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    • African Methodist Episcopal Church identifies ads in which the person placing the ad, or the person being sought, has a meaningful affiliation to an A. M. E. church—this includes ads requesting respondents to contact them through the "care of" the church. Many of these ads include the acronym A. M. E. The A. M. E. Church was the first independent Protestant denomination to be established by African Americans. Founded in Philadelphia by Richard Allen, the AME Church began as an extension of the predominantly white Methodist church. The growing popularity of the AME church over the 19th century represents black church members' desire for religious autonomy.

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Matt Terry searching for his mother Harriet Wood (formerly Harriet Terry)

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 21, 1881

DEAR EDITOR: I desire to inquire for my mother—Harriet Wood, who left me in Crockett, Texas, in 1861. Her name at first was Harriet Terry. She used to be hired by Mr. Thomas Croditt, in Crockett. She was the mother of four children—three girls and one boy named as follows: Francis, Mittie, Maria, and Matt. Terry. My father was Ned Calvin, but he…

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Mrs. Christina Thompson searching for Robert Hall and John Hall

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 20, 1888

I am inquiring for some of my people, John Hall; his father is Robert Hall, who was taken from below Columbus, South Carolina, thirty-eight years ago by Jesse Goodwyn and his Son-in-law, John Ross. His aunt, Christina Thompson, and Primas Thompson, his uncle, are living near New Iberia, La., and are anxious to hear from some of them; his aunt has…

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Jennie Crawford (formerly Jane Jones) seeking her relatives, including her parents Joe and Phoebe Jones

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 21, 1888

MR. EDITOR--I desire to inquire for my relatives. I was born in Virginia, Hanover county, and belonged to Mary Randall Thornton. Her brother, Luschea Price, raised me. When I was thirteen years old I was sold by Ben Pollard to Mr. Lampkin in Richmond, Va. Lampkin was a Negro trader and he sold me to Mr. Hill, who brought me to Charleston, S.C.…

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C. L. Crump searching for his grandparent's relative

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 30, 1881

Mr. Editor--By reading the SOUTHWESTERN some time in April, I saw an inquiry of a woman who said she was moved by John P. Crump, who lived within fifteen miles of Richmond, Virginia. That was my old master's name; all of my kin people came from that way somewhere. It may be some of my grandmother's or grandfather's people. My grandfather was…

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Margaret Collier seeking Fred Steward and her nephew Sam

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 23, 1889

MR. EDITOR: Please to enquire for a young man around St. Joseph Landing by the name of Fred Steward. The last report I heard of him was to the effect that he had been killed. I desire also to hear of my sister's child, Sam. I have not seen or heard of him since September. It is reported that he is dead. Any information about them would be…

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Moses Shelton (formerly Moses Hurt) searching for his mother Malinda and sisters Lizzie, Mary, and Maria

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 14, 1889

Mr. Editor: I am anxious to find my mother. The was named Malinda and belonged to Mrs. William Hurt of Richmond, Va. Mother, two daughters, Lizzie and Mary were sold at auction in Richmond, Va., to a Negro trader who took us to Fredericksburg, Va. Another sister Maria and I were sold from there and taken to Greensboro, Ala., a few years before…

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J. H. Coppage seeking their brother J. M. Scott

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 31, 1889

MR. EDITOR: I want to inquire for my brother, J. M. Scott. I heard from him in 1884; he was then in Montgomery County, Texas. I have not seen him since 1866. He said he was a local preacher of the M. E. Church. Thanks for his whereabouts. J. H. Coppage, Conroe, Texas.

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Elbert Goodwin seeking his brother Burrel Goodwin, sister Emily Goodwin, and nephew Houston

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 23, 1888

MR. EDITOR -- I desire to find my brother, Burrel Goodwin, my sister, Emily Goodwin, and my brother’s son, Houston. They were left with Turner Goodwin. If you know anybody whose name is mentioned in this letter please address me, Elbert Goodwin, Aberdeen, Miss., care of the M. E. Church.

