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. 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Navyuncle(s)unnamed person searchingwhite fatherwhite newspaperwidow Mrs. Mary Myers looking for her husband Wade Thornton Myers Afro-American (Baltimore, MD) November 17, 1906 Robert Phillips searching for Mrs. Sidney Jackson Provincial Freeman and Weekly Advertiser (Windsor/Toronto/Chatham, Canada West) December 23, 1854 Sarah Jackson searching for her husband Jacob Jackson Provincial Freeman and Weekly Advertiser (Windsor/Toronto/Chatham, Canada West) November 18, 1854 John and Emaline Hall searching for her brother William Buck Provincial Freeman and Weekly Advertiser (Windsor/Toronto/Chatham, Canada West) September 23, 1854 Thompson Family searching for Henry Thompson Provincial Freeman and Weekly Advertiser (Windsor/Toronto/Chatham, Canada West) July 8, 1854 Rosa Johnson (also known as Celia Ann Johnson) seeking the whereabouts of her parents Peggie and Jessie Johnson and George Turner Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) October 21, 1893 Mrs. Jane Olbey seeking information about her son Ledyard G. Robbins The National Era (Washington, DC) November 17, 1853 H. Y. Allen looking for brother John B. Lee Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) June 3, 1893 Edward Alexander searching for his son John Cholly (1 of 2 ads) The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) March 13, 1890 Leroy H. Harris seeking information about his uncle Aaron Burton The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) March 21, 1889 Julia Harrison seeking information about her brother Julius Harrison (1st of 2 ads) The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) August 30, 1888 Moll Locket seeking information about her father George Brewer The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) September 12, 1889 Mrs. Anna Adams seeking information about her unnamed brother The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) June 11, 1896 G. W. Thompson seeking information about his brother Alonzo Thompson The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) March 12, 1896 Julia Harrison seeking information about her brother Julius Harrison (2nd of 2 ads) The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) January 23, 1896 Rev. J. W. Bowser seeking information about his son Joseph C. S. Bowser The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) January 9, 1896 Charles and Sarah Richard seeking information about their son Fred Richard Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) December 10, 1892 Mary L. Hunter searching for anyone who left Covington, VA before the Civil War The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) November 5, 1898 Mary Ancell looking for Joseph Gray The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) April 25, 1891 Octavia Ethrington (formerly Octavia West) searching for her brothers Charley West and Willie West The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) January 11, 1896 Mrs. Haywood seeking the whereabouts of her son William Morton The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) November 9, 1895 Randolph Miller searching for his brother Aaron Gordon The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) September 28, 1895 Mrs. Hattie A. Taylor seeking information about her brothers Andrew and Edmond Rolling The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) June 1, 1895 John Robinson searching for information about his sister Susanna Gordan (formerly Susanna Robinson) The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) March 16, 1895 W. R. Fields searching for his son Robert B. Fields The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) February 9, 1895 of 25
