1848--Freedom for Garrett Barkshire
Item
- Title
- 1848--Freedom for Garrett Barkshire
- Date
- 1848
- Formatted date
- 1848-01-01
- Event type
- Manumission
- Description
- The son of Samuel Barkshire and Frances Newman, he was an Underground Railroad conductor, he worked on riverboats which traveled south to New Orleans and brought freedom seekers back. He was born in Boone County, enslaved by the Barkshire family and was possibly transferred to Joseph and Nancy Hawkins. In Rising Sun by 1836, he was officially manumitted in 1848. He was married twice and died in Terre Haute, IN in 1894.
- Participant
- African American(s): Garrett Barkshire; Samuel Barkshire; Frances Newman
- Barkshire, Garrett [1]
- Barkshire, Samuel
- Newman, Frances Harriet
- Slave holder(s): Hawkins, Joseph; Hawkins, Nancy
- Hawkins, Joseph
- Hawkins, Nancy
- Bibliographic citation
- "More Western Memories: How slaves were harbored and forwarded to canada before the war," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, N.Y., 24 May 1887
- Ohio County Deed Book B, page 421
- Source
- Seventh Census of the United States, 1850
- Eighth Census of the United States, 1860
- Ninth Census of the United States, 1870
- Tenth Census of the United States, 1880
- Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920
- Indiana Marriage Index, 1800-1941
- Ohio County Marriage Records 1774-1993
- More Western Memories: How slaves were harbored and forwarded to canada before the war
- Ohio County Deed Books
- Item sets
- AA--Events--Manumissions--Indiana
Linked resources
| Title | Class |
|---|---|
| Barkshire, Dickey | Person |
| Barkshire, Garrett [1] | Person |
| Barkshire, Samuel | Person |
| Hawkins, Joseph | Person |
| Hawkins, Nancy | Person |
| Newman, Frances Harriet | Person |