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Iowa Freedom Trail Project: Individuals by County The following is a list of individuals who have been identified as involved in Underground Railroad activity in Iowa. Names appearing in bold font have a completed Iowa Freedom Trail Project biographical form. Names in normal font are known individuals for whom research has not yet been undertaken. Iowa Freedom Trail biographical files are available for research purposes at the State Historical Research Center in Des Moines. Underground Railroad Roles

• Abolitionist: One who either demanded the immediate abolition of slavery or who showed ferocious hostility to the institution of slavery. Individuals who were both antislavery and abolitionist are listed only as abolitionist.

• Anti-Abolitionist: One who opposed the abolition of slavery—this could include slave owners, slave catchers, states' rights supporters, or anyone who simply opposed the views of abolitionists and other anti-slavery people.

• Anti-Slavery: One who disliked slavery but did not necessarily demand the immediate abolition of slavery. Individuals listed as anti-slavery were not known abolitionists.

• Associated with Jim Lane: One who assisted Jim Lane while he was conducting fugitive slaves out of Kansas and through Iowa during the 1850s. This could be direct help, financial assistance, or other networking.

• Associated with John Brown: One who assisted John Brown while he was conducting fugitive slaves out of Kansas and through Iowa during the 1850s. This could be direct help, financial assistance, or other networking.

• Bounty Hunter: One who was hired by slave owners to hunt fugitive slaves. • Conductor: One who worked as an Underground Railroad agent by moving fugitive slaves from one

point to another. • Contraband: A broad general term referring to an African-American who may not fit exactly into

other categories. • Free African-Americans: One of a relatively small number of African-Americans who were not

slaves. They may have been granted their freedom from their owners, bought their freedom, or by a grant of freedom from the state of residence.

• Freedom Seekers: A modern term to describe the same thing as the traditional term, fugitive slave. • Kansas Free State Cause: An organization designed to help the antislavery cause in Kansas during

its territorial phase. This could be through financial assistance to help antislavery people settle in Kansas or by political or vigilant means to try to prevent Kansas from becoming a slave state.

• Kidnapped Free African-Americans: Free African-Americans, who were kidnapped and forced into slavery or back into slavery. With poor legal protection for free African-Americans, even in most of the free states, many of them suffered this fate.

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• Kidnappers: Those who kidnapped fugitive slaves or free African-Americans, usually for hire. Nearly synonymous with Bounty Hunter except that a kidnapper could be a slave owner trying to recover his own property.

• Men Arrested by Herbert Hoxie: Hoxie was a federal marshal in Iowa during the Lincoln administration. He arrested a number of critics of the Lincoln administration including several newspaper editors, such as Dennis Mahoney of the Dubuque Herald. It is still argued today whether Hoxie's activities were violations of constitutional rights to freedom of speech, press, and expression.

• Reverse Underground Railroad Kidnapping: An occasional situation in Iowa in which slaves were kidnapped by Underground Railroad agents from their owners within the state of Iowa and sent along the Underground Railroad to freedom.

• Slave: One who was owned under the law by another. • Slave Catcher: See Bounty Hunter and Kidnappers. • Slave Owner: One who had rights under the law to own other humans, nearly all of African descent,

under common chattel laws. • Station Agent: One who worked as an Underground Railroad agent by hiding fugitive slaves in their

homes, barns, or elsewhere on their property. One could be both a conductor and a station agent but not necessarily both.

• Union League Member: One who joined a pro-Union organization either before, during, or after the Civil War.

• Unknown Status: People who have been identified as somehow connected with abolitionists, anti-slavery people, associates of Jim Lane or John Brown, anti-abolitionists, slaves, fugitive slaves, or bounty hunters/kidnappers/slave catchers, but whose identity has not been clearly established as falling in any of these categories.

Adair County Associated with John Brown

• Root, Abner (Fontanelle, Summerset Township) • Root, Azariah (Fontanelle, Summerset Township) • Root, Myra (Fontanelle, Summerset Township)

Conductors/Station Agents

• Root, Abner (Fontanelle, Summerset Township) • Root, Azariah (Fontanelle, Summerset Township) • Root, Myra (Fontanelle, Summerset Township)

Unknown Status

• Cears, John (Jackson Township) Adams County Abolitionists

• Odell, Noah (Nodaway Vicinity) Anti-Slavery

• Allen, Benjamin F. (Quincy) • Burns, Rev. Isaac (Quincy)



• Chamberlain, Peter P. (Nevinville) • Ellis, Joseph Loran (Nevinville) • Ellis, Margaret Theresa Trask (Nevinville) • Peterson, David (Quincy) • Richey, Daniel (Quincy) • Richey, Martha (Quincy) • Stephenson, Bryant O. (Nevinville) • Stephenson, Persis Eastman (Nevinville)


• Allen, Benjamin F. (Quincy) • Burns, Rev. Isaac (Quincy) • Chamberlin, Peter P. (Nevinville) • Ellis, Joseph Loran (Nevinville) • Ellis, Margaret Theresa Trask (Nevinville) • Peterson, David (Quincy) • Richey, Daniel (Quincy) • Richey, Martha (Quincy) • Stephenson, Bryant O. (Nevinville) • Stephenson, Persis Eastman (Nevinville)

Freedom Seekers

• “Aaron” (Quincy and Nevinville) (See also Madison County) Unknown Status

• Ainsworth, Samuel (Nevinville) • Campbell family (Brooks vicinity) • Moore, Samuel (Carl Township)

Allamakee County Abolitionists

• Lybrand, Jacob (Lybrand) Appanoose County Abolitionists

• Armstrong, John H. B. (Cincinnati) • Gault, E. J. (Cincinnati) • Green, David (Cincinnati) • Gilbert, Josiah (Cincinnati) • Hedgecock, William (Unionville) • Hinkle, ? (Lee County?) • Holbrook, Luther R. (Pleasant Township, Cincinnati Vicinity) • Holbrook, Solomon (Pleasant Township, Cincinnati Vicinity) • Johnson, Walter S. (Cincinnati) • Jaquiss, Rev. George (Cincinnati, Wesleyan Methodist) • Martin, Wesley (Unionville)



• Robinson, Moses (Cincinnati) • Root, George (Cincinnati) • Stanton, Nathan (Franklin Township) • Stanton, Seth B. (Franklin Township)

Anti-Slavery

• Fulcher, John (Pleasant Township, Cincinnati Vicinity) • McDonald, Daniel (Pleasant Township, Cincinnati Vicinity) • McDonald, John (Pleasant Township, Cincinnati Vicinity) • Shepherd, John (Pleasant Township, Cincinnati Vicinity)

Associated with John Brown

• Bridal, J. G. (?) • Hellyer (?)


• Adamson, B. (Pleasant Township, near Nouma) • Adamson, Henry (Pleasant Township, near Nouma) • Armstrong, John H. B. (Cincinnati) • Armstrong, Isabel (Cincinatti) • Calvert, Jacob • Calvert, James W. (Centerville) (see also Davis County) • Calvert, John (Cincinnati) • Conger, Elizabeth (Exline) • Conger, John (Exline) • Fulcher, John (Pleasant Township, Cincinnati Vicinity) • Holbrook, Luther R. (Pleasant Township, Cincinnati Vicinity) • Holbrook, Solomon (Pleasant Township, Cincinnati Vicinity) • McDonald, Daniel (Pleasant Township, Cincinnati Vicinity) • McDonald, John (Pleasant Township, Cincinnati Vicinity) • Shepherd, John (Pleasant Township, Cincinnati Vicinity) • Stanton, Nathan (Franklin Township) • Stanton, Seth B. (Franklin Township) • Tudikes, J. (unknown)

Free African-Americans

• Davy Crockett (Traveled on UGRR from Cincinatti to Drakesville) (See also Davis County) Freedom Seekers

• Archie (Traveled on UGRR from Cincinatti to Drakesville) (See also Davis County) • John (Traveled on UGRR from Cincinatti to Drakesville) (See also Davis County)

Benton County Abolitionists

• McDaniel, John A. (Vinton)



Cass County Abolitionists

• Case, Hosea O. (Lewis vicinity) • Douthit, Rev. Wm. (Grove City) • Kirk, Rev. John R. (Grove City)


• Barnett, David (Grove City) • Mills, Oliver (Lewis vicinity)


• Barnett, David (Grove City) • Baxter, James M. (Cass Township) • Baxter, Euphemia (Cass Township) • Bradshaw, Jeremiah (Lewis vicinity) • Coe, J. H. (Lewis vicinity) • Gridley, Amos (Lewis vicinity) • Hitchcock, Rev. George B. (Lewis vicinity) (Congregational) • Mills, Oliver (Lewis vicinity) • Shinn, Rev. Moses (Lewis vicinity) (Methodist) • Wissler, Henry (Lewis vicinity)

Cedar County Abolitionists

• Alden, Rev. Ebenezer (Tipton) (Congregational / Iowa Band) • Butler, Rev. Pardee (Disciples of Christ) (Posten’s Grove) • Byers, Moses Watson (Farmington Township) • Casebeer, John (Center Township, Tipton Vicinity) • Casebeer, Jonathan Jr. (II) (Sugar Creek Township) • Casebeer, Lurenda Humphrey (Center Township, Tipton Vicinity & Sugar Creek Township) • Cattell, Jonathan W. (Springdale Township & Tipton) • Church Moses B. (Rochester Township) • Cross, Rev. Moses Kimball (Tipton) (Congregational) • Daniels, Samuel Pitkin (Tipton) • Gue, Benjamin (Posten’s Grove Vicinity) • Gue, David (Tipton) • Hay, Lucinda Humphrey (Tipton) • Huber, John S. (Tipton Vicinity) • Humphrey, Aaron Case (Tipton Vicinity) • Humphrey, Ann Maria (Center Township, Tipton Vicinity) • Heald, Wilson (Springdale) • James, Thomas (Springdale) • Kent, James Marshall (Clarence) • Kent, Mary Ferguson (Clarence) • Kirk, Wilson T. (Springdale)



• Leonhardt, Charles F. W. (Springdale/West Branch) • Leonhardt, Esther (Lewis) (Springdale/West Branch) • Lewis, Griffith (Springdale/West Branch) • Maynard, Joshua (Tipton) • Maynard, Mary Smith (Tipton) • Maxson, Jonathan (Springdale/Peedee Vicinity) • Rood, Emmor (Springdale) • Shaw, Alonzo (Tipton) • Spicer, Wells (Tipton) • Thompson, John (Rochester Township) • Wiggins, William (Tipton) • Wolf, Judge William P. (Tipton) • Wright, Col. Ed (Springdale)

Anti-Abolitionists

• George Frain (Rochester) Anti-Slavery

• Casebeer, Susan Long (Sugar Creek Township) • Gibson, Joseph M. (Springdale Township) • Gibson, Pamela Wright (Springdale Township) • Holtslander, Alonzo (Tipton) • Huber, Harriet A. Newell (Tipton Vicinity) • Posten, James (Posten’s Grove, Inland Township) • Posten, Rhoda Shaffer (Posten’s Grove, Inland Township) • Smith, Ethan (Center Township)


• Boynton, Benjamin L. (Tipton) (wife was a relative of John Brown) • Boynton, Mary Farnham (Tipton) relative of John Brown) • Casebeer, John (Center Township, Tipton Vicinity) • Casebeer, Lurenda Humphrey (Center Township, Tipton Vicinity) • Coppoc, Barclay (Springdale/Peedee Vicinity) • Coppoc, Edwin (Springdale/Peedee Vicinity) • Coppoc, Joseph (Springdale/Peedee Vicinity) • Gibson, Joseph M. (Springdale Township) • Gibson, Pamela (Springdale Township) • Hay, Lucinda Humphrey (Tipton) (relative of John Brown) • Heald, Wilson (Springdale) • Hecht, Margaret E. (Bossert) (Tipton) (claimed to be a student at Tipton Union when John Brown

spoke at the school, this has not been verified yet) • Humphrey, Aaron Case (Tipton Vicinity) (relative of John Brown) • James, Thomas (Springdale) • Kirk, Wilson T. (Springdale) • Leonhardt, Charles F. W. (Springdale/West Branch) • Lewis, Griffith (Springdale/West Branch) • Maxson, Elza (Springdale/Peedee Vicinity) • Maxson, William (Springdale/Peedee Vicinity) • Maxson, Thaddeus (Springdale/Peedee Vicinity)



• Painter, John (Springdale/Peedee Vicinity) • Pearson, John (Springdale) • Posten, James (Posten’s Grove, Inland Township) • Posten, Rhoda Shaffer (Posten’s Grove, Inland Township) • Raley, Ann L. Coppoc (Springdale/Peedee Vicinity) • Raley, Joseph (Springdale/Peedee Vicinity) • Rood, Emmor (Springdale) • Taylor, Steward (West Liberty) • Tatum, Lawrie (Springdale/Peedee Vicinity) • Wright, Col. Ed (Springdale) • Wolf, Judge William P. (Tipton) • Varney, Charlotte (Springdale/Peedee Vicinity) • Varney, Moses (Springdale/Peedee Vicinity)


