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Harriet McArny seeking information about her father Isaac Seanal and brother Getues

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 4, 1886

MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
for my father and brother, who
were sold in 1840; they belonged to
a man by the name of Leonard
Eagleheart; they were sold to the
South; I do not know who bought
them, as I was too small to remem
ber much. My father's name was
Isaac Seanal and mother Emma
Seanal; they had six children; their…

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Harriet Mayo searching for family Joseph, Richard, Aaron, and Lucy Mayo

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 18, 1865

INFORMATION WANTED
Mrs. Harriet Mayo, of Detroit, Michigan,
wishes to make inquiry of Joseph Mayo, Rich-
ard Mayo, Aaron Mayo, and Luey Mayo. The
last she hear of them they were in Petersburg,
Virginia. She now thinks they are some where
within the lines of the Union army. Any one
knowing of their whereabouts, will please ad-
dress-- …

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H. P. Riley searching for their brothers Charles, Bob, and Irvin

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

December 2, 1865

INFORMATION WANTED
Of my brother Charles ; last heard from ten years
ago, and was then at New Orleans very sick. --
Also, my brother Bob, who went to the army four
years ago ; since heard from at Winchester, Va.
Also, my brother-in-law, Peter Pryor, who was
sold five years ago to Florida. Also, my brother
Irvin ; was sold twenty years since…

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H. J. Covell searching for a former U.S.C.I. soldier George Wedge

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 9, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED.
Of George Wedge, late of Capt. Herberts Co.
G, 6th Regt. U. S. C. I. Any information of
where he can be addressed will be to his advan-
tage [advantage]. H. J. COVELL,
Late Major 6th U. S. C. I., Jefferson, O.
Jan 9-2w

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H. C. Binford is searching for Mr. John H. Branford

The Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)

March 29, 1895

Do You Know Him?
I desire to know the whereabouts of
Mr. John H. Branford. He left Birm-
ingham [Brimingham] in 1886 and was last heard from
in St. Louis, Mo , in 1887. He then
wanted to join the U.S. Army. John
has two sisters living named respective-
ly [respectively], Emma Robinson and Sophia Craft.
Any information will be…

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George W. Thomas searching for his brother Allen Thomas

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 1, 1886

MR. EDITOR - I wish to inquire for my brother, Allen Thomas. He joined the standing in 1865 or 1866, at Lexington, Ky. We belonged to Wash Thomas, at Mt. Sterling, Ky; his daughter, Oret, married James Headley and moved to Lexington, Ky. My mother's name is Margaret Thomas; sister, Eliza; brothers, John and Willie. The last we heard of him he was…

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George W. Dennis, Cecelia, and their mother seeking Andrew and Richard Dennis

The Anglo-African (New York, NY)

August 12, 1865

INFORMATION WANTED, of Andrew Dennis and Richard
Dennis, generally called Dick. When last heard from,
some six years ago, they resided in Coweeche County,
Georgia.
It is supposed they joined the Union army.
Their mother, brother, George W. Dennis, and sister
Cecilia, are residing in San Francisco, and wish infor-
mation [information]…

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George W. Dennis and relatives searching for brothers Andrew and Richard Dennis

The Elevator (San Francisco, CA)

May 30, 1865

Information Wanted,
OF ANDREW DENNIS and RICHARD DENNIS,
generally called Dick. When last heard
from, some six years ago, they resided in Coweeche
County, Georgia.

It is supposed they joined the Union army.

Their mother, brother, George W. Dennis, and
sister, Cecelia, are residing in San Francisco, and
wish information respecting…

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George Simpson searching for George Simpson, a former slave

The National Tribune (Washington, DC)

April 22, 1909

WANTED ---- Information of George Simpson (colored), who enlisted in 1863 or 1864. He was a slave in Clay County, Mo. Any member of the colored regiments who either saw or heard of him, address George Simpson, Santa Monica, Cal.

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Francis Randall searching for their brother Wesley Summos

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 19, 1886

MR. EDITOR -- I want you to inquire through your paper for my brother, Wesley Summos. Wesley joined the army at Columbia, Ky., and was mustered out of the army at Pine Bluff, Ark. His mother's name was Rachel Summos, his sister's name was Francis, Angeline, Caroline, Martha, Mary and Emma Summos, and his brothers Dick, Andy and Harry. Address…

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Fanny Brown searching for soldiers who served with Jackson Brown

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 2, 1890

Mr. Editor: I want to find some of the soldiers that were at Fort Pillow, with Jackson Brown. His home was in Mississippi, Yallaboosha county, before he went to the army. Any information will be appreciated. Address, FANNY BROWN. 313 Union street, Memphis, Tenn.

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Fannie Robinson searching for her husband Cayrel Robinson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 1, 1865

INFORMATION WANTED.
Information is wanted of Cayrel Robinson,
who left Liberty, Clay county, Missouri, about
four years ago to join the Union army at Wyan-
dotte, Kansas; and he has not been heard from
since. Any information of his whereabouts will
be thankfully received by his wife.
Mrs. FANNIE ROBINSON,
…

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Emma Cloud looking for George Hutchinson

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

June 22, 1895

I want to find George Hutchinson, owned in
slavery days by John C. Moore. He joined the
standing army in Memphis, Tenn He was a
Baptist preacher. Address Emma Cloud,
Frankfort, Marshall Co., Kansas.

