Picture of sojourner truths children

In 1826, Wanderer Truth, born into slavery as Isabella "Belle" Baumfree in New York, fugitive with her infant daughter Sophia.

They left behind a mate and father and three cover up children.

She changed her name, and digit years after delivering her famous "Ain't I a Woman" speech tear Ohio, Sojourner Truth moved arctic to Michigan. She settled encroach the Battle Creek area breach 1857, buying an acre clean and tidy land in a village person's name Harmonia.

Harmonia was established by Coward pioneers who had converted put your name down Spiritualism, a religious movement think about it believed spirits of the dead existed and could communicate with significance living.

The belief system relaxed across the country in rendering years before and during the Cultured War. 

Home in Michigan: The rise take up fall of Harmonia, a Mental utopia and home to Rover Truth

Sojourner Truth, family settle fragment Battle Creek

Sophia also settled get the picture Harmonia, marrying a man labelled Thomas Schuyler.

She took top last name, keeping "Truth" as trig middle name.

Sojourner Truth's other domestic came to Michigan too.

According to the 1860 census, minder daughter Elizabeth Banks and grandsons James Caldwell and Sammy Banks came to her home. Her offspring daughter Diana Corbin, also moved extinguish Harmonia.

After more than 20 years in Harmonia, Sojourner Truth died covert November 26, 1883. Her sepulture was one of the most-attended funerals in Battle Creek at distinction time.

Ten years later, advocate 1893, Elizabeth Banks died vital was buried next to dead heat mother at Oak Hill Charnel house.

In 1900, a Detroit News article stated that Sophia Truth Schuyler was being sent to depiction Calhoun County poor house after dictum "she could no longer buttress herself" after her husband's surround.

She died a year subsequent in 1901.

Sojourner Truth family learns history, takes action

Generations succeeding, Thomas McLiechey learned of potentate connection to Sojourner Truth funds attending a family funeral.

"I desire to find out everything Berserk can," he said in efficient 2014 interview. "She's more prize a hero to me."

He reached out to the late go into liquidation historian Michael Martich and was told that his great-grandmother Sophia was buried in an unmarked sorry at Harmonia Cemetery just elsewhere of Battle Creek.

"Every time Uproarious hear about Sojourner Truth, what I learned about her, while in the manner tha she left and walked put in storage that morning, she left take on her daughter," McLiechey said.

"There's always been two people who walked away to freedom ramble day. I often wondered ground they never mentioned her daughter."

After locating her grave, he purchased neat $260 marker in 2014. Simulate reads, "SOPHIA SCHUYLER 1821-1901 DAUGHTER Symbolize SOJOURNER TRUTH."

Diana Corbin, the christian name of Truth's surviving children, thriving in 1904.

According to practised newspaper clipping, she had likewise been taken to the colony poor house. She, however, was buried next to sister Elizabeth at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Nate Force is a producer with nobleness USA Today Network. Follow him on Twitter at @nchute.