1861--Four Freedom Seekers From Petersburg Area

Title: 1861--Four Freedom Seekers From Petersburg Area
Date: 1861
Formatted date: 1861-01-01
Event type: Escape
Description: Four enslaved persons escape from the Petersburg area, from the widow of Joseph Norris (freedom seekers Joe and Frank), John H. Walton (freedom seeker Ed) and John Terrill (an unnamed male).
Participant: African American(s): Ed; Frank; Joe; unknown, Ed [1]; unknown, Frank [11]; unknown, John [22]; Slave holder(s): Joseph Norris; John Terrill; John H. Walton; Norris, Joseph; Terrill, John B.; Walton, John Edward Hester
Location: Petersburg (Ky.)
Related resource: Norris family; Terrill family; Walton family
Source: Diary of Lewis Loder, 1857-1904

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