African Americans of the Kentucky Borderlands

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• Fowler, Jacob

  In 1796 Fowler was appointed Campbell County Deputy Sheriff. In 1810 Jacob Fowler was in Newport, Campbell, Kentucky with one known enslaved. The 1820 census shows Jacob Fowler with nine known enslaved. In 1830 Jacob Fowler was known to have eight enslaved in Campbell County, Kentucky. Jacob Fowler died Oct 16, 1849. His death was reported in the Covington Journal Newspaper.

• Gaines family

  Abolitionist
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  Goodridge, Walter

  Walter Goodridge was born June 11, 1798. Walter is known to have 6 enslaved in the 1820 census. He was living in Burlington, Boone County, Kentucky. In 1830 Walter Goodridge is listed in Boone County with 3 enslaved. The 1840 census lists Walter with 8 enslaved living in Boone County, Kentucky. The 1860 District Two Boone County, Kentucky census shows Walter with wife Polly and four children. In 1870 Walter Goodridge is shown living in Taylorsport, Boone County, Kentucky with wife Angeline and four children. Walter Goodridge is listed as born in Virginia and 82 years old in the 1880 census. He was living in Taylorsport, Boone County, Kentucky with wife Ann. No children were listed living with them.

• Whitaker, John William

  John William Whitaker is shown to be living in Boone County, Ky. in the 1850 and 1860 U.S. censues with Thomas. He marries in 1868, and by the 1870 census has begun establishing his family in Dearborn County, Ind. They briefly return to Boone County, Ky. in time to show up in the 1880, with their first child, after which they return to Indiana. Vital records indicate that they have several more children in Indiana. John Whitaker's will is presented in the Dearborn County courts in 1912, and transcribed into the Boone County probate records two years later.
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  Brasher, George Washington [1]

• Hedges, Washington W.

  Washington Hedges was born June 30, 1798 in Bracken County, Ky. He married Sally Robinson on January 10, 1822 in Boone County, Ky. Washington Hedges was known to have one enslaved in the 1830 Boone County, Kentucky census. The 1840 Boone County, Kentucky census shows W. W. Hedges with ten known enslaved. Washington W Hedgies was living in District 2, Boone, Kentucky in 1850. In 1860 Washington is living alone in Taylor Port, Boone, Kentucky. His occupation was listed as farmer. He married Jane Ewing on January 3, 1861. The 1870 census shows Washington and wife Jane Hedges living in Taylorsport, Boone, Kentucky. The 1880 census shows Washington living in Lebanon, Boone, Indiana. He stated both of his parents were born in Virginia. Washington Hedges died on November 15, 1881 in Boone County, Indiana and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery.

• Vawter, Edmund F.

  Edmund F. Vawter was born in Culpeper (Va.), married in 1809, and moved to Boone County (Ky.) with his wife, and several siblings. He appears in the 1810 Census living in Versailles, Woodford County (Ky.). An 1830 Boone County (Ky.) Court Order places him as a County Attorney. He then appears in Boone County (Ky.) in the 1850 and 1860 censuses living with his wife, Elizabeth, and their grandson (as stated in his 1863 will), F. Vawter Riley. Edmund Vawter's daughter, Margaret, married George Riley in 1838, records of her passing or relocation could not be found. Edmund Vawter, along with his siblings, inherited 200 acres in Kentucky due to his father, Lt. William Vawter's having served in the revolutionary war.

• Watts, Anderson B.

  Anderson B. Watts married Eliza Sanford in 1822, she perished in 1830. Two years later, he remarried to Eleanor Brown. Records indicate that Anderson B. Watts resided in Boone County (Ky.) and relocated to Gallatin County (Ky.) towards the end of his life. Anderson's father's 1828 will bequeaths a slave to him by the name of William. The 1848 will of Elizabeth Watts mentions Anderson B. Watts as one of her heirs and bequeaths an enslaved girl by the name of Clarissa to him.

• Garnett, Elizabeth

  In 1850 Elizabeth Garnett is in Boone County, District One with three of her children. The 1860 census shows Elizabeth living in Union, Boone County, Kentucky with son, William H Garnett. In 1870 she is living with daughter Sarah Brady in Belleview, Boone County, Kentucly. 1880 census shows Elizabeth Garnett listed as widowed and living with her son-in-law, L. P. Arnold in Belleview, Boone County, Kentucky. Elizabeth died 17 Mar 1886 and is buried in Old Belleview Cemetery.

