Doram, Dennis, Jr. ca. 1797-1869.

Dennis Doram, Jr. was born ca. 1797. Son of Dennis (Sr.) and Lydia Barbee Doram, was freed at the age of 2 month by the will of General Thomas Barbee. In his will the General stated that all the Doram children were to be taught to read and write, and the boys were to be taught arithmetic. On December 15, 1830 Diadamia Taylor and Dennis Doram, Jr. were married in Boyle County, Kentucky, and produced twelve children: Dunn, Gibson, Thomas Anderson, Lucy Jane, Josephus, Martha Anna, Joshua, William, Robert (R.C.C.), Diademia, Sarah, and Susan. Dennis Doram, Jr. died on 18 October 1869. Dennis Doram, Jr. was fortunate to be able to read, write, and cipher. These skills allowed him, as a freedman, to acquire relatively large amounts of land and property over a period of time. By 1860 Dennis Doram, Jr. owned 300 acres of land on the Dix River, four lots in the town of Danville, Kentucky, eight horses, thirty head of cattle, thirty mature hogs, one female mule, one bull, and one slave. In 1869, according to his will, Dennis Doram, Jr. was able to provide a town lot in Danville, a horse, and a bed to each of his children. Diademia Doram continues to appear on the Boyle County tax lists. Her last appearance is in 1873, where she is listed as owning 40 acres along the Dix River valued at $450.00.