Henry King

Black Person Information

First Name:

Henry

Last Name:

King

Family Code:

17759

Color:

Black

Gender:

Male

County:

Woodford

State Born in:

Birth Year:

1836

Occupation:

Farmer

Height:

Skin Color:

Black

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:

B. MacKershaw

First Owner Code:

W13744

First Owner State:

First Owner County:

Woodford

First Owner Year Transferred:

1836

Second Owner Name:

Josiah Felix

Second Owner Code:

W05887

Second Owner State:

Second Owner Year Transferred:

1864

Third Owner Name:

Freed upon joining U.S. Army

Third Owner Code:

Z1000

Military Service

Military Unit:

12th Heavy Artillery USCT Company I

Enlisted Year:

1864

Additional Information

Notes:

Claim: "I purchased said slave from B. MacKershaw when said slave was an infant that is in the year 1836. . ."