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Many people involved with the Underground Railroads in Wayne County are more well-known as opposed to locations, although it is not certain whether everyone’s identity has been revealed and recorded. There are records of people setting their slaves free as early as in the 1820s.<ref>"Wayne Co. Records Show Slave Freed", Wooster Daily Record (Possibly?) 1920. ''Wayne County, OH- African American Underground Railroad Lateral Files''</ref> There are also articles written in the 1950’s and onwards of people recollecting their parents’ and grandparents’ contribution in the Underground Railroad. The groups most often affiliated with the Underground Railroad include the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quakers Quakers], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covenanters#:~:text=Covenanters%20(Scottish%20Gaelic%3A%20C%C3%B9mhnantaich),bond%20or%20agreement%20with%20God. Covenanters], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesleyan_theology Wesleyan], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methodism Methodist], and other abolitionists. There were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mennonites Mennonites] such as the Myers family, some of whom broke their religious vows to provide armed assistance in the pursuit of freedom. Most people were highly respected citizens of the community. Below is a list of well-known Wayne County abolitionists-

Many people involved with the Underground Railroads in Wayne County are more well-known as opposed to locations, although it is not certain whether everyone’s identity has been revealed and recorded. There are records of people setting their slaves free as early as in the 1820s.<ref>"Wayne Co. Records Show Slave Freed", Wooster Daily Record (Possibly?) 1920. ''Wayne County, OH- African American Underground Railroad Lateral Files''</ref> There are also articles written in the 1950’s and onwards of people recollecting their parents’ and grandparents’ contribution in the Underground Railroad. The groups most often affiliated with the Underground Railroad include the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quakers Quakers], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covenanters#:~:text=Covenanters%20(Scottish%20Gaelic%3A%20C%C3%B9mhnantaich),bond%20or%20agreement%20with%20God. Covenanters], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesleyan_theology Wesleyan], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methodism Methodist], and other abolitionists. There were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mennonites Mennonites] such as the Myers family, some of whom broke their religious vows to provide armed assistance in the pursuit of freedom. Most people were highly respected citizens of the community. Below is a list of well-known Wayne County abolitionists-

* Armstrong, John S.

* Armstrong, John S.

*{{Surname|Battles}}, Thomas S. (Check [[Thomas S. Battles]])

*Battles, Thomas S. (Check [[Thomas S. Battles]])

* Battles, Dr. W. S. (Check [[Dr. W. S. Battles]])

* Battles, Dr. W. S. (Check [[Dr. W. S. Battles]])

*{{Surname|Bell}}, Charity (Check [[Charity Bell]])

*Bell, Charity (Check [[Charity Bell]])

*{{Surname|Brown}}, Owen

*Brown, Owen

*{{Surname|Burr}}, Timothy

*Burr, Timothy

*{{Surname|Clark}}, David

*Clark, David

*Cheney, John

*Cheney, John

*{{Surname|Cheney}}, Hibben

*Cheney, Hibben

*{{Surname|Daniels}}, Isaac<ref>''Isaac Daniels · The Underground Railroad in Wayne County · Wooster Digital History Project''. <nowiki>http://woosterhistory.org/exhibits/show/underground-railroad-through-w/isaac-daniels</nowiki>. Accessed 29 July 2022.</ref>

*Daniels, Isaac<ref>''Isaac Daniels · The Underground Railroad in Wayne County · Wooster Digital History Project''. <nowiki>http://woosterhistory.org/exhibits/show/underground-railroad-through-w/isaac-daniels</nowiki>. Accessed 29 July 2022.</ref>

*Daniels, Levi

*Daniels, Levi

*{{Surname|Degarmon}}, Dr. Joseph

*Degarmon, Dr. Joseph

*[[J. S. Farr|Farr, J. S.]]

*[[J. S. Farr|Farr, J. S.]]

* Kauffman, John

* Kauffman, John

* Kauffman, William

* Kauffman, William

*{{Surname|King}}, Leicester

*King, Leicester

*{{Surname|Ladd}}, Benjamin W.

*Ladd, Benjamin W.

*{{Surname|McClelland}}, H. R.

*McClelland, H. R.

* Martin, Dr. James

* Martin, Dr. James

*{{Surname|May}}, Daniel

*May, Daniel

* Myers, Joseph (Check [[Joseph Myers]])

* Myers, Joseph (Check [[Joseph Myers]])

*{{Surname|Oldroyd}}, Charles

*Oldroyd, Charles

*{{Surname|Pardee}}, Eugene (Check [[Eugene Pardee]])

*Pardee, Eugene (Check [[Eugene Pardee]])

*{{Surname|Perkins}}, General

*Perkins, General

* Philips, Rev G.S.

* Philips, Rev G.S.

*{{Surname|Rose}}, James<ref>''James Rose · The Underground Railroad in Wayne County · Wooster Digital History Project''. <nowiki>http://woosterhistory.org/exhibits/show/underground-railroad-through-w/james-rose</nowiki>. Accessed 29 July 2022.</ref>

*Rose, James<ref>''James Rose · The Underground Railroad in Wayne County · Wooster Digital History Project''. <nowiki>http://woosterhistory.org/exhibits/show/underground-railroad-through-w/james-rose</nowiki>. Accessed 29 July 2022.</ref>

*{{Surname|Seibert}}, Samuel

*Seibert, Samuel

*{{Surname|Smith}}, Thomas L.<ref>''Thomas Smith · The Underground Railroad in Wayne County · Wooster Digital History Project''. <nowiki>http://woosterhistory.org/exhibits/show/underground-railroad-through-w/thomas-smith</nowiki>. Accessed 29 July 2022.</ref>

*Smith, Thomas L.<ref>''Thomas Smith · The Underground Railroad in Wayne County · Wooster Digital History Project''. <nowiki>http://woosterhistory.org/exhibits/show/underground-railroad-through-w/thomas-smith</nowiki>. Accessed 29 July 2022.</ref>

* Swords, Absolom

* Swords, Absolom

*{{Surname|Taggart}}, Robert<ref>''Robert and William Taggart · The Underground Railroad in Wayne County · Wooster Digital History Project''. <nowiki>http://woosterhistory.org/exhibits/show/underground-railroad-through-w/robert-and-william-taggart</nowiki>. Accessed 29 July 2022.</ref>

*Taggart, Robert<ref>''Robert and William Taggart · The Underground Railroad in Wayne County · Wooster Digital History Project''. <nowiki>http://woosterhistory.org/exhibits/show/underground-railroad-through-w/robert-and-william-taggart</nowiki>. Accessed 29 July 2022.</ref>

*{{Surname|Wright}}, Elizur

*Wright, Elizur

A great number of the people mentioned above resided in the Wooster, Millbrook, Fredericksburg, and Shreve areas which were the most active for Underground Railroad operations. It is assumed that these people were also a part of the [[Wayne County Anti-Slavery Society]], although many of their names were not recorded in the articles published on the annuals meetings at that time. A possible explanation could be that they wanted to keep their identities discreet, which were only revealed later by their successors.

A great number of the people mentioned above resided in the Wooster, Millbrook, Fredericksburg, and Shreve areas which were the most active for Underground Railroad operations. It is assumed that these people were also a part of the [[Wayne County Anti-Slavery Society]], although many of their names were not recorded in the articles published on the annuals meetings at that time. A possible explanation could be that they wanted to keep their identities discreet, which were only revealed later by their successors.