Re: Julia Ann Harrod
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Re: Julia Ann Harrod
Lucy Kingman 5/18/01
Mr. Kingman,
As this response is seven years after your posting, you probably already have this information, but I thought I would offer it all the same...
Franklin is a county in Kentucky; the county seat (situated in the approximate center of the county) is also the state capitol: Frankfort.The Harrods lived in the northern part of the county along with other neighboring family enclaves: Onan, Polsgrove, Duncan, et al.The land is lush and rolling, and ribboned with streams--good farmland.During the Civil War, the area was a hotbed for Confederate sympathizers, and many area residents signed up to fight for the Confederacy; some of them ended up with the infamous Morgan's Raiders.
Most of the individuals in the families mentioned above were hard-working people (though not wealthy) who valued honesty, education, family pride and personal integrity (this info from stories, documents and family fortunes from several connecting lines).Although these families lived very close to the state capitol, few ever involved themselves in politics; however, they held to the general consensus of their little society of northern Franklin County that people should be informed and should always vote.They held their women in high regard (shunning or "avenging" those who mis-treated women...vis. court records).Some in those families owned slaves, but the opinion today is that those slaves were probably well-treated.This is supported by obituary notices for deceased slaves and for doctor's bills for treatment of slaves (note: the same doctor who treated the slaves was also the family physician).It might also be worth noting that those in the generations following the Civil War and who passed away in living memory were not taught racial prejudice, a fact very much in evidence during the 1960s.
Although this response does not contain any specific names or dates, I hope you find the information helpful.
Laura Love