Black Person Information
First Name:
Charles
Last Name:
Busey
Family Code:
16127
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Shelby
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1843
Occupation:
Laborer
Height:
71
Skin Color:
Copper
Enslaver Information
First Owner Name:
(Father) Davis
First Owner Code:
W05262
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Shelby
Second Owner Name:
John F. Davis
Second Owner Code:
W05262A
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
Additional Information
Notes:
Enlisted without consent. Claim: "I owned him since he was a small child - a gift from my father"