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Underground Railroad Workers in Southeastern Ohio

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“Colored” Underground Railroad Workers in Southeastern Ohio.

Compiled By Mr. Alvin Adams, President Multicultural Genealogical Center

Chesterhill, Ohio

 

·         Aunt Jenny, a slave at Parkersburg, (West) Virginia;

·          Brooks, Noah at Berlin Cross Roads; Jackson County, Ohio

·         Chavis, John in North Gallia County, Ohio

·         Claws, Jacob near Rio Grande; Gallia County, Ohio

·         Coker, Peter and Mrs. and 5 sons at Poke Patch; Lawrence County, Ohio

·         Curtis, John at Stafford, Monroe County, Ohio

·          Ellison, William P. at Morgan township, north Gallia County, Ohio

·         Foster, Prior – Coshocton, Coshocton County, Ohio

·         Harper, Sandy at Guinea, Belmont County, Ohio

  • Harrison, Geo. Wm. – Marietta, Washington County, Ohio

·         Hocks, Gilliam at Porter, Vinton County, Ohio

·         Holly, Benjamin at Poke Patch, Gallia County, Ohio

·         James, Howell at Morgan township, north Gallia County, Ohio

·          James, Caliph at Morgan township, north Gallia County, Ohio

·         Jarrett, Gabriel at Porter,  at Vinton County, Ohio

·         Pointer, Thomas & Maria at Zeno, Muskingum County, Ohio

·         Simpson, Dr. Joshua McCarter at Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio

·         Stewart, Jacob at Poke Patch, Lawrence County, Ohio

·         Stewart, John J. (and others), at Poke Patch, Lawrence County. , Ohio

·         Burke, Nimrod at Marietta, Washington County, Ohio

·         Curtis John  at Stafford Monroe County; , Ohio

·          Harrison, Geo. Wm. at Marietta, Washington County, Ohio

·         Jerry, Tom Marietta at Washington County, Ohio

·         Jones, Jerry at Marietta, Washington County; , Ohio

·         Josephus _? A slave at Williamstown , (West) Virginia, Ohio

·          Lett, Othias at Zeno, Meigs Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

·         Martinia, Harvey at Rainbow, Washington County, Ohio

·          Norman, Aquilla at Rainbow, Washington County, Ohio

·         Norman, Frank at Bartlett, Washington County, Ohio

·         Phillips Micah “Cajoe” at Waterford, Washington County, Ohio

 

‘White’ Underground Railroad Workers in Southeastern Ohio.

(Locations of Abolitionists shown when known.)

Compiled By Henry Robert Burke, Historian

Belpre Historical Society

 

  • Adams, George W. – Trinway, Muskingum County, Ohio
  • Adams, Edward – Trinway, Muskingum County, Ohio
  • Allen, Richard – Vinton County, Ohio
  • Aikens, E.W. – Morgan County, Ohio
  • Andrews, James P. – Vinton County, Ohio
  • Bagley, James – Morgan Count, Ohio
  • Bailey, Uriah – Bartlett, Washington county, Ohio
  • Beaton, Major T. A. – Albany, Athens County, Ohio
  • Beecher, Rev. William – Putnam, Muskingum County, Ohio
  • Blake, Edward – Athens, Athens County, Ohio

