1851--Woman and Children Self-Emancipate

Item

Title
1851--Woman and Children Self-Emancipate
Date
4 May 1851
Formatted date
1851-05-04
Event type
Escape
Description
A woman and her three children self-emancipated from slave holder F.M. Weedon, of Mason County, on Sunday, May 4, 1851. Weedon’s 1850 slave schedule shows a young woman and three small children, and three older adults. In 1860, the numbers are reduced to show the loss.
Participant
Slave holder(s): F.M. Weedon
Weedon, F. M.
Related resource
Weedon family
Bibliographic citation
"Woman and Children Self-Emancipate," Louisville Daily Courier, Louisville, KY, 5 May 1851

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Title Class
Weedon, F. M. Person