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W. K. Williams searching for their brother Elerson Williams

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 3, 1884

MR. EDITOR--I wish to know of
the whereabouts of my brother,
Elerson Williams. Last knowledge
of him he was at Sardis, Miss., Dec.
1883. Mother and father's names
are James and Mary Williams.
There are four brothers and four
sisters of us, of whom Elerson is a
twin brother to Henderson, who is
now at Lehrton, Sunflower county,…

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W. J. Hicks seeking their uncle Henry Hicks

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 22, 1888

MR. EDITOR—I would like to hear from my uncle. His name was Henry Hicks; he belonged to Thomas Hicks in Perces Springs, Miss. His mother's name was Rosa Blackmy, his father George Blackmy. Henry left this State about the second or third year after the close of the late war, with a white man. The last time I heard from him was about two years…

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W. Hopewell seeking their brother Charles Hopewell and daughter Sara Ann Thomas Hopewell

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 26, 1888

MR. EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my brother. His name is Charles Hopewell. He belonged to Mr. Mr James Weathers in Clark county, Ky. That was in 1859 or 1860. I wish to inquire also for my daughter. She left Winchester, Clark county, Ky., in 1880. The last time I heard from her she was in Tennessee. Her name is Sara Ann Thomas Hopewell. Her…

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W. H. Metcalf searching for Henry Metcalf

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 5, 1880

MR. EDITOR--I desire to inquire for Henry Metcalfe, who left Marion Co., Ala. in 1865, when he was but a boy. He left a mother, three brothers and two sisters. His mother's name is Phillis Metcalfe ; brothers', Armston, Charley and Joe. His mother, sisters and one brother are still living in Alabama. Armstrong and Charley are living near West…

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W. H. James searching for the daughter of Catherine Gardner

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 20, 1883

MR. EDITOR - I wish to inquire
for my daughter who was sold in
Texas during the war by Mr. Pierre
LaQuor. Her name was Virginia
but was called Jennie. She has a
sister Octavia, and brothers Arthur
and Charles. I received a letter
from her in 1870 or 1871, but have
not heard from her since. I wish
to know where she is, or…

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W. H. Jackson seeking Jeff Davis McCann

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 6, 1881

MR. EDITOR -- I wish to inquire
for a young friend of mine who left
home in March 1879, he went to
Wardsville, Austin county, just
below San Felipe. I saw him at
Wardsville in September in the
same year; he was then living with
one John Williams; his name is Jeff
Davis McCann. The last time I
heard of him he was in Montgomery…

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W. H. Jackson searching for his uncle Jonah Hartley

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 7, 1879

DEAR EDITOR—I am seeking the whereabouts of my Uncle Jonah Hartly. Mr. Edwin A. Glover bought him from his first owner, Capt. Hartly, and brought him to Texas. Uncle being very sickly, and unable to work, he sent him back to Alabama, Marengo Co., about one year before emancipation. He left his wife here. Her name is Mary Ann. My mother, Jonah's…

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W. H. Jackson reconnected with Turner Petty's people

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 24, 1884

MR. EDITOR.--I have got a let-
ter from Turner Petty's people
through the inquiry in the paper.
God bless the paper. It is bring-
ing the people together.
W. H. JACKSON.
Brenham, Texas.

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W. H. Jackson looking for Baptist preacher Timins Gray

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 3, 1881

DEAR EDITOR—I want to inquire about a Baptist preacher living in Little Rock, Arkansas, by the name of Timins Gray. I know two of his sisters and one brother belongs to the M. E. Church, but they live forty miles from me. Their names are Joanna and Margaret and Johnny Rolins; their father's name was Uriah Rollins. They belonged to Billy Rollins.…

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W. H. Cooper searching for his brother Isaiah Cooper

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 30, 1879

MR. EDITOR— I wish to inquire for my brother. His name is Isaiah Cooper. He used to belong to one Mark A. Cooper, who now lives in East county, Ga., which is now called Barto county. When last heard of, he was going to Nashville, Tenn. At the present we are all living. His father is living in Austin, and all of the children are in Texas but him.…

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W. D. Drummond searching for his brother John Drummond

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 7, 1889

Dar Editor: I have a brother that I have not seen for years. His name is John Drummond. He was given to his young mistress when she married a man by the name of Bailey Lear, from South Carolina. His mother is Charlotte Drummond. He had five brothers, Martin, Albert, James, Wate, and W. D. Drummond. He left South Carolina to go to Alabama; and the…

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W. D. Davis searching for two lady friends

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 20, 1882

MR EDITOR--I desire to inquire
for two lady friends, Misses Mary
Jane Holmes and Mary Jane
Brown. Miss Holmes was a native
of Mississippi, and lived in Memphis,
289 Union street, and part of
that time at Bantyre Station, Tenn.
I last saw her in December, 1880,
and have not been able to hear
from her. Miss Brown was a
school…

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W. D. Davis searching for friends Adline/Adeline Baily and Tommy Kingsbury

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 3, 1881

MR. EDITOR -- I wish to inquire for my friends, named Adline Baily and Tommy Kingsbury. The first belonged to the old widow White that lived at Buck Snort, Miss., and they went from Mississippi, up on the Pigeon Roost plank road, and stayed there three years, and Tommy went from there to Hernando, Miss., and Ned White sold Tommy to Kingsbury, and…

