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    • Changed name appears in ads in which the person placing the ad suspects that the person they are searching for changed his/her name after emancipation or following a marriage. It also refers to instances in which the person placing the ad has changed their name after emancipation or marriage. Formerly enslaved people changed their names to distance themselves from their enslavers.

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Ann Peary looking for her son Alex Long

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 6, 1872

Information Wanted.

INFORMATION wanted of my son Alex.
Long. At his birth I lived in Lexington.
Holmes Co. Miss., and did at that time belong
to Mr. Peary who lived in said City and
Co. I belonging to him went by the name
Ann Peary. The boy left here with Major
Lyons for Indianapolis, Ind., in the year
1865.

His age is about sixteen…

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Charity Marshall (formerly Charity Perry) looking for her brothers Joe and Francis

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 11, 1872

INFORMATION wanted of my brothers Joe
and Francis and my sister Ann Maria and
Jordon and Daniel. The first two belonged to
the Sharps, the rest of them to Jacob Perry
of Berte County, N.C.

My name was Charity Perry, but now it is
Charity Marshall. I was sold from them 27
years ago.

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Silla Johnson searching for their mother Deli Johnson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 17, 1872

INFORMATION wanted of my mother
Deli Johnson. I was sold from her by
a man named Johnson, to Edmund
Richards. When sold I lived in the
country near the Cross Roads, and was
taken to Georgetown in the same
month. My name was then Silla John-
son, my father was William Johnson.
I have a cousin living in Georgetown
name Sophia Curtis. Any…

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Nellie Harbold looking for her children Lydia, Miley A., and Samuel Tirley

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 26, 1873

INFORMATION WANTED of my daughter
Lydia Tirley who was taken from Lex-
ington, Ky., and nineteen years ago and
placed in the yard of Forrest the Trader,
who sold her to a man be the name of
Dick Fily, somewhere in Tennessee. Also,
my daughter Miley A. Tirley, sold from
the same yard, known as Forrest's Traders
Yard, in Memphis, Tenn.,…

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Mrs. Mary Heading (formerly Mary Booey) searching for her siblings Lancet and Simon Johnson and several extended family

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 9, 1874

Information Wanted.

Information wanted of the following
relatives and friends, by Mrs. Mary Head-
ing, formerly Mary Booey, the widow of
John Booey. I wish to learn the where-
abouts of my brothers, Lancet and Simon
Johnson, who belonged to Mrs. Jane Ma-
gridder, whose grandson, Dr. Hughes lived
in Montgomery County, Md. We lived…

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James R. Stroud seeking information about one of his sisters (unclear which one)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

December 16, 1897

Information wanted of my sister,
she was sold by W. R. Murphy of
Monro County, Ga., to Jim White
of Louisiana. Our mother's name
was Rachel Murphy, and she was
the mother of five children to my
knowledge, four girls and one boy,
Nellie, Altley, Mourning, Caroline
and they knew me as Richard. I
was sold to Young Stroud.
…

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Milla Dawsey searching for her brothers Washington, James, Joseph, Henry, and Lafayette Bond and her son John Wesley Dawsey (Dawsey placed 2 different ads in the same newspaper on the same day)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

December 16, 1897

Information wanted of my broth-
ers Washington, James, Joseph,
Henry and Lafayette Bond, who
were the sons of Moses and Lina
Bond, and brother to Milla Bond,
who later became Milla Dawsey.
All were born in the family of Dan-
iel Kent, Calvert County, Maryland.
Information wanted of John
Wesley Dawsey, born in Low Mal-
ler, Maryland.…

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Elmira Beal looking for siblings Hiram, Robert, Jesse, Martha, and Emily Beal

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 10, 1898

Information wanted of my three
brothers and two sisters; brothers
names Hiram, Robert and Jesse
Beal, sisters Martha and Emily
Beal. They were sold ut [at] Rich-
mond, Va. beford Emancipation
Father's name was John Beal, he
belonged to a man name Captain
Jim Allen; mother's name, Mariah
Ann Beal. She belonged to Joe
Hudson. My sisters,…

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Diana Johnson searching for her parents Jack and Hannah Hellard and several members of her family

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 17, 1898

I desire to find the whereabouts
of my people. I was born in North
Carolina, Rowan County, five miles
from Matville and twelve miles
from Saulsbury. My parents were
Jack and Hannah Hellard; they
belonged to George and Catherine
Hellard; I had one brother and two
sisters. Brother John was sold to
William Golden, who brought him
to…

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William Robinson seeking information on his mother Henrietta Chase

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 20, 1898

Information wanted of my moth-
er. Her maiden name was Henri-
etta Chase, she was raised about
Hagaarstown, Md., afterward went
to Harrisburg, Pa. She was once
married to George Brown, when
last heard of she was married again
and lives somewhere about New
Jersey. Any information concern-
ing the same will be gladly re-
ceived. Address…

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Mrs. Bale Morton looking for her daughter Corener Sims (formerly Corener Morton)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 1, 1897

Information wanted of Corener
Sims, whose maiden name was Cor-
ener Morton. She is the wife of
Henson Sims. Any information
will be gladly received by her moth-
er Mrs. Bale Morton. 1211 N. 8th
St., East St. Louis, Illinois.

