Keyword Year Type Select Ads Obituaries How to Search Advanced Search Showing 617 results Sort by: Title Refine search Source Select...Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA)American Citizen (Canton, MS)Anglo-African (New York, NY)Anglo-African (New York)Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)Atchison Daily Free Press (Atchison, KS)Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)Baton Rouge Tri-weekly Gazette & Comet (Baton Rouge, LA)Brownlow's Knoxville Whig (Knoxville, TN)Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, NC)Charleston Mercury (Charleston, SC)Clarksville Weekly Chronicle (Clarksville, TN)Cleveland Daily Leader (Cleveland, OH)Daily Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, AR)Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA)Daily Missouri Republican (St. Louis, MO)Daily Picayune (New Orleans, LA)Evening Post (Wilmington, NC)Evening Star (Washington, DC)Gallipolis Journal (Gallipolis, OH)Gold Hill Daily News (Gold Hills, NV) (reprinted, with editorial commentary, from the Indianapolis Evening News)Harrisburg 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IN)The Evening Post (Wilmington, NC)The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)The Highland Weekly News (Hillsboro, OH)The Louisville Daily Journal (Louisville, KY)The Loyal Georgian (Augusta, GA)The Loyal Georgian (Augusta, Georgia)The Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, AL)The Nationalist (Mobile, AL)The New York Herald (New York, NY)The Newberry Weekly Herald (Newberry, SC)The Norfolk Post (Norfolk, VA)The North Carolinian (Elizabeth City, NC)The Owensboro Monitor (Owensboro, KY)The Pacific Appeal (San Francisco, CA)The Pennsylvania Freedmen's Bulletin (Philadelphia, PA)The Progress-Index (Petersburg, VA)The Richmond Climax (Richmond, KY)The Richmond Times (Richmond, VA)The Selma Times and Messenger (Selma, AL)The Southern Argus (Selma, AL)The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)The St. Louis Republican (St. Louis, MO)The Star and Enterprise (Newville, PA)The State Journal (Jefferson City, MO)The Sun (Baltimore, MD)The Tri-Weekly Standard (Raleigh, NC)The Union Flag (Jonesborough, TN)The Vicksburg Daily Herald (Vicksburg, MS)The Weekly Clarion (Jackson, MS)The Weekly Louisianian (New Orleans, LA)Topeka Weekly Times (Topeka, KS)True Southerner (Hampton, VA)Union Springs Herald (Union Springs, AL)Vermont Phoenix (Brattleboro, VT) [Ad copied from the Zion Church Advocate, published in Washington, DC, with commentary by the editor of the Vermont Phoenix]Weekly Standard (Raleigh, NC) Item Type AdObituary Tags ReconstructionAfrican Methodist Episcopal ChurchArmy Hospitalarmy substituteattorneyaunt(s)capturedchanged namechild(ren)Civil WarCivil War battleConfederate CongressConfederate RaidsConfederate States Armycontrabandscustodydeceaseddesertion (spousal)dying wishemancipationemigrationEnoch Ardenescapedescaped from jailestateestate divisionfamily historyfemale enslaverforced migrationformer enslaverfree people of colorfreedgrandparent(s)heir(s)hired outinheritancekidnappingleft with Union Armyliteracylocation knownmanumittedmaritime workmaster diedmigration 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Navyuncle(s)Underground Railroadunnamed person searchingveteranwhite fatherwhite newspaperwidow Unnamed mother searching for her daughter Lucy Gleed Evening Star (Washington, DC) May 16, 1865 Unnamed wife searching for her husband Henry Johnson Evening Star (Washington, DC) May 15, 1865 Sally Wilson searching for her husband John Wilson Republican Banner (Nashville, TN) August 30, 1873 Unkown mother searching for her son George Robinson The New York Herald (New York, NY) September 27, 1870 Jesse Robertson searching for his parents George and Amanda Cash and any of his siblings The New York Herald (New York, NY) May 1, 1869 Lewis James searching for his mother Lucy and brothers Washington and Richard The Weekly Louisianian (New Orleans, LA) July 6, 1872 Rachel Washburne searching for her sons Samuel and Lewis and daughter Rhoda Vermont Phoenix (Brattleboro, VT) [Ad copied from the Zion Church Advocate, published in Washington, DC, with commentary by the editor of the Vermont Phoenix] October 10, 1873 Nancy Moore searching for her children Margaret and London Moore The Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA) August 23, 1867 Charlotte Johnson searching for Texana Johnson The Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA) September 28, 1867 Susan A. Grandy searching for her brother Caesar Nash Grandy The New York Herald (New York, NY) December 28, 1871 Alex Capron searching for Helen Jefferson The New York Herald (New York, NY) April 4, 1873 D. J. Price searching for his nephew Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) August 31, 1882 J. U. Bishop searching for his wife Rebecca Bishop The Newberry Weekly Herald (Newberry, SC) July 12, 1865 Kilby White searching for son Caesar Weekly Standard (Raleigh, NC) June 1, 1870 Franklin Booker searching for Anderson Booker Staunton Spectator (Staunton, VA) February 5, 1867 Winny Washington (formerly Winny Redget) searching for her children Staunton Spectator (Staunton, VA) May 24, 1870 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 John Wilson searching for his children George, Dennis, Sarah Jane, Nat, and Lethe Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, NC) April 1, 1867 Celia searching for her children Caroline Vickers and Joe Vickers The State Journal (Jefferson City, MO) May 26, 1876 Adam Sisson (also known as Adam Webb) searching for mother Fannie Webb (2nd of 3 ads) The Andrew County Republican (Savannah, MO) November 22, 1872 T. L. Deckard searching for their cousin Henson Deckard Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) March 25, 1880 Robert James searching for his friend William Hamilton Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, PA) September 14, 1866 Jackson Cumberland searching for his wife Jenny and children Albert and Martha Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, PA) May 23, 1867 Mrs. Ann Williams searching for her son Daniel Williams Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, PA) July 15, 1868 Louis Waddy searching for his wife Hannah Cleveland Daily Leader (Cleveland, OH) November 20, 1865 of 25
