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 Samuel H. Handy searching for his son Charles Handy The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) December 28, 1882 Gilbert M. Holland searching for his sister Caroline Reese The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) August 10, 1882 Sarah Young seeking her unnamed husband The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) May 3, 1882 W. W. Massey searching for his uncle Rev. Louis Johnson The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) May 3, 1882 Mary Jane Brown searching for William Smith who is sometimes called Dr. Smith The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) August 27, 1891 Caroline Grant searching for her son William P. Grant The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) January 5, 1893 Margaret Smith seeking information about her son Vergel Johnson The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) January 5, 1893 Rev. R. A. Adams seeking information of his uncle John Jones (1st of 2 ads) The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) May 11, 1893 Peter Hall searching for his siblings Job Shreeves, Samuel Smith, David Waik, Nancy Bluferd, and Narciscy Puise The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) December 29, 1881 Cyrus M. Prior seeking information about Samuel Prior The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) December 22, 1881 J. T. Evans searching for his sister Elizabeth Thompson (formerly Elizabeth Evans) The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) September 8, 1881 Wm. H. Carpenter searching for his mother Ann Derry and his cousin Rebecca Sharp The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) September 1, 1881 George Jones searching for his sister Elise Cook The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) August 18, 1881 Henry Washington searching for his brothers Ben and Harry Washington The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) August 18, 1881 Viney Robinson searching for her husband's brothers Ned, Peter, and Cator The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) August 4, 1881 F. J. Hunter searching for his mother Nanby Whittecar and several siblings The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) July 21, 1881 Susan Pervine searching for her nephew Charles Tuggle The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) July 7, 1881 W. B. Carson, P. E. searching for Rev. S. C. Harris The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) June 30, 1881 Ella Nichols searching for her aunt Harriet Nichols The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) June 30, 1881 Louis B. Jeter seeking information of Rev. G. T. Coleman The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) May 28, 1891 F. H. Goodman seeking information about Rev. General Daney The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) May 30, 1893 Mary W. Hunter searching for her brother Perry Allen The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) March 5, 1891 Edmond Spikes searching for his daughters Emily and Ellen Spikes The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) February 16, 1893 Clara Johnacin seeking information of her daughter Mary Crofford The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) February 16, 1893 Joseph L. Williams seeking information about Martha Barnes The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) August 3, 1893 of 25
