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D. J. Price searching for his nephew

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 31, 1882

DEAR EDITOR: I would like to
find my nephew, Robert Brown,
who left New Orleans, Oct. 20,
1877, for Louisville, Ky. He
stopped at Plaquemines, La., and
wrote me two letters, but as I was
out of the city teaching school at
the time, they were not answered
until my return home. I wrote
but did not receive a reply. I have
not heard…

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Caroline Jones searching for her brother Oscar Jones

Southwestern Christian Recorder (New Orleans, LA)

June 8, 1882

DEAR EDITOR: I desire to find
my brother. His name was Oscar
Jones. His father was Oscar, and
two sisters Caroline and Emily,
used to belong Capt. W. M. Kelley
who lived in East Baton Rouge
Parish. Oscar went off during the
war, and I have heard from him
but once since; he wrote to sister
Emily about five years ago. She
then…

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Mrs. Fanny Barber searching for her son John Barber

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 16, 1882

MR. EDITOR ---- I read in your
paper of Dec. 23, 1881, about my
son. His name is John Barber,
but changed to John C. Evans. He
was sold to a trader in 1851, at the
age of fourteen. I have written
two letters but have received no
answer. I am very anxious to
hear of him, as I am alone in this
world. Mrs. Fanny Barber, No.…

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Vianna McQueen searching for her daughter Eveline Wagner

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 9, 1882

DEAR EDITOR ---- I have a daughter
in Louisiana. She lived at Mr.
Justus C King's. Her post office is
Waterproof, sometimes I got letters
from L'Argent post office. I
received a letter from her Oct. 3,
18__, and she said she had sent me
$10, and I did not get it. It has
been near two years ago, and I
have not heard from her…

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Mrs. Ann Read (formerly Clarissa) searching for her mother Perline, sister Sephrony, and brother Anderson or any family (1st of 2 ads placed)

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 19, 1882

DEAR EDITOR ----- I belonged to
John Rowden of St. Charles county
Missouri. I was called Clarissa. I
was sold to Mr. Kerle, a planter
My mother was named Perline. I
was the youngest of mother's first
children. I had a sister named
Sephrony, and a brother called
Anderson. I don't know much
about mother's second children. …

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Dennis Perkins searching for his mother Susan Perkins

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 6, 1880

Susan Perkins, mother of Dennis
Perkins, left me in Mobile about
the year 1858. She went from
here as a slave to Black Hawk,
Carroll county, Miss., last time
heard from. Have written several
letters of inquiry but can get no
answer. Any information from her
will be thankfully received by her
son, Dennis Perkins, care of J.N.…

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Lucy Clarke searching for her mother Nancy Love

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 18, 1880

DEAR EDITOR - Please allow me
to make inquiry for my mother,
Nancy Love. We were separated
about the year 1850, in Mississippi.
I was then but an infant of about
9 months. We belonged to Anderson
Moss. He sold my mother to
Mr. Ned Herndon, a speculator in
slaves. He sold her to Mrs. Hooker,
a widow in Jackson, Miss. It was
then…

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Naro Gillespie seeking information about his father Charles and several siblings (1st of 3 ads)

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 15, 1880

DEAR EDITOR ------ I desire to learn
the whereabouts of my father,
mother, sisters and brothers. My
mother married the second time.
Her first husband was Wm. Price,
by whom she had four children ----
Sarah, Harriet, Mary and William.
I was the first by the latter husband,
named Charles. The others
were Monroe, Charley,…

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Rev. C. Mays seeking information about his son Collin Rufus Mays

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 4, 1878

Information Wanted.

I will be thankful for any information
concerning my son, Collin
Rufus Mays. He left home two
years ago and wrote us regularly
for a year, since that we have not
heard from him. He is 22 years
old, a brown mulatto, about 5 feet
10 inches high, would weigh about
160 pounds. Was near Marshall,
Texas, when last…

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George T. Smith searching for his brother John W. Hines

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

December 22, 1855

INFORMATION WANTED.
THE Undersigned takes this method of ascertaining
the whereabouts of his Brother,
JOHN W. HINES, of Bowling Green, Warren
County, Kentucky, from whom he received a
letter, stating his arrival in Canada. Any person
having a knowledge of Mr. Hines, will
please inform him, and oblige
GEORGE T. SMITH,
Chatham,…

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Sandy Sprattly seeking information of her mother Canddis Sprattly and sister Manervie Sprattly

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

June 22, 1895

NOTICE.
I am writing to find my mother and
sister. My mother's name was Canddis
Spattly, and my sister's name was
Manervie Sprattly. I have been away
every since the war closed. I got one
letter from them long ago when I
entered Pennsylvania. I was born at
Surrey Court-house, Va Aunty Spratty.
I left my mother and sister in…

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William Ransom searching for his brothers Benton and James Ransom

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 2, 1895

INFORMATION WANTED.—
Of my brothers and sisters. There
were five of us, three boys and two
girls. The boys' names were Ben-
ton Ransom and James Ransom,
and my name is William Ransom.
I was taken from mother when one
year old, and never have seen them
since. I got letters from them when
I was preaching at Wentville, Mo.
My…

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Henry Flood searching for his parents Wm. and Charlotte Flood, and his siblings Alexander, Maria, Louisa, Ann, and Rose

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 17, 1887

IMPORTANT INQUIRY. -- I, HENRY
Flood, of Philadelphia, Pa., a member
of Allen A.M.E Chapel, intend making
a visit to my original home and I desire to
find my people, from whom I have been
separated since the war. I was born in
Appomattox Co., Va, near where General
Lee surrendered. My father's name was
Wm, Flood ; my mother's name…

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Nancy Jones seeking information about her son Allen Jones

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 20, 1886

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY SON,
Allen Jones. He left me before the
war, in Mississippi. He wrote me a letter
in 1853 in which letter he said that he was
sold to the highest bidder, a gentleman
in Charleston, S. C. Nancy Jones, his
mother, would like to know the where-
abouts of the above named person. Any
information may be sent to…

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Alice Ann Dungill (formerly Alice Ann Moore) looking for her aunt Rebecca Cornel or uncle Aaron Moore

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 30, 1883

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY AUNT
Rebecca Cornel, or my uncle, Aaron
Moore, or any of their friends--George
Smith, George White, Alexander Settles
or any of the Rivers', all of whom lived in
Clarksville Tenn., during the war. My
aunt may have changed her name by mar-
riage since that time. My father's name
was Clark Moore. He died in the army.…

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J. W. Williams seeking information of his grandparents Joshua and Mahala Williams or any of their descendants

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

December 21, 1893

INFORMATION WANTED--Of
my grandparents or their descend-
ants.
My grandfather's name was
Joshua Williams; his wife was
named Mahala Williams. They
were owned by James Harving at
Wedgefield, S. C., who sold them
to Governor Manning of S. C. He
carried them to the State of Loui-
siana. The owner having failed to
sell my mother whose…

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Agnes Taylor seeking information about her son Watson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

November 19, 1870

Of my son Watson. He was sent
to Avery College, by Rev. Hiram
Revels in the care of John Peck.
Any information, please address--
Agnes Taylor, care of Rev. Early.

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Mary Jane Drew Coleman Burnett seeks information about her mother Evaline Jone Drew

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

November 29, 1900

Information wanted of Eveline
Jone Drew, my mother, who about
eleven years ago lived in Duffield,
near Thannadoah junction, West
Virginia. When last heard from,
about four years ago, she lived in
Pittsburg, Pa. My father's name
was Addison Drew. My brother
Richard Beale, and my sister, Ma-
haley Anne Carter, also lived in
Pittsburg. My…

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