• Ball, Charles (West Branch) (known activity was in Kansas and Missouri) • Casebeer, John (Center Township, Tipton Vicinity) • Casebeer, Jonathan (Rochester Vicinity) • Casebeer, Jonathan Jr. (II) (Sugar Creek Township) • Casebeer, Lurenda Humphrey (Center Township, Tipton Vicinity) • Casebeer, Susan Long (Sugar Creek Township) • Cattell, Jonathan W. (Springdale Township and Tipton) • Coppoc, Barclay (Springdale/Peedee Vicinity) • Coppoc, Edwin (Springdale/Peedee Vicinity) • Coppoc, Joseph (Springdale/Peedee Vicinity) • Cousins, James (Red Oak Township) • Cross, Rev. Moses Kimball (Congregational) (Tipton) • Daniels, Samuel L. (Tipton) • Daniels, Simeon S. (Tipton) • Gibson, Joseph M. (Springdale Township) • Gibson, Pamela Wright (Springdale Township) • Gill, Dr. Henry (Springdale/Peedee Vicinity) • Green, William (Rochester) • Hoover, Rev. John Y. (West Branch) • Huber, Harriet A. Newell (Tipton Vicinity) • Huber, John S. (Tipton Vicinity) • Humphrey, Aaron (Tipton Vicinity) • Humphrey, Ann Maria (Center Township, Tipton Vicinity) • Leonhardt, Charles F. W. (Springdale/West Branch) • Lewis, Griffith (Springdale/West Branch) • Maxson, Delilah Bowland (Springdale/Peedee Vicinity) • Maxson, Elza (Springdale/Peedee Vicinity) • Maxson, Hannah Keislar (Springdale/Peedee Vicinity) • Maxson, Jonathan (Springdale/Peedee Vicinity) (See also Muscatine County) • Maxson, William (Springdale/Peedee Vicinity) • Maxson, Willard H. (Springdale/Peedee Vicinity) • Maxson, Thaddeus (Springdale/Peedee Vicinity) • Maynard, Dr. Joshua (Tipton) • Maynard, Mary Smith (Tipton)



• McBride, Thomas (Springdale) • Minthorn, Dr. Henry J. (West Branch) • Painter, John (Springdale/Peedee Vicinity) • Peet, John (Yankee Grove) • Posten, James (Posten’s Grove, Inland Township) • Posten, Rhoda Shaffer (Posten’s Grove, Inland Township) • Raley, Ann L. Coppoc (Springdale/Peedee Vicinity) • Raley, Joseph (Springdale/Peedee Vicinity) • Safley, John (Red Oak Township) • Smith, Ethan (Tipton?) • Tatum, Lawrie (Springdale/Peedee Vicinity) • Tatum, Mary Ann Dean (Springdale/Peedee Vicinity) • Taylor, Steward (Springdale) • Todd, Shannon (Springdale/Peedee Vicinity) • Townsend, James (West Branch) • Townsend, Susannah B. Rogers (West Branch) • Varney, Charlotte (Springdale/Peedee Vicinity) • Varney, Moses (Springdale/Peedee Vicinity) • Wolf, Judge William P. (Tipton) • Wright, Col. Ed (Springdale) • Yule, Samuel (Red Oak Township)


• Lett, Abraham (Mixed race) (Tipton) • Lett, John (Mixed race) (Tipton)

Freedom Seekers

• Honesly, Albert (Tipton) • Jenkins, Thomas (Springdale) • Montgomery, Calvin (Tipton) • Potts, Andrew (Tipton) • Potts, Lucy (Tipton) • White, Alexander (Mechanicsville)

Unknown Status

• Aikins, E. W. (Iowa Township) • Boynton, Benjamin (Center Township) • Boynton, Mary Farnham (Center Township) • Casebeer, Charlotte Goddard (Sugar Creek Township) • Casebeer, Jonathan III (Sugar Creek Township) • Clapp, Daniel P. (Tipton) • Humphrey, Aaron Gordon (Center Township, Tipton Vicinity) • Lett, Abraham (Tipton) • Lewis, J. D.?? • Mitchell, Charles Warren M. (Tipton) • Randall, Laura Humphrey (Center Township) • Tuthill, John S. (Tipton)



Clarke County Conductors/Station Agents

• Gustin, William (Osceola) • Gustin, Salina Dixon Harper (Osceola) • Osmond, William R. (Hopeville)

Unknown Status

• Terrell, Edwin (Hopeville) Clayton County Anti-Slavery

• Watrous, Rev. David (Mallory Township) • Watrous, George (Mallory Township)

Clinton County Abolitionists

• Anthony, Oscar (Camanche) • Barker, Addison (Camanche) • Bather, Andrew (Clinton) • Bather, Jane Maria Sipperly (Clinton) • Bather, John R. (Clinton) • Burdett, Samuel S. (DeWitt) • Campbell, Cornelius B. (Clinton) • Campbell, Phebe Thomas Wilbur (Clinton) • Dutton, Celinda Parker (Buena Vista, Olive Township) • Dutton, Flora Holcomb Baldwin (Olive Township) • Dutton, Jerome (Buena Vista, Olive Township) • Dutton, Leroy (Olive Township) • Emerson, Rev. Oliver (Congregationalist) (Dewitt, Lyons, and Camanche) • Foss, Rev. Andrew Twombly (Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society) • Graham, Judge Edward (DeWitt) • Hitchcock, Rev. Alan B. (Congregationalist) (Dewitt and Camanche) • Leonard, Charles E. (Clinton) • Leslie, Hugh R. (Clinton) • McDougall, Elvira Uran (DeWitt) • McDougall, John (DeWitt) • McDougall, John Ray (DeWitt) • McDougall, William James (DeWitt) • Mix, Lawrence W. (Eden Township, Low Moor Vicinity) • Mix, Weltha Hawley (Eden Township, Low Moor Vicinity) • Palmer, Benjamin R. (Eden Township, Low Moor Vicinity) • Palmer, Phebe Ann Jones (Eden Township, Low Moor Vicinity) • Smith, Martha Graham (DeWitt) • Smith, Robert Lee (DeWitt) • Stillman, Dr. Juliet Hall Worth (Severance) (DeWitt)



• Weston, Emilia Jane Marshall (Eden Township, Low Moor Vicinity) • Weston, George W. (Eden Township, Low Moor Vicinity)

Anti-Slavery

• Anthony, Elizabeth McCloskey (Camanche) • Anthony, Horace (Camanche) • Brindell, Rev. George W. (Clinton) • Dutton, Charles Jr. (Olive Township) • Dutton, Lorenzo Dow (Olive Township) • Gleason, Abel B. (Camanche, Lyons, Low Moor) • Graham, Nancy Dale (Burdett) (DeWitt) • Jones, John B. (DeWitt and Low Moor Vicinity) • Lum, Eunice Cass (DeWitt Vicinity) • Lum, Seth (DeWitt Vicinity) • Olin, Nelson (Eden Township Low Moor Vicinity) • Plummer, Sarah Jenkins Maris (Olive Township) • Plummer, Talbert C. (Olive Township) • Randall, George W. (Spring Rock Township, Big Rock Vicinity) • Randall, Henry Clay (Spring Rock Township, Big Rock Vicinity) • Randall, Richard H. Jr. (Spring Rock Township, Big Rock Vicinity) • Randall, Richard H. Sr. (Spring Rock Township, Big Rock Vicinity) • Savage, Thomas (Clinton) • Starr, William B. (Clinton) • Watt, Jane (Camanche) • Watt, William “Black Bill” (Camanche)


• Burdett, Samuel S. (DeWitt) Conductors/Station Agents

• Anthony, Elizabeth McCloskey (Camanche) • Anthony, Horace (Camanche) • Bather, Andrew (Clinton) • Bather, Jane M. Sipperly (Clinton Vicinity) • Bather, John R. (Clinton Vicinity) • Brindell, Rev. George W. (Clinton) • Burdett, Samuel S. (DeWitt) • Campbell, Cornelius B. (Clinton Vicinity, Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society) • Campbell, Phebe Thomas Wilbur (Clinton Vicinity) • Dutton, Celinda Parker (Buena Vista, Olive Township) • Dutton, Jerome (Buena Vista, Olive Township) • Dutton, Flora Holcomb Baldwin (Olive Township) • Dutton, Leroy (Olive Township) • Gleason, Abel B. (Camanche, Lyons, Low Moor) • Graham, Judge Edward (DeWitt Vicinity) • Graham, Nancy Dale (DeWitt Vicinity) • Jones, John B. (DeWitt and Low Moor Vicinity) • Leslie, Hugh R. (Clinton) • Lum, Eunice Cass (DeWitt Vicinity)



• Lum, Seth (DeWitt Vicinity) • McDougall, Elvira Uran (DeWitt) • McDougall, John (DeWitt) • Mix, Lawrence W. (Eden Township, Low Moor Vicinity) • Mix, Weltha Hawley (Eden Township, Low Moor Vicinity) • Olin, Nelson (Eden Township, Low Moor Vicinity) • Palmer, Benjamin R. (Eden Town ship, Low Moor Vicinity) • Palmer, Phebe Ann Jones (Eden Township, Low Moor Vicinity) • Plummer, Sarah Jenkins Maris (Olive Township) • Plummer, Talbert C. (Olive Township) • Randall, Henry Clay (Spring Rock Township, Big Rock Vicinity) • Randall, Richard H. Jr. (Spring Rock Township, Big Rock Vicinity) • Randall, Richard, H. Sr. (Spring Rock Township, Big Rock Vicinity) • Savage, Thomas (Clinton) • Smith, Martha Graham (DeWitt) • Smith, Robert Lee (DeWitt) • Starr, William B. (Clinton) • Stillman, Dr. Juliet Hall Worth (Severance) (DeWitt) • Watt, Jane (Camanche) • Watt, William “Black Bill” (Camanche) • Weston, Emilia Jane Marshall (Eden Township, Low Moor Vicinity) • Weston, George W. (Eden Township, Low Moor Vicinity)


• Watts, William “Black Bill”, Sr. (Camanche) Freedom Seekers

• Grayson, Celia (DeWitt and Camanche) • Grayson, Eliza (DeWitt and Camanche)

Unknown

• Dutton, Charles Sr. (Olive Township) • Humphrey, Sarah Randall (Big Rock) • Randall, Ephraim S. (Spring Rock Township, Big Rock Vicinity) • Randall, John (Spring Rock Township, Big Rock Vicinity) • Randall, Thomas E. (residence unknown)

Dallas County Abolitionists

• Cook, Anna Sumner George (Union Township, Quaker Divide, Bear Creek Meeting) • Cook, Harmon (Union Township, Quaker Divide, Bear Creek Meeting) • Cook, John (Union Township, Quaker Divide, Bear Creek Meeting) • Cook, John R. (Union Township, Quaker Divide, Bear Creek Meeting) • Cook, Martin (Union Township, Quaker Divide, Bear Creek Meeting)

Anti-Slavery

• Huston, James Brown (Boone Township)



• Lewis, A.W. (Union Township) • Murray, Jonathan M. (Union Township, Redfield vicinity) • Murray, Rhoda (Union Township, Redfield vicinity) • Van Fossen, Dr. Ezra (Adel Vicinity)


• Huston, James Brown (Boone Township) • Lewis, A.W. (Union Township) • Murray, Jonathan M. (Union Township, Redfield vicinity) • Murray, Rhoda (Union Township, Redfield vicinity)

Associated with Jim Lane

• Cummings, Louis Jerome (Winterset) • Curtis, Oren (Winterset) • Evans, Henry (Vicinity Unknown) • Tibbles, Thomas Henry (Vicinity Unknown)


• Cook, Anna Sumner George (Union Township, Quaker Divide, Bear Creek Meeting) • Cook, Harmon (Union Township, Quaker Divide, Bear Creek Meeting) • Cook, John (Union Township, Quaker Divide, Bear Creek Meeting) • Cook, John R. (Union Township, Quaker Divide, Bear Creek Meeting) • Cook, Martin (Union Township, Quaker Divide, Bear Creek Meeting) • Lewis, A.W. (Union Township) • Murray, Jonathan M. (Union Township, Redfield vicinity) • Murray, Rhoda (Union Township, Redfield vicinity) • Van Fossen, Dr. Ezra (Adel vicinity)

Unknown Status

• Huston, James Brown (Boone Township) • Newlin, Dianah Cox Cook (Union Township, Quaker Divide, Bear Creek Meeting—conductor in

Plainfield, IN) • Newlin, Joshua (Union Township, Quaker Divide, Bear Creek Meeting) • Frazier, Thomas (Linn Township)

Davis County Abolitionists

• Conner, Felix (Drakesville Vicinity) (see also Jasper and Mahaska Counties) • Conner, William E. (Drakesville Vicinity) (see also Jasper and Mahaska Counties) • Corner, Albert (Drakesville Vicinity) • Corner, Arthur (Drakesville Vicinity) • Elliott, George (Drakesville Vicinity) • Elliott, John (Drakesville Vicinity) • Klinger, William (Soap Creek Township) • McKinney, Rev. Solomon (?) • Pagett, Hiram (Drakesville) • Thompson, Lewis C. (southern Davis County, employed black man)




• Calvert, James W. (see also Appanoose County) • Conner, Felix (Drakesville Vicinity) (see also Jasper and Mahaska Counties) • Conner, William E. (Drakesville Vicinity) (see also Jasper and Mahaska Counties) • Corner, Albert (Drakesville Vicinity) • Corner, Arthur (Drakesville Vicinity) • Corner, W.E. (? vicinity) • Durfus, ? (Hedrick) • Elliott, John (Drakesville Vicinity) • Elliott, George (Drakesville Vicinity) • English ? • Green, Richard • Grimstead, George (Union Township) • Hardy, Dave (Soap Creek Township) • Hardy, James, Sr. (Soap Creek Township) • Hardy, James, Jr. (Soap Creek Township) • Truitt, Adbel (Drakesville Township) • Wonn, Horatio (Soap Creek Township, Drakesville)


• Davy Crockett (Traveled on UGRR from Cincinatti to Drakesville) (See also Davis County) Freedom Seekers

• Archie (Traveled on UGRR from Cincinatti to Drakesville) (See also Davis County) • John (Traveled on UGRR from Cincinatti to Drakesville) (See also Davis County) • McQuitty Slaves (Traveled on UGRR from Cincinatti to Drakesville) (See also Davis County)

