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Watson Duckweth searching for his parents Jennie and Edmond Woods, and his siblings
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
August 18, 1881
MR. EDITOR: I desire information of my people. In South Carolina, in 1846 we belonged to Robert Woods. My mother and father were Jennie and Edmond Woods. Robert Woods sold them to a neighbor, after which he took brothers George Logan, Rufus, Pinckney, Leeroy Burton Woods, and myself to Georgia, about 100 miles east of Resaca. We stayed with Robert…
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Washington Waller searching for his father Washington Waller Sr.
The Highland Weekly News (Hillsboro, OH)
May 5, 1864
Information Wanted,
Of Washington Waller, senior, by
his son, Washington Waller, who was
formerly a slave, belonging to Dr.
Wins, of Orange county, Va. He is
now with the Army of the Potomac,
and wishes his father, who was somewhere
in Ohio when last heard from, to write
to him, in care of Major J. C. Duane,
of the Engineer…
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Washington Thomas searching for his mother Isabella, sister Betty, and brothers Henry and Benjamin
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
February 19, 1880
DEAR EDITOR—Please allow me to inquire for my relations. I left my mother and sister in Alabama, Lowndes Co. My mother was Isabella, and my sister Betty. They belonged to Billy Payne. We were brought to the place between McMinn and Pierce's Hill by the speculators, and there sold. I was sold to Alex Taylor. My two brothers remained there with the…
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Washington Stewart searching for his brother Abraham Stewart
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
July 28, 1881
DEAR EDITOR— I wish to inquire for my brother Abraham Stewart. He went off with the Yankees in 1863 from Louisiana. He is a son of Ned and Rutha Stewart. We belonged to Robert Malloy in Louisiana and Abraham was the oldest of eight children. He is about forty years old. I heard he went to Missouri. I will pay ten dollars to the finder of him.…
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Washington Lacey searching for his father Sidney Lacey and uncles Jack Davis and Partees
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
November 13, 1884
MR. EDITOR--I desire to inquire
for my kindred. My father be-
longed to Alexander Ule. I have
not heard from them since the war.
The last time I heard from him he
was in Memphis, Tenn. And my
father was named Sidney Lacey,
and my uncles, one was named
Jake Davis, and the other was
named Partees. My uncle Jake
went to…
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Washington Harrard seeking his sisters Luvenia and Francis Harrard
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
November 24, 1894
I am very desirous of finding the whereabouts
of Luvenia and Francis Harrard, owned by
Dr. Joe Trint before the war. Their father's
name was Joe Harrard; mother's name, Maria
Harrard. Their brothers' names were Braxton,
Isom, Robert and Washington Harrard. I,
Washington Harrard, am very anxious to find
my lost sisters. They were sold…
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Washington Ellerson searching for his mother Lucinda Lumpkins
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
September 7, 1882
MR. EDITOR: I desire to inquire through your paper for my long lost mother. We were sold in New Orleans on the same day. I was sold to a man by the name of Dr. Mitchell, who lived in Mississippi. I can not remember the man's name that mother was sold to. However, I was taken by my new master up the river, and mother was taken down the river by…
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Washington Bagley searching for his brother William Bagley
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
March 24, 1866
INFORMATION WANTED
Of my brother, William Bagley, formerly of
Lunenberg County, Virginia. He was the son
of Washington and Alethea Bagley, and formerly
a slave of George L. Bagley. When I last saw
him he was at Reams Station, Virginia, at the
time of Wilson's raid. When last heard from,
he was in Washington City. Any information
of his…
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Wash. Stewart searching for his brother Abraham Stewart
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
July 28, 1881
DEAR EDITOR—I want to find my brother Abraham Stewart. We belonged to Robert Malloy in Louisiana. He went off with Gen. Banks troops in 1862, and we were brought to Texas, and have not heard from him since. Ten other slaves belonging to the same master went with him. I will pay ten dollars to the finder of my brother. WASH STEWART. Williamsburg,…
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Wash Allen
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
February 2, 1884
MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire for my father, brothers and sister. I was born near Maplesville, Ala. and belonged to Mr. Cole. Father was Eli and mother Dethoney; she died when I was seven or eight years old. Brothers were Noah, Allen, Green, Yonng, Dave and Ezekiel; and sister was Lucinda. I left them when very young, and was brought here 25 or…
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Warren Pilkenton searching for father Thomas Pilkenton and siblings
The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
April 22, 1886
MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire for my relatives. My father, Thomas Pilkenton, belonged to one Robert Pilkenton. Martha, Maria, Candis, Martin, Simon, all Pilkenton's. Allen Justice, Delia Williamson, Harriet Ervin ; those are my sisters and brother that I left in 1864. If they can be found please address Warren Pilkenton, Brenham, Washington county,…
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Warren Easley seeking his mother Mariah and his brothers Robert and Henry
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
July 7, 1887
MR. EDITOR-- I wish to Inquire for my mother and two brothers. Mother's name was Mariah and my brother's name was Robert and Henry. When I left her she was living with a family by the name of Wharton in Van Zandt county, Texas. Tyler was the county seat. About one or two years after the war she gave me to a woman by the name of Nancy Easley. She…
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Walter Higgins searching for his father's family
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
August 3, 1882
DEAR EDITOR -- I wish to inquire for my father's people. His father was Draper, mother Eliza; their five children were Rafe, John, Louis, Martha and Rhonda. They belonged to Jim Spermon, Newberry district, South Carolina. The inquires are Walter and Ransom Higgins, children of Harry Spermon. Address me at Masbulaville, Miss. WALTER HIGGINS
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Wade Hampton searching for Lewis Hampton-Massey
The Appeal (Chicago, IL)
January 10, 1891
LEWIS HAMPTON-MASSEY.––He was a slave, and at the age of five or six years was taken from the town of Chesterfield, S.C., by a man named Gideon, who took him to Florida between 1850 and 1860. Our master's name was Jas. Massey, who owned large grist mill and distillery on Lynch's Creek. Address Wade Hampton, Clear Creek, N. Y.
