between 1850-1860--Boone Co., Piatt Coachman Escapes to Indiana

Title: between 1850-1860--Boone Co., Piatt Coachman Escapes to Indiana
Formatted date: 1855-01-01
Before: 1860
After: 1850
Event type: Escape
Description: A coachman of the Piatt family escaped to Rising Sun and was helped to freedom by Woodford Barkshire (a free man of color), a conductor who regularly helped people on the path to Canada. (Escape was circa the mid 1850s).
Participant: African American(s): Barkshire, Woodford; unknown, male; unknown, male [14]; Barkshire, Woodford
Location: Boone County (Ky.); Rising Sun (Ind.)
Preceding Event: 1848--Freedom for Woodford Barkshire
Related resource: Piatt family
Bibliographic citation: "Underground Railroad: More Western Memories. Piatt Coachman Escapes To Indiana," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, NY, 24 May 1887
Source: Underground Railroad: More Western Memories. Piatt Coachman Escapes To Indiana