Elijah Smith

Black Person Information

First Name:
Elijah
Last Name:
Smith
Family Code:
82762
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Garrard
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1837
Occupation:
Farmer
Height:
70
Skin Color:
Black

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
James H. Kemper
First Owner Code:
MO
First Owner State:
KS
First Owner County:
Garrard
First Owner Year Transferred:
1863
Second Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Second Owner Code:
Z1000

Military Service

Military Unit:
79th Infantry USCT Company G
Enlisted Year:
1863

Additional Information

Notes:
Enlisted at Lawrence KS (Jackson Co. MO) 3CPL WIA 4/18/1864 Poison Springs AR Claim: Born mine of my slave Deliah around 1842 in state of Kentucky

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