Unknown Status

• Elliott, George (son of John Elliott) (Drakesville) Decatur County Freedom Seekers

• Hutchins, Sylvia (Kingston) • Thompson, Andy (Decatur)

Slave

• George Slave Owner

• John McDaniel—no folder Delaware County Anti-Slavery

• Harris, Dr. Joseph Dennis (Delhi)



Des Moines County Abolitionists

• Anderson, Jeremiah G. (Yellow Springs Township) • Anderson, Levi (Yellow Springs Township) • Grimes, Gov. James W. (Burlington) • Heizer, Frederick (Yellow Springs Township) • Heizer, James Carr (Yellow Springs Township) • James, Dr. Edwin (Rock Spring, Burlington Vicinity) • Salter, Mary Ann Mackintire (Burlington) • Salter, Rev. William (Burlington)

Anti-Slavery

• Bell, P. B. (Burlington) • McClure, John (Yellow Springs Township) • McClure, William (Yellow Springs Township) • Rankin, John (Yellow Springs Township)


• Anderson, Jeremiah G. (Yellow Springs Township) Conductors/Station Agents

• Anderson, Levi (Yellow Springs Township) • Bell, P. B. (Burlington) • James, Dr. Edwin (Rock Spring, Burlington Vicinity) • Heizer, James C. (Yellow Springs Township) • Heizer, Frederick (Yellow Springs Township) • Leonard, David (Yellow Springs Township) • Leonard, Hiram (Yellow Springs Township) • McClure, John (Yellow Springs Township) • McClure, William (Yellow Springs Township) • Rankin, William (Yellow Springs Township) • Salter, Mary Ann Mackintire (Burlington) • Salter, Rev. William (Burlington) (Congregationalist/Iowa Band) • Sandridge, Catherine “Aunt Kitty” (Burlington) • Scholes, Thomas Coggin (West Burlington) • Scholes, Harriet C. Happing (West Burlington) • Ware, Edward (Yellow Springs Township)

Freedom Seekers • Dick • Miller, Douglass (Burlington) • Pembleton, John • Sandridge, Benjamin (Burlington) “Uncle Ben” • Sandridge, Catherine (Burlington) “Aunt Kitty” • Scholes, Thomas Coggin (West Burlington) • Scholes, Harriet C. Happing (West Burlington) • Smith, Harriet (Burlington)



Status Unknown

• Bond, Nathan (vicinity unknown) • Rorer, David (Burlington)

Dickinson County Abolitionists

• Prescott, Rev. John S. (?) Dubuque County Abolitionists

• Hill, Rev. James (Cascade) (Baptist Minister) • Newbury, Mary Ann (Dubuque) • Newbury, Rev. Samuel (Dubuque) (Presbyterian) • Roberts, unknown first name

Anti-Abolitionists

• Jones, George Wallace • Mahony, Dennis

Anti-Slavery

• Trick, William (Dyersville) Conductors/Station Agents

• Merry, Captain Charles H. (?) • Trick, William (Dyersville)

Freedom Seekers

• Johnson, “Old Man” (Dubuque) Slaves

• Montgomery, Ralph (Dubuque)***Case of Ralph Fayette County Abolitionists

• McMillan, Alexander Jr. (Scott Township) • Pond, William C. (Scott Township) • Watrous, Rev. David (Westfield Township)

Anti-Slavery

• Billmeyer, Ellis (Auburn, now known as Douglas) Conductors/Station Agents

• Billmeyer, Ellis (Auburn, now known as Douglas)



Free African-Americans • Bass Families • Epps Families

Freedom Seekers

• “King David” (Maynard) Fremont County Abolitionists

• Adams, Samuel H. (Tabor) • Avery, Egbert (Tabor) • Avery, Harriet King (Tabor) • Blanchard, Dr. Ira D. (Civil Bent) • Botsford, Rev. O. D. (Benton Township) • Gaston, George B. (Tabor) • Hunter, George (Tabor) • Jones, Jonas (Tabor) • Lambert, Lydia (Benton Township) • Lane, William (Benton Township) • Platt, Elvira Gaston (Civil Bend, Benton Township) • Platt, Lester W. (Civil Bend, Benton Township) • Platt, Rev. Merrit F. (Civil Bend, Benton Township) • Shepardson, Mrs. S. R. (Ladonna) (Tabor) • Smith, Cordelia Goodrich (Scott Township) • Smith, James L. (Scott Township) • Todd, Rev. John (Tabor) • Todd, Martha Atkins (Tabor) • Vincent, Rev. James (Tabor) • Vincent, Mary Sheldon (Tabor) • Anti-Slavery • Briggs, Daniel C. (Glenwood) • Brooks, William (Tabor) • Case, Cephas (Benton Township, Scott Township) • Clark, William (Tabor) • Cummings, H. S. (Tabor) • Cummings, Origen (Scott Township) • Hallam, Aurelia Stillman Woodruff (Tabor) • Hallam, John (Tabor) • Henry, Irish (Vicinity Unknown) • Hill, Edwin S. (Scott Township) • Hill, Leverett B. (Scott Township) • Lawrence, Charles F. (Ross Township) • Matthews, Darius P. (Tabor) • Matthews, Rachel Tucker (Tabor) • Merritt, J. F. (Civil Bend) • Ricketts, Charlotte Betsey Platt (Civil Bend) • Ricketts, Richard (Civil Bend)



• Sanborn, Dr. J. F. (Tabor) • Sheldon, Hon. Edward T. (Tabor) • Webb, Lemuel (Tabor Vicinity) • Webb, Elizabeth Hill (Tabor Vicinity) • West, Jesse (Tabor) • West, Lucinda Whitney (Tabor) • West, Mary Jane Kinney (Tabor) • Williams, Reuben (Civil Bend) • Williams, Hon. Sturgis (Civil Bend) • Williamson, John (Civil Bend) • Woods, Daniel E. (Tabor)


• Adams, Samuel H. (Tabor) • Blanchard, Dr. Ira D. (Civil Bend) • Blanchard, Mary (Civil Bend) • Gaston, George B. (Tabor) • Gaston, Maria Cummings (Tabor) • Jones, Jonas (Tabor) • Matthews, Darius P. (Tabor) • Matthews, Rachel Tucker (Tabor) • Platt, Elvira Gaston (Civil Bend, Benton Township) • Platt, Lester W. (Civil Bend, Benton Township) • Todd, Rev. John (Tabor) • Todd, Martha Atkins (Tabor) • Vincent, Rev. James (Tabor) • Vincent, Mary Sheldon (Tabor)

Bounty Hunters

• Jacob Herd Conductors/Station Agents

• Adams, Samuel H. (Tabor) • Avery, Egbert (Tabor and Civil Bend) • Avery, Harriet King (Tabor) • Blanchard, Dr. Ira D. (Civil Bend)

o Early Life (Ohio) o Kansas Baptist o Correspondence – Delaware Baptist Mission, KS o Ira Blanchard—Benton Township o Ira Blanchard—Civil Bend o Ira D. Blanchard’s Family I o Ira D. Blanchard’s Family II o Blanchard Cemetery Photos I o Blanchard Cemetery Photos II

• Blanchard, Mary (Civil Bend) • Briggs, Daniel (Lived in Mills County, but was doping UGRR conducting in Fremont Co.) • Brooks, William M. (Tabor, Scott Township) • Case, Cephas (Benton Township, Scott Township)



• Chapman, Calvin (Transported Freedom Seekers from NE to Lickskillet) • Clark, William L.(Tabor) • Cummings, H. S. (Tabor) • Cummings, Origen (Scott Township) • Gaston, Alexander C. (Tabor) • Gaston, George B. (Tabor) • Gaston, James K. (Tabor) • Gaston, Maria Cummings (Tabor) • Hall, J. B. (Civil Bend) • Hallam, Aurelia Stillman Woodruff (Tabor) • Hallam, John (Tabor)

Henry, Irish (Tabor) • Hill, Leverett B. (Scott Township) • Hill, Edwin S. (Tabor) • Horton, H.B. (or Harton) (Civil Bend) • Hunter, George (Tabor) • Jones, Jonas (Tabor) • Lawrence, Charles F. (Tabor) • Mason, Pascal (Vicinity unknown) • Matthews, Darius P. (Tabor) • Matthews, Rachel Tucker (Tabor) • Merritt, J. F. (Civil Bend) • Pearse, Marcus (Tabor) • Platt, Elvira Gaston (Civil Bend, Benton Township) • Platt, Lester W. (Civil Bend, Benton Township) • Platt, Rev. Merritt F. (Civil Bend, Benton Township) • Sanborn, Dr. J. F. (Tabor) • Sheldon, Hon. Edward T. (Tabor) • Smith, Cordelia Goodrich (Tabor) • Smith, James L. (Tabor) • Todd, Rev. John (Tabor and Civil Bend) • Todd, Martha Atkins (Tabor and Civil Bend) • Treat, Joe (Civil Bend) • Vincent, Rev. James (Tabor) • Vincent, Mary Sheldon (Tabor) • Webb, Elizabeth Hill (Tabor Vicinity) • Webb, Lemuel (Tabor Vicinity) • West, Jesse (Tabor) • West, Lucinda Whitney (Tabor) • West, Mary Jane Kinney (Tabor) • Williams, Reuben (Civil Bend, Benton Township) • Williams, Hon. Sturgis (Civil Bend, Benton Township) • Williamson, John (Civil Bend) • Woods, Daniel E.(Tabor)


• Garner Family (Civil Bend) • Garner, Henry (Civil Bend) • Garner, Maria (Civil Bend)



• Williamson, John (Civil Bend) Freedom Seekers

• Clarke, Judy (Arrived at Civil Bend from Kansas) • Celia Grayson • Eliza Grayson

Unknown Status

• Dea, S. D. (?) (Unknown Vicinity) • Hurlbutt, R. H. (Tabor) • Merritt, J. F. (Civil Bend) • Payne, Moses U. (Payne)

Grundy County Abolitionists

• Clarkson, Coker Fifield (Melrose Township) • Clarkson, James S. (Melrose Township) • Clarkson, Richard P. (Melrose Township)


• Clarkson, James S. (Melrose Township) Conductors/Station Agents

• Clarkson, Coker Fifield (Melrose Township) • Clarkson, James S. (Melrose Township) • Clarkson, Richard P. (Melrose Township)

Guthrie County Abolitionists

• Babcock, N. W. (Morrisburgh) • Davidson, Robert (Morrisburgh) • Leach, Abel W. (Morrisburgh) • Porter, John J. (Dalmanutha) • Smith, Elijah (Middle River Settlement, Casey Vicinity) • Stanfield, William M. (Spring Valley Meeting) (Middle River Settlement/Casey Vicinity)

Anti-Slavery

• Betts, Joseph Sr. (Middle River Settlement, Casey Vicinity) • Betts, Eliza (Middle River Settlement, Casey Vicinity) • Smith, Elijah (Middle River Settlement, Casey Vicinity) • Chantry, Elwood (Thomas) (Middle River Settlement/Casey Vicinity) • Chantry, Hannah Passmore (Middle River Settlement/Casey Vicinity) • Chantry, Thomas (Middle River Settlement/Casey Vicinity) • Pearson, John (West Milton, Summit Grove, Morrisburg, Penn Township) • Smith, Elijah (Middle River Settlement, Casey Vicinity)



• Smith, Sidney P. Rees Pearson (West Milton, Summit Grove, Morrisburg, Penn Township) Associated with John Brown

• Porter, John (Dalmanutha) Conductors/Station Agents

• Betts, Joseph, Sr. (Middle River Settlement, Casey Vicinity) • Betts, Eliza (Middle River Settlement, Casey vicinity) • Chantry, Elwood (Thomas) (Middle River Settlement/Casey Vicinity) • Chantry, Hannah Passmore (Middle River Settlement/Casey vicinity) • Chantry, Ruth Coleman (Middle River Settlement/Casey Vicinity) • Chantry, Samuel. B. (Middle River Settlement/Casey Vicinity) • Chantry, Sarah Coleman (Middle River Settlement/Casey Vicinity) • Chantry, Thomas (Middle River Settlement/Casey Vicinity) • Cook, Peter (Stuart)?? • Coppoc, Aaron (Dalmanutha) • Cummings, Joseph (Morrisburg)?? • Cummings, Sheldon (Morrisburg)?? • Hadleys (Stuart)?? • Haines,”Uncle” Billy (Stuart)?? • Johnson, J. C. (Thompson Township) • Kenworthy, Enos (Stuart)?? • Kunkle, Benjamin (Morrisburg)?? • Lewis, Alistus W. (Summitt Grove) • Lonsdale, John (Dale City) • McCool, Wells (West Milton & Morrisburgh) • Pearson, John (West Milton, Summit Grove, Morrisburg, Penn Township) • Porter, John J. (Dalmanutha) • Smith, Elijah (Middle River Settlement, Casey Vicinity) • Smith, Sidney P. Rees Pearson (West Milton, Summit Grove, Morrisburg, Penn Township) • Stanfield, William M. (Spring Valley Meeting) (Middle River Settlement/Casey Vicinity)


• Anderson, John & Family (Quaker Divide) • Bell, Pete & Family (Quaker Divide)

Unknown Status

• Bowles, Darius W. (Stuart) Hardin County Anti-Slavery

• Edgington, Joseph (Eldora) • Ellsworth, Daniel V. (Eldora) • Preston, W. S.


