Hardin Davis

Black Person Information

First Name:
Hardin
Last Name:
Davis
Family Code:
06943D
Color:
Mulatto
Gender:
Male
County:
Nelson
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1839
Skin Color:
Mulatto

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
Joseph W. Davis
First Owner Code:
W00914E
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Nelson
First Owner Year Transferred:
1839
Second Owner Name:
Joseph W. Davis
Second Owner Code:
W00914EXX
Second Owner State:
KY
Second Owner County:
Nelson
Second Owner Year Transferred:
1845
Third Owner Name:
Nelson County Sheriff
Third Owner Code:
X0001A
Third Owner State:
KY
Third Owner County:
Nelson
Third Owner Year Transferred:
1846
Fourth Owner Name:
Free
Year Emancipated:
1846

Family

Mother's Name:
Jude Davis
Mother's Family Code:
06943

Additional Information

Notes:
Listed as a boy in 1839. Mother sued the Davis estate for his freedom under the will. Nelson County courts agreed June 1845

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