Charles Stewart searching for two of his sisters Fannie Stewart and Harriet Stewart

Southern Republican (Demopolis, AL)

December 21, 1870

Information Wanted.
Information is wanted as to the
whereabouts of two colored women,
who, when children, were known by
the names Harriet Stewart and
Fannie Stewart, and belonged to Lar-
kin [Larkin] Stewart, who lived about 7 1-2
miles from Greensboro, Alabama, on
Brush Creek. About thirty years ago
they were sold or swapped off to…

Cupid Blue and Kitty Blue searching for their daughter Millie Blue

Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)

October 26, 1869

PERSONAL.
NOTICE.--Information wanted of MILLIE BLUE,
a very bright Mulatto Girl, 14 years of age, who
left her home in Jessup's Cut, Howard county,
Maryland. She is a well-grown Girl, has large teeth
in front (gap between) and somewhat decayed; also
a full suit of brown hair. It is feared she was en-
ticed [enticed] away by some…

D. J. Price searching for his nephew

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 24, 1880

Daisy Boyd seeking information about her father Rev. Richard Green

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 17, 1895

Information Wanted of my father
Rev. Richard Green, of the A.M.E.
Church, pastor at Galveston, Tex.
I am anxious to know his where-
abouts, being his daughter -- Daisy
Boyd, my marriage name. He is
quite white, some people would take
him for white. I have not seen him
since I was two years old. He mar-
ried a lady by the name of…

Daniel Harris searching for his brother Peter Harris

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 6, 1887

MR. EDITOR-- I am hunting for my brother; his name is Peter Harris. He went from Shawne town, Ills., to Helena, Ark., on a steamboat called Delaware. The last I heard of him he was living with a man named F. B. Rodgers, in Philos county, Ark. He belonged to a man in Henry country, by the name of Atkins. His father was a free man by the name of…

Dave Coleman searching for his son Tom Coleman and brother Tyler Greenwade

The Appeal (Chicago, IL)

April 25, 1891

TOM COLEMAN-I wish to find my son Tom Coleman. He left here in November 1890. He is 17 years of age, brown in color and has a small scar on his face. I would also like to find my brother Tyler Greenwade. Address, Dave Coleman, Roaring Spring, Ky.

David Franklin Shannon searching for his brother James Shannon

The Appeal (Chicago, IL)

August 6, 1892

DAVID F SHANNON— I wish to know where my
brother is, he left here in the spring of 1880. It
was in the month of April he went from here to
Louisville, Ky., and from there to St. Louis, Mis-
souri. His name was James Shannon, but he
sometimes went by the name of James Hardison.
He was preacher of the christian church. He was
dark…

David Kelly searching for his brother

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 3, 1885

Mr. Editor—I wish to find my
brother. He left West Point,
Tenn., about the year 1886; he was
about twenty years old; he had
two finegrs [fingers] cut off his left hand;
his little finger and the second.
His mother's name was Caroline
Kelly, his father William Noland.
Address David Kelly, Martin's
Mills, Tenn.

Diney Boaz seeking information about her husband Frank Boaz

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 28, 1886

MR. EDITOR--Mrs. Boaz of Fort-
son [Fortson], La., wishes information of her
husband, Frank Boaz, who went
away from her, here at B. S. Dick-
son's [Dickson's] plantation, two days after
Christmas 7 years ago. He left
here in 1879, and went to New Or-
leans [New Orleans], where he staid awhile and I
got some letters from him and sent…

Dr. P. C. Kebble searching for Mrs. or Miss Kate White

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

October 24, 1903

Information is wanted of Miss or Mrs. Kate White, who left Omaha a few years ago and is supposed to be in weighing about 125 pounds. Miss Chicago. She is a bright mulatto. White's parents live at Atchison. Kan Any information will be gladly received by Dr. P. C. Kebble, Pittsburg, Texas.

Ed Butler searching for his brother Alfred and his nephews Alfred and Edward

The Appeal (Chicago, IL)

August 6, 1892

ALFRED BUTLER - I wish to find my brother,
Alfred Butler. He is 37 years old, about 5 feet 8
inches in height, is married and has two children,
boys - Alfred and Edward. Was last seen in Eliz-
abethtown, Ky., in 1880. I heard from him last
August. He was then in St Louis working on the
railroad. We are originally from Nashville, Tenn.…

Edmond Thomas searching for his mother Aceneth and siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 13, 1883

DEAR EDITOR- I wish to inquire for my relatives. Mother was Aceneth. One brother was Sam. Two sisters, the oldest Nancy, and Mary. We belonged to a Mr. Southerling, in Arkansas, who lived near Memphis, Tenn. He sold us to John Range, who brought us to Texas. Mother got two of her middle fingers cut off with a shuck cutter while cutting shucks to…

Edward Alexander searching for his son John Cholly (2nd of 2 ads placed)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 13, 1890

INFORMATION WANTED
of a lost boy, by his parents, who left his
home, Cumberland, in June, 1889 and
has not been heard from since. This is
very painful to a loving mother. This
is my only son, who is four feet in height,
of a very fair complexion and straight,
brown hair. He is a very intelligent looking
boy, with a pin hole at the front…

Elijah Anderson searching for his son Elijah Anderson

The Sun (Baltimore, MD)

