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Unnamed father and son reunited

National Anti-Slavery Standard (New York, NY)

August 9, 1862

A Strange Incident.—Six years ago, a young black man in Maryland, tired of being a slave, took advantage of a propitious night, and ran away to Canada. On sending back an occasional message to his aged father, who remained behind in bonds, he found means, for some time, of procuring answers, until at length no more answers came. Then for five…

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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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J. W. Terrell searching for their grandmother Louisa Gwin and aunt Sarah Warren

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 25, 1888

MR. EDITOR:—I wish to inquire for my grandmother and aunt who were named as follows: Louisa Gwin and auntie Sarah Warren. The last time I seen grandmother she was at West Point, Miss., November 22, 1886, and the last time I seen my aunt Sarah she was at West Point, Miss., August 24, 1885. Aunt lived on the right hand side of the I. C. R. R. going…

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C. G. Dunham searching for his mother Ann Elizabeth Garrison (formerly Eliza Wells)

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 9, 1889

MR. EDITOR: In glancing over the columns of your paper I find that you are very successful in finding lost relatives, so I thought I would get you to inquire for my mother's relations. Her name is Ann Elizabeth Garrison. She came from Winchester, Va., and belonged to a man by the name of Stewart Grant. He got broke and we were sold at auction. My…

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America Mason seeking her son Morris Mason

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 11, 1889

DEAR SIR: Will you please do an old woman a kindness and she will always bless you for it whether successful or not, by making inquiry through your paper for her son, Morris Mason. He was sold by W J. Mason in Shelby Co., Ky., to Lude Hopkins, who took him South in about the year 1856; his name is or was Morris Mason. When last heard of he was in…

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Samuel Houston Vernon seeking her mother Esther Vernon

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 30, 1889

DEAR EDITOR: I desire to find my mother. Her name was Esther Vernon, when she was sold at Nolensville, Tenn., to a man whose name I did not learn. This man sold her to a man by the name of the name of Wright. Her children were all born near Nolensville, Tenn., their names were: Benjamin, William, Mary, Samuel Houston, Nancy, Lucy and John, the…

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Mrs. Eannie R. Roly seeking her siblings Katie Butler, Caroline Carter, and Walton Carter

Huntsville Gazette (Huntsville, AL)

July 31, 1886

CAN YOU HELP HER?
Information Wanted
CHAMPAIGN, ILL., July 1886.
To the Editor of The Gazette.
I wish to enquire through your
paper for information of my two sis-
ters [sisters] and brother, named respective-
ly [respectively] Katie Butler and Caroline and
Walton Carter These were the maid
en [maiden] names of my sisters. Caroline…

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Jane Bell is searching for her children Polly Bell, Grafton Bell, Jeremiah Bell, Lorenzo Bell, and Fanny Bell

Republican Banner (Nashville, TN)

May 13, 1871

A Mother of Twenty-seven Children
in Search of Her Offspring.
To the Editor of the Banner:
Knowing that you have always been
kind to the poor I desire to put this
notice in your paper:
I desire to know of the whereabouts
of my five children (colored), viz:
Polly Bell, Grafton Bell, Jeremiah Bell,
Lorenzo Bell and Fanny Bell. They…

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E. H. Lampkins searching for his former wife Mrs. Bennie Jacko (formerly Mrs. Bennie Lampkins)

The Nashville Globe (Nashville, TN)

June 27, 1913

LETTER OF INQUIRY.
22 Nevada street, San Antonio, Tex.,
June 9, 1913.
Nashville Globe, Nashville, Tenn.:
I am sending this inquiring letter
to you in quest of Mrs. Bennie Jacko
or Mrs. Bennie Lampkins. She was
once married to me, but the last
time she married a man by the name
of Jacko; her mother's name was Mrs.
Charlotte Johnson, who…

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Prof. Luther Colden searching for Mr. H.L. Harris

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

March 2, 1901

Do You Know Him?
SUFFOLK, Va., Feb. 26th, 1901.
Mr. Editor:
We desire to ascertain the where-
abouts [whereabouts] of Mr. H. L. Harris, vocalist,
whose services we wish to secure for
the Colden Concert Company of Suf-
folk [Suffolk]. We shall be grateful to be in-
formed [informed] by any one under whose obser-
vation [observation] this…

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Lucretia Palmer searching for witnesses to her pre-Civil War marriage

The Richmond Climax (Richmond, KY)

May 14, 1890

Information Wanted.

CENTRAL CITY, KY., May 10, 1890.

Editor of the Climax:

Please announce that I am anxious to
hear from some one acquainted with the
facts set forth below:

Any one having any knowledge of the
marriage of Lucretia Palmer, (colored),
(nee Maupin) on King Maupin's place,
near Rogersville, Ky., about 1858, will…

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C. M. Manning writing to the editor

South Carolina Leader (Charleston, SC)

March 24, 1866

WALTERBORO', S. C., March 14, 1866. MR. EDITOR -- I feel that I am under some obligations to write you a few lines of matters and things of interest to your readers. I have been a soldier in the U. S. service for two years and nine months, and I have always tried to serve my country faithfully. And that now my term of service is about to expire,…

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Mrs. Jas. Coakley found her uncle (2nd of 2 ads)

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

November 13, 1909

FOUND HER UNCLE

The Planet as an Advertising
Medium.

