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 Mrs. Martha Walker looking for her son George Walker Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) September 8, 1894 Rev. H. J. Young searching for Moses and Lewis Davis on behalf of Jefferson Davis [former enslaved man] Provincial Freeman and Weekly Advertiser (Windsor/Toronto/Chatham, Canada West) May 10, 1856 John A. Murry searching for his father Alfred Murry Provincial Freeman and Weekly Advertiser (Windsor/Toronto/Chatham, Canada West) March 1, 1856 George T. Smith searching for his brother John W. Hines Provincial Freeman and Weekly Advertiser (Windsor/Toronto/Chatham, Canada West) December 22, 1855 Ellen Nettleton searching for her husband George Nettleton Provincial Freeman and Weekly Advertiser (Windsor/Toronto/Chatham, Canada West) November 10, 1855 Charles Fisher (formerly Charles Macpike) searching for Maria Macpike and William Montjon and several Macpike family members Provincial Freeman and Weekly Advertiser (Windsor/Toronto/Chatham, Canada West) March 10, 1855 Robert Phillips searching for Mrs. Sidney Jackson Provincial Freeman and Weekly Advertiser (Windsor/Toronto/Chatham, Canada West) December 23, 1854 Sarah Jackson searching for her husband Jacob Jackson Provincial Freeman and Weekly Advertiser (Windsor/Toronto/Chatham, Canada West) November 18, 1854 Robert T. Lewis looking for his mother Seely Mullins and several siblings Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) March 18, 1893 Henry Gray (formerly Henry McElroy) searching for his daughter Abba (1st of 2 ads) The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) January 3, 1889 Julia Harrison seeking information about her brother Julius Harrison (1st of 2 ads) The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) August 30, 1888 Edward Johnson searching for his parents Isaac and Prudence and siblings Drucilla, Victoria, Ike, and Charles Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) October 18, 1890 B. J. Dandridge searching for Miss Adeline Young (formerly Adeline Moore) The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) January 23, 1896 Lezia Maffins seeking information about her unnamed siblings The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) July 30, 1896 Mrs. Eliza Moppins searching for John, Henry, Della, Alfred, and Annie Moppins as well as Charles, Carter, and George Wells The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) October 15, 1896 Emma Ashe Pitts searching for her children Mary Francis and Julius Ashe The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) October 10, 1895 Issac Bray seeking his father Carter Bray The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) January 13, 1900 John E. Smith looking for his mother Catherine Smith, brothers James and Alfred, sister Mary, and uncle James Dudley The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) December 9, 1899 Mrs. Haywood seeking the whereabouts of her son William Morton The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) November 9, 1895 Sandy Sprattly seeking information of her mother Canddis Sprattly and sister Manervie Sprattly Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) June 22, 1895 Henry Lucas searching for his brother Allen Kelley The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) April 20, 1895 John R. Hatter seeking information of his mother Susan Collins The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) April 20, 1895 Unnamed widow of Charles Harris, Jr. searching for his mother Louisa Harris and unnamed sister The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) February 9, 1895 Henry Jackson searching for his niece Evelina Evans Frederick Douglass' Paper (Rochester, NY) June 30, 1854 Levi Nanney searching for his father Adam Nanney The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) January 17, 1895 of 12
![Rev. H. J. Young searching for Moses and Lewis Davis on behalf of Jefferson Davis [former enslaved man]](https://informationwanted.org/files/fullsize/de31d26bc56bf8dc41d689aced1305e4.jpg "Rev. H. J. Young searching for Moses and Lewis Davis on behalf of Jefferson Davis [former enslaved man]")
