This monument in the Burlington 37 Cemetery in Burlington, Ohio, was erected to commemorate the group of slaves freed by Madison’s James Twyman in 1849. Although the entire group did not move to Ohio, the names of all 37 are engraved on the front of this stone.
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The matriarch of one branch of Noah Twyman’s descendants, “Lizzie” Twyman, is seen here in an undated family photo. Lizzie married George Jasper and they had 12 children. Their shared gravesite is in the Mt. Zion Baptist Church cemetery in Criglersville.
Fourteen years before President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, a Madison County planter made a decision that, while perhaps not unprecedented, was nonetheless remarkable in kindness and scope.
This monument in the Burlington 37 Cemetery in Burlington, Ohio, was erected to commemorate the group of slaves freed by Madison’s James Twyman in 1849. Although the entire group did not move to Ohio, the names of all 37 are engraved on the front of this stone.
The matriarch of one branch of Noah Twyman’s descendants, “Lizzie” Twyman, is seen here in an undated family photo. Lizzie married George Jasper and they had 12 children. Their shared gravesite is in the Mt. Zion Baptist Church cemetery in Criglersville.
