Barkshire, Matilda
Item
- Title
- Barkshire, Matilda
- Kennedy, Matilda
- Canada, Matilda
- Gender
- Female
- Biography
- Matilda Barkshire was born in Boone County, Kentucky and was the daughter of Samuel Barkshire and Frances Newman. She was enslaved by Dickey Barkshire, and possibly transferred to Joseph and Nancy Hawkins. Living in Rising Sun by 1836, Matilda was manumitted by Nancy Hawkins in 1848. She was named as heir in Nancy Hawkins' will. Matilda eventually settled in Terre Haute, Indiana.
- Birth date
- 19 Jul 1828
- Place of birth
- Boone County (Ky.)
- Father
- Barkshire, Samuel
- Mother
- Newman, Frances Harriet
- Life event(s)
- Marriage 1: 29 Oct 1851; Jefferson County (Ind.)
- Jefferson County (Ind.)
- Marriage 2: 10 Dec 1871; Vigo County (Ind.)
- Vigo County (Ind.)
- Death date
- 17 Nov 1892
- Place of death
- Terre Haute (Ind.)
- Participant in
- 1848--Freedom for Matilda Barkshire
- Bibliographic citation(s)
- Ohio County Deed Book B, page 425
- Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998, volume 2, page 28
Linked resources
Title | Class |
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1848--Freedom for Matilda Barkshire | Event |
Title | Class |
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Barkshire, Dickey | Person |
Hawkins, Joseph | Person |
Hawkins, Nancy | Person |
Title | Class |
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Canada, Gertrude A. | Person |
Canada, John H. | Person |
Title | Class |
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Barkshire, Samuel | Person |
Newman, Frances Harriet | Person |
Title | Class |
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Kennedy, George W. | Person |
Wade, Willis | Person |