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Melinda Jones searching for her son Johnny Jones

New York Age (New York, NY)

November 30, 1905

INFORMATION WANTED.
Would like to know the whereabouts of
Johnny Jones, also known as John Chap-
man [Chapman]. Born in Manassas, Prince William
county. Virginia. Five feet in height,
large eyes, heavy mustache, scar on side of
face. Absent for more than a year. In-
formation [Information] concerning whereabouts will be
gladly…

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Matthew Thompson seeking his mother Jane Thompson and aunts

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 22, 1887

MR. EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my people. My mother's name is Jane Thompson; her two sisters were Jane and Sallie; she was sold at Natchez, Miss., and the others were carried to the country and sold to a farmer; all three sisters were mulatto girls. When we came to this county my mother was sold to Weathersford in Copiah county. Address Mat…

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Mary Joyce searching for John Joyce

The Sun (Baltimore, MD)

September 22, 1865

PERSONAL.
INFORMATION WANTED.--A Yellow Boy,
JOHN JOYCE, twelve years old, left Ellicott's
Mills, Howard county, about five or six weeks ago,
on his way to Baltimore. Any information of his
whereabouts will be thankfully received if left at
No. 190 STIRLING STREET, or at No. 86 PARK
STREET, near Mulberry street.
1t* MARY JOYCE.

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Martha Ward searching for her sister Rosetta McQuillin

New National Era (Washington, DC)

September 29, 1870

Information Wanted.
Martha Ward wishes information concerning
her sister, Rosetta McQuillin, who was sold
from Norfolk, Va., about thirty years ago to a
Frenchman in Mobile, Ala. She is about forty-
nine years of age, light complexion, and much
freckled. Her former master was Mr. McQuil-
lin [McQuillin], who resided on Brigg's Point.
Any…

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Martha Taylor searching for her son Charles Taylor

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 10, 1882

Charles W. Taylor - his whereabouts
or any information will be
thankfully received by the undersigned.
When last heard from
he was teaching school somewhere
in Southwest Miss. He has been
gone from his parents for five years
Medium hightm [height] dark complexion,
marked by small-pox. Address
Martha Taylor, care of Rev. H.
Wright,…

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Martha Hudgins searching for her son Frederick Hudgins

Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA)

February 12, 1890

INFORMATION WANTED of the whereabouts
of FREDERICK HUDGINS, colored, who left
his home in this city six years ago. He is about
28 years old, of medium size and brown complex-
ion. His father died on January 15th last and
left him a small property.

feb12 1w* MARTHA HUDGINS.

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Margaret Rector (formerly Martha Ann Stewart) looking for her mother Kitty Stewart and siblings

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 10, 1881

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
mother, Kitty Stewart. My sisters'
names are Eliza and Matilda Stewart. My
brother's name is John Stewart. We all
belonged to a man in Louisville, Ky., by the
name of Allen Willite There was a large
family of the Willite--James, Richard,
John and Alexander Willite. I was sold
from them when a little girl, about 26…

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M. A. Heinz looking for information about Martha A. H. Stewart

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 27, 1871

INFORMATION WANTED.
Information wanted of Martha A. H.
Stewart, of Louisville. Was sold by
Allen Willits, who lived on Harriet's
Creek in 1856 or '7, to Fred. Heinz, of
Napoleon, Ark Willits afterwards re-
moved to Louisville. He had children
named Richard, James and John Wil-
lits, also a daughter named Cornelia.
The mother of…

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Lucy Ann Swann seeking information about her parents Lizzie and Joe Swann

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 28, 1897

Information wanted of my peo-
ple, whose names were Lizzie and
Joe Swann. My owner's name
was Billy Fliroy, who married
Mary Clay, for whom I nursed two
children--Clarance and Oscar. My
name was Lucy Ann Swann; I
went by the name of father. I had
two aunts whom I remember, Tabie
Clay and Maria Clay, belonging to
John Clay. Bill Fliroy…

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Louise Caw searching for her son Mansfield Crutchfield

The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH)

August 20, 1882

INFORMATION wanted of Mansfield Crutchfield
mulatto, about 48 years old: was sold by Oscar
Crutchfield to a slave-trader named Ponder about
1845 at Richmond, Va: was supposed to have been
seen during the war on a Mississippi steamboat.
Any information as to his whereabouts will be
thankfully received by his aged mother. Address
LOUISE…

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Louisa Gibbs searching for her son Nat Adams

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 13, 1882

MR. EDITOR – I am inquiring
of for my son, Nat Adams or Nat
Boykin. I don’t know which name
he goes by. His mother belongs
to Col. Adams, Madison county,
West Tennessee. His father was
named Clinton Boyton ; he
belonged to Eli Boykin. His oldest
brothor [brother] was named William Adams,
his oldest sister, Lucy Adams.
He has a scar on…

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Joseph Miller searching for his mother Silva and siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 21, 1882

Dear Editor: - I desire to inquire for my brother, Simon Miller, sisters Biddy and Pearlina, mother Silva, in Pittsylvania county, Virginia. I lived with Dr. Edward Wethers, and left there in 1867. My brothers were living with Tom Wooden, near widow Millers' farm. Stepfather was Spencer Coles. I left him on Whitter's farm, near Danville. My young…

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Joseph Hamilton seeking his wife Eliza Hamilton

Evening Star (Washington, DC)

