Elijah of Buxton

freedom for 15 slaves

Mar 26, 1848

Reverend king and his fifteen slaves traveled to the free state of Ohio and the king grants them freedom and an opprotunity to build their own settlment where many free Native Americans can rest in peace

time

Period: Jan 25, 1849 to Mar 25, 1870

Elijah was born

Mar 24, 1849

Elijah was born as the first free African American in Buxton

1849-1855

Period: Mar 24, 1849 to Mar 24, 1855

first school

Mar 26, 1850

The first school in Buxton was opened with twelve children attending on the first day.

A Brickyard is Opened

Mar 26, 1851

A newly opened brickyard produced over 300,000 bricks in its first year that were used to build buildings.

elected president

Mar 26, 1860

Abraham lincon was elected president of the united states

The Fragile boy

Jan 25, 1861

The preacher tricked cooter and Elijah by telling them a lie about a hoop snake that eats people

Elijah quallifies for a circues

Mar 25, 1861

Elijah tried out to be a circus actor who would throw rocks and amaze everyone who would be watching.

Mr. Leroy Gained enough money to free his family

Dec 24, 1861

Mr. Leroy worked about half of the money up to free his family by cutting trees down and clearing out feilds. Then once he carved a sign for Mrs. Holtons loss of her son she gave him a box full of money to free his family

a ingured mr. Highgate

Dec 28, 1861

When Mr. Highgate returned to Buxton unexpectedly after he went with the preacher to buy mr. Leroy's family out of slavery he was all beat up and had a bulet skim his forehead from the Preacher.

Elijah gets kidnapped

Dec 29, 1861

Elijah gets kidnapped while he was trying to eas drod on his parents while they are talking private

Elijah lies to Cooter's grandma

Dec 29, 1861

Elijah lies to cooter's grandma that he will not be staying the whole night because his parents want him home. But he lied because he wanted to hide himself so he could go with Mr. leroy to catch the preacher.

Mr. Leroy dies

Dec 30, 1861

Mr. Leroy dies a sudden death before he finds the preacher so now Elijah has to do it for him and Mr. Leroy.

A New Free African American baby

Dec 30, 1862

Elijah found that it would be easiest to take the baby from the family that has been caught for slavery

enslaved family

Dec 30, 1862

While Elijah was looking for the preacher he found a family that layed helplessly on the ground chained up. He really wanted to let them be free in buxton.

assasination

Mar 26, 1865

Abraham Licon was assasinated in Washington, D.C.