Date born: 1831
Place: Butler County, KY
Marr: 1867 Sept. 8
Died: 1921 October 10
Place: Mt. Mariah Cemetery, Bowling Green, KY
Black Groom's List (1866-1962)
Kuykendall slave owner genealogy
Mariah is Betty's paternal great grandmother
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Date born: 1827
Place:
Black Groom's List (1866-1962)
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Mariah and Abram "jumped over the broom" as
slaves. Legally there was no binding marriage among slaves. Men were urged
to take wives, or mates, from among the women on the estate, provided a
suitable companion could be found.
(Journal of Negro History, Volume III (number 3) Slavery in Kentucky)Historical Events at Mariah's Birth 1831 and Death
1921
In the 1830's
- William Lloyd Garrison started the Liberator to call for immediate emancipation of slaves
- Nat Turner leads a slave revolt killing at least 50 whites.
1921
- Alex Haley, author of Roots is born.
- Sixty-four lynchings are reported
- Tulsa race riot leaves 30 dead.
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