Rial Cheadle ( or Rial " Chedle " ) of the Ohio Cheadles , was a prominent conductor in the Ohio Underground Railroad . Born at Big Bottom , he , along with the abolitionist Rev. Bennett Roberts , taught school and spoke against slavery . Under the influence of both Cheadle and Roberts , the school at Big Bottom became known as " The Abolition School . " Cheadle 's work in transporting slaves northward in the underground railroad is reported to have taken place over the span of 20 years and there are a number a local writings which refer to the work of this energetic and unique man . References to Rial Cheadle 's activities can be found in Morgan County histories , a pamphlet published by Eck Humphries in 1931 , and in first-hand accounts collected by Professor W.H. Seibert of Ohio State University in the late 1880s and 1890s
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