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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.
Daniel Harris looking for his motor Nany Arnold and father Daniel Harris
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
November 8, 1900
Information wanted of my kin
dred. My mother, Nany Arnold,
lived in Coweta County, Ga. She
was owned by Jim Arnold of said
county. My father Daniel Harris
belonged to a Mr. Harris. There
were seven children in our family.
I was the only boy Daniel. My
sisters were Harriet, Francis, Ade-
line, Emily, Betsy Ann and Jane.
Francis died…
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Daniel Hicks seeking information about his father Isaac Hicks and his siblings Carter, Sam, Jack, Harriet, Eliza, and Hattie
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
March 23, 1867
INFORMATION WANTED.
Information wanted of Isaac Hicks and
his sons Carter, Sam, and Jack ; also his
daughters Harriet, Eliza, Hattie ; they for-
merly belonged to the children of Billy
Hicks. They were brought up between
Berlin and Danburg, Herkimer co., Tenn.,
and moved from there to Tipper co., Miss.,
and were there when the war broke…
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Daniel McCulloh searching for his brother James Thomas and also a James Dement
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
November 2, 1867
INFORMATION WANTED.
Information wanted of my brother, James
Thomas, of North Carolina, formerly of
Washington, D. C. In the year 1863, I left
him in Newbern, North Carolina, working
in the service of the Government. Also of
James Dement, whom I left in Washington,
D. C. Any information concerning these
persons will be thankfully…
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Darthulia Minor searching for her daughter Edna Jerrett
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
July 8, 1879
DEAR EDITOR—I have a lost daughter named Edna Jerrett. She went away with Dr. J. Robinson the last year of the war. When last heard from she was in Browns- ville [Brownsville], Jackson county, Ala. Her father's name is Jerry Chalmers. When she went off I belonged to the same family of Jerretts. I went off with Dr. Jerome Summerfield Jerrett. He…
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David Lofflin seeking information about Alex Lofflin
The Colored Tenessean (Nashville, TN)
March 24, 1865
Of Alex. Lofflin, who used to belong to John Lofflin, and was in Murfreesboro when last heard from. Any information of him will be thankfully received by addressing Colored Tenessean, Box 1150, Nashville, Tenn.
DAVID LOFFLIN,
Five miles south of Franklin, Tenn.
Jan 20-2m
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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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David Young searching for his stepfather's family
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
July 19, 1883
MR. EDITOR: ---- By the providence of God, and the aid of the SOUTHWESTERN, I have been able to find my people. I hope the ministers will take a more active part in circulating and getting subscribers for the paper. I wish to inquire for my step-father's people, whom he left in Alabama, about 30 years ago. He has not seen any of them since.…
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Dock Thatcher searching for his mother Mary Thatcher and siblings
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
January 4, 1883
MR. EDITOR - I desire to hear
from my people whom I left in war
time. Mother was Mary Thatcher.
She had four boys and four girls;
John was the eldest boy, then
Mark, Richmond and myself, Dock
Thatcher. The girls were Martha,
Eliza, Matilda and Peggy. I left
them in Limestone county,
Alabama. Address, care of Rev. E.
D. Spencer,…
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Dovie Epps looking for their grandmother Ritter Payne
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
April 25, 1895
INFORMATION WANTED. -
Of my grandmother whose name
was Ritter Payne. She was sent
South just before the war and sold
to a Negro trader named Haden,
who lived in Leon County, Tex.
She left two children, Amanda
Payne, my mother, and Pink Payne,
my uncle. When last heard of she
was in Galveston, Tex. Any in-
formation concerning her will…
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Dr. Bonner searching for his wife Lucretia T. A. Bonner
Evening Star (Washington, DC)
October 14, 1864
PERSONAL.
INFORMATION WANTED of LUCRETIA T. A.
BONNER, colored, by her husband Dr. Bonner,
colored, just from City Point, Va; when last heard
from she was at Mason's Island, which place she
left on the 26th of September. Any information
concerning her will be thankfully received by her
husband if left at the Star office. 1t*
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Dr. William S. Gladling seeking information about his uncle Jack Elsey
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
March 21, 1889
INFORMATION WANTED OF MY UNCLE-
Jack Eley. Have not heard of him
since 1861. He left Isle of Wight county,
Va., in that year and we have never heard
of him since. Any information of him will
be thankfully received by his sister (my
mother.) Her maiden name was Eliza
Eley, then she married Daniel Gadling, all
of whom were slaves of Nathaniel…
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Drennon Logan seeking information about his brothers William West and George Logan
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
April 28, 1887
INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
brothers, William West who belonged to
Kenada, and George Logan, who belonged
to Henry Weathers, with my mother, whom
they called Moneca; sisters Angeline and
Louisa and myself. My father's name was
Moses Logan; he belonged to Henegar Ar-
baugh. He was shot by rebels during the
war and our mother died soon…
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Duff Green looking for his daughter Elsie
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
September 22, 1866
INFORMATION WANTED.
