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A. A. C. Farris seeking information of his unnamed brother

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 19, 1898

Information wanted of my
brother. Have not seen him for
nineteen years or more, eight or
ten years since I heard from him.
He belonged to the M. E. Church,
was a preacher in the same. Our
father's name was Thomas Farris,
mother, Rebecca Farris, lived in
Belleman, Westmoreland Co., Pa.
The last I heard of him, he
preached in Lake…

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A. C. Dibol searching for Mariah's children

New Orleans Republican (New Orleans, LA)

June 9, 1868

PERSONAL....................PERSONAL.
The children of Mariah, formerly a slave of
Madame Jouvin, will hear something to their
interest by applying to A. C. Diboll, Attorney, at
Wilmington, Ohio. je4 6t*

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A. Hamm searching for H.C. Hamm

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 15, 1885

MR. EDITOR: I wish to inquire
for H. C. Hamm. He was in the
State of Ohio in 1883-84. Ad-
dress A. Hamm, Holly Springs,
Miss.

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Adeline Bell searching for her sister Mary Ann Washington (formerly Mary Ann Graham)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

October 5, 1867

INFORMATION WANTED.
Adeline Bell wishes to find her sister,
Mary Ann Washington, formerly Mary Ann
Graham. When last heard from she was in
Ohio. Any information of her will be joy-
fully received. Address
ADELINE BELL,
No. 2 James' Court,
…

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Alfred Simpson looking for his mother Nellie Simpson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 16, 1882

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY MOTH-
er. She was owned by James Colvin,
in Culpepper Co., Va. seven miles from
Culpepper C H. in 1843. Her name was
Nellie Simpson She had a brother by the
name Stanton Simpson, a blacksmith, who
worked for James Colvin, my mother's
master. My mother was taken to the State
of Missouri about the same time by…

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Amanda Wood (formerly Amanda Bekley) searching for her sons William and Archibald Bekley

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 16, 1867

INFORMATION WANTED

Information wanted, by Amanda Bekley,
of my two sons the oldest named William
Bekley, and the youngest Archibald Bekley.
When I last saw them, William belonged to
Jeff. Thomas of Minerva, Ky., and Archibald
to Langan Tabb, of Dover, Ky.

Any information in regard to them will
be thankfully received.

Address, Amanda…

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Andrew Baylis searching for his wife Betsy Robinson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 20, 1864

NOTICE
MR. EDITOR: -- Dear Sir: You will do me a
very great favor if you will publish this state-
ment in your paper:
Andrew Baylis, a freedman, who left, in Do-
ver, Tenn., a wife by the name of Betsy Robin-
son, is now in West Jefferson, Madison County,
Ohio.
Any information as to her whereabouts will
be thankfully received.
…

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Andrew Jackson Cook looking for his father Robert Cook

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 23, 1882

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY FATH-
er. He was a free man some time be
fore the war. He lived in Little Rock, Ark
About the year 1858, he left Little Rock and
went to Ohio. His wife Harriet was owned
by a man by the name of Henderson who
lived on Big Creek, Lawrence county, Ark
The names of her children by him, were
Emaline, who belonged to Wm.…

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Arthur White

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

September 23, 1893

I would like to know the whereabouts of my
mother and brothers. I was born in Tennessee
and left my mother and one brother there in
'68. I then went to St. Louis, Cincinnati,
Lewisville, and to Lexington in '72 I ran on
steamer from Nashville to Cairo, Ill. I belonged
to a man by the name of Davis Seals;
youngest brother's name was…

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B. M. Carson searching for Edward Curry

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 29, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED OF EDWARD
Curry. When last heard from he was
in Maryland. Address,
B. M. CARSON,
Lock Box 29, Rendville, Ohio.

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Benjamin Branch seeking information about his wife Maria Branch

The Colored Citizen (Cincinnati, OH)

May 19, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED
Of Maria Branch, who left Lexington,
Ky., in company with Emma Tyler,
Her husband, Benjamin Branch., will be
glad to learn where she is. He will be
found at Harry Brown's Factory street,
Springfield, O. apll 15. 2t

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Brothers Joshua Collins and Solomon Collins meet in Cincinnati after decades-long separation

The Highland Weekly News (Hillsboro, OH)

October 17, 1867

Two brothers, colored, met in the streets of Cincinnati, last Sunday, after a separation of sixty years. Their names are Joshua and Solomon Collins. They were both formerly slaves in Fleming county, Virginia. Joshua bought his freedom in 1849, and re-moved to Cincinnati, where he has since resided. Solomon ran away from his master, then living in…

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Caroline Green searching for her mother Hannah Brandon, brothers, sisters, and son

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 29, 1886

MR. EDITOR - I wish to inquire for my mother, two brothers and two sisters, and son. My mother's name was Hannah Brandon; she belonged to Lem Brandon, in Coffee county Tenn., 4 miles from Lynchburg, Tenn.; brothers were Robert and Brandon; sisters, Polia and Nancy. My son Daniel was in Nashville the last I heard of him. Address Caroline Green,…