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William Woods searching for his family including his two brothers

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 5, 1888

MR. EDITOR––I am desirous of finding out my people I left them in Alhermarle county, Virginia, near Charlottsville, twelve miles. I left in 1840 my brothers Richard and Jack. My name is William. Brother Richard was the oldest. My father's name was John Woods; he belonged to Dr. John Woods; his father, John Woods, was a farmer in about nine miles…

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Mrs. Amanda Andros (formerly Amanda Jane Louis) seeking her mother Martha Jane Louis

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 22, 1887

MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my mother; her name was Martha Jane Louis; my master was Jesse Louis; my brothers were George Alexander Louis and Green Louis; my sisters Mary and Henrietta Louis; my name was Amanda Jane Louis. I ask that all ministers read this and help me find my mother. Any information will be thankfully received. Address…

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Elijah Uerill seeking his wife Melisia Uerill, children James, Elija, Martha, and Alice Uerill, and stepdaughter Anna White

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 8, 1887

MR. EDITOR - I wish to inquire for my relatives through your paper, whom I left nine miles from Liberty Court House, State of Missouri. I left there in 1860. My wife was named Melisia Uerill. My sons names are James and Elija Uerill; daughters name are Martha and Alice Uerill; one step-daughter named Anna White. I used to belong to a man by the…

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J. H. Turnley searching for his father Gibson Turnley, uncle Hampton, and aunts Rebecca and Martha

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 21, 1887

MR. EDITOR--I desire to inquire for my father, uncle and two aunts, whom I have not seen since I was a small child. They belonged to Mr. Temple Turnley on the Waterloo road, ten miles southwest of Florence, Ala. My grandmother raised 5 children, 1 boy and 4 girls. My mother was the oldest, I lived with her until death. My uncle Hampton, aunt…

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Thornton Woods (formerly Thornton Anderson) searching for his cousin Teany Cammel

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 22, 1880

Dear Editor - I have a cousin named Teany Cammel who belong to Dr. Harris, in Deason, near Gallatin Tennessee. Her mother's name is Henrietta Anderson; her father's, Wiley Cammel. She has a brother named Charley Anderson. Thornton Woods is my name, or Thornton Anderson. I used to belong to the same Dr. Anderson, on the Gallatin pike, five miles…

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Green Morgan and Prudence Croan reunited and remarried after 30-year separation

The Examiner (San Francisco, CA)

February 6, 1889

OLD, BUT STILL LOVING.
Remated After a Separation of Thirty
Years.
CRUEL SLAVERY DAYS.
Uncle Green and Aunt Prudence Go Down to the
Grave Together After All.
[Special to the EXAMINER.]
VERSAILLES (Ky.), February 5. -- A marriage
ceremony in the colored Methodist Church
here to-day developed in an ante-bellum ro-
mance [romance] of…

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Mrs. Thomas L. Johnson seeking her father Joseph Thompson, grandmother Rachel Marlin, sisters Cecelia and Priscilla, and brother Henson Thompson

The Anglo-African (New York, NY)

August 12, 1865

INFORMATION WANTED.-- Mrs. Thos. L. Johnson, of
Richmond Va., who was sold away from Georgetown,
D. C., when quite a child, and who, at the breaking
out of the war, was taken to Richmond, is very desirous
of finding her father, Joseph Thompson, who for many
years was a gardner in and about Washington, working
a portion of the time for…

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E. H. Lampkins searching for his former wife Mrs. Bennie Jacko (formerly Mrs. Bennie Lampkins)

The Nashville Globe (Nashville, TN)

June 27, 1913

LETTER OF INQUIRY.
22 Nevada street, San Antonio, Tex.,
June 9, 1913.
Nashville Globe, Nashville, Tenn.:
I am sending this inquiring letter
to you in quest of Mrs. Bennie Jacko
or Mrs. Bennie Lampkins. She was
once married to me, but the last
time she married a man by the name
of Jacko; her mother's name was Mrs.
Charlotte Johnson, who…