• Edgington, Joseph (Eldora)



• Ellsworth, Daniel V. (Eldora) • Hulbert, Ellen (Eldora) • Hulbert, Mortimer (Eldora)

Freedom Seeker

• Overton, Frances Unknown Status

• Hockett, Ann Frazier (See also Henry and Marshall Counties) • Hockett, Jonathan S. Hockett (See also Henry and Marshall Counties)

Henry County Abolitionists

• Bereman, Samuel (Mt. Pleasant Vicinity) • Doane, Eleazar Bales (Salem) • Dugdale, Rev. Joseph A. (Mount Pleasant) • Dugdale, Ruth (Mount Pleasant) • Ferguson, Rev. • Frazier, Anna Joy (Salem Township) • Frazier, Elihu (Jackson Township) • Frazier, Eunice (Tippecanoe Township) • Frazier, Francis H. (Salem Township) • Frazier, Francis H. Jr. (Salem Township) • Frazier, Gideon (? Township) • Frazier, John H. (Salem Township) • Frazier, John W. (Jackson Township) • Frazier, Joseph (Salem Township) • Frazier, Levi C. (Salem Township) • Frazier, Stephen (Salem Township) • Frazier, Thomas (Jackson Township) • Frazier, Thomas C. (Jackson Township) • Frazier, Thomas Clarkson (Salem) • Garretson, Elizabeth P. Goodson (Jackson Township, Salem Vicinity) • Garretson, Joel C. (Jackson Township, Salem Vicinity) • Gibson, Isaac T. (Salem) • Henderson, Duvall W. (Salem) • Howe, Charlotte (Mount Pleasant) • Howe, Samuel Luke (Mount Pleasant) • Lewelling, Henderson (Salem) • Morris, A. H. (Vicinity Unknown) • Pierce, Benjamin D. (Vicinity Unknown) {See also Jefferson and Jasper Counties} • Pierce, Rachel C. Coppock {See also Jefferson and Jasper Counties} • Shelledy, Amanda (Lowell) • Shelledy, Carey D. (Lowell) • Street, Aaron (Salem) • Wilson, Hannah (Salem Vicinity) • Wilson, Paton (Salem Vicinity)



Anti-Abolitionists

• Brown, Henry (Salem) • Cook, Jesse (Salem) • Dean, Henry Clay (Mount Pleasant) • McClure, James (Vicinity Unknown) • Slaughter, Samuel (Vicinity Unknown) • Walker, George (Salem) • Walker, John (Salem) • Walker, Martha (Salem) • Walker, Mary (Salem) • Walker, William (Salem)

Anti-Slavery

• Carney, Rachel • Cole, Rev. William R. • Collins, Peter (Salem) • Crane, Eber (Vicinity Unknown) • Dean, Henry Clay (Mount Pleasant) • Hicks, Rev. W. H. (Denmark) • Hoag, Joseph D. (Salem, East Grove Meeting) • Laird, Joseph (Vicinity Unknown) • Lamb, Jacob (Conductor from Libertyville to Salem) (See also Jefferson County) • McMillen, Amos W. (Vicinity Unknown) • Shriner, Mary Siveter (Salem) • Shriner, Dr. Theodore (Salem) • Vernon, J. B. (Vicinity Unknown) • Walter, Rev. Bennett (Vicinity Unknown) • Way, Paul (Salem) • Wiegand, Frederick L. (Hillsboro) • Winslow, Ann (Cedar Creek Meeting, Tippecanoe Township) • Winslow, Matthew (Cedar Creek Meeting, Tippecanoe Township) • Woolman, Margaret (Vicinity Unknown) • Woolson, Anna E. (Vicinity Unknown)


• Wiegand, Frederick L. (Hillsboro) Conductors/Station Agents

• Carney, Rachel (Vicinity Unknown) • Cole, Rev. William R. (Vicinity Unknown) • Collins, Peter (Salem) • Crane, Eber (Vicinity Unknown) • Dugdale, Rev. Joseph A. (Mount Pleasant) • Dugdale, Ruth (Mount Pleasant) • Frazier Family, Misc. • Frazier, Anna Joy (Salem Township) • Frazier, Elihu (Jackson Township) • Frazier, Eunice (Tippecanoe Township)



• Frazier, Francis H. Jr. (Salem Township) • Frazier, Joseph (Salem Township) • Frazier, Stephen (Salem Township) • Frazier, Thomas (Jackson Township) • Frazier, Thomas Clarkson (Salem) • Ferguson, Rev. (Vicinity Unknown) • Garretson, Elizabeth P. Goodson (Jackson Township, Salem Vicinity) • Garretson, Joel C. (Jackson Township, Salem Vicinity) • Gibson, Isaac (Salem) • Henderson, Duvall W. (Salem) • Hicks, Rev. W. H. (Denmark) • Hoag, Joseph D. (Salem, East Grove Meeting) • Howe, Charlotte (Vicinity Unknown) • Howe, Samuel L. (Mount Pleasant) • Kellum, Nathan (Salem) • Kellum, Rachel (Salem) • Laird, Joseph (Vicinity Unknown) • Lamb, Jacob (Conductor from Libertyville to Salem) {See also Jefferson County} • Lewelling, Henderson (Salem) • McMillen, Amos W. (Vicinity Unknown) • Morris, A. H. (Vicinity Unknown) • Pierce, Benjamin D. (Vicinity Unknown) (See also Jefferson and Jasper Counties) • Pierce, Rachel C. Coppock (Vicinity Unknown) (See also Jefferson and Jasper Counties) • Shelledy, Carey D. (Lowell) • Shriner, Mary Siveter (Salem) • Shriner, Dr. Theodore (Salem) • Vernon, J. B. (Vicinity Unknown) • Way, Paul (Salem) • Winslow, Matthew (Tippecanoe Township) • Woolman, Margaret (Vicinity Unknown) • Woolson, Anna E. (Vicinity Unknown)

Freedom Seekers

• Fulcher, Dorcas (Salem) • Fulcher, Julia (Salem) • Fulcher, Sam (Salem) • Miller, Douglass (Mount Pleasant) • Smith, Harriet (Mount Pleasant) • Walker, George (Salem) • Walker, John (Salem) • Walker, Martha (Salem) • Walker, Mary (Salem) • Walker, William (Salem) • Walker, (?) (Salem)

Unknown Status

• Baldwin, Moses (Salem Township) • Bruce, Richard P. (Douglas Township) • Button, Albert (Vicinity Unknown)



• Comer, James (Salem) • Cook, William (Salem, Salem Township) • Coppock, Sidney (Henry County) • Cory, Benjamin (Vicinity Unknown) • Dorland, Henry (Salem) • Edwards, James (Salem) • Ewing, John (Vicinity Unknown) • Frazier, Hannah (Jackson Township) • Frazier, James (? Township) • Frazier, Thomas Stanley (Vicinity unknown) • Frazier, Ruth (Jackson Township) • Garrison, Ephraim (Mount Pleasant) • Gilcherson, Wyncoop (Grand River) • Harris Family (Salem) • Hobson, Peter (Salem) • Hockett, Ann Frazier (See also Hardin and Marshall Counties) • Hockett, Jonathan S. Hockett (See also Hardin and Marshall Counties) • Jessup, Eli (Vicinity Unknown) • Johnson, Elijah (Vicinity Unknown) • Johnson, William (Salem) • Johnson, Ruben (Vicinity Unknown) • Mendenhall, ? (Salem) • Overton, Drury (Vicinity Unknown) • Pickering, John H. (Salem) • Pidgeon, Isaac (Salem Township) • Purvis, Moses (Salem) • Scarborough, John L. (Salem)

Iowa County Abolitionist

• Gale, Rev. W. P. (Williamsburg) Anti-Slavery

• Gale, W. A. (Sumner Township) • Hill, Gershem H. (Conductor coming from Grinnell to Marengo) • Hostetter, Albert K. (Sumner Township) • Lincoln, Warren (Hilton Township) • Little Lyman (North English Vicinity) • Reynolds, Draper B. (English and Marengo Townships)


• Reynolds, Draper B. (English and Marengo Townships) Conductors/Station Agents

• Gale, W. A. (Sumner Township) • Gale, Rev. W. P. (Williamsburg) • Hill, Gershem H. (Conductor coming from Grinnell to Marengo)



• Hostetter, Albert K. (Sumner Township) • Lincoln, Warren (Hilton Township) • Little, Lyman (North English Vicinity)

Jackson County Anti-Slavery

• Young, David (Andrew) Jasper County Abolitionists

• Conner, Felix (SW Jasper County) (see also Davis and Mahaska Counties) • Conner, William E. (SW Jasper County) (see also Davis and Mahaska Counties) • Johnson, Jervis (Lynnville) • Merritt, Rev. Thomas (Malaka Township, Wittemberg neighborhood) • Sherer, Richard (Presbyterian) (Wittemberg neighborhood, College Farm)


• Arnold, Joseph (Lynnville) • Beatty, John P. (Wittemberg neighborhood) • Coines (?) • Felix Conner (SW Jasper County) (see also Davis and Mahaska Counties) • William E. Conner (SW Jasper County) (see also Davis and Mahaska Counties) • Dickinson, Cornwall (Rock Creek Township) • Hammer, Capt. Elisha (Kellogg Township) • Hammer, Seth (Kellogg Township) • Hawley’s (?) • Johnson, Albert (Lynn Grove) • Johnson, Jervis (Lynnville) • Long, Joseph G. (Fairview Township) • Merrill, Rev. Thomas (Presbyterian) (Wittemberg neighborhood, College Farm area) • Mudgett, Harriet (Fairview Township) • Mudgett, John J. (Fairview Township) • Pierce, Benjamin D. (Newton) {See also Jefferson and Henry Counties} • Pierce, Rachel C. Coppock (Newton) {See also Jefferson and Henry Counties} • Pierce, Taylor (Mount Prairie Township) • Sherer, Richard (Malaka Township, Wittemberg neighborhood) • Sparks, John R. (Lynnville Vicinity) • Sparks, Matthew (Lynnville Vicinity) • Van Winkle, Jess (Des Moines Township) • Van Winkle, Micajah (Des Moines Township) • White, B. C. (Lynnville) • Yancey, James H. (Vicinity Unknown) • Yancey, Nancy Hale (Vicinity Unknown)


• Fine, Alexander E. (Newton)



• Green, Jason (Newton) • Yancey, James H. (Vicinity Unknown) • Yancey, Nancy Hale (Vicinity Unknown)

Freedom Seekers

• Hays, Anderson (Newton) (Passed through Winterset and Indianola) (See Jasper County Files) • Hays, Henderson (Newton) (Passed through Winterset and Indianola) (See Jasper County Files) • Miller, Clement, a.k.a. Clement Graves (Newton) • Miller, John Ross (Newton) (Passed through Winterset and Indianola) (See Polk County Files) • Mitchell, Robert (Fairview Township) • Nicols, Alexander (Newton) (Passed through Winterset and Indianola) (See Jasper County Files) • Seigel, Daniel (Newton) • Waldon, Walker (Newton)

Unknown Status

• McCalmont, David G. (Newton) • McCalmont, Hannah E. (Newton)

Jefferson County Abolitionists

• Hutchin, James T. (Black Hawk Township) • Lindsay, Rev. David A. (Vicinity Unknown) • Pierce, Benjamin David (Fairfield) • Pierce, Rachel C. Coppock (Fairfield) • Stalker, Allen (Fairfield) • Stanton, Charles Osborn (Pleasant Plain) • Stubbs, Daniel Parham (Fairfield) • Williams, John (Penn Township) • Wilson, James F. (Fairfield)

Anti-Abolitionists

• Sheward, David (Fairfield, editor of Fairfield Constitution and Union) Anti-Slavery

• Black, Moses (Des Moines Township) • Byrkit, Christian S. (Fairfield) • Byrkit, Isabel B. Woods (Fairfield) • Byrkit, Jesse (Fairfield) • Ellyson, Esther Chaffin Talbot (Pleasant Plain) • Ellyson, Zachariah (Pleasant Plain) • Lamb, Jacob (Libertyville) • McKemey, Cynthia A. Hemphill (Fairfield) • McKemey, Joseph Alison (Fairfield) • Springer, Francis (Fairfield)


• Byrkit, Christian S. (Fairfield)



• Byrkit, Isabel B. Woods (Fairfield) • Byrkit, Jesse (Fairfield) • Ellyson, Esther Chaffin Talbot (Pleasant Plain) • Ellyson, Zachariah (Pleasant Plain) • Groesbeck, Peter (Union Township) • Lamb, Jacob (Libertyville, Conductor from Libertyville to Salem) {See also Henry County} • Lindsay, Rev. David (Baker Vicinity, Blackhawk Township) {See also Van Buren County} • Lindsay, David Robert (Baker vicinity, Blackhawk Township) {See also Van Buren County} • McKemey, Cynthia A. Hemphill (Fairfield) • McKemey, Joseph Alison (Fairfield) • Mendenhall, Daniel (Fairfield) • Mendenhall, Rev. Lewis (Fairfield) (Methodist) • Mendenhall, Susannah Pierce (Fairfield) • Pierce, Benjamin D. (Fairfield) {See also Jefferson and Jasper Counties} • Pierce, Rachel C. Coppock (Fairfield) {See also Jefferson and Jasper Counties} • Stalker, Allen (Richland vicinity, Conductor between Fairfield & Richland/Pleasant Plain) {See

also Keokuk County} • Stanton, Charles Osborne (Pleasant Plain, legislator) • Yancey, James H. (Fairfield, free African-American) • Yancey, Nancy Hale (Fairfield, free African-American)

Contrabands

• Freeland, Larry (?) (Arrived in Fairfield after Civil War, served in 30th Iowa Infantry) Slaves

• Old, Mary (Held as slave residing in southern Johnson County, Iowa 1856-1860) {See also Jefferson, Washington, and Johnson Counties}

• Old, Versa (Held as slave residing in southern Johnson County, Iowa 1856-1860) {See also Jefferson, Washington, and Johnson Counties}

