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S. D. Mynor Jr. searching for Irvin Lowe (formerly Irvin Martin)
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
July 15, 1880
MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for one Irvin Lowe, who left Hazle. hurst, Copiah county, Mississippi, in 1874, with wife and child. His wife's name is Pirenna Lowe, the daughter's Isom Gillmore. He left for Nashville, Tenn. His name before Lowe was Irvin Martin His mother's name was Lydia Martin. Two children, Alex and James, are dead. Please…
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Jonah Johnson searching for his sister Emma Carrington
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
August 5, 1880
DEAR EDITOR--I wish to inquire for my sister, Emma Carrington. The last I heard from her she was in Navasota, Texas. Her husband's name was James Carrington. He left Centreville in 1866 of '67. My father's name is George Nedum; mother's, Matilda; sisters', Emma, Ellen and Victory; brothers', George, Willy, Ellis and Daniel. We all belonged to…
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Wiley Smith searching for Mrs. Mariah Henry
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
July 22, 1880
MR. EDITOR--I desire to inquire for Mrs. Maria Henry, at the request of her brother, H. L. Williams, who died June 28. He left her May 6, 1867, and joined the regular army, in which he served three years--till May 6, 1870. That was in Loundsboro, Ala. He leaves a wife and two children. Please address me at Galveston, Texas. WILEY SMITH
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Joseph Bonaparte Chandler searching for his friend Mary Caradine
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
July 22, 1880
DEAR EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for a friend, Mary Caradine. She left West Point, Miss., in 1868 and came to Texas. She had three children, Chesterfield, the baby, Nancy and Jamima. My name is Joseph Bonapart Chandler, but am called Boney for short. Please address me at Fulton, Texas.
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William Watson searching for his parents Clam and Eliza Watson, and his siblings Malinda Watson and Elijah Isaiah
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
July 22, 1880
MR. EDITOR-- I desire to inquire for my people, whom I left in Houston, Texas. Father's name was Clam Watson; mother's, Eliza Watson; sister's, Malinda Watson; brother's, Elijah Isaiah. We belonged to Duncan Linton, of Houston, Texas. Please address me at Weimar, Texas, in care of Rev. John T. Hill. WILLIAM WATSON
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Hannah Rembert (formerly Hannah Sinclair) seeking her mother's relatives, including Nicholls Walters and Henry B. Walters
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
April 5, 1888
MR. EDITOR -- Permit me to inquire for my mother's people. My mother died when I was a few months old. She had a brother named Nicholls Walters; who has a son named Henry B. Walters. They lived in Jefferson county, Miss., five miles from Fayette; they moved from there to Greenville, Miss. I heard they had left there. Mother had a sister named…
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J. G. Grant seeking their brother Edward Grant
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
April 5, 1888
MR. EDITOR-- I want to find my brother, Edward Grant; he was born in Mobile, Ala.; our father was named Dan Grant, mother Dapuera Grant. The last time I saw Edward he and I were in St. Louis, Mo., about ten or twelve years ago. He went to Cincinnati and I came to this place, Moss Point, Miss. If any one knows of her whereabouts please address me,…
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Millie Miles (formerly Millie Johnson) searching for her sister and brother
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
April 5, 1888
MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my sister and brother. Sister's name was Jennie Johnson, brother Abram Johnson. Our father and mother were James and Hannah Johnson. I have not seen my sister and brother since the death of our mother, who dies on E. Sharp's plantation, Bayou Lafourche, La. Soon after mother's death father took them to New Orleans…
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Nick Franklin seeking Amy Franklin
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
April 5, 1888
MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for Amy Franklin. The last time I saw her was in August, 1867. She lived with a man by the name of Bill Shelby; she had seven children: Tony, Peter, Lucy, Easter, Jack, Noah and Angeline Ellen. I left them on Boughperlein, Bolivar county, Miss. Write to Nick Franklin, care S. M. Morgan, Howard Station, Miss.
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Fannie Wells seeking her mother Fannie Haman and sister Katie Haman
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
April 12, 1888
MR. EDITOR-- I desire to inquire for my relatives. My mother's name was Fannie Haman; sister Katie Haman; we moved from Mississippi to Louisiana. I was brought back from Mississippi by my owner Henry Barlow, and left her in Claiborne parish, La., near the Arkansas line. She was taken from Louisiana to Texas, by Dock Haman, and there sold, but I do…
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Lucy Williams seeking her sons
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
April 12, 1888
MR. EDITOR-- Rev. J. B. Smith, Bason, Miss., desires to know the whereabouts of William and Charles Rainey, and Thomas Roberts, or Dick as he is now called. His mother, Lucy Williams, is 126 years old, and would be glad to see or hear from him. A.
