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Margaretta Ann Simpson looking for her father and mother William and Mary Ann Simpson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 6, 1872

Information Wanted.

INFORMATION wanted of my father and
mother, William and Mary Ann Simpson.
When last heard from they were living in
New York City. I was brought into New
Jersey by a Mr. Wright about seventeen
years ago. My father worked in Mr. James
Tarrent's Drug Store on the corner of Green
and Warren Streets.
I am living with…

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Rev. R. T. Queen searching for information of his sister Margaret Annie Queen

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 3, 1890

INFORMATION WANTED--Of my
sister Margaret Annie Queen. Her moth
er's name is Annie Queen. She left Anne
Arundel Co a free girl, about the year
1862 or 1863 to a company a white fam
ily to Providence, R. I., and has not been
heard from since. Any information of
her will be very gladly received by her
brother, Rev. R T. Queen, 23 Bladen…

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Kigy Ann Brown searching for her father William Brown and brothers Geerge and Henry Clay Brown

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 25, 1881

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
father, William Brown, and my two
brothers, Geerge and Henry Clay Brown,
who I left in Louisville, Ky., some thirty
odd years ago. My father was a free man
and kept barber shop down at the ferry
landing. My brother Henry then belonged
to John D. Baker. I was sold from them
when a girl about thirteen years old…

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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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Nathan Bentley (or Bently) seeking his brother Daniel Bently

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 22, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
brother, Daniel Bently. He was sold
long before the war and belonged to a man
by the name of Hampton Ridley. Jacob
Bentley, his father, belonged to James Star-
riet Ridley, and his wife, Emily Bently
lived on James Starriat Ridley place.
She was a free woman. Address,
NATHAN BENTLEY,
…

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Richard Gray seeking information about Moses Lumly and Polly Noel

The Colored Tennessean (Nashville, TN)

July 18, 1866

Information Wanted.
Of Moses Lumly, who was raised
near Oxford, N.C., by Dr. John
Hicks, and sold to Wm. Lumly of
Rome, Ga., at which place he was liv-
ing when Sherman's army reached
there in the Spring of 1864. Also, of
Polly Noel, who lived in Vicksburg,
Miss., up to the time the law was
passed in that State prohibiting…

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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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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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Thompson Family searching for Henry Thompson

Provincial Freeman and Weekly Advertiser (Windsor/Toronto/Chatham, Canada West)

July 8, 1854

INFORMATION is wanted concerning the
whereabouts of HENRY THOMPSON, a
coloured man, who visited Detroit in February
last, and has not since been heard of by his family,
to whom it is a source of great solicitude. Such
information will be thankfully received at this
office.
Toronto, July 7, 1854. 16

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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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Sarah Jackson searching for her husband Jacob Jackson

Provincial Freeman and Weekly Advertiser (Windsor/Toronto/Chatham, Canada West)

November 18, 1854

Information Wanted.
INFORMATION is wanted of the whereabouts
of JACOB JACKSON, a colored
man, who left Philadelphia about nine weeks
ago, intending to go to to Canada, in search of
his brother RICHARD. It is supposed that he
visited Toronto.
Any information concerning him will be thankfully
received by his wife.
SARAH JACKSON,
35 …

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Robert Phillips searching for Mrs. Sidney Jackson

Provincial Freeman and Weekly Advertiser (Windsor/Toronto/Chatham, Canada West)

December 23, 1854

Imformation Wanted
OF MRS. SIDNEY JACKSON, who left the
State of Pennsylvania, about the time that the
Fugitive Slave Law was passed, and who came
to Canada, leaving some property in the above-named
State. If she will call on or communicate
by letter with Robert Phillips, Centre St.,
Toronto, she will hear news of much…

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Perry Wilmer searching for brothers Joe and Sam and sister Maria

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 24, 1877

I wish to enquire concerning my
brothers, Joe and Sam and my sister
Maria. Joe belonged to a Mr. Peacock.
The others of us belonged to
John B. Bostic, who brought us from
Baltimore to Houston, Texas, where
I was sold first to John Shackleford
and then to Mr. Craft. Our father
was Perry Wilmer, a free man, and
our mother was…

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S. Young searching for her father Jackson Jennings and sister Victoria Wright

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 28, 1884

DEAR EDITOR- I wish to hear
of my friends. Father was Jackson
Jennings, and he was set free
before the war by his owners, and
went to Alabama. Sister was a
girl about ten years old, and left
with her young master, Frank
Sloat. When he died her father
left her with her grandmother,
Fanny Sloat. Her name is now
Victoria Wright. …

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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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Sarah Serrington searching for son Wm. B. F. Serrington

Globe (New York, NY)

June 16, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED of the whereabouts of my only son, Wm B.F. Serrington, who joined the 54th Massachusetts regiment, and when last heard of was in Orangeburg, S.C. Any information concerning him will be thankfully received by his aged mother SARAH SERRINGTON, 13 Chapel Street, Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Lloyd Shorter searching for his sister Marcelia Shorter

The Louisiana Democrat (Alexandria, LA)

July 27, 1870

INFORMATION WANTED.
OF Marcelia, Shorter, colored, formerly
of Washington County, Maryland.
When last heard from was in New Orleans,
Marcelia is aged between 40 and 45, bright
mulatto, and kept furnished rooms some
twelve years ago in New Orleans. She
will hear of a brother by addressing

LLOYD SHORTER,

July 13th, 1870, 3-t. …

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P. Stephen Burton searching for George Sparrow

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 12, 1886

MR. EDITOR--I desire to find George Sparrow, born in Norfolk, Virginia. He was living there in 1848, but I heard that since he went to Boston, Mass. His father was a slave, but his mother was free. There were three brothers Cornelius, John, and George. Address me, P. Stephen Burton, at No. 100 South Franklin street, New Orleans, La.

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Unnamed mother searching for her son George Demonet

The New York Herald (New York, NY)

June 7, 1854

INFORMATION WANTED--of George Demonet, A
colored boy, five years old, who is supposed to have
strayed from his home No. 73 Vandam street, about half-
past 11 o'clock on Monday morning last. He wore a redish
brown apron, a patent leather belt around his waist, and a
black velvet cap. Any information respecting him will be
thankfully…

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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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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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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<br /><br />

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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Priscilla Stark (formerly Priscilla Baylor) searching for her kidnapped son.

Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA)

August 10, 1864

KIDNAPPED--$20 REWARD--My son,
WILLIAM HENRY BAYLOR, was
kidnapped from the Market House, in Alexan-
dria, on Tuesday morning, the 26th of July.
He is aged about 14 years, is about 5 feet high
and stout; very dark complexion, full mouth
with very short white teeth, and when taken off
had a full suit of hair. He had a scar on his…

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