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The State Historical Society of Iowa's collections include information on the Underground Railroad in Iowa, called Iowa Freedom Trail Project. Listed below are the people and places identified with the Underground Railroad in Warren County. Asterisk (*) indicates the individual has been researched by the Iowa Freedom Trail Project and a biographical file is available at the State Historical Research Center, 600 E. Locust St., Des Moines, IA, (515) 281-6200, open Wed - Sat, 9 - 4:30. These files include biographical and genealogical information as well as their sources. |
INVENTORY OF PEOPLE |
ABOLITIONISTS |
| Beard, William | Jackson Township |
| Boyd, Thomas* | Palmyra |
| Baysinger, Elias Henry* | Indianola |
| Coles, Benjamin* | Liberty Township |
| Coles, James* | Liberty Township |
| Dashiell, Mary Anthony* | Hartford |
| Epps, George A.* | Palmyra Township |
| Epps, Peter Francis* | Palmyra Township |
| Felton, John* | New Virginia |
| Felton, Zachariah Taylor* | New Virginia |
| Frazier, Daniel* | Hartford |
| Griffith, Foster* | Indianola, Washington Township |
| Griffith, Reuben* | Indianola, Washington Township |
| Haworth, Mahlon S.* | Indianola |
| Igo, Silas* | Palmyra |
| Laverty, James A.* | Palmyra Township |
| McKee, Edwin Ruthven* | betw. Indianola & Hartford |
| McKee, Tabor W.* | Indianola |
| Mack, Samuel* | Hartford |
| Maxwell, Hugh Wright* | Indianola |
| Moorman, John Thomas* | Richland Township |
| Moorman, Mary VanPelt | Ackworth vicinity |
| Mosher, Asa Jr.* | Liberty Township |
| Mosher, Joseph P.* | Liberty Township |
| Noble, Dr. Benjamin S.* | Indianola |
| Pearson, William S.* | Palmyra Township |
ANTI-SLAVERY |
| Boyd, Maria | Palmyra |
| Coles, Mary Pearson | Liberty Township |
| Coles, Sarah Tebe Matson | Liberty Township |
| Felton, Margaret Wootring | New Virginia |
| Hinshaw, Benjamin | Indianola, Washington Township |
| Hinshaw, Joshua | Indianola, Washington Township |
| Hinshaw, William | Indianola, Washington Township |
| Igo, Mary Meyer Reece | Palmyra |
| Lacy, Joseph T. | Indianola |
| Laverty, Mary A. Peck | Palmyra Township |
| McKee, Sarah Elliott | Indianola |
| Moorman, Mary VanPelt | Richland Township |
| Mosher, Sarah Pinkham | Liberty Township |
| Newlin, Elias | Palmyra Township |
| Rees, Daniel B.* | Palmyra |
| Taylor, Boston I. | Richland Township (Ford) |
| Taylor, Esther Boggs | Richland Township (Ford) |
| Wasson, John Cochran | Hartford |
| Wasson, Julia Ann Spry | Hartford |
| White, Jonathan | Palmyra Township |
ASSOCIATED WITH JOHN BROWN |
| Baysinger, Elias Henry* | vicinity unknown |
| Mack, Samuel* | Hartford |
| Rees, Daniel B.* | Palmyra |
CONDUCTORS/STATION AGENTS |
| Beard, William | Jackson Township |
| Boyd, Maria S. Steele | Palmyra |
| Boyd, Thomas* | Palmyra vicinity |
| Coles, Benjamin* | Liberty Township |
| Coles, James* | Liberty Township |
| Coles, Mary Pearson | Liberty Township |
| Coles, Sarah Tebe Matson | Liberty Township |
| Dashiel, Dr. Mark Anthony* | Hartford |
| Epps, George A.* | Palmyra |
| Epps, Peter Francis* | Palmyra |
| Felton, John* | New Virginia |
| Felton, Margaret Wootring | New Virginia |
| Felton, Zachariah Taylor* | New Virginia |
| Frazier, Daniel* | Hartford |
| Griffith, Reuben* | Indianola, Washington Twp |
| Griffith, Foster* | Indianola, Washington Twp |
| Haworth, Mahlon S.* | Indianola |
| Hinshaw, Benjamin* | Indianola, Washington Twp |
| Hinshaw, Joshua* | Indianola, Washington Twp |
| Hinshaw, William* | Indianola, Washington Twp |
| Igo, Mary Meyer Reece* | Palmyra |
| Igo, Silas* | Palmyra |
| Laverty, James A.* | Palmyra |
| Laverty, Mary A. Peck | Palmyra |
| McKee, Edwin Ruthven* | Washington Township |
| McKee, Sarah Elliott | Indianola |
| McKee, Tabor W.* | Indianola |
| Moorman, John Thomas* | Richland Township |
| Moorman, Mary VanPelt* | Richland Township |
| Mosher, Asa Jr.* | Liberty Township |
| Mosher, Joseph P.* | Liberty Township |
| Mosher, Sarah Pinkham Bunker* | Liberty Township |
| Newlin, Elias | Palmyra Township |
| Noble, Dr. Benjamin Sedwick* | Indianola |
| Noble, Mary Jane Armstrong* | Indianola |
| Pearson, Rebecca Todd* | Palmyra Township |
| Pearson, William S.* | Palmyra |
| Taylor, Boston I. | Richland Township (Ford) |
| Taylor, Esther Boggs | Richland Township (Ford) |
| Wasson, John Cochran Semans | Hartford |
| Wasson, Julia Ann Spry | Hartofrd |
| White, Jonathan | Palmyra Township |
FREEDOM SEEKERS/FREE AFRICAN AMERICANS |
Hutchins, Sylvia |
Miller, John Ross |
Scott, Samuel* |
Scott, Julia |
White, Sam - Indianola |
INVENTORY OF PLACES |
| Ackworth Friends Church* | |
| Middle River Friends Meeting House* | |
| White Swan |