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Hariet Betts (formerly Harriet Vance) searching for her brother David Johnson (formerly David Vance)

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

April 27, 1882

MR EDITOR - - I would like to find my brother. He left me in Alabama when I was six years old. He went by the name of David Vance when he left me. Our father was named Jacob Vance and sister Susan. I heard that my brother was at Yazoo City, Miss., and went by the name of David Johnson. My name at that time was Harriet Vance, but is now Hariet…

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James Armstead

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 25, 1879

Mr. Editor -- I desire information
concerning my uncles Gabriel
Armstead, Henry Patrick. Father's
name is Otis Armstead. Their
mother's name is Millie Armstead.
Otis is alive and he and Patrick
came from Virginia to Kentucky.
We belonged to Mr. Thomas
Esquails, Franklin, Borden county.
I took mother back to Virginia.
Martin and…

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Eliza Phillips

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 30, 1880

Mr. Editor -- I wish to inquire
for my kin folks whom I left in
Kentucky. Frathe's name was
Mamuel and mother's Esther. I
do not know their family name. I
cannot tell who either belonged to.
I was brought from Lexington, Ky.
to Lexington, Tenn., by Mr. Jim
Cook. I used to belong to William
Raden. Brother's name was Sam,
and…

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Ralph Amos searching for Taney Cacen

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 30, 1880

Mr Editor -- I desire to inquire for a man named Taney Cacen, who lived in Greenville, New Orleans. Address me at Booneville, La. Ralph Amos

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George W. Lenox (formerly George Smith) looking for his mother Christenia, sisters, and brothers

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 29, 1881

Dear Editor -- I wish to inquire for my kinfolks, mother, sister and brother. The last time I saw them was 1861. They belonged to Mrs. Harris the widow of Mr. John Harris in Lebanon, Mo. Mothers name is Christenia. She was married but I did not know her husband's name, as oldest brother Frank and I belonged to Mr. John T. Smith. I heard that Frank…

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Rev. Samuel Blackwell looking for his father-in-law Gilbert Grant

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 25, 1879

DEAR EDITOR ---- I wish to get some information concerning my wife' father : his name, when I left him in Athens, Ga., was Gilbert Grant. Since that time (1864) I have not heard from him. Wife's name was then Harriet Burke and her mother's Annie Bird. She was sold from Mr. W. M. Bird to Mr. Charles J. Burke who lived within a mile and a quarter…

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West Fairfax searching for brother Osborne Fairfax

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 22, 1881

DEAR EDITOR ---- I wish to inquire for my brother, Osborne Fairfax. I heard of him last about seven years ago. He was then living near Vicksburg, Miss. He used to belong to one Bazzle Kiger. Address me or his mother, Hannah Fairfax, at Navasota, Grimes Co.,Texas. WEST FAIRFAX.

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Horace Carter searching for brother John Carter

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 18, 1879

DEAR EDITOR ----- My brother was sold in Richmond, Va., 35 years ago to Seward, and was carried to Texas. His name was John Carter. I saw a piece in your paper, I think it was him. He says his sister's name was Margaret and brother's name Henderson Carter, and he has four brothers. I have a sister, Margaret Carter, but my name is Horace Carter,…

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George W. Taylor searching for his brother Ed Taylor

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 23, 1880

Mr. Editor -- I desire to inquire for my brother, Ed. Taylor. We belonged to Mr. Anderson Maudon. Brother left us in Rome, Georgia. Mother's name is Jennie; older brother's, William; sisters', Betty, Mary and Barbara. Address me at Murfreesboro, Tenn. George W. Taylor.

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Jane Frisby searching for her brother Thyou Bateman

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 18, 1879

DEAR EDITOR ------ I wish to make inquire for my brother. The last I heard from him he was in Waco, Texas, in the year 1878. His name is Tyou Bateman. His first owner was Sim Bateman and the next Sandy Brown. Address me at Luling, Caldwell Co., Texas. JANE FRISBY.

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Alice Rebecca Lewis searching for her mother Martha Jackson and her sisters

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 16, 1880

DEAR EDITOR- I wish to inquire for mother and sisters. Mother's name is Martha Jackson. She was taken away from me by Judge [undecipherable], our owner in Virginia, carried to Fredericksburgh, Va, and sold in 1833. The last time she was heard from, she was in Columbus, Miss., keeping a millinery store with three daughters, Serena, Henrietta, and…

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Mary McBride

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 16, 1880

MR. EDITOR ---- I desire to inquire
for my husband and two children, a
boy and girl. Husband's name is
James McBride ; the girl's name is
Georgia, and the boy's Cornelius
McBride. I have not seen them
for four years, and cannot hear
anything of them. Please address
me at Millican, Brazos Co., Texas,
in care of Mrs. M. E.…

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H. B. Hendrick

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 15, 1881

Informatoin [Information] is wanted of the
the whereabouts of Henry Hendrick,
son of the late Boliver Hendrick,
formerly of Forkland, Green county,
Alabama. When last heard from
he was somewhere in the State o[f]
Texas, but the name of his post
office is not known. Any information
concerning him will be greatfully
received by…

