1847--First of Two Group Escapes

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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
Location: Boone County (Ky.); Kenton County (Ky.)
Following Event: 1847--Second of Two Group Escapes
Related resource: Timberlake family; Buckner family; Cleveland family; Graves family; Lindsay family; Sanford family; Scott family; Stephens family
Source: Underground Railroad in Michigan; The; First of Two Group Escapes; The Kentucky Raid

Item sets: AA--Events--Escapes--Kentucky--Boone County--1780-1849

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