1856--The Margaret Garner Story

Item

Title
1856--The Margaret Garner Story
Date
Jan 1856
Formatted date
1856-01-01
Event type
Escape
Description
Margaret Garner, Robert Garner, 4 children, and his parents, Simon and Mary and 11 Other slaves were reported to have escaped. Margaret Garner was a Freedom Seeker whose recapture became a national news story. In January 1856, 17 slaves from Boone and Kenton counties crossed the Ohio River. Included were Robert and Margaret Garner and their children, who were owned by the Gaines family of Richwood Road (now Maplewood Farm).
Participant
African American(s): Margaret Garner; Mary [1] Garner; Mary [2] Garner; Priscilla Garner; Robert Garner; Samuel Garner; Simon Garner Sr.; Thomas Garner
Garner, Margaret
Garner, Mary [1]
Garner, Mary [2]
Garner, Priscilla
Garner, Robert
Garner, Samuel
Garner, Simon, Sr.
Garner, Thomas
Slave holder(s): Archibald K. Gaines
Gaines, Archibald K.
Other participants(s): Marshall, James W.
Marshall, James W.
Related resource
Gaines family
Garner family
Bibliographic citation
Anti-Slavery Bugle
27 Dec 1856, Sat · Page 2
Cleveland Daily Leader, 02 Dec 1863, Wed · Page 1
The Garner Fugitive Slave Case, Julius Yanuck, reprinted From The Mississippi Valley Historical Society Review, Volume XL, Number 1, June, 1953.

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Items with "Participant in: 1856--The Margaret Garner Story"
Title Class
Gaines, Archibald K. Person
Garner, Margaret Person
Garner, Mary [1] Person
Garner, Mary [2] Person
Garner, Priscilla Person
Garner, Robert Person
Garner, Samuel Person
Garner, Simon, Sr. Person
Garner, Thomas Person
Marshall, James W. Person