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W. D. McEachern seeking information about his brother John McEachern

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 28, 1899

Information wanted of John Mc
Eachern, aged about 35. he left
Homer, S. C., Marion county, ten
years ago and went to Florida, and
I received unreliable information
that he had been killed in Florida.
Ministers in Georgia, Florida and
Alabama please read to their con-
gregations. Any information of
him will be liberally rewarded by
his…

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Henrietta C. Banks seeking her father's relatives

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 22, 1897

INFORMATION WANTED.--
Of my father's relatives. He lived
at Liberty Md , and was owned by
a man by the name of Billy Owens,
near the turnpike road. His fath-
er's name was Billy Banks and his
mother's name was Henrietta. His
sister's name was Hattie, and his broth
er's name was Dennis Banks. He
was stolen at the age of fifteen with
an…

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Unnamed person seeking information about Alexander McKillip

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 28, 1887

INFORMATION WANTED OF ALEX-
ander McKillip, an Irishman by birth,
who left Philadelphia in 1837 and went
West. He was for years on the Mississippi
River in some capacity, and is supposed to
have died in Tensas Parish, La., intestate,
about eight or nine years ago. Any one
who may know anything of this person, in
life or at death,…

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Mrs. Mary E. Miles looking for Daniel Overton's daughters

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 25, 1895

Please announce in the columns of
your paper the death of Daniel
Overton. His family are residents
of the city. We wish information
of their whereabouts or their ad-
dress. His family consists of two
daughters. Any information found
or desired please address me.
MRS. MARY E. MILES.
West Newton, Westend Co., Pa.

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Unnamed widow of Charles Harris, Jr. searching for his mother Louisa Harris and unnamed sister

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

February 9, 1895

Do You Know Them

Information is wanted concerning
the following parties : Charles Harris,
the son of Charles Harris. Sr., and
Louisa Harris. One of the daughters
attended the Hampton N. & A.
Institute. She married a man named Budd
and located in the West. Charles Harris,
Sr. died and his widow married a
man named Samuel Brown, …

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F. F. McComas looking for William Braxton's children Menizer, William, Agnes, and Angeline

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

October 7, 1893

Do You Know Mr. Braxton.
HAGERSTOWN, MD, Sept. 9., '93.
Editor Jno. Mitchell, Jr.
Dear Sir: - A colored man named
William Braxton died here some two
years ago leaving a lost will, bequeathing
some money to his children by his
first wife, Susan, who are somewhere in
Virginia, I had heard in Louisa county,
then near Fredericksburg, then…

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Charles Harris's widow searching for her husband's family

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

November 24, 1894

Do You Know Them?
Information is wanted concerning
the following parties: Charles Harris,
the son of Charles Harris, Sr.,
and Louisa Harris. One of the
daughters attended the Hampton N
and A. Institute. She married a
man named Budd, and located in
the West. Charles Harris, Sr., died
and his widow married a man
named Samuel Brown…

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Unnamed person seeking the parents of Robert Jones

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

September 22, 1894

Do You Know Them?
Wanted information as to the whereabouts
of the parents of Robert Jones.
He was killed in the mines at Franklin
near Seattle, Washington, and money is
due him by the company. Information
concerning him can be obtained at this
office.
Address "G" 814 E. Broad St.

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Thomas Lee Edmonds looking for his brother Albert Edmonds

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

April 21, 1894

NOTICE!!
Any information as to the whereabouts
of my brother Albert Edmonds
will be gladly received by me Thomas
Lee Edmond, 515 W. Franklin St., Richmond,
Va., his father, Warner Edmonds
having died it is important that I should
hear from him in time.
4.21.2t. THOS. EDMONDS.

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Mrs. Mary Pollard looking for her deceased sister's children Ellen and another unnamed child

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

March 26, 1898

Do You Know Them?

AVON, N.Y., March 18, '98.

I desire to know the whereabouts of
my relatives. My sister died in Richmond
after the war. Her name was
Ellen Washington. She was a member
of Rev. John Jasper's church. She
left two little children one was name
Ellen.
Any information will be thankfully
received by
Mrs MARY…

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Wesley Ann Jones searching for her father Wesley Jones

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 20, 1882

DEAR EDITOR --- I wish to inquire for my father Wesley Jones. He married my mother, whose name was Mary, at Gonzales, Texas. She had gone from this state with her then master Summerfield Fox. After they had been married a short while my mother's master took her and her only child and moved back to Mississippi and left my father behind, he being…

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C. C. Minegan responding to an ad placed on May 4, 1882 by Elmira Brack

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 8, 1882

Mr. EDITOR: I noticed in the SOUTHWESTERN, dated May 4th, 1882, an inquiry for some lost friends, who are as follows: Silvey, Tom, Ellen, Caroline, Queen, and Henderson Buckhanon. I would say for the information of the inquirer, that Silvey is dead. Tom we left in Arkansas, where they were brought to from Tennessee. The rest of the family are still…

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Mary Bassett searching for her three brothers Alex Johnson, Ferlander Johnson, and Herguius Johnson

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 28, 1886

MR. EDITOR ---- I wish to inquire for my three brothers. I left them in Versailles, Woodford county, Ky.; at that time they belonged to a man named Boon Realy; they did not go by his name; they kept my father's name - Alex. Johnson, Ferlander Johnson, and Herguius Johnson. I have found my father and one brother in Kentucky where I left…

