Virginia Emigrants to Liberia

Data

Event Type
Date	circa 1856
Count of People Involved	5

Events

531: 1856~, emigration

Associated Individuals

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

Locations

Destination	Liberia
Origin	Northumberland Co., Virginia

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] "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.