Keyword Year Type Select Ads Obituaries How to Search Advanced Search Showing 189 results Sort by: Title Refine search Source Select...Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA)Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)Clarksville Weekly Chronicle (Clarksville, TN)Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA)Daily Evening Bulletin (Maysville, KY)Evening Star (Washington, DC)Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, PA)Highland Weekly News (Hillsboro, OH)Indianapolis Sentinel (Indianapolis, IN)Iowa State Bystander (Des Moines, IA)Leavenworth Daily Conservative (Leavenworth, KS)Loyal Georgian (Augusta, GA)Memphis Daily Appeal (Memphis, TN)Nashville Union and American (Nashville, TN)National Republican (Washington, DC)New National Era (Washington, DC)New York Age (New York, NY)New York Herald (New York, NY)Ottumwa Courier (Ottumwa, IA)Public Ledger (Philadelphia, PA)Republican Banner (Nashville, TN)Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)Southern Republican (Demopolis, AL)Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LASouthwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans)St. Albans Daily Messenger (St. Albans, VT)St. Louis Post Dispatch (St. Louis, MO)The Abbeville Press and Banner (Abbeville, SC)The Appeal (Chicago, IL)The Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, GA)The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)The Bourbon News (Paris, Bourbon County, KY)The Chicago Weekly Tribune (Chicago, IL)The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH)The Colored American (Augusta, GA)The Colored Tenessean (Nashville, TN)The Colored Tennessean (Nashville, TN)The Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA)The Daily Dispatch (Wilmington, NC)The Daily Picayune (New Orleans, LA)The Daily Standard (Raleigh, NC)The Elevator (San Francisco, CA)The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)The McDowell Times (Keystone, WV)The Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, AL)The Nashville Daily Union (Nashville, TN)The National Era (Washington, DC)The National Gazette and Literary Register (Philadelphia, PA)The National Tribune (Washington, DC)The New York Age (New York, NY)The New York Herald (New York, NY)The New York World (New York, NY)The Newberry Weekly Herald (Newberry, SC)The Plaindealer (Detroit, MI)The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)The Southern Workman (Hampton, VA)The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)The St. Louis Argus (St. Louis, MO)The Sun (Baltimore, MD)The Sun (New York, NY)The Topeka Plaindealer (Topeka, KS)The Tri-Weekly Standard (Raleigh, NC)The Tulsa Star (Tulsa, OK)Washington Times (Washington, DC) Item Type Ad Tags physical descriptionAfrican Methodist Episcopal Churchantebellum adArmy Hospitalattorneyaunt(s)changed namechild(ren)Civil WarCivil War battleConfederate States Armycontrabandscustodydebtdeceaseddesertion (spousal)desertions (Civil War)emancipationemigrationenslaver looking for former slaveescapedestateestate divisionfamily historyfemale enslaverforced migrationformer enslaverfree people of colorgrandparent(s)heir(s)inheritancekidnappingKnights of Pythiasleft with Union Armyliteracylocation knownmaritime workmigration (north)migration (post-emancipation)migration (west)ministerministers please readmissing person(s)multiple adsNative Americansnephewnewspaper replynorthern slaveryparent(s)passingpension (Civil War)person with a disabilityprobaterailroadrailroad workerReconstructionremarriedresistancereunion successfulrewardrunawaysailorself-emancipationself-injurysibling(s)simultaneous searchskilled tradeslave tradeslave tradersoldsold southsoldierspeculatorspousesteamboatstolensuicideU. 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Capron Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) January 22, 1898 Mrs. Celia Bankhead searching for her mother Mary Halingworth Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) February 27, 1897 Mrs. Lizzie Lightfoot searching for her son Charles Lightfoot Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) January 2, 1897 Callie Pollard searching for her brother George Evans Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) October 17, 1896 Sarah Mason searching for her mother Clara Smith Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) March 22, 1877 Frances Johnson (formerly Frances Rice) seeking information about her sister Carrie Carr Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) September 13, 1877 Rev. C. Mays seeking information about his son Collin Rufus Mays Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) April 4, 1878 Mrs. Jane Olbey seeking information about her son Ledyard G. Robbins The National Era (Washington, DC) November 17, 1853 William Love looking for his son Jackson (2 ads) The Daily Dispatch (Wilmington, NC) February 19, 1866 H. Y. Allen looking for brother John B. Lee Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) June 3, 1893 Edward Alexander searching for his son John Cholly (1 of 2 ads) The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) March 13, 1890 Mrs. Amy West searching for her sister Doll Irving The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) December 10, 1892 Rev. W. H. Smith searching for his son Frank Smith The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) May 23, 1895 Daisy Boyd seeking information about her father Rev. Richard Green The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) January 17, 1895 Patty Brown searching for her husband John Williams The Colored Tenessean (Nashville, TN) October 7, 1865 Fanny Watkins searching for Moses and Abraham Watkins The Colored American (Augusta, GA) December 30, 1865 William Walden searching for Frederick R. Walden The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) August 13, 1885 Caroline Holloway looking for her mother's family The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) May 22, 1884 Rachel Raider (formerly Rachel Hopkins) searching for her daughters Mary Ann and Sarah Francis The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) November 9, 1882 of 8
