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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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Charles Henry Clay Dabney looking for siblings Benjamin, George, Lucy, and Rebecca

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 21, 1896

Information wanted of my people—
my mother was Caroline
Dabney. My father was Charles
Henry Clay Dabney. My brothers
were Benjamin and George Dabney.
My name is Charles Henry Clay. I
was named after my father. I left
Virginia with Hon. Stubbs' family
in 1878. My sisters were Lucy and
Rebecca. I am now pastor of the
A. M. E.…

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G. J. Jackson looking for their sister Tobitha Jackson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 12, 1896

INFORMATION WANTED.--
Of my sister Tobitha Jackson. I
left her in Nashville, Tenn., March
1880. Our home was in Versailles,
Tenn. Our mother's name was
Jackson. Our father's name was
Hardy Jackson. There were four
children: Ben Jackson, Tobitha
Jackson, George Jackson, and Sallie
Jackson. Our mother died eight
years after the war. Our…

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Mollie Hubbard (formerly Mollie Tyler) looking for her uncle Lewis Alexander

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 2, 1895

Information wanted of Mrs. Mollie
Hubbard, formerly Mollie Tyler,
concerning her uncle, Lewis Alexander,
who lived in Washington
City 21 years ago. When last heard
of he was in New York. He had a
son whose name was Worthington
Alexander; the same was a minister
in the A.M.E. Church. My
father's name was John Tyler, who
lived…

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Arthur Chappel looking for his brother Isaac Chappel

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 25, 1895

INFORMATION WANTED.—
Of my brother, Isaac Chappel,
son of Rev. G. W. Chappel, of the
North Georgia Annual Conference
of the A. M. E. Church. When
last seen he was in Milledgeville,
Ga., in 1881, and left there and
went to Helena Ark. When last
heard from he was in Helena, in
1891. Any information concerning
his whereabouts will receive…

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Daisy Boyd seeking information about her father Rev. Richard Green

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 17, 1895

Information Wanted of my father
Rev. Richard Green, of the A.M.E.
Church, pastor at Galveston, Tex.
I am anxious to know his where-
abouts, being his daughter -- Daisy
Boyd, my marriage name. He is
quite white, some people would take
him for white. I have not seen him
since I was two years old. He mar-
ried a lady by the name of…

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Allen Hodge searching for his father Dave Smith

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 22, 1894

INFORMATION WANTED-- f my
father who was separated from his wife
and twelve children in 1864, in Bastrop
County Tex. His former owner's name
was Meek Smith. My father's name was
Dave Smith; my mother's name was
Matilda Smith; his sons' names were
Jeff, Allen and Coleman, and his step-son
Joe. Please address me at Austin,…

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G. Alex Cooper seeking information about his brother Clayborn Cooper

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 9, 1887

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY BRO-
ther, Clayborn Cooper, who belonged
to one Thomas Cooper, of Edenton, Pitman
County, Ga., and was sold to one Thomas
O'Neal, of Tennessee, about the year of
1832. His brothers, names were Jeremiah
Cooper Wm. Alexander Cooper. He sis-
ters names, Calline Cooper and Eliza Coop-
er. The mother's name was…

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Henry Flood searching for his parents Wm. and Charlotte Flood, and his siblings Alexander, Maria, Louisa, Ann, and Rose

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 17, 1887

IMPORTANT INQUIRY. -- I, HENRY
Flood, of Philadelphia, Pa., a member
of Allen A.M.E Chapel, intend making
a visit to my original home and I desire to
find my people, from whom I have been
separated since the war. I was born in
Appomattox Co., Va, near where General
Lee surrendered. My father's name was
Wm, Flood ; my mother's name…

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David Johnson (formerly Malissa Houston) seeking information about his mother Mary Houston and brother Tony Houston

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 15, 1886

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY MOTH-
er, Mary Houston, and sister and brother,
Tony Houston. The last time I heard from
them they were in Helena, Tenn. My
name is David Johnson. When I was at
home they called me Malissa Houston.
Any information of their whereabouts will
be thankfully received. Address in care of
the pastor of A. M. E. Church,…

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Susan Perry seeking information about her brother George Pinchback

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 20, 1886

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
brother, George Pinchback. When in
South Carolina, our native home, he be-
longed to a man by the name of Stephen
Anderson and was sold to Mrs. Pinchback.
My mother's name was Millie, my father's
Squire George. Please address Susan Per-
ry, care of the A. M. E. Church, Eufala,
Ala,

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Nancy Jones seeking information about her son Allen Jones

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 20, 1886

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY SON,
Allen Jones. He left me before the
war, in Mississippi. He wrote me a letter
in 1853 in which letter he said that he was
sold to the highest bidder, a gentleman
in Charleston, S. C. Nancy Jones, his
mother, would like to know the where-
abouts of the above named person. Any
information may be sent to…

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Francis searching for her mother Cynthia Ross and several siblings

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 13, 1885

FRANCIS ROSS, ORIGINALLY FROM
East Tennessee, wishes to find her fol-
lowing relatives, from whom she had been
parted years ago, to wit.: Cynthia Ross,
mother ; sisters Malvina, Anna, and Kitty,
and brothers Joseph, James and Madison
Ross, all of whom once lived near Kings-
port, East Tennessee, claimed by a Presby-
terian preacher by the…

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Dianna Middleton looking for her daughter Jane Williams

