James Harvey

Black Person Information

First Name:
James
Last Name:
Harvey
Family Code:
17791
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Woodford
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1845
Occupation:
Farmer
Height:
63
Skin Color:
Black

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
Samuel Todd Craig
First Owner Code:
W05886
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Woodford
First Owner Year Transferred:
1857
Second Owner Name:
Eliza H. Craig
Second Owner Code:
W05886C
Second Owner State:
KY
Second Owner County:
Woodford
Third Owner Name:
John Craig
Third Owner Code:
W05886CZ
Third Owner State:
KY
Third Owner County:
Woodford
Third Owner Year Transferred:
1857
Fourth Owner Name:
Eliza Craig Craig
Fourth Owner State:
KY
Fourth Owner County:
Woodford
Fourth Owner Year Transferred:
1864
Fifth Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army

Military Service

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

Additional Information

Notes:
Claim: "I purchased said slave from my father Samuel Craig, who died in the year 1859. Said slave was then property of John Craig, my 1st husband who died in 1857. I married W. L. McCampbell 14 NOV 1865"

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