Martin Miles

Black Person Information

First Name:
Martin
Last Name:
Miles
Family Code:
85884
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Woodford
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1816
Died Year:
1865
Occupation:
Farmer
Height:
65
Skin Color:
Black

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
Benjamin Berry
First Owner Code:
W05880
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Woodford
Second Owner Name:
Lewis Allen Sr. Berry
Second Owner Code:
W05880B
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:
123rd Infantry USCT Company H
Enlisted Year:
1864

Additional Information

Notes:
Born in Woodford Co KY Enlisted at Camp Nelson KY Died 9/12/1865 at Jeffersonville IN Listed as married. Burial papers give age as 56 (1809) Claim: Inherited from father Benjamin Berry

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