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Burrill Mundy searching for his family

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

December 2, 1865

INFORMATION WANTED

Of my father, Richard Mundy, my mother Jennie Lewis, my sisters Lucy and Sallie, and brothers Arthur and Temple Mundy.

My sister Lucy was married to James Nelson, a servant of Dr. Gauffney. My sister Sallie was married to Cupid Washington.

When I last saw them they were living in King Williams Co., Va , at Mundy's…

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G. W. Hayman searching for his uncle Philip Morton

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 7, 1884

MR. EDITOR––I wish to inquire
for my uncle through your paper.
His name is Philip Morton. He
was born in Georgia, on Beaver
Dam Creek, in Green county. He
belonged to Robert Rea. He lived
there until he was five years old,
after which he came to Alabama.
When eighteen years old, he was
brought to Arkansas by Thomas
Oliver. The…

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Agnes Collins searching for her three sisters Nannie, Patience, and Julian

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 29, 1884

MR. EDITOR-I desire to inquire
for my relatives that I left in
Franklin, Tenn., during the war.
Three sisters, Nannie, Patience and
Julian, who belonged to Mr. Ellis,
of Franklin. My sister Nannie's
husband used to belong to a Mr.
Ployd; she had four children when
I left Franklin for Louisiana, Sarah,
Mag, Eliza and Mary. When I…

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Lucindy Millsap searching for her two brothers London and Anderson Bass

The State Capital (Springfield, IL)

July 18, 1891

Lucindy Millsap, a colored wo-
man near Conyers, Ga. wishes in-
formation of her two brothers,
London and Anderson Bass, who
ran away with Gen. Sherman's
army in 1864. London Bass was
totally blind and was led off to At-
lanta, Ga., during the seige of that
place, by his brother Anderson,
making the remarkable trip
through the…

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Levy Done searching for his mother Kissy Done, brother Joseph Done, and an unnamed uncle

The Colored Tennessean (Nashville, TN)

August 12, 1865

Information Wanted.

OF KISSY DONE, WHO LIVED AT COR-
inth. Miss., in 1862, but I learned she left
there in the fall of the same year for Memphis.
She is my mother, and I would be glad to hear
from her. I have a brother named Joseph Done,
and I also have an uncle somewhere in that
country. Any information respecting their…

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Mrs. Sarah Bell searching for her husband Stephen Crab or Phoenix

The Appeal (Chicago, IL)

June 4, 1892

STEPHEN CRAB-I wish to find my husband, Stephen Crab or Phoenix. He belonged to Jerry Crab in Platte Co., Mo. He ran away 3 or 4 years before the war I used to belong to William Clay. Address, Mrs. Sarah Bell, Weston, Mo. 8-26 92

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M. M. Muldrew searching for their father Butler Muldrew

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 16, 1883

MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire for my father. He belonged to the Muldrews. Old Muldrew died and his widow married a Mr. Hendricks. Father was Butler Muldrew. The last I heard from him he went to war with his young master, then ran away from him, and was then living in Sangamon county, Illinois. From there he moved to Madison county. Mother was…

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J. T. Henry seeking information about his uncle Andy Halebrooks

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 28, 1886

MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
the whereabouts of my uncle, Andy Halebrooks. He used to belong to
a man by the name of Mayberry;
he had a brother named Anderson
who was my father; also two other
brothers, George and William, and
two sisters, Mary and Martha, be-
longing [belonging] to James Wardlaw, all
living in Walker county, Ga.,…

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James M. Ferguson seeking information about his father Allen Clark

The National Tribune (Washington, DC)

May 6, 1909

Information regarding Allen Clark, a
colored soldier, once a slave of Wm.
Clark, Orange County, Va., who was
killed in the civil war. He ran off from
slavery, and joined the Union army.
His son is anxious to learn his regiment
and all particulars possible. -- James M.
Ferguson, 655 Adams St., Steubenville,
Ohio.

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Annetta Goodwin searching for her father Thomas Jones and several siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 1, 1883

DEAR EDITOR :- I wish to see if
my relatives can be found. My
father and mother were named
Thomas and Clarisey Jones. My
mother is dead; my father belonged to
John Ebert; but they were sold to
Mr. Walker. He set them free and
they went to Tennessee and left me
in Vicksburg, Miss., with John
Ebert. I had three brothers that
I…

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Mrs. Esther Stokes searching for her son Commodore Nelson Perry Sidwell Stokes

Highland Weekly News (Hillsboro, OH)

April 18, 1867

Mrs. Esther Stokes, (colored,) living in Ripley, wants information of her son, Commodore Nelson Perry Sidwell Stokes, who ran away from Maysville, Ky., thirteen years ago.

