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Harriet Lee (formerly Harriet Lawson) searching for her mother Rosa Donal and siblings

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 27, 1890

Information wanted of my people. My
mother, Rosa Donal, two brothers, Green
and [unclear] Donal and one sister Mary
Donal. They left Abbeville, S C., with
their master, Jack Donal, a few years be
fore the war to go to Cross county, Ga
Address Harriet Lee, formerly Harriet
Lawson, care Rev. C. H C [unclear] les, Hamp-
ton, Miss.

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Jane Dawson (formerly Jane Rim) looking for her son Shedrach Shines

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

November 3, 1881

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY SON
Shedrach Shines. He used to belong to
a man named Finney Rim, of Charleston,
S. C. When last heard from, in 1874, he
was living in Charleston, No 2 Globe street.
Any information respecting him will be
thankfully received by his mother, Jane
Rim, now named Jane Dawson, No. 26
Courtland street, Providence, R. I.…

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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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Moses McCloud searching for his brother Trussy David

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 5, 1893

INFORMATION WANTED--
of my brother Trussy David who
was given to a man by the name of
Dr. David who lived at Bennets
ville, [Bennetsville] S. C. Phillip, Nero and my-
self were given away by Jim Speers
to his sons-in-law at the same time;
Phillip to Elijah Pipkin, Nero to
Duncan Moore, Trussey to Dr. Da-
vid and Moses to Isaac…

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Margaret Smith seeking information about her son Vergel Johnson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 5, 1893

INFORMATION WANTED--of
Vergel Johnson, the son of Marga-
ret Smith, last heard of was in
Camden, South Carolina. Any-
thing of his whereabouts will be
gladly received by his mother, in
care of P. J. Jordan, Pastor A. M.
E. Church, Box 29 Hillsboro, N. C.

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Momo Lowry searching for her parents Hannah and Sharper Lowry and her brothers Robert, Henry, Taylor, and Wesley Lowry

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 3, 1882

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY REL-
atives. My mother, Hannah Lowry,
my father, Sharper Lowry, brothers, Robert,
Henry, Taylor and Wesley Lowry. My
name is Momo Lowry. We all once belonged
to Mr. Hugh Wilson, on the W. C. R. R , in
Sumpter county, South Carolina. The last
I heard of them they were living in Jack-
son, Madison county,…

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William Henry Washington seeking information about his parents Bentey and Chloe Washington and his brother Bentey Washington, Jr.

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 3, 1882

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY PA-
rents, Bentey and Chloe Washington,
and my brother Bentey Washington, Jr., a
shoe-maker by trade. We belonged to one
John Lambeth, of Beaufort, S. C., and
moved during the war to Blackwell, and
subsequently to Charleston, from which
place, in 1865, I embarked for Liberia in
the emigrantship "Golconda." I…

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Gilbert M. Holland searching for his sister Caroline Reese

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 10, 1882

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY SIS-
ter, Caroline Reese, who left South
Carolina in September, one year ago en
route to Missouri, and the last time I heard
from her she was living in St. Louis, Mo.,
1241 Poplar street. She has one child.
She is a member of the A. M. E. Church as
is also her husband, who is a shoemaker.
Any information will be…

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Issac Freeman searching for his brother John Frost

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 8, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY BRO-
ther, John Frost. When last heard
from he was in Texas. He has a brother by
the name of Isaac Freeman, and one by the
name of Smyrna Freeman and one by the
name of Monday Freeman. Address No.
44 St. Micheal Alley, Charleston, S. C.
ISAAC FREEMAN.

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J. S. Parker searching for his uncle William Roundtree and his aunt Hannah

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 22, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
uncle William, who went by his own-
er's name--William Roundtree, and my
aunt Hannah, who was sold away from us
to some of the Gulf States before the late
war. They belonged to a white man by the
name of Dudley Roundtree, who at that
time lived about seven miles from Stam-
burg, S. C., on Little Horse Creek. Any…

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John S. Weeks seeking information about his parents Caeser and Sarah Pinkney and sister Rebecca Pinkney

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 30, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
father, Caesar Pinkney, my mother, Sa
rah Pinkney, and my sister, Rebecca Pink-
ney, who lived at Pinkney Island S. C.
Address John S. Weeks, 1319 Hutaff's Al
ley, Wilmington, N. C.

