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J. W. Terrell searching for their grandmother Louisa Gwin and aunt Sarah Warren

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 25, 1888

MR. EDITOR:—I wish to inquire for my grandmother and aunt who were named as follows: Louisa Gwin and auntie Sarah Warren. The last time I seen grandmother she was at West Point, Miss., November 22, 1886, and the last time I seen my aunt Sarah she was at West Point, Miss., August 24, 1885. Aunt lived on the right hand side of the I. C. R. R. going…

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Malissa Baker (formerly Malissa Robertson) searching for Bettie and Mary Hicks

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 20, 1888

DEAR ECITOR:—I wish to find my grandmother and mother. Mother was Mary Hicks. Grandmother was Bettie Hicks. They used to belong to Jimmie Hicks. I was sold when quite young and given to Jimmie Hick's daughter; whose name was Hannah Newman. Her husband was a Baptist preacher, named Isaac Newman. I left them in Scottcounty, Missouri. My name was then…

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Alice Bell (formerly Alice Walker) searching for her mother Kate and siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 13, 1888

MR. EDITOR:—I wont to inquire for my people, from whom I was taken when quite young. We lived in South Carolina, near Greeneville. I was so young I can't remember anything about it, but I am going by what was told me. Mother was Kate, and belonged to Mr. Oliver Barrett. He moved away and turned her over to Mr. Haseclaw. I had three brothers: Joe,…

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Celia Greenwood (formerly Celia Gatewood) looking for Jack Jones and Lucinda Barbour

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 24, 1881

DEAR EDITOR: I wish to inquire for the old man Jack Jones. He was the father of twelve children. My name is now Celia Greenwood, but in Virginia I was known as Celia Gatewood. I was born in Fredericksburg. Mother was Winnie Jones, and I was raised by Mr. George Ellis. Mother died and left two boys and two girls. Celia and Joseph were the oldest…

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Mary Covington searching for her sons Richmond and Wyatt Covington

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 6, 1888

MR. EDITOR: I wish to inquire for my sons whom I left in North Carolina about twenty three years ago. I have two in North Carolina. The names of my two in North Carolina, the oldest one is named Richmond Covington and the other Wyatt Covington. The one in South Carolina is named Wiley Covington. My name is Mary Covington and their father's was…

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Hill Morris searching for the family of his wife Ailsey Morris (formerly Ailsey Griffy)

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 24, 1881

DEAR EDITOR: Hill Morris, of Oak Hill, Fort Bend Co., Texas, wants to know the whereabouts of Silvey and Rachel Griffy, sisters of his wife, whose maiden name was Ailsey Griffy; also of his eldest brother, Daniel, and his sister, Esther. They were, the last he knew of them, in McDonald Co., North Carolina, and belonged to James Morrison, and was…

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John Hawkins Gibson looking for his brother Israel Carr

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 17, 1881

DEAR EDITOR—My brother Israel Carr, deaf and dumb, went off from this place with a man by the name of Northcraft, a jail contractor, at the time of the exodus to Kansas. Northcraft claimed to live in San Marcos and wanted Israel to stay at his house, do the marketing, etc. I have since written to Northcraft without any reply. Israel had lost the…

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Nancy Eanes looking for her sister Virginia Collins

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 10, 1881

DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my sister Virgin Collins. My mother's name is Sarah, father's Dick. I have three brothers named Dick, Nelon and Wilson. My sister was taken to Richmond, Virginia, by Madison Eanes and sold to negro traders. Please address me at La Grange, Fayette county, Texas, care of Rev. G. W. Smith. NANCY EANES.

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Margaret Lynn (formerly Margaret Carlton) seeking her mother Sydney Carlton and her siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 10, 1881

MR. EDITOR—My relatives I left near Hillsborough within 12 miles of Eldorado, Arkansas. Mother's name Sydney Carlton. Sisters, Maria, Agnes, Louisa and Ellen Carlton, brothers Ben and Jack Carlton. I was brought to this country by Pink Scales in 1858 or 1859 My name at that time was Margaret Carlton. Address me at Shell Mound, Leflore county, M…

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Amelia Simmons searching for her mother Elinda and siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 10, 1881

DEAR EDITOR— I wish to inquire for my relatives. My father's name was Isaac Rutledge. He is dead. My mother's name was Elinda Rutledge, and my brother and sisters named John, Virginia, and Elvira Elvira died in Wassaw, Sumpter county, Alabama. I was brought to Texas in 1861 at the age of fifteen years by Dr. John Weston. I formerly belonged Joseph…

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W. H. Jackson looking for Baptist preacher Timins Gray

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 3, 1881

DEAR EDITOR—I want to inquire about a Baptist preacher living in Little Rock, Arkansas, by the name of Timins Gray. I know two of his sisters and one brother belongs to the M. E. Church, but they live forty miles from me. Their names are Joanna and Margaret and Johnny Rolins; their father's name was Uriah Rollins. They belonged to Billy Rollins.…

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Catherine Robinson (formerly Catherine Roberts) searching for her daughter Harriett Roberts

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 14, 1880

DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for my daughter. Her name was Harriett Roberts. She belonged to Rev. Lewis Roberts, who lived on Wolf River, 25 miles from Memphis, Tenn. My husband was named Isaac Roberts. I was sold to the Chickasaw Indians. They were then moving to Arkansas. At the time they bought me, when I left my daughter, she was only 5…

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Josephine Gooden (formerly Josephine Porter) searching for her father Daniel Glover, mother Sarah, and siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 24, 1889

