Richard Hughes

Black Person Information

First Name:
Richard
Last Name:
Hughes
Family Code:
93816
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1838.0
Died Year:
1864
Occupation:
Farm Servant
Height:
65.5
Skin Color:
Dark

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
Andrew Wilson
First Owner Code:
MO
First Owner State:
MO
First Owner Year Transferred:
1846
Second Owner Name:
Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson
Second Owner Code:
MO
Second Owner State:
MO
Second Owner Year Transferred:
1863
Third Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Third Owner Code:
Z1000

Military Service

Military Unit:
62nd Infantry USCT Company C
Enlisted Year:
1863.0

Additional Information

Notes:
Born in Bourbon Co KY Enlisted at Boonville MO (Cooper Co MO) Died at Baton Rouge LA 4/15/1864 Claimed by Mrs. Elizabeth Willson - inherited from husband Andrew Wilson in 1845 or 1846 in Cooper County MO

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