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Liddy Hill (formerly Liddy Powell) searching for her parents Vinnie Birkhater and Green Sunkins
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
November 11, 1880
MR. EDITOR--I wish to inquire for my people. Mother's name is Vinnie Birkhater. Green Sunkins was my father. Oldest sister was Harriet Birkhater. Brother Harttord is dead. My aunt was Mary Hill and Her husband Simon Hill. Dennis Hill was my owner and he sold me to a speculator named Wm. Henderson, who sold me in Mobile to another speculator. I came…
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Avant Silvy searching for Julien Herynes
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
February 14, 1889
MR. EDITOR: I wish to inquire for my friend Julien Herynes, she is living near by me now; her father's name is Stephen Day he belonged to Ambrose Day, her mother's name is Emmely, she belonged to Bedford Rolling. All of them were living in Kentucky, in Bedford county, in 1843. Her two oldest sisters was sold to a speculator. She was sold after…
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Isabella Dunlap searching for her mother
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
April 25, 1889
DEAR EDITOR: I want to inquire for my mother, who was sold from me when I was a baby, in North Carolina, somewhere near Raleigh She was sold to speculators by Addis Lockard, and was supposed to have been carried to South Carolina. She left two children, Isabella and Green; and she had a baby in her arms named Matilda, and was first bought from…
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Collier Mitchell seeking their relatives including their mother and father
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
September 15, 1887
MR. EDITOR-I wish a letter in the SOUTHWESTERN inquiring for my relatives. Father and mother were named Sam and Charlotte Mitchell; two sisters, Hannah and Ann Mitchell; and uncles named Sam Small, Adam Small and Ned Small, and also an uncle named Nator Wright who had three sons named Junius, Job and Gabriel Wright. Sam Small is the father of…
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Mrs. Ann Hampton searching for her mother Nellie Beecham
The Twice-a-Week Independent (Coffeyville, KS)
March 20, 1896
Information Wanted.
A small fortune is in store for Nellie
Beecham, colored, who lived during
the war near Richmond Va., and
whose daughter Augusta Ann was
sold when about 12 years old to Bert
Leatherwood and Robert Golikely
slave speculators of Richmond, on
the death of her master, Sam Beecham,
by his brother Ike, in 62, 63, or…
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Charles Stewart searching for two of his sisters Fannie Stewart and Harriet Stewart
Southern Republican (Demopolis, AL)
December 21, 1870
Information Wanted.
Information is wanted as to the
whereabouts of two colored women,
who, when children, were known by
the names Harriet Stewart and
Fannie Stewart, and belonged to Lar-
kin [Larkin] Stewart, who lived about 7 1-2
miles from Greensboro, Alabama, on
Brush Creek. About thirty years ago
they were sold or swapped off to…
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Mrs. Christine Whetstone Holt searching for her siblings Missouri, Margaret, Lettie, and Jack Whetstone
The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN)
April 22, 1893
I would like to know the whereabouts of my
brothers and sisters. They are Missouri Whet-
stone [Whetstone], Margaret Whetstone, Lettie Whetstone,
Jack Whetstone, Harriet Whetstone, Athe
Whetstone, and George had a cousin by the
name of Anna Means. We were all born in
Spartanburgh, South Carolina, and all belonged
to Dave Whetstone. …
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Caroline Holloway searching for her sister Francis
The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
June 12, 1884
MR. EDITOR––I wish to find my
sister Francis. We all belonged
to the Austins, at Chillicote, Mis-
souri [Missouri]. My mother was Cloa, she
came to her death by hanging her-
self [herself]. There were three children of
us, brother Amos, sister Francis
and myself, Caroline. Sister Fran-
cis [Francis] was sold about 26 or 27 years…
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Charles Westley Blaylock searching for his brother James and sister Caroline
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
September 6, 1883
DEAR EDITOR - I wish to inquire for my sister and brother. They were born near Broce Cross Roads, on Haw River, Guilford county, North Carolina. Mother, Martha Moore, belonged to Rev. John Moore; at the death of Rev and Mrs. Moore was sold. A speculator, Joe Poindexter, bought us, Charles Westley, Emma Caroline and James Milton Rufus. Our young…
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Richard Diggs (formerly John Diggs) searching for his parents Kitt and Maria Diggs and siblings
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
July 26, 1883
DEAR EDITOR. --I desire infor-
mation [information] of my people, who were for-
merly [formerly] owned by the Diggs family.
