Wood, Henrietta

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Title

Wood, Henrietta

Gender

Female

Biography

Henrietta Wood was born in Boone Co. and owned by the Tousey family. She was sold several times, then freed. She was kidnapped and sold south in 1853, having obtained her freedom only five years prior. She was held as a slave until the end of the Civil War, then served her former slaveholder for another four years before returning to Cincinnati in 1869. In 1870 she began the lawsuit against her captors that she ultimately won in 1878. She was awarded $2500.

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Birth date

circa 1822

Place of birth

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Relationship

Slaveholder(s): Tousey, Moses; Cirrode, Jane

Bibliographic citation(s)

Henrietta Woods Sues for Forced Slavery, Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, Oh., 16 Apr 1878

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1878--Henrietta Woods Lawsuit Event
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Tousey, Moses Person
Cirrode, Jane Person