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Winory Johnson looking for his sisters Charlotte and Ellen Johnson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 7, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED.
Information wanted of Charlotte Johnson and
Ellen Johnson, who formerly belonged to one
Samuel Harrington, who resided in a town called
Tobacco Stick, Maryland. They were sold out
of the State, in 1854. Any information of their
whereabouts will be gratefully received by their
brother, WINORY…

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Willie Schofield searching for his mother Harriet Jones, and his siblings Squire, Joe and Edwina

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

December 15, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED.
Information wanted of my mother, Harriet
Jones. When last heard of she was in Madison,
Florida, living with Oscar Jones, her master; and
also of my brothers, Squire and Joe, and my sis-
ter Edwina. I was sold by Cy. Robertson to
Lewis Schofield, of Atlanta, Ga. Any informa-
tion will be respectfully received by
…

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Willie Price searching for sons John and Dorse Price

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

April 23, 1892

I would like to find my two sons, John and
Dorse Price They were raised in North Carolina,
Rockingham county. Their father's name was
Sims Price, when last heard from Dorse was in
Massachusetts. He left after he was free. Any
information of either will be thankfully
received by Willie Price, 59 South Sycamore
street, Springfield,…

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William Watson searching for his wife Nancy Watson and their children George and Jane

Louisville Daily Courier (Louisville, KY)

March 21, 1866

WANTED.
WANTED—INFORMATION—My wife, NAN-
CY [NANCY] WATSON, colored woman, and two chil-
dren [children], George, aged 9 or 10, and Jane, aged 4 or 5, ar-
rived [arrived] in Louisville, Ky., last summer. They were
from Avoyelle Parish, La., near Marksville. We
all belonged to Mr. Cornelius Voris. I have not
heard one word from them since…

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William Robinson (formerly William Volantine) searching for his brother Daniel Cromwell (formerly Joshua Volantine)

Liberator (Boston, MA)

March 2, 1849

INFORMATION WANTED. William Volantine, now
named William Robinson, who was once a slave in
Baltimore, and now living in New Bedford, wishes to
know where his brother is, who was a slave in the
same place, but came from Baltimore about three
years since to Philadelphia. His name was Joshua
Volantine, but he received the name of Daniel…

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William Joseph Johnson searching for his brother Richard Johnson

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

June 2, 1894

Do you Know Them.
CHESTER, PA., May 30, 1894.—I
would like to know the whereabouts of
my brother, Richard Johnson. The
last I heard of him he was at or near
Hampton, Va. Our mother's name was
Lydia A. Johnson. We are from King
William Co., Va., and belonged to a fam-
ily [family] named Stevens. There were three
brothers, Richard…

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William Davis and his sister Mary reunited after forty years separation

Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)

August 14, 1897

SEPARATED FOR FORTY YEARS. Strange History of William Davis and His Sister, Once Slaves. Niles, Mich. Aug. 10. - Forty years ago William Davis and his sister Mary were slaves in the family of James Matlock, a rich Georgia planter. Just before the war Matlock died and William and Mary were sold to pay the debts of the estate. They were parted and…

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William Buchanan for his parents Mira and Albert Buchanan and his siblings

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

November 18, 1880

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
mother, Mira Buchanan. She was born
near Degrange, Ark. My father's name was
Albert; my brother's, Andrew Jackson
Buchanan; my sisters', Harriet and Teresy.
Any person knowing the whereabouts of
of any of these will confer a favor by ad
dressing William (or Bill) Buchanan, Tus-
cola, Ill.

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William Brown seeking Rachel and Margaret Brown

The Northwestern Recorder (Milwaukee, WI)

February, 1893

RACHEL BROWN.—I should like to know the whereabouts of my sister, Rachel Brown, owned by Joseph Waneforth, the banker at Maysville, Ky. I saw her last at that place in 1870. Also Margaret Brown, owned by the same man. Address Wm. Brown, 1162 Fulton street, Chicago, Ill.

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William Ambrose (formerly Ambrose Brackens) searching for his family

New Orleans Tribune (New Orleans, LA)

August 30, 1865

Circular of Inquiry. TO ALL FRIENDS OF HUMANITY. Chicago, May 18, 1865 Mr. WM. AMBROSE, of the firm of Ambrose & Jackson, Restaurant keepers. 91 Clark street, Chicago, Ill., wishes most earnestly to find the family of his mother, brothers and sisters, and will state the following particulars in his own words: "I was known in Kentucky by…

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Wesley Johnson seeking information about his brother Gideon Johnson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 21, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED.
Of my brother, Gideon Johnson, who formerly
lived in Shenandoah County, Virginia, and left
there in 1860 or 1861, for Pennsylvania. The
last time heard from he was at Carlisle, Pa. Any
information will be thankfully received by his
wife and family. Address
WESLEY JOHNSON,
…

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Viney Robinson searching for her husband's brothers Ned, Peter, and Cator

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

August 4, 1881

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY HUS-
band's brothers--Peter, Ned and Cator
My husband's name was Robert Robinson
and he lived with McGhee or Woodside
The last heard from, his brothers lived in
Dover, Ill. Any information will be gladly
received by VINEY ROBINSON, McComb City,
Miss. …

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Vina Johnson reunited with her husband George Perry after 43 years

The Highland Weekly News (Hillsboro, OH)

