Black Person Information
First Name:
Samuel
Last Name:
Wilson
AKA:
Sam
Family Code:
01983
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Nelson
Birth Year:
1831
Height:
63.25
Skin Color:
Black
Enslaver Information
First Owner Name:
Tyler Wilson
First Owner Code:
W00363
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Nelson
First Owner Year Transferred:
1853
Second Owner Name:
Emily Crawford (Widow) Wilson
Second Owner Code:
W00363Z
Second Owner Year Transferred:
1859
Third Owner Name:
Emma Wilson Hickman
Third Owner Code:
W00363A
Third Owner State:
KY
Third Owner Year Transferred:
1864
Fourth Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Military Service
Military Unit:
5th Cavalry USCT Company C
Enlisted Year:
1864
Additional Information
Notes:
Claim: "by descent from my father Tyler Wilson (who died 8 May 1854)"