On Oct 2, 1852, Miles and Julia, from Louisville, had a pass to Owenton (family visit?) and did not return. It is unclear if they headed to Owenton on their way to freedom. Slaveholder was James Lynn. The Louisville Daily Courier; Louisville, Ky; 4 Oct 1852

One enslaved boy, age 9, listed as “fugitive from the state.” Slaveholder is John Glass, District 2, Owen County, KY. 1850 U.S. Federal Census – Slave Schedules [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

One enslaved man, age 20, (mulatto) listed as “fugitive from the state.” Slaveholder is Erastus Bainbridge, District 1 Owen County, KY. 1850 U.S. Federal Census – Slave Schedules [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

“Runaway Slave Caught! KENTON. An unnamed freedom seeker (slaveholder William Sandford) was one of three men who had attempted escape from Carroll County. This man had been caught at Lochry Creek in Dearborn County, Indiana. One man, referred to as “Berry’s boy” had been shot and killed at Vevay Indiana during the chase. Another man was sold by slaveholder, William Sandford, after being caught.” Cincinnati Daily Enquirer, Cincinnati, Oh, June 30, 1857

Free person of color was seen near the mouth of the KY river. He was attempting to assist two freedom seekers in Carrollton, but they were recaptured. The conductor escaped. Louisville Daily Courier, Louisville, Ky; 24 Aug 1854

Franklin Dufour of Switzerland County, IN arrested a fugitive slave named Harrison; slaveholder near Carrollton. Weekly Reveille, Vol 1, No 10; Vevay, Switzerland County, Ind. 25 Aug 1853.

Adam and Sarah Crosswhite and four children escaped from Carroll County slaveholder Francis Giltner. In 1847, Giltner and Francis Troutman went to Marshall, MI, where the Crosswhites were living, to recapture them. This was considered a part of the 1847 “Kentucky Raids.” The Crosswhites were able to escape to Canada, and Giltner took up the matter in the courts. Source: nkaa.uky.edu

Two men enslaved by Mr. Holland and Mr. Booker of Prestonville made their way north by way of Madison, IN. from nkyviews.com- Kentucky Family Mirror, Carrollton, Ky; 10 Sep 1833

August 1820, Samuel Todd offered $400 reward for freedom seekers “Patrick” and a woman with a wound on her head, Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky, p 899

Sept 1820: Will French offered $100 for the return of: Spencer, China (15 yrs) and Bob (50 yrs). The trio escaped from Kentucky near the Gallatin Steam Mill. Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky, p 899