Barkshire, Woodford
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Title
Barkshire, Woodford
Gender
Male
Biography
Woodford was born in Boone County, Kentucky and was the son of Samuel Barkshire and Frances Newman. He was enslaved to the Barkshire family and transferred to Joseph and Nancy Hawkins.
Woodford was in Rising Sun, Indiana by 1836, where he was officially manumitted by Nancy Hawkins in 1848. He was a known UGRR conductor who helped others to freedom as far away as Canada. Woodford Barkshire died in 1868, and is buried in Rising Sun, Indiana.
Woodford was in Rising Sun, Indiana by 1836, where he was officially manumitted by Nancy Hawkins in 1848. He was a known UGRR conductor who helped others to freedom as far away as Canada. Woodford Barkshire died in 1868, and is buried in Rising Sun, Indiana.
Member
Birth date
1832
Place of birth
Father
Mother
Life event(s)
Marriage: 16 Jun 1858; Ohio County (Ind.)
Spouse(s)
Death date
25 Aug 1868
Place of death
Death and burial information
Union Cemetery (Rising Sun, Ind.)
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Relationship
Bibliographic citation(s)
Ohio County Deed Book B, page 422.
"More Western Memories: How slaves were harbored and forwarded to canada before the war," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, N.Y., 24 May 1887
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| Title | Alternate label | Class |
|---|---|---|
| between 1850-1860--Piatt Coachman Escapes to Indiana | Event | |
| 1848--Freedom for Woodford 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sayers, Virginia J. | Spouse(s) | Person |
| Title | Alternate label | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Barkshire, Eleanor | Father | Person |
| Barkshire, Emma | Father | Person |
| Barkshire, William [1] | Father | Person |