about her son Eugene Wilson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 30, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY SON
Eugene Wilson, who left my home early
last fall, and my husband died January
27th following. He is 14 years old, and his
sister, Ada Wilson, resides at 1111 13th St.,
N. W., between L and M., Greenville, Miss.
SARAH WILSON.

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Rachel Jackson seeking information about her parents Jenny and Jacob Chambers, as well as her brothers Ned and Jack

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 13, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY MO-
ther and father My father's name was Jacob
Chambers; my mother's, Jenny Chambers.
They lived in Rookingham, Virginia. I
was sold from them to the speculators and
they brought me and sister Mary to Mis-
sissippi. I left two brothers there--Ned
and Jack. Any information will be thank-
fully received. Address…

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Kisie Ann Brown seeking her father William Brown and brothers George and Henry Clay Brown

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

October 18, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY FATH-
er, William Brown, and my two brothers,
George and Henry Clay Brown, whom I
left in Louisville, Ky., some thirty odd years
ago, Brother Henry Clay, and myself be-
longed at that time to a merchant by the
name of John D. Baker. I was sold to
traders Arterburn and Garrison, when a
girl about 13 or 14 years of…

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Rebecca Oliver searching for her son Ahin Pricher

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 10, 1884

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY SON
Ahin Pricher ; when last heard from he
was down in Edge, Miss. Any information
of his whereabouts will gladly be received
by Rebecca Oliver, Care of John Oliver,
Beardstown, Perry county, Tenn.

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Mary Wallace searching for her father Henry Wallace

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 8, 1884

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
father. His name is Henry Wallace ; he
was married to Patsey Davis during the war
in Vicksburg, Miss. He went off to war and
never returned, but the last I heard of him
he was in Memphis, Tenn. Any informa-
tion as soon as possible will be thankfully
received. Address, Mary Wallace, Litch-
field, Ill.

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Francis Johnson seeking information about his father Paten Crouch

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 28, 1884

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
father, Paten Crouch. I left him in
Mississippi, Panola County. His family
was taken from him by Col. Rute, and
brought to Texas ; wife and three children.
Information from any one by the name of
Crouch will be gladly received. Fran-
cis Johnson. Kaufman, Kaufman Co.,
Texas.

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D. Carter searching for Sisley and Lucy A. White

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 2, 1885

INFORMATION WANTED OF SISLEY
and Lucy A White, daughters of Jen-
nie and Felix White. They were sold
from Georgetown, Ky., Sisley to John A.
Miller, of Mississippi and Lucy was last
heard from at Louisville, Ky Address, D
Carter, Emporia, Kan. Box 726.

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Nancy Jones seeking information about her son Allen Jones

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 20, 1886

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY SON,
Allen Jones. He left me before the
war, in Mississippi. He wrote me a letter
in 1853 in which letter he said that he was
sold to the highest bidder, a gentleman
in Charleston, S. C. Nancy Jones, his
mother, would like to know the where-
abouts of the above named person. Any
information may be sent to…

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Unnamed person seeking information about their mother Nancy Dosier and sister Alice

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

November 4, 1886

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY MOTH-
er and sister. My mother's name was
Nancy Dosier and sister's name was Alice.
They were sold at Jackson, Miss., by a
man named Mizel(?). My mother was sold
from Jackson in 1851 or '52 to Poindexter,
of Louisiana, who took her to Shreeves-
port, La. She left three children in Jack-
son, two boys and a girl ;…

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Charles Gatewood searching for his mother Mary Gatewood and his sisters Mary, Mattie, and Amanda

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 3, 1887

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY MOTH-
er. Her name was Mary Gatewood ;
lived near Antioch Church, in Rockingham
county, Va., belonged to Dave Ralston.
When all of us were sold a man named
Loftman bought her. She was afterwards
taken to Pocahontas, Tenn. Last heard
from eighteen years ago ; she had married
a man named Allen and was living in…

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John Hicks searching for John and Kano Burkly

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 17, 1887

INFORMATION WANTED OF JOHN
and Kano Burkly. John was sold to
Mississippi from Charleston, West Virginia,
about 10 years before the war. Was owned
by a man named John Corlin Kano. When
last heard of was a Baptist minister in
Rockbridge Co., Va. Any information con-
cerning them will be gladly received by
John Hicks, Woodstock,…

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Mrs. Elizabeth Smith searching for her sister Tama Jackson, her niece Serene, and Amanda Swan and her niece Miller

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 17, 1887

INFORMATION WANTED BY MRS
Elizabeth Smith of her sister, Tama Jack-
son, formerly of Yazo City, Miss., and of
her neice, Serene, who married a man
named Taylor; and Amanda Swan, of
Montgomery, Ala., and her neice Miller, also
Ala. Any information as to where they
are will be gladly received by the above
named at Troy, Ohio, Address,…

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R. B. Swayze searching for their brother Eugene Swayze

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 8, 1887

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
brother, Eugene Swayze, who was born
in Yazoo County, Miss, and left that State
in 1880. The last time heard from he was
in Chicago, Ills. Any information will be
gladly received by R. B. Swayze, Grady Sta-
tion, Ark.

