Peter Perry

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

May 7, 1892

I would like to find the whereabouts of my
mother, father, sisters and brothers, or any one
of them. We belonged to Dr. Sidney Perry be-
fore the war. My father and mothe's name is
Austin and Zilphia Perry; my sisters' names
are Susan, Mary, Tinnie and Millie Perry; my
brotherr are Adam, Andy and Dave Perry.
Any information anyone can give…

Priscilla Wilson

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

March 5, 1892

I would like to inquire for my brothers and
sisters. There were eight of us. We lived in
Cambridge, Md., with our father and mother,
William and Harriet Cornish. I (Priscilla)
was sold with Lidda, Anna, Mary, Billy, Lucinda,
John and James, from Cambridge, Md., to
Charles Goldshough. Anna and myself are the
only two known of. We are…

Rachel Richardson seeking information about her mother Mrs. Phoebe Holman, sister Caroline Holman, and brother James Holman

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

November 14, 1891

I desire information concerning the follow-
ing [following] persons: Mrs. Phoebe Holman, my mother,
left North Carolina with Balsey Person's white
owners; My sister's name was Caroline Hol-
[Holman]; my brother's name is James Holman.
They were in West Tennessee when last heard
of. Any information will be gratefully receiv-
ed [received] by…

Randle Johnson searching for his relatives and the relatives of his wife Sandy Anderson

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

August 17, 1895

I would like to find my people. I was born
in Virginia and lived five miles from where
ships landed on the James river. My father
was named Brister Johnson; my mother, Fan-
nie [Fannie] Johnson. We belonged to Isaac Jones
He had a brother named Aaron Jones. I had
brothers named Jim, Sam, Lewis and Henry;
two sisters, Sallie and Malinda…

Richard Wright searching for his relatives including his father Richard Wright

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

August 26, 1893

Lost Relative.
Wanted to know the whereabouts of my rela-
tives [relatives]. My father, whose name was Richard
Wright; one sister, whose name was Josephine
Wright; a brother, whose name was Jefferson
Wright; another, whose name was Square
Wright; and still another whose name was
Thomas Wright. I was sold from near Mc-
Ghee [McGhee]…

Robert Brown seeking his grandfather Elijah Brown, grand uncle Edward Brown, and brother William Brown

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

March 31, 1894

LOST RELATIVE.
Robert Brown, son of Harriett Brown, for-
merly [formerly] owned by Mrs. Cornelius Lucas, of Fal-
mouth [Falmouth], Stafford county, Va., wants the name
and address of anyone who knows the where-
about [whereabout] of his grandfather, Elijah Brown; his
grand uncle, Edward Brown; his brother,
Wm. Brown; or any information…

Robert Hughes seeking the whereabouts of his brother Charley Calison and sister Millie Calison

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

November 21, 1891

I would like to know the waerabouts of my
brother and sister, whom I haven't seen since
the war. They were last seen in Buffalo, Dallas
Co., Mo. They went by the same name of Charley
Calison and Millie Calison. My brother was
sold to a Negro Trader by the name of Wash
Henson. Any information concerning their
whereabouts will be thankfully…

Sallie Henry searching for her mother Matilda Levy

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

May 19, 1894

Lost Relative.
My mother's name was Matilda Levy; when
last I saw her she was in Plumb Pains, Md.
I was sold from there 3 yrs. before the war; my
master's name was James Massel. Any in-
formation [information] will be gladly recieved by Sallie
Henry, 403 W. 9th street, Chattanooga, Tenn.

Sallie Johnson seeking her sisters Lucretia, Eliza, and Polly Sadler

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

August 25, 1894

I would like to know the whereabouts of my
three sisters, Lucretia, Eliza and Polly Sadler.
Our mother's name was Pricilla Sadler. She
belonged to Fannie Sadler, an old maid. Our
father's name was Ranel Spilman; he belonged
to Jim Spilman. Our home was Lael, Garrett
county, Ky., eight miles from Langston and
eleven miles from…

Sam Russell searching for his mother Goodly and siblings

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

August 8, 1896

LOST RELATIVES.
I wish to inquire for my lost relatives whom
I have not seen since I was ten years old. I
was born in Paris, Henry county Tennessee.
My father's name was Stephe Wright, and be-
longed [belonged] to Bill Wright.--my father died. My
mother's name was Goodly, sisters Evaline and
Emma, brother Nelson, nicknamed Tobe
and…

Sarah C. Howard

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

February 25, 1893

The undersigned will be under obligations
for any information of Ennich J. Howard who
left Buffalo, N. Y. for California between 1849
and 1854, last heard of in Stockton, Cal. His
father's name was Abraham Howard and his
home was in Fredericksburg, Va. A brother
lives in Detroit, Mich., whose name is Alexan-
der [Alexander] J. Howard;…

Sarah Hooper (or Hooker)

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

December 10, 1892

Mrs. Sarah Hooper, of Hamburg street,
Baltimore, Md., would like to hear from her mother
and sisters. Her mother's name was Mrs.
Hester Kennard; she had three daughters and one
son. Her son's name is John Brown, and his
sisters names are Mary and Charlotte Brown
Mrs. Hester Kennard lived in Chattanooga,
Tenn. She has not heard…

