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Lucy Lee searching for her daughter Julia Cranly
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
June 22, 1867
INFORMATION WANTED.
Information wanted of my daughter, Ju-
lia Cranly. I last heard from her about five
years ago. She belonged to Wm. Black-
well, in Northumberland County, Va. She
is the mother of three children, Charlotte,
Louisa, and Benjamin Cranly. Her niece
Caroline Anderson Julia Cranly was sold
from Richmond, Va., and was taken…
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Lucinda Johnson looking for her mother Hannah and brother Levy
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
July 20, 1867
INFORMATION WANTED.
Information wanted of my mother, whose
name was Hannah, and of my brother, whose
name was Levy. They formerly belonged
to a man by the name of Charles Morehead,
in Springfield, Missouri. When last heard
from, she and my brother belonged to a Mr.
Bingo. Myself and brother Levy were sold
when I was eight years old, to…
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Mary Brown searching for her sons Jerry and James Wilson
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
January 18, 1868
Information Wanted
Of the whereabouts of my two sons, Jerry
and James Wilson, formerly of Annapolis,
Md. They were sold from me two years
before the war. Any information of them
will be thankfully received by their mother,
Mary Brown, of Annapolis, Md. The last
account heard from Jerry was from Vicks-
burg, Miss.
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Ephraim Allen searching for his mother Lucy Smith, brother Peter, aunt Sarah Smith and several cousins
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
November 21, 1868
INFORMATION WANTED
Of my mother, Lucy Smith, of Hopkinsville,
Ky., formerly the slave of Dr. Smith. She
was sold to a Mr. Jenks, of Louisiana. Of
my aunt, Sarah Smith, sold to Mrs. Rhodes,
of Summerville, Tenn. Of my brother, Pe-
ter, and my cousins Ann and Jane Smith,
sold to Edd. Dickerson, negro trader. Also
of my cousin, Edmund Smith,…
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Alice Mitchell looking for her father Joshua Clarke and mother Polly Clarke and siblings Joshua and Kate
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
November 28, 1868
INFORMATION WANTED
Of my father, Joshua Clarke, my mother,
Polly Clarke, my brother, Joshua, and sis-
ter Kate. In our family there were four
daughters and one son. I am the oldest
daughter. I was sold about thirteen years
ago, to Alabama. My father, mother, bro-
ther and sisters were then living in Rich-
mond, Va. Please address any…
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Lewis Blackwell searching for his son Charles Blackwell
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
May 8, 1869
INFORMATION WANTED
Of my son Charles Blackwell. He was sold
from me in Lancaster county, Virginia, ten
years ago, when quite young. He was sold
from the estate of Mr. Joseph Beacham to
Mr. Lewis Dix, and then taken to Mississip-
pi. I am an old man and need the compan-
ionship of my son. Any assistance in se-
curing information of his…
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Amanda Allison (formerly Amanda Shaw) looking for her mother Ann Roscoe
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
September 11, 1869
Information Wanted of Ann Roscoe, for-
merly lived near Gallatin, Tenn. Belonged
to a Mr. Patton, but was purchased by Thos.
Roscoe, was left with a trader named John
Taylor, who is said to have sold her to South
Carolina. Please address her daughter,
Amanda Allison, formerly Amanda Shaw,
No. 35 North High St., Nashville, care of
Daniel…
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Somerset Cannon searching for her sisters Margery and Mahala Cannon and brother Stephen Cannon
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
September 25, 1869
Information wanted of my sisters Margery
and Mahala Cannon, and Stephen Cannon, my bro-
ther. They belonged to Jos. Neil. Margery fell
to his daughter Eliza Ann Robison. All of Sea-
ford, Del. I left Delaware 35 years ago, since
which time I have heard nothing definite. They
were sold South. Any information please address
to Somerset…
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Martha Ann Good looking for her sister Sarah Williams (1st of 2 ads placed)
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
April 2, 1870
INFORMATION WANTED
Information wanted of Sarah Williams,
who I left at Halifax Court House, Va.,
about 25 years ago. She belonged to a man
whose name was William Early, who kept
a dry-goods store. Any information of her
will be thankfully received by her sister,
Martha Ann Good, who was taken way from
Nathan Dexter, who kept a hotel at…
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William Fletcher looking for Emily Helms or her heirs
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
June 18, 1870
NOTICE.
