Black Person Information
First Name:
Alexander
Last Name:
Burton
Family Code:
17141
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Lincoln
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1840.0
Occupation:
Shoemaker
Height:
65
Skin Color:
Black
Enslaver Information
First Owner Name:
Archibald Burton
First Owner Code:
W05583
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Lincoln
First Owner Year Transferred:
1850
Second Owner Name:
William Burton
Second Owner Code:
W05583A
Second Owner Year Transferred:
1864
Third Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Third Owner Code:
Z1000
Military Service
Military Unit:
12th Heavy Artillery USCT Company H
Enlisted Year:
1864.0
Additional Information
Notes:
Claim: "By purchase from my father Archibald Burton of Lincoln County about seventeen years ago"