Pleasant Litchford and his family traveled as freed slaves from Virginia, who settled in Franklin County, Perry Township, Ohio, in the years between 1829-1830.
Pleasant and his family were also founders of the S.
He was a staunch advocate for the anti-slavery movement and a strong figure in the Underground Railroad.
By the time of the Civil War, Pleasant was the fourth-largest landowner in Perry Township.
The family struggled alongside other pioneers to establish a home in the Ohio wilderness.
Pleasant Litchford and his family traveled as freed slaves from Virginia, who settled in Franklin County, Perry Township, Ohio, in the years between 1829-1830