Gilbert Smith

Black Person Information

First Name:
Gilbert
Last Name:
Smith
Family Code:
40221
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Adair
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1825
Occupation:
Laborer
Height:
66
Skin Color:
Copper

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
Mrs. Ann M. Smith
First Owner Code:
W11394
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Adair
First Owner Year Transferred:
1865
Second Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Second Owner Code:
Z1000

Military Service

Military Unit:
125th Infantry USCT Company E
Enlisted Year:
1865

Additional Information

Notes:
Fifer Enlisted without consent Closest relative listed as Joseph ALLEN of Cain Valley KY or George SMITH of Columbia KY Claim: Through inheritance from my father in December 1854

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