AA--Events--Captures--Kentucky--Knox County
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1823 - Knox Co., Free Status not Believed On April 27th, 1823, the sheriff of Knox Co. captured a man named Rueben Johnson as a runaway. Johnson claimed to be free, but apparently had no papers to prove his status. The sheriff described Johnson as between thirty and forty years old, with several scars on his face and he stood at about 5'11" tall. Johnson remained in jail, unclaimed, for 5 months then was hired out for 12 months by county order.
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1863 - Knox Co., Captured Near Slavery's Demise In August, 1863, a 20-yr-old freedom seeker named Jim or Lewis was committed to the Fayette County jail as a runaway. He named James Johnson of Knox County as his slaveholder. Jim was described as about 5'6" tall and 140 lbs., with a "yellow" complexion.