AA--Events--Escapes--Kentucky--Spencer County

1840 - Spencer Co., Lindsey's flight to freedom
On April 21, 1840, a 22-yr-old freedom seeker named Lindsey escaped enslaver John Shoemaker, who lived near Taylorsville, in Spencer County. Lindsey was about 5'10" tall, with a light complexion and could read "tolerably well." The advertisement did not mention a reward.
1829 - Spencer Co., Tall Tom disappears
Tom, a 40-yr-old freedom seeker held by Spencer Co. enslaver Levi Carico, disappeared while traveling with his enslaver near Wheeling, VA (now WV) around the first of January, 1829. Tom was described as a large man, about 6'2" tall, with a talent for whistling.Carico offered a reward of $100 for Tom's return, still advertised nearly a year after Tom's escape.