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Georgia L. Patton searching for her brother Stephen Patton (also known as Stephen Stroud)

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 27, 1882

Dear Editor--I wish to inquire for my brother, who left us when I was a little girl. I got one letter from him in 1879, from Memphis, Tenn., but my letter did not reach him. His name is Stephen Patton, but sometimes he went by the name of Stephen Stroud. Mother, who is now dead, was Mary Patton. She died August 18, 1880. When he left there were two…

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Rev. Moses P. Franklin, Jr. searching for his father's family

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 10, 1882

DEAR EDITOR: I wish to inquire for my father's kin people. Grandfather was Thomas Franklin, and he died belonging to Dr. James, of Farquhar county, Virginia, below Warrenton Courthouse. His wife, Rachel, belonged to the same man. His oldest child was Williams; the next was Emperor. Sister Jane married a Mr. Jackson. John, Fanny, Harrison, Thomas,…

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Sam Grant searching for his siblings including brother Oscar and sister Betsy

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 17, 1882

DEAR EDITOR: I wish to inquire for my kin people whom I left in Franklin County, Tennessee. I was brought to Texas in the winter of 1854, and left mother, two brothers, and a sister in Tennessee. In the spring of 1857 mother died. Her name was Martha, and she belonged to Elijah B. Rakin; my oldest brother Oscar belonged to John Miller, the next,…

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Cora Bell searching for her family including father George Bell

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 24, 1882

DEAR EDITOR: I am as one lost from my people, and have been for some fifteen or sixteen years. I do not know my age, though I came from the State of Kentucky some fifteen or sixteen years ago, with a Mrs. Agbert Tancel, as nurse, taking the boat at Hickman, Ky., after a half-day's journey on the cars from the interior to Hickman, where we took…

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Unnamed mother searching for her son Richard Campbell

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 22, 1886

MR. EDITOR--I desire to find my son, Richard Campbell; he left home four years ago and went to Arcola, Washington county Miss. His father died since he left home. His father's name was Henry Campbell. I am a poor widow left alone with nine little children, and I wish to find him. Address Rev. M. White, Garlandsville, Jasper county, Miss.

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B. F. Williams searching for his brother Edmond

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 31, 1882

Mr. Editor: I wish to enquire for my brother Edmond, who belonged to Widow Fox, on Tallahatchie River, Tenn. Our father, Ben Morris, died near Bolivar, Tenn, in 1860. If my brother, or any of his children, will come to me, I think I can be a help to them as I now have no children. Address me at Richmond, Texas. B. F. Williams.

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Bennett H. Forrester searching for his father's relatives and his guardians George and Sally Hunters

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 28, 1882

DEAR EDITOR: I desire to inquire for my father's relatives. My father, now deceased, was Hardy Forrest. He left his relatives in Stanley's Creek, Gaston county, North Carolina. His father and mother were Samuel and Lucy Forrest, brothers, Moses, Orange, Jerry, and Wart Forrest. He had also some sisters; one named Margaret Forrest. I desire that all…

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Allen Davis searching for his two sisters and brother John Davis.

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 26, 1882

MR. EDITOR: I desire to inquire for my sisters, whom I left in Nashville, Tenn., in 1865. Rosaria Hill, Josephine Davis are their names. I heard of my brother last at Vicksburg, Miss. in 1862. His name was John Davis. All information will be gladly received. Mother's name is Gracey Davis, who once belonged to Robert Cartmell. She died in 1862 at…

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Unnamed searching for their brother Charley Sudbury

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 8, 1883

Dear Editor:- I would like to hear of my brother, Charley Sudbury. He left Dyer county in time of the war. He belonged to John Sudbury. He left mother, three girls and one boy-Nancy, Bithey, Amy and Luke. Mother has been dead about two years. I live in the same neighborhood. Address me at Sharon, Tennessee, care of Rev. J. J. Barr.

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Stephen Jackson (formerly Stephen Alford) searching for his relatives including sisters Milly, Mollie, and Jennie Alford

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 12, 1886

MR.EDITOR--I wish to inquire for my relatives--my mother, sisters and brothers. Sisters were named Milly, Mollie and Jennie Alford. I learn that mother is dead; her name was Diana Alford. I left two or three other sisters behind but I can not think of their names. I was small when I left North Carolina, Walker county. Sister Evaline and I left at…

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Sallie Evans (formerly Sallie Scott) looking for information about her relatives including father Wm. Watson and brother Davy Crockett

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 9, 1886

MR. EDITOR --- I desire to inquire through your paper for my relatives. I left them in or near Richmond, Va. My mother's name was Mattie Booker; she is dead. My father was named Wm. Watson. Mother went by her first owner's name, Booker; also, father went by his owner's name; but at my remembrance mother belonged to a Mr. John Morris, who sold her…

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Daniel Allen searching for his relatives including sisters Biddy, Lucy, and Sallie Allen

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 16, 1886

Mr. Editor - Please help me to find my lost relations, who were sold from the Allen estate in Richmond, Va. My sisters were Biddy, Lucy and Sallie Allen. Father, Joseph Allen, and mother, Diana Allen, are dead. George Allen's children were Daniel, Washington, Kitty and Henney Allen. Any information will please be addressed to Daniel Allen, care of…

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