Frances Herbert

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• Name	Frances Herbert  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	1840 South Carolina, USA [1, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Enslaved	​ Berkeley, West Virginia, USA [4, 5]  –  Yes
  Residence	Sep 1881 Berkeley Springs, Morgan, West Virginia, USA [5]
  Residence	1904 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [2]
  Residence	1906 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [2]
  Residence	1910 Ward 8, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1]  –  Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Lodger
  Torn From Family by Slave Block	28 Mar 1912 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [5]  –  Never Saw Them Again
  Died	28 Mar 1912 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [3, 4]
  Buried	​ 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [3, 4]
  	Lincoln Cemetery
  Notes	Torn From Family by Slave Block Never Saw Them Again Ex-slave Dies at Almshouse Burial by Former Employers Separated from family and friend many year ago by the cruelty of the auction block. Mrs. Frances Herbert, an old slave who had lost track of her own age died all alone In the world at the Dauphin County Alms House last Sunday night. Mrs. Herbert was born In South Carolina. When very young she and three other little girls were torn from their mother and sold at auction. She never saw any of her relatives again. Developing into an excellent cook, she was sold in the course of time to several prominent men of the South, having three masters in all. Mrs. Herbert was married twice. Her first marriage was the ordinary slave ceremony of "jumpin' over a broom stick." When her first husband died she was married to Mr. Herbert by a minister. At the time of President Garfield's assassination, Mrs. Herbert was employed by Dr. Van Ressler, a brother-in-law of the President, of Berkley Spring. West Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert came to this city many year ago. Mrs. Herbert was employed a cook by many prominent Harrisburg families. Several years ago, Mr. Herbert died, and Mrs. Herbert, being too old to work, was forced to go to the poor house. She is being buried by several of her old employers of this city. Funeral services were held this afternoon in St. Paul Baptist Church. Burial was made in the Lincoln Cemetery. Harrisburg Telegraph - 28 Mar 1912 - Page 10
  Person ID	I1171 SOALsearch
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024

  
  
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  Family 1	Enslaved Husband Herbert b. 1840 d. Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
  Married	Aft 1865 [5]
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  Family ID	F401 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Husband Enslaved b. 1835, USA
  Married	1856 USA [5]
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F2397 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Mrs Frances Herbert Ex-Slave_Telegraph_28 Mar 1912

  
  

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  [S5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), 1910 United States Federal Census Record. [S45] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). [S3] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S4] Findagrave, (Location: Penbrook, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA; Date: 1885;), Frances herbert 28 Mar 1912. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232899570/frances-herbert [S1390] Newspapers.com - Harrisburg Telegraph - 28 Mar 1912 - Page 10, (Name: Harrisburg Telegraph; Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Date: 28 Mar 1912;), Mrs Frances Herbert Ex-Slave_Telegraph_28 Mar 1912 28 Mar 1912. Torn From Family by Slave Block Never Saw Them Again Ex-slave Dies at Almshouse Burial by Former Employers Separated from family and friend many year ago by the cruelty of the auction block. Mrs. Frances Herbert, an old slave who had lost track of her own age died all alone In the world at the Dauphin County Alms House last Sunday night. Mrs. Herbert was born In South Carolina. When very young she and three other little girls were torn from their mother and sold at auction. She never saw any of her relatives again. Developing Into an excellent cook, she was sold in the course of time to several prominent men of the South, having three masters in all. Mrs. Herbert wa married twice. Her first marriage wa the ordinary slave ceremony of "jumpin' over a broom stlck." When her first husband died she was married to Mr. Herbert by a minister. At the time of President Garfield's assassination, Mrs. Herbert wa employed by Dr. Van Ressler, a brother-in-law of the President, of Berkley Spring. West Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert came to this city many year ago. Mrs. Herbert was employed a cook by many prominent Harrisburg families. Several years ago, Mr. Herbert died, and Mrs. Herbert, being too old to work, was forced to go to the poor house. She is being buried by several of her old employers of this city. Funeral services were held this afternoon in St. Paul Baptist Church. Burial was made in the Lincoln Cemetery. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86818486/mrs-frances-herbert/?xid=637