Simon Randolph Jr. seeking his uncle Willis Staten

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

August 3, 1895

I am anxious to know the whereabouts of
my uncle Wiilis Staten. The last I heard from
him, (four years ago) he was living at, or near
Minshall, Ind. His oldest daughter, Alice
Verta, prior to them, had been living at Craw-
fordsville [Crawfordsville], Ind. About the time mentioned
above, she wrote to me, that her mother, (aunt…

Susan Anderson (formerly Susan Burrus) seeking information about her mother Rachel and her father Martin

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

March 3, 1894

I would like to find my people. I was called
Susan Burrus in Virginia; I belonged to the
widow Burrus. The widow Burris had a son,
Dr John L. Burrus; his sisters, May, Liza and
Caroline My mother was named Rachel She
belonged to Dr. John L. Burrus My father
was named Martin. I had two sisters, Mary
Jane and Louisa; three…

Susan Anderson found her brother and relatives

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

September 29, 1894

The PLANET Found Them.
Editor of PLANET :
Please give me space to say a
few words concerning the "ad" for
lost friends. Mrs. Susan Anderson
received a letter the first [undecipherable] Mr.
Charles Braxton of [undecipherable]
that he knew the [undecipherable] in
Virginia. He knew the following
names in the "ad" and he is in Lake…

Susan Anderson found her relatives

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

September 29, 1894

Susan Harris

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

November 14, 1891

I would like to find my brothers and sisters,
whose names are Stephen, Albert, Robert,
Booker, and Lucy Harris, we lived in
Buckingham Co., Va,. near Buckingham Court
house. Our mother was named Rachael
Harris and who had a brother by the name of
Rev. Jessie Harris. My father was named
Bill Rice. We lived in Jackson Co., Mo.,
near…

T.T. Brown

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

March 28, 1891

T. T. Brown, who is the son of Clara Bruce,
who used to belong to Thos. T. Bolden, of Char-
lotte county, Virginia, wishes to learn of his
sisters, brothers and relatives. Any informa-
tion can be sent to T. T. Brown, Berkley
Springs, W. Va.

Teaner Deaver seeking their mother Bettie La Mott

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

November 18, 1893

I would like to know of the whereabouts of
my mother by the name of Bettie La Mott;
married a man by the name of Yaricks Crook-
shank [Crookshank]. I was sold to Jim Deaver, at Giles Co
Tenn. The last time I heard from her, she was
in Charleston, S. C., at 86 Archidel street, in
the year of 1847 A. D. Yours Respectfully,
Teaner Deaver,…

Tenie L. Robinson

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

March 12, 1892

I desire information concerning my mother's
aunt, whose name was Lucinda Moore. Her
home was in Pittsburgh, Pa My grand mother,
her siste-in-law [sister], whose original name was
Mrs. Mary Hill, has not heard from her since
before the war. Her brother, George Hill,
died about six years before the war, aboard a steamer
enroute from St.…

Thomas Sheals searching for his mother Rose Sheals and his wife Amanda Sample

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

April 30, 1892

I would like to find some of my relatives; my
mother, Rose Sheals, went to Ben Sheals at or
near Moplis, Ala. Chas., Julia Sheals and I
went to John Sheals near a little town called
Industry, Tex. I left three cousins in Texas by
the names of Lace, Bob, David and Abram
Sheals; at John Sheals' death we went to his
children. York Catling…

Thornton Mitchell seeking his brother Gilbert

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

March 7, 1896

Lost Relatives.
I want to find my brother Gilbert, who was
sold with my mother, Lettie Mitchell, about
1847, from Trimble county, Ky., by one Daniel
Trout. Last accounts he was a dray drive n
Memphis, Tenn. Any information will be
thankfully received. Thornton Mitchell, Mad-
ison [Madison], Ind. mar7-4t

Unnamed man finds his sister, Louisa Smith, through ad

The Indianapolis Journal (Indianapolis, IN)

March 9, 1887

ROMANCES OF SLAVERY TIMES.
There are more romances of the cruel days of
slavery among the colored people, even a quar-
ter [quarter] of a century after the emancipation procla-
mation [proclamation], than white-skinned people are generally
aware. It is quite customary for inquiries to be
read from the pulpits of colored churches asking…

W.W. Woodroe

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

June 13, 1891

I would like to know the whereabouts of
William H. Roden, of Albany, N. Y. the last time
I heard from him he was in New York City.
He is about 19 years old. Any information
concerning him will be cheerfully received by W.
W. Woodroe, box 182, Saratoga Springs, N. Y.

Washington Harrard seeking his sisters Luvenia and Francis Harrard

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

November 24, 1894

I am very desirous of finding the whereabouts
of Luvenia and Francis Harrard, owned by
Dr. Joe Trint before the war. Their father's
name was Joe Harrard; mother's name, Maria
Harrard. Their brothers' names were Braxton,
Isom, Robert and Washington Harrard. I,
Washington Harrard, am very anxious to find
my lost sisters. They were sold…