Ann-Elizabeth Fossett Isaacs | |
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| Born | c. 1812 |
| Died | 1902 |
| Known for | Underground Railroad |
Ann-Elizabeth Fossett Isaacs (c. 1812-1902)[1] was an African American woman who was born into slavery at Monticello, the plantation owned by then former president Thomas Jefferson.[1] She lived there until she was around the age of fifteen with her mother, a cook, and her father, a blacksmith, along with their other nine children.[1] She would later be sold to a new owner, and eventually gain freedom, and after moving around from Ohio and Charlottesville, would eventually settle in Ross County, Ohio.[2] It was here that she and her family were able to play an integral part in the Underground Railroad.[1]