Black Person Information
First Name:
Preston
Last Name:
Hicks
Family Code:
19385
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Woodford
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1841
Occupation:
Farmer
Height:
66
Skin Color:
Black
Enslaver Information
First Owner Name:
Thomas Steele
First Owner Code:
W05187A
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Woodford
First Owner Year Transferred:
1862
Second Owner Name:
William J Steele
Second Owner Code:
W05187B
Second Owner State:
KY
Second Owner County:
Woodford
Second Owner Year Transferred:
1864
Third Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Third Owner Code:
Z1000
Military Service
Military Unit:
12th Heavy Artillery USCT Company I
Enlisted Year:
1864
Additional Information
Notes:
Claim: "By purchase in 1862 from my brother Thomas Steele"