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Wm. Patton searching for his mother Nellie Holmes and brothers Tom and Littleton
The Weekly Floridian (Tallahassee, FL)
June 5, 1883
Information Wanted.
Wm. Patton, a respectable colored man sixty-seven
years old, was brought to this county
about forty years ago as the slave of Alex. Patton.
He was born on the estate of John Holmes,
twelve miles from Memphis, whence he was
taken to Jackson, Tennessee, at the age of seven
years, by a Mr. Lundy, who sold him to Mr.…
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Levi Morrison searching for his brother Archie B. Morrison
The Pinehurst Outlook (Pinehurst, NC)
October 29, 1897
Information is wanted concerning
Archie B. Morrison (colored). He was
born in Moore county, N. C., and was
last heard from at Magnolia Hotel, St.
Augustine, Florida in 1885. Any infor-
mation [information] will be gratefully received by his
brother, Levi Morrison, Pinehurst, N. C.
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An unnamed person searching for Mr. Robert Mansfield
The Colored American (Washington, DC)
March 26, 1904
DO YOU KNOW HIS ADDRESS?
A subscriber wants to know the
present whereabouts or address of
Mr. Robert Mansfield, who at one time
lived on 15th St., in this city, and was
head waiter at Palm Beach, Fla. This
information will be cheerfully received
at this office.
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I.Z. Moore searching for Mrs. Della Moore
Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)
December 3, 1908
INFORMATION WANTED.
Any information leading to the
whereabouts of Mrs. Della Moore, her
husband was named Jack Moore, when
last heard from she was at Pensacola,
Florida.
I. Z. MOORE,
Jeff Ala.
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Mrs. Sarah Daniels searching for her siblings Hezekiah, William Capers, Robert, and Laura
Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)
January 26, 1905
WANTS TO FIND HER RELA
TIVES [RELATIVES].
Mrs Sarah Daniels of DeFuniak
Springs, Fla., writes: "At the time
of the war I had three brothers and
a sister who were carried from South
Carolina to Alabama by a white
Methodist preacher by the name of
Ledbetter. They were named re-
spectively [respectively], Hezekiah, William Ca-
pers…
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Ann Wells searching for her daughter Maria Adeline
The Florida Peninsular (Tampa, FL)
February 8, 1868
Information Wanted,
Of Maria Adeline, (colored) formerly a slave
of Dr. Lively and was taken from Tampa
during the war by some colored people and
carried to Key West. When last heard from
she was in Apalachicola, Fla. Any information
regarding her will be gladly received by
her mother,
ANN WELLS.
Tampa, Nov.
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John Quincy Adams Bradley
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
March 24, 1894
Lost Relative.
Information wanted of my mother, father,
and two sisters, names: Caroline, Vincent,
Harriet and Caroline. I saw them last about
thirty years ago in Lexington, Ky., near College
hill. I was called by them "Quincy." My
name is John Quincy Adams Bradley; I lived
with Henry Clark in Lexington, Ky., at that
time. …
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Mrs. Christine Whetstone Holt searching for her siblings Missouri, Margaret, Lettie, and Jack Whetstone
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
April 22, 1893
I would like to know the whereabouts of my
brothers and sisters. They are Missouri Whet-
stone [Whetstone], Margaret Whetstone, Lettie Whetstone,
Jack Whetstone, Harriet Whetstone, Athe
Whetstone, and George had a cousin by the
name of Anna Means. We were all born in
Spartanburgh, South Carolina, and all belonged
to Dave Whetstone. …
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Henrietta Jenkins searching for her parents Charles and Elizabeth Hicks
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
March 15, 1890
INFORMATION WANTED.
Information wanted of my parents,
Charles and Elizabeth Hicks. During
slavery they belonged to Cook Fur-
chew [Furchew], of Alexandria county, Virginia.
Address, HENRIETTA JENKINS.
tl Pensacola, Fla.
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Jane Chaster (formerly Jane Tomlen) seeking information about her brothers Emmett and Willis Tomlen and sisters Rebecca, Polly, and Sallie Tomlen
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
October 31, 1891
LOST RELATIVES.
I desire to find relatives whom I have not
seen since before the war. My name is Jane
Chaster now, but at the time was Jane Tomlen.
I have brothers by the name of Emmett and Wil-
lis [Willis] Tomlen, and sisters named Rebecca, Polly
and Sallie Tomlen. My grandmother was
named Allie Fair. We belonged to a man
named Gus…
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Allen Jenkins
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
September 27, 1890
INFORMATION WANTED of Harriet Hicks.
She left Leesburg, Va., during slavery from
Swanes farm for Texas. Address ALLEN JEN-
KINS, Pensacola, Fla. 4-t.
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Isaac N. Parker searching for his uncle Joseph Relifoot
New National Era (Washington, DC)
May 9, 1872
Portsmouth, Va., April 30, 1872.
To the Editor of the New National Era :
Will you please be kind enough to publish
a few lines for me concerning my uncle,
Joseph Relifoot, who was sold some years
previous to the war, by Willis T. Riddirk,
Gales county, North Carolina. His mother's
name was Hester ; his father's Isaac ; his
brothers'…
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Melinda Robinson searching for her mother Frances Woodson (Frances Bowles)
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
April 19, 1902
Do You Know Them.
