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Sophia Williams (formerly Sophia Anderson) searching for her mother Amy Anderson and her siblings Henry, Elijah, and Susanna Anderson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 15, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED.
Information wanted of my mother, Amy An
derson; and of her two sons, Henry and Elijah An-
derson; also her daughter, Susanna Anderson,
formerly belonging to one James Smith, of
Pridge, near Greensboro, Georgia. It has been
about eight years since I left there. Also of my
sister, Harriet Ducking. My name was…

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Somerset Cannon searching for her sisters Margery and Mahala Cannon and brother Stephen Cannon

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 25, 1869

Information wanted of my sisters Margery
and Mahala Cannon, and Stephen Cannon, my bro-
ther. They belonged to Jos. Neil. Margery fell
to his daughter Eliza Ann Robison. All of Sea-
ford, Del. I left Delaware 35 years ago, since
which time I have heard nothing definite. They
were sold South. Any information please address
to Somerset…

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Sisters, Julia Lyon and Emeline Skipwarth, reunited after 40 years

The Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago, IL)

November 20, 1885

AFTER MANY YEARS.

AFFECTING MEETING OF TWO SISTERS.

Special Telegram to the Inter Ocean.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Nov. 19.--Forty
years ago Julia and Emeline, two sisters,
were slaves upon the plantation of a master
by the name of Hall, in Kentucky. Emeline
left her sister one night, and with a party of
fugitives crossed the Ohio…

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Silas Redman looking for his mother Fanny, father Samuel, and siblings

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

April 30, 1891

INFORMATION WANTED of my
relatives to the Dash Estate. Dash died
when we were children. Mother's name
was Fanny ; father's name was Samuel.
The five oldest children were Belvia, Min-
nie, Archie. Silas and Samuel We were
bound out for 14 years ; we are natives of
South Carolina, born in Orangeburg
County. I came away before the war
Any…

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Seeking heirs of Dolly Mack

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

June 7, 1902

Do You Know Them?

Dolly Mack of Springfield, Mass. has
been dead a year. She formerly resided
in Chesterfield county, Va., but has not
been home for many years. She left
much money, and it is now being held
pending the appearance of her relatives.

It is desired to find Mrs. Charlotte
Dabney, wife of Mr. George Dabney,
who was a member…

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Sarah Yancy (formerly Sarah Wooten) searching for her father Jack Adams

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 1, 1883

MR EDITOR:--I wish to see if I can find my dear father. I came to Texas about 28 years ago, and left my father in Kentucky. His name was Jack Adams. We were brought out of Texas by Billy Wooten. My name was then Sarah Wooten, but is now Sarah Yancey. Sisters were Marcy, who is dead, and Celia. Brother Charles lives here. SARAH YANCY. Columbus,…

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Sarah Ratliff (formerly Sarah Davidson and Sarah Vance) searching for her siblings James Almnight, Henry Davidson, and Mary Knight

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 9, 1880

DEAR EDITOR— I wish to inquire for two brothers and one sister— James Almnight, Henry Davidson and Mary Knight. Brothers left me at Batesville in 1865. James went to Helena and then to New Orleans. The last I heard of him he was living at the latter place in 1870. Henry went to Ohio about the close of the war. The last I heard of him was in 1873,…

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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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Sarah Elizabeth Brooks seeking information about her mother Deborah Brown

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 12, 1869

INFORMATION WANTED.
Information wanted of my mother, Debo-
rah Brown, of Chestertown, Kent Co., Md.
She was a slave of Daniel Collins, but
escaped from him in 1854. Five years ago
I heard she was in Canada. Any inforrma-
tion of her whereabouts will be thankfully
received. Address
SARAH ELIZABETH BROOKS,
…

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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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Samuel T. Fisher looking for information about Alfred Myers

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 17, 1871

INFORMATION WANTED.
Of Alfred Myers, son of Mintz Myers,
who lived in Cecil County, Md , near
Battle Swamp ; belonged to Jane Boyd
He has a brother by the name of George
Myers, now in Canada. They both left
Maryland, and continued together until
about thirteen years ago, when they part-
ed at Morristown, N. J. He is a min-
ister, and is…

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Samuel Pollock searching for his uncles Frank, Sam, and Joe

Souhwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 5, 1880

DEAR EDITOR-- I wish to inquire for my uncles, Frank, Sam and Joe, who went from Kemper Co., Miss. Their mother's name is Penny Pollock. Joe ran away from Dr. A. Brown during the war, and the last I heard of him he was in Chicago, Illinois. Frank left to go to Texas with John Warren, and I have heard that he is there. Sam is in Louisiana. Their…

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Samuel J. Howard seeking Joseph Clinton (formerly Joseph Post)

The Anglo-African (New York, NY)

August 12, 1865

INFORMATION WANTED of the whereabouts of Joseph
Post, who, in Cincinnati, is known by the name of
Joseph Clinton, who was working in G. Adams's gal-
lery [gallery], in Nashville, Tenn. His mother, it is said, resides
in Brooklyn, New York. Considerable anxiety is felt
concerning him, and any information in regard to him
will be…

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Samuel Gould searching for information about Sandy Gould and Wm. Gould

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

February 25, 1905

Wants To Find Them.

