Peter Jeffries

Black Person Information

First Name:
Peter
Last Name:
Jeffries
Family Code:
24192
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Metcalfe
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1844
Died Year:
1864
Occupation:
Farmer
Height:
68.25
Skin Color:
Black

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
Silas T. Jeffries
First Owner Code:
W24228
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Metcalfe
First Owner Year Transferred:
1864
Second Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Second Owner Code:
Z1000

Military Service

Military Unit:
108th Infantry USCT Company H
Enlisted Year:
1864

Additional Information

Notes:
Died at Rock Island IL Claim: "I purchased him at a Sheriff's sale in the Town of Edmundson in May 1863.

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