Lewis Sheridan Leary                    Hiram Revels                             John Copeland

born in North Carolina                born in North Carolina                       born in North Carolina
moved to Oberlin, Ohio            minister in Baltimore in 1859          involved in Oberlin-Wellington Rescue
killed at Harpers Ferry         became first African American senator      executed with John Brown
first cousin of Revels                    first cousin of Leary                      relative of Leary by marriage

1858 Chatham, Canada
West Convention
delegates with Civil War
Service noted
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