Enslaved Person Information

First Name: Wesley
Last Name: Watson
Family Code: 27978A
Birth Year: 1827
State Born In: KY
Occupation: Farmer

Enslaver Information

Owner 1 Name: Lawrence Young
Owner Code: W07992
State: KY
Year transferred: 1865
Transfer Code: EN

Owner 2 Name:  Federal Army
Owner 2 Code: Z1000 

Parents

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

Enlistment Information

Enlisted? TRUE
Unit: 125th Infantry USCT Company B
Enlistment Year: 1865

Additional Information

Notes:
Claim:”Purchased his mother before he was born in about 1831 and raised him and his half-brother Wesley WATSON enlisted at the same time”

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