Arthur Butler

Black Person Information

First Name:
Arthur
Last Name:
Butler
Family Code:
39564
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Adair
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1848
Occupation:
Farmer
Height:
67
Skin Color:
Black

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
Champness Butler
First Owner Code:
W11020
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Adair
First Owner Year Transferred:
1854
Second Owner Name:
Nathan G. Butler
Second Owner Code:
W11020A
Second Owner State:
KY
Second Owner County:
Adair
Second Owner Year Transferred:
1865
Third Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Third Owner Code:
Z1000

Additional Information

Notes:
with consent Claim:"Otho Butler was born the slave of my father Champness Butler in Adair county and given to me in fall of 1854"

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