unknown, female [28]

Title: unknown, female [28]
Gender: Female
Biography: Five freedom seekers held by James Stephens of Boone county escaped circa 1852, through Rising Sun, Indiana. They were hidden by Nancy Hawkins, a former slaveholder who became a part of the Underground Railroad network run by Samuel Barkshire. The freedom seekers consisted of three men and two women.
Participant in: 1852--Five Freedom Seekers
Relationship: Slaveholder(s): Stephens, James; Stephens, James Nelson
Bibliographic citation(s): "Underground Railroad: More Western Memories. Five Freedom Seekers," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, NY, 24 May 1887
Source(s): Underground Railroad: More Western Memories. Five Freedom Seekers

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