Isham Durham

Black Person Information

First Name:
Isham
Last Name:
Durham
Family Code:
22973
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Taylor
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1841
Died Year:
1864
Occupation:
Farmer
Height:
70
Skin Color:
Black

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
(Father) Durham
First Owner Code:
W07539XX
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Taylor
Second Owner Name:
Samuel Durham
Second Owner Code:
W07539A
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 C
Enlisted Year:
1864

Additional Information

Notes:
Enlisted without consent. Claim: "I bought said slave at my father sale after the death of my Father, when he was a small boy" Died at Rock Island IL

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