Keyword Year Type Select Ads Obituaries How to Search Advanced Search Showing 315 results Sort by: Title Refine search Source Select...Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)Asheville Daily Citizen (Asheville, NC)Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)Baptist Times (Garnett, KS)Beaufort Republican (Beaufort, SC)Daily Newbernian (New Bern, NC)Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)Indianapolis Sentinel (Indianapolis, IN)Livingston Journal (Livingston, AL)National Freedman's Savings Bank (Washington, D.C.)National Republican (Washington, DC)New National Era (Washington, DC)People's Advocate (Washington, DC)Pittsburgh Dispatch (Pittsburgh, PA)Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA)Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)San Francisco Elevator (San Francisco, CA)Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LASouthwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)The Abbeville Press and Banner (Abbeville, SC)The Appeal (Chicago, IL)The Boston Daily Globe (Boston, MA)The Chicago Defender (Chicago, IL)The Christian RecorderThe Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)The Colored Tennessean (Nashville, TN)The Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA)The Daily Picayune (New Orleans, LA)The Daily State Journal (Richmond, VA)The Elevator (San Francisco, CA)The Evening Bulletin (Maysville, KY)The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)The Loyal Georgian (Augusta, GA)The Nashville American (Nashville, TN)The Nashville Daily Union (Nashville, TN)The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)The Southern Argus (Selma, AL)The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)The Star of Zion (Charlotte, NC)The State Capital (Springfield, IL)The Sun (New York, NY)Weekly Journal (Mercersburg, PA) Item Type Ad Tags sold southAfrican Methodist Episcopal Churchattorneyaunt(s)capturedchanged namechild(ren)Civil WarConfederate States Armyconvicteddebtdeceaseddowryemancipationemigrationescapedestateestate divisionfamily historyfemale enslaverforced migrationformer enslaverfraternal groupsfree people of colorfreedgrandparent(s)heir(s)hired outIndian Territoryinheritancekidnappingliteracylocation knownlynchingmanumittedmaster diedmigration (north)migration (post-emancipation)migration (west)ministerministers please readmultiple adsNative Americansparent(s)person with a disabilityphysical descriptionrailroadrailroad workerReconstructionremarriedresistancereunion successfulrewardrunawayself-emancipationself-purchasesibling(s)simultaneous searchskilled tradeslave tradeslave tradersoldspeculatorspousesteamboatstolensuicideU. 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Mitchell seeking information about his sister Betsy Mitchell (1st of 2 ads placed) The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) March 17, 1887 Lizzie Ragsdale looking for information about her sisters Louisa and Harriet Walton The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) July 15, 1886 Martha Kennedy searching for her parents Becky and Billy Hunter and siblings Washington and Sady Hunter The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) July 15, 1886 Minnie Blake (formerly Minnie Ross) searching for her mother Jane Ross The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) June 10, 1886 Rev. Mrs. Louisa Singleton seeking information about her sister Mary Ann Goskin and brother George Goskin The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) April 8, 1886 D. Carter searching for Sisley and Lucy A. 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Geda searching for Betsey, Lucinda, and Susan Walker on behalf of their mother Clerca Walker The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) October 18, 1883 Rachel Jackson seeking information about her parents Jenny and Jacob Chambers, as well as her brothers Ned and Jack The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) September 13, 1883 Charles Crowner's Widow searching for her brother-in-law William Crowner The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) April 12, 1883 Benjamin Franklin searching for his mother Aley The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) April 12, 1883 J. S. Parker searching for his uncle William Roundtree and his aunt Hannah The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) March 22, 1883 Rachel Raider (formerly Rachel Hopkins) searching for her daughters Mary Ann and Sarah Francis The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) November 9, 1882 Fanny White (formerly Fanny Nowland) looking for her parents Ben and Silvey Nowland and sister Paise Nowland The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) October 19, 1882 Stephen White (formerly Stephen Coffin) looking his sister Mary Ball The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) October 19, 1882 Whitfield Powell searching for his brother Monroe Powell The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) October 19, 1882 Mary Greenwood (formerly Mary Perjew) searching for her mother Charlotte Houseman, brothers Sam and Elijah, and son The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) May 3, 1882 Louisa J. 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