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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.
- Dinsmore, Catherine Elizabeth
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Emancipation Day Services Held An excerpt from the article, "Several hundred colored persons of the city met in celebration New Year's Day by an Emancipation Day program at the Second Baptist church, Wednesday morning at 11 'o clock. Rev. E. J. Liggins, of the Payne A.M.E. church, led in the services. Members of the congregation who were born in slavery and who remembered clearly the conditions existing before the Civil War, spoke, telling of their deep gratitude for liberty and equal rights. Those who spoke were Zack Chambers who is 76 years of age, Rev. J.L. Francis born in Richmond, Kentucky, in 1862, pastor of the Second Baptist church; Mrs. Margaret Craif, born in Cynthiana, Kentucky, and Mrs. Fannie Bryant, born in Francisville, Boone County, Kentucky. Miss Mildred Conway played for the services [...]"
- Vince, Jennie
- Finnell, Sarah Ann
- Vince, Fannie
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1814 - Harrison Co., Family escape On March 25th, 1814, Fanny and her 12-month-old daughter escaped from Cynthiana enslaver, Isaac Miller. Her husband Harry, followed, two days later. It was expected that they would head toward Green River or Grant's Lick. A reward of $20 was offered.
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unknown, Fanny [31] On March 25th, 1814, Fanny and her 12-month-old daughter escaped from Cynthiana enslaver, Isaac Miller. Her husband Harry, followed, two days later. It was expected that they would head toward Green River or Grant's Lick. A reward of $20 was offered.
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unknown, female [112] On March 25th, 1814, Fanny and her 12-month-old daughter escaped from Cynthiana enslaver, Isaac Miller. Her husband Harry, followed, two days later. It was expected that they would head toward Green River or Grant's Lick. A reward of $20 was offered.
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unknown, Harry [15] On March 25th, 1814, Fanny and her 12-month-old daughter escaped from Cynthiana enslaver, Isaac Miller. Her husband Harry, followed, two days later. It was expected that they would head toward Green River or Grant's Lick. A reward of $20 was offered.
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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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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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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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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.