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unknown, Tom [37]
Tom was sold from his Flemingsburg home by an enslaver named Young to another enslaver named Thomas who sold him to slave-trader Jacob Allentharp. James Hill. Of Greenfield, MS purchased Tom at auction at the Natchez landing and used him as a carpenter and gin-wright. Hill offered a $150 reward for the return of the shilled workman, who was described as about 25 yrs. old, 5'11" tall with a "mulatto" complexion.
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unknown, Harry [14]
Harry escaped enslaver Joshua Stockton of Flemingsburg, Ky, on May 20, 1820. An ad was placed that described Harry as being about 28 yrs. old and "left-handed." A $50 reward was offered for his return.
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unknown, George [51]
On September 23rd, twenty-year-old George escaped enslavement in Flemingsburg, Ky. Enslaver Lewis Crain offered a five dollar reward for his return.
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unknown, Eliza [31]
On October 4, 1813, enslaver James Edmondson discovered that 28-yr-old Eliza, whom he had brought with him from Staunton, VA, had escaped him. She took a grey horse, equipped with a good bridle and side-saddle. She left in the company of an African American man named "Mr. Botts," also of Fleming County, who played the violin. It's not clear if he was free or enslaved.
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Smith, Alvin
Alvin Smith escaped enslavement in 1863, when he fled Fleming County, Ky and joined the 27th infantry, USCT and settled in Ohio. He died in 1948, a few days shy of his 105th birthday. In 1998, a bronze marker was placed upon his grave on the 50th anniversary of his death by a middle school teacher who was a Civil War buff .
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Dixson, Moses
On October 6th, 1828, a freedom seeker named Moses Dixson escaped from enslaver James Hood in Fleming County. He was described as about 35 years old, large and strong. A reward of $100 was offered for his return.
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Botts, unknown
On October 4, 1813, enslaver James Edmondson discovered that 28-yr-old Eliza, whom he had brought with him from Staunton, VA, had escaped him. She took a grey horse, equipped with a good bridle and side-saddle. She left in the company of an African American man named "Mr. Botts," also of Fleming County, who played the violin. It's not clear if he was free or enslaved.
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1827 - Fleming Co., Tom escapes after being sold south
Tom was sold from his Flemingsburg home by an enslaver named Young to another enslaver named Thomas who sold him to slave-trader Jacob Allentharp. James Hill. Of Greenfield, MS purchased Tom at auction at the Natchez landing and used him as a carpenter and gin-wright. Hill offered a $150 reward for the return of the shilled workman, who was described as about 25 yrs. old, 5'11" tall with a "mulatto" complexion.
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1815 - Fleming Co., George self-emancipates
On September 23rd, twenty-year-old George escaped enslavement in Flemingsburg, Ky. Enslaver Lewis Crain offered a five dollar reward for his return.
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1828 - Fleming Co., Big Moses Dixson
On October 6th, 1828, a freedom seeker named Moses Dixson escaped from enslaver James Hood in Fleming County. He was described as about 35 years old, large and strong. A reward of $100 was offered for his return.
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1813 - Fleming Co., Eliza and Mr. Botts
On October 4, 1813, enslaver James Edmondson discovered that 28-yr-old Eliza, whom he had brought with him from Staunton, VA, had escaped him. She took a grey horse, equipped with a good bridle and side-saddle. She left in the company of an African American man named "Mr. Botts," also of Fleming County, who played the violin. It's not clear if he was free or enslaved.
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1820 - Fleming Co., Escape of Left-handed Harry
Harry escaped enslaver Joshua Stockton of Flemingsburg, Ky, on May 20, 1820. An ad was placed that described Harry as being about 28 yrs. old and "left-handed." A $50 reward was offered for his return.
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1863 - Fleming Co., Freedom Seeker's long life memorialized
Alvin Smith escaped enslavement in 1863, when he fled Fleming County, Ky and joined the 27th infantry, USCT and settled in Ohio. He died in 1948, a few days shy of his 105th birthday. In 1998, a bronze marker was placed upon his grave on the 50th anniversary of his death by a middle school teacher who was a Civil War buff .