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Jack Rhodes searching for his sons Jack Rhodes and Solomon

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 15, 1881

DEAR EDITOR: --- I wish to find my sons whom I left in Claiborne county, Mississippi, one year before the war. They belonged to different families. The oldest one, named after me, Jack Rhodes, was born at Widow Escand's, three miles from Grand Gulf. His mother was Sarah, and he was the only child she had when I left. His grandparents were Rose…

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John Benjamin Slack searching for his mother Eliza Slack

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 11, 1879

DEAR EDITOR ---- I wish to inquire about my mother who I left in Monroe county, Georgia. I was brought to Texas by John Slack when but five years old and mother was sold to John Panil. I had one sister, Caroline. Mother's name was Eliza Slack. She had one sister and one brother, Mary and Henry Slack, who were brought to Texas at the same time…

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Elie Hues (formerly Elie Harrison) looking for friends Emanuel Prial, Emily Prial and Gracy Green

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 9, 1880

MR. EDITOR ---- I wish to inquire for old friends, Emanuel Prial, his wife Emily Prial, and Gracy Green. They left here for Kansas last January. The last time I heard of them they were near Vicksburg, Mississippi. Also for my two sons, who belonged to Scott Jno. Wilson of South Carolina, near Anderson court house. Their names were Emerson and…

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Frank Wilbon searching for his grandfather Thomas Struder (formerly Struder Stowers)

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 9, 1880

DEAR EDITOR--I wish to inquire for my grandfather. His name is Thomas Struder, but used to be Struder Stowers. Frank and Albert Stowers and grandfather belonged to John Stowers. Please address me at Campbellsville, Yazoo Co., Miss. FRANK WILBON.

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Caroline Howard searching for her son Legrand Howard

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 8, 1881

DEAR EDITOR : --- I desire to inquire for my son. Thirty years ago, at the age of six years, he was sold away from me at Covington, Ky., to Richard Kay by Jno. N. Howard. His name then was Legrand Howard. His complexion is very fair. I have seen him but once since, the next year after he was sold. Any information concerning him, should this not…

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William Mills

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 8, 1881

MR. EDITOR: ---- I wish to inquire
for my kin people. I left them in
Hinds county, Mississippi, as well
as I can remember, near a little
station called Mt. Albert, living
with John McDaniel. They
belonged to William McDaniel,
brother of John. I left them there
about 1833. My father name
Sharper, mother's Nellie, my oldest…

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James Alderman

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 4, 1879

MR. EDITOR --- I wish to see if I
can obtain any information through
your paper of my wife's mother
Matilda Greham, and family. Her
step father was Ned Greham : she
had a sister named Hannah Jane
and a brother named Rannell
McGuin ; I do not know the names of
the other children. Mother and
children were sold by Simeon Tucker…

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Melissa Wilson searching for her aunt Lila Jeans and others

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 2, 1880

DEAR EDITOR- I wish to make inquiries for our friends that we have lost sight of. The last I heard from an aunt of mine was some thirteen years ago, and then I heard that she was in Noxubee Co , Miss. Her name is Lila Jeans. She used to belong to Mr. Perry Jeans, in Lawrence Co., S C; then to his widow, Mrs. Annie Jeans; and her son, Tom Jeans,…

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Tenola Edwards searching for brother-in-law John R. Grimes

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 2, 1880

DEAR EDITOR- I wish to inquire for my brother-in-law, John R. Grimes. His mother's name was Hettie Grimes and his sisters, Mary and Rachel Grimes. Address me at Houston, Texas. TENOLA EDWARDS

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Martha Ewing

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 1, 1881

DEAR EDITOR: -- Mrs. Martha
Ewing wishes to find some of her
kindred. Her mother's name
was Betsy, grandmother's, Lucy
Hunt, mother's brother Jin, and
her sister Milly. Her grandmother
belonged to the Hunts in
Pike county, Ala. Her mother
belonged to Mike Carnell, Macon co.,
Ala. Sold in Harri co., Texas,
from me and my…

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G. Smoot seeking James Taylor/James Robinson

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 30, 1879

DEAR EDITOR- I wish to make
inquiry through the ADVOCATE for
my wife's brother, whose name is
James Taylor, or James Robinson.
The last I heard of him, he was at
the White Pine lumber yard, Florida.
If any information can be
given of him, please write to Agnes
Smoot at 311 Perdido street, New
Orleans. G. SMOOT.

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James Nious searching for his family

The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 12, 1881

MR. EDITOR --- I desire some information about my people. I left them in Anne Armdel county, Maryland, on West River, servants of Benjamin Winterson. Their names were Tafia, Diana, Bazile, Rachel and Hester Nious, Ben Crounce, Sarah Beechers. Of all these I should find one. JAMES NIOUS Lavernia, Texas

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