Black Person Information
First Name:
John
Last Name:
Dickinson
Family Code:
27978B
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Jefferson
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1831
Occupation:
Farmer
Height:
68
Skin Color:
Black
Enslaver Information
First Owner Name:
Lawrence Young
First Owner Code:
W07992
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Jefferson
First Owner Year Transferred:
1865
Second Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Second Owner Code:
Z1000
Military Service
Military Unit:
125th Infantry USCT Company B
Enlisted Year:
1865
Additional Information
Notes:
Claim:"Purchased his mother before he was born in about 1831 and raised him and his half-brother Wesley WATSON enlisted at the same time"