Black Person Information
First Name:
Ezra
Last Name:
Wintersmith
Family Code:
24763A
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Hardin
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1839.0
Occupation:
Farmer
Height:
69.5
Skin Color:
Copper
Enslaver Information
First Owner Name:
Steven Southern
First Owner Code:
W13405
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Hardin
First Owner Year Transferred:
1845
Second Owner Name:
Charles G. Wintersmith
Second Owner Code:
W02735A
Second Owner State:
KY
Second Owner Year Transferred:
1864
Third Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Third Owner Code:
Z1000
Military Service
Military Unit:
108th Infantry USCT Company K
Enlisted Year:
1864.0
Additional Information
Notes:
Enlisted with the Owner's permission. 1st Sergeant. Claim: "I purchased his mother and him about 1844-45 of Steven Southern. . . Hired him out in 1861 to General McCook and then got him back in 1863"