Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-04-23
A Former slaye.-IIls Eventful' history.

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Many of our villagers know colored
man who has lived some three years Ia
this village, of the name of Lloyd John.
son and know him to be man Of rare
mechanical genius, and q very Uncle Tom
of honesty. Yet, there are few who would
guess his age within twenty years; and
his life has been, under our great free "
country's former damnable system OF
slavery, as eventful In MANY respects as
that of the Moor 0thello. We recently be-
came much interested In the tale OF his life,
though no more remarkable than that Of
hundreds Of. other poor old slaves.
Lloyd relates that he was born near
Annapolis, Nd, in 1902. His parents were
owned by kind mistress, who married a
man who proved 10 be pirate captain,
who departed land never returned) few
weeks AFTER their marriage, tbs fruit
whereof was one daughter. Aher Lloyd's
parents had eight children their mistress
freed them, and executed papers emancl-
pating all the ehiidren as fast rs they
should become Of age. The daughter soon
after mafried Dr. Leo Fenwick, who In
herited the services of the eight slave
children, until they should become free.
The Fenwick preferred TO inherit them
for all time; and 80 one fine morning load.
cd all eight into q covered wagon and
started for his new-iound home In the then
now country of Missouri. Lloyd says
that the last time he saw his father and
mother, the Legreeish Fenwick had q rifle
in his hand and threatened to shoot them
IL they attempted TO come TO the wagon 10
bid, their children goodbye. Lloyd peeked
through a small hole in the canvas,
and DR.. II. smote him q heavy blow on
the face with the butt Of aheavy whip, and
then come into the wagon and nigh fiayed
him with IL This barbaFity 50 enraged
the beholders that the doctor was pursued
by the Sheriff and required % give heavy
bonds for the faithful carrying out Of tho
emancipation they were entitled 70 under
the law, before he weuid be allowed to
This was tiay-hSs years ago, whom
Lloyd was fourteen years old. Well, since
then he has outliyed aeven mastezs seen
his brothers sold "down river" and his
KIN scattered as slavery was wont TO do it !;
passed through miraculous dangers and
hardshlps on land and water; his children
are he knows not where and 10 1868 he
breathed free air for the first timo by es-
Gaping with Yankee troops from Arkan,
sas Soon after he became 4 Recruiting
oiiicer OF colored troops ct Cape Girar-
deau enlisted qll TIE force ,maasacred ct
Fort Pulow--An of which is well proven 4
and was during the remainder of the war
faithful and efficient worker for the gov
ernment under whose laws he had ~ long
been slave
Strange " d naysppSf, he has recent.
" received letter nom brother, born
nee, from whom be had not heard for long,
long years. informing him that his mother
"a sun Living but lew miles fr0m where
me was kidnapped from her into perpotu.
~ Slavery hlty-Eve years ago. Lloyd,
pe'ng the nflh child, thinks abe must be
one ArpUe0 3ean old OF more. She
1enoe 1'n word that she would like very
mneh Y tee him. and IL few days he
N1h 81 te'megt heE and his other kin in
mary JiAnu''r 1asdtoo (lPiS) Republic.