Emancipation of Maria Jenkins

event name

Emancipation of Maria Jenkins

location

Residence of Thomas B. Dawson

Identifier

EV_1070

first name

Maria

last name

Jenkins

age

Adult

age description

40

physical description

Healthy, sound

event type

Emancipation

event date

1862-04-16

value

800

notes

Where was she during the 1860 slave schedule census?

source

National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 217.6.5 [Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of Treasury, 1775-1978]. 1862. "Petition of Thomas B Dawson, 6 May 1862 (Petition No. 53)." District of Columbia, U.S., Slave Owner Petitions, 1862. Accessed 27 October 2024. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2159/images/31556_217985-00278. Courtesy of Ancestry.com.

emancipated person

Maria Jenkins

enslaver

Thomas B. Dawson