Berry Beard

First Name:

Berry

Last Name:

Beard

Family Code:

39475

Color:

Black

Gender:

Male

County:

Breckinridge

State Born in:

Birth Year:

1840

Occupation:

Laborer

Height:

66.5

Skin Color:

Black

First Owner Name:

James T. Beard

First Owner Code:

W11313

First Owner State:

First Owner County:

Breckinridge

First Owner Year Transferred:

1865

Second Owner Name:

Freed upon joining U.S. Army

Second Owner Code:

Z1000

Military Unit:

125th Infantry USCT Company I

Enlisted Year:

1865

Notes:

Enlisted without consent. Claim: "I acquired title by inheritance - I owned him about 10 years"