Keyword Year Type Select Ads Obituaries How to Search Advanced Search Showing 289 results Sort by: Title Refine search Source Select...Anglo-African (New York, NY)Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)Bee (Ripley, OH)Boston Post (Boston, MA)Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA)Daily Missouri Republican (St. Louis, MO)Fort Scott Weekly Monitor (Fort Scott, KS)Frederick Douglass' Paper (Rochester, NY)Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, PA)Huntsville Gazette (Huntsville, AL)Juniata Sentinel and Republican (Mifflintown, PA)Leavenworth Daily Conservative (Leavenworth, KS)Liberator (Boston, MA)Louisville Daily Courier (Louisville, KY)Louisville Daily Journal (Louisville, KY)National Anti-Slavery Standard (New York, NY)National Republican (Washington, DC)New National Era (Washington, DC)New Orleans Tribune (New Orleans, LA)New York Herald (New York, NY)Ottumwa Courier (Ottumwa, IA)Provincial Freeman and Weekly Advertiser (Windsor/Toronto/Chatham, Canada West)Provincial Freeman and Weekly Advertiser (Windsor/Toronto/Chatham, Canada West)Public Opinion (Chambersburg, PA)Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA)Souhwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)Tar Heel (Elizabeth City, NC)The Anglo-African (New York, NY)The Appeal (Chicago, IL)The Appeal (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)The Black Hills Daily Times (Deadwood, Dakota Territory)The Chicago Defender (Chicago, IL)The Chicago Weekly Tribune (Chicago, IL)The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)The Cleveland Gazette (Cleveland, OH)The Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago, IL)The Daily Standard (Raleigh, NC)The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)The Highland Weekly News (Hillsboro, OH)The Jacksonville Daily Journal (Jacksonville, IL)The Louisville Daily Journal (Louisville, KY)The McCook Tribune (McCook, NE)The Nashville Daily Union (Nashville, TN)The Nashville Globe (Nashville, TN)The New York Age (New York, NY)The New York Herald (New York, NY)The Northwestern Recorder (Milwaukee, WI)The Omaha Monitor (Omaha, NE)The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)The St. Louis Argus (St. Louis, IL)The St. Louis Argus (St. Louis, MO)The St. Louis Republican (St. Louis, MO)The Star of Zion (Charlotte, NC)The State Ledger (Topeka, KS)The Tri-Weekly Standard (Raleigh, NC)The Washington Times (Washington, DC)The Weekly Clarion (Jackson, MS) Item Type AdObituary Tags migration (north)African Methodist Episcopal Churchantebellum adattorneyaunt(s)capturedchanged namechild(ren)Civil WarCivil War battleConfederate CongressConfederate States Armycontrabandsconvicteddebtdeceaseddesertion (spousal)dowrydying wishemancipationemigrationescapedestateestate divisionfamily historyfemale enslaverforced migrationformer enslaverfree people of colorfreedgrandparent(s)heir(s)hired outinheritancekidnappingleft with Union Armyliteracylocation knownLost Cause narrativemanumittedmaritime workmaster diedmigration (post-emancipation)migration (west)ministerministers please readmissing person(s)multiple adsmutual searchNative Americansnieceorphan/orphanageparent(s)pension (Civil War)person with a disabilityphysical descriptionprobatepropertyReconstructionremarriedresistancereunion successfulrewardRobert E. Leerunawaysailorsearching for former enslaverself-emancipationself-purchasesibling(s)skilled tradeslave tradeslave tradersold southsoldierspousesteamboatstolenU. S. ArmyU. S. Colored CavalryU. S. Colored InfantryU. S. Colored Troopsuncle(s)Underground Railroadveteranwhite newspaperwidow Nelson Hart searching for his sister Harriet Shipley The Chicago Weekly Tribune (Chicago, IL) July 30, 1863 Sarah Yancy (formerly Sarah Wooten) searching for her father Jack Adams Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) March 1, 1883 P. Stephen Burton searching for George Sparrow The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) August 12, 1886 G. W. Beamon searching for his friend R. C. Halbrook The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) June 3, 1886 Henrietta Jones (formerly Henrietta Fants) searching for her daughter Georgianna Jones (2nd of 2 ads placed) New National Era (Washington, DC) June 19, 1873 Thomas Arthur Everick searching for family including Lewis Everick and his wife Eliza New National Era (Washington, DC) March 14, 1872 Mary Ellen Chapman searching for her family Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) September 14, 1882 S. Abney searching for their friends Davey Patton and Sophie Abney Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) February 9, 1882 P. O. H. Woodfolk looking for his friend Ed. Harris Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) June 24, 1880 Elvira Strued searching for her son Henry Mason Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) January 20, 1881 Mrs. Ann Williams searching for her son Daniel Williams Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, PA) July 15, 1868 Lewis Lewellen searching for his son Clayton Lewellen The Chicago Weekly Tribune (Chicago, IL) September 10, 1864 Eliza Cooke looking for her son Greenwood Cooke The Daily Standard (Raleigh, NC) June 25, 1867 Henry Wells searching for his mother Beckie Wells and his siblings Charlie and Annie Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) April 10, 1879 George Washington looking for his parents George and Rachel Patterson and several siblings Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) April 10, 1879 Mrs. Sarah Bell searching for her sister Julia (also known as Judy) (2 of 2 ads) Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) May 14, 1898 Mrs. Mary Pollard looking for her deceased sister's children Ellen and another unnamed child Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) March 26, 1898 Joseph Woodson seeking information about his father Tucker Woodson and mother Elsie Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) February 12, 1898 Annie Sloan Powers searching for her parents William (or Bill) and Lauren Sloan, and siblings Mary, Rosella, and Baswell Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) June 12, 1897 Mrs. Anne Johnson searching for her brother John Elisha Garner Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) April 3, 1897 Rebecca Mitchell searching for her son John Thomas Bass (also known as John T. Norris) Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) March 27, 1897 Caroline Jacox searching for her daughters Mary Jane Jacox and Margaret Ann Jacox Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) August 22, 1896 Rosa A. Wilcox searching for her father William Hill and several siblings Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) February 28, 1884 Frank Earheart searching for Frank Pelum or any of his heirs Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) February 27, 1879 Mrs. Emma J. Wilson looking for her sister Mrs. Mary Louisa Randolph (nee Mary Louisa Furguson) Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) July 28, 1894 of 12
