Black Person Information
First Name:
Benjamin
Last Name:
Read
Family Code:
35114
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Shelby
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1830
Occupation:
Laborer
Height:
71
Skin Color:
Dark
Enslaver Information
First Owner Name:
Shannon Read
First Owner Code:
W10362
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Shelby
First Owner Year Transferred:
1857
Second Owner Name:
Mary J. Read McClintock
Second Owner Code:
W10362Z
Second Owner State:
KY
Second Owner Year Transferred:
1864
Third Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Third Owner Code:
Z1000
Military Service
Military Unit:
107th Infantry USCT Company G
Enlisted Year:
1864
Additional Information
Notes:
Corporal Claim:"(He) was inherited by me from my husband Shannon Read - who died 23 JAN 1857"