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189 APPENDIX II Slaves in Oregon Known Slaves County Year Arrived Rachel Belden Marion 1843 Girl (name unknown)* n/a 1843 Robin Holmes Polk 1844 Polly Holmes Polk 1844 Harriett Holmes Polk 1844 Celi Ann Holmes Polk 1844 Mary Jane Holmes Polk 1844 James Holmes Polk --Roxanna Holmes Polk --Scott Polk 1844 Hannah Gorman Polk 1844 Eliza Gorman Polk 1844 Luteshia Carson Benton 1845 Carson (infant) Benton 1845 Maria Scott Polk 1846 Johnson Polk 1846 Ame or Annie Benton 1847 Travis Johnson Marion 1849 Cora Cox Linn 1850 Adeline Cox (infant) Linn --Louis Southworth Benton** 1853 Louis’ mother unknown 1853 Amanda Johnson Linn 1853 Benjamin Johnson Linn 1853 Tom Davis Marion 1853 Tom’s sister Marion 1853 Alice Linn unknown Reuben Shipley Benton 1853 190 d D Breaking Chains Probable Slaves County Year Arrived America Waldo Marion 1846*** America’s mother Marion 1846 Tilly Polk unknown Possible Slaves County Year Arrived Caesar Taylor Benton unknown Alfred Drake Polk unknown Lon Drake Polk unknown Joseph Drake Polk unknown Known Slaves, Washington County Year Arrived Monimia Travers Clark**** 1850 Charles Mitchell Thurston 1855 List compiled from miscellaneous sources, including census and court records, emigrant accounts, newspaper articles, and family histories. It is by no means comprehensive, as the author found references to slaves who were not named, and some African Americans listed as servants in census records may have been slaves, but are not listed here. The author counted children who came to Oregon as slaves, but, in most cases, not those born in Oregon to a slave parent. Exceptions were James and Roxanna Holmes, who were named in a court case, and Adeline Cox, listed as a slave in the 1860 Census. Some slaves were freed soon after arriving in Oregon; others held longer. * The unidentified girl drowned near The Dalles during the 1843 emigration. ** Southworth lived in several counties. Others were Polk, Jackson and Lincoln. *** The year America and mother arrived in Oregon is uncertain. **** Clark County was part of the Oregon Territory in 1850; the Washington Territory was established in 1853. ...

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