James R. Marshall searching for Isabella Adams

People's Advocate (Washington, DC)

April 10, 1880

John Henry Campbell looking for his mother Elizabeth Campbell

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

October 31, 1891

Do You Know Her?I am desirous of finding my mother. Her name is Elizabeth Campbell. My father's name was John Campbell. My mother had two brothers, Lewis and Wilson Day. Her color is light-brown-skin, height about five feet five inches. She lived at one time near Washington, D.C.Any information will be thankfully received byJOHN HENRY…

Sarah Hart (formerly Sarah Brady) searching for her parents Sealy Brady and Harry Pritchet

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 7, 1889

MR. EDITOR: I desire you to assist me in inquiring for my people. My mother, who is named Sealy Brady, and my father, Harry Pritchet; I had three brothers: James Lucas, Harry Brady and Jordan Brady; two sisters, Luvinia Brady and Binor Brady; my aunts were Amy Grice, Aunt Millie Grice. Anna Grice and Luvinia Grice. I have six uncles: Jordan…

Mrs. Louisa Thomas searching for her father Henry Ford Brown and her sisters Dilsy and Fanny Robinson

Southwestern Christian Advocate, (New Orleans, LA)

November 11, 1888

DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my father and two sisters, Dilsy and Fanny Robinson. My father is Henry Ford Brown When I last heard from my father he was in St. Leuis, Mo., and the last time I heard from my sisters they were in New Orleans, La. During the war I was between 16 and 17 years of age. I went from St. Louis to Washington, D.C., with…

Charley Moore seeking his mother Cely Moore, father William Moore, and siblings Julia, Amsley, and Billy Moore

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 8, 1888

DEAR EDITOR—I desire to find my relatives. My father was William Moore, and mother Cely Moore; sister Julia Moore; brothers Amsley Moore and Billy Moore; aunt named Hester. They used to live in Baltimore, Md. Father was a slave belonging to John Squater. Mother was free. Last time I saw her was in Washington, D. C., during the war. I was then a…

Henrietta Riter searching for her mother Jane Hollands, brother William Allen, and sister Peggy Holland

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 1, 1880

DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my kin folks. My mother's name was Jane Hollands; she belonged to Edward Warren. Brother William Allen and myself belonged to the same man. I left them in Virginia. Sister was sold to a negro trader and left me at Washington City. Her name was Peggy Holland. Please address me at Landrum, Falls Co., Texas.…

Two sons find their father after decades-long separation

The Southern Standard (Arkadelphia, AR)

November 3, 1883

A Romance of Slavery.

Columbus (Ohio) Journal.

A very pretty story is told of the restoration
to his children of an old colored
man who was a slave before the late war.
He belonged to one master, while his
wife and two children, one of whom is
now a minister and the other a Columbus
coachman, were owned by another
man, who…

Ralph Thomas searching for Eudora Johnson

Evening Star (Washington, DC)

May 2, 1865

GIRL LOST.--On Friday evening, Eudora John-
son [Johnson], colored, aged 12 years, strayed from her
home, near the Virginia avenue Bridge, (Island.)
and has not been heard of since. She was dressed
in a striped Virginia cloth dress, short sleeves,
soldiers cap and bare-footed. Any information
leading to her recovery will be thankfully…

George W. Johnson searching for his brothers James Curtis and John A. Curtis

Evening Star (Washington, DC)

August 24, 1876

PERSONAL.
NOTICE.--I am anxious to ascertain the where-
abouts [whereabouts] of my two brothers, JAMES and JOHN
A. CURTIS, colored; the first aged about 36, and
the other about 27. In their minority they were
bound to Robert Earl, proprietor of a livery stable
in Washington city, located on 20th street, between
I and K streets. Any…

John Woodford searching for his nephew Frank Whipps

Evening Star (Washington, DC)

October 24, 1873

PERSONAL.
INFORMATION wanted of FRANK WHIPPS,
(colored,) aged 19 years, supposed to be in Wash-
ington [Washington]. Any information will be thankfully re-
ceived [received] by his uncle, JOHN WOODFORD, No.
1748 K street. oct 22-3t*

Frederick Frazier searching for his children Cornelia Ann Frazier and Richard Frazier

Evening Star (Washington, DC)

January 9, 1873

PERSONAL.
INFORMATION WANTED OF CORNELIA
ANN and RICHARD FRAZIER, colored, age 11
and 9 years; supposed to be in Washington. Any in-
formation [information] will be thankfully received by their
parents. FREDERICK FRAZIER, old No. 240
11th street, between V and W streets n. w. j9-2t*

Arthur J. Lewis searching for Miss Roberta Gaskins, Miss Latitia Gaskins, and John Gaskins

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

February 1, 1908

Do You Know Them?
I would like to locate Misses Ro-
berta [Roberta] and Latitia Gaskins and their
brother John Gaskins. He worked
in a butcher shop. In 1892 they
lived at 934-25th St., Washington, D.
C., near Georgetown bridge. I have
forgotten their mother's and fath-
er's [father's] names.
Their father kept a restaurant in
1890…

Mrs. Thomas L. Johnson seeking her father Joseph Thompson, grandmother Rachel Marlin, sisters Cecelia and Priscilla, and brother Henson Thompson

The Anglo-African (New York, NY)

August 12, 1865

INFORMATION WANTED.-- Mrs. Thos. L. Johnson, of
Richmond Va., who was sold away from Georgetown,
D. C., when quite a child, and who, at the breaking
out of the war, was taken to Richmond, is very desirous
of finding her father, Joseph Thompson, who for many
years was a gardner in and about Washington, working
a portion of the time for…

An unnamed person searching for Mr. Robert Mansfield

The Colored American (Washington, DC)

March 26, 1904

DO YOU KNOW HIS ADDRESS?
A subscriber wants to know the
present whereabouts or address of
Mr. Robert Mansfield, who at one time
lived on 15th St., in this city, and was
head waiter at Palm Beach, Fla. This
information will be cheerfully received
at this office.

