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Joshua Oglesby searching for his son James Oglesby
James, a "free colored boy," left his father's house in Louisville, KY, in 1862. He is supposed to have followed one of the divisions of the army.
Information wanted of Robert Peck
An unnamed person searching for Robert Peck or his descendants. Peck lived in Manhattan or Brooklyn, NY, in or about 1850.
William Johnson searching for Frances Archer/Frances Johnson
Frances, age 8, left her home about four weeks since, in 1848 in Philadelphia. [She was presumably free]. An antebellum ad.
Unidentified parents searching for son John Granville Brown
Brown's parents searching for him. He was 14 years old and left their home in Philadelphia in July 1833. Supposedly went up Schuylkill, along the canal. [All presumably free African Americans]. An antebellum ad, from 1833.
C. M. Burnett searching for Hannah Lathrop
Lathrop [presumably free], age 10 or 11, is lost. She recently arrived in New York from Hampton, CT. An antebellum ad, from 1834.
Robert D. Holmes searching for Jane Wilson
Wilson went from New York City to Philadelphia. Ad placed in 1865, during the Civil War.
Venus Safford searching for her son Hiram
Hiram left Montpelier, Vermont, nearly 20 years ago [ca 1823]. He was in New Orleans when last heard of. His mother placed this antebellum ad in 1843.
Rachel Baynan is searching for her son George Roberts
Ad placed in Philadelphia in 1849, before the Civil War. Baynan fears that her son, age about 15, has been kidnapped.
Maria Adair searching for her parents, brother, and son
Adair searching for her father, Charles Hazard, her mother, Rachel Ann Hazard, her brother, Wm. Henry Hazard, and her son, Wm. Henry Levi. Adair's father was free. Her mother was "owned by" John Ridgely, of Hampton County, Maryland, and sold to Tom…
Sam'l. B. Stafford, attorney, searching for Mark Ashmore (aka Mark Shuff)
Ashmore, a "free colored man," was raised in Trenton, New Jersey. He is heir to his mother's estate. An antebellum ad.
Monsieur A. Y. Malleforte searching for George W. Francis
Francis is closely related to the emperor of Hayti [/Haiti]. His father, Thomas Francis, was born in Martinique in 1789 and lived in Guadaloupe. His grandfather, Augustus, also born in Martinique. An antebellum ad.
John Dipper searching for his brother Daniel Merr
Merr left Williamsburg, Virginia, about 40 years earlier [ca 1792]. Last heard of in Boston, Massachusetts. Dipper is searching for him or Cesar Lafayette, who knew his brother Daniel Merr well. An antebellum ad.
Benjamin Rullen searching for John Moore
Information wanted of Moore, a "colored man" of Swedesboro, New Jersey, by his friends. He was sick in Boston when last heard from. An antebellum ad.
Lettice Lamb searching for information about her sons Jordon Lamb, Antony Lamb, Thomas H. Lamb
Lettice Lamb and her daughter, Peggy, of Norwich, Connecticut, searching for Lettice's sons. They were last heard from in 1821, in or near Portland, Maine. An antebellum ad.
William Volantine/William Robinson searching for his brother Joshua Volantine/Daniel Cromwell
William Volantine (now named William Robinson) was once a slave in Baltimore, now living in New Bedford, MA. He is searching for his brother, Joshua, who was also a slave in Baltimore and went to Philadelphia three years earlier [ca 1846]. An…
Harriet Relf searching for her husband Quindy Relf
Quindy Relf escaped from slavery. His wife and their five children were later manumitted in Virginia and went to Ohio. They are searching for him. An antebellum ad.
Unnamed person searching for Fanny Wintersmith
Fanny Wintersmith traveled from New York to Chicago in 1863, during the Civil War. She left her two children there before returning to New York.
Winnie Linn searching for her husband Davy Linn
Winnie Lynn searching for her husband Davy Linn who left Chicago, Illinois with an Illinois regiment around 1861, during the Civil War
Susan Chase searching for her husband, James Chase
He left their home in Baltimore on Nov. 19, 1864. Not seen since. He works on the wharf. During the Civil War.
Edward Williams searching for Sarah Williams
She left her home in Baltimore on Monday. Has not yet returned.
Unnamed, searching for descendants of William and Mary Smith
William and Mary Smith lived in Washington, DC, in 1827. [Ad possibly related to a probate/inheritance issue]?
Charlie Oliver (formerly Dandridge Vius) searching for his grandfather, "Free John"
Charlie Oliver (born Dandridge Vius) searching for his grandfather. Charlie was sold in 1859. His grandfather was free all his life and a barber in Richmond, VA since 1855.
Priscilla Stark (formerly Priscilla Baylor) searching for her son, William Henry Baylor
Son recently kidnapped from the Market House in Alexandria, VA. Reward for information of his whereabouts.
Fannie Williams searching for her grandfather William Jackson
Fannie Williams is searching for her grandfather William Jackson. He was owned by a man named Jackson in Williamson County, TN. He was a brick mason and bought his freedom before the war and ran a bickyard in Nashville, TN. Fannie's mother is named…
F. G. Gilbert searching for his mother Eliza Miller and sisters Sarah Jane and Rosa Miller
F. G. Gilbert is searching for his mother Eliza Miller (now Eliza Baker), brother, and two sisters, Sarah Jane and Rosa Miller. The family was enslaved by Geo. S. Miller in Louisville, Kentucky before being separated through sale.