Black Person Information
First Name:
Jeptha
Last Name:
Bedlinger
AKA:
Bedinger
Family Code:
28027
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Bourbon
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1826.0
Died Year:
1864
Occupation:
Laborer
Height:
61.5
Skin Color:
Black
Enslaver Information
First Owner Name:
John Denison
First Owner Code:
W10749
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Bourbon
First Owner Year Transferred:
1829
Second Owner Name:
Rebecca Marshal Denison
Second Owner Code:
W10749Z
Second Owner State:
MO
Second Owner Year Transferred:
1845
Third Owner Name:
Henrietta Dennison Bounds
Third Owner Code:
W10750Z
Third Owner Alt Code:
W10749A
Third Owner State:
IA
Third Owner County:
Marion
Third Owner Year Transferred:
1863.0
Fourth Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Military Service
Military Unit:
1st Iowa Infantry, African Descent Company C
Enlisted Year:
1863.0
Additional Information
Notes:
Enlisted in Ottumwa IA. Died in Helena AR. Claim: "Henrietta Denison Bounds of (Bourbon County 1820)Monroe County MO by purchase in 1845 from Mrs. Rebecca Hutchinson Marshall Denison (her mother)"