George Washington Carver was likely born in January or June of 1864 to Mary and Giles, an enslaved couple owned by Moses Carver, in Diamond, Missouri, during the Civil War. Carver was kidnapped from the Carver farm by raiders from the adjacent state of Arkansas a week after his birth, along with his sister and mother. Later, the three were sold in Kentucky. Only the baby Carver was found and returned to Missouri by an agent for Moses Carver. Moses Carver and his wife Susan raised George and his brother James as their own children and taught them to read and write.
George Washington Carver: The Peanut Man
George Washington Carver: The Peanut Man
George Washington Carver: The Peanut Man
George Washington Carver was likely born in January or June of 1864 to Mary and Giles, an enslaved couple owned by Moses Carver, in Diamond, Missouri, during the Civil War. Carver was kidnapped from the Carver farm by raiders from the adjacent state of Arkansas a week after his birth, along with his sister and mother. Later, the three were sold in Kentucky. Only the baby Carver was found and returned to Missouri by an agent for Moses Carver. Moses Carver and his wife Susan raised George and his brother James as their own children and taught them to read and write.