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K. R. [K. Robinson?] searching for Ben Schwartz

The Shreveport Times (Shreveport, LA)

June 17, 1909

INFORMATION WANTED.

WANTED—Information concerning
whereabouts of Ben Schwartz (colored).
Last heard of at Natchitoches.
Address K. R., 515 Belknap Place,
San Antonio, Texas.
6-16 to 6-17

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Cornelius Washington searches for his sister

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 13, 1884

DEAR EDITOR--I desire to in-
quire for my sister whom I left in
Clinton, La., in 1831. She lived
then 3 miles below Clinton, La.;
and belonged to Frank Dixon. I
belonged to Lou Allen Dixon and
she belonged to Franklin Dixon,
in 1831 I was waiting-boy in Clin-
ton for Jim Bailey. At that time
her name was Minerva; she then
had 5 children,…

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Betty Davis searching for her mother Prescella and brother Henry

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 2, 1885

MR. EDITOR -- I am inquiring for
my mother, her name is Prescella;
my brother is named Henry; used
to belong to Michael Watson, between
Macon and Knoxville, on the
public road, In Georgia. I left
them there when I was quite small,
long before the war. He sold them
to a man by the name of Salbut,
and a horse at the same time. My
mother…

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Romey Thomas searching for their brothers

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 1, 1883

DEAR EDITOR -- I wish to inquire
for my brothers, who have been
away since 1862. One was 21 years
of age, named John Edward, the
other 19 and named Solomon
Thomas. There were six brothers
of us. Mother, Nancy Simon, died
in 1865, and left three daughters.
We used to belong to Pleasant
Hill. ROMEY…

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Mary Clarra (formerly Mary Spotts) searching for her daughters Ginsey and Nancy

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 9, 1883

DEAR EEAR:––I am very anxious to find the whereabouts of my two daughters. They left me ten years before the war, right here, and were taken to Texas. We belonged to Thos. J. McGuffen, a son of Hugh McGuffen. They were carried away by Mrs. Smith. The eldest was Ginsey, 10 years old; Nancy 8 years. It strikes me that they stopped near Natchitoches…

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