1847--First of Two Group Escapes

Item

Title
1847--First of Two Group Escapes
Date
24 Apr 1847
Formatted date
1847-04-24
Event type
Escape
Description
CASS COUNTY- Enslaved people from slaveholders in Boone County and Kenton County (Buckner, Graves, Cleveland, Lindsay, Stephens, Sanford, Scott, and Timberlake) escaped in two groups. The first was about 22 people on the 24th of April 1847.
Participant
African American(s): Buckner, Henry [2]; Eubanks, Jonathan; Eubanks, Mary; Eubanks, Nancy; Eubanks, Robert; Gardner, Betsy; Gardner, Lewis; Gardner, Mary; Sanford, Ben; Sanford, Celia; Sanford, Joseph; Stephens, Annie; Stephens, Nancy [2]; Stephens, Nelson; Stephens, Peter; Stephens, Reuben; Timberlake, Gabriel; unknown, Allen [9]; unknown, Dinah [12]; unknown, John [55]; unknown, Rachel [20]; unknown, Robin; unknown, Wesley
Buckner, Henry [2]
Eubanks, Jonathan
Eubanks, Mary
Eubanks, Nancy
Eubanks, Robert
Gardner, Betsy
Gardner, Lewis
Gardner, Mary
Sanford, Ben
Sanford, Celia
Sanford, Joseph
Stephens, Annie
Stephens, Nancy [2]
Stephens, Nelson
Stephens, Peter
Stephens, Reuben
Timberlake, Gabriel
unknown, Allen [9]
unknown, Dinah [12]
unknown, John [55]
unknown, Rachel [20]
unknown, Robin
unknown, Wesley
Slaveholder(s): Buckner; Graves; Cleveland; Lindsay; Stephens; Sanford; Scott; Timberlake

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Items with "Participant in: 1847--First of Two Group Escapes"
Title Class
Buckner, Henry [2] Person
Eubanks, Jonathan Person
Eubanks, Mary Person
Eubanks, Nancy Person
Eubanks, Robert Person
Gardner, Betsy Person
Gardner, Lewis Person
Gardner, Mary Person
Sanford, Ben Person
Sanford, Celia Person
Sanford, Joseph Person
Stephens, Annie Person
Stephens, Nancy [2] Person
Stephens, Nelson Person
Stephens, Peter Person
Stephens, Reuben Person
Timberlake, Gabriel Person
unknown, Allen [9] Person
unknown, Dinah [12] Person
unknown, John [55] Person
unknown, Rachel [20] Person
unknown, Robin Person