In a message dated 4/23/12 5:32:22 AM, [email protected] writes: > > My Beeson family lived in Hillsboro, OH inthe early 1830s. They were part > of the Underground Railroad. One night several families came through and > left quickly. Two little girls were accidentally left behind. The Beesons > tried to track down their families but were unsuccessful. The Beesons took in > one and another family took in the other. My family "bound" one to prevent > her from being taken back to the south and sol into slavery. She was about > two and didn't know her name so they christened her "Ann" because they > liked the name and "Jordan" because she crossed the river to get to freedom. > They gave her birthdate as the day she arrived at their home. She was raised > as a companion to my great grandmother of the same age. They lived together > all their lives. In the censuses sh is listed as a servant. > Sent from my iPad > > > How fascinating! It is especially so to me because my grandmother was born into a Quaker family that had also been active in the Underground RR. I do hope you will post your story to other websites so it won't get "lost." Descendants of that little girl will want to know it. Cathy Marin Co., CA "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast" - unknown

I'm sorry, I don't know the who sent the original message about the Beesons. I have heard that name out here in Ca. Did Ann emigrate from Ohio to Ca? Did she marry and have children? God Bless your family!!! marilyn ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected]; [email protected] Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 10:24 PM Subject: Re: [NORCAL] Black servants In a message dated 4/23/12 5:32:22 AM, [email protected] writes: > > My Beeson family lived in Hillsboro, OH inthe early 1830s. They were part > of the Underground Railroad. One night several families came through and > left quickly. Two little girls were accidentally left behind. The Beesons > tried to track down their families but were unsuccessful. The Beesons took in > one and another family took in the other. My family "bound" one to prevent > her from being taken back to the south and sol into slavery. She was about > two and didn't know her name so they christened her "Ann" because they > liked the name and "Jordan" because she crossed the river to get to freedom. > They gave her birthdate as the day she arrived at their home. She was raised > as a companion to my great grandmother of the same age. They lived together > all their lives. In the censuses sh is listed as a servant. > Sent from my iPad > > > How fascinating! It is especially so to me because my grandmother was born into a Quaker family that had also been active in the Underground RR. I do hope you will post your story to other websites so it won't get "lost." Descendants of that little girl will want to know it. Cathy Marin Co., CA "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast" - unknown ----------------------------------------- NORCAL ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ Enter NORCAL.  Browse by month. Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. ----------------------------------------- To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message