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James Dogan found his first wife and his family

Reading Times and Dispatch (Reading, PA)

July 26, 1871

POTTSTOWN has an Enoch Arden in the
shape of a colored man named James Dogan,
who was a slave prior to the rebellion, and,
escaping into the Union lines, afterwards be-
came [became] a soldier and fought all through the
war. He became separated from his family,
and not hearing from them for several years,
subsequently married again.…

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John Snyder searching for his son William Snyder

Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, PA)

September 9, 1868

INFORMATION is wanted relative to the
whereabouts of William Snyder, a colored
boy, aged twelve years, who left his home in
State street, this city, on Sunday, August
30th, for the purpose of going to Sunday
school, and has not been heard of since. He
had a black roundabout, light pants and light
hat, and has a small sore under one of…

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Easter Bradford searching for Alcinda Bradford

Public Opinion (Chambersburg, PA)

August 23, 1870

Information is wanted of the whereabouts of Alcinda Bradford, daughter of Jacob and Susan Bradford. She was sold as a slave some years before the war, at New Orleans, to a man by the name of Lindsay, and was afterwards taken to Arkansas. Any information of the above person addressed to Easter Bradford, Chambersburg, Pa., will be thankfully…

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Mrs. Eliza Stewart (formerly Eliza Robinson) searching for her brother Richard Peeke or Peeker

Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, PA)

June 6, 1884

Information Desired. Mrs. Eliza Stewart, nee Eliza Robinson, wife of Henry Stewart, of this city, is anxious to learn the whereabouts of her brother, who was known as Richard Peeke, when sold by his master, Wm. Holliday, of Hagerstown, Md., long before the late rebellion. He is supposed to be in Alabama or Georgia, engaged in raising cotton. Any…

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William Johnson searching for Frances Johnson (formerly Frances Archer)

Public Ledger (Philadelphia, PA)

October 9, 1848

INFORMATION WANTED.--Left her home
about four weeks since, a colored girl, eight years
of age, well grown, and talks quick, with large eyes;
her right name is FRANCES ARCHER, but she
now answers to the name of Frances Johnson. Any
person knowing of her whereabouts, by giving me
information will be liberally rewarded.
WILLIAM JOHNSON,…

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Unidentified parents searching for son John Granville Brown

The National Gazette and Literary Register (Philadelphia, PA)

July 27, 1833

INFORMATION WANTED of a colored boy, about 4
feet 10 inches high, stout built, and 14 years of age,
named John Granville Brown. He left his parents on
Friday, the 19th inst; and had on an iron gray roundabout
and pantaloons, an old black hat and lace boots. On
the right side of his face below the ear was one large and
several small…

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Arthur Thomas searching for his aunt Delcie Graves, her husband Frederick Graves, and his uncle James Washington

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

October 10, 1908

Do You Know Them?
I am very anxious to locate some
of my people, Delcie Graves, my aunt
and Frederick Graves,, her husband,
and my mother's brother, James
Washington. Frederick Graves and
James Washington were soldiers in
the war of 1863. My mother Geor-
gianna [Georgianna] and the others mentioned a-
bove [above] belonged to Mr. Tom…

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L. Lindsay searching for his brother P. S. Lindsay

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

December 5, 1903

Do You Know Him?
If anyone know the whereabouts of
my brother, P. S. Lindsay, any infor-
mation [information] will be thankfully received. His
mother is dead.
Very respectully yours,
L. LINDSAY,
168 N. Craig St.,
Pittsburg, Pa.

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Henry Brady searching for Frank Brady

Weekly Journal (Mercersburg, PA)

June 30, 1871

INFORMATION WANTED.--The undersigned
desires information concerning
Frank Brady, colored. He left
his home in Woodville, Rappahannock
county, Virginia, about eighteen
years ago. He has been heard of once
since, at which time he was at Charleston,
South Carolina. Any information
concerning him will be thankfully
received by Henry…

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Robert D. Holmes searching for Jane Wilson

The New York Herald (New York, NY)

February 10, 1865

INFORMATION WANTED--OF JANE WILSON, OF
Morrisania, Westchester county, who is supposed to
have gone to Philadelphia. She has a dark brown complexion,
about five feet five or six inches in height, decayed
teeth, one tooth gone in front upper jaw, dressed in black,
and had a boy fourteen years of age, about same complexion,
with a mark…

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Caroline Jackson is searching for Polly Anne Green

Kansas City Globe (Kansas City, KS)

February 19, 1908

Information Wanted.

Postmaster Childs received a letter
this morning from Caroline Jackson
of Philadelphia asking for information
concerning the whereabouts
of a negro woman named Polly Anne
Green. The letter stated that she
came to this city during the slavery
days and belonged to the Holiday
family in Virginia.

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Mrs. Theresa Smith searching for James Alexander

Greenville Advance Argus (Greenville, PA)

March 18, 1880

MRS. THERESA SMITH writes from
Oil City, making inquiries concern-
ing [concerning] the whereabouts of James Alexan-
der [Alexander], colored, and an old soldier, to
whose material interest it will be to
report at that place at once—there is
money in bank for him.

