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Title
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Lassing, Morris
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Alias
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Lossing, Morris
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Gender
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Male
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Biography
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In 1840 Morris Lassing was known to have four enslaved in Boone County, Kentucky. The 1850 census shows Morris Lassing living in District 2, Boone, Kentucky.
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Morris was the pastor at the Sardis Baptist Church (Union Baptist) from 1856 to 1866, and commonly appeared in the Diary of Mary Bristow, a member of Sardis Baptist.
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Birth date
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3 Aug 1800
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Place of birth
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Germany
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Death date
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9 Jan 1867
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Relationship
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Known enslaved: Lessing, Lewis; unknown, Clarilda; unknown, George [35]; unknown, Maria [13]; unknown, Mary [28]; unknown, Ruth [1]; unknown, Paul [1]
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unknown, Lewis [10]
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unknown, Clarilda
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unknown, George [35]
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unknown, Maria [13]
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unknown, Ruth [1]
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Hamilton, Paul
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Description
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Enslaved held in 1840; Males, 10 thru 23, one; Females, under 10, one; Females, 10 thru 23, two
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Enslaved held in 1850: Female, 30 years old, black; Male, 29 years old, mulatto; Male, 27 years old, black; Female, 25 years old, black; Female, 14 years old, black; Male, 11 years old, black; Female, 10 years old, black; Female, 7 years old, black; Male, 5 years old, black; Female, 1 year old, black
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Enslaved held in 1860: Male, 38 years old, black; Male, 13 years old, black; Female, 3 years old, black; Male, 3 years old, black; Male, 16 years old, black; Female, 9 years old, black; Female, 7 years old, black; Male, 28 years old, black; Male, 2 years old, black; Female, 15 years old, black; Female, 34 years old, black; Female, 24 years old, black; Female, 17 years old, black; Female, 12 years old, black; Female, 40 years old, black; Female, 2 years old, black; Male, 36 years old, black; Male, 18 years old, black
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Bibliographic citation(s)
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FindAGrave.com, memorial #131576981