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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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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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James L. Ferguson searching for information about his parents Winston and Charity Ferguson and several siblings

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 23, 1882

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY BROTH-
ers, Washington and Dick Ferguson.
They were in the Government service at
Paducah, Ky., in the year 1863, and were
from Ballard county, Ky. They did belong
to a man by the name of John D. Ferguson,
a preacher, and left paducah and joined the
army of the United States somewhere not
known to us. They went with…

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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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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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J. M. Ross seeking information about his brothers Thomas and Major Ross

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 23, 1887

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY BROTH-
ers, Thomas and Major Ross, sons of Rich-
ard and Ann Ross. They were born slaves
in Calvert Co. Md. and ran off from their
mistress, Mrs Eliza Robbins, of Baltimore
City Md , just before the war. Any in-
formation as to their whereabouts will be
thankfully received by their brother, J. M.
Ross, Cadiz, Ohio.

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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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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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Issac Bray seeking his father Carter Bray

The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

January 13, 1900

Do You Know Him ?

I desire to know the whereabouts of
my father, Carter Bray. He was with
McClellan's army in 1862. He had two
sisters and two brothers, but all are
dead.
I am the only one living of three
sons. He was born 25 miles west of
Ashland, Hanover County, Va., and was
owned by a woman, named Betsy Kimbrough.

His…

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Wm. Oliver Holmes looking for his sister Mary Holmes

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

September 13, 1890

Do You Know Her.

I desire to know the wherebouts
of my sister. Her maiden name was
Mary Holmes. Her first marriage
name was Mary Brown. I learn she
has marrried the second time. She is
the daughter of Claiborne and Jennie
(or Jane) Holmes, who lived in King
William County, Va. Her father was
owned by Mr. Park Davis.…

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Dr. William S. Gladling seeking information about his uncle Jack Elsey

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 21, 1889

INFORMATION WANTED OF MY UNCLE-
Jack Eley. Have not heard of him
since 1861. He left Isle of Wight county,
Va., in that year and we have never heard
of him since. Any information of him will
be thankfully received by his sister (my
mother.) Her maiden name was Eliza
Eley, then she married Daniel Gadling, all
of whom were slaves of Nathaniel…

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William Love looking for his son Jackson (2 ads)

The Daily Dispatch (Wilmington, NC)

February 19, 1866

INFORMATION WANTED,

Of My Son Jackson, who left Robeson
County, N.C., last March, with General
Sherman's army. He belonged to Mr. John C.
McMillan, near Antioch Church, in same County.
Jackson is about twenty years old, over six feet
high -- slim and spare-made, has a scar on the bottom
of his foot, caused by a snake bite, and is…

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Thompson Family searching for Henry Thompson

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

July 8, 1854

INFORMATION is wanted concerning the
whereabouts of HENRY THOMPSON, a
coloured man, who visited Detroit in February
last, and has not since been heard of by his family,
to whom it is a source of great solicitude. Such
information will be thankfully received at this
office.
Toronto, July 7, 1854. 16

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John and Emaline Hall searching for her brother William Buck

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

September 23, 1854

Information Wanted.
THE Subscriber, with his wife, Mrs. Emaline
Hall, desires to hear from her brother,
WILLIAM BUCK, from near Clarksville
Tennessee. It is known that he was recently in
the State of Indiana, on this way to Canada
West, and it is presumed that he has reached the
Province. Any information from him will be
thankfully…

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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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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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Charles Fisher (formerly Charles Macpike) searching for Maria Macpike and William Montjon and several Macpike family members

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

March 10, 1855

Information Wanted.
CHARLES MACPIKE, purchased by Benjamin
Gray, of Pike County, Missouri, and
sold by him when about twenty years of age, to
Hockens, a Slave-trader, now christened Charles
Fisher, is at present living in Canada West.
The said Charles Fisher would be thankful to
receive any information concerning Maria
Macpike, of…

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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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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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Louis McCowan searching for his sons Coleman McCowan and Taylor McCowan

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

June 20, 1878

My two sons, Coleman McCowan
and Taylor McCowan, left this place
with the federal army in 1864.
Any information concerning them
will be thankfully received. Address
Louis McCowan, care Rev. P. Blue,
Oxford, Miss.

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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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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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Mrs. Sarah Bell searching for her sister Julia (also known as Judy) (2nd of 2 ads)

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

May 14, 1898

DO YOU KNOW THEM?
New Haven, Conn. May 6, '98
I desire information on the
whereabouts of one Julia, nick named Judy,
daughter of Siddy Stevens and John
(or Tim Stevens), born in New Berne,
N.C. She was sold from that place
about one or two years before the Civil
War. Judy had a sister Sally who was
bought from James C. Stevenson by…

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