12/18/1860: Pence, Elmarine bequeathed slave by Edward H. Pence (Lawson)

Archive

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

WL.0237

Collection

1835-1877 Platte County, Missouri, Wills

Archive Items Details

Description

Bequeaths to Elmarine Pence "…my Negro woman Hester and her two children Shey and Lawson at a fair valuation which negro slaves I will bequeath to my said daughter Elmarine and the heirs of her body…"

Date(s) of Creation

12/18/1860

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Lawson

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Pence, Elmarine bequeathed slave by Edward H. Pence

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Vol. C 1862-1893: WL.C.303

Copyright

Copyright Details

© 2026 BAAC All Rights Reserved

Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

5/30/2025

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Robin Nava

Date

6/30/2025

General Notes

Note

1860.12.18 WL.C.303 Pence, Edward H Slaves.jpg

Note

BAAC workbook: 1835-1877 Wills CatalogIt version.xlsx [Wills 2.14.26]

Created By

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Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

12/18/1860: Pence, Elmarine bequeathed slave by Edward H. Pence (Lawson)