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Ella Lawson seeking her father and mother Joshua and Susan Bundy Lawson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 9, 1870

Information wanted of my father and
mother, Joshua and Susan Bundy Lawson,
of Fredericksburg, Va.; they resided there
in 1860, they formerly belonged to Mont
gomery Slaughter, or at that time. Also
of my grandfather and mother, Armsted
and Nancy Bundy ; they belonged to a Mrs.
Lane of Culpepper County, Va. Any infor-
mation of any or all…

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Mary Holsey looking for her sister Mrs. Martha Holeman

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 18, 1870

INFORMATION WANTED
Of my sister, Mrs. Martha Holeman, who
lived in Lebanon, Wilson county Tenn. My
mother and I lived in Somelia county, Tenn.
Our mother's name is Sophia Hosley. My
sister's husband's name is Robert Holeman;
they were both sold from Lebanon jail to
Huntsville, Alabama, to a man named
Branum. Any information of their…

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Emeline Hodges seeking information about her father Jerry Hodges

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 2, 1870

INFORMATION WANTED,
Of my father, Jerry Hodges, of Norfolk
county, Va. I was sold from him when a
small girl, about 30 years ago. My mother's
name was Phebe and she belonged to a man
named Ashcroth. Should any of the family
be living in the vicinity of Norfold, they
will please address EMELINE HODGES,
Leavenworth, Kan.
N.B. Ministers…

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Ruth A. Little searching for her siblings Annamariah, Harriet, and John Gordey

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 16, 1870

INFORMATION WANTED.

Information is wanted by the undersigned
concerning a brother and two sisters Anna-
mariah and Harriet and John Gordey, son
and daughters of Jacob and Julia Gordey.
At that time our mother was living with a
man by the name of William Tobbsa, black-
smith. My sister Harriet was taken to
some part of the West when a…

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Elizabeth Lewis (formerly Ruth Maria E. Grey) searching for her brothers William Alexander, John Scott and William Grey

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 13, 1870

INFORMATION WANTED,

Of the whereabouts of my brothers, Wil-
liam Alexander, who was the former slave of
Mr. Thomas G. Mason & Co. tobacco mer-
chants of Rollingville, St. Charles Co., Mo.;
and also of my brothers John Scott and
Warren Grey, who were the former slaves
of Mr. H. Grey, a member of the firm of the
above named place. The name…

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William Price searching for his sisters Adaline, Rachael and Mary Spear

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 10, 1870

INFORMATION WANTED.

Of my sister Adaline Spear, Rachael
Spear, and Mary Spear, formerly belonging
to James Thawley, and William Thawley of
Caroline county, near Greensboro, Mary-
land. My father's name was John Spear,
a Frenchman, and my mother's name was
Rebecca Spear. Address, WILLIAM PRICE,

Greenwich Cumberland Co., N.J.

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Jas. Bell looking for his mother Isabella, sister Sallie, aunt Parthenia, and grandmother Minna

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

November 19, 1870

Of my mother Isabella, my sister
Sallie, and of my aunt Parthenia,
and of my grandmother, named Min-
na. I left them in Georgia about
thirty years ago. They belonged to
a man named Joe Marshall; my
mother belonged to a man named
Wm. Bell. They lived near Green
Brier Meeting House - Any informa-
tion address, Jas. Bell, Helena, Ark.

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Richard Whiting looking for his son Richard Whiting, Jr., and his sisters Diana, Nancy, Lucinda, Ellender, and Susan Whiting

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 11, 1871

Information Wanted.

Information wantd of Mr. Rich-
ard Whiting, jr. who was the son
of Richard and Charity Whiting.
My father Richard belonged to Mr.
Frank Whiting of Gloucester, Va.
and mother belonged to Mrs. Ellen-
der Wyatt. My father was drowned
and I had five sisters: Diana,
Nancy, Lucinda. Ellender, and
Susan Whiting, all…

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Levi and Maria Gant searching for their daughter Maria Gant

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 15, 1871

Of Maria Gant, daughter of Levi and
Maria Gant, born in Allegheny Co.,
Md. and belonged to Jamieson family,
sold to Missouri and thence further
south out of the hands of Thos. Davis.
Rebecca Gant, Allegheny Co., Md. be-
longed to Jno H. Hobbleston, Floss
burg, formerly to Jamieson Family.
William Gant Allegheny Co. Md., Ja-
mieson family,…

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M. A. Heinz looking for information about Martha A. H. Stewart

