Dick Sherwood

Black Person Information

First Name:
Dick
Last Name:
Sherwood
Family Code:
50914
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Woodford
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1833
Occupation:
Farmer
Height:
70
Skin Color:
Black

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
Father Sherwood
First Owner Code:
W16431
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Woodford
First Owner Year Transferred:
1840
Second Owner Name:
Robert Greene Sherwood
Second Owner Code:
W16431A
Second Owner State:
MO
Second Owner Year Transferred:
1850
Third Owner Name:
Robert Greene Sherwood
Third Owner Code:
XX
Third Owner State:
MO
Third Owner Year Transferred:
1864
Fourth Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army

Military Service

Military Unit:
18th Infantry USCT Company C
Enlisted Year:
1864

Additional Information

Notes:
Born in Henderson Co. KY Enlisted at Macon MO (Rancolph Co. MO) CLAIM: Inherited from father in Woodford Co. KY 1840 (R.G. Died in MO 1850)

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