Lassing, Morris

Item

Title
Lassing, Morris
Alias
Lossing, Morris
Gender
Male
Biography
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.
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.
Birth date
3 Aug 1800
Place of birth
Germany
Life event(s)
Marriage: 26 Jan 1826; Boone County (Ky.)
Boone County (Ky.)
Spouse(s)
Hamilton, Martha
Death date
9 Jan 1867
Death and burial information
Richwood Cemetery (Richwood, Ky.)
Relationship
Known enslaved: Lessing, Lewis; unknown, Clarilda; unknown, George [35]; unknown, Maria [13]; unknown, Mary [28]; unknown, Ruth [1]; unknown, Paul [1]
unknown, Lewis [10]
unknown, Clarilda
unknown, George [35]
unknown, Maria [13]
unknown, Ruth [1]
Hamilton, Paul
Description
Enslaved held in 1840; Males, 10 thru 23, one; Females, under 10, one; Females, 10 thru 23, two
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
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
Bibliographic citation(s)
FindAGrave.com, memorial #131576981

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