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Civil War identifies ads that reference "the war" (1861-1865) fought between the United States and eleven southern states who aligned themselves as the Confederate States of America.
Sallie Fine seeking information about her children Mary and William Branan
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
January 5, 1893
INFORMATION WANTED of my
son, William Branan, and my daughter
Mary Branan, who, sometime before the
war was sold to Ben Branan in Texas
who thereafter moved to Tennessee and
my son and daughter with them. Nothing
has been heard of them since. We all,
before the separation in Texas, belonged
to Jonathan Fine, hence the change of
their…
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Salina Waller (formerly Salina Whitten) seeks information of her brother Jesse Whitten
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
March 18, 1886
INFORMATION WANTED OF MY BROTH-
er, Jesse Whitten We were servants of
a rich planter in Spotsylvania Co., Va., by
the name of Billy Whitten. Jesse ran
away to the free states before the war My
name is Salina Waller, formerly Salina
Whitten. I now live with a neice in New
Bedford, Mass. Any information of my broth-
er Jesse will be…
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S. Young searching for her father Jackson Jennings and sister Victoria Wright
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
February 28, 1884
DEAR EDITOR- I wish to hear
of my friends. Father was Jackson
Jennings, and he was set free
before the war by his owners, and
went to Alabama. Sister was a
girl about ten years old, and left
with her young master, Frank
Sloat. When he died her father
left her with her grandmother,
Fanny Sloat. Her name is now
Victoria Wright. …
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S. Tyler Moore searching for his father, Edward Moore or Edward Hunt
The National Tribune (Washington, DC)
April 1, 1909
In Search of His Father.
S. Taylor Moore, Tallula, Miss., wants
information of his father, who served
in a colored regiment--possibly in Co.
F, 58th U. S. C. T., but of this there is
doubt. He may have served under the
name of Edward Moore or as Edward
Hunt; enlisted at Savanah or some-
where [somewhere] in the Alleghenies; was about…
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S. T. Moore looking for former servicemembers from Co. H. of the 64th U. S. C. T.
The National Tribune (Washington, DC)
October 22, 1908
Addresses Wanted.
S. T. Moore, Box 138, Tallula, Miss.,
Co. H, 64th U.S.C.T., wants address
of former company and regimental
comrades.
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S. M. Hightower searching for their uncle Howard Hightower and several relatives
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
September 2, 1880
INFORMATION WANTED OF MY RE-
lation. My uncle's name is Howard
Hightower, his wife's name, Martha High
tower; three sons, Henry, Daniel and John;
daughters, Mary, Caroline and Harriet. I
have found Henry and Mary, who are living
in Greensboro, Ga. We all belonged to
William Hightower as late as 1862 '63, and
at his death we were divided.…
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S. G. Marks searching for his father's brother Mathew Perry
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
October 21, 1880
DEAR EDITOR- I wish to inquire for my father’s brother. Father’s name was Marks Perry and his brother was Mathew Perry. He belonged to Presley Perry during the war, and he carried him to Mis-sissippi [Mississippi] from the line of Texas and Louisiana. His mother’s name was Silvy, father’s Simon. They belonged [belonged] to Dr. Havard. Please…
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S. C. Young searching for their mother Menty Young
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
March 23, 1882
MR. EDITOR ---- I desire to inquire for my mother Menty Young. She was sold from us in Camden to a man named Huffman. When Steele's army came through she went away with them, but was captured at Mark's Mills fight brought back and sold. She left two sons and one daughter. The sons are Albert and Isaac, the daughter Phillis. She was carried to…
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Rosanna Kimmons (formerly Rosanna Herben) seeking information about her aunts and uncles
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
January 23, 1890
Information wanted of my two aunts
and five uncles. Their names were Violet,
Hannah, Spencer, Stephen, Jefferson,
Jetson and Alfred Underwood. They
belonged to Joshua Underwood. Aunt
Violet was sold before the war but to
whom and where I do not remember as I
was quite young. They were all of Guilford
county near Greensboro, N. C. My
name…
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Rosanna Kimmons (formerly Rosanna Herben) looking for extended family
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
March 27, 1890
Information wanted of my two aunts
and five uncles Their names were Vio
let, Hannah, Spencer, Stephen, Jefferson,
Jetson and Alfred Underwood. They
belonged to Joshua Underwood. Aunt
Violet was sold before the war but to
whom and where I do not remember as I
was quite young. They were all of Guil-
ford county near Greensboro, N. C.…
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Rosa Wills searching for her family including mother Sarah Ives and father Benjamin Whitis
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
February 1, 1883
DEAR EDITOR: I desire information of my people. I was taken from them when very small. Mother was Sarah Ives; father, Benjamin Whitis; sisters, Julia, Eliza, and Bettie; brothers, Boston, and Abram. I belonged to Wm. Tunnel, and was born in Craven co., North Carolina. I was sold during the war. We were brought together to Richmond, Virginia, and…
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Rosa Holloway searching for her grandmother Rosetta Thompson and others
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
October 12, 1882
DEAR EDITOR: I desire to find my people whom I have not heard from since I left them. My grandmother in Charleston, S.C., was Rosetta Thompson; mother, Maritana Thompson, is dead. She had but two children, the first is dead, I am the babe. My name, by marriage, is now Rosa Holloway. I desire to inquire around Clinton, Louisiana, for Maria, Jennie,…
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Roman Pleasant seeking information about his brothers Anthony and Isaiah Pleasant
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
September 26, 1868
Notice.--Information is wanted of my
brothers, Anthony and Isaiah Pleasant ; have
three sisters whose names are forgotten.
