unknown, Nelson [12]
Item
- Title
- unknown, Nelson [12]
- Gender
- Male
- Biography
- A few days before Christmas, 1821, 16-yr-old Nelson escaped enslavement in Woodford County. Enslaver Joel Smith offered a reward of $100 for his return. Nelson was about 5'4" tall and was described as "smart and active."
- Birth information
- circa 1805
- Participant in
- 1821 - Woodford Co., Nelson sets out for free soil
- Relationship
- Enslaver: Smith, Joel
- Source(s)
- Newspapers.com
- Item sets
- AA--Enslaved--Kentucky--Woodford County