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Reverend Bedford Carr seeking his aunt
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
April 12, 1888
MR. EDITOR--I want to hear from my aunt. She left us in 1865 and went to New Orleans When she left we were living with A man by the name of Sam Warden, a bricklayer. Aunt had three brothers and three sisters. Her sister Rhoda used to belong to Mr. Blanchard on Bayou Gross, Tete. Another sister was Harriet Carr. One of the brothers was Robert…
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Lucinda Owen searching for her children Archie Martin, Nancy Peter, Ellen, George Washington, and Matthew Martin
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
April 19, 1888
MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my children. They used to belong to Mr. Lilburn Foster, Hickman, Tenn. My oldest boy was Archie Martin, and Nancy Peter, Ellen, George Washington and Matthew Martin. Any information concerning my children will be thankfully recieved. Address Lucinda Owen, care Rev. Wm. Payne, Hazlehurst, Miss.
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C. M. Moore seeking their brother-in-law Hart
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
April 26, 1888
MR. EDITOR-- I would like to inquire for my brother-in-law, who left home in 1865 with the Yankees. His name was Hart; his mother's name was Tempy Hart, he had four sisters, Margaret, Mary, Virty and Millie, and three brothers, Riley, Washington and John. Any information will be thankfully received. Address C. M. Moore, Orange, Grove Co., Tex.
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Spencer Taylor searching his brother for Steven Johnson
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
May 9, 1889
DEAR EDITOR: I wish to inquire for my brother Steven Johnson. He belonged to John Johnson. My mother was named Judy, and my father Jim Beck. His sons Spencer and Linny, and my sister Lizzy belonged to Rev. Wm. Johnson. My brother Ben. Johnson lived near Murfreesboro, Tenn. If you can find them write to SPENCER TAYLOR. Gurden, Ark.
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Ann Carter celebrating her reunion with her relatives
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
May 3, 1888
MR. EDITOR-- I am glad to say that through the SOUTHWESTERN I have been able to find two of my relatives, Mary Jane Granger and Arch. Williams in Oakland, Texas. ANN CARTER, Mineola, Texas.
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Mrs. Charlotte Mitchell searching for her brother Henderson, father Davey Jackson, and mother Maria
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
May 2, 1889
MR. EDITOR: I desire to know of my relations, viz: father's name was Davey Jackson, he belonged to Kit Jackson, mother's name was Maria, she belonged to Thomas Stiff, he and Aunt Lucy Ann belonged to Judge Stiff. I had a cousin by the name of Charity Brown. We were first sold to two Negro traders, named, Jordan and Tolt at Osborne. They…
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Isaac Hughes Jr. searching for his father Isaac Hughes
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
June 21, 1888
DEAR EDITOR— I wish to inquire for my father. His name is Isaac Hughes. He left Starkville, Miss., in May, 1863; he left with the Federal army and I have not seen him since. The last time I heard from him he was in Memphis, Tenn. I have one brother named Peter Hughes, and my mother is named Jennie Hughes. Any information as to his whereabouts will…
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Martha Brown searching for her mother, father, and siblings
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
June 21, 1888
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A. B. Coleman searching for their sister Lucy
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
July 5, 1888
MR. EDITOR— I wish to know the whereabouts of my sister Lucy who was sold to a man named James Turner in Virginia. He moved into Mississippi about the year 1860, and brought her and many others to this State. He sold her in Atlanta, Ga., to some one I do not know. We have not heard who. Her mother and father were Eliza and Robert Coleman, who…
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Mr. Jerry Bryant seeking his wife's brother
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
July 5, 1888
MR. EDITOR— I wish to inquire for my wife's brother. He left Marion Station, Miss., in 1872. His mother and father were living with a man by the name of Ma celus Coleman. His father's name is George Rhodes, his mother's name is Margaret Rhodes, and his name is Floyd Rhodes. The last time they heard from him he was in Lafayette Co., Miss., Taylor's…
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Jesse Minette seeking their brothers
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
July 5, 1888
DEAR EDITOR— I want to find my brothers. We all used to live near Holly Springs, Miss. My father's name was Tom Menette. Brothers were Tobias, Samuel, Boliet and Reuben Boliet. My name is Jesse Minette. Address Rev. P. V. Crawford, Maysfield, Wilson Co., Tex.
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Annie Washington Gaines seeking her brothers and sisters, including Henry Washington Gaines
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
July 12, 1888
MR. EDITOR— I am an orphan and haven either mother nor father. I wish to inquire through your valuable paper for my dear brothers and sisters. I do not know whether father is dead or not. My father's name is George Washington Gaines, and my mother's was Polly. She died in Austin, Texas, about thirteen or fourteen years ago. My mother, on her death…
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Professor D. M. Frias seeking their mother's relatives
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
July 12, 1888
MR. EDITOR— I desire to inquire for my mother's relatives whom she left in Montgomery, Ala., about twenty-six or twenty eight years ago. They belonged to a man named Joe Grant. He had two daughters; the oldest named Caroline, and the younger named Marshy. Caroline married a man named William Oliver; Marshy was unmarried at the time mother was sold …
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