1847--Second of Two Group Escapes

Title: 1847--Second of Two Group Escapes
Date: May 1847
Formatted date: 1847-05-01
Event type: Escape
Description: Enslaved people from slaveholders in Boone County and Kenton County (Buckner, Graves, Cleveland, Lindsay, Stephens, Sanford, Scott, and Timberlake) escaped in two groups. The second was about 11 people in May 1847.; After the first, larger group escaped, slaveholders began selling off enslaved people fearing losses if more sought freedom. Learning they were to be sold, another group headed north just a few weeks after the first.
Participant: African American(s): Harris, Tom; Merriman, Hannah; Merriman, Isabella; Merriman, Samuel; Merriman, William; Oglesby, Dorcas; Oglesby, James; Reynolds, Susan; Sanford, Perry; Walker, David; Washington, Abraham; Harris, Tom; Merriman, Harriet; Merriman, Isabella; Merriman, Samuel; Merriman, William; Oglesby, Dorcas; Oglesby, James; Reynolds, Susan; Sanford, Perry; Walker, David; Washington, Abraham; Slaveholder(s): Buckner; Graves; Cleveland; Lindsay; Stephens; Sanford; Scott; Timberlake
Location: Boone County (Ky.); Kenton County (Ky.)
Initiating Event: 1847--First of Two Group Escapes
Following Event: 1847--Elkhart County (Ind.) Raid; 1847--Cass County (Mich.) Raid
Related resource: Timberlake family; Buckner family; Cleveland family; Graves family; Lindsay family; Sanford family; Scott family; Stephens family
Source: Underground Railroad in Michigan; The; The Kentucky Raid

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