Information is wanted by the undersigned,
concerning one Emily Helms, or if dead her
heirs; she was the daughter of Matilda
Whiteworth, by her first husband, Lewis
Helms. Said Lewis and Matilda Helms,
were formerly of Nashville, Tennessee, or
its immediate neighborhood, from which
place, Emily Helms was sold, when she was
about…
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Mary Holsey looking for her sister Mrs. Martha Holeman
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
June 18, 1870
INFORMATION WANTED
Of my sister, Mrs. Martha Holeman, who
lived in Lebanon, Wilson county Tenn. My
mother and I lived in Somelia county, Tenn.
Our mother's name is Sophia Hosley. My
sister's husband's name is Robert Holeman;
they were both sold from Lebanon jail to
Huntsville, Alabama, to a man named
Branum. Any information of their…
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Anthony Fleming looking for information about his sister Rosanna
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
January 28, 1871
Information Wanted.
Information wanted of my sister
Rosanna. We parted in Richmond,
Va. thirty-five years ago. Learned
that she was carried to Alabama by
a man named Templeman. She is
now about 58 years old. My name
then was Anthony Terrill. Also, in-
formation wanted of Harriet Chap-
man, mother of Sidney Oliver. When
last heard…
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M. A. Heinz looking for information about Martha A. H. Stewart
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
May 27, 1871
INFORMATION WANTED.
Information wanted of Martha A. H.
Stewart, of Louisville. Was sold by
Allen Willits, who lived on Harriet's
Creek in 1856 or '7, to Fred. Heinz, of
Napoleon, Ark Willits afterwards re-
moved to Louisville. He had children
named Richard, James and John Wil-
lits, also a daughter named Cornelia.
The mother of…
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Joanna Burris searching for her brother Lewis Burris
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
May 11, 1872
Information Wanted.
INFORMATION wanted of my brother Lewis
Burris sold from Hatteras Island, N.C. His
owner Edmund Burris sold him from his
wife and two children, to Wm. Howard who
took him to Silver Springs Florida. At the
time he was sold the writer was about five
years old. Our mother Hester Burris is still
living and is very…
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Lewis D. Twine looking for his aunt Causy Saw and her seven children
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
May 11, 1872
INFORMATION wanted of my aunt Causy
Baw, and her seven children who were sold
from Amelia County, Va, in 1855 to a pain-
ter in Alabama. since then she has only been
heard from once, then she was in the same
State. Any parties knowing their where-
bouts will do a favor to communicate the same
to her nephew Lewis D. Twine.
Lincoln…
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Mary Jane Bell (formerly Suckey Blacklidge) searching for her daughters Mary Eliza Strebeck and Emily Blacklidge
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
January 16, 1873
Information Wanted.
Information wanted of Mary Eliza Stre-
beck and Emily Blacklidge, daughters of
Suckey Blacklidge and grand-daughters of
Mary McGlynn. They were born in New-
bern, N.C. When last heard from, Mary
Eliza was taken from Newbern by a Mr.
