Race and Slavery Petitions Project

Details for
Fanny in Petition 20785413

Name:Fanny
Petition:20785413 filed in Kentucky, 1854
Role in Petition:petitioner
Color and Gender:black female
Status:slave
Identified Immediate Family:John - son
Silvy - daughter of John
Jane - daughter of John
Elizabeth - daughter of John
Amanda - daughter of John
Mary - daughter of John
Harriet - daughter of John
Economic Profile:HIRING - 1854 - Petition
SALE - 1848 - Petition
SALE - 1852 - Petition
Age:approx 35 years of age in 1854
Birth:
Death:
Owned slaves?:
Occupation:
Skills:
Diseases:
Physical Attributes:
Moral Attributes:
Plantations
Literate?:
Urban?:
Runaway?:
Punishments Received:
Term Slave:Yes. Until age 35.
Freedom:Free by 1855. Sued for freedom in 1854. Origins of freedom: expiration of servitude; judicial decree.