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unknown, Harriet [29]
In the 1860 division of slaves, Harriet was listed with a value of $800, to Henry Dixon.
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unknown, Algin
In the 1860 division of slaves, Algin was listed with a value of $550, to Berry Dixon.
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unknown, Bailey [3]
Bailey lived to be 105 years old.
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unknown, male [9]
The 1811 settlement of the estate of Richard Sanford lists "one negro boy 2 weeks old without his mother.. $55."
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unknown, Cassy [1]
Cassey was listed as a member of the Bullittsburg Baptist Church in 1811.
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unknown, Jim [11]
Freedom Seeker. In July 19, 1813, Slaveholder Abraham Depew offered a $20 reward for the capture and return of Jim. He is describd as about 30 years old at the time, 5'9" tall with a dark complexion. He is missing his middle finger on the left hand. Jim is describeed as both smart and active.
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unknown, Lewis [21]
Lewis bought his freedom in August 1836.
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unknown, Isabel [4]
In the 1860 division of slaves, America and her child were listed together with a value of $1000. They were allotted to Patsy Seniors (Senour) (a.k.a. Martha Dixon).
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unknown, America [5]
In the 1860 division of slaves, America and her child were listed together with a value of $1000. They were allotted to Patsy Seniors (Senour) (a.k.a. Martha Dixon).
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unknown, Ellen [1]
Ellen was listed as a member of Middle Creek Baptist Church in July 1865. She was mentioned as one of those "who have more recently gone to parts unknown to us."
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unknown, Ann [2]
Ann was listed as a member of Middle Creek Baptist, in September, 1865. It was reported by S. P. Brady that "Lewis, Nancy, Ann and Louisa left state in disorderly manner." Nancy and possibly Lewis and Ann may be from the Dinsmore farm.
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Dinsmore, David
David Dinsmore was born in Boone County, Ky. His military service records describes him as being 22 years old at the time of enlistment, 5'8," and a farmer.
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Taylor, Sally
Sally was brought to Kentucky from Louisiana with all of her children except for Adam and Henry.
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Simpson, Phoebe
Phoebe must have gone to Missouri with Ellen and then to Kentucky in the 1860's. In 1880, she was in Rising Sun.
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Taylor, Nannette
Nannette came to Kentucky in 1842. There are mentions of her in 1859 and 1863, although there are none after these dates, suggesting she may have died.
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Mcgruder, Nancy
Nancy was possibly the sister of Jilson Hawkins. She was purchased by James Dinsmore in Missouri in 1825, and came to Kentucky in 1842. Nancy was separated from her husband Vincent, when she moved (different slaveholder, he stayed in Louisiana). In 1865 she left for Oxford, Ohio, however she returned for visits to the Dinsmore Homestead, where she later died in 1906.
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Taylor, Judy
Judy was brought to Kentucky as an infant in 1842. She later moved to Rising Sun after the war.
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unknown, John [26]
John may have moved along with other in 1842 from Louisiana. The last mention of him is around 1850. John could have possibly landed at the Dinsmore farm in Missouri following this.
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unknown, Jim [5]
Jamison (Jim) was purchased in New Orleans by James Dinsmore in 1841 for $500. He was later brought to Kentucky.
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Hawkins, Jilson
Jilson was purchased in Mississippi in 1825 by James Dinsmore. Jilson stayed in Louisiana in 1829 when the family moved to Kentucky. He was later brought to the Missouri farm, and then to Rising Sun.
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Taylor, Jane
Jane Taylor was possibly the daughter of Sally Taylor. She was not mentioned in the Dinsmore papers, however she lived with Judy in Rising Sun in 1870.
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Sanders, Isaac
Isaac was brought to Kentuky in 1842. After the war, he moved to Rising Sun. He was married to Amanda Hawkins Taylor and had two children according to the 1880 census.
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Taylor, Henry [1]
Henry stayed in Louisiana with his brother Adam when his mother, Sally Taylor, came to Kentucky.
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Simpson, Ellen Hawkins
Ellen was first married to Peter Simpson, and had a daughter while in Louisiana. "Eliza" who died in the 1860's, was either her sister or daughter. Mary, a child that died on the Dinsmore farm in 1873 or 1874, may have been Ellen's daughter. She later married James Graves, possibly while in Missouri, and had several children in Rising Sun by 1880.
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Hawkins, Eliza
Eliza Hawkins was purchased in 1831 for $375 at age twelve by James Dinsmore. She stayed in Louisiana with her Husband Jilson until they moved to the Dinsmore Missouri farm.