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Virginia Rice searching for her mother's relatives

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

April 12, 1919

DO YOU KNOW THEM?

Was born in Richmond Virginia
Wanted to find a remanant of
fifty years ago, who knows anything
about the relation of Lucy Fisher,
whose mothers name, was Harriet
Fisher, her father's name was Bob
Fisher, grandmother's name was Kate
Winfrey, (white owners were Win-
freys.)
Bob Fisher had two children, Lucy
and William…

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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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Vina Johnson reunited with her husband George Perry after 43 years

The Highland Weekly News (Hillsboro, OH)

August 14, 1873

Wedding After Forty Years of
Separation.
Our town is all agog this morning
over the wedding that is to be cele-
brated [celebrated] in a day or two between Aunt
Vina Johnson, an old colored lady of
our place, and a former husband,
from whom she has been separated
for forty years. Forty-three years
ago Aunt Vina was the slave of a Mr.…

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Unnamed person looking for Eliza Larkman

Afro-American (Baltimore, MD)

October 13, 1906

INFORMATION WANTED
Eliza Larkman, formerly owned
by Richard Griffin, was sold to Miss
Mary Emack, who came to Baltimore
in 1860; mother's name was
Deborah; brother is Arthur Lockerman,
who lives at Unity, Montgomery
Co., Md. 4t-11-3

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Tita Hayend searching for her sister Charlotte

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 23, 1882

DEAR EDITOR--I wish to make
inquiry through your most noble
paper for my sister Charlotte. She
married a man during the war by
the name of Brownwood. Charlotte
was taken from us at Clinton, La.
where were living at that time.
She was carried off by a man
named Mathew Borman, who
took her to Shreveport, Morehouse
parish, La.…

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Tilman Handy looking for his son James Charles Handy

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 6, 1869

$5 REWARD.
Information wanted, of my son, James
Charles Handy, of Milford, Del., where he
lived with Dr. Mitchell, to whom he was
sold by Thomas Layton. He is 18 years
old. He has a brother, James Edward, and
sister, Martha Jane Handy. Any informa-
tion of his whereabouts will be thankfully
received by his father,
…

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Thomas Young looking for his mother Mary Duken's family

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 10, 1879

DEAR EDITOR : I desire to inquire
for my mother's people. Her
name is Mary Duken; father's
name was Reuben; grand mothers
Kittie. Mother is from Frederick
county, Virginia. The last man
she belonged to was Robert Marshall.
He was going to whip her
one day, and she ran off to Winchester,
Virginia, in April (year
unknown) and…

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Thomas Scott looking for his mother Maria Taylor

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 29, 1895

INFORMATION WANTED. --
As to the whereabouts of my mother,
Maria Taylor. Last seen her in
Middle Tenn., Franklin Co., about
40 years ago. She was owned by
Samuel Taylor. He moved from
Tenn., to Missouri, thence to Tex.,
settling, I think, in Red River Co.
Step father's name was Wyatt Taylor.
Had three children named
Thomas,…

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Thomas Lewis searching for his parents Horace and Sarah Jones and several siblings and half-siblings

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

November 9, 1867

INFORMATION WANTED.
Information wanted of my father, mother,
brothers and sisters. My father's name is
Horace and my mother's Sarah Jones, for-
merly of Charlottesville, Va., and belonged to
Charles Huxstep, about 16 years ago. My
brothers were named David and Samuel,
and my two sisters, Lucy and Harriet Jones.
Also my half brothers,…

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Thomas H. Brown searching for his mother Amanda and brother Walter

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 19, 1877

INFORMATION WANTED
Of my people whom I left in the year of 1864.
My mother and oldest brother moved to
St. Louis, Mo., and left me in Helena, Arkan-
sas with my aunt Carolina, whom I left in
1864, and followed the 13th Illinois Infantry
until they were mustered out and came to
Illinois with them. My mother's first name
is Amanda, and my…

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Thomas Austin seeking his siblings Andy, Washington, Jerry, and Silla

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 15, 1881

MR. EDITOR: I have three brothers
and one sister somewhere in the
country, for whom I wish to inquire.
My brothers are named respectively,
Andy, Washington, and Jerry. My
sister's name is Silla. I was brought
from Georgia to Alabama in or
about 1838. At that time they were
all together, belonging to the Austins,
or it may…

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Thomas Arthur Everick searching for family including Lewis Everick and his wife Eliza

New National Era (Washington, DC)

March 14, 1872

INFORMATION WANTED,
Concerning Lewis Everick, his wife Eliza, and their children, Mandy Creasey, Hannah, Julia, Rachel, five daughters; and Vincent and Hilliard, two sons; all owned and named after their last master and mistress, Wm. Young and wife Mandy. In 1864, when Emancipation was proclaimed, they then lived three quarters of a mile from…

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T. Scott seeking their family including their brother's children

