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Mason family Slave Holding
- Fleming family
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Slave Narratives, Volume 7, Kentucky, Bogie-Woods Includes narratives by Amelia Jones, Ann Gudgel, Annie B. Boyd, Annie Morgan, Anonymous Female, Belle Robinson, Bert Mayfield, Charlie Richmond, Compilation, Cora Torian, Dan Bogie, Easter Sudie Campbell, Edd Shirley, Elizabeth Alexander, Esther Hudespeth, George Dorsey, George Henderson, George Scruggs, Harriet Mason, Jenny McKee, Joana Owens, John Anderson, Kate Billingsby, Mandy Gibson, Martha J. Jones, Mary Wooldridge, Mary Wright, Mrs. Heyburn, Nannie Eaves, Peter Bruner, Rev. John R. Cox, Scott Mitchell, Sophia Word, Susan Dale Sanders, Uncle Dick, Wes Woods, Will Oats
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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.
- Boone County Government (Ky.)
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Johnson, Cave Cave Johnson was among the most prominent early Boone County citizens. The son of William and Elizabeth Johnson, Cave was born 15 November 1760 in Orange Co., Virginia. He served as a Private in the Revolutionary War, then came to Kentucky in April of 1779, spending time at Bryant's Station near Lexington.
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Ryle family Slave Holding
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Terrill, John B. John Terrill Jr. was born in Fauquier County, VA in 1799 to John Terrill and Rebecca Cornelius, one of eleven children. His family came to Kentucky when he was about five years old. John Sr. was a board member of the Petersburg Steam Mill Company in 1818, which would later become the Petersburg Distillery. Several of John Sr. and Rebecca's children were born in Boone County.
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Gaines family Abolitionist
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Bush, John Born in 1767 in Winchester, Virginia to Phillip and Catherine Slough Bush, John Bush moved to Kentucky in 1788 and lived with the Marshall Family in what was Fayette County. While with the Marshall Family, John Craig fought in the Northwest Indian Wars of the 1790's and marched on Ft. Wayne in 1789 under William Henry Harrison. According to Sharon M. Campbell ('Ryle Relatives'), Bush married Sallie Craig in 1792 in Woodford County. Sallie Craig was the daughter of John Hawkins Craig. By 1794 Bush had relocated to what became Boone County and lived on the Ohio River in North Bend.
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Colorado, Compiled Marriages from Mesa, Arapahoe and Boulder Counties, 1859-1900 From Ancestry.com, "This database is a collection of marriage records from three counties in Colorado, since this update adds Arapahoe and Boulder counties to records from Mesa County, Colorado. Taken from microfilm copies of original county documents, each record provides spouses' names, marriage date, and county of residence. The database lists the names of more than 37,000 men and women. Home to 4,260 residents in 1890, Mesa County, Colorado was formed in 1883 from neighboring Gunnison County. This database contains nearly 900 records and the names of about 1,700 men and women from Mesa County. Arapahoe County was created in 1861. This database includes marriages for the county from 16 October 1859 through 1900. Boulder County was formed in 1861 and is the original county. Records for this county span from 27 June 1864 through 1900."
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Adams, Bluford Watson On April 6, 1898, Bluford was appointed the Postmaster for Hamilton in Boone County, Ky.
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Clore family Slave Holding
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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. In 1837 he served as Boone County's Representative in the General Assembly, Kentucky's state legislature.
- Tousey, George C.
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Boone County recorder (Florence, Ky. : 1875) The main newspaper for the Boone County area for over a century, the Recorder was founded in 1875 by W. L. Riddell. It is the oldest continuously operating newspaper in the county. The newspaper's office in Burlington was built in 1939.
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Boone County Will Books The compiled will records for Boone County, Kentucky covering 1800-1915. The microfilm is available at the Boone County Public Library.
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Finch, Adam [1] Adam Finch was born in Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky on 10 November 1798 to William Finch and Rebecca Clay. married three times, Finch reportedly had thirteen children. His last marriage was in 1841 to Louisiana Wilson (1817-1870). Finch and his first wife, Mary Cotton, moved to the Florence area in 1828 when he purchased 44.5 acres of land from Floyd Matthias. During his years in Boone County, Finch acquired and farmed several hundred acres of land and kept, according to Federal Census records, at least four enslave people on the property for farm labor purposes.
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Hume, Elzaphan Elzaphan Hume was commissioned as a Justice of the Peace in Boone County, KY on 12 Jun 1801. He left that position to become the Boone County Sheriff on 9 Nov 1808.
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Graves, John L. John L Graves appears in the Boone County, District Two Census living with his wife, Maria and children. He was born about 1807 in Kentucky and is a farmer. In 1860 John L Graves is in Florence, Boone County, Kentucky with his wife and five children in the household. The 1870 census shows John L Graves and family living in Lemon, Butler County, Ohio. His occupation is listed as farmer. In 1880, J. L Graves, is living in Madison, Butler County, Ohio with his second wife Martha and children. He lists his parents were born in Virginia. John Leathers Graves died 29 Jan 1890 and is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Butler County, Ohio.
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Cornelius, Robert The 1820 Boone County, Kentucky census lists Robert Cornelius living in Burlington. The 1830 Boone County, Kentucky census shows Robert Cornelius with five known enslaved. In 1840 Robert Cornelius is living in Randolph County, Missouri with one known enslaved. The 1850 and 1860 shows Robert Cornelius in Randolph County, MIssouri and his occupation as a saddler.
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Taylor, John John Taylor's military record states that he was born in the 1750s. At the end of his life, he was living in Washington County (Ky.). He served with the Virginia Militia in the U.S. Revolutionary war. The 7 persons enslaved by him appear in the 1800 records of the Bullittsburg Baptist Church.
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Boone County Court Orders The court records for Boone County, Kentucky covering 1799-1914. The microfilm is available at the Boone County Public Library.
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Graves, Willis [1] Willis Graves was born on 12 Oct 1790 in Madison County, Virginia to Absalom and Felicia White Graves. He married twice: first to Catherine "Kitty" Johnson, dauughter of Cave Johnson; and later to Sophia Conn after Kitty died tragically within a year of their marriage. Willis Graves is best known for serving as Boone County Clerk during the 1810s and 1820s. he died at a relatively young age in 1834 and is buried within the family cemetery near Petersburg, Kentucky.
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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.