Morris (baker), and sold to Alfred Hatch
in Mobile, Ala. Emily Blacklidge…
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Nellie Harbold looking for her children Lydia, Miley A., and Samuel Tirley
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
June 26, 1873
INFORMATION WANTED of my daughter
Lydia Tirley who was taken from Lex-
ington, Ky., and nineteen years ago and
placed in the yard of Forrest the Trader,
who sold her to a man be the name of
Dick Fily, somewhere in Tennessee. Also,
my daughter Miley A. Tirley, sold from
the same yard, known as Forrest's Traders
Yard, in Memphis, Tenn.,…
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Mary Long searching for her mother Eliza Long, siblings George and Charlotte Long, and extended family
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
December 11, 1873
Information wanted of my mother
Eliza Long, my brother and sister George
and Charlotte Long, and my uncle Dock,
all of whom were slaves in Jackson, Mis-
sissippi to the same master: my uncle Ter
ma and aunts Patience and Rosa who
were slaves to Mr. Scruggs and Mr.
Thompson.
When I last heard of my mother she
had been sold to…
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Henrietta C. Banks seeking her father's relatives
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
April 22, 1897
INFORMATION WANTED.--
Of my father's relatives. He lived
at Liberty Md , and was owned by
a man by the name of Billy Owens,
near the turnpike road. His fath-
er's name was Billy Banks and his
mother's name was Henrietta. His
sister's name was Hattie, and his broth
er's name was Dennis Banks. He
was stolen at the age of fifteen with
an…
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Elmira Beal looking for siblings Hiram, Robert, Jesse, Martha, and Emily Beal
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
February 10, 1898
Information wanted of my three
brothers and two sisters; brothers
names Hiram, Robert and Jesse
Beal, sisters Martha and Emily
Beal. They were sold ut [at] Rich-
mond, Va. beford Emancipation
Father's name was John Beal, he
belonged to a man name Captain
Jim Allen; mother's name, Mariah
Ann Beal. She belonged to Joe
Hudson. My sisters,…
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Betty Wrightsell searching for brothers London Walker, Alfred Abner, and sister Mary Jane Wrightsell
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
February 10, 1898
I desire to find my two brothers
and sister London Walker, Alfred
Abner and Mary Jane Wrightsell
who were sold before the war.
We were owned by George Wright-
sell on Sandy Creek, Randolph
Co. N. C. Mary Jane was sold by
Fields Fox to Tom Sanders and ta
ken to New Orleans. London Wal-
ker was sold by Morris Ruth, Al-
bert Abner was…
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Patsy Nance seeking information about Randel and Mary Ann Nance
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
January 13, 1898
Information wanted of Randel
Nance, owned by Mr. John Barks-
dale of Laurens, S. C., Barksdale
sold him to Joe Crews and Joe
Crews sold him to one Mr. John-
son in Mobile, Ala. Mary Ann
Nance owned by Mrs. Mary Nance
was sold to one Mr. Wm. Beard in
Maybinton, S. C. and he carried
her to Montgomery, Ala.
Any information concerning…
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Lucinda Keys looking for her children Albert and Margaret Carpenter
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
May 10, 1877
WANTED.
Information of the present whereabouts of
my two children Albert and Margaret Car-
penter, who were sold away from me in the
town of Madison Court House, Va., and tak-
en by slave-traders to the Cotton States, sev-
eral years before the breaking out of the
late rebellion.
At the time the boy was only nine and
the girl eight…
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Rachel Hackett seeking information about daughters Sarah Jane and Ellen Hackett
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
April 18, 1878
INFORMATION WANTED OF SARAH
JANE AND ELLEN HACKETT AND
their half sister, Mary Elizabeth Black. the
two former sold by Thomas Lynch to Georgia
about 17 years ago. The latter sold to Wm.
Colby in Kent Co., Md. from whom she
escaped during slavery. Information will be
thankfully received by their mother,
RACHEL HACKETT.
Thurlow Station, Del.…
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Polly Monds (formerly Polly Fields)
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
April 25, 1878
INFORMATION WANTED.
I desire to seek information of my people.
My father's name wa. [was], when I knew him, Reu-
ben Fields; my mother's name, Sarah Fields,
my sister Lizzie Fields, and my brother Arm-
stead Fields. My name was Polly Fields, now
Polly Monds. Any information of the above
named persons will be thankfully received.
They…
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