Charles S. Morehead

ID: 556
This file appears in: Slave Escape

Kentucky Governor Charles S. Morehead, pictured here, found himself caught up in the legal proceedings to extradite Margaret Garner to Ohio to stand trial for murdering her daughter. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Slave Escape

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #1863 in Kenton County notes the escape of enslaved woman Margaret Garner, who murdered her daughter to prevent the child’s return to slavery. In the winter of 1856, Boone…