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Rebecca Mitchell searching for her son John Thomas Bass (also known as John T. Norris)
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
March 27, 1897
Inquiry Notice
I want to find my son, his name is
John Thomas Bass, but was often call-
ed John T. Norris, because his grand-
ma raised him. His mother was nam-
ed Rebecca Bass, his father Joseph
Bass, his aunt, Elizabeth Norris. He
has two uncles, Edward and Robert
Norris. He went to Chicago, and I
heard he was married and had…
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Sallie White (formerly Sallie Teague) searching for her sister Harriet Adkins and brother Major Randall
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
October 30, 1897
Do You Know Them?
I desire to know the where-abouts of
my relatives. My name was formerly
Sallie Teague, the name by which they
knew me. I lived in Richmond until I
was 26 years old. I left there the year
before the war commenced. My former
husband's name was George Teague.
The white people, with whom I was
in Richmond here name…
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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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Daniel Sherman searching for his former wives Allie Mason, Sarah Berry, and Bitha Fason and their respective children
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
April 22, 1880
DEAR EDITOR ---- Please let me
inquire about my relatives, whom I
left behind when I went to Texas.
I came here with a man by the
name of John Mattix. My first
wife's name was Allie Mason. She
had three children with her. The
name of the oldest was Daniel
Monroe Mason, and the others were
named Jesse and Levinia. I left…
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Chaney (Land) Anderson seeking information about their brother George Jenkins
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
February 24, 1881
DEAR EDITOR ---- I wish to inquire
for my brother George. I heard
twice that he was living on Black
water. I heard he was living below
Meridian. His first wife was
named Clara Allen; but he quit
her and married again. His name
was George Jenkins, and he
belonged to Mr. Jenkins. I used to
be Chaney Land, but am now
Chaney…
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Charlotte Ann Davis (formerly Charlotte Carlisle) searching for her children
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
March 30, 1882
MR. EDITOR --- I wish to find my children Sarah, Carloss, Easter, Jane, Frank and Margaret. Margaret, the youngest, was three years old when I left her, living with Henry Carloss, in Chickasaw county, I was sold to Columbus Williams, whose brother carried me to Memphis, Tennessee, and sold me to Capt. Sam Bullington. He carried me to near…
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Miss P. L. Foster seeking her father's family including father Joe Foster
The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
October 13, 1881
DEAR EDITOR -- I wish to inquire for my father's people. He belonged to the Dewalt family in Newberry district, South Carolina, and was named Joe Foster. He left his home with nine children and a wife. Mother was Lydia and had six daughters and three sons -- Manda, Sarah, Victoria, Emeline, Pitcy, Ellen, Joseph, Paul and Albert. We left here in…
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John Bosan looking for his father Abe Bosan
The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
January 28, 1886
MR. EDITOR ---- I wise to inquire
for my father; his name was Abe
Bosan; he left me in Shelby county,
Kentucky; he was set free before the
war; he belonged to Thos. Bundon.
He married a lady belonging to
Squire Mitchell, and they sold her
to Nelson Hope, and he moved to
Missouri and my father went with
him; they moved to Lincoln…
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Juda Ann Williams (formerly Juda Ann Grear) looking for her father Edmond Alexander
The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
February 25, 1886
MR. EDITOR ---- I wish to inquire through your paper for my father. I was about 12 years of age when I last saw him; I was coming through Memphis from Holly Springs, Miss., and have not seen him since. His name was Edmond Alexander; his first wife was named Ann; she was my mother; my name is Juda Ann, and at that time was Juda Ann Grear. Since…
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Willis Wright searching for his mother Mrs. Lucy Kennedy (formerly Lucy Wright)
New National Era (Washington, DC)
June 13, 1872
INFORMATION WANTED
Concerning my mother, Mrs. Lucy Wright, formerly of Charleston, South Carolina; subsequently she went to Mobile, Alabama, and married there. She now goes by the name of Lucy Kennedy. She is the mother of seven children, viz: William, Samuel, James Wesley, Adam, Willis, Sarah, and Mary. Any information concerning my said…
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Samuel Casby (formerly Samuel Wood) seeking information about his sisters Rhody and Phillis
The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
June 3, 1886
MR. EDITOR - I want to inquire for my two sisters; the oldest was Rhody, who belonged to Thomas Wood, who lived in Spartenburg district, South Carolina; she married Ely Dunsley; her last one was named Thomas Smith. My younger sister was Phillis, who also belonged to Thomas Wood. My name was Samuel Wood when I lived there; my mothers name was…
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Martha Easte searching for her family including mother Martha and uncle Andy Johnson
The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
July 22, 1886
MR. EDITOR―I desire to find my people. I left my parents in Mosel, Texas, when quite young, mother's name is Martha, her brother's name was Andy Johnson, my father's name was Chas. Johnson, his wife is named Miranda. My mother once belonged to Judge Adkins. The man that bought me was named Benj. Robinson. They took me to Union county, Arkansas. I…
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Harriet Holman (formerly Harriet Switzer) searching for her children
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
March 8, 1883
MR. EDITOR: I wish to inquire for my children, whom I left before the war. There were eight. The boys were Ephraim, Andrew, Milas, Silas, James, Henry and George Washington. My name was Harriet Switzer. I belonged to George Switzer, near Newton, Lincoln county, N.C. Alex Boss, their father, died four years before the war. Ephraim belonged to George…
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Clarissa Reed searching for her mother Pearline, stepfather Sam, and siblings
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
September 13, 1883
DEAR EDITOR- I desire to inquire for my people. Mother was Pearline, stepfather was Sam. Mother had two sets of children. There were five of us, and two died before I left home. The oldest, Sophronia, was sold first; there were Fannie, Morgan, Anderson and myself. Parents belonged to John Ronden. The old man and I was sold to a Mr. Currel, and he…
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B. J. Houston searching for his two sisters Emily and Emma
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
September 27, 1883
MR. EDITOR--Please correct
some mistakes in B. J. Houston's
lost friends letter for me. The oldest
was Mack and Harry and Ben.
