Keyword Year Type Select Ads Obituaries How to Search Advanced Search Showing 617 results Sort by: Title Refine search Source Select...Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA)American Citizen (Canton, MS)Anglo-African (New York, NY)Anglo-African (New York)Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)Atchison Daily Free Press (Atchison, KS)Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)Baton Rouge Tri-weekly Gazette & Comet (Baton Rouge, LA)Brownlow's Knoxville Whig (Knoxville, TN)Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, NC)Charleston Mercury (Charleston, SC)Clarksville Weekly Chronicle (Clarksville, TN)Cleveland Daily Leader (Cleveland, OH)Daily Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, AR)Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA)Daily Missouri Republican (St. Louis, MO)Daily Picayune (New Orleans, LA)Evening Post (Wilmington, NC)Evening Star (Washington, DC)Gallipolis Journal (Gallipolis, OH)Gold Hill Daily News (Gold Hills, NV) (reprinted, with editorial commentary, from the Indianapolis Evening News)Harrisburg 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TN)The Vicksburg Daily Herald (Vicksburg, MS)The Weekly Clarion (Jackson, MS)The Weekly Louisianian (New Orleans, LA)Topeka Weekly Times (Topeka, KS)True Southerner (Hampton, VA)Union Springs Herald (Union Springs, AL)Vermont Phoenix (Brattleboro, VT) [Ad copied from the Zion Church Advocate, published in Washington, DC, with commentary by the editor of the Vermont Phoenix]Weekly Standard (Raleigh, NC) Item Type AdObituary Tags ReconstructionAfrican Methodist Episcopal ChurchArmy Hospitalarmy substituteattorneyaunt(s)capturedchanged namechild(ren)Civil WarCivil War battleConfederate CongressConfederate RaidsConfederate States Armycontrabandscustodydeceaseddesertion (spousal)dying wishemancipationemigrationEnoch Ardenescapedescaped from jailestateestate divisionfamily historyfemale enslaverforced migrationformer enslaverfree people of colorfreedgrandparent(s)heir(s)hired outinheritancekidnappingleft with Union Armyliteracylocation knownmanumittedmaritime workmaster diedmigration 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S. ArmyU. S. Colored InfantryU. S. Colored TroopsU. S. Navyuncle(s)Underground Railroadunnamed person searchingveteranwhite fatherwhite newspaperwidow Nancy Dickson searching for her husband Peter Dickson The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) July 14, 1866 Jane Lucas Evans seeking information about her brother Samuel Lucas Evans The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) July 7, 1866 Mary Fickland looking for her daughters Susan Fickland and Ellen Rollins The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) July 7, 1866 Geo. Hamilton Jones looking for his children Charles, Maria, Lucinda, John, Archie, and George Jones The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) July 7, 1866 Soph. Dandridy looking for her father and mother Samson and Clare King The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) July 7, 1866 Unnamed parent searching for their daughters Hester and Hannah The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) July 7, 1866 Charlotte Parker (formerly Charlotte Thompson) seeking information about her children William Henry Thompson and Elizabeth Thompson The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) July 7, 1866 Winory Johnson looking for his sisters Charlotte and Ellen Johnson The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) July 7, 1866 Robert Parker searching for William and Harvey Parker and his brothers William, James, George, and Henry The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) June 30, 1866 Jane Parker looking for her son Isaac Adams The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) June 30, 1866 David T. Tennerson seeking information about his father David and mother Rebecca The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) June 16, 1866 Margaret Jane Brown searching for her daughter Lydia Brown The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) June 16, 1866 Charles Metts searching for wife Jane and children Margaret, Drucilla, Elizabeth, and Chas. The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) June 9, 1866 Benjamin Harris searching for his parents Stephen and Patsie Harris and several siblings The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) May 26, 1866 Rachel Blunt searching for her brother John Blunt The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) May 26, 1866 Emily Williams looking for her children Philip, Sarah, and Edward Williams The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) May 26, 1866 Mrs. Chamberlaine looking for her son Jefferson Chamberlaine, son-in-law Orange, and daughter Matilda The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) May 19, 1866 Alfred and Eliza Lee searching for their sons Oliver Franklin and Charles William Lee The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) May 19, 1866 Henry Humphrey searching for John Humprey, his mother Milly Humprey, and sisters Sarah Ann and Helen The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) May 19, 1866 Jane Birton seeking for information about her husband George W. Birton The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) May 19, 1866 W. A. Bookram searching for his grandchildren Ransom, George, and Andrew The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) May 5, 1866 Larcenie Mayhoe looking for her children Thaddeus, Edmund, Albert, and Mary Jones The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) May 5, 1866 Matthew and Harry Garrett looking for their father Ashton Garrett The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) May 5, 1866 Mrs. Burton searching for her husband George W. Burton The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) May 5, 1866 Joanna Whiters searching for her mother Corney Whiters The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) May 5, 1866 of 25