The publication of an enquiry
notice in the columns of the
PLANET recently brought the fol-
lowing results:
214[?] 14th Street.
New Albany, Ind., Dec. 21, 1909.
DEAR EDITOR.—
I write to inform you that I have
found my uncle whom I have been
looking for. I can not express…

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Tally Miller seeking information about his daughters Caroline and Sarah Williams

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 7, 1884

MR. EDITOR––I wish to inquire
through your paper for my two
children that I left near Chester
village, Chester county. South Car-
olina [South Carolina], about 1837. I left them on
Jesse William’s place, about five
miles from Chester village, on a lit-
tle [little] creek called Pea Ridge. Both
my children were girls, named Car-
oline…

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Lucy Morrow searching for her mother, father, brother, and sister

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 14, 1884

Dear Editor-I wish to inquire
for my relatives whom I left in
North Carolina. I left my mother
in 1846. My mother and three
children belonged to Elijah Polk.
My mother's name was Chaney, the
three children were brother Albert,
sister Mary, and the other's name
I cannot remember. I belonged to
Wm. Yore. My father was Jesse
Ward. I was sold…

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J. Clark is searching for their brother Anthony

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 13, 1884

Mr. Editor-I wish to inquiae [inquire]
for my brother who was sold to
Rafe Phillips, of Macon, Ga., in
1857 or 1858, who brought him to
Mobile, Ala. I heard that he was
sold to the owner of a line of
steamboats from Mobile to New Or-
leans, but did not learn the man's
name. My brother's name was
Anthony; we belonged to a man by
the name…

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George Peden seeking his mother Serlena and sister

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 3, 1884

Mr. Editor - I wish to inquire
for my people who I left in Peters-
burg, Va. I left at that time my
sister with Henry Thornton. My
name was George Thornton. I left
my sister in the morning in the care
of Henry Thornton. I left my
mother in the evening at Peters-
burg, her name was Serlena. My
father was Jasper. I was there
sold to…

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Frank Hamilton searching for his brother Henry Hamilton

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 14, 1884

DEAR EDITOR--I wish to inquire
for my brother, Henry Hamilton,
who belonged to Charley Hamilton,
and went to New Orleans with him
horse racing, and then came back
to Texas about 12 years ago. He
went back to New Orleans, and I
have never heard from him since.
His mother is living in Waco,
Texas. Address me at Mooresville,
Falls county,…

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Millie Randolph searching for Betty Hadden

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 14, 1884

Mr. Editor - Allow me to in-
quire for Betty Hadden. Her hus-
band was Benjamin Louis; he used
to belong to the same man, Had-
den; and i have an uncle, Fred.
Hadden, who lived near Mansfield,
La., with my young master. My
name was Millie Hadden, and I
lived on Red River, but my name
is now Millie Randolph. Address
me at Musson P.O.,…

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Carrie Ann Smith searching for her brother Billie Govan

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 3, 1884

Mr. Editor - I wish to inquire
for my brother, Billie Govan, who
belonged to Jack Govan, in Mar
shall, Miss. I belonged to old Dr.
Crisp. Husband was Granderson
The last time I saw brother he
came to see us in Tennessee, near
Bolivar; he was not married, but
was courting one Lucy Hardiway;
since that time I have heard that
he married…

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Betsey Williamson wishes to find her brother

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 14, 1884

MR. EDITOR––I wish to find my
brother. I left him in Mississippi.
His name is Jeff. Brower, and I
understand that he belongs to the
M. E. Church. There were three
children of us, two sisters add one
brother. My sister is Chaney Hale.
If there is a brother of that
name I would like to know. Write
me at St. James Church, Houston,…

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Robert Reed wishes to inquire for his relatives

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 6, 1884

MR. EDITOR––Please allow me
to inquire for my relatives. My
mother's name was Tina; she be-
longed [belonged] to a man named Thompson D.
White, who lived near Brownsville,
Tenn. She had six children, viz:
Phoebe, Judy, Mary Eliza, William,
Elijah and myself, Bob––three girls
and three boys. Sister Phoebe, the
eldest, was sold in…

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Isaac N. Parker searching for his uncle Joseph Relifoot

New National Era (Washington, DC)

May 9, 1872

Portsmouth, Va., April 30, 1872.
To the Editor of the New National Era :
Will you please be kind enough to publish
a few lines for me concerning my uncle,
Joseph Relifoot, who was sold some years
previous to the war, by Willis T. Riddirk,
Gales county, North Carolina. His mother's
name was Hester ; his father's Isaac ; his
brothers'…

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Sophia Brown searching for her relatives including her mother Harriet King and brother Peter

The Sun (New York, NY)

September 9, 1888

To Whom it May Concern.
Can any one answer this letter to the satis-
faction [satisfaction] of the writer?
"TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: I have some relations
in Richmond, Va. They are not in Richmond town, but
are in that county. My mother was named HARRIET KING,
and me and my brother PETER were sold together, and
came as far as Duck Hill,…

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W.H. Ash searching for Charles Wheeler

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

September 23, 1899

Do You Know Him?

Lkisburg, Va., Sept. 18, 1899.

Editor of PLANET;

Sir:-I desire to know if there
is a young man in your city by the
name of Charles Wheeler, who was
brought from Savannah, Ga., some
years ago by a Mrs. Green (white).

If living, he is about 17 years old. I
met his mother in Plainfield, N. J.,
this summer and can put…

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