Fifty Dollars Reward.
Information wanted of my daughter, ELSIE,
who was sold in Columbus, Georgia, in 1864, to
a Mr. Garret I will give the above reward for
any information that may lead to her recovery.
Address, DUFF GREEN,
Care "Courier" Office,
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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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E. M. Manson searching for Easter Key
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
July 7, 1881
DEAR EDITOR - I wish to inquire
for Easter Key through your paper.
She has a daughter named Maria;
her name at this time is Maria
Alsurp. Father's name, Harvey
Key; owner before the war, William
Key. The last time heard
from, she was in Arkansas, near
Marianna, Phillips county. Please
address me at Lebanon, Tennessee.
E. M.…
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E. Smith searching for their brother
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
October 28, 1880
MR. EDITOR— I desire to inquire for my brother, who left Macon, Miss., during the war. He was sold to one Algood, a speculator. We belonged to Albert Cox, a preacher of the M. E. Church, South. Mother belonged to old Boby Cox, and at his death she fell to A. Smith. Mother had four children James, Elias, Isabella and Levi. Bro. Jame's wife was named…
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E. T. Hill looking for her mother Fannie Scott, sister Queen Victory Scott, and brother Patience Scott (2nd of 2 ads placed)
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
May 23, 1891
I desire to find my lost relatives. My mother's
name was Fannie Scott, my sister's name
was Queen Victory Scott, brother's name was
Patience Scott; my name is Eloise Scott. We
were all owned by a man by the name of Samuel
Scott; he lived near Lynchburg, Va., near a
little place called Mays' Grocery. I was bought
by a Negro-trader by the…
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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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Easter Jones searching for her mother-in-law Kitty Russ and brothers-in-law Christopher Russ and Edmond Gooden Russ
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
February 2, 1882
DEAR EDITOR -- I wish to hear of the whereabouts of my husband's people. His mothers' name was Kittie Russ. She lived in Bladen county, N.C., when he was taken from her the year before the war (1860.) She used to belong to Jonah Russ. His oldest brother was named Christopher Russ. He and his brother were taken from North Carolina to Richmond,…
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Eda Lowe (formerly Eda Ratlaft) seeking information about her mother Phoebe Ratlaft
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
September 28, 1893
IMFORMATION WANTED--Of
my mother. Her name is or was
Phoebe Ratlaft. She was in the
South during the war. She be-
longed to one Louis Helterlirant,
a Cherokee Indian, on or near
Grand River. Indian Territory. I
was an infant when she was run
South, and am her first child.
I heard from her once when she
was in Topeka, Kan., and…
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Edmond Patison searching for his brother Ephraim Patison
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
May 6, 1879
MINTER CITY LEFORE COUNTY, MISS.
February, 15th 1879}
Editor SOUTHWESTERN, I wish
to make inquiries through the
SOUTHWESTERN ADVOCATE, of my
brother Ephraim Patison. He was
owned by Mr. John M. Bell before
the war. A citizen of New Orleans,
my brother Ephraim was known as
a cook. That is what he was following
the last time I…
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Edward C. Hackett looking for his sisters Sarah Jane and Ellen Hackett
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
August 19, 1893
Information Wanted.
___________________
Information wanted of the whereabouts
of Sarah Jane and Ellen Hackett
whose father's and mother's names were
James and Rachael Hackett. The above
named were sold from their parents before the war.
They lived on the blackstone
farm, two miles from Sassafrasent
county, Maryland. Any…
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Edward Williams searching for Sarah Williams
The Sun (Baltimore, MD)
October 24, 1861
INFORMATION WANTED OF SARAH WIL-
LIAMS [WILLIAMS], a colored woman, who left her home,
No. 146 Low street, near Aisquith, on Monday
morning, and has not yet returned. Leave a line
for EDWARD WILLIAMS, at the Sun office. 1t *
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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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Eliza Cooke looking for her son Greenwood Cooke
The Daily Standard (Raleigh, NC)
June 25, 1867
INFORMATION WANTED
OF GREENWOOD COOKE, (COLORED,)
who left his home in Wake county, five
miles west of Raleigh, on the second day after
the surrender of Johnston's army. The last time
heard from was in the State of New York.
Any information concerning him will be thankfully
received by his mother.
ELIZA COOKE, Raleigh, N.C. …
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