unknown, Female [124]
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unknown, Female [124]
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Gender
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Female
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Biography
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Though her name is unknown, this woman was the mother of Betty Oats and grandmother of Will Oats. She was enslaved by Lewis Oats and his sister on a 230-acre farm near Monticello in Wayne County, Kentucky. She lived in quarters on the property with her daughter and grandchildren. After the United States abolished slavery, she walked from Monticello to Camp Nelson near Lexington, almost 68 miles. She, like many, went a great distance to obtain freedom papers for herself and her family. She even bought a home for herself, her daughter, and at least one of her grandchildren (Will Oats).
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Relationship
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Slaveholder(s): Oats, Lewis; unknown Female, Oats