Emanuel Pope searching for his siblings Polly Pope, Milly Kane, Adeline Jane Pope, Joe Pope, and Larkin Pope

The Washington Bee (Washington, DC)

January 4, 1890

LOST.
Emanuel Pope, formerly of Azoo
county, Miss., wants to know the
whereabouts of his sisters, Polly
Pope, two married sisters, Milly
Kane, Adeline Jane Pope, broth-
ers [brothers] Joe and Larkin Pope. He left
them July 4th, '63, after the fall
of Vicksburg Miss. They belong
ed [belonged] to Nanie Denmond. If known
please…

John A. Brown searching for his parents and siblings George, Mary Jane, Ellen Nora, and Peter Brown

Evening Star (Washington, DC)

December 21, 1886

Wants to Find His People.
AN EX-SLAVE IN SEARCH OF HIS PARENTS OR
BROTHERS.
The clerk of the court has received a letter dated
Greenville, S. C., stating: "Many years ago I was
sold from my mother and father. I now wish to
hear from them as I am in possession of property,
and do not know when I am call from this world.
My master's…

An unidentified person searching for descendants or relatives of William and Mary Smith

The Washington Times (Washington, DC)

July 8, 1905

INFORMATION WANTED of descend-
ants [descendants] or relatives of William and Mary
Smith, colored, who in 1827 lived on Vir-
ginia [Virginia] avenue, near Twenty-third street
northwest. Address, with particulars,
Box 239, this office. jy6-3t

Charity Dilashaw searching for information about her son Donob Dixon

Evening Star (Washington, DC)

July 13, 1874

PERSONAL.
INFORMATION WANTED of DONOB DIXON,
colored supposed to be in Washington, by his
mother, CHARITY DILASHAW, No. 610 K st.,
between 6th and 7th streets, northwest. jv11-2t*

Robert Hubbard searching for his parents Camilla and Robert and his siblings

New National Era (Washington, DC)

July 6, 1871

Robert Hubbard is anxious to hear from his
relatives, whom he left at Washington city six-
teen [sixteen] years ago, living between Sixth and Seventh
streets, and belonging to William and Townsend
Jackson. Camilla and Robert were the names
of his parents; Charlotte, Mary, Frank, and
Charles, were the names of his sisters and
brothers.…

Unnamed woman searching for her sister Caroline Campbell

New National Era (Washington, DC)

July 6, 1871

INFORMATION WANTED.
In 1863 Caroline Campbell, then the slave of
one Dr. Hughes, of Montgomery Co., Maryland,
ran away from her master and came to Wash-
ington [Washington]. Since that time nothing has been heard
from her. If living, she can obtain information
of her sister by calling at 229 New Jersey ave-
nue [avenue], southeast,…

James Bell is searching for his mother Julia Bell

The Washington Times (Washington, DC)

April 23, 1898

Looking for Relatives.
A pathetic letter was received yester-
day [yesterday] by Inspector Mattingly from James
Bell, colored, a resident of Highwood,
Conn. The writer is anxious to learn the
whereabouts of his relatives, whom he
has not seen for many years, and he be-
lieves [believes] they are in this city. Bell was
born in Stafford…

Clara Goodman Jones searching for family

The Chicago Defender (Chicago, IL)

May 29, 1920

Information Wanted

Any one knowing the whereabouts of the family of Clara Goodman Jones, last heard of in Washington, D. C., communicate with Clara Goodman Jones, 646 Lenox avenue, New York, care Wernham. The children, Nelson, Fanny, Cloe and Clara (twins) and George, were placed in the Freedman asylum during the civil war.—Advt.

William H. West searching for his sister Mary Martha Outlaw (formerly Mary Martha West)

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

April 8, 1916

DO YOU KNOW THEM? I would like to find out, if possible, the whereabouts of my sister. Mary Martha Outlaw, before her marriage, Mary Martha West. She married a mAn in 1884, by the name of Julius Outlaw. She then left Baltimore, Md. and went to Richmond, Va to live. She has two more brothers, Fitzhugh West and Lee G H West. Father died in…

John C. Bender and William Bouy looking for fellow servicemen who served with Bouy in Virginia

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 3, 1884

I WANT TO FIND A COMRADE WHO SERVED
in the same regiment in the late war,
with William Bouy, he enlisted in Wash-
ington, D. C., in the summer or fall of 1863
Served in Virginia. Addre-s, John C.
Bender. St. Joseph, Mo., or William Bouy,
No. 175 9 h Ave., Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Lizzie C. Love

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

January 14, 1911

WANTS TO FIND HIM.

I would like to know the where-
about of my brother, Robert L.
Carrington. He was last heard from
in 1908 in Guntersville, Alabama.
His mother's name is Polly Carring-
ton, South Boston, Halifax County,
Va. If any one knows of his where-
abouts, please write his sister, Liz-
zie C. Love, at 1200 U Street, N.…