African Americans of the Kentucky Borderlands

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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.
• Scales, Lizzie
  At the time of the 1910 census, Lizzie was an inmate at the Boone County Infirmary.
• Broadwell, Asbury
  He was appointed Postmaster of the Cynthiana (Ky.) post office on 22 Jan 1825, and again on 14 Jan 1841.
• 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.
• 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.
• Warner, John O.
• White, Emily Francis
• Harrison family
  Slave Holding
• Menzies, John William
• 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.
• McMillen, Mary Esther
• 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.
• Vince, Nick
• unknown, Harriet [28]
  Harriet was received as a member of the San Run Baptist Church on November 13, 1853.
• 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.
• 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.
• Lowe, Laura Ellen
• Graves, Frank
• Menzies, William Adam
  The 1840 Boone County, Kentucky census shows William Menzies with twelve enslaved. The 1850 census shows William living in District 2, Boone, Kentucky. He is a farmer. In 1860 William Menzies is living in Covington Ward 2, Kenton, Kentucky. In 1870 William is living in Precinct 1, Pendleton, Kentucky with his son John.
• Newton, Asa W.
  Asa Newton appears in the 1850 District 1, Boone, Kentucky census. He is a physician. In 1860 Asa is living in Pendleton, Kentucky. The 1870 census shows Asa Newton living in Bigger, Jennings, Indiana. He has again moved in the 1880 census to Grandview, Edgar, Illinois.
• Bradford, John W.
  In 1910 the family was living on Harvey Street in Elsmere, Ky.
• Bradford, Leonard
• Bradford, Amos Lee
• Robinson, Henry [2]
• Smith, John