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Alvy Ellis searching for her mother Judy
The Colored Tennessean (Nashville, TN)
March 24, 1866
ALVY ELLIS wishes to know or hear
from her mother, JUDY, who was
free and lived with Mr. Spears, on Sul-
pher [Supher] Creek, about nine years ago. I
would like to hear from any of my rela-
tions [relations] that are living, and know who of
them are dead. My name is Alvy Ellis,
that once belonged to Christopher Ellis,
on Sulpher…
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Andrew Jackson Cook looking for his father Robert Cook
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
March 23, 1882
INFORMATION WANTED OF MY FATH-
er. He was a free man some time be
fore the war. He lived in Little Rock, Ark
About the year 1858, he left Little Rock and
went to Ohio. His wife Harriet was owned
by a man by the name of Henderson who
lived on Big Creek, Lawrence county, Ark
The names of her children by him, were
Emaline, who belonged to Wm.…
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Benjamin Rullen searching for John Moore
Liberator (Boston, MA)
March 11, 1853
INFORMATION WANTED of a colored man
named JOHN MOORE, formerly of Swedesboro', N. J.,
but who, when last heard from, which was about seven
or eight weeks ago, was lying sick in the city of Boston.
He was a black man, of about forty years of age, and
a person of most excellent character. Some of his
former friends feel much anxiety about him,…
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C. M. Burnett searching for Hannah Lathrop
The Evening Post (New York, NY)
April 1, 1834
LOST.--Yesterday, a colored girl, between ten and
eleven years of age, recently from Hampton, Connecticut,
named Hannah Lathrop. Any information respecting
her will be very thankfully received, and the informer
rewarded by the subscriber, at No. 3 Mott street.
C. M. BURNETT.
New York, April 1, 2834.
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Charley Moore seeking his mother Cely Moore, father William Moore, and siblings Julia, Amsley, and Billy Moore
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
March 8, 1888
DEAR EDITOR—I desire to find my relatives. My father was William Moore, and mother Cely Moore; sister Julia Moore; brothers Amsley Moore and Billy Moore; aunt named Hester. They used to live in Baltimore, Md. Father was a slave belonging to John Squater. Mother was free. Last time I saw her was in Washington, D. C., during the war. I was then a…
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Charlie Oliver (formerly Dandridge Vius) searching for his grandfather Free John
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
January 18, 1902
Do You Know Them?
Is there any reader of the PLANET
who can inform me of any of the per-
sons [persons] whose names I have mentioned? If
so please inform me through the PLAN-
ET [PLANET] or by letter.
Address same to
CHARLIE OLIVER,
Greenbrier, Ark.
I am inquiring for my grandfather
who is likely to be in this city now. He
is sometimes…
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David Hadley seeking information of Melissa Flowers on behalf of her uncle Sanders Flowers
The Colored Tenessean (Nashville, TN)
March 31, 1866
Information Wanted.
Information wanted of the where-
abouts of Melissa Flowers, (a young
lady of color) who left Clarksville, Tenn.,
some time in July last, and went to Nash-
ville, Tenn. Her uncle Sanders Flowers,
who now resides in Indiana, desires said
information. Any information of the
whereabouts of the above mentioned lady…
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Diana Livingston searching for her son Henry Livingston
The Pacific Appeal (San Francisco, CA)
May 1, 1875
Information Wanted SYRACUSE, N. Y., Apr. 12th. Mr. Editor: SIR--There is an aged lady in this city by the name of Diana Livingston, who is anxious to learn of the whereabouts of her only son, by the name of Henry Livingston. She heard that he was keeping a saloon in California, and she wanted to know the best method to pursue, and I advised her…
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Emily Wills searching for her father William Golder, mother Clarissa, and siblings
The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
July 10, 1884
MR. EDITOR––I desire to inquire
for my relatives: father, mother,
sisters and brothers. I was quite
young, about 8 years of age. I
think we lived in Maryland. Fath-
er's [Father’s] name was Wm. Golder, and
mother's Clarissa. We lived near a
town called Marion. Father was
born free, his occupation was run-
ning [running] on a boat.…
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F. G. Gilbert searching for his mother Eliza Miller and sisters Sarah Jane and Rosa Miller
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
April 9, 1885
We have received the following
inquiry from F. G. Gilbert, Bag-
well [Bagwell], Texas: "I would like to find
my people if possible. I lived in
Louisville, Ky., when I was about
6 years old, with my mother and
her other four children. Just be
fore [before] the proclamation of freedom
we were sold to a trader by the
name of Ben.…
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Fannie Williams searching for her grandfather William Jackson
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
July 1, 1885
Please let me inquire for my
grand-father through your paper.
His name was William Jackson,
and he belonged to a man by the
name of Jackson in Williamson
county, Tenn. He was a brick-
mason [brickmason], and bought himself before
the war, and run a brickyard in
Nashville, Tenn. I hope all will
help me inquire for him, My moth-
er…
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Geo. Gardener searching for his father Jacob Gardener
Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)
May 23, 1891
JACOB GARDENER—Geo. Gardener desires infor-
mation [information] in regard to his father Jacob Gardener who
was a slave belonging to Thomas G. Gardener,
Trimble Co., Ky., was freed in 1S46, went to Han
over [Hanover], Ind., near Madison, where he worked for Dr.