My mother was Maria Diggs;
father, Kitt Diggs. Mother had
nine children. Sisters were Sally,
Frances, Susan and and Fillis; my
brothers--Peter, James, Robert and
Kitt; nine is Richard Diggs now,
but when…
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Betty Allen searching for her father Bob Bannett and aunt Dinah
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
April 12, 1883
MR. EDITOR:--I wish to inquire for my father and aunt. Father was Bob Bannett, aunt was Dinah. He belonged to James Bannett in Norta Carolina, and was carried to Mississippi by a speculator Thos. Woods. Aunt Dinah belonged to Vinson Brown, and I left her with him in North Carolina. I came out of the old Larkin Brooks family. I belonged to Larkin…
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Mrs. Susan Biggs searching for her mother Dinah and brothers
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
February 22, 1883
MR. EDITOR:--I want to enquire after my people. We belonged to Thos. Cawthorne, in Richmond, Va. My mother's name was Dinah, my brothers were Robert, John, Henry, and William. I was sold to a speculator by the name of Erskine. Will you please make inquiry for me through your paper. My name is Mrs. Susan Biggs, and tell them to direct their letters…
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Susan Briggs searching for her siblings
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
December 14, 1882
DEAR SIR: Please insert in your paper inquiry for the following persons: Diana, Robert, William and Johnny Carthorn, colored. Direct them to correspond with Susan Briggs, Ripley, Miss., in care of Phil. Gray. Susan was brought from Richmond, Va., in 1850, by speculators. She was brought from Mr. Carthorn, and they were her brothers and sisters.…
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Matilda Davis searching for her mother Beckie Callis, sisters and brothers
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
October 26, 1882
MR. EDITOR: I desire to inquire for my mother, sisters and brothers. I left them in Wilson County, Tenn. My two oldest brothers were carried to Mississippi by a speculator before the war. Their names were Billy and Jack Callis. Mother's name was Beckie Callis, my sister's names were Chaney and Minerva. Minerva was sold to Vantices, and Chaney was…
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Jno. Cook (formerly John Burnett) searching for mother Pennela, sister Elizabeth and mother's sons
The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
April 8, 1886
DEAR EDITOR ---- I was born ten miles northeast of Mayville, Ky , on Mrs. Margaret Cook's plantation. My mother's name was Pennela in White. She had three sons who went to St. Louis, John, Alvin, Aaron, Charlie, Oliver and James Henson. They went to St. Louis with Henry Duval. At that time I was going by the name of John Burnett. I was sold to…
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Rev. Samuel Blackwell looking for his father-in-law Gilbert Grant
The Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
September 25, 1879
DEAR EDITOR ---- I wish to get some information concerning my wife' father : his name, when I left him in Athens, Ga., was Gilbert Grant. Since that time (1864) I have not heard from him. Wife's name was then Harriet Burke and her mother's Annie Bird. She was sold from Mr. W. M. Bird to Mr. Charles J. Burke who lived within a mile and a quarter…
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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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Robert Ray (formerly Robert Carmichael) searching for his daughters Henrietta and Lucey Jane
Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)
March 23, 1882
MR. EDITOR --- I wish to inquire for my daughters Henrietta and Lucey Jane. The mother Carolina McCollum, belonged to Malcom McCallum, Cumberland county, North Carolina. When last heard from she was in Fayetteville in that State. Lizzie was in South Cyrolina. Brother-in-law, Jasey McCollum was sold by John McDongall to a negro trader. My wife was…
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