Keyword Year Type Select Ads Obituaries How to Search Advanced Search Showing 1019 results Sort by: Title Refine search Source Select...Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)Greenville Advance Argus (Greenville, PA)Harrisburg Daily Independent (Harrisburg, PA)Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, PA)Juniata Sentinel and Republican (Mifflintown, PA)Pennsylvania Freedmen's BulletinPhiladelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)Pittsburgh Dispatch (Pittsburgh, PA)Public Ledger (Philadelphia, PA)Public Opinion (Chambersburg, PA)Reading Times and Dispatch (Reading, PA)Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)Star of Zion (Charlotte, NC)The Christian RecorderThe Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)The Daily Republican (Monongahela, PA)The National Gazette and Literary Register (Philadelphia, PA)The Pennsylvania Freedmen's Bulletin (Philadelphia, PA)The Philadelphia Times (Philadelphia, PA)The Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA)The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)The Star and Enterprise (Newville, PA)Weekly Journal (Mercersburg, PA) Item Type Ad Tags African Methodist Episcopal Churchantebellum adArmy Hospitalarmy substituteattorneyaunt(s)capturedchanged namechild(ren)Civil WarCivil War battleConfederate CongressConfederate States Armycontrabandsconvicteddebtdeceaseddesertion (spousal)dowrydying wishemancipationemigrationEnoch Ardenescapedescaped from jailestateestate divisionfamily historyfemale enslaverforced migrationformer enslaverfree people of colorfreedgrandparent(s)heir(s)hired outIndian TerritoryinheritanceJohn Brown's RaidkidnappingKnights of Pythiasleft with Union Armyliteracylocation knownmanumittedmaritime workmaster diedmigration (north)migration (post-emancipation)migration (west)ministerministers please readmissing person(s)missionarymultiple adsmutual searchNative Americansnephewniecenorthern slaveryorphan/orphanageparent(s)passingpension (Civil War)person with a disabilityphysical descriptionprisoner of warprobatepropertyrailroad workerReconstructionremarriedresistancereunion successfulrewardrunawaysailorsearching for former enslaverself-emancipationself-purchasesibling(s)skilled tradeslave tradeslave tradersold southsoldierspousesteamboatU. S. ArmyU. S. Colored CavalryU. S. Colored InfantryU. S. Colored TroopsU. S. NavyU.S. Armyuncle(s)Underground Railroadunnamed person searchingveteranwhite fatherwhite newspaperwidow John Sweepson searching for his sisters Julia and Nellie Foster The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) December 2, 1865 John Thomas searching for Nancy Hazzard and Robert Hazzard, children and heirs of George Hazzard (1st of 2 ads placed) Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA) February 27, 1868 John Tyler searching for his mother Henrietta Berry (or Henrietta Tyler) The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) March 31, 1866 John W. Goodwin searching for Berry, Peter, Andrew, and Henry Goodwin The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) August 15, 1868 John Walker looking for current wife Peggie and sons William, Samuel, and Miles and previous wife Cornelia The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) February 27, 1869 John Whitsett seeking information about his sister Mae Etta and three half-brothers James, William, and Frank Garvin The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) August 21, 1890 Jordon Anderson searching for Robert Cole and Millie Doe The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) November 17, 1866 Joseph Green looking for his brother James Green The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) April 25, 1895 Joseph Henderson searching for his father Joseph Henderson The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) June 25, 1891 Joseph L. Williams seeking information about Martha Barnes The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) August 3, 1893 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 Joseph Peco (formerly Alonzo Canady) looking for his brother Stephen Canady and William Walker (2nd of 2 ads) The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) April 25, 1895 Joseph Snively searching for his nephew Jacob Comton Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, PA) October 16, 1876 Joseph Stewart searching for his parents Daniel and Aggie Stewart and his brother Charles The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) August 26, 1865 Joseph Washington searching for his father Henry Washington and uncle Joseph The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) December 21, 1893 Josephine Smith is searching for her brother Lerov Smith The Daily Republican (Monongahela, PA) June 25, 1888 Josephine Williams looking for her mother Millie Purkens The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) April 5, 1877 Joshua Moore searching for Samuel, Ephraim, Rachel, Masey and John Moore The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) October 24, 1868 Julia A. Clark seeking information about her brothers Reuben and William Gibbons and her sister America Jane Godsey (2nd of 2 ads) The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) April 10, 1884 Julia Ann Davis searching for her sister Eliza McMichael The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) May 20, 1886 Julia Ann Nicholson searching for sons Carroll and Henry Jefferson Nicholson The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) July 18, 1868 Julia Ann Page searching for her mother Mora Jackson (formerly Mora Page) The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) August 31, 1895 Julia Culler searching for aunt Sarah Roberson The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) September 5, 1895 Julia Grant looking for information about her husband John Grant The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) April 27, 1867 Julia Harrison searching for Julius Harrison The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) March 21, 1889 of 41
