Dennis Doram Property Deed, Danville
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Boyle County and Danville was home to a number of free people of color in the 1850s, including Dennis Doram, who was the purchaser of property listed in this deed from the 1830s. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.
This file appears in: Willis Russell House
Willis Russell House
Historical Marker #2386 notes the location of the Willis Russell House in Danville. Russell, a free man of color who lived in the house, taught African American children during the mid-nineteenth century.
Virginia Revolutionary War veteran and…