Unknown Status

• Freeland, Larry (Arrived in Fairfield after Civil War, served in 30th Iowa Infantry) • Mendenhall, Alberta Smithburg (Fairfield) • Mendenhall, Daniel (Fairfield) • Mandenhall, Rev. Lewis (Fairfield) • Mendenhall, Sussanah Pierce (Fairfield) • Mitchell, Henry Blake • Pickard, Henry (Penn Township)

Johnson County Abolitionists

• Ballard, Dr. S. M. (Iowa City) • Bowen, Dr. Jesse (Iowa City) • Clark, Rush (Iowa City) • Clarke, William Penn (Iowa City) • Downey, Hugh (Iowa City) • Duncan, Lawson A. (Iowa City)



• Kirkwood, Gov. Samuel Jordan (Iowa City) • Lewis, Rev. Mr. (Welsh Settlement) • Spurrier, Harriet B. (Solon) • Spurrier, Warner (Solon) • Sutliff, Allen C. (Sutliff) • Teesdale, John (Iowa City) • Trowbridge, Col. Samuel (Iowa City)

Anti-Slavery

• Baumer, Mr. • Sutliff, Tully (Sutliff) • Terrell, Walter (Iowa City)


• Mr. Baumer (Iowa City) • Bowen, Dr. Jesse (Iowa City) • Clarke, William Penn (Iowa City) • Duncan, Lawson A. (Iowa City) (?) • Spurrier, Warner (Solon) • Teesdale, John (Iowa City) • Trowbridge, Col. Samuel C. (Iowa City)


• Bowen, Dr. Jesse (Iowa City) • Clarke, William Penn (Iowa City) • Duncan, Lawson A. (Iowa City) • Englert, Lewis (Iowa City) (?) • Kirkwood, Gov. Samuel Jordan (Iowa City) • Spurrier, Harriet B. (Solon) • Spurrier, Warner (Solon) • Sutliff, Tully (Sutliff) • Teesdale, John (Iowa City) • Terrell, Walter (Iowa City) ( ? ) • Trowbridge, Col. Samuel C. (Iowa City)

Freedom Seekers

• Clay, Anna (Muscatine, Iowa City) Kidnapped Free African-Americans

• Boyd, Jerry (Solon Vicinity) • Boyd, Mary (Solon Vicinity)

Kidnappers or Anti-Abolitionists

• Mr. Bolton (Solon Vicinity) • Mr. Goodwin (Solon Vicinity) • Little, James B. (?) • Workman, Samuel (Iowa City)



Slaves • Old, Mary (Held as slave residing in southern Johnson County, Iowa 1856-1860) {See also Jefferson,

Washington, and Johnson Counties} • Old, Versa (Held as slave residing in southern Johnson County, Iowa 1856-1860) {See also Jefferson,

Washington, and Johnson Counties} Slave Owners

• Curtis, John (??) • Curtis, Nancy R. (??)

Jones County Abolitionists

• Booth, Edmund (Fairview/Anamosa) • Garrison, Daniel (Hale Township) • Lovejoy, John E. (Anamosa/Center Junction/Scotch Grove) • Porter, Johnathan (Fairview) • Russell, John (Clay Township, Onslow Vicinity) • Walworth, George (Anamosa) • Whittemore, Otis (Bowen’s Prairie)

Anti-Slavery

• Batchelder, Romant (Langworthy • Crockwell, Charles L. D. (Anamosa) • Parrott, Matthias “Matt” (Anamosa) • Whittemore, Otis (Bowen’s Prairie) • Winslow, Ann (Hopewell Friends Meeting, Fairview Vicinity) • Winslow, Matthew (Hopewell Friends Meeting, Fairview Vicinity)


• Batchelder, Romant (Langworthy Vicinity) • Winslow, Ann (Hopewell Friends Meeting, Fairview Vicinity) • Winslow, Matthew (Hopewell Friends Meeting, Fairview Vicinity)

Unknown Status

• Peet, James (?) (Anamosa Vicinity) • Parrott, Matt (Anamosa)

Keokuk County Abolitionist

• Boyd, William (Vicinity Unknown) Anti-Slavery

• Durfees ? (Hedrick) Conductors/Station Agents

• Boyd, William (Oskaloosa) {see Boyd, James – Mahaska County}



• Durfees (?) (Hedrick) • Stalker, Allen (Richland Vicinity) {See also Jefferson County}

Unknown Status

• Mitchell, T. (Richland Vicinity) Kossuth County

Abolitionist • Call, Ambrose A.


• Call, Ambrose A. • Smock, ? (The Quaker)

Freedom Seekers

• Unnamed (Smock’s charge) Lee County Abolitionists

• Armstrong, John H. B. (Croton) • Case, Asahel Amariah (Denmark) • Eaton, Lucien (Denmark) • Holbrook, Luther R. (Denmark) • Jaquiss, Rev. George (Denmark) • Price, Calvin J. (West Point) • Sackett, Cassander (Denmark) • Sackett, George C. (Denmark) • Shedd, Dr. George (Denmark) • Toner, Thomas (Vicinity Unknown) • Trowbridge, Annis Chappel Case (Denmark) • Trowbridge, Theron (Denmark) • Turner, Rev. Asa II (Denmark) (Congregational / Iowa Band) • Woodmansee, James Smith (Denmark) • Woodmansee, Thomas (Fort Madison) • Woods, William John (Amity/College Springs) • Woods, William Norris (Amity/College Springs)

Anti-Abolitionists

• McAlister, Richard (Keokuk) Anti-Slavery

• Bond, Nathan (New Garden Meeting) • Carey, Benjamin (Croton) • Cook, Benjamin (Primrose)



• Cook, Susanna Hill (Primrose) • Cooper, Joseph (Denmark) • Cooper, William (Denmark) • Epps, Lewis (Denmark) • Gordon, Frances (Keokuk) • Hartley, Norton D. (Cedar Township) • Hicks, Rev. W. H. (Denmark) • Hoag, Joseph D. (New Garden) • Isbell, Nathan, Jr. (Denmark) • Isbell, Sophia (Denmark) • Kellum, Ann (New Garden Meeting) • Kellum, Nathan (New Garden Meeting) • Kellum, Rachel Maxwell (New Garden Meeting) • Kellum, Samuel (New Garden Meeting) • Leeper, John (Denmark) • McGavic, William (Keokuk) • McMillan, Eli (Primrose Vicinity) • Osborn, Elwood (Vicinity Unknown) • Pickard, Henry (New Garden Meeting) • Pickard, Mary (New Garden Meeting) • Shedd, Dr. Curtis (Denmark) • Turner, Asa III (Denmark)


• Adamson Family (Croton) • Armstrong, John H. B. (Croton) • Bond, Abigail Beard (New Garden Meeting) • Bond, Nathan (New Garden Meeting) • Cook, Benjamin (Primrose) • Cook, Susanna Hill (Primrose) • Cooper, Joseph (Denmark) • Cooper, William (Denmark) • Eaton, Lucien (Denmark) (See also Scott County and Missouri files) • Epps, Lewis (Denmark) • Field, Isaac (Denmark) • Gordon, Frances (Keokuk) • Hartley, Norton D. (Cedar Township) • Hicks, Rev. W. H. (Denmark) • Hoag, Joseph D. (New Garden) see also Henry County • Holbrook, Luther R. (Denmark) • Isbell, Nathan, Jr. (Denmark) • Isbell, Sophia (Denmark) • Kellum, Ann (New Garden Meeting) • Kellum, Nathan (New Garden Meeting) • Kellum, Rachel Maxwell (New Garden Meeting) • Kellum, Samuel (New Garden Meeting) • Leeper, John (Denmark) • McGavic, William (Keokuk) • McMillan, Eli (Primrose Vicinity)



• Osborn, Elwood (Vicinity Unknown) • Pickard, Henry (New Garden Meeting) • Pickard, Mary (New Garden Meeting) • Sackett, Cassander (Denmark) • Sackett, George C. (Denmark) • Shedd, Dr. Curtis (Denmark) • Shedd, Dr. George (Denmark) • Toner, Thomas (Vicinity Unknown) • Trowbridge, Annis Chappel Case (Denmark) • Trowbridge, Theron (Denmark) • Turner, Rev. Asa II (Denmark) (Congregational/Iowa Band) • Turner, Asa III (Denmark) • Woodmansee, Thomas (Fort Madison)

Freedom Seekers

• Alexander, Lucy (Keokuk) • Lewis, Betty (Vicinity Unknown) • Mills, Mary Pickard (New Garden) • Pyles, Charlotta (Keokuk) • Pyles, Henry (Keokuk) • Walker, George (Vicinity Unknown) • Walker, John (Vicinity Unknown) • Walker, Martha (Vicinity Unknown) • Walker, Mary (Vicinity Unknown) • Walker, William (Vicinity Unknown) • Walker, (?) (Vicinity Unknown)

Slave Owners

• Berry Family (New Garden) • Gordon, Frances (Keokuk)

Unknown Status

• Adamson, Brown H. (Denmark) • Bosworth (Denmark) • Claggett, Thomas W. (vicinity unknown) • Doeskid (Denmark) • Holbrook, L. (Croton) • James, Philip (Denmark) • Nelson, Julia Bullard (Denmark) • Turner, Edward (Denmark)

Linn County Abolitionists

• Bartholomew, Jason C. (Cedar Rapids Vicinity) • Dewees, William P. (Viola Vicinity) • Lewis, Levi (Cedar Rapids Vicinity) • Stiles, Rev. William M. (College Township)



Anti-Slavery

• Hampton, John (Viola Vicinity) • Hampton, Samuel Betts (Viola Vicinity) • Hastings, Rev. Royal (Bertram) • Nott, Reuben H. (Marion) • Scott, John Bentley (Marion) • Scott, Mary Elizabeth Rissler (Marion)


• Dewees, William P. (Viola Vicinity) • Hampton, John (Viola Vicinity) • Hampton, Samuel Betts (Viola Vicinity) • Hastings, Rev. Royal (Bertram) • Nott, Reuben H. (Marion) • Scott, John Bentley (Marion) • Scott, Mary Elizabeth Rissler (Marion) • Stiles, Rev. William M. (College Township)

Louisa County Abolitionists

• Bailey, Colonel James P. (Columbus City) • Helmick, Samuel K. (Columbus City) • Parson, Thompson M. (Toolesboro) • Robertson, Dr. James Moore (Columbus City)

Anti-Slavery

• Springer, Judge Francis (Columbus City) Conductors/Station Agents

• Bailey, Colonel James P. (Columbus City) • Hamilton, Samuel (Morning Sun) • Helmick, Samuel K. (Columbus City) • Parsons, Thompson M. (Toolesboro) • Robertson, Dr. James Moore (Columbus City)


• Littleton, George (Toolesboro) • Littleton, James (Toolesboro) • Littleton, John (Toolesboro) • Littleton, Kendall (Toolesboro) • Littleton, Martha (Toolesboro) • Littleton, Noah (Toolesboro) • Littleton, Permilia (Toolesboro) • Littleton, Thomas (Toolesboro) • Littleton, William (Toolesboro) • Vanlangingham, Permilla Littleton (Toolesboro)



Madison County Abolitionists

• Arnold, Douglas Ford (Winterset) • Graham, Rev. John (Winterset, Union Township) • Kale, Susanna Porter Reed • McKnight, William Wylie (Winterset) • McPherson, Marquis Lafayette (Winterset) • Pitzer, Judge John A. (Winterset) • Thomson, WDR

Anti-Slavery

• Chase, George Blade (Douglas Township) • Cummings, Hon. Henry J. B. (Winterset) • Dabney, Henry (Jackson Township) • Hutchings, Joseph J. (Winterset) • McKee, Caroline (Jackson Township, Douglas Township) • McKee, Matthew Miller (Jackson Township, Douglas Township) • Newlon, Nathan (Union Township) • Pitzer, Judge John A. (Winterset) • Reager, Isaac (Walnut Township) • Roland, Charles Wesley (Winterset)

Committee Members and Friends of the Kansas Free State Cause in Iowa

• Arnold, Douglas Ford (Winterset) • Cummings, Hon. Henry J. B. (Winterset) • McKnight, William Wylie (Winterset) • McPherson, Marquis Lafayette (Winterset)


• Applegate, David • Bard, John Stewart • Bard, William Holmes • Barnett, William (Earlham) (North Branch Meeting) • Barnett, Julia Ann Ballard • Brown, Ed • Brown, Jacob (Sec. 26, Scott Township) “Soap Jake” • Brown, Sarah Starbuck • Browne, Capt. Joseph M. (South Township) • Bruce, Richard P. (Douglas Township, Winterset Vicinity) • Chase, George Blade (Douglas Township) • Dabney, Henry (Jackson Township) • Darby, John E. (Penn Township) • Darby, Lucy A. Tuttle • Early, Elizabeth McMarren • Early, John (Jackson Township) • Farris, Elizabeth Morgan



