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Ellen (#
20984617
)
Black, female
Petition #
20984617
, filed in Maryland (1846)
Role in Petition:
petitioner
Status:
free person of color
Freedom: Origins of freedom: manumitted by will of Robert R. Richardson to go to Liberia.
Family roles(s)
Head of family
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