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• Boone County Tax List for Negroes and Mullatoes, 1879
  A list of African Americans appearing in the tax rolls for Boone County, Kentucky in 1879.
• Boone County Tax List for Negroes and Mullatoes, 1878
  A list of African Americans appearing in the tax rolls for Boone County, Kentucky in 1878.
• Boone County Tax List for Negroes and Mullatoes, 1877
  A list of African Americans appearing in the tax rolls for Boone County, Kentucky in 1877.
• Boone County Tax List for Negroes and Mullatoes, 1876
  A list of African Americans appearing in the tax rolls for Boone County, Kentucky in 1876.
• Boone County Tax List for Negroes and Mullatoes, 1875
  A list of African Americans appearing in the tax rolls for Boone County, Kentucky in 1875.
• Boone County Tax List for Negroes and Mullatoes, 1874
  A list of African Americans appearing in the tax rolls for Boone County, Kentucky in 1874.
• Boone County Tax List for Negroes and Mullatoes, 1873
  A list of African Americans appearing in the tax rolls for Boone County, Kentucky in 1873.
• Boone County Tax List for Negroes and Mullatoes, 1872
  A list of African Americans appearing in the tax rolls for Boone County, Kentucky in 1872.
• Boone County Tax List for Negroes and Mullatoes, 1871
  A list of African Americans appearing in the tax rolls for Boone County, Kentucky in 1871.
• Boone County Tax List for Negroes and Mullatoes, 1866
  A list of African Americans appearing in the tax rolls for Boone County, Kentucky in 1866.
• Kirtley, William Sr.
  William Kirtley was a wealthy landowner in Madison County (Va.) He was born in 1723. He is recognized for Patriotic Service in the Revolutionary War by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
• unknown, Ben Oliver
  Ben Oliver was enslaved by William Kirtley in Madison County, Virginia. When Kirtley died in 1795, the people he enslaved were either distributed among family members or sold. Ben Oliver's mother, Nanny, was taken to Kentucky by Jeremiah Kirtley, William's son.
• unknown, Milly [24]
  Milly was enslaved by William Kirtley in Madison County, Virginia. When Kirtley died in 1795, the people he enslaved were either distributed among family members or sold. Milly's mother, Nanny, was taken to Kentucky by Jeremiah Kirtley, William's son.
• 1824--Nanny's Letter
  On September 17, 1824, Nanny dictated a letter to two of her children, from whom she was separated years earlier. Robert Kirtley, the enslaver with whom Nanny lived at the time, did the writing. The letter was sent to Kirtley's cousins in the Davis family of Virginia.
• 1795--Madison Co. (Va.) A Mother Separated From Her Children
  After William Kirtley died in the spring of 1795, his son, Jeremiah, packed up his family and moved to the wilds of the Kentucky frontier, bringing with them several enslaved people. A woman named Nancy or "Nanny" as the family called her, was among them. At the time of the move, Nanny was separated from at least two of her children, Milly and Ben Oliver.
• Reagan, Cornelius Lewis
  Cornelius Reagan graduated Florence High School and enrolled at the University of Kentucky before enlisting in the U.S. Army Air Corps in November of 1940 and being commissioned as a Second Lieutenant. While serving in the South Pacific, Reagan was shot down over Bali, but survived. After returning to the skies his plane was once again shot down on February 25, 1942 over the island of Java.
• 1838--Dearborn Co. (Ind.) Manumission of Harriet
  Harriet was manumitted in Rising Sun in 1838 by Nancy Hawkins
• unknown, Henry [65]
  In 1832, Henry was provided as collateral for a loan along with his sister, Dolly, their mother, Becky or Beck and a man named Foster, by their enslaver, James Benham. Jeremiah Garnett loaned Benham $700, the assessed value of the four people. No additional documents were found showing the debt was paid.
• unknown, Dolly [4]
  In 1832, Dolly was provided as collateral for a loan along with her brother, Henry, their mother, Becky or Beck and a man named Foster, by their enslaver, James Benham. Jeremiah Garnett loaned Benham $700, the assessed value of the four people. No additional documents were found showing the debt was paid.
• unknown, Becky
  In 1832, Becky or Beck was provided as collateral for a loan along with her children, Henry and Dolly and a man named Foster by their enslaver, James Benham. Jeremiah Garnett loaned Benham $700, the assessed value of the four people. No additional documents were found showing the debt was paid.
• unknown, Foster
  In 1832, Foster was provided as collateral for a loan along with a woman named Becky or Beck and her children, Henry and Dolly by their enslaver, James Benham. Jeremiah Garnett loaned Benham $700, the assessed value of the four people. No additional documents were found showing the debt was paid.
• 1832--Boone Co., Mortgage of Foster, Becky, Henry & Dolly
  On September 13, 1832, James Benham, of Boone County, executed a deed of mortgage to Jeremiah Garnett for the sum of $700. The sum was based on the combined value of an enslaved man, Foster, a woman, Becky or Beck and her twochildren, Henry and Dolly. The terms of the mortgage were that Benham would repay Garnett in full on or before 1 Jan 1833.
• unknown, Eliza [38]
  Eliza was sold at auction, along with another enslaved person named Manuel, to settle the debts of the estate of their enslaver, John Love. No other information was given.
• 1825-- Boone Co., Auction of Manuel and Eliza
  In order to settle debts owed by the estate of John Love, two enslaved people, Manuel and Eliza, were to be sold at auction. John Shaver was the highest bidder and paid $500 for both. Their names were the only information given.
• 1836--Boone Co., Freedom for Burrell
  In 1836, 24-yr-old Burrell was manumitted in Boone County by Joseph Kendrick, the administrator of the estate of Reuben George, of Bourbon County. George died in 1814, and his will directed that his slaves be manumitted either at the death of his wife or earlier. Reuben George's widow married Joseph Hawkins, Jr. and came to Boone County, bringing some of the enslaved people with her.