Lafayette Ellington

Black Person Information

First Name:
Lafayette
Last Name:
Ellington
Family Code:
40844
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Cumberland
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1846
Occupation:
Farmer
Height:
66.25
Skin Color:
Brown

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
William Ellington
First Owner Code:
W12881
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Cumberland
First Owner Year Transferred:
1864
Second Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Second Owner Code:
Z1000

Additional Information

Notes:
Claim: he was born mine I owned his mother

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