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Beckey Webster searching for her daughter Sarah Jane Webster

The Black Republican (New Orleans, LA)

May 13, 1865

Information Wanted.
MRS. BECKEY WEBSTER wishes to find her
daughter SARAH JANE WEBSTER. One
year ago she was living in Rodney, Mississippi. Her
mother' has been informed that she was in New
Orleans a few weeks ago. Any information respect-
ing her, left at this office, will be thankfully received
by her mother.
ny13 1t BECKEY…

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Jane Gates seeking information about her daughters Pruly and Clara Brenate (1st of 2 ads)

The Black Republican (New Orleans, LA)

May 13, 1865

Information Wanted.
MRS. JANE GATES wants information of her two
daughters, PRULY and CLORA BRENATE.
When last heard from they were on Mr. James
Downs's plantation, on Deer Creek, Mississippi. Any
information left at this office will be thankfully re-
ceived by their mother. my6 3t

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Bosley Davis looking for his wife Mrs. Margaret Davis (also known as Margaret Robertson) (1st of 2 ads)

The Black Republican (New Orleans, LA)

May 13, 1865

Information Wanted.
BOSLEY DAVIS wishes to find his wife, Mrs.
MARGARET DAVIS, or ROBERTSON, who
formerly lived in Wilkerson county, Mississippi.
Any information respecting her, please address this
paper. my6 1t

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Betsy Powel looking for her husband Dick Powel (1st of 2 ads)

The Black Republican (New Orleans, LA)

May 13, 1865

Information Wanted.
ANY INFORMATION of DICK POWEL, will be
thankfully received by his wife BETSY POWEL,
No. 309 First street, or at this office. When last
heard of was in Vicksburg; left New Orleans about
three years ago. my 6 1t

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Susan Huddleston searching for her son Jetson

The Colored Tenessean (Nashville, TN)

July 18, 1866

Information Wanted.
Of my son Jetson, who was sold
about sixteen years ago by a Mr.
Dolhite of Oxford, Miss., to a Mr.
Thomas Ford of the same place. I
have not heard from him since. In-
formation may be sent to his mother,
SUSAN HUDDLESTON,
Box 178, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
my26-1m

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John Milton searching for his father Dick Richardson, brother Edward, and sisters Lucy and Polly (1st of 3 ads)

The Colored Tennessean (Nashville, TN)

July 18, 1866

Information Wanted.
Of my father Dick Richardson,
who formerly belonged to Mason
Anderson of Pontotoe county, Miss.,
also my brother Edward and my sis-
ters Lucy and Polly, who all belonged
to the same man. I also wish to
hear from my Uncle John Anderson
and his wife Fanny Anderson. The
desired information may be sent to
me at…

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Richard Gray seeking information about Moses Lumly and Polly Noel

The Colored Tennessean (Nashville, TN)

July 18, 1866

Information Wanted.
Of Moses Lumly, who was raised
near Oxford, N.C., by Dr. John
Hicks, and sold to Wm. Lumly of
Rome, Ga., at which place he was liv-
ing when Sherman's army reached
there in the Spring of 1864. Also, of
Polly Noel, who lived in Vicksburg,
Miss., up to the time the law was
passed in that State prohibiting…

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C. J. Johnson seeking information Susan Hineway's granddaughter Ann Elizabeth Sykes (1st of 2 ads)

The Colored Tenessean (Nashville, TN)

October 14, 1865

Information Wanted.
INFORMATION is wanted of ANN
ELIZABETH, grand-daughter of Su-
san Hineway. She was sold by George
Cunningham to J. Jordan, and by him
sold to J. Sykes of Columbus, Miss. Sykes
was a relative of the Seviers of that place.
Any one who can give me information as
to the whereabouts of said Ann Elizabeth,
will confer a great…

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Ben and Flora East seeking information about their daughter Polly and son George Washington

The Colored Tennessean (Nashville, TN)

October 7, 1865

$200 REWARD.
DURING the year 1849, Thomas Sample
carried away from this city, all his
slaves, our daughter, Polly, and son, Geo
Washington, to the State of Mississippi
and subsequently to Texas, and when
last heard from they were in Lagrange,
Texas. We will give $100 each for them
to any person who will assist them, or
either of them, to…

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C. J. Johnson searching for Ann Elizabeth (2nd of 2 ads)

The Colored Tennessean (Nashville, TN)

October 7, 1865

Information Wanted.
INFORMATION is wanted of ANN
ELIZABETH, grand-daughter of Su-
san Hineway. She was sold by George
Cunningham to J. Jordan, and by him
sold to J. Sykes of Columbus, Miss. Sykes
was a relative of the Seviers of that place.
Any one who can give me information as
to the whereabouts of said Ann Elizabeth,
will confer a great…

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Mrs. Beckey Webster searching for her daughter Sarah Jane Webster

The Black Republican (New Orleans, LA)

May 20, 1865

Information Wanted.
MRS BECKEY WEBSTER wishes to find her
daughter SARAH JANE WEBSTER. One
year ago she was living in Rodney, Mississippi. Her
mother has been informed that she was in New
Orleans a few weeks ago. Any information respect-
ing her, left at this office, will be thankfully received
by her mother.
my13 1t …

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Betsy Powel searching for her husband Dick Powel (2nd of 2 ads)

The Black Republican (New Orleans, LA)

May 20, 1865

Information Wanted.

ANY INFORMATION of DICK POWEL will be
thankfully received by his wife BETSY POWEL.
No. 309 First street, or at this office. When last
heard of, was in Vicksburg; left New Orleans about
three years ago. my6 1t

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