Black Person Information
First Name:
John
Last Name:
Smiley
Family Code:
06547
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Nelson
Enslaver Information
First Owner Name:
James Smiley
First Owner Code:
W01235
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Nelson
First Owner Year Transferred:
1816
Second Owner Name:
Thomas Roberts
Second Owner Code:
W00005
Second Owner Year Transferred:
1817
Third Owner Name:
Free
Third Owner Code:
W0000
Year Emancipated:
1817
Additional Information
Notes:
Purchased 28 FEB 1816 then transported to Louisiana where he sued for his freedom and won in the Louisiana Courts.