I desire to know the whereabouts of
Sandy Gould and Wm. Gould. One
the son, the other the nephew of Nich-
olas Gould. Nicholas Gould came from
Richmond, Va., during the war. Any
information will be gratefully received
by their nephew,

SAMUEL GOULD,
1809 Lombard St.,
Philadelphia, Pa.

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Sallie Fine seeking information about her children Mary and William Branan

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 5, 1893

INFORMATION WANTED of my
son, William Branan, and my daughter
Mary Branan, who, sometime before the
war was sold to Ben Branan in Texas
who thereafter moved to Tennessee and
my son and daughter with them. Nothing
has been heard of them since. We all,
before the separation in Texas, belonged
to Jonathan Fine, hence the change of
their…

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Sallie Dickson searching for her brother John Harden

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

July 1, 1880

MR. EDITOR—I desire to inquire for my brother, John Harden. He is from Dickson county, Tennessee. The last time I heard from him he was in Fordham, New York, and was a race rider. Any information of him will be thankfully received. Address me at Cumberland Furnace, Dickson Co, Tenn. SALLIE DICKSON.

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Salina Waller (formerly Salina Whitten) seeks information of her brother Jesse Whitten

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 18, 1886

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY BROTH-
er, Jesse Whitten We were servants of
a rich planter in Spotsylvania Co., Va., by
the name of Billy Whitten. Jesse ran
away to the free states before the war My
name is Salina Waller, formerly Salina
Whitten. I now live with a neice in New
Bedford, Mass. Any information of my broth-
er Jesse will be…

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S. B. H. searching for the relatives of Roland Griffin

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

March 25, 1916

Fairbanks, Alaska. Feb. 3, 1916. To the Editor of the Planet. Richmond, Va.: Dear Sir.—I am writing to locate the relatives of the late Roland Griffin. Deceased was born in Paris, Kentucky, in 1857 or 1858. He went to Chicago in the early Eighties, and there worked as teamster for years, and also married in Chicago. He has three brothers, to-wit:…

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S. Abney searching for their friends Davey Patton and Sophie Abney

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 9, 1882

MR. EDITOR - I wish to inquire
for my friends, who lived near
Louisville, Ky. Davey Patton had
two sons, Lanshum and William,
also Sophie Abney. Her mother's
name was Lucy. She had two
children, Amelia and John Abney.
They belonged to A.T. Abney,
and went from Randolph county,
Alabama to Ohio. Address,
S. Abney.
Fairfield, Freestone…

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Rosetta Shotwell seeking her son Auctavious Audwine

The Cleveland Gazette (Cleveland, OH)

May 24, 1884

--Exchanges will please copy: Mrs.
Rosetta Shotwell, of No. 8 Meridan
street, Chicago, would like to learn of
the whereabout of her son, Auctavious
Audwine, who was born in Macon, Ga.
Last account of him he was in New
Orleans, La., in the year of 1872. Any
information as to his whereabouts will
be thankfully received at the above…

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Rosa A. Wilcox searching for her father William Hill and several siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 28, 1884

MR. EDITOR- I wish to hear from
my brothers William, Robert, Martin
and Thomas Hill; and sisters
Nancy, Sallie, Eliza, Caroline and
Mary Hill. I left them in Hunts
ville, Ala. Father was Wm. Hill.
Address me at Capleville, Shelby
county, Tenn. ROSA A. WILCOX.

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Robert T. Lewis looking for his mother Seely Mullins and several siblings

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

March 18, 1893

Seeking His Relatives.

Bradford, Pa., March 5, 1893.

Editor of the Planet,--
Dear Sir:--I would like to take advantage
of the offer you make in your paper
of finding out if some of my relatives are
living and what their address is.
I with my mother and four brothers
were living on the Archie Mullin farm in
Goochland county in…

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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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Robert Mason searching for mother Maria Hall and sisters Margaret and Lucy Mason

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 28, 1878

INFORMATION WANTED Of my mother Maria Hall whose first husband, my father, was James Mason; and of my sisters Margaret and Lucy Mason. When last heard from they were living in or near Front Royal, Va. but my late owner, John B. Gardener, wrote me that they had removed to Ohio. Any information of them will be thankfully received by Robert Mason…

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Robert Balem searching for his wife Jane C. Balem

Louisville Daily Journal (Louisville, KY)

July 10, 1865

Information Wanted
OF JANE C. BALEM (COLORED WOMAN, MY
wife), formerly owned by Tamond Hooper, of Cobb
county, Ga. Address ROBERT BALEM,
jv7d3* Humphrey, Cattaraugus co., N Y.

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