Virginia Emigrants to Liberia

Data

Event Type	ship's passage
Date	13 May 1856 to unknown
Count of People Involved	60

Events

175: 1856-05-13/unknown, ship's passage, transporter: Elvira Owen

Associated Individuals

primary participant	James Armstrong (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Jesse Armstrong (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Polly Armstrong (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Richard Armstrong (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Spencer Armstrong (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Sprigg Armstrong (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Steptoe Armstrong (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	William Henry Byan (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Mary Campbell (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Charles Carter (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Charlotte Carter (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Cyrus Carter (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Elias Carter (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Nancy Carter (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Winny Carter (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Harry Cook (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Sukey Cook (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Ann Eliza Cooper (emigrant)	Free
primary participant	Charles Cooper (emigrant)	Free
primary participant	Charlotte Cooper (emigrant)	Free
primary participant	James Cooper (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	John Cooper (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Mary Cooper (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	William Cooper (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Henry Fuller (emigrant)	Free
primary participant	Henry Johnson (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	James Johnson (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Katharine Johnson (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Roberta Johnson (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Zebedee Johnson (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Betty Jones (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Charles Jones (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	John Jones (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Margaret Jones (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Martha Jones (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Samuel Jones (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Simeon Jones (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Bass Latimer (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Charlotte Latimore (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Esther Lee (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Hannah Lee (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Lenora Lee (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Lewis Lee (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Milley Lee (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Opie Lee (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Paulina Lee (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Rebecca Lee (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Solomon Lee (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Thomas Lee (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Richard Pinn (emigrant)	Free
primary participant	Eliza Velvet (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Hiram Velvet (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Sally Velvet (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Susan Velvet (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	George Williams (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Rachel Williams (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Robert Williams (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Abigail Wright (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Henry Wright (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	William Wright (emigrant)	Enslaved

Locations

Origin	Norfolk, Norfolk Co., Virginia

Vessels

	Elvira Owen

Legs

Norfolk, Norfolk Co., Virginia (origin)	Savannah, Georgia (destination)	Ship Elvira Owen	13 May 1856 to 20 May 1856 1 2 3 4
Savannah, Georgia (origin)		Ship Elvira Owen	20 May 1856 to unknown 1 2 3 4

Notes

Maryland Colonization Society

Citations

[1] "Ship Elvira Owen, 13 May 1856, Baltimore, Maryland, 20 May 1856, Savannah, Georgia", Subject File, 1792-1964, American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress; digital image, Fold3.com. Microfilm Reel 314 (https://www.fold3.com/image/46670140 : accessed 20 Mar 2021).
[2] "Ship Elvira Owen, 13 May 1856, Baltimore, Maryland, 20 May 1856, Savannah, Georgia", Outgoing Correspondence, 1839-1912, Letters from Liberia, 1843-1874, American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress; digital image, Fold3.com. Microfilm Reel 239 (https://www.fold3.com/image/31545102 : accessed 20 Mar 2021).
[3] "Ship Elvira Owen, 13 May 1856, Baltimore, Maryland, 20 May 1856, Savannah, Georgia", Manumissions and Emigrants, Emigration, Record of Emigrants, Maryland State Colonization Society Papers, Maryland Historical Society; digital image, Maryland State Archives. Microfilm Reel 27 (http://mdhistory.msa.maryland.gov/msa_sc5977/scm013250/html/msa_sc5977_scm13250-0361.html : accessed 30 Mar 2021).
[4] "List of Emigrants by the Ship Elvira Owen, From Norfolk May 13th, and Savannah May 20th, 1856" African Repository, Vol. 32, No. 8 (Aug 1856): 248.
[5] "Ship Elvira Owen, Aug 1856", Subject File, 1792-1964, American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress; digital image, Fold3.com. Microfilm Reel 314 (https://www.fold3.com/image/46670091 : accessed 20 Mar 2021).