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William Taylor looking for his siblings Thomas, James, Julia, Mary Jane, Eliza, and Lucy Ann McKithon
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
April 25, 1895
Information Wanted of my rela-
tives, from whom I was sold in
1857, at Brown Marsh Meeting
House, Bladen county, N. C., of
the estate of Duncan McKithon.
There were left there my brothers
Thomas and James, and sisters Ju-
lia, Mary Jane, Eliza and Lucy
Ann McKithon, our own name. I
go by father's name, William Tay-
lor, address, 17…
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Rev. J. K. McKenzie Harrison searching for information about his uncle Caesar Emanuel and brother Richard Spencer (1st of 2 ads)
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
October 15, 1896
Of my uncle, Caesar Emanuel,
and my brother, Richard Spencer.
My uncle formerly belonged to the
Reese Estate, and when last heard
from he was in Cartersville, Ga.
My brother belonged to the Protestant
methodist Church, and when
last heard from he was preaching
on the Georgetown circuit. Information
will be thankfully received…
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Wm. Oliver Holmes looking for his sister Mary Holmes
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
September 13, 1890
Do You Know Her.
I desire to know the wherebouts
of my sister. Her maiden name was
Mary Holmes. Her first marriage
name was Mary Brown. I learn she
has marrried the second time. She is
the daughter of Claiborne and Jennie
(or Jane) Holmes, who lived in King
William County, Va. Her father was
owned by Mr. Park Davis.…
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Edward Johnson searching for his parents Isaac and Prudence and siblings Drucilla, Victoria, Ike, and Charles
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
October 18, 1890
Do You Know Them?
My two sisters and two brothers
were sold at Mrs. Sallie Powell's
sale in Frankfort Co. Va., about
12 miles from Rocky Mount, about
the year of 1851. Ike and Charles
were the boys' names and Drucilla
and Victoria were the girls' names.
I am their younger brother, Edward
Johnson.
My father's name was Isaac and…
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Margaret Debro (formerly Harriet Diggs) seeking information about her mother Lucy Diggs
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
September 19, 1889
INFORMATION WANTED OF MY
mother, whose name was Lucy Diggs.
My name was Margaret Diggs. Harriet
Diggs was sold to Mr. Bolden Foster.
One of my brothers was John and the
other James, and a sister named Sallie and
two aunts named Betsy and Nancy. Our
old mistress was blind. When she died
we were sold. My name now is Margaret
Debra. All of…
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Miss Sophia Bishop looking for her brother Kinnett Claggett
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
April 12, 1888
INFORMATION WANTED CONCERNING MY
brother, Kinnett Claggett, sold from Annapolis
by Nevett Steel. He belonged to Dr. Ra[indecipherable]'s
estate. I belonged to Mrs. Bowie. Any information
will be thankfully received by his sister, Miss
Sophia Bishop, at Sharp Street Church, Baltimore
City, Md.
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Henry Gray (formerly Henry McElroy) searching for his daughter Abba (1st of 2 ads)
The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia, PA)
January 3, 1889
INFORMATION WANTED OF MY CHILD
Abba. She was taken from us when four
years old in Hardin County Kentucky. In the distribution
of the Hardin estate, she fell to Sarah
Turner. I belonged to Mr. McElroy and my wife,
Betsy, belonged to the Hardings. We were sold
o [to] Galager, who sold us to Pierce Cooper in Louisville.
I now go by…
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Robert T. Lewis looking for his mother Seely Mullins and several siblings
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
March 18, 1893
Seeking His Relatives.
Bradford, Pa., March 5, 1893.
Editor of the Planet,--
Dear Sir:--I would like to take advantage
of the offer you make in your paper
of finding out if some of my relatives are
living and what their address is.
I with my mother and four brothers
were living on the Archie Mullin farm in
Goochland county in…
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Charles Fisher (formerly Charles Macpike) searching for Maria Macpike and William Montjon and several Macpike family members
Provincial Freeman and Weekly Advertiser (Windsor/Toronto/Chatham, Canada West)
March 10, 1855
Information Wanted.
CHARLES MACPIKE, purchased by Benjamin
Gray, of Pike County, Missouri, and
sold by him when about twenty years of age, to
Hockens, a Slave-trader, now christened Charles
Fisher, is at present living in Canada West.
The said Charles Fisher would be thankful to
receive any information concerning Maria
Macpike, of…
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George Payne (formerly James Fuller) looking for his parents Walter and Sarah
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
January 2, 1879
Editor SOUTHWESTERN :- I wish
to inquire through your paper for
father and mother. My father's
name was Walter, my mother's
was Sarah. I have a brother and
sister. My name is James Fuller.
Our fathers were different. We belonged
to Samuel Cobes; on his
death we were sold to Mr. Frank
Payne. Mr. Thomas Nicholls
bought my brother…
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Mrs. Jane Hall (formerly Jennie Fisher) seeking information about her mother Sallie Fisher and several siblings
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
October 11, 1877
Our family formerly belonged to
W. H. Cunningham in Virginia. My
father, who died when I was quite
young, was Emanuel Fisher. I wish
information concerning my mother,
Sallie Fisher, and my brothers and
sisters, named Jacob, Kenison,
Pompey, Emanuel, George and
Sarah; I was then Jennie Fisher.
On the death of our owner in about…
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Mrs. Pink S. Wilkinson searching for her sisters Clara and Lucy and their children
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
July 5, 1877
My sisters and myself were
brought to Texas from Georgia by
Abram Hill in 1849. When he
died next year we were separated.
Sisters Clara and her two children,
Randall and Laura, were sold to
Mr. Michael, who sent them to
Waco. Sister Lucy, and her three
children, Viney, Eliza, and Warren,
were sold to Mr. Pierson at Rusk,
My name…
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P. M. Carmichael searching for their aunt Bettie and uncle Daniel Carmichael
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
June 21, 1877
Our family name was Carmichael.
