Henry Menzie

Black Person Information

First Name:
Henry
Last Name:
Menzie
Family Code:
54791A
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Bourbon
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1834
Died Year:
1865
Occupation:
Farmer
Height:
62
Skin Color:
Black

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
Samuel H. Clay
First Owner Code:
W09176
First Owner County:
Bourbon
First Owner Year Transferred:
1864
Second Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Second Owner Code:
Z1000

Family

Mother's Name:
Barbara Johnson
Mother's Family Code:
54791
Married:
TRUE
Spouse's Name:
Fanny Payne

Military Service

Military Unit:
72nd Infantry USCT Company A
Enlisted Year:
1864

Additional Information

Notes:
Died of an accidental Gunshot to the abdomen from a musket by a comrade at Camp Grant, Covington KY Married by a Jeremiah SCOTT, Methodist Minster from Paris KY (a slave himself)

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