January 4, 1872

PERSONAL.
DISAPPEARED, on December 21, ELIJAH AN-
DERSON [ANDERSON], colored, aged 20 years, about 5 feet
high, dark complexion, very stout. Any information
of his whereabouts will be thankfully received by
his distressed parents. ELIJAH ANDERSON, No.
114 Jasper street. j4-3t*

Eliza (formerly Eliza Long) Henderson searching for her mother Jane Borden and six children

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 8, 1881

DEAR EDITOR ---- I wish to in
quire for my mother, Jane Borden,
and six children. Father was
Robert Lacy. I left them on the
Brazos river in Texas in 1853,
near Waco. Bill Long sold me
and one child to George Merritt,
near Shreveport, La. My name
was Eliza Long, but is now Eliza
Henderson. Address me at Rose
Hill, La., care…

Eliza Grapes (formerly Eliza Flemming) searching for her sons Morris, Leander, and John Harrison

Clarksville Weekly Chronicle (Clarksville, TN)

May 3, 1867

INFORMATION WANTED.
THE undersigned desires information of
her three sons, Morris, Leander, and
John Harrison. When last heard from they
were with Mr. William Harrison, of
Hopkinsville about eighteen years ago. Any
information concerning them will be thankfully
received by their mother,
ELIZA GRAPES,
(Formerly Eliza Flemming.)…

Eliza Hammond looking for her daughter Eliza Jane Hammond who wandered off

Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)

July 30, 1868

LOST.--Wandered from her home, in Anne Arundel
county, near Brooklyn, on the 9th inst., a Colored
Woman named ELIZA JANE HAMMOND. She is
25 years old, a dark mulatto, has her hair cut short
and a scar on the top of her head. She has lost her
mind from an attack of fever, but is entirely harmless.
She is supposed to be somewhere in…

Elizabeth Allen searching for husband Alexander Allen

The Nashville Daily Union (Nashville, TN)

November 26, 1864

Information Wanted

OF ALEXANDER ALLEN, colored man, about
5 feet, 5 inches high, who left Nashville about
two years since, and is supposed to be in Louisville
at this time. Any information concerning him will
be thankfully received by his wife

ELIZABETH ALLEN,

Nashville, Tenn.

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Louisville Journal copy, send bill to…

Elizabeth Butler searching for her mother Anna Brown/Anna Blackwell and three sisters

The Daily Picayune (New Orleans, LA)

May 30, 1840

INFORMATION WANTED,

OF ANNA BROWN or ANNA BLACKWELL, or of her
three daughters, NANCY, ELIZA and SUSAN, a
griffe woman who was brought from Virginia by one
Mr. Latham about the year 1830 to the city of New
Orleans, and sold. Any information leading to their
discovery will be most thankfully received, by leaving
their names at this…

Elizabeth Henderson searching for her mother Jane Burntint and six siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 26, 1882

MR. EDITOR: I wish to inquire for my mother and six children. Oldest brother was Amos Lacey. I left him and sister Mary in Houston county, Texas. Mother had four children with her. George, Ellen, Robert and James. Mother was Jane Burtint. Brother Amos' wife had two sons by a previous marriage Harvey and Edmond. Brother Amos had three girls - Ann,…

Ellen Dixon searching for her son John Dixon

National Republican (Washington, DC)

October 26, 1887

A Long Lost Son.
Any one knowing of the whereabouts of
John Dixon, colored, will confer a favor by
communicating with his mother, Ellen
Dixon, care of NATIONAL REPUBLICAN. The
following is from a memorandum made by
Mr. John T. Bloxham during the late war:
On Thursday, Aug. 8, 1861, in the evening,
about 4 o'clock; my negro boy, John…

Ellen Warmack searching for her sister Jennie Norman.

The Appeal (Chicago, IL)

April 25, 1891

JENNIE NORMAN - I wish to find my sister Jennie Norman. Her father's name was Wallace. Her mother's name was Lucinda. Jennie was at Ples. Norman's sale to Billy Magee, who sold her to a Frenchman. Jennie was light brown in complexion. Address Ellen Warmack, Box 104 Hickman, Ky.

Emma Griffis searching for her son Malekiah Parr

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 25, 1885

MR. EDITOR––I wish to find my
son. His name is Malekiah Parr,
or Malekiah Hymon; he goes by
both of these names. I have not
heard from him for about six years;
he is living in some part of Louis-
iana [Louisiana], but I do not remember the
place; the last time I heard from
him he said it was six hours ride by
rail from where he…

Esther searching for her son Edgar

The Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA)

December 4, 1866

LOST, a small BRIGHT MULATTO
BOY, aged about twelve years, named ED-
GAR [EDGAR]. He was raised by Mrs. James Garnett, of
Caroline county. Any information on him will be
thankfully received by ESTHER, his mother, at
the residence of Mr. John Freelan, corner Fifth
and Cary streets. de 4_2t*

Ewd. Dozier searching for Nancy Dolly

Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)

October 21, 1872

INFORMATION WANTED of the whereabouts of
a Colored Woman named NANCY DOLLY, light
complexion, age about twenty-five years. Left Vuo
de L'Eau, near Norfolk, Va., on the 4th of July, for
Baltimore. Not heard from since. Any information
concerning her whereabouts will greatly oblige
EWD. DOZIER, colored, Norfolk, Va. 021-3t*