Black Person Information
First Name:
Jeptha
Last Name:
Walker
Family Code:
17298
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Scott
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1827
Occupation:
Farmer
Height:
66
Skin Color:
Black
Enslaver Information
First Owner Name:
James K. Duke
First Owner Code:
W05655
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Scott
First Owner Year Transferred:
1863
Second Owner Name:
Mary Buford Duke
Second Owner Code:
W05655Z
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:
12th Heavy Artillery USCT Company A
Enlisted Year:
1864
Additional Information
Notes:
Claim: "By provisonal will of my late Husband James K. Duke, dec'd Sept. 1863