August 14, 1873

Wedding After Forty Years of
Separation.
Our town is all agog this morning
over the wedding that is to be cele-
brated [celebrated] in a day or two between Aunt
Vina Johnson, an old colored lady of
our place, and a former husband,
from whom she has been separated
for forty years. Forty-three years
ago Aunt Vina was the slave of a Mr.…

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Unnamed widow of Charles Harris, Jr. searching for his mother Louisa Harris and unnamed sister

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

February 9, 1895

Do You Know Them

Information is wanted concerning
the following parties : Charles Harris,
the son of Charles Harris. Sr., and
Louisa Harris. One of the daughters
attended the Hampton N. & A.
Institute. She married a man named Budd
and located in the West. Charles Harris,
Sr. died and his widow married a
man named Samuel Brown, …

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Unnamed person seeking their family including their mother Fancis Jackson

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 3, 1887

MR. EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my people. My mother's name was Fancis Jackson. There was ten children of us, James, John, Dennis, Ellis and Simeon, Eliza, beth, Salia, Nancy, Adeline and Laura Jackson, five boys and five girls, the boys are all dead and two of the girls. Laura Jackson was in Yazoo City, Miss., the last time I heard from her.…

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Unnamed person seeking information about their mother Nancy Dosier and sister Alice

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

November 4, 1886

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY MOTH-
er and sister. My mother's name was
Nancy Dosier and sister's name was Alice.
They were sold at Jackson, Miss., by a
man named Mizel(?). My mother was sold
from Jackson in 1851 or '52 to Poindexter,
of Louisiana, who took her to Shreeves-
port, La. She left three children in Jack-
son, two boys and a girl ;…

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Tom Carnahan, the only black police officer in Lincoln, NE, finds his brother after two decades

The McCook Tribune (McCook, NE)

November 4, 1886

TOM CARNAHAN, the colored member of the Lincoln police force, has been treated to a genuine surprise by the arrival of his brother from Texas, whom he has not heard from in twenty years. Before the war Tom and his brother were slave chil-dren in Arkansas and were separated by the war. Tom drifted to the north and his brother to Texas. A short…

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Thornton Mitchell seeking his brother Gilbert

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

March 7, 1896

Lost Relatives.
I want to find my brother Gilbert, who was
sold with my mother, Lettie Mitchell, about
1847, from Trimble county, Ky., by one Daniel
Trout. Last accounts he was a dray drive n
Memphis, Tenn. Any information will be
thankfully received. Thornton Mitchell, Mad-
ison [Madison], Ind. mar7-4t

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Thomas T. Miller seeking his siblings

The Northwestern Recorder (Milwaukee, WI)

February, 1893

I WISH to find my brother and sister. I left them in Hocksville, Luray County, Virginia. We belonged so Abram Miller, who bought Longs mill on the Shanandoah River. My mother's name was Lucy Miller. I wastaken away by John G. Hamilton. Address Thomas T. Miller, rear 388 North State street, Chicago, Ill.

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Thomas H. Brown searching for his mother Amanda and brother Walter

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 19, 1877

INFORMATION WANTED
Of my people whom I left in the year of 1864.
My mother and oldest brother moved to
St. Louis, Mo., and left me in Helena, Arkan-
sas with my aunt Carolina, whom I left in
1864, and followed the 13th Illinois Infantry
until they were mustered out and came to
Illinois with them. My mother's first name
is Amanda, and my…

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Thomas Arthur Everick searching for family including Lewis Everick and his wife Eliza

New National Era (Washington, DC)

March 14, 1872

INFORMATION WANTED,
Concerning Lewis Everick, his wife Eliza, and their children, Mandy Creasey, Hannah, Julia, Rachel, five daughters; and Vincent and Hilliard, two sons; all owned and named after their last master and mistress, Wm. Young and wife Mandy. In 1864, when Emancipation was proclaimed, they then lived three quarters of a mile from…

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The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children of New York searching for James Davis's mother Annie Van Netten and his siblings Fannie and Stephen.

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

August 10, 1901

Do You Know Them?
The Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children of New York has in
its charge a boy who gives his name as
James Davis, claims he lives at No. 66
John street, Richmond, Va., and that
his mother remarried, her present name
being Annie Van Netten. She has two
other children, Fannie and Stephen.
They first lived…

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Susan Wilson searching for her relatives, including Henry Payne and her aunt Judy Payne

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 16, 1880

DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my relatives. My mother was sold from Carthage, Tenn., about the breaking out of the war, to Larkin Payne, of Chattanooga. In the early part of the war I left my aunt Judy Payne and Henry Payne at Carthage, and went to live in Ohio. Address me care of Mr. Cunningham, corner of Rampart and Julia streets, New…

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Susan Simons looking for Susan Prior

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 6, 1867

INFORMATION WANTED.
Information wanted of Susan Prior,
daughter of Mary Ann, wife of Edmond
Prior, belonging to Dr. Smith of Gloucester.
Susan Prior belonged to Wm. Rogers. She
is anxious to hear of her father and mother,
also Amanda, who was taken from Glouces-
ter Court House to Williamsburg, and John,
who was sold from Wm. Smart.
…

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Susan A. Grandy searching for her brother Caesar Nash Grandy

The New York Herald (New York, NY)

December 28, 1871

INFORMATION WANTED--OF CAESAR NASH GRANDY, colored; came to New York from Norfolk May 16, 1871,on the steamer Saratoga. A note to his sister, SUSAN A. GRANDY, care of N.M. Heal, No. 5 John street, New York, would be gladly received.

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