• Kirtley, Jeremiah

  Jeremiah Kirtley was born in 1754 in Culpepper County, Virginia. Jeremiah married Mary Robinson June 24, 1773. He servied in the Revolutionary War in the Culpeper County Militia. He moved to Boone County, Kentucky after his service. He died before March 6, 1806 in Boone County, Kentucky where his will was probated. He is buried in the Kirtley family cemetery.

• Cave, Belfield

• Bates, William

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  Cave Johnson House (North Bend, Ky.)

  Historic Status: National Register of Historic Places

• 1847--Arthur Parker Manumits Enslaved Family and Others

  The will of Arthur Parker, brother of Richard Parker, states that Jim, his wife and four children may be freed when Jim earns enough from hire. His heirs, two daughters Hannah and Mary Parker, were shown to own 10-11 slaves according to the 1839-1843 tax lists in Boone County. Numbers drop to 2 slaves, then 1 slave by 1853. Jim, Jennie and their children (Morgan, Erastus, Joseph, Jim, Arthur, Robert, Doctor and Silas) were manumitted at Boone County Court, May term, 1847.
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  Aylor family

  Slave Holding

• Blankenbeker, Jasper

• Kirtley, Robert E.

  Robert Kirtley was born May 30, 1786 in Culpeper, Virginia. He married Mary Thompson in 1806 in Fayette County, Kentucky. The 1810 census shows him in Boone, Kentucky with three known enslaved. He was known to have 20 enslaved in the 1830 Boone County, Kentucky census. Robert and Polly Kirtley appear in the 1850 census in District 2, Boone, Kentucky. On June 17, 1852 Robert married Louisa Graves in Boone County. In the 1860 census Robert Kirtley is living in Petersburg, Boone, Kentucky and listed as a farmer. The 1870 census shows Robert living in Petersburg, Boone, Kentucky with family. His occupation is listed as minister. Robert E. Kirtley died April 9, 1872 in Boone County, Kentucky, and he is buried in Bullitsburg Baptist Church Cemetery.

• Mosby, Benjamin

  Benjamin Mosby died in Boone County in Dec. 1815. He left behind a widow, Mary, and four married sisters in Virginia at the time of his death; his parents were deceased and he had no brothers. He owned thousands of acres and held between 25 and 30 enslaved people during the few years he lived in Boone County. The administrator of his estate, Moses Scott, made notations in the settlement of his accounts that indicate several escapes or attempted escapes.

• Tousey, Thomas

  Born in 1775 to Thomas and Mercy Platt Tousey, Thomas Tousey was one of three brothers who migrated to Boone County just after 1800. The brothers established a ferry service directly across the Ohio River from Lawrenceburg, Indiana near what is now Petersburg, Kentucky. Thomas married Lydia Elizabeth Percival, the daughter of Revolutionary War Veteran Captain Timothy Percival. Although his exact burial location isn't known, Thomas Tousey is believed to be buried in Tousey Cemetery in Boone County.
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  Big Bone Baptist Church Cemetery (Boone County, Ky.)

  This is a church cemetery containing hundreds of internments. It is still in active use.

• Whitaker Cemetery (Boone County, Ky.)

  Located on the Whitaker Cemetery Mound, this family cemetery contains 12 known internments. Burials range from 1821-1872.

• Ryle-Stephens Cemetery (Boone County, Ky.)

  This is a large family cemetery containing 75 known internments. Burials range from 1819-1946. The location and boundaries were mapped in 2000.

• Stephens Cemetery (Boone County, Ky.)

  Located on Stephens Mound, this family cemetery contains 7 known internments. Burials date from 1872-1957.

• Duncan, James W.

  James W Duncan is listed in the 1850 census living in District One, Boone County, Kentucky with his wife, Malvina. The 1860 census lists James with wife Lou Ann and four children. He was living in Petersburg, Boone, Kentucky. In 1870 James Duncan is living in Taylorsport, Boone, Kentucky. He stated he was born in Kentucky about 1827. His occupation is farmer. The 1880 census lists William Duncan is living in Burlington, Boone, Kentucky and his occupation is Clerk Of Court Circuit. In 1900 James is listed as a boarder in Burlington, Boone, Kentucky. His occupation is Clerk and he is widowed. In 1910 is living on Jefferson St. in Burlington, Boone, Kentucky with his daughter and son in law. James died 10 Oct 1912 in Boone County, Ky.

• Case, Aletha J.

  Aletha J. Case (later Hume and ultimately Anderson) was married to Leroy P. Hume (1804-1847) and she inherited the enslaved women Minerva and Rebecca upon his demise as per his 1847 will. She then married Joseph Anderson.