My mother's name was Celia. It is
for a brother and sister of her that
I wish to enquire. They lived some
years ago in South Carolina, Marion
District. Bettie was willed by
Carmichael to his daughter named
Hugens. Daniel Carmichael was
brought to Texas, and the last I
heard of him, belonged to a…
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Frederick Tyler looking for his children Harriet, Henry, and Wesley
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
April 5, 1877
JEFFERSON, March 26, '77.
I want to find my children. Their
mother's name was Mary McDaniels.
The oldest girl was named Harriet
and two boys named Henry and
Wesley. She was the mother of six
children, three being dead. She lived
in Dangerfield, Titus, (now Morris)
county, Texas, and belonged to Mr.
McDaniels, a grocery keeper. I…
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Mrs. Rose Caudle (formerly Rose King) searching for her mother Charlotte King and several brothers
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
August 21, 1897
Do You Know Them?
I would like to find my people. My
mother's name was Charlotte King,
and when I was sold I had five broth-
ers, viz: Alfred, John, Reason, Robert
and Paul King. At the same time
they were sold to Seth Woodruff, a
trader. My mother was sold to Mr
Hunter at Campbell Court House.
this sale was made after the death…
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Sallie White (formerly Sallie Teague) searching for her sister Harriet Adkins and brother Major Randall
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
October 30, 1897
Do You Know Them?
I desire to know the where-abouts of
my relatives. My name was formerly
Sallie Teague, the name by which they
knew me. I lived in Richmond until I
was 26 years old. I left there the year
before the war commenced. My former
husband's name was George Teague.
The white people, with whom I was
in Richmond here name…
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Mrs. William Martin looking for relatives of John S. Capron
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
January 22, 1898
DO YOU KNOW THEM
A Fortune for the Relatives
SAN FRANCISCO, Cali., Dec 30 '97,
EDITOR The Planet:
Will you insert a
notice in your paper and assist in trying
to find the relatives of John S
Capron, who left Virginia during the
Mexican war with Major [undecipherable].
They came west and were for years
in Eureka Nevada where he…
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Spencer Coleman searching for his mother Mary and brother Ed
Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA)
May 7, 1898
DO YOU KNOW THEM?
HEMSTEAD, TEXAS, April 27, '98
I desire to know the whereabouts of
my relatives. I was born 18 miles
from Richmond in Hanover County.
I belonged to Mr. Gilliam who lived in
Hanover Co. My mother's name was
Mary.
Our owners died and we were sold
and all brought to Texas, except brother
Ed. and myself. I was…
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Cassa Banks (formerly Cassa Melven) looking for her daughter Elizabeth
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
April 17, 1879
DEAR EDITOR-I desire information
concerning my daughter. We
belonged to John Melvin, who
died in Bladon county, North
Carolina. His estate was divided,
and his daughter, Nancy Reeves,
brought me to Texas. My name
was Cassa Melven; daughter's
Elizabeth. If found address,
CASSA BANKS,'
care of Jordan Bonner, Bryan, Texas.
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Ben Cotham searching for his brother Eli Bennett
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
August 5, 1880
DEAR EDITOR ---- I wish to inquire
for my brother, Eli Bennett. My
name was Bennett. When the
property was divided I fell to Sally
Bennett. She married Ebow Cotham,
after which I went by their
name. Please address me at
Airmount, Miss. BEN COTHAM.
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Ben Ivy (formerly Ben Ellis) searching for his mother Katy, his father, and several siblings
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
August 23, 1881
MR. EDITOR ---- I wish to inquire
for my people. My first owner was
Joe Ellis, in Green county, N.C.
and lived at Snow Hill. I was sold
to Charley Croom. My mother's
name was Katy; my father's Alle[illegible]
Mincy. He belonged to Jim Mincy.
A sister named Beady and Clara;
a brother named John -- his wife's
name was Mary; …
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Rev. John Jackson seeking information about his sister Gensay
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
June 10, 1880
DEAR EDITOR - I wish to inquire
for my sister Gensay, who was the
daughter of Nancy Springs and
Jack Culp. Her brothers and sisters
are Hannah, Tom, John, Rufus,
Chlorie, Joe, Frank, Margaret, Mallie,
Louise and Silas. We all belonged
to Jack Springs, and when
he died he willed my sister Gensay
to Mrs. Daves, and she went to…
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Catherine Taylor searching for her mother Hattie, father Alexander, and several siblings
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
January 12, 1882
MR. EDITOR ---- I wish to hear
from my people who lived near
Charleston, South Carolina. My
mother's name was Hattie, my
father's name Alexander. My eldest
sister Celia married a man
named Pino, he belonged to Sam
Dibbus, his carriage driver. My
next sister was named Lucinda.
My next was Abbey. We all
belonged to Widow…
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A. D. Coleman searching for his brother Anderson Turner and daughter Lucy Turner
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
January 19, 1882
DEAR EDITOR ---- I wish to know
the whereabouts of my people, 1st.
Brother Anderson Turner and his
wife Delilia, children, Henrietta
and John Turner, his mother was
Edith who went to Mark Alexander
by marriage, his wife father
name was Philip and her mother
Sarah. 2d. My daughter Lucy
Turner was sold to James Turner,
her…
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Henry Harbert searching for his mother Amy and siblings
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
May 11, 1882
MR. EDITOR--I want to inquire for my friends that I left in Prince Edward county, VA., when I was sold away from there forty years ago. My mother's name was Amy. She belonged to Josiah Cheedle, but in the devision [division] of the property she went to Mr. Alman, and also took my brother Peter. My brother Nelson and I were sold to Wm. Harbert, and…
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