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Wade Hamilton looking for his aunt Juliet
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
May 1, 1879
DEAR EDITOR : I wish to get
some information of my aunt. Her
name is Juliet. She belonged to
Lewis May, in Louisiana, and he
sold her to a man by the name of
Phillip. I can only think of some
of her children's names: Sigh, May,
Green, Myand, Charley. Elias
is here with me. My father's name
was Bill May and my name was
May, but I…
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W.S. Meyers searching for their brother George
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
April 19, 1883
DEAR EDITOR:--I wish to inqure for my brother. His name was George; he belonged to Elizabeth Madison, the wife of Balos Madison. They sold him to John Benson, who carried him to Arkansas, and have never heard of him since. My mother was Rachel Masters; she belonged to Jesse Masters. When he was carried away I was quite small and lived in Oktibbeha…
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W. T. Marley searching for his father Henry
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
August 25, 1887
MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my father. He belonged to John Marley, who lived in this state, Knox county, Tennessee, before the war broke out. His name is Henry. He was carried by John Marley to Texas. There were two brothers, John and Robert Marley. The last I heard from him he was in Texas. Address W. T. Marley, East Conterence,…
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W. S. Johnson searching for his mother Julia Hardy and his sisters Nancy and Fanny
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
March 17, 1887
INFORMATION WANTED OF MY MOTH-
er, Julia Hardy, and my sisters Fanny
and Nancy. Mother belonged to William
Gunn. When last heard from she was in
Notaway Co., Va. I was known in Virgi-
nia as Scott Johnson, owned by Peter Wells
in Dinwiddie Co. Address, Rev W. S.
Johnson, Mexia, Tex.
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W. M. Steward searching for his mother Mary Burans and his siblings
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
July 31, 1879
DEAR EDITOR—I wish information about my mother and sisters. I have two sisters, Mary and Eliza. Mother's name is Mary Burans. My brothers' names are Patrick and Pary Augustus. I left them in Russville, Kentucky, thirty years ago and have never heard from them. They all belonged to Mr. Burans. Any information will be thankfully received. Address…
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W. M. Smith searching for his grandmother Hannah Warespoon
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
November 8, 1888
MR. EDITOR: I wish to inquire for my grandmother. My mother left her in Lynchburg; her name is Hannah Warespoon her husband was named Brisker Warespoon; he died five miles of Lynchburg at the Warespoon Place on a little rundel bed, he was a shoemaker. After his death Rebecca was hired to Miss Bettie Green, and they went to Arkansas and left…
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W. J. Jordan searching for his uncle Platt Jordan
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
June 14, 1883
INFORMATION WANTED OF MY UNCLE
Platt Jordan. He belonged to Rev J. P.
Jordan in North Carolina, New Hanover
County. He was sold to a speculator from
a plantation by the name of Stag Park and
carried to Purgan Depot, on the Wilming-
ton and Weldon Railroad. He was heard
from in 1880. We received a letter of in-
quiry at Wilmington, N. C.,…
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W. J. Hicks seeking their uncle Henry Hicks
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
March 22, 1888
MR. EDITOR—I would like to hear from my uncle. His name was Henry Hicks; he belonged to Thomas Hicks in Perces Springs, Miss. His mother's name was Rosa Blackmy, his father George Blackmy. Henry left this State about the second or third year after the close of the late war, with a white man. The last time I heard from him was about two years…
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W. Hopewell seeking their brother Charles Hopewell and daughter Sara Ann Thomas Hopewell
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
January 26, 1888
MR. EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my brother. His name is Charles Hopewell. He belonged to Mr. Mr James Weathers in Clark county, Ky. That was in 1859 or 1860. I wish to inquire also for my daughter. She left Winchester, Clark county, Ky., in 1880. The last time I heard from her she was in Tennessee. Her name is Sara Ann Thomas Hopewell. Her…
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W. H. Jackson searching for his uncle Jonah Hartley
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
August 7, 1879
DEAR EDITOR—I am seeking the whereabouts of my Uncle Jonah Hartly. Mr. Edwin A. Glover bought him from his first owner, Capt. Hartly, and brought him to Texas. Uncle being very sickly, and unable to work, he sent him back to Alabama, Marengo Co., about one year before emancipation. He left his wife here. Her name is Mary Ann. My mother, Jonah's…
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W. H. Jackson looking for Baptist preacher Timins Gray
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
November 3, 1881
DEAR EDITOR—I want to inquire about a Baptist preacher living in Little Rock, Arkansas, by the name of Timins Gray. I know two of his sisters and one brother belongs to the M. E. Church, but they live forty miles from me. Their names are Joanna and Margaret and Johnny Rolins; their father's name was Uriah Rollins. They belonged to Billy Rollins.…
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