Blow family
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The Blow family was a Missouri slaveholding family known for originally owning Dred Scott and later supporting his legal fight for freedom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Blow family canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9895040 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blow family Context triple: [Dred Scott, freedomGrantedBy, Blow family]
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A.
Blunt family
The Blunt family is a British family best known for its members’ prominence in the arts and public life, including actors, writers, and other cultural figures.
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B.
Bluth family
The Bluth family is the dysfunctional, eccentric central family in the television sitcom "Arrested Development," known for their wealth, legal troubles, and absurd interpersonal dynamics.
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C.
Brody family
The Brody family is a fictional household featured in the "Jaws" franchise, centered around police chief Martin Brody and his relatives as they confront shark-related threats in the coastal town of Amity Island.
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D.
Voight family
The Voight family is an American acting dynasty best known for including Oscar-winning actor Jon Voight and his children, Angelina Jolie and James Haven.
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E.
Simon family
The Simon family is a prominent American real estate dynasty best known for founding and controlling Simon Property Group, one of the largest shopping mall operators in the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blow family Target entity description: The Blow family was a Missouri slaveholding family known for originally owning Dred Scott and later supporting his legal fight for freedom.
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A.
Blunt family
The Blunt family is a British family best known for its members’ prominence in the arts and public life, including actors, writers, and other cultural figures.
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B.
Bluth family
The Bluth family is the dysfunctional, eccentric central family in the television sitcom "Arrested Development," known for their wealth, legal troubles, and absurd interpersonal dynamics.
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C.
Brody family
The Brody family is a fictional household featured in the "Jaws" franchise, centered around police chief Martin Brody and his relatives as they confront shark-related threats in the coastal town of Amity Island.
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D.
Voight family
The Voight family is an American acting dynasty best known for including Oscar-winning actor Jon Voight and his children, Angelina Jolie and James Haven.
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E.
Simon family
The Simon family is a prominent American real estate dynasty best known for founding and controlling Simon Property Group, one of the largest shopping mall operators in the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American family
ⓘ
slaveholding family ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dred Scott
ⓘ
Dred Scott v. Sandford ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| economicBasis | slave labor ⓘ |
| ethnicity | European American ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | background of the Dred Scott Supreme Court case ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced | Dred Scott's pursuit of legal freedom ⓘ |
| knownFor |
originally owning Dred Scott
ⓘ
supporting Dred Scott's legal fight for freedom ⓘ |
| laterSupported | Dred Scott ⓘ |
| legalStatus | free white family ⓘ |
| locationOfActivity |
Alabama
ⓘ
Missouri ⓘ |
| movedFrom | Virginia ⓘ |
| movedTo |
Alabama
ⓘ
Missouri ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Irene Emerson Blow
ⓘ
linked to:
Irene Emerson
Peter Blow ⓘ Taylor Blow ⓘ |
| occupation | slaveholders ⓘ |
| ownedEnslavedPerson |
Dred Scott
ⓘ
Harriet Scott ⓘ |
| partOf | slaveholding society in the American South ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| residence |
St. Louis, Missouri
ⓘ
linked to:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
|
| socialClass | planter class ⓘ |
| source | historical records of Dred Scott v. Sandford ⓘ |
| state | Missouri ⓘ |
| supported | Dred Scott's freedom suit ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
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