Aaron Colling

Black Person Information

First Name:
Aaron
Last Name:
Colling
Family Code:
30175
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Bullitt
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1845
Died Year:
1865
Occupation:
Farm Hand
Height:
66.5
Skin Color:
Yellow

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
Enslavement status unknown
First Owner Code:
W0000
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Bullitt
First Owner Year Transferred:
1865
Second Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Second Owner Code:
Z1000

Military Service

Military Unit:
6th Cavalry USCT Company H
Enlisted Year:
1865

Additional Information

Notes:
Substitute for C. R. Samuels of Bullitt County KY. Arrested 4/17/1865 for the murder of Mathew Currant of Paris KY by pistol. Executed by hanging at Lexington KY by order of General Courtsmartial.

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