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Hogan, Overton P. The 1840 census lists one free woman of color between the ages of 36 and 54, and two enslaved men.
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Crittenden (Ky.) Located on the northern edge of Grant County, the town borders both Boone and Kenton Counties to the north. It was named for Kentucky Governor John J. Crittenden.
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Williamstown (Ky.) The town was named for William Arnold, a Revolutionary War veteran who domanted the land for the town. It is the county seat of Grant County.
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Dry Ridge (Ky.) The town is named for a waterless land formation. Historically, travelers stopped at the nearby inns to replenish their water supplies before crossing the ridge.
- Rouse, Thomas
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Crittenden County (Ky.) Located in western Kentucky along the Ohio River and the boundary with Illinois, the county is about 50 miles northwest of Hopkinsville, and the county seat is Marion. The county was named for John J. Crittenden (1787-1863), US Attorney General and 15th Governor of Kentucky.
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Grant family Slave Holding
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White Cemetery (Boone County, Ky.) Now located in Hunter's Ridge subdivision, this family cemetery contains 2 known internments. Burials range from 1867-1905.
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Sugartit (Ky.) Sugartit is the colorful name for the community that was located at the crossroads of Pleasant Valley Road and the turnpike between Union and Florence. The Gunpowder Creek community was referred to as “Pleasant Ridge” on the 1883 Atlas of Boone, Kenton, and Campbell Counties, Kentucky.
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Marion (Ky.) The county seat of Crittenden County, the town was named for Revolutionary War General Francis Marion.
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1869--D. Wright Marries Sarah Wilson D. Wright and Sarah Wilson are married in Crittenden, Grant County (Ky.), by Lewis Jackson. Witnessed by Isaac Tone and Reuben Tone.
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Reynolds, Ellen Wheatley Ellen Wheatley Reynolds was born in Boone County (Ky.) and raised in Crittenden (Ark.). She was the widow of Hubbard Reynolds. Her father was Thomas Wheatley and her mother was Jane (who died in Crittenden, Ark.). Her brothers were: Isham and Milton Wheatley. Her sister was Elvira Wheatley.
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1903--Julius Ross Marries Lorena Rout Julius Ross and Lorena Rout are married in Crittenden (Ky.) by Rev. G.R. Wheeler. Witnessed by Mr. James Wethers and Mrs. Sis Hughes.
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Grant County (Ky.) Located in northern Kentucky, south of Cincinnati, the county seat is Williamstown. The county was named for one of the Grant brothers--Colonel John Grant (1754-1826), Samuel Grant (1762-1789), or Squire Grant (1764-1833)--all early Kentucky pioneers.
- Marshall, Mary Isabelle
- Robinson, Beatrice
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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.
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Minor, Artie May According to her death certificate, Artie was separated from her husband, Leonard, at the time of her death.
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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"
- Marshall, George W.
- Marshall, Frances J.
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Graves, Edward Dicken The 1850 census shows Edward Graves living in District 2, Boone, Kentucky. In 1860 and 1870 Edward D Graves and wife Martha are living in Miami, Saline, Missouri. He is a farmer with four known enslaved.
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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.”
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Botetourt County (Va.) Located in west-central Virginia, the county is bordered by the Blue Ridge and Appalachian mountain ranges. The county seat is Fincastle
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Campbell County (Va.) Campbell County is located in the south central Piedmont region of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It was settled in the 1730's and incorporated in 1781. The county was named for General William Campbell who fought in the Revolutionary War and who led in the Battle of King's Mountain.