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William Love looking for his son Jackson (2 ads)

The Daily Dispatch (Wilmington, NC)

February 19, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED,

Of My Son Jackson, who left Robeson
County, N.C., last March, with General
Sherman's army. He belonged to Mr. John C.
McMillan, near Antioch Church, in same County.
Jackson is about twenty years old, over six feet
high -- slim and spare-made, has a scar on the bottom
of his foot, caused by a snake bite, and is…

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Sarah Oxley looking for her sister Dorcas Richardson

Daily Newbernian (New Bern, NC)

December 4, 1880

Information Wanted.
Ministers of colored churches in Louisiana
and adjoining States are earnestly
requested to read the following to their
respective congregations:
The brothers and sisters (John, Peter,
Sarah and Kate) of Dorcas Richardson,
daughter of the late Moses and Eliza Richardson,
of Craven county, N. C., are…

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Eliza Cooke looking for her son Greenwood Cooke

The Daily Standard (Raleigh, NC)

June 25, 1867

INFORMATION WANTED
OF GREENWOOD COOKE, (COLORED,)
who left his home in Wake county, five
miles west of Raleigh, on the second day after
the surrender of Johnston's army. The last time
heard from was in the State of New York.
Any information concerning him will be thankfully
received by his mother.
ELIZA COOKE, Raleigh, N.C. …

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Richard Elliott searching for his sons Willie and Champion

The Daily Standard (Raleigh, NC)

May 14, 1868

INFORMATION WANTED
OF MY TWO SONS, WILLIE AND CHAMPION,
who left me in 1864, when Wilson's
parade took place in Virginia. Willie is about
23 years of age, low, chunky and very dark.
Champion is about 19 years of age, spare made,
and of ginger colored complexion. Their
whereabouts is not exactly known, but I am of
opinion they are…

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James Hall searching for his son Wesley

The Daily Dispatch (Wilmington, NC)

October 25, 1865

Information Wanted.
OF my son WESLEY, 13 years of age, light
complexion, raised in Richmond county, N.
C., by Mrs. Effy Gilchrist, left there about 1st
March with the Federal troops, last heard of
passing through Wilmington about the 1st June 1865.
His Father and Mother can be found at Mr.
Peden's…

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John Wilson searching for his children George, Dennis, Sarah Jane, Nat, and Lethe

Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, NC)

April 1, 1867

Information Wanted.

John Wilson, a colored man, formerly a
slave belonging to James Denton, of Colbert county
Maryland, desires to find his five children, named
respectively : George, Dennis, Sarah Jane, Nat and
Lethe. They were all carried to Richmond, the
first year of the war, by James Borne, or Maryland,
and sold, to whom…

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Fillis Dudley searching for her children Lemuel and Eliza Dudley

The Wilmington Herald (Wilmington, NC)

February 12, 1866

Information Wanted

IF Lemuel and Eliza Dudley, from near Onslow
Court House, who formerly belonged to Robert
Dudley, should be in Wilmington, or if this
should be sen by any person who can give any
information of them, a great favor will be
conferred by informing their mother,

FILLIS DUDLEY.

Feb 12 294-1t

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William H. Gilchrist searching for family

The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, NC)

January 3, 1879

INFORMATION WANTED.-Wm. H. Gilchrist,
now living at Carthage, Indiana, left
Robeson county, N.C., thirty-three years
ago. He wishes to know the whereabouts
of his kin.

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Kilby White searching for son Caesar

Weekly Standard (Raleigh, NC)

June 1, 1870

INFORMATION WANTED.-Kilby White,
an old colored man from Onslow county, N.C.,
called on us this week and asked our
assistance in finding his son Caesar. Caesar is
about eleven years of age, and was living
with a family in Mocksville until last
November, when he left, saying he was going to
work on the railroad to get money to go…

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Peter Vinson and Peggy Vinson searching for their daughter Emma

The Tri-Weekly Standard (Raleigh, NC)

May 31, 1866

NOTICE!
PETER AND PEGGY VINSON, (COLORED,)
of Halifax County, wish to obtaln information of
their child, named Emma, commonly called
"Poss." She formerly belonged to Mr. Chas.
Henderson, of Mississippi, and was brought and
left by him in Lincolnton, N. C.
She is dark…

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Malinda Davis searching for her father Stepney Davis or any of his family

New Bern Weekly Journal (New Bern, NC)

January 3, 1889

Information Wanted.
Information is wanted of Stepney
Davis, colored, or any of his family, by
his daughter, who is in the city for a
short time. Stepney formerly belonged
to Mrs. Jane White of Onslow county.
Any information of the whereabouts of
any of them left at the JOURNAL office
will be thankfully received by
MALINDA…

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Lev. Hall searching for his mother Tempy Witty and siblings Simon, Winchester, Silsbee, and Charlotte

The Greensboro Patriot (Greensboro, NC)

April 16, 1902

Information Wanted by a Colored Man.
Sheriff Jordan is in receipt of the
following letter from Jemison, Ala.,
which he requests us to print. If any
of the PATRIOT readers can give the in-
formation [information] wanted we hope they will
take the trouble to write to the old col-
ored [colored] man, who is evidently quite anx-
ious…

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John Williams reunited with his mother Harriet Blackwell after 32 years

Asheville Daily Citizen (Asheville, NC)

December 31, 1892

FOUND HIS MOTHER
John Williams Visits His Mother
After an Absence of 32 Years.
The Knoxville Tribune of yesterday
contains a long account (which was
printed as original in the Gazette this
morning) of the re-union of a mother
and son, who had not seen each other
for thirty-two years. The people were
colored, the mother's name being…

