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 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 her mother-in-law Eliza Morris and daughter Hannah Williams (also known as Teedee) The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) March 4, 1897 Mrs. Alfred Lewis searching for John Purnell The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) September 5, 1895 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 Rev. J. G. Dawson looking for his brother Robert Dawson The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) September 11, 1890 May Kelley seeking her brother John Kelley The Oakland Daily Times (Oakland, CA) November 7, 1878 Serena Trotty looking for her son Alek Martin The Loyal Georgian (Augusta, GA) October 13, 1866 John Sattarwhite looking for Howard Sattawhite (Sattarwhite) The Loyal Georgian (Augusta, GA) March 3, 1866 N. W. Dixon searching for his brother James R. Randall Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) March 26, 1892 John Henry Campbell looking for his mother Elizabeth Campbell Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) October 31, 1891 Thomas Coakes searching for his brother William Coakes Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) August 29, 1891 Robert Atkinson searching for Robert Atkinson Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) April 5, 1891 Mary Dabney (formerly Mary McKens) seeking her parents Washington and Hanna McKens Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) September 21, 1901 Margaret Gray looking for her son John Nelson Gray Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) June 10, 1899 Caroline Wilson seeking her son Lewis Wilson Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) May 6, 1899 J. W. Hudson looking for Katie B. Hudson Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) April 8, 1899 Palmer Hues searching for his grandmother Sopha Bell and aunt Caroline Joseph Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) August 19, 1880 Reverend B. M. Taylor searching for his sister Maria Walker (formerly Darkens Taylor) Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) March 25, 1880 Mrs. George Carr searching for Jenkins Murphy Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) October 10, 1889 D. J. Price searching for his nephew Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA) June 24, 1880 Randolph Smith searching for his son The Pacific Appeal (San Francisco, CA) December 7, 1872 of 25