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Caroline Howard searching for her son Legrand Howard

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 8, 1881

DEAR EDITOR : --- I desire to inquire for my son. Thirty years ago, at the age of six years, he was sold away from me at Covington, Ky., to Richard Kay by Jno. N. Howard. His name then was Legrand Howard. His complexion is very fair. I have seen him but once since, the next year after he was sold. Any information concerning him, should this not…

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Catherine Johnson searching for her husband John Johnson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

December 30, 1865

Information Wanted
Of John Johnson, Co. D., 45th Regt, U.S.C.
Troops.
He was discharged in Texas on August last, [Continued in Next Image]

and reached Cincinnati, O., on the first of Sep-
tember since which time he has not been heard
from.
Any information concerning him, and addressed
to the Office of the…

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Charles and Sarah Richard seeking information about their son Fred Richard

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

December 10, 1892

INQUIRY.
BIG SPRING MONT. CO., VA.
Nov. 30 1892.
Twelve years ago Fred Richard left
home for Rendville, Ohio to work and he
has not returned since. If any person
know of the above named individual you
will do the mother and father of the
young man a favor, informing them by
card addressed to Elliston, Mont. Co. Va.
Yours truly in…

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Charles Anderson Moore searching for his mother and brothers

The Tennessean (Nashville, TN)

January 3, 1874

Information Wanted of Relatives.
THE undersigned, who was at one time a slave
of Peter Moore, desires information of his
mother, Jane Moore, colored, who lived near
Hartsville, Tennessee, in 1862; also of his brothers,
Andrew and Fad, who were slaves of Dr. Daley;
and, also, of another brother, Luther, who
belonged to…

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Cyrus M. Prior seeking information about Samuel Prior

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

December 22, 1881

INFORMATION WANTED.--ANY ONE
knowing anything of Samuel Prior who
left his home, Staunton Va., about the 1st
of Nov. 1881, for Iowa, will do me a great
kindness by dropping me a postal.
CYRUS M. PRIOR, Bellaire, Ohio.

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Edmund Farmer searching for his children Booker, William, Catharine, and Elizabeth Farmer

Gallipolis Journal (Gallipolis, OH)

December 14, 1865

Information Wanted.

OF the whereabouts of Booker Farmer, Wm.
Farmer, Catharine Farmer, and Elizabeth
Farmer, children of Edmund Farmer,
a colored man who is now at Gallipolis, when
last heard from they were in the State of
Louisiana, near Alexandria.

Any information by which they can be
found will be gratefully received by their…

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Edward Brown Simpson

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

January 24, 1914

Do You Know Him?

I would like to know the where-
abouts of my uncle, William Henry
Brown. I have not heard from him
in eighteen years and am very anx-
ious to locate him, if living, as he
was the only brother of my mother.
Please give him this picture, if liv-
ing. Address, EDWARD BROWN
SIMPSON, 525 W. Arlington St.,
Youngstown, O.

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Elizabeth Chavis seeking information about Henry Brummel

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 1, 1867

INFORMATION WANTED.
Can any person inform me of the whereabouts
of Henry Brummel? When last heard from he
was in Chilicothe, Ohio. Any information con-
cerning him will be thankfully received by the
inquiring party. Please address
ELIZABETH CHAVIS,
2t …

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Elizabeth Harrison seeking the whereabouts of William Johnson, John Howard, Richard Howard, or Hester Howard

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 10, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED.
Any one knowing of the whereabouts of Wm
Johnson, John Howard, Richard Howard or
Hester Howard; formerly owned by Perry Hays,
son of Samuel Hays, in Calhoun or Gilmour
County, Virginia. Any one knowing any thing
of the above named persons, will confer a favor
by addressing a letter to
…

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Ellen Gatrel seeking information of her brother William Frazer.

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 9, 1867

INFORMATION WANTED.

Information wanted of William Frazer,
the son of Betsy and Boney Frazer. They
had four daughters: Betsy Jane, Hannah
Frances, Georgiana, and Ellen. They lived
in Orange county, Virginia, near Culpepper
Court House. Any information of the said
William Frazer, will be gladly received by
his sister Ellen, in Toledo,…

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Ellen Webster searching for her father Henry Webster, her sister Sarah Francis Rull, and cousin Josephine Wardsworth Miller

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 1, 1880

INFORMATION WANTED OF FATHER,
sister or cousin. My father's name was
Henry Webster, my sister's name was
Sarah Francis Rull, my cousin's name was
Josephine Wardsworth Miller. My mother
died. I left father and my sister in Ant
werp, Ohio. My name is Ellen Webster.
Any person knowing anything of these
parties will please direct a letter to…

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Emanuel Granderson searching for his brother Marshal and sister Reamer Granderson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 18, 1886

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY BROTH-
er and sister, named Marshal Grander-
son and Reamer Granderson. Marshall was
sold at Richmond, Va., and Reamer was
sold at Gordonsville, Va., both before the
war. We were servants of one William F.
Carter in Louisa County, Va. Our father
and mother were named Charles and Lucy
Granderson. Any…

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