Affadilla Moody Deaver was born to Lydia Ann Weeks and Nathan Moody in 1808, with birthdate reported both as February 24 and February 22. She moved from her birthplace of Lisbon, Maine with her family when she was nine years old.
The Moodys moved to Morgan County, Ohio, the county where Deavertown is located. In 1828, Affadilla married Reuben Deaver who founded Deavertown along with his brother Levi. Reuben had left Deavertown to become a millwright, but returned in 1825.
After marriage, Reuben and Affadilla became active in the Underground Railroad - a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the US during the early to mid-1800s used by slaves to escape into free states.
On one occasion, as Affadilla Deaver was transporting several slaves from Deavertown to a safe house in Roseville, Ohio, the wagon that she was driving became stuck in the mud. Affadilla had concealed the runaway slaves under hay and produce in the back of the wagon. She enlisted the aid of four men known for their pro-slavery sentiments. The men assisted her in freeing the wagon, never realizing that she had the fugitives concealed in the back of the vehicle.
The photo of Affadilla Deaver posted in this memorial was collected by Wilbur H. Siebert in his abolitionist research during the 1890s.
Affadilla Moody Deaver died on March 11, 1876, in York Township, Ohio.
The Moodys moved to Morgan County, Ohio, the county where Deavertown is located. In 1828, Affadilla married Reuben Deaver who founded Deavertown along with his brother Levi. Reuben had left Deavertown to become a millwright, but returned in 1825.
After marriage, Reuben and Affadilla became active in the Underground Railroad - a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the US during the early to mid-1800s used by slaves to escape into free states.
On one occasion, as Affadilla Deaver was transporting several slaves from Deavertown to a safe house in Roseville, Ohio, the wagon that she was driving became stuck in the mud. Affadilla had concealed the runaway slaves under hay and produce in the back of the wagon. She enlisted the aid of four men known for their pro-slavery sentiments. The men assisted her in freeing the wagon, never realizing that she had the fugitives concealed in the back of the vehicle.
The photo of Affadilla Deaver posted in this memorial was collected by Wilbur H. Siebert in his abolitionist research during the 1890s.
Affadilla Moody Deaver died on March 11, 1876, in York Township, Ohio.
Affadilla Moody Deaver was born to Lydia Ann Weeks and Nathan Moody in 1808, with birthdate reported both as February 24 and February 22. She moved from her birthplace of Lisbon, Maine with her family when she was nine years old.
The Moodys moved to Morgan County, Ohio, the county where Deavertown is located. In 1828, Affadilla married Reuben Deaver who founded Deavertown along with his brother Levi. Reuben had left Deavertown to become a millwright, but returned in 1825.
After marriage, Reuben and Affadilla became active in the Underground Railroad - a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the US during the early to mid-1800s used by slaves to escape into free states.
On one occasion, as Affadilla Deaver was transporting several slaves from Deavertown to a safe house in Roseville, Ohio, the wagon that she was driving became stuck in the mud. Affadilla had concealed the runaway slaves under hay and produce in the back of the wagon. She enlisted the aid of four men known for their pro-slavery sentiments. The men assisted her in freeing the wagon, never realizing that she had the fugitives concealed in the back of the vehicle.
The photo of Affadilla Deaver posted in this memorial was collected by Wilbur H. Siebert in his abolitionist research during the 1890s.
Affadilla Moody Deaver died on March 11, 1876, in York Township, Ohio.
The Moodys moved to Morgan County, Ohio, the county where Deavertown is located. In 1828, Affadilla married Reuben Deaver who founded Deavertown along with his brother Levi. Reuben had left Deavertown to become a millwright, but returned in 1825.
After marriage, Reuben and Affadilla became active in the Underground Railroad - a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the US during the early to mid-1800s used by slaves to escape into free states.
On one occasion, as Affadilla Deaver was transporting several slaves from Deavertown to a safe house in Roseville, Ohio, the wagon that she was driving became stuck in the mud. Affadilla had concealed the runaway slaves under hay and produce in the back of the wagon. She enlisted the aid of four men known for their pro-slavery sentiments. The men assisted her in freeing the wagon, never realizing that she had the fugitives concealed in the back of the vehicle.
The photo of Affadilla Deaver posted in this memorial was collected by Wilbur H. Siebert in his abolitionist research during the 1890s.
Affadilla Moody Deaver died on March 11, 1876, in York Township, Ohio.
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