Barkshire, Emily

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Title: Barkshire, Emily
Alias: Martin, Emily
Gender: Female
Biography: Daughter of Samuel Barkshire and Frances Newman, Emily was born into slavery in Boone County, Kentucky. Emily was first enslaved by Dickey Barkshire, before being transferred to Joseph and Nancy Hawkins. Living in Rising Sun, Indiana by 1836, she was manumitted by Nancy Hawkins in 1848. Emily was named as an heir in Nancy Hawkins' will. She eventually settled in Akron, Ohio.
Member: Berkshire family; Martin family
Birth date: 1830
Place of birth: Boone County (Ky.)
Father: Barkshire, Samuel
Mother: Newman, Frances Harriet
Life event(s): Marriage: 5 Dec 1853; Rising Sun (Ind.); Rising Sun (Ind.)
Spouse(s): Martin, Washington G.
Child(ren): Martin, Samuel; Martin, Frances Leona; Martin, Hattie A.
Death date: 24 Jun 1899
Place of death: Akron (Ohio)
Death and burial information: Cause of death: Pneumonia; Glendale Cemetery (Akron, Ohio)
Participant in: 1848--Freedom for Emily Barkshire
Relationship: Slaveholder(s): Barkshire, Dickey; Hawkins, Joseph; Barkshire, Dickey; Hawkins, Joseph
Bibliographic citation(s): Ohio County Deed Book B, page 421; Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998, volume 2, page 28; FindAGrave.com, memorial #97485648
Source(s): Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Eighth Census of the United States, 1860; Ninth Census of the United States, 1870; Summit County, Ohio, Death Records, 1866-1908; Ohio County Marriage Records 1774-1993; Ohio County Deed Books; Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998; Find A Grave.com

Item sets: AA--Barkshire story--Enslaved; AA--Enslaved--Kentucky--Boone County--B; AA--Enslaved--Kentucky--Boone County--H

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Items with "Participant: Barkshire, Emily"
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1848--Freedom for Emily Barkshire	Event

Items with "Relationship: Barkshire, Emily"
Title	Class
Barkshire, Dickey	Person
Hawkins, Joseph	Person
Hawkins, Nancy	Person

Items with "Mother: Barkshire, Emily"
Title	Class
Martin, Frances Leona	Person
Martin, Hattie A.	Person
Martin, Samuel	Person

Items with "Child(ren): Barkshire, Emily"
Title	Class
Barkshire, Samuel	Person
Newman, Frances Harriet	Person

Items with "Spouse(s): Barkshire, Emily"
Title	Class
Martin, Washington G.	Person