Black Person Information
First Name:
Ellen
Last Name:
Thomas
AKA:
Nell
Family Code:
05102
Color:
Black
Gender:
Female
County:
LaRue
Birth Year:
1799
Enslaver Information
First Owner Name:
Moses Thomas
First Owner Code:
W01227
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
LaRue
First Owner Year Transferred:
1843
Second Owner Name:
Henry T. and Eliza Thomas Howsley
Second Owner Code:
W00047
Second Owner Alt Code:
W01227D
Second Owner Year Transferred:
1847
Third Owner Name:
Eliza Thomas (Widow) Howsley
Third Owner Code:
W00047Z
Third Owner Alt Code:
W1227B
Third Owner Year Transferred:
1859
Fourth Owner Name:
Elizabeth Howsley Cannon
Additional Information
Notes:
Had sued for freedom in LaRue County under will of Moses Thomas in 1859 and lost. Howsley heirs sold her to avoid trouble.