Sisters Emily and Emma. I have
found my brother Ben. We had
not seen each other since we were
little boys, until the 3rd of September
last. When we parted I was
eight years old and he was six; today
I am…
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Bettie Moore searching for her sisters Anna Liza Brown and Cornelius, and brother Walter Bell
The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
October 8, 1885
MR. EDITOR —I wish to inquire
for my people. My father's name
was Norvel Bell; he had two wives,
his first wife was named Maria
Bishop; he had one daughter by
her, whose name is Anna Liza
Brown. His second wife's name
was Kate Houston; he had two
daughters and one son by this
wife. The name of the son is
Walter Bell; the names…
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Bunk Hilliard searching for his wife Annie Sterling
The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
October 30, 1884
Mr. Editor - I wish to inquire
for my wife. Her name was Annie;
mine is Buck Sterling. She belonged
to a man in Georgia by the
name of Whit Sterling. She had
a daughter Francis. She left her
in LaGrange, Georgia. Wife was
sold to Mr. Barley, who lived in
Lafourche in war times. The last
I heard of her she was married
again to…
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Permelia Statefield searching for her son Turner Staterfield
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
June 11, 1885
MR. EDITOR- I wish to inquire for my son, a young man about 26 years of age. His name is Turner Saterfield. He left home Feb. 10, 1874, and I have have heard from him once; he was then in Cincinnati, O. He was to lave Cincinnati in a few days for Memphis, Tenn., at the time I heard from him. I think it was in 1877. My name is Permelia Saterfield.…
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Mrs. Jas. Oakley searching for her paternal grandmother Martha Ann Page Crump Egester
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
October 16, 1909
Wants to Find Her Father.
My father, William Egester, was
born in Richmond, Va., 1841 (?)
and was sold to Mr. John Wither-
spoon in Lawrenceburg, Ky., in
1849. His mother's name was Mar-
tha Anne Page Crump Egester. She
afterwards married a Cox. Her
children were named John and Chas-
tine Cox. John Cox married a lady
by the name of…
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Teaner Deaver seeking their mother Bettie La Mott
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
November 18, 1893
I would like to know of the whereabouts of
my mother by the name of Bettie La Mott;
married a man by the name of Yaricks Crook-
shank [Crookshank]. I was sold to Jim Deaver, at Giles Co
Tenn. The last time I heard from her, she was
in Charleston, S. C., at 86 Archidel street, in
the year of 1847 A. D. Yours Respectfully,
Teaner Deaver,…
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W. H. Gilliam seeking Mrs. Johnson (formerly Miss Hannah Harmer).
The Cleveland Gazette (Cleveland, OH)
February 12, 1887
Information Wanted Of Miss Hannah Harmer or Mrs. Johnson, widow, daughter of Elizabeth and John Harmer, who formerly resided east of Toronto, Can., near Sharkhill and Brooksbush. Left Toronto in 1864, in company with her mother and brother, Thomas Harmer, en route for Buffalo and left the latter place for Wisconsin, Iowa or Indiana. Was reported…
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Robert Anderson and Ida Pryor reunite and remarry
Staunton Daily Leader (Staunton, VA)
January 9, 1905
Romantic Lives Of Slave Couple.
A marriage license was issued at Hagerstown last week to Robert Anderson, of Weverton, aged 74 years, and Ida Pryor, of Staunton, aged 67, both colored. The story reads like a romance. The couple were married before the war and both were slaves down in South western Virginia. Anderson was sold and separated from…
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Harrison Bradley and his wife reunite after 21 years and remarry
The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH)
August 17, 1880
AFTER MANY YEARS.
Reunion of a Colored Man and His Wife,
Who Were Separated During the Days
of Slavery.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE ENQUIRER.
YELLOW SPRINGS, OHIO, August 16.—In the
year 1857, when the baneful curse of slavery
existed in the South, the marrying and intermarriyngof
colored people were not recognized
by the forms…
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Robert Warren and Charity Atwater reunited and remarried after 53 years
Davenport Sunday Democrat (Davenport, IA)
June 6, 1897
Married After Fifty-three Years.
Oskaloosa, June 5. There was sol-
emnized [solemnized] here today a wedding that re-
united [reunited] “Uncle” Robert Warren, of Os-
kaloosa [Oskaloosa], and Charity Atwater, of North
Carolina, after a separation of 53 years.
The two were married according to
slave laws at Chapel Hill, North Caro-
lina…
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George Harris and Mary J. Brooks reunite and remarry after 45 years
San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA)
July 23, 1904
FORMER SLAVES
JOIN FORTUNES
After Separation of Forty-
Five Years They Meet by
Chance at Fresno and Wed
BOTH MARRIED BEFORE
Each Had Lost a Loved One
and They Quickly Decide
to Finish Life Together
Special Dispatch to The Call.
FRESNO, July 22.---After a separa-
tion [separation] of forty-five years George Harris
and Mary J.…
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