Keyword Year Type Select Ads Obituaries How to Search Advanced Search Showing 601 results Sort by: Title Refine search Source Select...Afro-American (Baltimore, MD)Afro-American Advocate (Coffeyville, KS)Afro-American Ledger (Baltimore, MD)Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA)Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)Arkansas Democrat (Little Rock, AR)Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)Brownlow's Knoxville Whig (Knoxville, TN)Buffalo Commercial Advertiser (Buffalo, NY)Daily Evening Bulletin (Maysville, KY)Daily Missouri Republican (St. Louis, MO)Evening Star (Washington, DC)Frederick Douglass' Paper (Rochester, NY)Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, PA)Herald of Kansas (Topeka, KS)Highland Weekly News (Hillsboro, OH)Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)Iowa State Bystander (Des Moines, IA)Keowee Courier (Pickens, SC)Liberator (Boston, MA)Lost Friends AdLouisville Daily Journal (Louisville, KY)Memphis Evening Post (Memphis, TN)National Republican (Washington, DC)New York Age (New York, NY)New York Herald (New York, NY)Newbern Journal of Commerce (New Bern, NC)People's Advocate (Washington, DC)Provincial Freeman and Weekly Advertiser (Windsor/Toronto/Chatham, Canada West)Public Ledger (Philadelphia, PA)Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA)Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)South Carolina Leader (Charleston, SC)Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)Southwestern Christian Advocate, (New Orleans, LA)Southwestern Christian Recorder (New Orleans, LA)St. Louis Palladium (St. Louis, MO)Staunton Spectator (Staunton, VA)The Appeal (Chicago, IL)The Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)The Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, AR)The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, GA)The Baptist Vanguard (Little Rock, AR)The Billings Herald (Billings, MT)The Black Republican (New Orleans, LA)The Broad Ax (Chicago, IL)The Chicago Defender (Chicago, IL)The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)The Cincinnati Daily Star (Cincinnati, OH)The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH)The Cleveland Gazette (Cleveland, OH)The Cleveland Gazette (Cleveland, Ohio)The Colored American (Washington, DC)The Colored Citizen (Cincinnati, OH)The Colored Tenessean (Nashville, TN)The Council Grove Republican (Council Grove, KS)The Daily Dispatch (Richmond, VA)The Daily Picayune (New Orleans, LA)The Daily State Journal (Richmond, VA)The Dallas Express (Dallas, TX)The Elevator (San Francisco, CA)The Evening Post (New York, NY)The Evening Post (Wilmington, NC)The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)The Greenville Times (Greenville, MS)The Herald of the Union (Wilmington, NC)The Huntsville Journal (Huntsville, AL)The Independent (Houston, TX)The Item (Dallas, TX)The Langston City HeraldThe Loyal Georgian (Augusta, GA)The Magnolia Gazette (Magnolia, MS)The Moline Review-Dispatch (Moline, IL)The Nashville Daily Union (Nashville, TN)The Nashville Globe (Nashville, TN)The National Era (Washington, DC)The National Gazette and Literary Register (Philadelphia, PA)The New York Age (New York, NY)The New York Herald (New York, NY)The Oakland Daily Times (Oakland, CA)The Owensboro Monitor (Owensboro, KY)The Pacific Appeal (San Francisco, CA)The Pennsylvania Freedmen's Bulletin (Philadelphia, PA)The Pinehurst Outlook (Pinehurst, NC)The Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA)The Plaindealer (Detroit, MI)The Reformer (Richmond, VA)The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)The Shreveport Times (Shreveport, LA)The Southern Workman (Hampton, VA)The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)The St. Louis Argus (St. Louis, MO)The St. Louis Republic (St. Louis, MO)The Statesman (Denver, CO)The Sun (Baltimore, MD)The Tri-Weekly Standard (Raleigh, NC)The Vicksburg Daily Herald (Vicksburg, MS)The Western Age (Langston, OK)The Western Appeal/The Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)Topeka Plaindealer (Topeka, KS)True Southerner (Hampton, VA)Weekly Standard (Raleigh, NC)Western Appeal (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN; Chicago, IL) Item Type Ad Tags missing person(s)African Methodist Episcopal Churchantebellum adattorneyaunt(s)changed namechild(ren)Civil Warcustodydebtdeceaseddesertion (spousal)emancipationemigrationEnoch Ardenfamily historyfemale enslaverforced migrationformer enslaverfraternal groupsfree people of colorfreedFreemasonsgrandparent(s)heir(s)Indian TerritoryinheritancekidnappingKnights of Pythiasleft with Union Armyliteracylocation knownmaritime workMasonic LodgeMasonsmigration (north)migration (post-emancipation)migration (west)ministerministers please readmissionarymultiple adsmutual searchNative Americansnepheworphan/orphanageparent(s)passingperson with a disabilityphysical descriptionprobaterailroadrailroad workerReconstructionremarriedreunion successfulrewardrunawaysailorself-emancipationsibling(s)simultaneous searchskilled tradeslave tradesoldierspousesteamboatstolensuicideU. S. ArmyU. S. Colored CavalryU. S. Colored TroopsU. S. Navyuncle(s)unnamed person searchingwhite fatherwhite newspaperwidow F. Shields searching for their uncle Frank Bowls Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) February 19, 1880 Lee Michael seeking information about his uncle Allen Sanders Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) February 17, 1881 R. B. Isom searching for his brother E. M. Isom Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) August 28, 1879 Mrs. Maggie Clayton searching for her son Thomas Clayton Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) August 11, 1881 Salley McBride searching for her uncle Jim McBride Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) April 29, 1880 Charley Shamberger searching for his brother George Shamburger Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) April 22, 1880 Samuel Bennitt seeking information about his son Rufus Bennitt Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) April 14, 1881 Louisa Irvine (formerly Louisa Biggs) looking for her sister Polly Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) May 1, 1879 E. J. Clark looking for Jordan Grear Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) May 1, 1879 Dinah Anderson seeking information about her step-daughter Sarah Anderson Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) February 26, 1898 Lina Martin seeking information about her father William Lewis Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) February 12, 1898 D. J. Webster seeking the whereabouts of Rev. W. Washington Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) January 22, 1898 Mrs. Charlotte Brown searching for her relatives James and Emily Macon Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) January 8, 1898 Mrs. Anne Johnson searching for her brother John Elisha Garner Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) April 3, 1897 Phil Harris, Jr. seeking information about his father Phil Harris Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) January 16, 1897 Mrs. Lizzie Lightfoot searching for her son Charles Lightfoot Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) January 2, 1897 Mrs. Emma Moore searching for her sister Hattie Cunningham Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) August 22, 1896 Estella Williams searching for her mother Caroline Clatom Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) August 1, 1896 Rev. J. R. Carnes seeking information about Willis Carnes Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) April 5, 1877 J. M. Scott searching for his brother Henry and two boys Henry Scott and Edward Jarman Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) February 28, 1884 Rev. C. Mays seeking information about his son Collin Rufus Mays Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) April 4, 1878 Mrs. Emma J. Wilson looking for her sister Mrs. Mary Louisa Randolph (nee Mary Louisa Furguson) Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) July 28, 1894 Mrs. Martha Walker looking for her son George Walker Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) September 8, 1894 Jeanette Johnson looking for her uncle Alexander Weadon and her cousin Louise Weadon Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) December 15, 1894 Charles Harris looking for his parents Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Brown (1st of 2 ads) Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) July 7, 1894 of 25