Mr. Editor: I wish to find [undecipherable] people. My father's name [undecipherable] Daniel Glover, and my mot[undecipherable] was named Sarah. She belong[undecipherable] to Wm. Porter, a saddle maker, Petersburg, Va. My oldest s[undecipherable]ter's name was Pattie. She m[undecipherable]ried Daniel Davis. The othe[undecipherable] were sisters…

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Ella Smith (formerly Eliza Tolds) searching for her mother, siblings, and son Peter

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 1, 1881

DEAR EDITOR—I wish to find my friends, whom I left in Virginia. To my best knowledge it was in 1859 or 1860. I belonged to Thomas B. Stewart. My name is Eliza Tolds, my mother [indecipherable] Dogans. I had five sisters, Susan, Lizzie, Elie, Hannah and Milly; three brothers, Shelton, Blackwell and William Brown. I left my baby, Peter, 13 months…

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Caroline Hogan (formerly Caroline Brown) seeking her father Isaac Jamison, mother Peggy Brown, and siblings

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 8, 1881

DEAR EDITOR—I was raised in Albermarle county, Virginia, and I belonged to Clifton Brown, a Methodist preacher. He had three sons Taze, Thomas and William. William was the youngest. He had two daughters, Virginia and Susan Brown. Virginia married George Terril. My old boss gave me to his daughter Virginia when she married, and her husband sold me…

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Lovie Rogers seeking her brothers Richard Pitts and Willis Winbush

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 29, 1881

I desire to hear of the whereabout of my two brothers, Richard Pitts and Willis Winbush. The last time I heard of Bro. Richard Pitts he was living near Union Springs, Alabama, with Dr. Pitts. Bro. Willis Winbush lived with Martin Winbush at Montgomery, Alabama. My name is Lovie Rogers. Am living with my daughter, Tibbie Rogers. Address me care of…

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Mary Jane Summers seeking her sister Caroline Summers

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

December 29, 1881

DEAR EDITOR— I wish to find my sister. I left her in San Antonio, January 1855. I heard that she married a man named Duke. Her name was Carolina Summers. Address, at Waco, Texos, care of Rev. Humphries. MARY JANE SUMMERS.

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Robert Evans searching for his father Robert Evans

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

September 26, 1889

Mr. Editor: I want to inquire for my father. His name was Robert Evans. My mother's name was Lememia. She belonged to Col. Stoddard. My brother belonged to a man by the name of Judge Evans, in Clark county, Ala., I was born in Clark County, Ala., in a little town called Quitman. My name is Robert Evans. When Col, Stodard left Alabama to come to…

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Rev. Wade Hamilton seeking his father Joe Simon Hill, mother Betsey Hill, and sisters Fanny and Margaret Hill

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 27, 1881

MR. EDITOR—I wish to make some inquiries for my kindred father and mother and two sisters. My father's and my name Joe Simon Hill, mother's name Betsey Hill, sisters names are Fanny Hill and Margaret Hill. We all lived in Houston, had a house rented from Mr. Bradly. Sister Fanny was bound out in Huston, and mother moved to New York, and there she…

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Frances Bell seeking her sisters Louisa and Claricy Daylia

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

August 30, 1888

DEAR EDITOR: I desire to learn of the whereabouts of Louisa Daylia and Claricy Daylia. Sister Claricy married a Mr. Matthews. Sister Louisa Mathews married Dave Davis. We used to belong to Dave Daylia. My name is Frances Bell. Any information will be gladly received. Address care Rev. Wm. Payne, Hazelhurst, Miss.

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Betty Ann Davis seeking her siblings Phoebe and Hampton Davis

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 13, 1881

DEAR EDITOR—I wish to inquire for some friends. Sister Phoebe Davis and brother Hampton Davis were brought from North Carolina close by Whitehall, and taken to Montgomery, Alabama, and sold by Samuel Davis. My mother Phillis Davis was sold at the same time with one child. Two brothers and sisters were sold in Georgia. Address me at Brownsville,…

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Smion Pickles searching for his siblings Randolph, Charley, and Aarriett

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

October 10, 1889

Mr. Editor: I want to get i[indecipherable]mation in regard to membe[indecipherable] my family. I was separated [indecipherable] them in the time of slavery, [indecipherable] I was six years old. They [indecipherable] then at Enterprise, Miss., an[indecipherable]longed to a man named Pi[indecipherable] His sons were named F[indecipherable] George…

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Ellen Douglass searching for her brother George Irvin

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

February 14, 1889

MR. EDITOR: I wish to find the whereabouts of my brother. He formerly belonged to one Bob Irvin in Dresden, Tenn., near Hickman. Was sold to a speculator by the name of Vanhook Our mother and myself belonged. to one Rufus H. Scott. Her husband's name was Ben. Lee. Rufus Scott sold out and moved to Gainesville, Tex. This was about four or five…

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Reverend A. A. Lacey searching for Emma Saunders

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

November 7, 1889

Mr. Editor: I wish to find my daughter, whom I have not seen for many years. Her name is Emma Saunders. She is 19 years of age. Her mother, Harriet Saunders, is stopping at No. 704 St. Ferdinand street, New Orleans, La. Any information of her whereabouts will be thankfully received. Address Rev. A. A. Lacey, 545 Bagatelle street, New Orleans,…

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Mrs. G. W. Staples searching for her brother Martin

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

January 16, 1890

Dear Editor: Over twenty years ago my mother got burned and died. She had bought property in the neighborhood of the Poydras Market, in New Orleans. This property was bought in the year 1860, or '61. I had one brother named Martin. He went off after my mother died, and I have not seen him since. I was left with one Mrs. Huterson or a name of that…

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