Benjamin Finnie

Black Person Information

First Name:
Benjamin
Last Name:
Finnie
Family Code:
50829
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Union
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1850
Occupation:
Farmer
Height:
63
Skin Color:
Black

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
Thomas & Eliza Holt Conway
First Owner Code:
W16418
First Owner State:
MO
First Owner County:
Union
First Owner Year Transferred:
1864
Second Owner Name:
Thomas J. Finnie
Second Owner Code:
W16419
Second Owner State:
MO
Second Owner Year Transferred:
1864
Third Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Third Owner Code:
Z1000

Additional Information

Notes:
Born in Union Co. KY Enlisted at Macon City MO Retained weapon and accoutrements at discharge. CLAIM: Purchased from Thomas Conway and Eliza Holt Conway of Union County for 400.00 a negro boy Ben about 5 years old 2/1/1855 (Finnie also Union Co.) (Randolph Co. MO

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