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Broadwell, Asbury He was appointed Postmaster of the Cynthiana (Ky.) post office on 22 Jan 1825, and again on 14 Jan 1841.
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Broadwell, Marquis De La Fayette He attended Transylvania University (Lexington, Ky.), and is listed in the 1847 school catalog as a sophomore. He graduated with honors.
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Cynthiana (Ky.) Robert Harrison donated the land upon which the town was built. For this reason, it was named Cynthiana, after his daughters Cynthia and Anna. It is the county seat of Harrison County, named for Colonel Benjamin Harrison.
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Falmouth (Ky.) The town was platted by John Waller, who named it for his hometown of Falmouth, Virginia. It is the county seat of Pendleton County.
- Warner, John O.
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Ellis, Henry In 1850 Henry Ellis lived in District 1, Pendleton, Kentucky with his wife and children. He states he was born in Virginia about 1788. Henry Ellis was living in Pendleton, Kentucky in the 1860 census. His post office was listed as Flower Creek. Henry Ellis died in 1868. His will was probated in Pendleton County, Kentucky on 1 May 1868.
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Arnold, George Walker Eighth, Ninth and Tenth census lists Arnold being married to Sarah R. , however, the Thirteenth Census lists Arnold married to Eliza Green. Information for both George W. Arnold and George Walker Arnold has been provided.
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Scales, Lizzie At the time of the 1910 census, Lizzie was an inmate at the Boone County Infirmary.
- Lowe, Laura Ellen
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Pendleton County (Ky.) Located in northern Kentucky , the county seat is Falmouth. The county was named for Edmund Pendleton (1721-1803), a Virginia statesman and politician who was involved with the formation of Kentucky.
- White, Emily Francis
- McMillen, Mary Esther
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Harrison County (Ky.) Located in northern Kentucky, the county is 30 miles north-northeast of Lexington, and the county seat is Cynthiana. The county was named for Revolutionary War Colonel Benjamin Harrison.
- Graves, Frank
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Lawson, John M. The 1850 census shows John Lawson living in District 2, Boone, Kentucky. In 1860, 1870 and 1880 John Mountjoy Lawson was living in Campbell, Kentucky and listed as a farmer.
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1864--Freedom Seeker Caught in Pendelton A freedom seeker from Bourbon County named Seely, was committed to the Pendleton County jail as a suspected fugitive. The slaveholder named is Mrs. Foster. Seely is described as about 21 yrs. Old, five feet two inches tall, 120-130 lbs., "yellow" complexion. Ad placed by F. P. Craig, Pendleton County Jailer, on 21 Oct. 1864.
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1796--Alice and Children Escape A woman named Alice, with her son and daughter, escaped from Daniel Stringer of Pendleton County. Stringer believed that they had been "stolen" by another freedom seeker, Sam, who was enslaved by Elijah Tucker (also of Pendleton County).
- Vince, Nick
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unknown, Harriet [28] Harriet was received as a member of the San Run Baptist Church on November 13, 1853.
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1849--Emily Francis Attempts Escape After an unsuccessful escape attempt ca. 1849, she was sold first to Webb Ross of Georgetown, Kentucky with her mother and siblings, and then to Marcus Broadwell of Cynthiana, Kentucky.
- Barkshire, Greenberry
- Menzies, John William
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1854--21 Escape to Canada Twenty one enslaved people from the vicinity of Falmouth, Ky, made their escape to Canada. Assistance was attributed to William. N. Warren of Lockport, Erie, PA.
- Dinsmore, Catherine Elizabeth
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Black, Harrison He was ill for ten days before his death, and resided in a ward of the county 'pest house'.