Barkshire, Arthur
Item
Title
Barkshire, Arthur
Gender
Male
Biography
Born in Boone County to Samuel Barkshire and Frances Harriet Newman, Arthur was first enslaved by Dickey Barkshire and then the Hawkins family. He was a known UGRR conductor out of Rising Sun, Indiana, along with father and brother.
In 1859, Arthur and his family lived in Lawrenceburg, Indiana where he worked as a cooper. He was expelled from Indiana for bringing a free person of color, his wife Elizabeth, into the state. By 1860, they had relocated to Portsmouth, Ohio.
Arthur enlisted in 27th Infantry, USCT in Ohio, and died during the war of disease, at Petersburg, Virginia on June 25, 1864.
Member
Birth date
16 Dec 1824
Place of birth
Father
Mother
Life event(s)
Marriage: 17 Jun 1854; Rising Sun (Ind.)
Spouse(s)
Death date
25 Jul 1864
Place of death
Petersburg (Va.)
Military service
Co. B, 27th regiment, U.S. Colored Infantry
Allegiance
United States of America
Held rank
Private
Place of enlistment
Service began
5 Jan 1864
Service ended
25 Jun 1864
Died from disease
Participant in
Relationship
Slaveholder(s): Barkshire, Dickey; Hawkins, Joseph; Hawkins, Nancy
Bibliographic citation(s)
McEvoy´s Lawrenceburgh, Aurora, and Rising Sun Directories and Business Mirrors, 1859-60
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| Title | Alternate label | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Newman, Frances Harriet | Child(ren) | Person |
| Barkshire, Samuel | Child(ren) | Person |
| Title | Alternate label | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Hawkins, Joseph | Person | |
| Hawkins, Nancy | Person | |
| Barkshire, Dickey | Person |
| Title | Alternate label | Class |
|---|---|---|
| 1848--Freedom for Arthur Barkshire | Event |
| Title | Alternate label | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Keith, Elizabeth Smith | Spouse(s) | Person |
| Title | Alternate label | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Barkshire, Hattie Ellen | Father | Person |
| Berkshire, Annabel | Father | Person |
| Berkshire, Rufus A. | Father | Person |