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 6, 1887

MR. EDITOR-I wish to inquire for my brother's children, who belonged to Mrs. Sally Walte, in Holly Springs, Miss., about 28 years ago. Brother was Bill, his wife Patsey. Uncle was killed by the cars when he was small. I do not know the names of his chidren. I left there a cousin William whose mother Grace died when I was young. We were brought to…

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Sylvia Round seeking her daughter Madora

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 25, 1881

MR. EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my daughter Madora. She formerly belonged to B. William Stewart who lived in Greenville county, Virginia, afterwards he went to Dallas county, Alabama; then he moved to Matagorda county, Texas. I left Madora in Warrenton, N. C. Her brother got drowned in a creek near Warrenton depot. My son was named Domingo. My…

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Susan Simons looking for Susan Prior

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 6, 1867

INFORMATION WANTED.
Information wanted of Susan Prior,
daughter of Mary Ann, wife of Edmond
Prior, belonging to Dr. Smith of Gloucester.
Susan Prior belonged to Wm. Rogers. She
is anxious to hear of her father and mother,
also Amanda, who was taken from Glouces-
ter Court House to Williamsburg, and John,
who was sold from Wm. Smart.
…

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Susan Reed searching for her parents Friday and Anna Reed and several siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 2, 1882

DEAR EDITOR ---- I wish to find
my kin people, my father and
mother. We were brought from
Mississippi before the war to Texas
by Mr. William Johnson. Then he
carried father and mother back to
Mississippi. Father and mother
were sold to a man by the name of
Mr. Sumptars Jarrell. There were
seven children of us, father's
name…

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Susan Perry seeking information about her brother George Pinchback

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 20, 1886

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
brother, George Pinchback. When in
South Carolina, our native home, he be-
longed to a man by the name of Stephen
Anderson and was sold to Mrs. Pinchback.
My mother's name was Millie, my father's
Squire George. Please address Susan Per-
ry, care of the A. M. E. Church, Eufala,
Ala,

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Susan Fearce looking for her parents Ben and Lucinda and her siblings

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

September 21, 1901

Do You Know Them.I desire to know the whereabouts of my relation. I was born in Virginia. My father was named Ben and my moth-er's [mother's] name was Lucinda, (I suppose) Smith. I was sold to the traders. Dick Donald, my master then. He was not my mother and father's owner, but was related to them in some way. I was given to him as part or the…

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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…

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Stephen White (formerly Stephen Coffin) looking his sister Mary Ball

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

October 19, 1882

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY SIS-
ter, Mary Ball. She used to belong to a
man by the name of Joseph Ball, at the
time I was sold in the year 1847 I belonged
to a man by the name of S G Coffin, and
was sold to a speculator by name of Addi
son Weathers, and brought to Georgia. Any
information of my sister will be gladly re-
ceived by her…

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Spencer Coleman searching for his mother Mary and brother Ed

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

May 7, 1898

DO YOU KNOW THEM?
HEMSTEAD, TEXAS, April 27, '98
I desire to know the whereabouts of
my relatives. I was born 18 miles
from Richmond in Hanover County.
I belonged to Mr. Gilliam who lived in
Hanover Co. My mother's name was
Mary.
Our owners died and we were sold
and all brought to Texas, except brother
Ed. and myself. I was…

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Sophia Copelis looking for her daughter Fannie Lane

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 28, 1899

Information wanted of my daugh-
ter, Fannie Lane, who used to be-
long to Mr. Edele Lane, of the
F (rest unclear) plantation near Lane's ferry.
Her mother was then known as
Sophia Lane, but now as Sophia
Copelis. Elijah Lane was her
father. Her sisters and brothers
were Martha Jane, Sarah, Elijah,
Caesar, and Frank. Fannie left
Rocky…

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Solomon Dean searching for his sisters Eliza and Frances and several members of his extended family

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 17, 1877

My family belonged to Mr. Bennett,
in Charleston, S. C. and we had
his name. I do not remember my
father. My mother's name was
Nancy; she died at Bennett's. I
had a sister Eliza, and another sister
Frances. Bennett sold us just
before the war to a slave dealer
named Anker, and we were separated.
Our grand-parents were Jacob
and…

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Smith Blackwell searching on behalf of his wife, Rhoda Blackwell, for her parents Molly and Peter Roe and several siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 16, 1882

DEAR EDITOR - I wish to know
something of my wife's relations
she was born in Virginia and left
there when a child. She left there
with her brother Harry who was
the next child to her. Harry was
sold to a man in Charlestown. I do
not know who he was. My wife's
name is Rhoda. Mother's was
Molly, Father's Peter Roe, eldest
sister Sucia,…

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Simon Bills searching for his sister Vina Bray

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 26, 1882

DEAR EDITOR ---- I wish to find out
about my sister, Vina Bray. We
left her living with a widow named
Hooks, living between three or
four miles from Collierville, West
Tennessee. We left there in 1856.
Her mother's name was Emily
Bray. She belonged to a man
named Edward Bray. Her brothers
were Charles, Luke, and Jackson…

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