• Farris, James (Union Township) • Gilliland, David W. (Winterset, Douglas Township) • Graham, Mary Small (Winterset, Union Township, Sec. 33) • Graham, Rev. John (Winterset, Union Township, Sec. 33) • Hiatt, Arron • Hiatt, Elam • Hiatt, Jesse • Kale, Reuben (Douglas Township) • Leonard, Sylvester Rigdon (Winterset • Leonard, Dr. William L. (Winterset, South Township) • McDonald, William H. (Jefferson Township) • McGee, Caroline Kale (Jackson Township, Douglas Township) • McGee, Matthew (Jackson Township, Douglas Township) • Martin, David G. (Winterset Vicinity, Lincoln Township) • Moorman, Rhoda Ann Bryan (Walnut Township) • Moorman, Thomas Clark “T.C.” (Walnut Township) • Newlon, Eliza Ann Winder (Union Township) • Newlon, Nathan (Union Township) • Odell, Aseneth • Odell, Eli (Winterset) • Painter, Jesse (Walnut Township) • Painter, Susanna Moorman (Walnut Township) • Queen, Hogan (South Township, St. Charles Vicinity) • Queen, Martha Runkle (South Township, St. Charles Vicinity) • Roberts, Hon. Benjamin F. (Lincoln Township, Winterset Vicinity) • Roberts, Mariette Jennings (Lincoln Township, Winterset Vicinity) • Roland, Charles Wesley (Winterset) • Roy, Thomas Meadows (Lincoln Township) • Ruby, Billy (Scott or Union Township, Winterset Vicinity) • Scott, Dr. John Gilmore (Winterset) (moved from Unknown) • Tullis, John (Scott Township, Winterset Vicinity) • Tullis, Margaret Kiset • Wilson, Thomas (Penn Township, Earlham Vicinity) • Wilson, Ruth Barnett • Wray/Wroe, Benjamin

Freedom Seekers

• “Aaron” (Arrived at Winterset from Nevinville) (See also Adams County) • “Chloe” • Hays, Anderson (Passed through Winterset) (See Jasper County Files) • Hays, Henderson (Passed through Winterset) (See Jasper County Files) • Miller, John Ross (Passed through Winterset) (See Jasper County Files) • Moore, Charlie (Winterset) • Nichols, Alexander (Passed through Winterset) (See Jasper County Files)

Men Arrested by Herbert Hoxie on Sept. 14 & 15, 1862 under the suspicion of being traitors

• Evans, Hugh • Evans, Joseph K. (Winterset)



• Evans, William • Gideon, Henry Sanford “Sant” • Gideon, Joseph William • Gideon, Oliver Perry • Gideon, Peter Marion • Gideon, Valentine Miller • Keith, James • McCarty, Bradford • McCarty, David • Porter, John H. (Winterset)

Mahaska County Abolitionists

• Baugh, George H. (Oskaloosa) • Boyd, William (Oskaloosa) • Conner, Felix (see also Jasper and Davis Counties) • Dennis, Rev. L. D. (Vicinity Unknown) • Gruwell, Dr. J. P. (Oskaloosa) • Hoag, Joseph D. (Oskaloosa) • Hockett, Isaac (Fremont) • Howard, Henry (Oskaloosa) • Hunter, William A. (Oskaloosa Township) • Jones, Joseph (Oskaloosa) • Kimberly, Phebe Drake (Indianapolis, Adams Township) • Kimberly, Rev. William (Indianapolis, Adams Township) • McAyael, Rev. Robert A. (Oskaloosa, Presbyterian) • Morgan, David ? (Oskaloosa Township) • Rogers, Alexander M. (Oskaloosa, Presbyterian) • Scott, Silas (Oskaloosa Township) • Stanton, James (New Sharon) • Thompson, Judge Samuel) • Williams, Andrew C. (Oskaloosa Township) • Williams, John C. (Oskaloosa) • Young, J. E. (Oskaloosa)

Anti-Slavery Boyd, James (Oskaloosa) English, Alpha (Fremont) McCormick, Matthew (Fremont Vicinity) Montgomery, William (Fremont) Morgan, David (Fremont) Sopher, William Kenworthy (Oskaloosa Vicinity, Spring Creek Township) Stanton, Borden (New Sharon) Vickers, Amos (Vicinity Unknown) Associated with John Brown

• Dennis, Rev. L. D. (Vicinity Unknown)




• Boyd, James (Oskaloosa) • Boyd, William (Oskaloosa) • Conner, Felix (see also Jasper and Davis Counties) • Conner, William E. (see also Jasper and Davis Counties) • Dennis, Rev. L. D. (?) • English, Alpha (Fremont) • English, Margaret (Fremont) • Gruwell, Dr. J. P. (Oskaloosa) • Hoag, Joseph D. (Oskaloosa) • Hockett, Isaac (Fremont) • Holub, Louie (Monroe Township) • Jones, Joseph (Oskaloosa) • Kimberly, Phebe Drake (Indianapolis, Adams Township) • Kimberly, Rev. William (Indianapolis, Adams Township) • McCormick, Matthew (Fremont Vicinity) • Montgomery, William (Fremont) • Pickens, Alexander (Fremont) • Sopher, William Kenworthy (Oskaloosa Vicinity, Spring Creek Township) • Stanton, Borden (New Sharon) • Stanton, James (New Sharon) • Thompson, Judge Samuel (Oskaloosa) • Vickers, Amos (Vicinity Unknown)

Freedom Seekers

• Mitchell, Robert (Oskaloosa) (see also Jasper County) Unknown Status

• Barnett, John Sanford Marion County Anti-Slavery

• Jewett, George Anson (Red Rock) Conductors/Station Agents

• Jewett, George Anson (Red Rock) Reverse Kidnapping

• Rose Ann McGregor (Indiana Township) Marshall County Abolitionists

• Ruddick, William C. (?) (Bangor Township) • Humphreys, Paris Henry (?) (Bangor Township)



Anti-Slavery • Lounsberry, Nathaniel Lattin (Bangor Township) • Owen, James (Bangor Township)


• Owen, James (Bangor Township) • Lounsberry, Nathaniel Lattin (Vicinity Unknown)

Freedom Seekers or Free African-Americans

• Bush, Milton H. • Humphrey, Tobe (?) • Overton, Frances (see also Hardin County and Poweshiek County) • Warren Family

Unknown Status

• Hockett, Ann Frazier (See also Hardin and Henry Counties) • Hockett, Jonathan S. Hockett (See also Hardin and Henry Counties) • Holmes, Elijah (Vicinity Unknown) • Holmes, Lot (Vicinity Unknown)

Mills County Abolitionists

• Woodfork, Henry (Platteville) Anti-Abolitionists

• Nuckolls, Columbus (Glenwood Vicinity) • Nuckolls, Lafayette (Glenwood Vicinity)

Anti-Slavery

• Briggs, Daniel C. (Silver Creek Township) • Hallam, Aurelia Stillman Woodruff (Tabor Vicinity) • Hallam, John (Tabor Vicinity) • Hoyt, Hiram (Indian Creek Township) • Hoyt, Sarah (Indian Creek Township) • Morse, Edwin A. (Indian Creek Township) • Tolles, Charles Wesley (Silver Creek Township) • Tolles, Sylvia Case (Silver Creek Township) • Wheeler, Daniel H. (Glenwood Vicinity)


• Hoyt, Hiram (Indian Creek Township) • Tolles, Charles Wesley (Silver Creek Township)


• Briggs, Daniel C. (Silver Creek Township) • Hallam, Aurelia Stillman Woodruff (Tabor Vicinity) • Hallam, John (Tabor Vicinity)



• Hoyt, Hiram (Indian Creek Township, east of Hastings) • Hoyt, Sarah (Indian Creek Township) • Morse, Edwin A. (Indian Creek Township) • Nash, Anna Case (Silver Creek) • Nash, Z. B. (Silver Creek) • Sheldon, Hon. Edward T. (Lived in Tabor, Fremont County) • Tolles, Charles Wesley (Silver Creek Township) • Tolles, Sylvia Case (Silver Creek Township) • Wheeler, Daniel H. (Glenwood Vicinity) • Woodford, Isaac Newton (Vicinity unknown)

Slave Catchers/Bounty Hunters

• Castle (Glenwood) • Follett, W. K. • Foster, Joe (Glenwood) • Gardner, Jim (Glenwood) • Linville, George • Wyatt

Unknown Status

• Wing, Jesse F. (Platteville) • Wing, Mary H. (Platteville) • Woodford, Isaac Newton (Vicinity unknown) • Woodfork, Henry (Platteville Township)

Monona County Slave/Fugitive Slave/Free African-American

• Miers/Myers, Adam Monroe County Abolitionist

• Barnes, Andrew Curtis (Albia) • Stuart, Thomas (Melrose)

Anti-Slavery

• Barnes, Alpheus R. (Albia) • Stuart, Philomena P. (Melrose)


• Barnes, Alpheus R. (Albia) • Barnes, Andrew Curtis (Albia) • Stuart, Philomena P. (Melrose) • Stuart, Thomas (Melrose)



Contraband • Davis, William • McQueen, Hugh

Slave/Free African-American Jordan, Anderson (Guilford Township) Montgomery County Abolitionist

• Bond, Rev. Amasa Bond (Frankfort) • Bond, Sally Horton (Frankfort) • Merritt, Rev. William W. (Frankfort)


• Bond, Rev. Amasa Bond (Frankfort) • Bond, Sally Horton (Frankfort) • Merritt, Rev. William W. (Frankfort)


• Cook, Sheriff • Merritt, Rev. William W. (Frankfort) • Bond, Dr. Amasa (Frankfort) • Bond, Sally Horton (Frankfort) • Powell, Andrew • Powell, Mivinda • Stout, Solomon (Frankfort)

Muscatine County Abolitionists

• Butler, Jacob (Muscatine) • Byers, Moses Watson (Bloomington Township) • Cloud, David (Muscatine) • Foster, Suel (Muscatine) • Johnson, Dr. David P. (Muscatine) • Johnson, Sarah Melissa Bumgardner (Muscatine) • Keith, A. E. (West Liberty) • Lee, John B. (Muscatine) • Mahin, John (Muscatine) • Maxson, Jonathan (West Liberty) (See also Cedar County) • Robbins, Reverend Alden B. (Muscatine, Iowa Band) • Robertson, Dr. James M. (Columbus City) • Stout, N. L. (Muscatine) • Taylor, Steward (West Liberty) • Weed, Dr. James (Muscatine)



Anti-Slavery • Parvin, John A. (Muscatine and Sweetland Township) • Clark, Alexander Sr. (Muscatine) • Gibson, Joseph M. (Atalissa)


• Brockway, Frank (???) • Butler, Jacob (Muscatine) • Clark, Alexander, Sr. (Muscatine) • Cope, Charles (Atalissa) • Foster, Suel (Muscatine) • Gibson, Joseph (Atalissa) • Greening, William (Muscatine) • Jelly, J.A. ( ? ) (Atalissa) • Lundy, William (Atalissa) • Parvin, John A. (Muscatine and Sweetland Township) • Robertson, Dr. James M. (Columbus City) • Smalley, first name unknown ( ? ) • Van Pelt, Dr. A. M. (Atalissa)


• Clark, Alexander, Sr. (Muscatine) • Greening, William (Muscatine) • Kelly, Henry (West Liberty) • Trusty, Elijah and family (West Liberty)

Freedom Seekers

• Clay, Anna (Muscatine, Iowa City) • White, Jim (Muscatine)

Residents of the Tenement House, West Liberty

• Anderson, Dick and Hannah • Diggs family • Patterson family • Peyton family • Robertson family • Wells, Gulliver

Slaves

• White, Jim (Muscatine)



Unknown Status • Aikins, Edmund W. (West Liberty) • Cope, John (Goshen Township) • Cope, Sarah Dungan (Goshen Township) • Cope, William (Goshen Township) • Letts, Albina Brockway (Story of runaway slaves) • Negus, Isaac (Muscatine) • Parvin, James (Vicinity unknown) • Robertson, Dr. William S. (Muscatine)

Page County Abolitionists

• Anderson, John Wallace (Amity/College Springs) • Cross, Rev. John (Amity/College Springs) • Donaldson, James Perry (Amity/College Springs) • Feltch, Isaac Turner (Amity/College Springs) • Gibbs, George Temple (Amity/College Springs) • Haskins, Rev. Benjamin Franklin (Amity/College Springs) (Methodist, Congregational) • Heald, Dr. Albert (Clarinda Vicinity) • Jaquiss, Rev. George (Amity/College Springs) (Wesleyan Methodist) • Laughlin, James Birney (Amity/College Springs) • Laughlin, James Gilliland (Amity/College Springs) • Laughlin, John Judson (Amity/College Springs) • Laughlin, William Russell (Amity/College Springs) • Lowery, Rev. John (Amity/College Springs) (Methodist Wesleyan) • McCullough, George W. Jr. (Amity/College Springs) • Marrow, Rev. Marquis Sylvanus (Amity/College Springs) (Congregational) • Short, James Black (Amity/College Springs) • Smith, Rev. Ammi (Amity/College Springs) • Smith, Clark T. (Amity/College Springs) • Smith, Cyrene Bisbee (Amity/College Springs) • Toner, Thomas (Clarinda) • Van Sandt, Dr. Nathaniel Leonidas (Clarinda) • Woodmansee, James Smith (Amity/College Springs) • Woodmansee, Thomas (Amity/College Springs) • Woods, William J. (Amity/College Springs) • Wright, Robert Lowers (Clarinda)

Anti-Slavery

• Bisbee, Martin V. (Clarinda) • Gillihan, John “Jack” (Coin, Colfax Township) • Hilton, Stover Whitney (Amity/College Springs) • Johnson, Casper Mead (Amity/College Springs) • Noe, Ebenezer Condit (Amity/College Springs) • Graff, Valentine Jr. (Clarinda)



Associated with John Brown • Read, T. H. (relative of John Brown) (Shenandoah)


• Bisbee, Martin (Amity/College Springs) • Cross, Rev. John (Amity/College Springs) • Feltch, Isaac T. (Amity/College Springs) • Gibbs, George (Amity/College Springs) • Graff, Valentine Jr. (Clarinda) • Haskins, Rev. B. F. (Amity/College Springs) (Congregational) • Heald, Dr. Albert (Clarinda Vicinity) • Heald, Mary (Clarinda Vicinity) • Hilton, Stover Whitney (Amity/College Springs) • McCullough, George W. Jr. (Amity/College Springs) • Short, James Black (Amity/College Springs) • Smith, Rev. Ammi (Amity/College Springs) (Methodist Episcopal, Wesleyan Methodist) • Smith, Clark T. (Amity/College Springs) • Smith, Cyrene Bisbee (Amity/College Springs) • Toner, Thomas (Clarinda) • Woodmansee, Thomas (Amity/College Springs)

