Black Person Information
First Name:
Albert
Last Name:
Gess
Family Code:
30949
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Lincoln
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1835
Occupation:
Laborer
Height:
62
Skin Color:
Black
Enslaver Information
First Owner Name:
John E. Owsley
First Owner Code:
W07017B
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Lincoln
First Owner Year Transferred:
1852
Second Owner Name:
Jacob Guest
Second Owner Code:
W09530
Second Owner State:
KY
Second Owner County:
Lincoln
Second Owner Year Transferred:
1864
Third Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Third Owner Code:
Z1000
Military Service
Military Unit:
109th Infantry USCT Company C
Enlisted Year:
1864
Additional Information
Notes:
Draftee. Claim: "by purchase of John E. Owsley of Lincoln County in the year 1852"