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Emeline Jones looking for her son John Jones

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 16, 1875

INFORMATION WANTED.

Of my Son, John Jones, he was owned by Robt.
Pollard at King and Queen Court House Va. The
morning I came away his mistress locked him up
from me, and he got out of the window, [italics] and went
away with a Major of the Union Army, in
June 1864.
Any information of him will be thankfully re-
ceived by his…

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Ellen Dixon searching for her son John Dixon

National Republican (Washington, DC)

October 26, 1887

A Long Lost Son.
Any one knowing of the whereabouts of
John Dixon, colored, will confer a favor by
communicating with his mother, Ellen
Dixon, care of NATIONAL REPUBLICAN. The
following is from a memorandum made by
Mr. John T. Bloxham during the late war:
On Thursday, Aug. 8, 1861, in the evening,
about 4 o'clock; my negro boy, John…

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Elizabeth Smith searching for soldiers Alfred Johnson, Samuel Smith, and Henry Allen

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 3, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED
Of the whereabouts of Alfred Johnson. When
last heard from, was in Vicksburg, Miss, in Co.
D.
Also of Samuel Smith and Henry Allen. These
men were all in the same regiment, in Vicks-
burg.
Also Baggely White and Margaret Mathews,
of Natchez. Any information of either of the
above named persons, will be thankfully…

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Elizabeth James (formerly Elizabeth Torry) searching for her sister Esther Allen

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 19, 1880

DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my sister, Esther Allen. When I left home she had two sons, Nelson and Ned Allen, and a daughter, Mary Ann Allen. My owner was E. C. F. Jeffers, of Claiborne Co., Miss. I had one brother, Ned Adams, who left home during the battle of Port Gibson. Father's name is Moses Hawthorn. My name was Elizabeth Torry, but…

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Eli Newsom searching for Jim Smith

The National Tribune (Washington, DC)

October 26, 1905

ADDRESSES WANTED.
WANTED—Address of Jim Smith, body servant
of Andrew Smith, Second Lieutenant, Co. H, 3d
Ark.; afterwards 56th U. S. C. T. "Important." Ad-
dress Eli Newsom, Soldiers' Home, Los Angeles, Cal.

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E. W. Sanders seeking their siblings William, Henry, James, George, Jack, Jennie, Catherine, Willie, Elijah, and Robert Sanders

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 9, 1888

DEAR EDITOR—I wish to find my people, whom I left at Webster and Louisville, Winston county, Miss., at the close of the war. We belonged to Mr. Isaac Sanders. My father was Israel Sanders. Mother was Caroline Sanders. She had fourteen children. William, Henry, James, George, Jack, Jennie, Catherine, Willie, Elijah and Robert Sanders. Father is…

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E. D. Hicks searching for mother Harriet Hicks, sisters Mariah and Rhoda, and brothers Solomon and Alonzo

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 26, 1895

Information wanted of lost
friends. I left them in Goldsburgh,
N. C, in 1865, and the
same year I followed the Union
soldiers to Louisville Ky. During
slavery we belonged to a man
named Jemmey Hicks. My mothers's
name was Harriett Hicks. I
had two sisters: Mariah and Rhoda
Hicks, also two brothers, Solomon
and Alonzo Hicks Any…

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David Turner searching for his brothers John, Charles, James, and Thomas

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

July 27, 1895

I want to find my brothers, whose names are
John, Charles, James and Thomas. We used
to belong to the Braziels family, Davis and E.
F. Braziels, and Misses N. and Emily, who
raised us. We were sold in 1857 to a man by
the name of W. H. Hogan. We lived near a
little town called, Satartia, Yazoo Co., Miss.
Our farm lay near the Yazoo…

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Charles Wright searching for Henry Hall

The Anglo-African (New York, NY)

May 27, 1865

INFORMATION WANTED of Henry Hall of Aberdeen,
Mississippi, at which place he was when last seen one
year ago. Any information in regard to him will be
thankfully received by Charles Wright, Co. D, 5th
Mass. Cav., Point Lookout, Md. 195––3t.

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Catherine Bruester searching for her brother Green Baker (or Bruester)

National Tribune (Washington, DC)

June 20, 1907

WANTED--Information. In 1862 Green
Baker, or Bruester, living near
Moscow, Fayette Co., Tenn. joined one
of the Tennessee colored regiments and
has never been heard from by his family.
Any of his comrades knowing his where-
abouts, either living or dead, or to the
organization he belonged, address his
sister, Catherine Bruester,…

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Caroline Ramsey looking for her son Wesley Ramsey

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 29, 1895

Information Wanted of Wesley
Ramsey, who left Natchez, Miss.,
with General Ransoms's brigade
about 1864. He is the brother of
Dennis Ramsey; his father's name
was Peter Ramsey; had a sister
named Lottie Ramsey. Any
information as to his whereabouts will
be thankfully received by his mother
Caroline Ramsey, 4526 Conslance
street,…

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Caroline McAdoy seeking information about her son Munroe McAdoy

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 30, 1886

I wish to inquire for my son,
Munroe McAdoy. He was 15 years
old when I saw him last, in 1865,
at Rock Point; he went off with the
soldiers that year. He is some
where in this country, I have no
idea where. My name is Caroline
McAdoy, and I am now living at
Rock Point, Attala county, Miss.
Please address Caroline McAdoy,
West…

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