bef 1830--Manumission of Violet
Item
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Title
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bef 1830--Manumission of Violet
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Formatted date
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1829-12-31
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Before
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1830
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Event type
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Manumission
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Description
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Born in Virginia and enslaved to Joseph Hawkins, he was the husband of Nancy Hawkins. He was manumitted prior to 1830 and lived in Rising Sun,IN, with or near Nancy Hawkins and was named in Nancy's will. He was a member of Middle Creek Baptist Church with Nancy (baptized the same day.) Received at Middle Creek in 1818 (Jos. Hawkins, slave holder).
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Bibliographic citation
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Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Ohio County, IN
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Boone County Wills, V. 2, page 28