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W. C. Lewis searching for their relatives, including their grandparents Nancy Pratt and Thomas Saunders

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 9, 1880

DEAR EDITOR— I wish to inquire through the columns of your paper for my relatives. My grandmother's name was Nancy Pratt; she lived in Chester Co., S. C., about the year 1854. Grandfather's name was Thomas Saunders. My uncles names were John and George Pratt. Uncle John and my mother (Delilah Pratt) were sold to William Darby, who carried them…

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W. A. Richardson searching for his brother Samuel H. Richardson

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 17, 1879

DEAR EDITOR—I wish to make enquiry for my brother, Samuel H. Richardson, who when last heard from was in Portland, Ky. Any information as to his whereabouts will be thankfully received. Address me at Chattanooga, Tenn. W. A. RICHARDSON

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Virginia Williams searching for her sister Carolee Harris

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 30, 1885

MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
through your paper for my sister.
Her name was Carolee Harris or
Carolee Gayarre. Charles Gayarre
was our owner before the war. I
think that he sold her to a man by
the name of Hyman Hart, in Osyka,
Miss. When she left Osyka, Miss.,
I heard that she went to Texas. I
was too young to know much…

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Virginia Hines searching for her family including mother Margaret Johnson

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 14, 1882

DEAR EDITOR: I am inquiring for a lost kindred. My mother is Margaret Johnson, my sisters are Julin and Mary, brothers are Everetta Ben, John, Peter and Nepoleon, They belonged to John Douglas, Richmond, Virginia. I was brought out from there by the negro traders to Alexandria, La., eight years before the war. My mother and father belonged to the…

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Virginia Harrison (formerly Virginia Tharp) seeking her sister Lucinda McMurray

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 26, 1888

MR. EDITOR.—Having a poor sister somewhere in this world, I thought I would inquire for her. Her name was Lucinda McMurray. When I last saw her she was at Indianola, Texas, and had three or four children, one is named Charley, the only one of the names I can remember. I have only heard from her once since, and that was that she had moved to…

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Virginia Elire seeking her mother Mary Miller, father James Miller , and sister Angeline Miller

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 8, 1888

MR. EDITOR—Please allow me to inquire through your paper for my people. I was born in Richmond, Va. Father's name was James Miller, mother's name Mary Miller. I had a sister whose name was Angeline Miller. I was brought South by a man named Graften Reed, and have not seen my people since. If any one knows anything of them please address me,…

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Virginia Coaston searching for her family including her mother Hannah

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 2, 1886

I desire to find if any of my peo
ple [people] still live. I am now 51, and
was about 12 years of age when I
left them. I lived in Pendle county,
Va., the slave of John McClure,
and was sold to a Mr. McDowell.
with my uncle James Gilmore.
About the same time my mother
was sold South, but I don't know
where. Her name was Hannah …

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Violet Welch searching for her brother Calvin Kelly

Lost Friends Ad

November 8, 1883

MR. EDITOR-I wish to inquire
for my brother, Calvin Kelly. He
left home during the war. The last
time I heard from him, in 1876, he
was in Chicago, Illinois. Our
father's name was George. He be-
longed to Lee Bentley at Law-
renceburg, Lawrence county, Tenn.
Our mother's name was Nancy;
she belonged to Widow Sallie Kel-
ly, on Knob…

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Viney Richardson (formerly Viney Fuller) searching for their children Sarah Matilda Jane and Thomas Henderson

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 30, 1880

MR. EDITOR— I wish to inquire for two of my children, Sarah Matilda Jane and Thomas Henderson, who were sold by Henry George to John M. Roe, who took them to Mississippi and sold them. Their sister's names were Maria, Harriet, Lena and Elvira. My name was Viney Fuller, but is now Viney Richardson. Address me at Cedar Grove P. O., Carroll Co.,…

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Victoria Wright searching for her relatives

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 28, 1884

DEAR EDITOR-- I wish to hear of my friends. Father was Jackson Jennings, and he was set free before the war by his owners, and went to Alabama. Sister was a girl about ten years old, and left with her young master, Frank Sloat. When he died her father left her with her grandmother, Fanny Sloat. Her name is now Victoria Wright. Address her at…

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Victoria Moses searching for her parents Moses and Katie Wood

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 11, 1889

MR. EDITOR: I wish to inquire through the columns of your paper for my mother and father. Father's name is Moses Woods; mother's name Katie Woods. We were owned by a widow by the name of Adolph Cherefan Rashaund, a little below Alexandria, La. Shortly after the Yankees came down I and two brothers, Gustave and Harry Woods, and a young man…

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Veston Medlock searching for his relatives, including his mother Betsy, father Jim Hoca, and younger brother Davis

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 23, 1881

DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my people. I left them in 1865 at Spring Hill, Texas. They belonged to a small boy named Tandy Stroud, the son of Gov. Stroud. I have a young brother Davis. Mother was Betsy. Her children were David, John, Nathan, Willis, Isaiah, Rachel, Martha, Nancy, Nellie, Beckie. Jim Hoca was my father. VESTON…

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