Keyword Year Type Select Ads Obituaries How to Search Advanced Search Showing 315 results Sort by: Title Refine search Source Select...Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)Asheville Daily Citizen (Asheville, NC)Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)Baptist Times (Garnett, KS)Beaufort Republican (Beaufort, SC)Daily Newbernian (New Bern, NC)Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)Indianapolis Sentinel (Indianapolis, IN)Livingston Journal (Livingston, AL)National Freedman's Savings Bank (Washington, D.C.)National Republican (Washington, DC)New National Era (Washington, DC)People's Advocate (Washington, DC)Pittsburgh Dispatch (Pittsburgh, PA)Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA)Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)San Francisco Elevator (San Francisco, CA)Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LASouthwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)The Abbeville Press and Banner (Abbeville, SC)The Appeal (Chicago, IL)The Boston Daily Globe (Boston, MA)The Chicago Defender (Chicago, IL)The Christian RecorderThe Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)The Colored Tennessean (Nashville, TN)The Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA)The Daily Picayune (New Orleans, LA)The Daily State Journal (Richmond, VA)The Elevator (San Francisco, CA)The Evening Bulletin (Maysville, KY)The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)The Loyal Georgian (Augusta, GA)The Nashville American (Nashville, TN)The Nashville Daily Union (Nashville, TN)The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)The Southern Argus (Selma, AL)The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)The Star of Zion (Charlotte, NC)The State Capital (Springfield, IL)The Sun (New York, NY)Weekly Journal (Mercersburg, PA) Item Type Ad Tags sold southAfrican Methodist Episcopal Churchattorneyaunt(s)capturedchanged namechild(ren)Civil WarConfederate States Armyconvicteddebtdeceaseddowryemancipationemigrationescapedestateestate divisionfamily historyfemale enslaverforced migrationformer enslaverfraternal groupsfree people of colorfreedgrandparent(s)heir(s)hired outIndian Territoryinheritancekidnappingliteracylocation knownlynchingmanumittedmaster diedmigration (north)migration (post-emancipation)migration (west)ministerministers please readmultiple adsNative Americansparent(s)person with a disabilityphysical descriptionrailroadrailroad workerReconstructionremarriedresistancereunion successfulrewardrunawayself-emancipationself-purchasesibling(s)simultaneous searchskilled tradeslave tradeslave tradersoldspeculatorspousesteamboatstolensuicideU. S. ArmyU. S. Colored InfantryU. S. Colored Troopsuncle(s)Underground Railroadunnamed person searchingveteranwhite fatherwhite newspaperwidow Emily Wilson (formerly Emily Priest) searching for her daughter Mary Ann Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) May 25, 1882 Rev. Samuel Blackwell looking for his father-in-law Gilbert Grant The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) September 25, 1879 Caroline Waters searching for her mother Rosetta Waters and grandparents Leah and Isaac Waters Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) March 16, 1882 Jane Gray searching for her mother Milly Johnson (formerly Milly Bush) Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) March 2, 1882 Hamilton Furlong searching for his mother Ersely Furlong and brother Singleton Furlong Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) February 9, 1882 Isabella Joseph searching for her parents Seneca and Rhoda Paterson and several siblings Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) February 2, 1882 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 Caroline Williams searching for her sister Francis Austin Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) February 2, 1882 Mrs. Ann Read (formerly Clarissa) searching for her mother Perline, sister Sephrony, and brother Anderson or any family (1st of 2 ads placed) Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) January 19, 1882 Adam Sisson (also known as Adam Webb) searching for his mother Fanny Webb (3rd of 3 ads placed) The Daily State Journal (Richmond, VA) September 13, 1873 Beverly Tibbs searching for their brother Lias Tibbs The Chicago Defender (Chicago, IL) May 26, 1917 Cesar Connix searching for his mother Hannah Connix, brother Robert, and sister Hannah Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) March 31, 1881 Celia Rhodes looking for her family Jarvis, Moses, George, and Maria Gains Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) January 1, 1880 Henry Smith (formerly Henry Watts) seeking his brothers William and Sephus Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) February 26, 1880 Dennis D. Branch seeking information about his brother John Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) December 29, 1881 Henry Tibbs searching for his mother Hannah Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) December 11, 1879 Ben Ivy (formerly Ben Ellis) searching for his mother Katy, his father, and several siblings Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) August 23, 1881 Naro Gillespie seeking information about his father Charles and several siblings (1 of 3 ads) Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) April 15, 1880 Jemima Howard looking for her brother Jacob and sister Drusilla Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) April 1, 1880 Ruben Hartthorn looking for his son Stepney Hartthorn The Loyal Georgian (Augusta, GA) February 24, 1866 Sarah Oxley looking for her sister Dorcas Richardson Daily Newbernian (New Bern, NC) December 4, 1880 Leroy Samuel (formerly Leroy McKinzie) searching for his brother Jason McKinzie Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) April 10, 1879 Rev. Albert Boulden searching for his ten children The Nashville Daily Union (Nashville, TN) March 18, 1865 Katy Perry searching for her son John Perry The Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA) December 27, 1865 Robert Braxton looking for his mother Evie Braxton and siblings Thomas, Archie, and Elizabeth Braxton Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) April 10, 1879 of 13
