1854--Nine Freedom Seekers Caught in Boone County

Title: 1854--Nine Freedom Seekers Caught in Boone County
Date: June 1854
Formatted date: 1854-06-01
Event type: Escape
Description: Shadrach, Lewis, Susan, Wesley, John, Almeda, Jasper, Anderson and Lee were freedom seekers from the Crisler, Walton, Scott and Blankenbeker farms. They were caught and much legal attention was paid to them, like Garner, though the focus was habeus corpus.
Participant: African American(s): Almeda; Anderson; Jasper; John; Lee; Lewis; Shadrach; Susan; Wesley; unknown, Almeda [6]; unknown, Anderson [7]; unknown, John [40]; unknown, Lee [3]; unknown, Lewis [20]; unknown, Shadrach [1]; unknown, Susan [13]; unknown, Wesley [7]; Slaveholder(s): Blankenbeker; Crisler; Scott; Walton; Smith, Elizabeth [1]; Blankenbeker, Jasper; Crisler, Jonas; Scott, John P.; Walton, William
Location: Boone County (Ky.)
Related resource: Blankenbaker family; Crisler family; Scott family; Walton family
Source: Nine Freedom Seekers Caught in Boone County

Item sets: AA--Events--Escapes--Kentucky--Boone County--1850-1865; AA--CCDI--Events--Added information

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