Freedom Seekers/Former Slave/Contraband

• Anderson, Jacob (Clarinda) • Ashford, Sophia Green (Clarinda) • Bagby, Mary (Clarinda) • Baker, Henry (Clarinda) • Baker, John Andrew (Clarinda) • Baker, Minerva Turner (Clarinda) • Baker, Susan Austin (Clarinda) • Banks, Robert (Clarinda) • Black, William Henry (Amity/College Springs) • Black, Sally Ashford Saunders Overstreet (Amity/College Springs) • Brown, Aunt Lucy (Amity/College Springs, Clarinda) • Brown, Daniel Washington Jr. (Blanchard) • Brown, Daniel Washington Sr. (Amity/College Springs) • Carter, William Moses (Clarinda) • Cason, Eliza Randel (Clarinda) • Cook, Andrew J. “Andy” (Clarinda) • Cook, Barney (Clarinda) • Davis, Martin (Hawleyville) • Douglas, Jeremiah (Hawleyville) • Dunn, Thomas (Clarinda) • Gibson (Gipson), Dr. William (Clarinda) • Hall, Bridget “Biddy” Davis (Hawleyville) • Hall, Samuel (Hawleyville) • Howard, Mariah Rivers Piller Jackson Knight Miler (Clarinda) • Jones, Eliza Jane Saunders (Clarinda) • Jones, Robert (Clarinda) • Jones, Thomas Gordon Sr. (Clarinda)



• King, Josephine Saunders (Clarinda) • Knight, Mary Louneer Bryant Simmons Webb (Clarinda) • Lewis, John (Clarinda) • Louneer (Lanier), James (Clarinda) • Montgomery, Lewis Franklin “Daddy” (Clarinda) • Morrison, Oliver (Clarinda) • Moss, Eliza Jane Welch Miler (Clarinda) • Moss, Howard (Clarinda) • Nash, Edward Carrington (Clarinda) • Prince, Jasper (Coin) • Rogers, Delphia Cason (Clarinda) • Rogers, Phoebe (Clarinda) • Speights, Catharine Clark (Clarinda) • Stewart, Samuel (Hawleyville) • Turner, March E. “Mark” (Clarinda) • Webb, Henry (Clarinda) • Wilkerson, Benjamin Franklin (Essex) • Williams, Sarah Rogers (Clarinda)

Unknown Status

• Ashford, Rev. George (Clarinda) Polk County Abolitionists

• Brandt, Isaac (Des Moines) • Brooks, Rev. Stephen (Delaware Township, Rising Sun) (Methodist, United Brethren) • Brown, Aaron (Mitchellville) (?) • Brown, Moses (Mitchellville) • Cole, Chester C. (Des Moines) • Davis, Joel P. (Des Moines) • Hopkins, Josiah (Hopkins Grove) • Hoxie, Herbert “Hub” (Des Moines/Mitchellville) • Jordan, James C. (Walnut Township, Valley Junction/West Des Moines) • Mitchell, Thomas (Mitchellville, Beaver Creek Township) • Pierce, Alexander (Hopkins Grove) • Robinson, Rev. Demas (Four Mile Township, Berwick) • Simington, James (Des Moines)? • Teesdale, John (Des Moines) • Webster, Delia Ann (Des Moines)

Anti-Slavery

• Bennett, Dr. John Cook (Polk City) • Bolton, Evan Morgan (Lee Township) • Brockett, Calvin (Vandalia) • Dietz, Conrad (Ankeny) • Elliott, Rev. Stephen Goodwin (Elliot’s Grove) • Hawley, Brian (Rising Sun)



• Jordan, Cynthia Desire Adams (Walnut Township, Valley Junction/West Des Moines) • Lee, Ishmael (Beaver Township) • McGarraugh, Alexander (Vandalia) • Mitchell, Almira (or Elmira) (Mitchellville • Mitchell, Anna Caroline Mattern (Mitchellville)


• Bolton, Evan Morgan (Lee Township) • Brandt, Isaac (Des Moines) • Jordan, James C. (Walnut Township, Valley Junction/West Des Moines) • Mitchell, Thomas (Mitchellville) • Robinson, Rev. Demas (Berwick, Delaware Township) • Teesdale, John (Des Moines)


• Bolton, Evan Morgan (Lee Township) • Brockett, Calvin (Vandalia) • Brandt, Isaac (Des Moines) • Brooks, Rev. Stephen (Delaware Township, Rising Sun) (Methodist, United Brethren) • Davis, Joel P. (Des Moines) • Dietz, Conrad (Ankeny) • Hawley, Brian (Rising Sum) • Hopkins, Josiah (Hopkins Grove) • Hoxie, Herbert “Hub” (Des Moines/Mitchellville) • Jordan, Cynthia Desire Adams (Walnut Township, Valley Junction/West Des Moines) • Jordan, James C. (Walnut Township, Valley Junction/West Des Moines) • McGarraugh, Alexander (Vandalia) • Mitchell, Almira (or Elmira) (Mitchellville) • Mitchell, Anna Caroline Mattern (Mitchellville) • Mitchell, Thomas (Mitchellville, Beaver Creek Township) • Pierce, Alexander (Hopkins Grove) • Robinson, Rev. Demas (Four Mile Township, Berwick) • Teesdale, John (Des Moines) • Webster, Delia Ann (Des Moines)


• Webb, Archie P. (Delaware Township) Freedom Seekers

• Bell, Henry (Des Moines) • Burrows, Richard (Des Moines) • Burrows, Nancy (Des Moines) • Fletcher, “Auntie” (Des Moines) • Gater, George (Des Moines) • Logan, Jefferson (Des Moines) • McDonaldson, Levi (Des Moines) • Miller, Stephen Douglass (Des Moines) • Miller, John Ross (Des Moines) • Smith, Harriet (Des Moines)



• Taylor, Ben (Des Moines) • West, Elizabeth (Des Moines)

Union League Members

• Adams, Rev. James (Polk City vicinity) (Methodist) • Ankeny, P. D. (Douglas Township) • Bennett, Major John C. (Polk City) • Brooks, Rev. Stephen (Delaware Township) (Methodist, United Brethren) • Cole, Chester.C. (Des Moines) • Hopkins, Josiah (Hopkins Grove) • Kuntz, Capt. N. R. (Polk City • Meekins, Lt. (??) • Nagle, F. (Saylor Township) • Withrow, T. F. (?)

Unknown Status

• Simington, James (Des Moines) • Turner, Giles (Des Moines) • Webster, Delia Ann (Des Moines)

Pottawattamie County Abolitionists

• Bradway, Calvin (Grove Township) • Bradway, Emeline Colton (Grove Township) • Mayhew, Barbara Ann Kagi (Grove Township) • Shinn, George (Macedonia Township) • Shinn, Malinda Fenton (Macedonia Township) • Turley, Marshall (Council Bluffs)


• Bradway, Calvin (Grove Township) • Bradway, Emeline Colton (Grove Township)


• Bradway, Calvin (Grove Township) • Bradway, Emeline Colton (Grove Township) • Mayhew, Barbara Ann Kagi (Grove Township) • Shinn, George (Macedonia Township) • Shinn, Malinda Fenton (Macedonia Township)

Contraband/Fugitive Slave/Free Black/Former Slave

• Collins, Anthony (Avoca) – former slave, worked for Josiah True, former slave Unknown

• True, Josiah (Avoca)



Poweshiek County Abolitionists

• Bailey, Cornelia (Grinnell) • Bailey, James F. (Grinnell) • Bixby, Amos (Grinnell) • Bixby, Augusta (Grinnell) • Bixby, Sarah H. (Grinnell) • Conaway, Dr. John (Brooklyn) • Grinnell, Josiah B. (Grinnell) • Grinnell, Julia Ann Chapin (Grinnell) • Hamlin, Amelia (Grinnell) • Hamlin, Rev. Homer (Grinnell) • Newkirk, Shipman (Brooklyn) • Parker, Prof. Leonard Fletcher (Grinnell) • Parks, Philo (Grinnell)

Anti-Abolitionists

• Clark, Capt. Nathaniel Winslow (Grinnell) • Cooper, Samuel “Scotch” (Grinnell)

Anti-Slavery

• Bliss, Harvey (Grinnell) • Cooper, Samuel F. (Grinnell) • Griffith, Isaac Newton (Montezuma) • Hill, Gershom H. (Grinnell)


• Bailey, James F. (Grinnell) • Bixby, Amos (Grinnell) • Cooper, Samuel F. (Grinnell) • Grinnell, Josiah B. (Grinnell) • Grinnell, Julia Ann Chapin (Grinnell) • Hamlin, Rev. Homer (Grinnell) • Parker, Prof. Leonard Fletcher (Grinnell)


• Bailey, Cornelia (Grinnell) • Bailey, James F. (Grinnell) • Bixby, Amos (Grinnell) • Bixby, Augusta (Grinnell) • Bixby, Sarah H. (Grinnell) • Bixby, Sumner (Grinnell) • Bliss, Harvey (Grinnell) • Brande, Elder T. (Grinnell) • Cooper, Samuel F. (Grinnell) • Grinnell, Josiah B. (Grinnell) • Grinnell, Julia Ann Chapin (Grinnell)



• Griffith, Isaac Newton (Montezuma) • Hamlin, Amelia (Grinnell) • Hamlin, Rev. Homer (Grinnell) • Harris family (Grinnell) • Hill, Gershem H. (Grinnell) • Newkirk, Shipman (Brooklyn) • Parker, Prof. Leonard Fletcher (Grinnell) • Parks, Philo (Grinnell)

Freedom Seekers

• “Four Black Men” (names unknown) • Craig, George • Overton, Frances (see also Hardin County and Marshall County) • Thompson, Clark • Thompson, Dennis

Ringgold County Abolitionists

• Lesan, John (Lesanville) Anti-Slavery

• Grimes, Charles K. (Tingley Township) • Grimes, G. K. (Liberty Township) • Trullinger, Milton S. (Middle Ford Township) • Wright, Stanberry (Union and Tingley Townships)


• Grimes, Charles K. (Tingley Township) • Grimes, G.K. (Liberty Township) • Trullinger, Milton S. (Middle Fork Township) • Wright, Stanberry (Union and Tingley Townships)

Freedom Seekers

• Negro family at Mount Ayr Slave Holder

• Allen, Little Slaves

• Slaves in Ringgold County Scott County Abolitionists

• Brownlie, James (Long Grove) • Cody, Isaac (Le Claire and Butler Township) • Davies, John L. (Davenport)



• Dutton, Jerome (Allen’s Grove Township) • Eaton, Lucien (Davenport) • Emerson, Rev. Oliver ( ) • Gilbert, Caroline Pitts (Gilbert, now Bettendorf) • Gilbert, Elias S. (Gilbert, now Bettendorf) • Gould, Daniel (Davenport) • Gould, Sarah Earle (Davenport) • Gue, Benjamin F. (Liberty Township) • Gue, David J. (Liberty Township) • Hitchcock, Rev. Allen B. (Le Claire, Davenport, Moline) • Hitchcock, Jared Beecher (Davenport) • Lischer, Henry (Davenport) • Price, Hiram (Davenport) • Russell, Edward (Le Clair and Davenport) • Russell, Rebecca Elizabeth Fleming (Le Claire) • Russell, William (Le Claire) • Rutledge, Rev. William (Le Claire and Davenport) • Tade, Rev. Ewing Ogden (Davenport—Iowa College) • Thompson, James (Davenport) • Thorington, James (Davenport) • Windsor, Rev. William (Davenport)

Anti-Abolitionists

• Summers, Laurel (Le Claire, US Marshall) Anti-Slavery

• Adams, Eli (Davenport) • Cody, Isaac (Le Claire and Butler Township) • Dutton, Celinda Parker (Allen’s Grove Township) • Holmes, Margaretta Wynkoop Lombaert (Davenport) • Holmes, William H. (Davenport) • Ripley, Rev. Prof. Erastus (Davenport, Iowa College, Iowa Band) • Russell, Lydia Rutledge (Le Claire and Davenport) • Rutledge, Sarah Ann Sharpe (Le Claire and Davenport) • Sanders, Addison H. (Davenport) • Sanders, Alfred (Davenport)


• Cody, Isaac (Le Clair and Butler Township) • Gue, Benjamin F. (Liberty Township) • Gue, David (Liberty Township) • Price, Hiram (Davenport)


• Davies, John L. (Davenport) • Dutton, Jerome (Allen’s Grove Township) • Eaton, Lucian (Davenport) • Gilbert, Caroline E. Pitts (Gilbert, now Bettendorf) • Gilbert, Elias S. (Gilbert, now Bettendorf)



• Gilbraith, Thomas (Davenport) (?) • Gould, Daniel (Davenport) • Gould, Sarah Earle (Davenport) • Holmes, Margaretta Wynkoop Lombaert (Davenport) • Holmes, William H. (Davenport) • Price, Hiram (Davenport) • Ripley, Rev. Prof. Erastus (Davenport, Iowa College, Iowa Band) • Russell, Edward (Le Claire and Davenport) • Russell, Lydia Rutledge (Le Claire and Davenport) • Russell, Rebecca Elizabeth Fleming (Le Claire) • Russell, William (Le Claire) • Rutledge, Sarah Ann Sharpe (Le Claire and Davenport) • Rutledge, Rev. William (Le Claire) • Tade, Rev. Ewing Ogden (Davenport—Iowa College)

