Fowler, William

Item

Title
Fowler, William
Alias
Stephens, Peter
Gender
Male
Biography
William Fowler, known as Peter Stephens while enslaved, was part of the first group of freedom seekers who escaped Boone and Kenton County enslavers on 24 April, 1847. An attempt by enslavers to recapture these freedom seekers in Cass County Michigan became known as the "Kentucky Raids."
Member
Stephens family
Fowler family
Birth information
circa 1840
Mother
Fowler, Nancy
Death and burial information
1866
Military service
54th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry (Colored)
Allegiance
United States of America
Participant in
1847--Boone Co., First of Two Group Escapes
1847--Cass County (Mich.) Raid
Relationship
Enslaver(s): Lindsay, Thomas
Source(s)
The Kentucky Raid
Item sets
AA--Enslaved--Kentucky--Boone County
Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans--Kentucky--Boone County--S-Z
AA--Enslaved--Kentucky--Kenton County