Enslaved Person Information

First Name: Morton
Last Name: Strother
Family Code: 15965

Enslaver Information

Owner 1 Name: Benjamin Strother
Owner Code: W05210B
State: KY
Year transferred: 1791
Transfer Code: GT

Owner 2 Name: Mrs. Nancy Strother
Owner 2 Code: W05210Z 

Year transferred: 1801
Transfer Code: PA

Owner 3 Name: Joseph Jr. Strother
Owner 3 Code: W05210A

Parents

Mother’s Name: 
Father’s Name:
Married? FALSE

Additional Information

Notes:
Involved in a lawsuit brought by Nancy Strother, who claims the slave was sold illegally for the debts of her husband, when he actually belonged to her alone.

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