Hayes, He carried with him his wife and one
daughter named Martha Elizabeth…
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George P. Riley searching for John Frances
The Pacific Appeal (San Francisco, CA)
June 24, 1865
Information Wanted. NEW WESTMINISTER, British Columbia, May 13th, 1865 INFORMATION WANTED OF JOHN FRANCES, of Boston, Mass., who came to California in 1854. Any information concerning the above-named person will be thankfully received. Please direct to GEO. P. RILEY, my20-1m New Westminister, B. C.
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Gye Smith searching for his children
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
June 17, 1880
DEAR EDITOR - I wish to inquire for my children whom I left in Madison county, Alabama. It has been 20 years since I came away from there with Felix Smith, when the estate was divided. My wife, Letty, and myself fell to Felix Smith. We brought our youngest child, July Florence, with us and left behind four boys and four girls. The boys' names…
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Harriet Bedford searching for her mother Easter Hall and father Henry Hall
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
October 25, 1888
DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my people. My mother's name was Easter Hall. Father's was Henry Hall. I had three brothers William, Emanuel and Oliver Hall Bro. William and Sister Charlotte were sold before I-was, but don't know to whom. Mother was set free at the death of her old mistress. She had one daughter after she was free. I left her in…
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Harriet Relf searching for her husband Quindy Relf
The Liberator (Boston, MA)
June 8, 1849
INFORMATION WANTED.
Quindy Relf, husband of Harriet Relf, is informed
that his family, consisting of wife and five children,
formerly belonging to Henry Fry, of Moorefield,
Henry Co., Va., are living near Martinsburg, Knox
Co., Ohio.
The family were liberated by their claimant, the
husband liberated himself by running away. He has…
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Henry Jackson searching for his niece Evelina Evans
Frederick Douglass' Paper (Rochester, NY)
June 30, 1854
INFORMATION WANTED.—Evelina Evans,
who resided in New York City in the year
1860, left that city and went to Canada the
same year; since that time also has not been
heard from by her relations. Her husband's
name was James Evans. Address her uncle,
Henry Jackson, Evansville, Indiana.
Papers friendly to the cause of Humanity,
please…
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Henry Tolbert searching for Robert George Gross
The Pacific Appeal (San Francisco, CA)
September 6, 1862
Information Wanted! FROM ROBERT GEORGE GROSS. If this should come under the notice of any person who is acquainted with the whereabouts of the abovenamed person, they will confer a favor by giving the information, by letter or otherwise, directed to Henry Tolbert, care of the PACIFIC APPEAL. He was last heard from in 1857, as being at Michigan…
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Hullan Sherman searching for their family
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
July 12, 1883
MR. EDITOR: --- I wish to find my people I left in Northumberland county, Virginia, on the Potomac river. My father was Isaac Sherman, mother Maria. I had one sister Eda, and she married James Thames, who was free born. There was sister Mary and brother Ephraim also. Father was a Baptist deacon. They belonged to William Hardin, and lived within…
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Jack McReynolds searching for his uncle Bill Orterson
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
October 28, 1880
DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my uncle, Bill Orterson. Dicy McReynolds was my mother's name. My father was Jack McReynolds. Bill Orterson is my mother's brother. I never saw him, though I heard that he purchased his liberty before the war. A son of uncle Bill's was in Jefferson, Texas, since the war, in search of his father's brother, Dicy…
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James W. White searching for his mother and siblings, including his sister Betty Posqually
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
July 22, 1880
MR. EDITOR— I wish to inquire for my folks. I left mother in Aberdeen, Miss., when I was quite a boy. Father's name was Bob White, commonly called Free Bob. He died the first year of the war and left a girl, Jane White, my sister, with mother. Bob White, my brother, belonged to Bob Ellis, who lived about nine miles from Columbus, Miss., and was a…
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John and Emaline Hall searching for her brother William Buck
Provincial Freeman and Weekly Advertiser (Windsor/Toronto/Chatham, Canada West)
September 23, 1854
Information Wanted.
THE Subscriber, with his wife, Mrs. Emaline
Hall, desires to hear from her brother,
WILLIAM BUCK, from near Clarksville
Tennessee. It is known that he was recently in
the State of Indiana, on this way to Canada
West, and it is presumed that he has reached the
Province. Any information from him will be
thankfully…
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John Dipper searching for his brother Daniel Merr
Liberator (Boston, MA)
April 28, 1832
INFORMATION WANTED.
JOHN DIPPER of Williamsburgh, Va. is anx-
ious [anxious] to obtain information of his brother, Dan-
iel [Daniel] Merr, who left Williamsburgh about 40 years
ago, and was heard of as living in Boston within the
last 17 years. A person by the name of Cesar La-
fayette [Lafayette], of Boston, was well acquainted with Merr.…
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Joshua Oglesby searching for his son James Oglesby
Louisville Daily Journal (Louisville, KY)
October 7, 1862
INFORMATION WANTED.
JAMES OGLESBY, A FREE COLORED BOY,
about 13 years of age, left his father's residence, on
the corner of Thirteenth and Magazine, in this city,
on Thursday, 2d inst. He is supposed to have followed
one of the divisions of the army. Any information
concerning him will be liberally rewarded if commu-
nicated…
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