1863 - Fleming Co., Freedom Seeker's long life memorialized

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Title
1863 - Fleming Co., Freedom Seeker's long life memorialized
Date
1863
Formatted date
1863
Event type
Escape
Description
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 .
Bibliographic citation
Akron Beacon Journal, Feb 5, 2018
Item sets
AA--Events--Escapes--Kentucky--Fleming County

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Smith, Alvin Person