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 8, 1884

INFORMATION WANTED OF JANE
Williams, born in Edenton, N. C. Her
father was named George Williams, her
mother, Dianna Williams ; her mother and
herself were taken to Norfolk, Va , when
they were owned by Wm. Williamson,
chief engineer in the Navy Yard, and by
him Jane was sold to Captain Wm. Ivory,
who took her to Louisianna in 1853.…

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Mary Harris searching for her sister Susan Smith and an unnamed brother

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 24, 1884

INFORMATION WANTED OF A BROTHER
and sister. My sister's name was Su-
san [Susan] Smith. I did not know my brother's
name. After the death of our parents we
were separated and I was carried off to Balti-
more, Md , by my aunt, Mary Parker, to
my aunt Clara Dickson, who lived at that
time in Pack[?] Lane, now called Little Mac-
culdre[?]…

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W. J. Jordan searching for his uncle Platt Jordan

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 14, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY UNCLE
Platt Jordan. He belonged to Rev J. P.
Jordan in North Carolina, New Hanover
County. He was sold to a speculator from
a plantation by the name of Stag Park and
carried to Purgan Depot, on the Wilming-
ton and Weldon Railroad. He was heard
from in 1880. We received a letter of in-
quiry at Wilmington, N. C.,…

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Charles Crowner's Widow searching for her brother-in-law William Crowner

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 12, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED OF THE
whereabouts of William Crowner, brother
of Charles Crowner, son of Jesse and Charity
Crowner, living in Maryland near Alexan-
dria. Charles Crowner had four brothers
and two sisters named as follows ; William,
George, Samuel and Henry ; Charity and
Pollie. Henry and Pollie were sent to the
South. Charles was a…

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Everilla Williams searching for her son Perry P. Williams

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 18, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED OF THE
whereabouts of Perry P. Williams, who
went to San Francisco, Cal., in the year of
1876, to work at the Palace Hotel. Will
please communicate with his mother, Ever-
illa Williams, No. 18 Clarendon Court,
Newport, R. I., or Rev. Wm. H. Thomas,
pastor A. M. E. Church.
12-28 2t.

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Gilbert M. Holland searching for his sister Caroline Reese

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 10, 1882

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY SIS-
ter, Caroline Reese, who left South
Carolina in September, one year ago en
route to Missouri, and the last time I heard
from her she was living in St. Louis, Mo.,
1241 Poplar street. She has one child.
She is a member of the A. M. E. Church as
is also her husband, who is a shoemaker.
Any information will be…

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Margaret Smith seeking information about her son Vergel Johnson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 5, 1893

INFORMATION WANTED--of
Vergel Johnson, the son of Marga-
ret Smith, last heard of was in
Camden, South Carolina. Any-
thing of his whereabouts will be
gladly received by his mother, in
care of P. J. Jordan, Pastor A. M.
E. Church, Box 29 Hillsboro, N. C.

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Darius Logan looking for his brothers Fielding, Jackson, Fleming, David, Willis, and Ben Logan

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 13, 1890

Information wanted of my brothers. I
left them in the State of Kentucky in
1847 Our father and mother were named
Willis and Rachel Logan. My brother
were named Fielding, Jackson, Fleming,
David, Willis and Ben Logan. We had
six sisters and nine brothers. I would be
glad to hear from one of them. My name
is Darius Logan, a minster of the…

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Mary Minor searching for her daughter Sarah Minor

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 16, 1891

INFORMATION WANTED.--Of my
daughter, Sarah Minor. When last heard
from she was living in Moorestown, N. J
Any information will be gladly received.
Mary Minor, care of D. J. Beckett pastor
of Allen Chapel A. M. E. church, Staun
ton Va.

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Martha Willis searching for her mother Etta Vine, and her siblings Eliza and Morris Willis

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 7, 1881

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY MOTH
er, Ettie Vine. Belonged to Judge
Willis of Mississippi; last reported as being
in Louisiana. She had two children, Eliza
and Morris Willis, who were sold with her
to the widow Sampson. Please direct to
Mariah Willis, J. W. Randolph, pastor of
A. M. E. Church, box 320, Waco, Texas.

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Louis B. Jeter seeking information of Rev. G. T. Coleman

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 28, 1891

INFORMATION IS WANTED.--in
regard to Rev. G. T. Coleman, who was
pastor of the A. M E. church, at Fish
Dann circuit Union Co., S. C., in 1884.
Address, Louis B. Jeter, Sabbath School
Missionary, 19 Buckingham street, Bos-
ton, Mass.

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Eda Lowe (formerly Eda Ratlaft) seeking information about her mother Phoebe Ratlaft

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 28, 1893

IMFORMATION WANTED--Of
my mother. Her name is or was
Phoebe Ratlaft. She was in the
South during the war. She be-
longed to one Louis Helterlirant,
a Cherokee Indian, on or near
Grand River. Indian Territory. I
was an infant when she was run
South, and am her first child.
I heard from her once when she
was in Topeka, Kan., and…

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Elvira Claton searching for her parents Peter and Jane Saphran and several siblings

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 15, 1893

INFORMATION WANTED.--
Of my people. My father's name,
Peter Saphran; my mother's name,
Jane Saphran; my sisters' names,
Maria, Harriet and Sallie Saphran;
brothers' names, Albert and Paris
Saphran. They were all sold at
Memphis, Tenn., and I was taken
to St Louis and sold to a trader
who lived in Texas I also had
a baby whose name was…

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