Keyword Year Type Select Ads Obituaries How to Search Advanced Search Showing 106 results Sort by: Title Refine search Source Select...Abilene Weekly Reflector (Abilene, KS)Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA)Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)Bee (Ripley, OH)Boston Post (Boston, MA)Buffalo Commercial Advertiser (Buffalo, NY)Buffalo Evening News (Buffalo, NY)Commercial Advertiser (New York, NY)Daily Press and Herald (Knoxville, TN)Davenport Sunday Democrat (Davenport, IA)Eufala Daily Times (Eufala, AL)Mexico Weekly Ledger (Mexico, MO)New National Era (Washington, DC)Reading Times and Dispatch (Reading, PA)Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA)Southern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)St. Louis Globe-Democrat (St. Louis, MO)Staunton Daily Leader (Staunton, VA)The Black Hills Daily Times (Deadwood, Dakota Territory)The Buffalo Enquirer (Buffalo, NY)The Buffalo Review (Buffalo, NY)The Butler Weekly Times (Butler, MO)The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH)The Cleveland Gazette (Cleveland, OH)The Columbia Record (Columbia, SC)The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)The Examiner (San Francisco, CA)The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)The Highland Weekly News (Hillsboro, OH)The Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)The Nashville American (Nashville, TN)The Nashville Globe (Nashville, TN)The Redwood Gazette (Redwood Falls, MN)The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)The State Capital (Springfield, IL)The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer (Wheeling, VA)The Wilson Advance (Wilson, NC)Ukiah Republican Press (Ukiah, CA) Item Type Ad Tags remarriedAfrican Methodist Episcopal Churchaunt(s)baptismcapturedchanged namechild(ren)Civil WarConfederate States Armycontrabandscustodydebtdeceaseddesertion (spousal)dowrydying wishemancipationemigrationEnoch Ardenescapedestateestate divisionfamily historyfemale enslaverforced migrationformer enslaverfree people of colorfreedgrandparent(s)heir(s)hired outinheritanceJefferson Daviskidnappingleft with Union Armyliteracylocation knownLost Cause narrativemanumittedmaster diedmigration (north)migration (post-emancipation)migration (west)ministerministers please readmissing person(s)multiple adsNative Americansnewspaper replyorphan/orphanageparent(s)person with a disabilityphysical descriptionReconstructionresistancereunion successfulrunawaysearching for former enslaverself-emancipationsibling(s)simultaneous searchslave tradeslave tradersold southspousesteamboatstolenU. 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Foster seeking her father's family including father Joe Foster The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) October 13, 1881 Charlotte Ann Davis (formerly Charlotte Carlisle) searching for her children Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) March 30, 1882 Chaney (Land) Anderson seeking information about their brother George Jenkins Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) February 24, 1881 Daniel Sherman searching for his former wives Allie Mason, Sarah Berry, and Bitha Fason and their respective children Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) April 22, 1880 Naro Gillespie seeking information about his father Charles and several siblings (1 of 3 ads) Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) April 15, 1880 Sallie White (formerly Sallie Teague) searching for her sister Harriet Adkins and brother Major Randall Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) October 30, 1897 Rebecca Mitchell searching for her son John Thomas Bass (also known as John T. Norris) Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) March 27, 1897 Henry Adams (formerly Henry Houston) searching for his former wife Malinda and their children Lucy, Rena, Josephine and Henry Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) June 20, 1878 Charles Harris's widow searching for her husband's family Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) November 24, 1894 Wm. Oliver Holmes looking for his sister Mary Holmes Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) September 13, 1890 Octavia Ethrington (formerly Octavia West) searching for her brothers Charley West and Willie West The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) January 11, 1896 Mrs. R. Woodford searching for her mother Eliza Johnson and brother Squire Johnson The State Capital (Springfield, IL) November 19, 1892 Mrs. Manerva Tanks searching for her mother Mary Allen The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) September 8, 1887 Charles Gatewood searching for his mother Mary Gatewood and his sisters Mary, Mattie, and Amanda The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) February 3, 1887 Jacob French-Stewart seeking information about his mother Matilda French and several siblings The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) July 1, 1886 Richard Mattis seeking information about his father Thomas Mattis and his sisters Charlotte and Margaret Mattis The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) April 2, 1885 Alice Ann Dungill (formerly Alice Ann Moore) looking for her aunt Rebecca Cornel or uncle Aaron Moore The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) August 30, 1883 Melviny Goodall searching for her mother Letitia Dickson and her sister Mary Trimelese The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) March 8, 1883 Lucinda Keys looking for her children Albert and Margaret Carpenter The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) May 10, 1877 William Robinson seeking information on his mother Henrietta Chase The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) January 20, 1898 Diana Johnson searching for her parents Jack and Hannah Hellard and several members of her family The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) February 17, 1898 Mrs. Mary Heading (formerly Mary Booey) searching for her siblings Lancet and Simon Johnson and several extended family The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) April 9, 1874 Mary King seeking information about her sister Mary and brothers Martin, Green, and Harry and their families The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) August 7, 1869 John Walker looking for current wife Peggie and sons William, Samuel, and Miles and previous wife Cornelia The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) February 27, 1869 Phoebe Ann Jackson informing her brother of her location The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) August 11, 1866 of 5