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 27, 1871

INFORMATION WANTED.
Information wanted of Martha A. H.
Stewart, of Louisville. Was sold by
Allen Willits, who lived on Harriet's
Creek in 1856 or '7, to Fred. Heinz, of
Napoleon, Ark Willits afterwards re-
moved to Louisville. He had children
named Richard, James and John Wil-
lits, also a daughter named Cornelia.
The mother of…

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Samuel T. Fisher looking for information about Alfred Myers

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 17, 1871

INFORMATION WANTED.
Of Alfred Myers, son of Mintz Myers,
who lived in Cecil County, Md , near
Battle Swamp ; belonged to Jane Boyd
He has a brother by the name of George
Myers, now in Canada. They both left
Maryland, and continued together until
about thirteen years ago, when they part-
ed at Morristown, N. J. He is a min-
ister, and is…

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George White looking for his mother Minerva Jackson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

October 12, 1872

Information wanted of Minerva Jackson
by her son George White. She belonged
to Thomas Baggs, of Howard County,
Missouri, who lived three miles west of
Fayette. She was sold south by her own-
er before the war. Her son George was
seven years old when she was sold. She
had a brother named Caesar Caper, and a
sister named Emily Childs.…

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Mary Jane Bell (formerly Suckey Blacklidge) searching for her daughters Mary Eliza Strebeck and Emily Blacklidge

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 16, 1873

Information Wanted.
Information wanted of Mary Eliza Stre-
beck and Emily Blacklidge, daughters of
Suckey Blacklidge and grand-daughters of
Mary McGlynn. They were born in New-
bern, N.C. When last heard from, Mary
Eliza was taken from Newbern by a Mr.
Morris (baker), and sold to Alfred Hatch
in Mobile, Ala. Emily Blacklidge…

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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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Henry Brown seeking information about his mother Rebecca and father, a free man, Samuel Brown

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

November 6, 1873

INFORMATION WANTED.
I, Henry Brown was born in Versailles,
Woodford Co., Kentucky, (a slave) be-
longed to the Subletts family. My moth-
er's name was Rebecca, and my father's
Samuel Brown. (He was always free.) I
am the eldest of four children. Samuel
and David are the names of my two broth-
ers ; Anna is the name of my sister.…

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Fannie Highland searching for sons William and Charles Highland and daughter Eleonore Highland

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 15, 1874

Information wanted of my three chil-
dren, William Edward Highland, Eleonore
Highland, and Charles Lafayette High-
land.
These children and myself were the
slaves of John Wylie Farrell, formerly of
Head of Chester, or Millington, Kent Co.,
Md., where he carried on a wholesale dry
goods business.
Mr. Farrell freed all the adult…

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Louis Hartshorn looking for sons Elbert Osborn Hartshorn and Richard Louis Hartshorn

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 12, 1874

Information wanted of the following
named persons, viz: Elbert Osborn Harts-
horn and Richard Louis Hartshorn, sons
of Louis and Margaret Ann Hartshorn.
Elbert A., when heard of was in Prince
Williams County, Va., in November 1861.
Richard Louis enlisted in the Union Army
at Ledalia, Mo., in 1862 have never heard
any satisfactory…

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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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Samuel Neal seeking information about his half brother Henry Neal (formerly Henry Kirk)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 22, 1897

Information wanted of Henry
Kirk my half brother, whose sur-
name was that of his owner, before
the war. His correct name is Henry
Neal. I wish also to know of Man-
uel Neal and Charles Neal. Jane
Neal was taken off by Nick Buchan
an, her owner. Jerry Neal was taken
away by Henry Woods, his owner.
The last time I saw my mother
Allie…

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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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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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Betty Wrightsell searching for brothers London Walker, Alfred Abner, and sister Mary Jane Wrightsell

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 10, 1898

I desire to find my two brothers
and sister London Walker, Alfred
Abner and Mary Jane Wrightsell
who were sold before the war.
We were owned by George Wright-
sell on Sandy Creek, Randolph
Co. N. C. Mary Jane was sold by
Fields Fox to Tom Sanders and ta
ken to New Orleans. London Wal-
ker was sold by Morris Ruth, Al-
bert Abner was…

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"Press" Low looking for their mother Mary

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 17, 1898

Information wanted of my rela-
tives. I was born in Newberry,
S. C., on "Broad river." My
mother was named Mary and she
belonged to one George Miller;
Mother and two boys, "Ned" and
"Press," were put in jail in New-
berry. Mother's husband was
named Bob Dawkins, and he got
Mr. William Lowe to buy her out
of jail. We then moved to…

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