1856--Escape of the Garner family
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Title
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1856--Escape of the Garner family
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Date
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Jan 1856
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Formatted date
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1856-01-01
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Event type
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Escape
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Description
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Margaret Garner, Robert Garner, 4 children, and his parents, Simon and Mary and 11 Other slaves were reported to have escaped. Margaret Garner was a Freedom Seeker whose recapture became a national news story. In January 1856, 17 slaves from Boone and Kenton counties crossed the Ohio River. Included were Robert and Margaret Garner and their children, who were owned by the Gaines family of Richwood Road (now Maplewood Farm).
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Participant
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African American(s): Margaret Garner; Mary [1] Garner; Mary [2] Garner; Priscilla Garner; Robert Garner; Samuel Garner; Simon Garner Sr.; Thomas Garner
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Garner, Margaret
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Garner, Mary [1]
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Garner, Mary [2]
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Garner, Priscilla
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Garner, Robert
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Garner, Samuel
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Garner, Simon, Sr.
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Garner, Thomas
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Slave holder(s): Archibald K. Gaines
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Gaines, Archibald K.
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Other participants(s): Marshall, James W.
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Marshall, James W.
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Bibliographic citation
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Anti-Slavery Bugle
27 Dec 1856, Sat · Page 2
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Cleveland Daily Leader, 02 Dec 1863, Wed · Page 1
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The Garner Fugitive Slave Case, Julius Yanuck, reprinted From The Mississippi Valley Historical Society Review, Volume XL, Number 1, June, 1953.
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Items with "Participant in: 1856--Escape of the Garner family"
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Gaines, Archibald K. |
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Garner, Margaret |
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Garner, Mary [1] |
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Garner, Mary [2] |
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Garner, Priscilla |
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Garner, Robert |
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Garner, Samuel |
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Garner, Simon, Sr. |
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Garner, Thomas |
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Marshall, James W. |
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