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Dock Thatcher searching for his mother Mary Thatcher and siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 4, 1883

MR. EDITOR - I desire to hear
from my people whom I left in war
time. Mother was Mary Thatcher.
She had four boys and four girls;
John was the eldest boy, then
Mark, Richmond and myself, Dock
Thatcher. The girls were Martha,
Eliza, Matilda and Peggy. I left
them in Limestone county,
Alabama. Address, care of Rev. E.
D. Spencer,…

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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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Rev C. H. Brown searching for his wife's uncle Charles Bender

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 18, 1882

Dear Editor-- I desire to find
my wife's uncle. His name was
Charles Bender, and used to belong
to Mr. Griffin Bender, in Jasper
county Mississippi. His
mother's name was Chanie Bender.
He has a hand burnt off when a
child. He ran away from his owners
one year before the war. The
last heard of him was that he had
gone to…

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Savaran Moore searching for their brother Edmond Francis

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

March 9, 1882

MR. EDITOR ---- I wish to inquire
for my brother Edmond Francis
He left home in Vermilion parish
about the year 1861, en route for
Texas. We have not heard of him
since. My mother's name is Sylvina
Moore. We now reside at
Franklin, La. Our owner's name
was Pierre Moore.

Respectfully,

SAVARAN MOORE.

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Jackson Cumberland searching for his wife Jenny and children Albert and Martha

Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, PA)

May 23, 1867

INFORMATION WANTED. - Jackson Cumberland
(colored), desires information of the
whereabouts of his family, a wife, named
Jenny and two children, one a boy, named
Albert, age about 11 years, the other a girl,
named Martha, age about 6 years. The
father was in the Union army as hostler at
the time of Milroy's retreat, at which time…

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James Calloway searching for his son Jemmy Calloway

Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA)

August 29, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED OF JEMMY
CALLOWAY, (colored) who left the farm
of Mr. John T. Davis, in Appomattox county,
Va., after the fall of Richmond. When last
heard from he was in Harrisonburg, Pa., boarding
with a Mrs. E. Roberts. Any information
concerning him will be thankfully received by
his father, James Calloway, at Alexandria, Va.…

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Thomas Young looking for his mother Mary Duken's family

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 10, 1879

DEAR EDITOR : I desire to inquire
for my mother's people. Her
name is Mary Duken; father's
name was Reuben; grand mothers
Kittie. Mother is from Frederick
county, Virginia. The last man
she belonged to was Robert Marshall.
He was going to whip her
one day, and she ran off to Winchester,
Virginia, in April (year
unknown) and…

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George Johnson looking for brother-in-law Houston McLemore

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 17, 1879

Dear Editor - I would like to see
if my wife's brother can be found,
through your paper. His name is
Houston McLemore, and he went
from Meridian, Miss., during the
war with Sherman's raid; left a
father Jim McLemore, mother
Adline McLemore and three sisters
Grace, Caroline and Ellen McLemore.
Will all preachers please
read this…

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Washington Waller searching for his father Washington Waller Sr.

The Highland Weekly News (Hillsboro, OH)

May 5, 1864

Information Wanted,
Of Washington Waller, senior, by
his son, Washington Waller, who was
formerly a slave, belonging to Dr.
Wins, of Orange county, Va. He is
now with the Army of the Potomac,
and wishes his father, who was somewhere
in Ohio when last heard from, to write
to him, in care of Major J. C. Duane,
of the Engineer…

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Henry L. Davis searching for his sisters Lucy and Hannah

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 3, 1877

I wish to find my sisters, Lucy
and Hannah. When I was parted
from them they belonged to Roll
Harris, in North Carolina. My
name is Henry, I was the youngest
of the family. I had a brother
named Jacob. Our mother was
named Elizabeth Steede; our father
was named Hubert Davis. He ran
away from slavery in 1852 to some
land of…

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H. L. Kennedy seeking information about their brother Sam Kennedy

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 17, 1877

I desire information of my brother,
Sam Kennedy. We belonged with
our mother, who was named Eliza,
to Wm. Kennedy, in Jasper Co.,
Miss. My brother left us one Sunday
night in Feb. 1863. Address
H.L. Kennedy, Paulding Miss.

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Rev. H. J. Young searching for Moses and Lewis Davis on behalf of Jefferson Davis [former enslaved man]

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

May 10, 1856

INFORMATION WANTED.
JEFFERSON DAVIS in company with his
brothers Moses and Lewis, left Loudon
County Virginia, about eleven years ago in
search of freedom, but on their way they was
attacked by slave-catchers, at which time a battle
ensued, resulting in the capture of Jefferson,
while the other two Moses and Lewis effected
their…

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John A. Murry searching for his father Alfred Murry

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

March 1, 1856

Information Wanted.
JOHN A. MURRY takes this method of ascer-
taining the whereabouts of his Father, Alfred
Murry, who lived with Colonel Hollensworth of
Hagerstown, Maryland, U. S., in the year 1835.
and came to Canada, where he is yet living,
Any person having a knowledge of the locality of
Mr. Murry, will confer a great favor by…

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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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