Lived at Tusoumbia, Ala., which place I
left in 1862. Address, Roman Pleasant, To-
ledo, Ohio. [sep26 6w
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Robert West seeking information about his sisters Sara Coates and Emily Thompson and his brothers John West and John Williams
The Black Republican (New Orleans, LA)
March 20, 1865
Information Wanted.
ROBERT [unclear] WEST seeks to find the whereabouts
of his two sisters, Mrs. SARAH COATES and
Mrs. EMILY THOMPSON, who belonged to a Mr.
Grubbs, near Waterford, Virginia. Also his two
brothers, GEORGE WEST and JOHN WILLIAMS,
who lived in Lovettsville, Loudon county, Virginia.
Please address this paper. …
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Robert Washington searching for Eliza Washington and her daughter Mary Susan Washington
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
April 4, 1898
DO YOU KNOW THEM
I would like to know the whereabouts
of Eliza Washington, and her daughter
Mary Susan Washington, who lived
near Sparta, Caroline Co, Va Her
husband name was Titus Washington.
They belonged to Tom Kidd at that
place. I am the brother of Titus
Washington and am very anxious to
find them They were living near that…
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Robert Parker searching for William and Harvey Parker and his brothers William, James, George, and Henry
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
June 30, 1866
INFORMATION WANTED
Respecting the following named individuals:--
William and Harvey Parker. I left them with
Jack Parker, Providence City, Boone County,
Missouri, May, 1863.
I should also be glad to learn the whereabouts
of my four brothers. William and James were
owned by Mr. McBairn, in the above town.. Geo.
and Henry were owned by…
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Robert Jackson searching for his brother Isaiah Jackson
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
May 8, 1884
INFORMATION WANTED OF MY BROTHER,
Isaiah Jackson. On the breaking out of
the rebellion he belonged to John Thomas,
Jefferson County, near Lee Town, Va. His
wife Louisa Jackson, lived with George
Wilcher. Any information of this where-
abouts will be thankfully received by his
brother, Robert Jackson, Norristown, Pa.
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Robert Hughes seeking the whereabouts of his brother Charley Calison and sister Millie Calison
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
November 21, 1891
I would like to know the waerabouts of my
brother and sister, whom I haven't seen since
the war. They were last seen in Buffalo, Dallas
Co., Mo. They went by the same name of Charley
Calison and Millie Calison. My brother was
sold to a Negro Trader by the name of Wash
Henson. Any information concerning their
whereabouts will be thankfully…
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Robert D. Holmes searching for Jane Wilson
The New York Herald (New York, NY)
February 10, 1865
INFORMATION WANTED--OF JANE WILSON, OF
Morrisania, Westchester county, who is supposed to
have gone to Philadelphia. She has a dark brown complexion,
about five feet five or six inches in height, decayed
teeth, one tooth gone in front upper jaw, dressed in black,
and had a boy fourteen years of age, about same complexion,
with a mark…
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Robert Anderson and Ida Pryor reunite and remarry
Staunton Daily Leader (Staunton, VA)
January 9, 1905
Romantic Lives Of Slave Couple.
A marriage license was issued at Hagerstown last week to Robert Anderson, of Weverton, aged 74 years, and Ida Pryor, of Staunton, aged 67, both colored. The story reads like a romance. The couple were married before the war and both were slaves down in South western Virginia. Anderson was sold and separated from…
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Rickley and Bro. Bankers searching for Miss Drusa (Drusilla) Nupper
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
November 9, 1867
INFORMATION WANTED.
Information wanted of the whereabouts
of Miss Drusa (Drusilla) Nupper, (colored.)
who, before the war, was living with, and
belonged to Mrs. Margaret A. Crawford, of
Stanton, Va. Her father's name is Robert
R. Nupper, and her mother's name Matilda.
Letters should be directed to
RICKLEY & BRO ,…
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Richard Williams searching for his brothers Alfred Williams and Solomon Williams
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
July 4, 1908
Do You Know Them?
I wish to locate my brothers Alfred
and Solomon Williams, born in Nansemond
County, Va. They are the
sons of Lydia Williams. If my
brothers have any children I would
be pleased to hear from them. Alfred
is between 68 and 69 years old.
The last time I heard of him he was
living in Matthews Co., Va. This
was…
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Richard Seegon searching for his mother Catharine Seegon, Isabella, Rachel, Parry, and David Seegon
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
May 19, 1866
INFORMATION WANTED
Of my mother, Catharine Seegon, and Isabella,
Rachel, Parry, and David Seegon. When I last
heard of them, in 1863, they were at Atlanta,
Ga. The ministers will please announce it to
their congregations. Any information will be
thankfully received. Please address
RICHARD SEEGON,
…
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Richard Jones searching for Louis Evans
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
June 10, 1880
DEAR EDITOR - I wish to inquire
for one Louis Evans. He belonged
to Thomas Evans, of Burleson
county, Texas, and left here, I
think, in 1863. Any information
of him will be thankfully received.
Please address me at Cook's Point,
Burleson Co., Texas.
RICHARD JONES.
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Richard Gray seeking information about Moses Lumly and Polly Noel
The Colored Tennessean (Nashville, TN)
July 18, 1866
Information Wanted.
Of Moses Lumly, who was raised
near Oxford, N.C., by Dr. John
Hicks, and sold to Wm. Lumly of
Rome, Ga., at which place he was liv-
ing when Sherman's army reached
there in the Spring of 1864. Also, of
Polly Noel, who lived in Vicksburg,
Miss., up to the time the law was
passed in that State prohibiting…
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