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Venus Safford searching for her son Hiram

Vermont Telegraph (Brandon, VT)

May 17, 1843

INFORMATION WANTED, of my Son
Hiram a colored boy who left me nearly
twenty years ago, with Dr Day, of Montpelier.
He started from that place, resided
for a while in Philadelphia, left then
for New Orleans, and was there when
last heard of. Any one who will give any
information concerning him will greatly
oblige the heart of a poor…

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Rachel Baynan searching for her son George Roberts

Public Ledger (Philadelphia, PA)

August 31, 1849

INFORMATION WANTED.--A Colored Boy,
named GEORGE ROBERTS, is missing from his
home since Tuesday afternoon. His mother fears he
is kidnapped. He is about 15 years old; had gray cassinet
pants and a cotton cap, and no jacket. Any information
of him will be gratefully received by his
mother, RACHEL BAYNAN,

No. 36 Budd's…

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Josephine Smith is searching for her brother Lerov Smith

The Daily Republican (Monongahela, PA)

June 25, 1888

WANTED.– Information as to the whereabouts
of Lerov Smith, (colored) will
be thankfully received by his sister, Josephine
Smith, of Indiadapolis, Ind. Brother and
sister were separated in the days of slavery,
and these two are the only ones now living.
A man by this name lived, at one time, either
at Wescoe or Roscoe. Anyone who can…

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Randolph Butler searching for his brothers Arthur William and Toler Butler

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

February 23, 1901

Do You Know Them?
I desire to know the whereabouts of
my two brothers. One is named Ar
thur [Arthur] William and the other, Toler
Butler. I saw one of them in 75 and
Toler August 15, 1881.
Any information will be thankfully
received by addressing,
RANDOLPH BUTLER,
1415 Poplar St.,
Pittsburgh, Pa.

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Annie Cabiniss searching for her son George Cabiniss

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

March 31, 1900

Do You Know Hm?
I desire to know the whereabouts of
my son, George Cabiniss. When last
heard from, he was working in Phila-
delphia [Philadelphia]. Any information concerning
his whereabouts will be thankfully re-
ceived [received] by his mother, who desires him
to return home.
ANNIE CABINISS,
409 W. Baker St., Richmond, Va.

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Nathaniel Dunmore searching for soldiers regarding Edmond Dunmore's death

National Tribune (Washington, DC)

August 29, 1889

—Nathaniel Dunmore,
Oral, W. Va., desires the addresses of any soldiers
who know anything pertaining to the time and
death of Edmond Dunmore (colored), who enlisted
from the State of Pennsylvania. —

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William Robinson (formerly William Volantine) searching for his brother Daniel Cromwell (formerly Joshua Volantine)

Liberator (Boston, MA)

March 2, 1849

INFORMATION WANTED. William Volantine, now
named William Robinson, who was once a slave in
Baltimore, and now living in New Bedford, wishes to
know where his brother is, who was a slave in the
same place, but came from Baltimore about three
years since to Philadelphia. His name was Joshua
Volantine, but he received the name of Daniel…

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Frank E. Lawrence finds his father after 36 years

Juniata Sentinel and Republican (Mifflintown, PA)

November 11, 1891

After a separation of thirty-six
years, Frank E. Lawrence, of South
Chester, has discovered the where-
abouts [whereabouts] of his father, in St. Joseph,
Mo. As slaves his father and moth
er [mother] were separated.

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William Joseph Johnson searching for his brother Richard Johnson

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

June 2, 1894

Do you Know Them.
CHESTER, PA., May 30, 1894.—I
would like to know the whereabouts of
my brother, Richard Johnson. The
last I heard of him he was at or near
Hampton, Va. Our mother's name was
Lydia A. Johnson. We are from King
William Co., Va., and belonged to a fam-
ily [family] named Stevens. There were three
brothers, Richard…

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Mrs. Louisa Fry reunited with her mother, "Aunty" Strong, for first time since the Civil War

Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)

March 22, 1908

FOUND HER AGED MOTHER
Reunion After Separation During
Slavery Days
Special to The Inquirer.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., March 21.—
Mrs. Louisa Fry, an aged colored woman
of Pleasantville, has just found her moth-
er [mother], whom she has not seen since the slaves
on a plantation near Charlottesburg, Va.,
were liberated at the close of the…

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Mrs. Hattie Pratt and Mrs. Rebecca Reed seeking their brother Daniel W. Jackson

The Cleveland Gazette (Cleveland, OH)

February 22, 1887

Any information concerning the whereabouts of Daniel W. Jackson will be thankfully received by his sisters, Mrs. Hattie Pratt, Meadville, Pa., and Mrs. Rebecca Reed, 473 Sterling avenue, Cleveland, O.

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Miss Emma Daniels searching for her two sisters

Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)

November 18, 1905

Whereabouts Wanted. Wanted to find my two sisters. I have not seen them for eighteen years. They resided at 608 or 806 N. 2nd St with Easter Brooks. Address all information to MISS EMMA DANIELS, 207 Green St., New Castle, Pa.

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John Dryden seeking Mary Ross

The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)

January 5, 1895

Wanted.––The address of Agnes Ross, broth-
er [brother] of Mary Ross, a colored woman generally
known as "Lame Mary," who before 1863 was a
slave of David Castleman of Lexington, Ky.
She left Lexington suddenly about 1864 or 1865
and never returned. When last heard of
through her letters to her mother she was in or
near Belmont, Pa.…

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