Black Person Information
First Name:
Shelby
Last Name:
Bell
Family Code:
21837
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Shelby
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1846
Died Year:
1865
Occupation:
Farm hand
Height:
71
Skin Color:
Black
Enslaver Information
First Owner Name:
Patterson Bell
First Owner Code:
W07384
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Shelby
First Owner Year Transferred:
1853
Second Owner Name:
Montgomery Bell
Second Owner Code:
W07384B
Second Owner State:
KY
Second Owner County:
Shelby
Second Owner Year Transferred:
1864
Third Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Third Owner Code:
Z1000
Military Service
Military Unit:
108th Infantry USCT Company F
Enlisted Year:
1864
Additional Information
Notes:
Born in Shelby Co. Enlisted at Louisville KY. Vaccinated for smallpox in left arm. Died in the Hospital at Rock Island IL. Claim made by Hiram Bell for minor Montgomery: ". . .inherited from the estate of his father Patterson Bell who died in 1853. . .Hiram Bell has held slave in his possession since 1856. . ."