After I wrote this article, I found found out that Richmond was an important stop on the Underground Railroad because a colony of Quakers lived there. That might explain why the Hawkins family moved there by 1860.
This is wonderful! Thank you so much for your work. I have a few photos of these locations, I would be happy to email them to you. Hawkins Prairie Cemetery was beautiful, and there are many admirable headstones therein. Quite a few Cottees are buried there too - the prominent name Cottee was also mentioned by Eunice Brewer-Trotter in her book "Black in Indiana". She is a descendant of Mary Bateman Clark in Vincennes. There also is a Breckenridge Cemetery in Bedford where Dive and Ruvina (Hannah McCaw's mother, if I remember correctly) lie buried. I found a reference of Halson V Eagleson and his wife visiting his friends in Bedford (mentioned in the Indianapolis Recorder, I need to look this up again). I think Hanna Collins McCaw's house is the one on Eighth and Grant Street here in Bloomington. Thanks again!
Yes, I would like photos. I am thinking of driving to Bedford this week, as Hannah Collins Breckenridge McCaw will be the subject of my next blog. I will have to look up the book, Black in indiana. Thanks
After I wrote this article, I found found out that Richmond was an important stop on the Underground Railroad because a colony of Quakers lived there. That might explain why the Hawkins family moved there by 1860.
Also, Levi Coffin lived just north of Richmond in Fountain City, and he was the most significant conductor of the Underground Railroad in Indiana.
This is wonderful! Thank you so much for your work. I have a few photos of these locations, I would be happy to email them to you. Hawkins Prairie Cemetery was beautiful, and there are many admirable headstones therein. Quite a few Cottees are buried there too - the prominent name Cottee was also mentioned by Eunice Brewer-Trotter in her book "Black in Indiana". She is a descendant of Mary Bateman Clark in Vincennes. There also is a Breckenridge Cemetery in Bedford where Dive and Ruvina (Hannah McCaw's mother, if I remember correctly) lie buried. I found a reference of Halson V Eagleson and his wife visiting his friends in Bedford (mentioned in the Indianapolis Recorder, I need to look this up again). I think Hanna Collins McCaw's house is the one on Eighth and Grant Street here in Bloomington. Thanks again!
Yes, I would like photos. I am thinking of driving to Bedford this week, as Hannah Collins Breckenridge McCaw will be the subject of my next blog. I will have to look up the book, Black in indiana. Thanks
Great! I can't find an email address for you on here, but you can reach me at vanessa.domizlaff@outlook.com
I am excited that you are investigating Mrs McCaw to find out more about her life!