Barkshire, Minerva Ann
Item
Title
Barkshire, Minerva Ann
Alias
Tutt, Minerva
Gender
Female
Biography
Minerva was the daughter of Samuel Barkshire and Frances Newman, and was born into slavery in Boone County, Kentucky. She was enslaved by Dickey Barkshire and possibly transferred to Joseph and Nancy Hawkins.
Minerva was living in Rising Sun, Indiana by 1836 and was manumitted by Nancy Hawkins in 1848. She was named as heir in Nancy Hawkins' will. Minerva eventually settled in Muscatine, Iowa.
Minerva was living in Rising Sun, Indiana by 1836 and was manumitted by Nancy Hawkins in 1848. She was named as heir in Nancy Hawkins' will. Minerva eventually settled in Muscatine, Iowa.
Member
Tutt family
Birth date
15 Sep 1836
Place of birth
Father
Mother
Life event(s)
Marriage: 1 Nov 1854; Summit County (Ohio)
Spouse(s)
Death date
11 Jan 1908
Place of death
Muscatine (Iowa)
Death and burial information
Greenwood Cemetery (Muscatine, Iowa)
Participant in
Relationship
Bibliographic citation(s)
Ohio County Deed Book B, page 424
Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, volume 2, page 28
Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925
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| Title | Alternate label | Class |
|---|---|---|
| 1848--Freedom for Minerva Barkshire | Event |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tutt, Noah B. | Spouse(s) | Person |