Emeline Bates

Black Person Information

First Name:
Emeline
Last Name:
Bates
Family Code:
93890
Color:
Black
Gender:
Female
County:
Boyle
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1827.0
Description:
Scar on forehead over her left eye
Height:
64.5
Weight:
140
Skin Color:
Brown

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
Free
First Owner Code:
W0000
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Boyle
Year Emancipated:
1848.0

Additional Information

Notes:
Freed as a result of a lawsuit Emeline Bates v J. B. Smith in Boyle Co Circuit Court March 1848

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