Black Person Information
First Name:
Edward
Last Name:
Steele
Family Code:
24587
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Oldham
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1840
Died Year:
1865
Occupation:
Farm Hand
Height:
63.5
Skin Color:
Black
Enslaver Information
First Owner Name:
William Yager
First Owner Code:
W05936
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Oldham
First Owner Year Transferred:
1864
Second Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Second Owner Code:
Z1000
Military Service
Military Unit:
108th Infantry USCT Company F
Enlisted Year:
1864
Additional Information
Notes:
Died in the General Hospital in Columbus MS. Claim: "I owned the mother of the said slave…he was born mine"