African Americans of the Kentucky Borderlands

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• River View Cemetery (Dearborn County, Ind.)
  This cemetery contains almost 15,000 known interments.
• Trueblood family
• Penn family
• unknown, George [80]
  George was named in a suit for freedom brought in 1824 by his mother, Eby, on behalf of herself and her children, (including George) against the heirs of George Hughes.
• 1824--Boone Co., Eby sues for freedom
  On 8 May, 1824, "Ibby" (Eby) a woman enslaved by the estate of George Hughes, deceased, of Boone County, brought suit against Hughes' heirs for her freedom and that of her four children: Eliza, Henry, Nelson and George. The lawsuit commenced in Boone County Circuit Court. It was ordered that the administrator, John Hudson and Mary Hughes, administratrix, and John Bagby, Charlotte Bagby, Thursey McPherson, Sarah Hughes, George Ann Hughes & Joseph Hughes heirs, any & all of them having possession of Eby and her children were restrained from removing them from the county until their claim for freedom was determined. Additonally, Eby and her children were to be treated humanely and permitted to attend court, allowing time and proper opportunity to collect evidence and prepare their case.
• Fowler, Benjamin Piatt
• unknown, Jasper [3]
  In 1814, brothers Cornelius and Goerge Hughes sold 23-yr-old Jasper to Benjamin Fowler for the sum of $503. All parties lived in Boone County.
• unknown, Sarah [47]
  Sarah was not mentioned in the inventory of Willis Arnold's estate, recorded in July, 1855. In a guardian's report recorded in early Feb, 1856, there is a mention of Jintsey "and her infant child" but no name was given. In the guardian's settlement, recorded in December, 1857, there is a child named Sarah, "about two years old" alotted to Samuel P. Arnold, along with a 13-yr-old girl, also named Sarah. Her mother, Jane or Jintsey, was alotted to Alfred S. Arnold.
• unknown, John [79]
  John was among the enslaved people appraised as part of the estate of Willis Arnold in 1855; he was valued at $350. He was mentioned in the 1856 guardian's report. In the 1857 settlement, John was alotted to Alfred S. Arnold, along with a woman named Jintsey or Jane.
• unknown, Sarah [46]
  Sarah was given an appraisal value of $400 as recorded in the 1855 inventory of Willis Arnold's estate. A second mention of her was made in an 1856 guardian report. In the guardian settlement in 1857, Sarah was one of two enslaved females of the same name, alotted to Samuel P. Arnold, one was thirteen, the other 2 years old.
• unknown, Mary Elizabeth [3]
  Mary Elizabeth was appraised with a value of $400 for the inventory of Willis Arnold's estate in 1855 and is mentioned in a guardian's report in 1856. She did not appear among the enslaved people mentioned in the guardian's settlement in 1857.
• unknown, Jintsey
  In the 1855 inventory of the estate of Willis Arnold, Jintsey was valued at $600. She was mentioned in an 1856 guardianship report with "her infant child." In the 1857 settlement, Jintsey (here called Jane) and a boy, John, were alotted to Alfred S. Arnold and given a combined value of $900.
• Arnold, Willis
  Willis Arnold lived in both Boone County and Gallatin County. He appeared in the 1850 census in Gallatin County with his three sons, George, Alfred and Samuel. He died intestate in 1855; his inventory and sale occurred in Gallatin County; subsequent probate documents were filed in Boone County.
• unknown, Elvira [6]
• unknown, Manda [2]
• unknown, Harriet [40]
• unknown, Columbus [2]
• Ragan, Ambrose
• Barton, Mary [2]
  Mary was indentured to John Barton in 1866, to remain until she reached the age of 18. Mary had two children with John Speaker, but no record of a marriage or cohabitation has been found. Mary died in 1909 and is buried in the African American section of the Florence Cemetery.
• Kirtley, Stant
• Riddle, Abraham
  Abraham was indentured to John Barton in 1866, at the age of three, to remain indentured until the age of 21 years. He was not in the 1870 census, but did appear as a farm worker employed by John Barton in the 1880 census.
• Acra, Polly
  Polly Acra was the daughter of William and Elizabeth Acra of Orange County, Virginia. She migrated to Boone County some time before 1830, with several of her siblings, other family members and the people they enslaved. Polly was never married. Her will was filed in 1842 in Boone County. Within it, she names six enslaved people she claimed interest in, along with her sisters Polly and Jane. Several of the enslaved people were purchased by the sisters from the estate of their father, while others were born to one of the enslaved women who were part of the estate.
• Acra, Frances
  Frances Acra was the daughter of William and Elizabeth Acra of Orange County, Virginia. She migrated to Boone County some time before 1830, with several of her siblings, other family members and the people they enslaved. Frances was never married.
• Acra, Nancy
  Nancy was the daughter of William and Elizabeth Acra. She was mentioned in her father's will, filed in Orange County, Virginia in 1819. Several of her siblings and other family members relocated to Boone County between 1810-1830
• Acra, Betsy
  Betsy was the daughter of William and Betsy Acra, of Orange County, VA. She died before 1815, when her father's will was written. He directed her portion of his assets should go to her children (not named,) not her husband, who had remarried.