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Hannah Neals searching for her mother Sarah Nichols, brother Neal Nichols, and sister Conenles Nichols (1st of 2 ads)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 19, 1898

Information wanted of my moth-
er, Sarah Nichols; my brother Neal
Nichols, and my Sister, Conenles
Nichols, who were owned by a Mr.
Bob Fairley, at Richmond, Va. I
was sold from my mother during
the war to a man in North Carolina
by the name of McFailes. My old
family name was Hannah Nichols
Any information of their where
abouts will…

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Margret Jones searching for her brother Bill Jones

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 20, 1874

INFORMATION WANTED.
A lost Brother. He left Mrs. Agess
Jones the year of emancipation three
miles from Pittsylvania Court House Va.
He formerly went by the name of
Bill Jones; his parent went by the
name of Augusta, and Sarah Jones,
and his brothers and sisters, names were
Nat, and Henry Jones, and his sisters
were named Margret…

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Lucinda Keys looking for her children Albert and Margaret Carpenter

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 10, 1877

WANTED.
Information of the present whereabouts of
my two children Albert and Margaret Car-
penter, who were sold away from me in the
town of Madison Court House, Va., and tak-
en by slave-traders to the Cotton States, sev-
eral years before the breaking out of the
late rebellion.
At the time the boy was only nine and
the girl eight…

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Polly Monds (formerly Polly Fields)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 25, 1878

INFORMATION WANTED.
I desire to seek information of my people.
My father's name wa. [was], when I knew him, Reu-
ben Fields; my mother's name, Sarah Fields,
my sister Lizzie Fields, and my brother Arm-
stead Fields. My name was Polly Fields, now
Polly Monds. Any information of the above
named persons will be thankfully received.
They…

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Patience Arnett looking for her mother Harriet

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 1, 1880

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY MOTH-
er. I was parted from her about the
year 1852 and sold to a speculator by the
name of Alex Hopkin and was brought to
Georgia. She only had two children at
that time. My name is Patience My sis-
ter's name was Pilsey. My mother's name
is Harriet, and at that time was owned by
Wm. Harrison, of Nash county,…

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Benjamin Jackson (formerly Benjamin Wicks) seeking information about his mother Harriet Wicks

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 29, 1880

INFORMATION WANTED
of my mother. Her name was Harriet
Wicks, and her husband's name was Wiate
Wicks. They belonged to a man named
Kadolsonac, in Louisiana, Jackson Parish I
had a brother named Solomon Wicks. My
name is Benjamin Wicks, now called Ben-
jamin Jackson. I left there in 1862. Please
write in care Rev. Wm. II. Yeocum,…

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Mrs. Celia Poole (formerly Celia Jones) searching for her parents Cyrus Hill and Judie Jones, and her brothers Henry and Isum

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 11, 1880

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY REL
atives I was born and raised about
thirty miles from Petersburgh, Virginia, in
what was then called the Owens and Free-
man settlement. When quite young, I was
was sold with my mother and brother Aaron to
traders. Mother was sold again soon after
leaving home. Since then I have never
heard of her. My father,…

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Martha Williams seeking information about her siblings Perry, Henry, Henson, Horace, and Fanny Waters

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 1, 1880

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY BRO-
ther Perry Waters. He be-
longed to Geo Brent, Mancook, Maryland.
We were children of Richard Waters. It
is said they were sold down South. Perry
Waters is about 56 or 60 years of age. The
children were all sold together. Their
names are Perry, Henry, Horace, Henson
and Fanny Waters. My name is now Mar-
tha…

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Amanda Smith searching for her son John White

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 20, 1880

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY SON.
His name is John White. When he
left me I was living in Columbia County,
Arkansas. When he went away he was
about 16 years old. He has been away 14
years. He is the son of Warren Brantley.
I heard since that he changed his name, I
don't know whether he changed to his
father's name or not. Any one knowing
such…

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Mrs. Harriet Hazely (formerly Harriet Anderson) searching for her parent Tony and Floretta Anderson and her siblings

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 6, 1881

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
mother and father, sister and brothers.
My father's name was Tony Anderson and
my mother's name was Floretta Anderson
and sister's name was Hesteradline, and my
brothers, Benjamin, Alexander, and Louis.
They belonged to a man by the name of
Boldskin in South Carolina, and when I
left them I was about the age of…

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Margaret Rector (formerly Martha Ann Stewart) looking for her mother Kitty Stewart and siblings

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 10, 1881

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
mother, Kitty Stewart. My sisters'
names are Eliza and Matilda Stewart. My
brother's name is John Stewart. We all
belonged to a man in Louisville, Ky., by the
name of Allen Willite There was a large
family of the Willite--James, Richard,
John and Alexander Willite. I was sold
from them when a little girl, about 26…

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Moses Morris (formerly Moses Sapp) looking for father Nelson Morse (also known as Nelson Mayoland) and mother Peggie

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 10, 1881

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY PEO-
ple. My name is Moses Morris. I be-
longed to a man by the name of Madison
Sapp. We moved to Texas in 1860 or '61.
My father's name was Nelson Morse or Nel-
son Mayoland. My mother's name was
Peggie. There were several brothers and
sisters Mary, Lizzie, Ann, Kitty and Martha.
We were separated at the death of…

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Ann Sloan (formerly Ann Colter) searching for her daughter Barbary Ann

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 10, 1881

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
daughter, Barbary Ann. I heard of
her last in Louisville, Ky. Her father's
name was Tom Colter, her mother's name
was Ann Colter, but now Ann Sloan. Ad-
dress, ANN SLOAN,
Reed's Landing, Ark.

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Albert Butts looking for information about his brother William Henry Butts (also known as William Henry Jackson)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 17th, 1881

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY BRO-
ther. He goes by the name of William
Henry Butts, or William Henry Jackson.
We parted at the battle of Antietam. Also
of my uncle by the name of Dick Jackson.
Address, Albert Butts, 202 Nassau St.,
Brooklyn, New York.

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