Jack Bowman

Black Person Information

First Name:
Jack
Last Name:
Bowman
Family Code:
17149
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Mercer
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1840
Died Year:
1866
Occupation:
Farmer
Height:
64
Skin Color:
Black

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
Abraham Smith
First Owner Code:
W08812
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Mercer
First Owner Year Transferred:
1842
Second Owner Name:
Virginia Smith
Second Owner Code:
W08812A
Second Owner Alt Code:
W05588Z
Second Owner State:
KY
Second Owner County:
Mercer
Second Owner Year Transferred:
1842
Third Owner Name:
Dudley Mitchem Bowman
Third Owner Code:
W05588B
Third Owner State:
KY
Third Owner County:
Mercer
Third Owner Year Transferred:
1864
Fourth Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army

Military Service

Military Unit:
12th Heavy Artillery USCT Company I
Enlisted Year:
1864

Additional Information

Notes:
Died in the Post hospital at Louisville KY Claim: "By inheritance from my father-in-law" (Abram Smith)

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