Chicago Boy kidnapped by Woman Brought to Painesville Octagon House
Entry/Object ID
2006.000321.1
Scope and Content
Five year old Gerald Lainier was taken from in front of his home in Chicago was broought to Painesville, by Anne Ingersoll McMackin in 1898 along with John Collins a Civil War veteran that she picked up in California. The child was reunited with his mother after ten months.
John Hobday, an Englishman, built the Octagon House which was completed in 1863 and used as a way station for slaves on the underground railway.
Physical Characteristics: Paper
Collection
Painesville, Ohio - Residence
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Search Terms
Painesville, Octagon House, way station for slaves, underground railway
Legacy Lexicon
Object Name
Newspaper Article
Archive Details
Date(s) of Creation
Sep 19, 1981
Primary Language
English
Archive Notes
Date(s): September 19, 1981
Location of Originals: LCHS