1859--Enslaved Girl Dies in Train Accident

Title: 1859--Enslaved Girl Dies in Train Accident
Date: 1859
Event type: Accidental Death
Description: Death of an eight year old enslaved girl held by Paschal Rucker. She was departing Aurora for St. Louis, by train with slaveholders, she fell between cars when the train was moving and was nearly decapitated. The gender listed on the death record from September 30, 1859 incorrectly listed Louisa as a male.
Participant: African American(s): Louisa; Rucker, Louisa; Slave holder(s): Rucker, Paschal; Rucker, Paschal
Location: Aurora (Ind.)
Related resource: Rucker family
Bibliographic citation: "Fatal Casualty," Aurora Commercial, Aurora, IN, 29 Sep 1859
Source: Fatal Casualty; Kentucky Death Records, 1847-1911

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Rucker, Paschal	Person