She was an ex-slave, brought to Crawfordsville in 1835 from Kentucky by the Inlows. During her life she married two members of the Smith family. The first was Judge Peter Smith, a celebrated colored preacher, born in Africa. Aunt Mandy was a good old soul, who worked hard and lived an upright life. She washed for John Bishop's family for 18 years. She died at the home of her grandson-in-law., Dick Jones. [Obit. in Crawfordsville Journal, Mar. 18, 1893, reprinted in contribution by Douglas E Clanin to The Hoosier Genealogist, Vol. 44 #3, Fall 2004, page 182.]
She was an ex-slave, brought to Crawfordsville in 1835 from Kentucky by the Inlows. During her life she married two members of the Smith family. The first was Judge Peter Smith, a celebrated colored preacher, born in Africa. Aunt Mandy was a good old soul, who worked hard and lived an upright life. She washed for John Bishop's family for 18 years. She died at the home of her grandson-in-law., Dick Jones. [Obit. in Crawfordsville Journal, Mar. 18, 1893, reprinted in contribution by Douglas E Clanin to The Hoosier Genealogist, Vol. 44 #3, Fall 2004, page 182.]
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