Black Person Information
First Name:
Benjamin
Last Name:
Turner
Family Code:
21584
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Clark
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1837
Occupation:
Farmer
Height:
66
Skin Color:
Black
Enslaver Information
First Owner Name:
Thornton Lewis
First Owner Code:
W04106
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Clark
First Owner Year Transferred:
1859
Second Owner Name:
James Vanmeter
Second Owner Code:
W07154
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:
12th Heavy Artillery USCT Company D
Enlisted Year:
1864
Additional Information
Notes:
Claim: "By gift from my father-in-law Thornton Lewis in 1859 . . . I resided in Clark County until moving to Illinois in September 1864" Owner now living in Coles County IL