Editor's note: The following is supplied by Mrs. Jean Houston, Florence, KY, who received these documents and transcribed them to a legal pad. She recently provided them so they might be posted on this webiste. [Mrs. Houston died in February, 2009] - Jim Duvall
Dry Creek Baptist Churchbook
Kenton County, KentuckyBook II
Black Members belonging to Dry Creek Church
Undated list
(Owner) (Slave) Date 1. Wilhite Winny 2. - - 3. Scott Bob June 1883 Deceist [sic] 4. Rice Charity gone 5. Ben Stephens Mily 6. Hamblin Mary Tom 7. Joel Rector Susan Dec. 8. W. Carpenter Ben 9. Meeks Edward Amy Ded [sic] 10. W. Stephens Daisy 11. P. Herdon Moses 12. H. Nelson Smyths 13. T. Buckner Ralph 14. Leathers Tom gone 15. Jas. White Vilet gone 16. Woods Lucy 17. McGlasson Peter gone 18. Glore Eliza gone 19. Price Rose 20. Herdon Agnes May 1829 21. Burton Vinson gone 22. Glore Gerry gone 23. Cleaveland Rachel 24. " Jerry
Note "Gone" indicates slave ron [sic] off to cross the [Ohio] river to freedom.* (Note from Jean Houston) The words "owner" and "slave" are not in the list in the churchbook.
Last page in Churchbook.July 1842 Names of black members
1. Robert Walton Dinah 2. Hoffman Jacob 3. H. Wilson Dick 4. Carpenter Siller 5. Cleveland Mohuley Excl. 6. Griffin Isom Excl. Nov. 1845 7. Griffin Judy 8. Robinson Rachel Excl. 9. Goodridge Dinah 10. Ben Stephens Milly 11. Carpenter Ben 12. Meeks Amy Decd. 13. Herndon Moses Decd. 14. H. Nelson Symthy 15. Buckner Ralph 16. Walters Rose 17. Cleveland Jerry dis. ltr. Nov. 1847 18. " Polly Decd. 19. Cleveland (Wash) Eliza 20. Elmore Scott America Excl. 21. " " Henry Excl. 22. Nancy Cleveland Isaac Excl. Jan. 1844 23. Wash Cleveland Meriah Decd. July 1844 24. James Riggs John Excl. Nov. 1845 25. Nancy Cleveland Sim Excl. 26.RachelDollins Rachel Excl. 27. Deulany Dinah 28. " Linny 29. Graves(J.J. or I.J.)Ofelia========
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