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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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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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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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Richard Gray seeking information about Moses Lumly and Polly Noel

The Colored Tennessean (Nashville, TN)

July 18, 1866

Information Wanted.
Of Moses Lumly, who was raised
near Oxford, N.C., by Dr. John
Hicks, and sold to Wm. Lumly of
Rome, Ga., at which place he was liv-
ing when Sherman's army reached
there in the Spring of 1864. Also, of
Polly Noel, who lived in Vicksburg,
Miss., up to the time the law was
passed in that State prohibiting…

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Ann Wright (formerly Ann Carter) seeking information about her father Thomas Carter

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 7, 1893

INFORMATION WANTED OF
my father, Thomas Carter, who
left Louisburg, W. Va., about the
fourth year of the war, 1864. He
belonged to Ben Thompson at
Kanawha, W. Va. I am his daught-
er, Ann Wright. My name was
Ann Carter. Address
Rev. John T. Schofield,
Box 105 Bedford, Va.

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Roman Pleasant seeking information about his brothers Anthony and Isaiah Pleasant

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 26, 1868

Notice.--Information is wanted of my
brothers, Anthony and Isaiah Pleasant ; have
three sisters whose names are forgotten.
Lived at Tusoumbia, Ala., which place I
left in 1862. Address, Roman Pleasant, To-
ledo, Ohio. [sep26 6w

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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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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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Jas. Bell looking for his mother Isabella, sister Sallie, aunt Parthenia, and grandmother Minna

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

November 19, 1870

Of my mother Isabella, my sister
Sallie, and of my aunt Parthenia,
and of my grandmother, named Min-
na. I left them in Georgia about
thirty years ago. They belonged to
a man named Joe Marshall; my
mother belonged to a man named
Wm. Bell. They lived near Green
Brier Meeting House - Any informa-
tion address, Jas. Bell, Helena, Ark.

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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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Julia Smith (formerly Julia Gordey) searching for her son George G. Gordey

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

October 8, 1891

INFORMATION WANTED.--of Geo.
G. Gordey of Laurel, Sussex Co., Dela-
ware, who belonged to a man named Hobbs
He (Gordey) went from Laurel to Agusta.
Ga., from Agusta Ga., to Canada, return-
ing to Mississppi, since which time his
mother, Julia Gordey, now Julia Smith,
and his sister Ruth Ann Little, have not
heard of him. Any information…

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Eda Lowe (formerly Eda Ratlaft) seeking information about her mother Phoebe Ratlaft

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 28, 1893

IMFORMATION WANTED--Of
my mother. Her name is or was
Phoebe Ratlaft. She was in the
South during the war. She be-
longed to one Louis Helterlirant,
a Cherokee Indian, on or near
Grand River. Indian Territory. I
was an infant when she was run
South, and am her first child.
I heard from her once when she
was in Topeka, Kan., and…

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Caroline Ramsey seeking information about her son Wesley Ramsey (2nd of 2 ads placed)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 5, 1893

INFORMATION WANTED.--Of my
son, Wesley Ramsey, otherwise known as
Sex Ramsey, who was born in Adams Co.,
Miss. He left home during the war, and
nothing has been heard of him since. His
parents' names are Peter and Caroline
Ramsey. His brother's and sister's names
are Dennis and Lottie, respectively.
Any information leading to his…

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Jacob French-Stewart seeking information about his mother Matilda French and several siblings

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 1, 1886

INFORMATION WANTED OF ANY OR
all of the following persons by their
brother, Jacob French-Stewart, namely :
Moses French, Fanny French, Nancy French
and Sally French. Those are my whole
sisters and brother. My mother, viz., Ma-
tilda French, had her second husband be-
fore I came away, which was about the
year 1839. Her name was then…

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Mrs. Dulcina Hall seeking information about her father Isaac Tolson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 9, 1888

INFORMATION WANTED OF ONE ISAAC
Tolson. He left Howard county, Mo., many
years ago. The last heard of him he was in
Canada. He had a daughter named Dulcina.
If any one can give any information of his
whereabouts they will please inform his daugh-
er, Mrs. Dulcina Hall, at Clinton, Henry county,
Mo.

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Ellen Nettleton searching for her husband George Nettleton

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

November 10, 1855

INFORMATION WANTED.
ELLEN NETTLETON wants to find her
husband, GEORGE NETTLETON. She
got parted from him at one of the Stations west
of Hamilton, and don't know the place he his gone
to. He had two young children with him. She
is in Chatham, a stranger and without money.
Exchanges will serve the cause of humanity by
making the above…

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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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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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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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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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J. W. Winbush searching for their father's relatives, including their grandmother Edith Williams and brother Daniel Williams

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 21, 1889

Dear editor: I wish to inquire for my father’s people. Father’s name was Washington William Winbush. He lived in Gr[undecipherable] county, Alabama. His gra[undecipherable] mother's [grandmother's?] name was Millie Har[undecipherable] She belonged to Mr. Page Har[undecipherable] His mother, who is dead, [undecipherable] named Hannah Williams.…

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David Rideout searching for his father's relatives, including his grandparents Dick and Peggy Rideout

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 25, 1880

MR. EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my father's people. My grandfather is Dick Rideout, grandmother Peggy Rideout. They belonged to Sam Shags, of Maryland, 13 miles from Washington City. They had 16 children--Betty, James, Barbary, Tettee, Rachel, Mary, David Henderson, Sophia. Amelia, Christian, Ann. My father is Henderson Ripeout. He was sold, ran…

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