May 13, 1865

PERSONAL. - Information in reference to th whereabouts of ELIZA HAMILTON, (colored will be gratefully received by her distressed husband, Joseph Hamilton, who has been seeking after his wife for months past. Information can be left with George E. H. Day, corner 5th st. and Louisiana av., Washington, D.C. my 12-3t*

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John Taylor searching for his wife Rachel Taylor

National Republican (Washington, DC)

September 12, 1862

WANTS. NOTICE.––Information wanted of RACHEL TAYLOR, colored, supposed to be employed in the city of Washington, or vicinity, as a servant. She was hired from the Old Capitol in June, by some person residing in or near the city. Any information in regard to her will be thankfully received by her husband, John Taylor, and may be left at this office.…

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John Snyder searching for his son William Snyder

Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, PA)

September 9, 1868

INFORMATION is wanted relative to the
whereabouts of William Snyder, a colored
boy, aged twelve years, who left his home in
State street, this city, on Sunday, August
30th, for the purpose of going to Sunday
school, and has not been heard of since. He
had a black roundabout, light pants and light
hat, and has a small sore under one of…

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John Horn searching for Hager Moseby

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans)

November 18, 1880

DEAR EDITOR--I left Choctaw, Alabama in 1862. I want to hear from Hager Moseby, a yellow woman, who had a boy named John. They left Alabama to go to Claiborne parrish, Louisiana, with one of Miss Moseby's sons, Mr. Grigsby. Hager's father, George, is dead. Isaac Moseby is still at Butler, Ala. Address me at Meridian, Miss. JOHN HORN.

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John Henry Campbell looking for his mother Elizabeth Campbell

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

October 31, 1891

Do You Know Her?I am desirous of finding my mother. Her name is Elizabeth Campbell. My father's name was John Campbell. My mother had two brothers, Lewis and Wilson Day. Her color is light-brown-skin, height about five feet five inches. She lived at one time near Washington, D.C.Any information will be thankfully received byJOHN HENRY…

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John Hawkins Gibson looking for his brother Israel Carr

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 17, 1881

DEAR EDITOR—My brother Israel Carr, deaf and dumb, went off from this place with a man by the name of Northcraft, a jail contractor, at the time of the exodus to Kansas. Northcraft claimed to live in San Marcos and wanted Israel to stay at his house, do the marketing, etc. I have since written to Northcraft without any reply. Israel had lost the…

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John Easton found his mother after decades of searching

The Sun (New York, NY)

July 3, 1892

AFTER YEARS OF SEARCH.
A Former Slave Finds His Mother, and Proves His Identity by a Strange Mark.
From the Indianapolis Sentinel.
John Easton, a colored fireman at the Nordyke-Marmon Works, has been for more than twenty years trying to find his mother, and about two weeks ago got traces of her whereabouts. They were separated when he was 7…

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Jno. Coppage seeking information about his brother Mitchell Gray

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 3, 1884

MR. EDITOR––Please allow me
to inquire for my brother. The last
time I saw him was in Coweta
Ga., in 1866; he belonged to a man
named Ben. Gray; has a mother
named Winnie Gray; her husband
was named Edmond Bridges; her
children were Sidna, Mitchell, Nicy,
Dimon, Duck, Billie and Edda.
Mitchell went off, it was said, with
a Capt.…

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Jeremiah Yates searching for his children John, Diana, and Jerry Yates

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 19, 1883

MR. EDITOR:--I desire to know the address of John, Diana and Jerry Yates, whose father I am. Left them at Fair Bluff town, Columbus county, N.C. It has been 10 years since I left North Carolina for Robinson county, and thence to Middleton, Miss., in the charge of Eli Stevens. My sons were both picking up brush with old Anthony Gowens the day I…

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Jeannette Holden searching for Mingro Herring

New York Herald (New York, NY)

November 28, 1870

PERSONAL. INFORMATION WANTED--OF MINGRO HERRING, colored boy, 15 years old ; left Newbern, N. C., in September, and came to New York on steamer Louisa Moore. JEANNETTE HOLDEN, 32 Lawrence street, Brooklyn.

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Jane N. Watson seeking information about her son James Watson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 13, 1867

Information wanted of my son, James
Watson, who left Philadelphia in 1861 and
shipped in Boston in the ship Lydia Scofield.
The last I heard of him was in 1862. He
was then in Callao, Peru, and expected to
sail to the Chinese Island. He was five
feet eleven inches high, light complexion,
sandy hair, dark hazel eyes. Any informa-
tion of…

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Jane Morris (formerly Jane Carter) searching for her brother Joseph Carter

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 15, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED.
Information wanted of the whereabouts of Jo-
seph Carter. When last heard from, in 1860,
he was residing with a man by the name of
Dent Moor, near Greensborough, Jackson, Coun-
ty, Tennessee. Joseph was bound to Moor. --
He is a bright mulatto, about twenty-three years
of age. His mother's name is Charlotte…

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James Hill searching for his parents Archer Hill and Julia

Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA)

October 17, 1870

INFORMATION WANTED OF ARCHER HILL and JULIA, his wife who followed the army from Staunton in 1863. I have since heard they were in Ohio. Any information concerning their whereabouts would be gratefully received by their son. James Hill. (Colored.) Richmond, Va. oc 17.3t* [Ohio papers please copy.]

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