Black Person Information
First Name:
John
Last Name:
Duke
Family Code:
17296
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Scott
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1820
Occupation:
Farmer
Height:
67
Skin Color:
Black
Enslaver Information
First Owner Name:
James K. Duke
First Owner Code:
W05655
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Scott
First Owner Year Transferred:
1863
Second Owner Name:
Mary Buford Duke
Second Owner Code:
W05655Z
Second Owner State:
KY
Second Owner Year Transferred:
1864
Third Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Third Owner Code:
Z1000
Military Service
Military Unit:
5th Cavalry USCT Company M
Enlisted Year:
1864
Additional Information
Notes:
Was not taken up by the 6th USCT Cavalry. Claim: (Made by Mary B. Duke) " by provisional will made by my husband John R. Duke who died August 1863"