1838--Manumission of Catherine Edrington

Item

Title
1838--Manumission of Catherine Edrington
Date
1838
Event type
Manumission
Description
Catherine Edrington was manumitted in Rising Sun in 1838 by Nancy Hawkins, and was the first wife of the Underground Railroad agent Joseph Edrington and dissappeared from records before 1850.
Participant
African American(s): Catherine Edrington
Slave holder(s): Hawkins, Joseph
Hawkins, Joseph
Other participant(s): Hawkins, Nancy
Hawkins, Nancy
Location
Rising Sun (Ind.)
Related resource
Hawkins family
Bibliographic citation
Dearborn County Deed Book P, page 179
Source
Dearborn County Deed Books
Item sets
AA--Events--Manumissions--Indiana

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Items with "Participant in: 1838--Manumission of Catherine Edrington"
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Hawkins, Catherine Person
Hawkins, Joseph Person
Hawkins, Nancy Person