Keyword Year Type Select Ads Obituaries How to Search Advanced Search Showing 239 results Sort by: Title Refine search Source Select...Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)Herald of Kansas (Topeka, KS)Kansas City Sun (Kansas City, MO)Maryville Republican (Maryville, TN)Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA)San Francisco Elevator (San Francisco, CA)Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)The Anglo-African (New York, NY)The Appeal (Chicago, IL)The Appeal: A National Afro-American Newspaper (St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN)The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)The Colored Tennessean (Nashville, TN)The Elevator (San Francisco, CA)The Freedman (Boston, MA)The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)The Highland Weekly News (Hillsboro, OH)The Langston City HeraldThe McCook Tribune (McCook, NE)The New York Age (New York, NY)The New York World (New York, NY)The Oklahoma Safeguard (Guthrie, OK)The Pacific Appeal (San Francisco, CA)The Pacific Appeal (San Fransisco, CA)The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)The Seattle Republican (Seattle, WA)The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)The St. Louis Argus (St. Louis, MO)The Star of Zion (Charlotte, NC)The Tulsa Star (Tulsa, OK) Item Type Ad Tags migration (west)African Methodist Episcopal Churcharmy substituteattorneyaunt(s)capturedchanged namechild(ren)Civil WarCivil War battleConfederate States Armycontrabandsdeceaseddoctors (African American)dowryemancipationemigrationescapedestateestate divisionExodustersfamily historyfemale enslaverforced migrationformer enslaverfree people of colorfreedgrandparent(s)heir(s)inheritancekidnappingleft with Union Armyliteracylocation knownmanumittedmaster diedmigration (north)migration (post-emancipation)ministerministers please readmissing person(s)multiple adsnephewnieceparent(s)passingperson with a disabilityphysical descriptionprisoner of warReconstructionremarriedresistancereunion successfulrewardrunawaysailorself-emancipationself-purchaseSherman's Armysibling(s)skilled tradeslave tradeslave tradersold southsoldierspousesteamboatstolenU. S. ArmyU. S. Colored InfantryU. S. Colored Troopsuncle(s)Underground Railroadunnamed person searchingveteranwhite newspaperwidow Charles Harris looking for his parents Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Brown (1st of 2 ads) Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) July 7, 1894 Thomas Vaughan searching for his parents Isaac Fisher and Fanny Bowles Maryville Republican (Maryville, TN) February 26, 1870 Peyton Abernathy searching for her mother Ara Abernathy, brothers Ben and Henry Abernathy, and sister Fanny Abernathy Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) September 16, 1893 Jas. E. Bryant searching for his siblings Elizabeth Jones, Harriet Bryant, George, Joe, and Tom Bryant The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) October 29, 1896 Charles and Sarah Richard seeking information about their son Fred Richard Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) December 10, 1892 E. D. Hicks searching for mother Harriet Hicks, sisters Mariah and Rhoda, and brothers Solomon and Alonzo The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) September 26, 1895 Mrs. Martha A. Giles searching for her father George Whets, uncle John Whets, and grandmother Nancy Whets The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) July 20, 1895 Unnamed widow of Charles Harris, Jr. searching for his mother Louisa Harris and unnamed sister The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) February 9, 1895 W. Anthony Cole, Jr. seeking the whereabouts of George Smith The Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA) January 19, 1895 Joseph Green looking for his brother James Green The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) April 25, 1895 Sarah E. Wilson looking for her uncle John Haskins The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) April 25, 1895 Arthur Chappel looking for his brother Isaac Chappel The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) April 25, 1895 Henrietta Anderson (formerly Henrietta Embry) seeking information about her mother Rachel Embry (2nd of 2 ads placed) The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) April 25, 1895 Ben and Flora East seeking information about their daughter Polly and son George Washington The Colored Tennessean (Nashville, TN) October 7, 1865 Nancy Jones seeking information about her son Allen Jones The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) May 20, 1886 Francis Johnson seeking information about his father Paten Crouch The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) August 28, 1884 Lizzie Upton searching for her brother Julius Forney The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) May 8, 1884 Julia A. Clark seeking information about her brothers Reuben and William Gibbons and her sister America Jane Godsey (2nd of 2 ads) The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) April 10, 1884 Carolina Caldmon searching for her mother Eddey Talbert, her stepfather Daniel Talbert The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) April 10, 1884 Phoebe Gibson (formerly Phoebe Smith) seeking information about Frederick Smith The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) June 14, 1883 Mrs. Mary J. Raper searching for her brother Cicero McFate Giles The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) June 14, 1883 Issac Freeman searching for his brother John Frost The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) March 8, 1883 Maria Carson (formerly Maria Brown) searching for her mother Mrs. Parthene Chapple The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) March 1, 1883 Everilla Williams searching for her son Perry P. Williams The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) January 18, 1883 Charlotte Summers looking for information about her daughter Anna Morrow (or Anna Chiles) The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA) January 18, 1883 of 10