·         Blackstone, Ben – Athens, Athens County, Ohio

·         Boyd, James – Coshocton, Coshocton County, Ohio

·         Boyd, Luther,  – Coshocton, Coshocton County, Ohio

·         Boyd, William, - – Coshocton, Coshocton County, Ohio

  • Brown, Alexander – New Concord, Muskingum County, Ohio
  • Brown, Harry – Wilkesville, Vinton County, Ohio
  • Brown, James D. – Albany, Athens County, Ohio
  • Brown, John – Amesville, Athens County, Ohio
  • Brown, Leonard – Athens County, Ohio
  • Brown, Eli F. – Amesville, Athens County, Ohio
  • Bundy, Elias – Chesterhill, Morgan County, Ohio
  • Bundy, W.M. – Morgan County, Ohio
  • Burrell, Nathaniel – Hebbardsville, Athens County, Ohio
  • Bye, Abel w. – Chesterhill, Morgan County, Ohio
  • Byers, Thomas – Morgan County, Ohio
  • Campbell, Alexander – Coshocton, Coshocton County, Ohio
  • Carr, Hamilton – Meigs County, Ohio
  • Castor, James – Wilkesville, Vinton County, Ohio
  • Cleveland, Timothy – Monroe County, Ohio
  • Clendenon, Isaac - Morgan County, Ohio
  • Cope, Charles - Morgan County, Ohio
  • Cope, James – Morgan County, Ohio
  • Cope, John - Morgan County, Ohio
  • Cope, William - Morgan County, Ohio
  • Curtis, Liberty – Stafford, Monroe County, Ohio
  • Curtis, Eli – Stafford, Monroe County, Ohio
  • Curtis, Horace – Little Hocking, Washington County, Ohio
  • Curtis, Walter – Little Hocking, Washington County, Ohio
  • Cutler, Ephraim – Constitution, Washington County, Ohio
  • Cutler, William P. – Constitution, Washington County, Ohio
  • Creadle, Rial – Morgan County, Ohio
  • Deaver, Affadila – Deavertown, Morgan County, Ohio
  • Devon, James – Morgan County, Ohio
  • Doudna, Joseph – Chesterhill, Morgan County, Ohio
  • Duffer, Abe – Washinton County, Ohio
  • Dunlap, Adam – Morgan County, Ohio
  • Dyer, Burgess – Constitution, Washington County, Ohio
  • Elliot, William – Coshocton County, Ohio
  • Ewell, John -  Putnam Street, Marietta, Ohio)
  • Ferrell, Adam – Morgan County, Ohio
  • Fogg, Thomas P. – Wilkesville, Vinton County, Ohio
  • Follett, Robert – New Concord, Muskingum County, Ohio
  • Folk, William – Morgan County, Ohio
  • Ford, Henry, Monroe County, Ohio
  • Gage, Frances, - McConnellsville, Morgan County, Ohio
  • Garner, Peter M. – Belpre, Washington County, Ohio
  • Glazier, Abel – Athens County, Ohio
  • Glazier, Walter – Athens County, Ohio
  • Glenn, Curry – Vinton County, Ohio
  • Glenn, M.K. – Vinton County, Ohio
  • Goss, Daniel – Belpre, Washington County, Ohio
  • Gould, Ephraim – Lower Salem, Washington County, Ohio
  • Ray, Thomas – Morgan County, Ohio
  • Guthrie, Stephen H. – Morgan county, Ohio
  • Guthrie, George N. – Morgan County, Ohio
  • Guthrie, A. A. – Putnam, Muskingum County, Ohio
  • Gray, Thomas – Deavertown, Morgan County, Ohio
  • Hale, Smith – Bartlett, Washington County, Ohio
  • Hale, Levi, - Wesley Township, Washington County, Ohio
  • Hale, Wm. - Wesley Township, Washington County, Ohio
  • Hall, Samuel – Marietta College, Marietta, Wasington County, Ohio
  • Hambleton, John – Morgan County, Ohio
  • Harold, Joseph – Athens County, Ohio
  • Harvey, John – Morgan County, Ohio
  • Haw, Benjamin – Wilkesville, Vinton County, Ohio
  • Heald, Wm. S. – Bartlett, Washington County, Ohio
  • Hebbard, T.T. – Belpre, Washington County, Ohio
  • Hebbard, John B. - Belpre, Washington County, Ohio
  • Hiatt, Jesse – Chesterhill, Morgan County, Ohio
  • Holcomb, John B. – Vinton County, Ohio
  • Horton, Thomas – Summerfield, Noble County, Ohio
  • Horton Richard - Summerfield, Noble County, Ohio
  • Hovey, Harvey – Lower Salem, Washington County, Ohio
  • Howe, Perley - Belpre, Washington County, Ohio
  • Howell, H. C. – Putnam, Muskingum County, Ohio
  • Hudson S. – Wilkesville, Vinton County, Ohio
