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White, John "Felix"
John "Felix" White was an enslaved man in Boone County who escaped to freedom in 1844 through the network of the Underground Railroad. White had been the property of a slaveholding family in the southern part of the county and was sold to notorious slave trader George Washington Brasher, shortly before his escape. Brasher regularly sold enslaved people "downriver" to Louisiana, and held them in Petersburg awaiting transport south on riverboats. It is believed that White, fearing the harsh conditions existing on the plantations of the Deep South, fled across the river and eventually made his way to Michigan.
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Allen, William [2]
William Allen was enslaved in Boone County, residing near Big Bone in the 1840s. He was a friend of John "Felix" White, who had escaped to Michigan and Canada several years before, and may have lived in the area of Rabbit Hash. Allen acted as an agent for the the Underground Railroad in Boone County in the attempted escape of White's wife, children, and Solomon, an enslaved overseer on the Stephens plantation. Though Allen himself was attempting to escape, he was instrumental in the planning of this rescue, long before it happened. He met with noted abolitionist Laura Smith Haviland, who was in contact with White, and Allen warned her of river patrols in the area.
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White, George W.
George was promoted to Corporal on November 4, 1864.
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White, Sisley
After attempting to escape with her mother and siblings in 1849, Sisley and her family were sold. The 1850 census records her living in Washington County, Mississippi.
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unknown, Solomon [2]
The overseer and enslaved man held by Benjamin Stephens, attempted escape with other freedom seekers ca 1849. The group was caught- others were sold, no further information on Solomon; does not appear in Benjamin Stephens' probate.
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White, Lucy Ann
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Stephens, Jane
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White, Emily Francis
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White, Oscar F.
Oscar's enlistment paperwork describes him as being 5-feet 11-inches tall, and lists his profession as "mason." He enlisted as a Sergeant, and was promoted to 1st Sergeant on November 1, 1864.