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S. ArmyU. S. Colored CavalryU. S. Colored InfantryU. S. Colored TroopsU. S. Navyuncle(s)Underground Railroadunnamed person searchingveteranwhite fatherwhite newspaperwidow Phoebe Searcy searching for her mother Hannah Winkfield and her siblings Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) January 17, 1889 Anna Liza Berry searching for her father John Berry Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) March 14, 1889 Rev. James McHenry (formerly James Dewprew) searching for his sister Emaline Dewprew, brother-in-law Oughtaway Johnson, and relatives Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) April 25, 1889 Baptist Martin looking for his father Dick Martin Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) August 11, 1881 America Liggins searching for her father Pat Robinson, her mother Mima, and her siblings Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) August 4, 1881 Amanda Overton (formerly Amanda Williams) looking for her family, including her mother Martha Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) August 4, 1881 A. J. Cooper seeking his father Clay and uncle Jacob Finner Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) August 8, 1881 Isaac Galley searching for his mother Nelly Thomas and siblings Charles, Deliade, and Amelia Galley Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) July 28, 1881 Nancy Shepherd seeking her father Jack Shepherd Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) July 21, 1881 Matt Terry searching for his mother Harriet Wood (formerly Harriet Terry) Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) July 21, 1881 Edward Gant (formerly Halestock) searching for his mother Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) July 21, 1881 Christeful Lanehart seeking Claiborne Lanehart Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) July 21, 1881 Annie Bolding seeking her family Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) July 21, 1881 Sue Ann Heneson (formerly Linberger) searching for mother's family Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) July 14, 1881 Samuel Houston Vernon seeking her mother Esther Vernon Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) May 30, 1889 Sarah Williams searching for her parents Peter and Melia Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) May 23, 1889 Isabella Dunlap searching for her mother Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) April 25, 1889 Matthew Williams searching for his parents Jack Johnson and Mrs. Gatcey Johnson Southwestern Christian Advocate, (New Orleans, LA) May 2, 1889 John Wade (formerly John Nelson) searching for his parents Frank and Amy Nelson Southwestern Christian Advocate, (New Orleans, LA) November 28, 1889 Jessie Mitchell searching for their father Ben Mitchell (or Ben Dotson), step-mother Patience Burton, and siblings Nancy, Tom Burton and Howard Burton Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) May 2, 1888 Jim Wilcox searching for his parents Katie and Jack Wilcox Southwestern Christian Advocate, (New Orleans, LA) December 27, 1888 Sallie Barker (formerly Sarah Sibley) looking for her father Dick Cush, mother Polly Sibley, and siblings Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) July 7, 1881 Mattie Grant seeking her father Isaac Sligh, grandfather Richard, grandmother Matilda Williams, and uncle Edmond Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) July 7, 1881 Leathy Edwards looking for her family Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) July 7, 1881 V. L. Burril searching for their father Neale Peachlon Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) July 12, 1888 of 57