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William Hill looking for his former wife Pyrena and their children Eliza, Celia, Jordan, Laug, and Hamp

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

October 25, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED OF THE FOL-
lowing named persons, who formerly
belonged to Waddie Thompson, of Edge-
field District, South Carolina, but moved
off 30 years ago: Pyrena, now about 65
years old, and her children, named Eliza
about 45; Celia, about 43; Jordan, about
41; Laug 39 and Hamp, 38. The above
named Pyrena was the wife of…

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W. A. Haywood searching for Mrs. Hager Newman

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 10, 1884

INFORMATION WANTED OF THE
whereabouts of Mrs. Hager Newman
who lived in Darlington county, near Lidia
P. O , in '71 or '72 She married a man by
the name of Robert Newman. They moved
from Darlington county to Chesterfield coun-
ty, S. C. Any information of the above
named parties will be thankfully received.
Ministers will please read this…

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Moultry Johnston seeking information about his father Pinckney Johnson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 14, 1884

INFORMATION WANTED OF THE
whereabouts of my father, Pinckney
Johnson. He was sold in time of the war
to a speculator by the name of Macklevane,
and was carried off and sold. I cannot tell
where. He belonged to William Cooper,
Sumpter County, South Carolina. My
mother's name is Malinda Johnston, and
my sister's name is Maria, who is now…

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Polly Fields her mother Rose Jackson, and her siblings Peggy Endona, Susan Jackson, Nancy Jackson, and John Miles

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

November 13, 1884

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY MOTH-
er, three sisters and brothers. My
mother's name is Rose Jackson ; sisters,
Peggy Endona, Susan and Nancy Jackson.
My brother's name, John Miles. My sister,
Endona and I were sold 28 or 30 years ago
in the speculators' house in Charleston,
S. C., to Frank Threadwell. Polly Fields,
Eufaula, Ala., care Rev. J.…

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Richard Mattis seeking information about his father Thomas Mattis and his sisters Charlotte and Margaret Mattis

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 2, 1885

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY PEO-
ple. I came away from Charleston,
South Carolina, when but a boy in 1865.
and have been in New York ever since
I am living in Brooklyn now, where I have
been for fifteen years past. My name is
Richard Mattis and I have of had two sis-
ters in Charleston, S.C. Their names were
Charlotte Mattis and Margaret…

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H. E. Lewis seeking information about his brother Jacob Suber

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 4, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY SON,
Jacob Suber. Any news concerning his
whereabouts will be gladly received by his
old mother. Address his brother, H. E.
Lewis, Anderson C. H , S. C.

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Rev. Mrs. Louisa Singleton seeking information about her sister Mary Ann Goskin and brother George Goskin

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 8, 1886

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY SIS-
ter and brother, Mary Ann Goskin and
George Goskin. We were four sisters and
two brothers : Fanny, Nelly, Mary Ann
and Louisa; Ben and George Goskin. Our
father and mother were Ben and Lida
Goskin. My sister Mary Ann was sold
from Charleston, S. C., by Sander to Geor-
gia. George Goskin was carried to…

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Julia Ann Davis searching for her sister Eliza McMichael

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 20, 1886

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
sister, Eliza McMichael, the daughter of
Jane McMichael and Adam Kennerly, who
died before the war near Orangeburg, South
Carolina. My name is now Julia Ann Da-
vis. I was brought to Louisiana by George
McMichael before the war. I have not
heard from my sister since I left South Car-
olina, but heard she came to…

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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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Susan Perry seeking information about her brother George Pinchback

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 20, 1886

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
brother, George Pinchback. When in
South Carolina, our native home, he be-
longed to a man by the name of Stephen
Anderson and was sold to Mrs. Pinchback.
My mother's name was Millie, my father's
Squire George. Please address Susan Per-
ry, care of the A. M. E. Church, Eufala,
Ala,

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Martha Kennedy searching for her parents Becky and Billy Hunter and siblings Washington and Sady Hunter

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 15, 1886

INFORMATION WANTED.--I was born in
Virginia. My mother's name was Rebec-
ca (called Becky), father's name Billy,
brother's name Washington and sister's
name Sady. I was sold to a slave trader
named Billy Hunter, when I was about
four or five years old, or perhaps younger,
and brought to South Carolina, where I
now reside. I know nothing of…

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Mrs. Francis Brown seeking information about her mother Mary Gerant and sisters Celia, Mid, and Jane

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 17, 1887

INFORMATION WANTED OF MARY
Gerant, my mother, and Celia, Mid and
Jane, my three sisters. I have not heard
of them since the war, when they were at
Sumterville, S.C. I was a slave under
Franklin Moses, a lawyer. Address, Mrs.
Francis Brown, Mariette, Lancaster Co., Pa

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Pink Green searching for his brother Joseph Green

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 16, 1887

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
brother, Joseph Green. The last time I
heard from he he was in Hoston Crocket
town, Texas. Any information concerning
him will be gladly received by his brother,
Pink Green, Bucksville, S.C.

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Mrs. Manerva Tanks searching for her mother Mary Allen

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 8, 1887

INFORMATION WANTED OF MRS
Manerva Tanks, of Hamburg, Arkan-
sas, of her mother, Mary Allen wife of one
Richard Allen, who lived at Clarks, S.C.
Manerva is her eldest daughter. Any in-
formation of her whereabouts will be ad-
dressed to Mrs. Manerva Tanks, care of
Rev. John Whitesides, Hanburg, Ashley
Co., Arkansas.

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