African Americans of the Kentucky Borderlands

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• Hughes, William H.
  William H. Hughes was born December 21, 1811 to parents, Cornelius Hughes and Mary (nee Hamilton) Hughes. William Hughes appears in the 1850 census in Gallatin County, Kentucky with his wife and family. His occupation is merchant and farmer. In 1860 William Hughes is in Fort Osage, Jackson, Missouri. His mother, Mary Wilson Hamilton Hughes is living with him along with his children. William died September 7, 1889 and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Jackson County, Missouri.
• Allphin, Zebulon
• Ryle, James T.
• Conner, Eliza
  Eliza Craig lived in Gallatin County, Ky in 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 according to the census records.
• Tompkins, John
  John Tompkins is living in District 2, Boone, Kentucky in 1850. His occupation is farmer. In the 1860 and 1870 census John Tompkins is living in Gallatin, Kentucky. In 1880 he is listed as widowed and living in Carrollton and Prestonville, Carroll, Kentucky.
• Grant County (Ind.)
  The county is located in north central Indiana, midway between Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, and the county seat is Marion. It was named for Captains Samuel and Moses Grant of Kentucky, who were killed while fighting indigenous people in the nearby area.
• Grant County, Indiana, Marion Public Library Death Index, 1812-2015
  An index of deaths in Grant County, Indiana.
• 1825--Samuel Redd
  A $50 reward is offered by Samuel Redd, of Lexington, Kentucky, for Nicholas, last seen on the "Dry Ridge near Gaines Tavern" in the company of two men who asked directions to Lawrenceburg, Indiana.
• Richwood (Ky.)
  Named for the local church that predated it, the town of Richwood grew up along the Covington-Lexington turnpike (U.S. 25), which linked Northern Kentucky with the Kentucky Bluegrass region. The level to gently rolling farmland around Richwood is the richest in eastern Boone County, and farmers there were well-served by an excellent transportation network.
• 1884--Charles Dickerson Accused of Theft and Lynched
  Charles Dickerson is the youngest known victim of lynching in Boone County; he was reportedly about 17 at the time of his death, though some records place him closer to 15 years old. In 1880, Charles was living in Crittenden with Alfred and Elizabeth Lewis and is listed as a “boarder” in their home. It’s likely he was the son of Patsy Hall and Jesse Dickerson (sometimes recorded as “Dixon.”) Charles worked for and lived on the farm of Samuel Hind in southern Boone County. His living space was located in the slave dwelling. On February 21, 1884, Charles reportedly stole $192 from the room occupied by the elderly father of his employer and left town. He was traced to Louisville, where he had enlisted in the Army, likely as a way to evade capture and start anew. Dickerson was returned to Boone County and placed in the county jail, where he remained for more than a month. On April 1st, Charles and two other prisoners escaped confinement. Dickerson headed to his old room at the Hind farm to change out of his uniform, which he had been wearing when captured. For another month, Charles and the two unnamed conspirators from the jail roamed the county, breaking into properties and stealing. Merchants in Walton, fearful of the escaped convicts’ crime spree, were taking turns guarding their stores. On the evening of April 26th, Dickerson’s group broke into a store owned by J.T. Conner and found themselves under fire. The two unnamed thieves escaped, but Dickerson was trapped, hiding behind some boxes in the front of the store. He was armed and returned fire, but he got the worst of the melee. Charles Dickerson was captured again, this time with a wound to his cheek and a slug in his leg, above the knee. He was again locked in the Burlington jail, this time in shackles. The young prisoner spent the ensuing few days amusing himself by drawing a picture of a figure hanging from a tree on the wall of the jail, perhaps to mock his would-be lynch-party. Sadly, his artwork was prophetic. Late on Saturday evening, May 3rd, a drunken mob of about a dozen men presented themselves at jailer Samuel Cowen’s door, demanding the keys to the jail. Cowen refused, and the mob procured a sledgehammer to gain entry. The teenager was taken from the jail and hanged from the same tree on Burlington Pike that had been the site of the lynching of Smith Williams, eight years prior. Charles Dickerson’s body was taken to the Potter’s Field and buried the following day, but it was soon discovered that the body was disinterred, presumably by medical students. Charles Dickerson’s Army enlistment papers read “Died May 3, ’84. Lynched at Burlington, Boone Co., Ky. A recruit.”
• Minor, Artie May
  According to her death certificate, Artie was separated from her husband, Leonard, at the time of her death.
• Marshall, George W.
• Marshall, Mary Isabelle
• Marshall, Frances J.
• Robinson, Beatrice
• A Brief History of Northern Kentucky
  "From the arrival of the first European settlers in the late 1700s to the building of the Ark Encounter at Williamstown in 2016, Northern Kentucky's overall landscape and population has changed in dramatic fashion. Once a sparsely-populated and rugged wilderness with beautiful creeks, broad rivers, and fertile valleys, the region has been transposed into a sprawling urban metropolis. Early settlers, such as James Taylor Jr., Jacob Fowler, William Cave, and Thomas Kennedy knew well the potential of the incredibly beautiful territory they had discovered at the mouth of the Licking River. With the incredible success of Newport on the Levee, recent rehabilitation projects in Covington's inner-core, and the explosion in residential construction and industrial expansion in the outlying cities, Northern Kentucky has developed into one of the most desirable places in the country for both new business and home ownership. Robert D. Webster's A History of Northern Kentucky provides a long-overdue, comprehensive history of the region. Concentrating on Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Fleming, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Mason, Owen, Pendleton, and Robertson counties, Webster chronicles the region from its first appearance above sea level to the growing suburbs of today. Making his way through time, Webster locates key moments in history, such as the Battle of Blue Licks, the building of the Roebling Bridge, and the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire of 1977, and discusses how each shaped Northern Kentucky. This region, Webster argues, has been underrepresented and often forgotten by historians of the commonwealth state"
• Price, Elizabeth
  The 1850 census shows Elizabeth MIlls in Burlington, Boone, Kentucky. In 1860 and 1870 Elizabeth is living in Scott, Kentucky. The 1880 census shows Eliza in Williamstown, Grant, Kentucky living with her son-in-law and daughter.
• Case, John F.
• Alexander, John Townsend
  He lived in Grant County near Crittenden, according to the 1860 Census.
• Duvall, Robert Lee
• Cummins, Preston
• Norman, William L.
  The 1850 census shows William Norman living in Grant, Kentucky. In 1860, 1870 anda 1880 William Norman is living in Walton, Boone, Kentucky. His occupation is merchant.
• Atha, Clifton S.
  On August 26, 1913 Clifton Atha filed an application for confederate pension. Atha wrote that he was a prisoner of war at Stone River in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Clifton Atha also listed he was assigned to Co. A, 2nd Battalion, Tennessee Calvary, under General Wheeler, Buford's Cavalry.
• Floyd, John B.
  In 1850 John and his family was living in Trimble County, Ky. By 1860 they had relocated to Dallas County, Texas.
• Graves, Hedgman B.
  Born in Gallatin County in 1810 to Joseph and Nellie Bratten Graves, Hedgman B. Graves married Mahala Glore from Boone County, Kentucky in 1831. Although he is listed in Boone County records as a slaveholder, by 1850 he was no longer holding enslaved.