I desire to know the whereabouts of
my mother, Frances Woodson, who
sometimes went by Frances Bowles,
which was her owner's name. She was
born in and sold from Goochland Coun-
ty, Va. into Florida, at which place she
was when last heard of. She then had
two daughters with her. Any informa-
tion will be gladly…
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Unnamed searching for their brother William Brown
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
May 21, 1885
MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
for my brother. His name is Wil-
Liam [William] Brown; his mother's name is
Mary Brown, and father's name is
Charles Brown; brothers, George,
Louis and Shadrick Brown; sisters,
Dolly and Susan Brown. We all
belonged to Andrew Crew, of
Richmond, Va., but Andrew Crew
sold brother William to Chiny…
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Priscilla Benjmin searching for her brothers, sister and aunt
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
July 30, 1885
MR. EDITOR-I wish to inquire
through your paper for my people,
who I left in the State of Georgia
about thirty five years ago. About
four years ago I received a letter
from Bro. Isaac Spradley, who was
still living in that State, but I have
wrote several times to him, and
can't hear a word from him; but
Bros. Willie and Edward…
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Unnamed person searching for Albert Young, alias Albert Cotton
New York Herald (New York, NY)
May 3, 1869
PERSONAL.
INFORMATION WANTED -- OF ALBERT YOUNG, ALIAS
Albert Cotton (colored), from Florida; stoops much; 25
years; was waiter last year at Long Branch; liberal reward
paid. 52 Cortlandt, near Greenwich street.
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Wade Hampton searching for Lewis Hampton-Massey
The Appeal (Chicago, IL)
January 10, 1891
LEWIS HAMPTON-MASSEY.––He was a slave, and at the age of five or six years was taken from the town of Chesterfield, S.C., by a man named Gideon, who took him to Florida between 1850 and 1860. Our master's name was Jas. Massey, who owned large grist mill and distillery on Lynch's Creek. Address Wade Hampton, Clear Creek, N. Y.
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Mary Hilliard (formerly Mary Tadums) searching for her sisters, Emily, Renthy, Caroline, and Laura
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
October 14, 1886
MR. EDITOR --- I wish to inquire for my sisters, whom I left in Georgia. Their names are Emily, Renthy, Caroline and Laura. Caroline and Laura used to belong to a man by the name of Bob McCarney, they lived one mile north east of LaGrange, Ga.; they were the two younger sisters. Our first owner was Felix Lesly; there were three of us belonged…
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O. B. Armstrong searching for fellow servicemembers
The National Tribune (Washington, DC)
September 29, 1910
O.B. Armstrong, Punta Gorda, Fla., en-
listed [enlisted] at Camp Casey, Va., July 27, 186[?]
in the 2d U.S.C.T., and served as First
Sergeant, Co. D, until mustered out Jan.
16, 1866, at Washington, D.C., and would
like to hear from any of his old comrades.
He will answer their letters.
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Ralph Lightner searching for his family
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
June 14, 1883
MR. EDITOR:--I was formerly
of Monticello, South Carolina,
and am now living at Hearne, Robison
co., Texas, and want to hear from
relatives, who, when last heard
from where in Florida. My father's
name was Amos, and my mother's
Fannie, and they belonged, when I
was a boy, to Betsy Boyd, as did
also my brothers Cupid and Sam,
and…
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Durant Golden seeking his brother William Linyer Jones
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
October 7, 1886
MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire
for my brother, whom I have not
heard from since 1879; at that time
he was in Florida, a preacher of
the A.M.E. Church. He told me
in his last letter not to write to
him for he would not be there.
His old master's name was Edward
E. S. Jones; his name was William
Linyer Jones, but when he
addressed…
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Drucella Spradley seeking her family
The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
May 27, 1886
MR. EDITOR - I wish to find my
relatives through the columns of
your valuable paper. My sister's
name is Rosetta Spradley. When
I last heard from her she was in
Florida, in 1881; brother in Smithville,
Ga., named Isaac Spradly.
My aunt was named Rosa Rembutt,
she lived in Sumpterville,
Ga.; also her daughter, Julia Rembutt.…
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Thomas Arthur Everick searching for family including Lewis Everick and his wife Eliza
New National Era (Washington, DC)
March 14, 1872
INFORMATION WANTED,
Concerning Lewis Everick, his wife Eliza, and their children, Mandy Creasey, Hannah, Julia, Rachel, five daughters; and Vincent and Hilliard, two sons; all owned and named after their last master and mistress, Wm. Young and wife Mandy. In 1864, when Emancipation was proclaimed, they then lived three quarters of a mile from…
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Amos Wilder (formerly Amos Philgore) seeking information about his brother George Wilder, sisters Jane and Hannah Williford, and several family members
The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
March 25, 1886
MR. EDITOR. ---- I desire to inquire for my people. I left them in Quincy, Florida in 1861, in Gadson county. My oldest brother went by the name of George Wilder; my younger brother belonged to Foreman and Muse; two sisters, the oldest named Jane, she belonged to William and Jessie Wilder, and she was brought from Florida to New Orleans, La., in…
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Frank Johnson
The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
January 21, 1886
MR. EDITOR -- I wish to inquire
for my brother, Milton Thompson.
The last time I heard of him was
in 1865, and at that time he was in
Florida, and I received a letter
from him. My oldest brother is
named Julius Farrand; my next
oldest brother is Albert Homes.
We once belonged to Mrs. Wash
Farr. We heard that he was dead.…
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