1844--The Escape of John "Felix" White

Title: 1844--The Escape of John "Felix" White
Date: 1844
Formatted date: 1844-01-01
Event type: Escape
Description: John White escaped from George W. Brasher (a slave trader) sometime in 1844. He acted as an agent and conductor of the Underground Raiload in the (unsuccessful) attempt to free his wife, five children and another man from Boone County in 1848.
Participant: African American(s): John White; White, John "Felix"; Slave holder(s): Brasher, George W.; Brasher, George Washington [1]
Location: Boone County (Ky.)
Related resource: Brasher family
Bibliographic citation: "Gerrit Smith," The North Star, Rochester, N.Y., 19 Jan 1849; "A Woman's Life Work," Laura Smith Haviland, 1882
Source: Gerrit Smith; A Woman's Life-Work: Labors and experiences of Laura S. Haviland.

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Allen, William [2]	Person
Brasher, George Washington [1]	Person
Broadwell, Marquis De La Fayette	Person
Keene, Robert	Person
Miller, John A.	Person
Ray, Wright	Person
Ross, Webb	Person
Stephens, Benjamin L., Jr.	Person
Stephens, Jane	Person
White, Emily Francis	Person
White, George W.	Person
White, John "Felix"	Person
White, Lucy Ann	Person
White, Oscar F.	Person
White, Sisley	Person