Charles Tinsley

Black Person Information

First Name:
Charles
Last Name:
Tinsley
Family Code:
32627
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Boone
State Born in:
TN
Birth Year:
1826.0
Occupation:
Laborer
Height:
64.5
Skin Color:
Yellow

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
Rueben Tinsley
First Owner Code:
W04244
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Boone
First Owner Year Transferred:
1864
Second Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Second Owner Code:
Z1000

Military Service

Military Unit:
109th Infantry USCT Company A
Enlisted Year:
1864.0

Additional Information

Notes:
Substitute for John Jacob M. (Jack) Rouse of Boone County KY. Former slave of Reuben Tinsley of Nashville TN who joined the Rebel Army - Charles latched onto the Union Army and has now been some 5 months from Tennessee and working in New Albany

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