Freedom Seekers

• Busey, Jacob (Davenport) • Busey, Matilda (Davenport) • Busey, Thomas (Davenport) • Busey-Ford, Elizabeth (Davenport) • Bush, Moses (Davenport) • Hart, Leedon or Leidon (Davenport) • Houston, General (Davenport) • Howard, Milton (Davenport) • Lewis, Betty (Davenport) • McGaw, Henry (Davenport) • McGaw, Scott (Davenport) • Twiggs, Alonzo (Davenport)

Slave

• Sims, Aunt Rhody (Davenport) Slave Owner

• Emerson, Dr. John (Davenport) • Hildreth, William (Davenport)

Unknown Status

• Fleming, William H. (Le Claire and Davenport) • Lincoln, “Old Daddy” (Le Claire)

Story County Anti-Slavery

• Allen, William Vincent (Nevada) • Templeton, William (Nevada)

Conductor/Station Agent

• Allen, William Vincent (Nevada)



Tama County Associated with John Brown

• Moffett, Charles Taylor County Slave/Contraband/Freedom Seeker/Former Slave

• Ashford, Sophia Green (Bedford) • Howe, John “Jack” (Bedford) • Hall, Bridget “Biddy” Davis (Bedford) • Hall, Samuel (Bedford) • Johnson, Rachel Ann Saunders (Bedford) • King, Isaac (Bedford) • Lewis, John (Bedford) • Shelton, Alfred (Bedford)

Unknown Status

• Ashford, George (Bedford) • Leonard, Dan (Holt Township) • Leonard, Jane Heath (Holt Township)

Van Buren County Abolitionists

• Calhoun, Isaac Newton (Keosauqua) • Calhoun, Esther Saunders (Keosauqua) • Gould, Ebenezer (Union Township) • Gould, Samuel (Union Township) • Groesbeck, Peter (Union Township) • Kneeland, Abner (Farmington) (Salubria) • Lindsay, Rev. David A. (Birmingham)

Anti-Abolitionist

• Slaughter, Samuel (Van Buren and Henry County) Anti-Slavery

• Dickey, Mr. (Farmington) • Forbes, Mr. (Keosauqua) • Holbert, Mr. (Keosauqua) • Holden, Mr. (Keosauqua) • Manning, Edwin (Keosauqua) • Miller, Mr. (Keosauqua) • Pearson, Benjamin F. (Keosauqua) • Pruett, Eliza (Keosauqua) • White, Otto (Keosauqua)



Conductors/Station Agents • Calhoun, Esther Saunders (Keosauqua) • Calhoun, Newton (Keosauqua) • Dickey, Mr. (Farmington) • Forbes, Mr. (Keosauqua) • Gould, Ebenezer (Union Township) • Gould, Samuel (Union Township) • Groesbeck, Peter (Union Township) • Holbert, Mr. (Keosauqua) • Holden, Mr. (Keosauqua) • Lindsay, David (Baker Vicinity, Jackson Township) • Miller, Mr. (Keosauqua) • Pearson, Benjamin F. (Keosauqua) ? • Pruitt, Eliza (Keosauqua) • White, Otto (Keosauqua)

Freedom Seekers

• Aunt Maurin (Bentonsport) • Aunt Polka (Vicinity Unknown) • Lucy (Keosauqua) • Slaves of Ruel Daggs

Unknown Status

• Collier, William Wapello County Abolitionist

• Caldwell, Joseph (Ottumwa) • Conner, William E. (Ottumwa) • Jay, Job P. (Blakesburg Vicinity) • Millisock, Jacob (Ottumwa) • Millisock, Sarah Holmes (Ottumwa) • Norris, Samuel S. (Ottumwa)

Anti-Slavery

• Caldwell, William (Ottumwa) • Gillespie, Colonel William (Polk Township) • Spaulding, Rev. Benjamin (Ottumwa)


• Caldwell, Joseph (Ottumwa) • Caldwell, William (Ottumwa) • Gillespie, Colonel William (Polk Township) • Jay, Job P. (Blakesburg Vicinity) • Millisock, Jacob (Ottumwa) • Millisock, Sarah Holmes (Ottumwa) • Norris, Samuel S. (Ottumwa)



• Spaulding, Rev. Benjamin (Ottumwa) • Wilson, Mr. (Richland Township)

Freedom Seekers

• Owen, Charley (Richland Township) Slave Catcher

• Baker, Gurley (Vicinity unknown) Unknown Status

• Conner, N. E. • Dean, Elijah (Vicinity Unknown) • Edwards, Aaron O. (Vicinity Unknown) • McCollough, Samuel (Kirkville, Richland Township) • Sinard, Abraham (Richland Township) • Wagg, Joseph (Ottumwa) • Wilson, Mr. (Ottumwa)

Warren County Abolitionists

• Beard, William (Jackson Township) • Boyd, Thomas (Palmyra) • Baysinger, Elias Henry (Indianola) • Coles, Benjamin (Liberty Township) • Coles, James (Liberty Township) • Dashiell, Mark Anthony (Hartford) • Epps, George A. (Palmyra Township) • Epps, Peter Francis (Palmyra Township) • Felton, John (New Virginia) • Felton, Zachariah Taylor (New Virginia) • Frazier, Daniel (Hartford) • Griffith, Foster (Indianola, Washington Township) • Griffith, Reuben (Indianola, Washington Township) • Haworth, Mahlon S. (Indianola) • Igou, Silas (Palmyra) • Laverty, James A. (Palmyra Township) • McKee, Edwin Ruthven (Between Indianola and Hartford) • McKee, Tabor W. (Indianola) • Mack, Samuel (Hartford) • Maxwell, Hugh Wright (Indianola) • Moorman, John Thomas (Richland Township) • Moorman, Mary Van Pelt (Ackworth Vicinity) • Mosher, Asa Jr. (Liberty Township) • Mosher, Joseph P. (Liberty Township) • Noble, Dr. Benjamin Sedwick (Indianola) • Pearson/Pierson, William S. (Palmyra Township)



Anti-Slavery • Boyd, Maria (Palmyra) • Coles, Mary Pearson (Liberty Township) • Coles, Sarah Tebe Matson (Liberty Township) • Felton, Margaret Wootring (New Virginia) • Hinshaw, Benjamin (Indianola, Washington Township) • Hinshaw, Joshua (Indianola, Washington Township) In Benjamin Hinshaw file • Hinshaw, William (Indianola, Washington Township) In Benjamin Hinshaw file • Igou, Mary Meyer Reece (Palmyra) • Lacy, Joseph T. (Indianola) • Laverty, Mary A. Peck (Palmyra Township) • McKee, Sarah Elliott (Indianola) • Moorman, Mary Van Pelt (Richland Township) • Mosher, Sarah Pinkham Bunker (Liberty Township) • Newlin, Elias (Palmyra Township) • Rees, Daniel B. (Palmyra) • Taylor, Boston I. (Richland Township, future town of Ford) • Taylor, Esther Boggs (Richland Township, future town of Ford) • Wasson, John Cochran Semans (Hartford) • Wasson, Julia Ann Spry (Hartford) • White, Jonathan (Palmyra Township)


• Baysinger, Elias Henry (Vicinity Unknown) • Mack, Samuel (Hartford) • Rees, Daniel B. (Palmyra)


• Beard, William (Jackson Township) • Boyd, Maria S. Steele (Palmyra) • Boyd, Thomas (Palmyra Vicinity) • Coles, Benjamin (Liberty Township) • Coles, James (Liberty Township) • Coles, Mary Pearson (Liberty Township) • Coles, Sarah Tebe Matson (Liberty Township) • Dashiel, Dr. Mark Antony (Hartford) • Epps, Peter Francis (Palmyra Township) • Epps, George A. (Palmyra Township) • Felton, John (New Virginia) • Felton, Margaret Wootring) (New Virginia) • Felton, Zachariah Taylor (New Virginia) • Frazier, Daniel (Hartford) • Griffith, Reuben (Indianola, Washington Township) • Griffith, Foster (Indianola, Washington Township) • Haworth, Mahlon S. (Indianola) • Hinshaw, Benjamin (Indianola, Washington Township) • Hinshaw, Joshua (Indianola, Washington Township) In Benjamin Hinshaw file • Hinshaw, William (Indianola, Washington Township) In Benjamin Hinshaw file • Igou, Mary Meyer Reece (Palmyra)



• Igou, Mary Meyer Reese (Palmyra) • Igou, Silas (Palmyra) • Laverty, James A. (Palmyra Township) • Laverty, Mary A. Peck (Palmyra Township) • McKee, Edwin Ruthven (Washington Township) • McKee, Sarah Elliott (Indianola) • McKee, Tabor W. (Indianola) • Moorman, John Thomas (Richland Township) • Moorman, Mary Van Pelt (Richland Township) • Mosher, Asa Jr. (Liberty Township) • Mosher, Joseph P. (Liberty Township) • Mosher, Sarah Pinkham Bunker (Liberty Township) • Newlin, Elias (Palmyra Township) • Noble, Dr. Benjamin Sedwick (Indianola) • Noble, Mary Jane Armstrong (Indianola) • Pearson, Rebecca Todd (Palmyra Township) • Pearson/Pierson, William S. (Palmyra Township) • Taylor, Boston I. (Richland Township, future town of Ford) • Taylor, Esther Boggs (Richland Township, future town of Ford) • Wasson, John Cochran Semans (Hartford) • Wasson, Julia Ann Spry (Hartford) • White, Jonathan (Palmyra Township)

Freedom Seekers/Free African-Americans

• Hutchins, Sylvia • Miller, John Ross • Scott, Samuel • Scott, Julia • White, Sam (Indianola)

Unknown Status

• Hinshaw, Joshua C. (Vicinity Unknown) • Hinshaw, William (Vicinity Unknown) • Mosher, Angelina Adeline James (Liberty Township) • White, Sam (Vicinity Unknown) • Wilson, J. S. (Vicinity Unknown)

Washington County Abolitionists

• Allen, James (Crawfordsville) • Crawford, Melissa (Crawfordsville) • Crawford, Sarah (Crawfordsville) • Crawford, Thompson (Crawfordsville) • Farley, Isaac (Wassonville) • Fields, Dr. N. G. (Wassonville?) • Fisher/Frisbee (?), Myron (Wassonville) • Kendall, Andrew (Washington)



• Kendall, Nancy Jones (Washington) • Kilgore, John L. (Washington) • Kilgore, Martin (Washington) • Matthews, Samuel (Washington) • Meacham, Alfred (Clay Township) • Mills, Manning (Clay Township) • Morgan, Henry (Clay Township) • Morrow, William (Crawfordsville) • Rankin, Nancy Crawford (Crawfordsville) • Rankin, Samuel E. (Crawfordsville) • Reed, William H. Sr. (Clay Township) • Russell, Samuel (Crawfordsville or Washington?) • Smith, Thomas (Crawfordsville) • Vincent, Rev. George C. (Washington) (Seceders) • Woodin, George (Wassonville) • Yockey, Daniel (Wassonville)

Anti-Slavery

• Kilgore, Joseph (Washington) • Maxwell, John (?) Crawfordsville) • Reed, Eugene L. (Clay Township)


• Allen, James (Crawfordsville) • Crawford, Melissa (Crawfordsville) • Crawford, Sarah (Crawfordsville) • Crawford, Thompson (Crawfordsville) • Morrow, William (Crawfordsville)


• Farley, Isaac (Wassonville) • Fields, Dr. Newton G. (Wassonville) • Fisher/Frisbee ?, Myron (Wassonville) ? • Kendall, Andrew (Washington) • Kendall, Nancy Jones (Washington) • Kilgore, David (Washington) • Kilgore, Jane Latta (Washington) • Kilgore, John L. (Washington) • Kilgore, Martin (Washington) • Kilgore, Mary Ann Meek (Washington) • Kilgore, Robert (Washington) • Matthews, Samuel (Washington) • Maxwell, John ? (Crawfordsville) ? • Meachum, Alfred (Clay Township) • Mills, Manning (Clay Township?) • Morgan, Henry (Clay Township) • Rankin, Nancy Crawford (Crawfordsville) • Rankin, Samuel (Crawfordsville) • Rankin, Walker (Crawfordsville)



• Reed, Eugene L. (Clay Township) • Reed, William, Sr. (Clay Township) • Woodin, George (Wassonville) • Yockey, Daniel (Wassonville) • Smith, Thomas (Crawfordsville)


• Black, George (Washington) Freedom Seekers

• Hanna, Henry (?) Webster County Abolitionists

• Coffin, Lorenzo S. (Fort Dodge) • Coffin, Mary Chase (Fort Dodge) • Eslick Family (Border Plains) • Goss, George Carver (Border Plains) • Hart, Norman (Otho Township) • Johns, Rev. John (Border Plains) • Pierce, William (Border Plains) • Welles, Woolsey (Fort Dodge)

Anti-Abolitionists

• Williams, William (Fort Dodge) Conductors/Station Agents

• Coffin, Lorenzo S. (Fort Dodge) • Coffin, Mary Chase (Fort Dodge) • Hart, Norman (Otho Township)

Winneshiek County Abolitionist

• Burdick, Nelson • John Brown Family (Decorah)

Anti-Slavery

• Street, Aaron Jr. (Decorah) • Welles, Woolsey (Fort Dodge)


• John Brown Family (Decorah) • Street, Aaron Jr. (Decorah)


• Burdick, Nelson



Woodbury County Free African-Americans

• Phillips, William (Sergeant’s Bluff) Slave Catcher/Bounty Hunter

• Durant, Peter (Alabama) • Crockwell, Dr. J. D. M. (Dakota City, Nebraska Territory)

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