The Burlington 37 are slaves who were set free, in 1849. They moved to just above our town of Burlington, Ohio on the farm purchased from Isaac Frampton. They were owned
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Anti-Bellum Pilots
Anti-Bellum Pilots – In memory I frequently go back to the old steamboat days in the Sunny South and this naturally calls to my mind the men who at that
James Ferguson* Emancipated Slaves 1849
James Ferguson [should be James Twyman-mm] Emancipated Slaves 1849 Lawrence County, Ohio. Isaac Frampton and wife Jane of Wayne Co., Va, for $6,000 paid by Simeon,
William A. Ferguson Emancipated Slaves
In this deed the emancipated slaves acknowledge receipt of monies ‘by the hands of William A. Ferguson’. Anthony Ferguson and William A. Ferguson, executors for the estate of James Ferguson, deceased, of Madison Co., Virginia. 1850
Searching for Poke Patch
Searching for Poke Patch-African American History
Finley Family
Mrs. Flossie Copney, the great-great-granddaughter of a slave owner from Va, celebrated her 89th birthday recently. It was a beautiful Thursday
James Ditcher
An Underground Railroad Conductor Interviewed Ironton Register, October 31, 1878 James Ditcher is a modest mulatto, gently gliding into the twilight of 50 years of age. He came to Ironton, Ohio,...
Underground Railroad
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD OPERATORS AND STORIES The following links of names and stories were taken from Seibert’s list of Underground Operators for Lawrence County, Ohio, and various other sources, such...
Obituary of Albert Holt
Last Sunday afternoon, Albert Holt, a well known colored man, was found dead in his bed, at his home, on
Order of Twelve – Underground Railroad History
ORDER OF TWELVE - I.R. Feb. 09, 1888 A lodge of this secret society has been organized in Ironton, and last Monday night, the first officers were publicly installed. The ceremony took place in the...
Fugitive Slave Case – Peyton Polly
The reclaimed fugitives are cousins of the famous Peyton Polly, whose right to freedom has been in litigation now for some ten years, between Ohio and
Aleck Tolliver
Perhaps it was on the court house wall, last time you saw Aleck Tolliver. It may have seemed the aging, bent colored man was just “sittin” but through
Burlington Macedonia Church
Burlington, Ohio area religious leaders, George Bryant, Charles Roberts and Henry King organized the Burlington Macedonia Church in 1830.