  • Hughes, Benjamin – Morgan County, Ohio
  • Hughes, Edward – Morgan County, Ohio
  • Jones, J.K. – Morgan County, Ohio
  • Kent, Abel – Wilkesville, Vinton County, Ohio
  • Lawrence, Solon – Coshocton County, Ohio
  • Lawton, James Lee, - Barlow, Washington County, Ohio
  • Little, Dr. H.H. – Morgan County, Ohio
  • Leeper. Wm. – Stafford, Monroe County, Ohio
  • Lingo, Benjamin – Stafford, Monroe County, Ohio
  • Lingo, Wm. – Stafford, Monroe County, Ohio
  • Laraine, Craton – Washington County, Ohio
  • Lund, Issac  - Morgan County, Ohio
  • Matson, Enoch – Morgan County, Ohio
  • McCoy, Rev. John – Washington County, Ohio
  • McDougall, John – Washington County, Ohio
  • Mallet, Albert – Monroe County, Ohio
  • Millions, Robert – Morgan County, Ohio
  • Moore, David – Athens County, Ohio
  • Moore, Eliakim B. Athens, County, Ohio
  • Morris, Abraham – Wilkesville, Vinton County, Ohio
  • Morris, Andrew – Wilkesville, Vinton County, Ohio
  • Morris, Nathan – Chesterhill, Morgan County, Ohio
  • Morse, Peter – Athens County, Ohio
  • Newton, Solomon – New Concord, Muskingum County, Ohio
  • Nichols, Eli – Coshocton County, Ohio
  • Norton, Rev. Richard – Washington County, Ohio
  • Nulton, James – Morgan County, Ohio
  • Nye, Major Horace – Putnam, Muski9ngum County, Ohio
  • Ochel James – Stafford, Monroe County, Ohio
  • Ogle, Henry  Wilkesville, Vinton County, Ohio
  • Owens, Gardner – Athens county, Ohio
  • Owens, Perley – Athens County, Ohio
  • Palmer, Jewett Sr. – Washington County, Ohio
  • Palmer, Jewett Jr. – Washington County, Ohio
  • Parsons, George – Morgan County, Ohio
  • Patten, Mark – Monroe County, Ohio
  • Patterson, Arnold – Chesterhill, Morgan County, Ohio
  • Porter, Ralph – Morgan County, Ohio
  • Porter, Thomas - Lower Salem, Washington County, Ohio
  • Powell, Edwin – Coshocton, County, Ohio
  • Powell, Thomas – Coshocton, County, Ohio
  • Powells, Washington – Washington County, Ohio
  • Putnam, David Jr. – Marietta, Washington County, Ohio
  • Ridgeway, Thomas – Rainbow, Washington County, Ohio
  • Romine, Charles – Wilkesville, Vinton County, Ohio
  • Seward, Ebenezer – Coshocton County, Ohio                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
  • Severence, Philip – Middleburg, Noble County, Ohio
  • Shannon, John P. – Coshocton County, Ohio
  • Shannon, Isaac – Coshocton County, Ohio
  • Stanley, James – Stanleyville, Washington County, Ohio
  • Shotwell, Isaac, - Belpre Township, Washington County, Ohio
  • Shotwell, Titus – Belpre Township, Washington County, Ohio
  • Smith, Adam – Meigs County, Ohio
  • Smith, Harvey – Washington County, Ohio
  • Smith, Wm.  – Washington County, Ohio
  • Smith, James – Washington County, Ohio
  • Smith, Lot L.
  • Smith, Thomas k. –Chesterhill, Morgan County, Ohio
  • Speer, William – New Concord, Muskingum County, Ohio
  • Stanberry. Jacob – Morgan County, Ohio
  • Steel, Wm. – Stafford, Monroe County, Ohio
  • Stone, Frank – Belpre, Washington County, Ohio
  • Stone, Col. John - Belpre, Washington County, Ohio
  • Stone, Capt. Jonathan - Belpre, Washington County, Ohio
  • Tuttle, Church B. - Barlow, Washington County, Ohio
  • Vickers, Dr. Thomas – Belpre Township, Washington County, Ohio
  • Vorhes, Albert, Athens County, Ohio
  • Vorhes, John, Athens County, Ohio
  • White, Benjamin – Coshocton County, Ohio
  • Wier, Samuel – Coshocton County, Ohio
  • Williams, Isaac – Morgan County, Ohio
  • Williams, John – Morgan County, Ohio
  •  Wilson, Thomas, Morgan County, Ohio
  •  Winn, John T. , Athens County, Ohio
  • Wood, Joshua, Washington County, Ohio
  • Woodard, C. – Morgan County, Ohio
  • Woodward, Joseph – Morgan County, Ohio

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