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Geo. W. Donagan searching for Geo. Robertson

The Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)

September 1, 1899

INFORMATION WANTED
The Following Letter Which Has
Been Received by President W.
H. Councill is Self-Explanatory.
Springfield, Ill., Aug. 27, 1899.
Prof. Councill,
Dear S r:—I desire to find a man near
Huntsville by the name of Geo. Robert-
son [Robertson]. He is a farmer and has two daugh-
ters [daughters]. His son Edward W. Robertson…

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Mrs. Mary Francis Ross and Mrs. Tennie Jenkins searching for their sister Mrs. Augusta Ridley

Topeka Plaindealer (Topeka, KS)

June 26, 1908

LOST SISTER.
Mrs Mary Francis Ross and Mrs
Tennie Jenkins would like to know
if anyone knows the whereabouts of
Mrs Augusta Ridley; was last heard
of 30 years ago at Hern, Texas
They parted in Anderson, Texas She
was a faithful member of the A M E
church She had three sisters and
one brother when last heard of,
Tennie Wells,…

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Betsey Williamson wishes to find her brother

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 14, 1884

MR. EDITOR––I wish to find my
brother. I left him in Mississippi.
His name is Jeff. Brower, and I
understand that he belongs to the
M. E. Church. There were three
children of us, two sisters add one
brother. My sister is Chaney Hale.
If there is a brother of that
name I would like to know. Write
me at St. James Church, Houston,…

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Rev. J. Preston Watson reunited with friend Thomas Gannon

Charlevoix County Herald (East Jordan, MI)

December 27, 1918

NEGRO FINDS MAN HE
SERVED IN WAR
Search of Nearly Fifty Years Ends
Successfully for Old Negro.
Pueblo, Col.––A revival of old mem-
ories [memories], harking back to the ante-bellum
days, when he as a boy was sold many
times on the auction block as a chat-
tel [chattel], and finally at the age of 17, learn-
ed [learned] of the war to…

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Margaret Young reunited with her son Dowen Young

Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)

January 1, 1898

FINDS LONG LOST SON
DOWEN YOUNG MEETS HIS MOTHER AFTER 36 YEARS

A Mother Sold and Separated From her Family in 1861, Found and Presented to her Son as a Christmas gift in 1897.

The happiest Christmas in all the great city of Chicago was, at the modest home of Dowen Young, No. 3142 Fifth avenue. It was a reunion of a mother and son torn apart…

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Mike Hardon searching for his parents Bill and Kittie Hardon as well as his brothers

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 30, 1883

DDAR EDITOR:--I desire to in-
quire [inquire] about my parents, to see if I
can find out where they are. My
name is Mike Hardon, my father's
Bill Hardon, my mother's Kittie
Hardon. There were four brothers
of us living--William, Henry, Levi,
Adam and myself. I was born at
Lake Concordia, on Albert Dun-
bar's [Dunbar’s] plantation.…

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R. T. White searching for his father Rev. C. M. White

Western Appeal (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN; Chicago, IL)

November 17, 1888

He Seeks his Father.
Wanted to know the whereabouts of
Rev. C.M. White. Was last heard
from at Columbus, Ind. He is a minister
of the A.M.E. church. Any informa-
tion will be thankfully received by his
son, R.T. White, 533 State St.

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Miss Anna Brown searching for Mills Hall

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 19, 1882

MR. EDITOR: I wish to inquire for a young man, Mills Hall. He was in St. Louis with me last winter. I do not know where his home is. He was a drummer. I am a member of the A.M.E. Church. I want him to go to school with me in Ohio. Address me at St. Louis, MO. MISS ANNA BROWN.

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J. L. Massey searching for brother Leevie Smith

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 27, 1881

DEAR EDITOR I wish to find my brother whom I left in Oglethorpe, Macon county, Ga, in 1876, and have written several letters and cannot hear from him. His name is Leevie Smith. He was a preacher in the A. M. E. Church the last I heard of him. Address me 256 Hernando street, Memphis, Tenn. J. L. Massey.

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