Thomas Jones returns after suddenly disappearing

The Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA)

November 18, 1908

Ishmael S. Dennis finds wife remarried

Harrisburg Daily Independent (Harrisburg, PA)

November 30, 1889

George Bruden searching for daughter Mrs. Celia F. Shields

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

December 23, 1897

Rev. M. T. Metts searching for his brother Parson Metts

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 4, 1897

Sophia Knox (formerly Sophia Williams) searching for mother-in-law Eliza Morris and daughter Hannah Williams (also known as Teedee)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 4, 1897

Mrs. Elizabeth Cooper searching for her son William T. Cooper

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

February 4, 1897

INFORMATION WANTFD-- Of our son William T. Cooper, who left Memphis, Tenn., four years ago; was last heard of in Chvenne, Wy. He was once a member of Avery Chapel, Tenn.; age 24. Address. MRS. ELIZABETH COOPER, 820 San Julian St., Los Angeles, Cal.

E. W. Carr searching for his uncle Henry Bannermon

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

December 24, 1896

Anna Brown seeking information about her brothers Henry, William and John Brundridge, as well as her sister Lucinda Towls (2nd of 2 ads)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

July 23, 1896

William Wadkin searching for Wadkin family

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 21, 1896

Mrs. Alfred Lewis searching for John Purnell

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 5, 1895

Julia Culler searching for aunt Sarah Roberson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 5, 1895

Amanda Heart searching for sisters Henrietta and Fulay (1st of 2 ads)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

January 3, 1895

Joseph Peco (formerly Alonzo Canady) looking for his brother Stephen Canady and William Walker (1st of 2 ads)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

November 8, 1894

Robert Randall searching for his brother Rev. Green Tarver

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

October 25, 1894

Maggie Simpson searching for her mother Mrs. Mary Ann Simpson (2nd of 2 ads)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

October 11, 1894

R. Gray searching for his maternal uncles Lawson and Charlie McClennan and maternal aunts (2nd of 2 ads)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 7, 1894

Rev. R. A. Adam seeking information of his uncle John Jones (2nd of 2 ads)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 7, 1894

Rev. Geo. M. Tillman looking for brother Jacob T. Tillman

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

May 17, 1894

W. D. F. Pyle searching for his mother Christian Ann Belgrove and several siblings (2nd of 2 ads)

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

March 8, 1894

Pleasant Beal (formerly Pleasant Slater) searching for Slater family

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

October 5, 1893

Elvira Claton (formerly Elvira Saphran) looking for Saphran family

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

June 8, 1893

Rev. J. G. Dawson looking for his brother Robert Dawson

The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)

September 11, 1890

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.…

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…

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…