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 Miss Margaretta Simpson searching for her mother Mary Ann Moody The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) December 16, 1880 Matilda Grant searching for her son John Issac Grant The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) February 2, 1877 Rev. T. H. Jackson searching for Harrison Bacon, son of America Bacon The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) October 28, 1880 Henry Hawkins looking for his brother George Hawkins The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) September 2, 1880 Ellen Webster searching for her father Henry Webster, her sister Sarah Francis Rull, and cousin Josephine Wardsworth Miller The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) January 1, 1880 H. P. Purear The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) December 19, 1878 Wm. Mabra searching for his brother James Mabra The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) January 10, 1878 Anna M. Elsey searching for her son Caleb Elsey The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) January 10, 1878 George Fountain searching for his brothers Harry and Shepherd Fountain The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) August 23, 1877 Martha M. Bass looking for the whereabouts of George M. Graham The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) June 28 1877 Miss Ann White searching for her nephew James Cooper Johnson The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) January 13, 1876 Dora Taylor searching for her brother Charles Taylor The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) December 9, 1875 Robert F. Hurley searching for his brother John Hurley The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) August 26, 1875 Maggie A. Simpson searching for her mother Mrs. Mary Ann Simpson (1st of 2 ads) The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) August 12, 1875 Abbie Lee searching for her brother Elijah Wilt [Williams?] The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) January 28, 1875 John C. W. Hollis seeking information of George and James Coleman The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) November 11, 1897 A. A. C. Farris seeking information of his unnamed brother The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) May 19, 1898 J. M. Fanville looking for his uncles Arnold, Stephen, and John A. Fanville The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) March 4, 1897 Mary Humphrey looking for her sister Mrs. Jennie Turner The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) June 23, 1898 Henry Gooden looking for information about his sister Margaret Ann Gooden The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) July 22, 1897 G. W. Porter searching for information of Larkin Miller The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) July 14, 1898 Mrs. Bale Morton looking for her daughter Corener Sims (formerly Corener Morton) The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) July 1, 1897 James Sims seeking information about his sister Annie Brown The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) July 1, 1897 J. T. Hammond seeking information of Rev. J. A. Robbins The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) January 28, 1897 Eliza Moppins searching for John and Henry Moppins and several additional family members The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) January 28, 1897 of 25