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Richard Starkey searching for his son Alexander Starkey
Richard Starkey seeking information about his son, Alexander Starkey, who was last seen in Richmond where he was sold to a southern trader in 1864.
Preston Pagitt searching for his wife Ann Pagitt and children John Alexander Calhoun, Casandra Jane McDaniels, and Mary Lydia Frances
Preston Pagitt searching for his wife Ann Pagitt and their children John Alexander Calhoun, Casandra Jane McDaniels, and Mary Lydia Frances. They were taken from near Liberty, Virginia, to Alabama, ten years ago [ca. 1857].
Jeff Frierson and Mary Burt reunited and remarried after 44-year separation
Jeff Frierson and Mary Burt were reunited and remarried in Shelbyville, TN, in 1903. They had been separated in that county [Bedford County, TN] 44 years earlier, when Mary was sold and taken to Arkansas.
Henry Brady searching for Frank Brady
Frank "left his home" in Woodville, Virginia, ca. 1853. [He was presumably sold]. He was heard of once, in Charleston, South Carolina, since then.
Eliza Montgomery searching for her brother Dick Bush
Dick "was the slave of Edward Bush, a negro trader, who was our father." Montgomery was sold in or near Nashville, Tennessee, when a child, and taken to Missouri. Her brother was sold to someone in Texas.
Mrs. Milla Dawsey (nee Milla Bond) searching for her son and her brothers
Newspaper article about Milla Dawsey's search for her family. Includes transcription of Dawsey's two Christian Recorder ads. Dawsey, from Calvert County, Maryland, had not seen her brothers or son since they were sold away from her.
Alexander Foley and his wife reunited and remarried after forty years
Foley, of Natchez, Mississippi, found his wife in 1891 in Carrollton, Kentucky. They had been separated by sale [in Virginia?]
John Easton found his mother after decades of searching
Easton, of Indianapolis, Indiana, found his mother, Clara Clounch, of Paducah, Kentucky. They were separated by sale when he was seven years old.
Reprinted from the Indianapolis Sentinel (Indianapolis, IN)
Reprinted from the Indianapolis Sentinel (Indianapolis, IN)
Henry Anderson and Sandy Anderson are looking for mother Peggy and brothers Chas, Horace, and Alex
Anderson was sold away from Somerset County, Maryland, about six years before the Civil War.
John Wesley searching for his brothers Tom, Daniel, and Manual Nowlan
John Wesley searching for Tom, Daniel, and Manual Nowlan, who moved from Virginia to Alabama since the Civil War with Matthew B. Nowlan.
Robert Hubbard searching for parents Camilla and Robert and siblings Charlotte, Mary, Frank, and Charles
Robert Hubbard searching for parents Camilla and Robert and siblings Charlotte, Mary, Frank, and Charles. Hubbard who were enslaved by William Townsend. He "left" his family at Washington DC, 16 years earlier [ca. 1855].
Daniel West looking for his father Jeff Cooper, his mother Susie Cooper, and siblings Anna, Siler, Katie, Sallie, James, Bill, and Rimeon Cooper
Daniel West looking for his father Jeff Cooper, his mother Susie Cooper, and siblings Anna, Siler, Katie, Sallie, James, Bill, and Rimeon Cooper.
Eliza Husher (formerly Eliza Clark) searching for her mother Sallie Clark and siblings
Eliza Husher is searching for her mother, Sallie Clark, and her brothers and sisters.
Brown Jones searching for his mother Frankie Hightower and brothers Bruce and Car Hightower
Brown Jones is searching for his mother, Frankie Hightower, brothers Bruce and Car Hightower, and sister Lucifer Hightower
Tally Miller seeking information about his daughters Caroline and Sarah Williams
Tally Miller wishes to find his two daughters.
George Peden seeking his mother Serlena and sister
George Peden seeking his mother Serlena and unnamed sister. Peden was sold to speculators Tom Brown and John Booker who took him to Mississippi.
Robert Reed wishes to inquire for his relatives
Hasn't heard from his family since 1847 when sold at Holly Springs
Mr. Goosland [Rev. Matthew Goosland], sold in 1847, finds his sister
Mr. Goosland, Oberlin, OH, finds his family after 25 years. Newspaper quotes letter he wrote to his wife in 1847, shortly after he was sold and taken from Wytheville, VA, to Mobile, AL.
Mrs. Woodsen finds sister Mrs. Culton after 42-year separation
Mrs. Woodsen finds little sister, Mrs. Culton, of Bonne Terre, Missouri
Melinda Robinson searching for her mother Frances Woodson (Frances Bowles)
Mother, Frances Woodson/Frances Bowles, sold from Goochland County, VA, to Florida.
Emmanuel Jacobs and Caroline Jacobs searching for their son Solomon Jacobs
Emmanuel and Caroline Jacobs searching for their son Solomon Jacobs. He was enslaved by Daniel R. McNeal of Hardy County, VA, and sold to Southern traders before the Civil War.
Martha Ward searching for her sister Rosetta McQuillin
Martha Ward searching for her sister, Rosetta McQuillin. She was sold from Norfolk, VA, to a Frenchman in Mobile, AL, about 30 years ago
Virginia Rice searching for her mother's relatives
Virginia Rice searching for relatives of her mother, Lucy Fisher. Her mother, her grandmother Harriet Fisher, and her great-grandmother, Kate Winfrey, were all slaves of Winfrey/Winfreys family of Richmond, VA. Searcher's maternal grandfather was Bob…
J. Wofford White searching for his brother Harvey
J. Wofford White searching for his brother, Harvey, who was formerly enslaved by Mrs. Sarah McDonald, widow of "Big Jack", who lived near Lynchburg, Sumpter District, South Carolina.
Fredrick Pryor searching for his father, mother, sister, and brother
Fredrick Pryor searching for his father Frederick Pryor, mother Betsy Pryor, a sister named Edward, and a brother whose name he doesn't remember. He left his father in McGavelin County, VA near Richmond. He doesn't remember who his brother was sold…