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Henry Marlow searching for the Rev. J. W. Green

The Weekly Star (Wilmington, NC)

June 9, 1899

Information Wanted.
Henry Marlow, colored, a subscriber
to the STAR at Excelsior, writes to
make inquiries about one Rev. J. W.
Green, colored, who claims to be a
preacher and doctor. He married in
the vicinity of Excelsior. Anyone
knowing anything of his where-
abouts [whereabouts] is asked to notify Henry Mar-
low [Marlow],…

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Alfred Harrison searching for his mother Mrs. Cloe Jarvis

The North Carolinian (Elizabeth City, NC)

September 30, 1874

INFORMATION WANTED-of the where-
abouts [whereabouts] of Mrs. CLOE JARVIS (colored).
She was formerly the slave of the Rev. Ban-
nister [Bannister] Jarvis, of Powell's Point, Currituck;
County, N. C. Any insormation addressed to
her son will be thankfully recteved.
ALFRED HARRISON, World office
New York City. 14-2t.

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Geo Baum searching for his children Matilda Meekins and Willis Meekins

The Era (Raleigh, NC)

January 21, 1875

INFORMATION WANTED.— Geo
Baum, of Manteo P. O., Dare Co.,
N. C., desires information of his
two children, MATILDA MEEKINS
and WILLIS MEEKINS. They be
longed [belonged] to the estate of Esther Meek-
ins [Meekins], and were carried from Roanoke
Island into the Confederate lines in
1861. When last heard from, his
daughter was at…

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Britton Richardson seeking their son Isham Richardson

The Tri-Weekly Standard (Raleigh, NC)

November 26, 1867

INFORMATION WANTED!
MY SON, ISHAM RICHARDSON, AN AL-
BINO [ALBINO]—white skinned, but of negro blood, with
one black spot on his under lip—light eyes,
white, soft woolly hair—unable to see in the
glare of the sun—was taken from me when the
Federal army came through, and is no doubt now
in the North some where. On the tenth day of…

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Nazery Hinton searching for his wife Tecy Rand

The Raleigh Register (Raleigh, NC)

September 24, 1867

INFORMATION WANTED.
Any information of the whereabouts of my
wife, TECY RAND, will be very thankfully receiv-
ed [received], she formerly belonged to Dr. Banks, of Wake
county, N.C., and was sold to Fabius Rand, in
Clefton, Wilcox county, Alabama, about eleven
or twelve years ago.
NAZERY HINTON.
Address Editor Weekly Republican,…

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Mary Williams searching for her daughter Harriet Hayes, grandson Mansa, and granddaughter Helen

Raleigh Daily News (Raleigh, NC)

February 25, 1874

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
INFORMATION WANTED
Of one Harriet Hayes, col'd, my daughter,
now aged 31 years, who lived with Mr. Joe
Hayes, 6 miles from Raleigh, on the Chapel
Hill Road, and was taken to Richmond,
Va., sold in 1863, and who then had a son
and daughter, Mansa and Helen. Any in-
formation [information] of their whereabouts will be…

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Toby Olds searching for his son Pinkney Olds

The Daily North-Carolina Standard (Raleigh, NC)

August 14, 1868

INFORMATION WANTED
OF THE WHEREABOUTS OF PINKNEY
OLDS, (colored). When last heard from, he
was at Fort Macon, N.C., and was mustered ou
of the U.S. service at that place in May, 1868
Any information concerning him will be thank
fully [thankfully] received by his father, Toby Olds, at Hook-
erton [Hookerton], N.C.
New York papers please…

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Geo. L. Mabson searching for George Smith

Evening Post (Wilmington, NC)

December 24, 1873

INFORMATION concerning George
Smith, colored, a discharged soldier, is
wanted. Any one knowing his where-
abouts [whereabouts] will please inform Geo. L. Mab-
son [Mabson]. George Smith will hear something
to his advantage by making himself
known. 2t

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Benj. Motte searching for unnamed child on behalf of the child's mother

The Herald of the Union (Wilmington, NC)

March 23, 1865

STRAYED.
A SMALL Colored Boy, about 4 years of age.—
Any information of his whereabouts will be
thankfully received by the subscriber, or the moth-
er [mother] of the boy. [21 1t] BENJ. MOTTE.

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Joanna Hamilton searching for her sons

The Evening Post (Wilmington, NC)

March 21, 1873

Information is wanted concerning
the colored boys, aged 12 and 8 years,
children of Joanna Hamilton, Charlotte.
They are supposed to be in Catawba
county.

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Levi Morrison searching for his brother Archie B. Morrison

The Pinehurst Outlook (Pinehurst, NC)

October 29, 1897

Information is wanted concerning
Archie B. Morrison (colored). He was
born in Moore county, N. C., and was
last heard from at Magnolia Hotel, St.
Augustine, Florida in 1885. Any infor-
mation [information] will be gratefully received by his
brother, Levi Morrison, Pinehurst, N. C.

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John J. Dwyer, an attorney, searching for Robert Bowen or his heirs

Tar Heel (Elizabeth City, NC)

January 28, 1910

DO YOU KNOW
ROBERT BOWEN?
The Tar Heel Prints the
Following Letter From a
Conneticutt Attorney
Upon Request to Assist
in Locating Robert
Bowen or His Hiers.
Hartford, Conn. Jan. 21, 1910
The Tar Heel, Elizabeth City, N. C.
Robert Bowen (colored) was born
in North Carolina (locality unknown)
in 1842. He came to Hartford Conn
and…

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