Keyword Year Type Select Ads Obituaries How to Search Advanced Search Showing 117 results Sort by: Title Refine search Source Select...Colored American (Washington, DC)Evening Star (Washington, DC)National Freedman's Savings Bank (Washington, D.C.)National Republican (Washington, DC)National Tribune (Washington, DC)New Era (Washington, DC)New National Era (Washington, DC)People's Advocate (Washington, DC)The Colored American (Washington, DC)The National Era (Washington, DC)The National Tribune (Washington, DC)The Washington Bee (Washington, DC)The Washington Times (Washington, DC)Washington Bee (Washington, DC)Washington Times (Washington, DC) Item Type Ad Tags Andersonville Prisonantebellum adattorneychanged namechild(ren)Civil WarCivil War battleConfederate States Armycontrabandsdeceaseddesertion (spousal)desertions (Civil War)dowrydying wishemancipationenslaver looking for former slaveescapedestateestate divisionfamily historyfemale enslaverforced migrationformer enslaverfraternal groupsfreedFreemasonsgrandparent(s)heir(s)inheritancekidnappingleft with Union Armyliteracylocation knownmanumittedmaster diedmigration (north)missing person(s)mutual searchNative Americansparent(s)pension (Civil War)physical descriptionpropertyReconstructionremarriedresistancereunion successfulrewardrunawayself-emancipationself-purchasesibling(s)simultaneous searchskilled tradeslave tradeslave tradersoldsold southsoldierspousestolenU. S. ArmyU. S. Colored CavalryU. S. Colored InfantryU. S. Colored TroopsU. S. Navyveteranwhite newspaperwidow Geo. E. Lemon searching for Sam Spoons Blakely National Tribune (Washington, DC) November 17, 1892 George E. Lemon, attorney, searching for Georgie Ann Brown The National Tribune (Washington, DC) June 4, 1891 George G. Jameson looking for fellow service members National Tribune (Washington, DC) August 29, 1889 George Lewis Browne looking for his siblings Frank and Susan Brown The Washington Bee (Washington, DC) March 26, 1887 George Reed searching for his grandmother Oela Reed National Freedman's Savings Bank (Washington, D.C.) September 1, 1871 George Simpson searching for George Simpson, a former slave The National Tribune (Washington, DC) April 22, 1909 George W. Johnson searching for his brothers James Curtis and John A. Curtis Evening Star (Washington, DC) August 24, 1876 Georgiana Berry seeking the name of husband's Civil War company, for her Civil War widow's pension application The Colored American (Washington, DC) August 24, 1901 H. C. Brock searching for veterans of Co. K, 1st U.S. Colored Troops National Tribune (Washington, DC) September 29, 1910 Hagar Pitts searches for her children Solomon Gustus, Horace Gustus, and James Henry Griffin National Freedman's Savings Bank (Washington, D.C.) September 1, 1871 Harriet Olivier searching for her father, Isaac Sumner People's Advocate (Washington, DC) June 7, 1879 Henrietta Jones (formerly Henrietta Fants) searching for her daughter Georgianna Jones (2nd of 2 ads placed) New National Era (Washington, DC) June 19, 1873 Henrietta Jones searching for her daughter Georgiana Jones (1st of 2 ads placed) New National Era (Washington, DC) March 27, 1873 Henry and Charlotte Williamson searching for their daughter Susan Bragilton National Freedman's Savings Bank (Washington, D.C.) September 1, 1871 Henry Green, Sr. searching for his son William Green New National Era (Washington, DC) September 29, 1870 Henry Lucas searching for his wife Louisa Lucas and their three children Evening Star (Washington, DC) November 5, 1862 Isaac N. Parker searching for his uncle Joseph Relifoot New National Era (Washington, DC) May 9, 1872 J. E. Johnson searching for friend Thomas J. Steward The Colored American (Washington, DC) May 24, 1902 J.R.W. Johnson searching for his brothers The Colored American (Washington, DC) September 13, 1902 James Bell is searching for his mother Julia Bell The Washington Times (Washington, DC) April 23, 1898 James Lewis searching for his wife, Sarah Lewis National Republican (Washington, DC) October 20, 1865 James M. Ferguson seeking information about his father Allen Clark The National Tribune (Washington, DC) May 6, 1909 James R. Marshall searching for Isabella Adams People's Advocate (Washington, DC) April 10, 1880 James Washington Carpenter searching for his mother, Lucy Redman, and siblings Mary, Francis, and Amos National Freedman's Savings Bank (Washington, D.C.) September 1, 1871 Jerusha Williams searching for her parents National Republican (Washington, DC) December 2, 1885 of 5