Black Person Information
First Name:
James
Last Name:
Milam
Family Code:
32366
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Cumberland
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1838
Occupation:
Farmer
Height:
70
Skin Color:
Copper
Enslaver Information
First Owner Name:
Caroline Wilson
First Owner Code:
W04125
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Cumberland
First Owner Year Transferred:
1845
Second Owner Name:
William E. Milam
Second Owner Code:
W04140
Second Owner Year Transferred:
1864
Third Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Third Owner Code:
Z1000
Military Service
Military Unit:
109th Infantry USCT Company D
Enlisted Year:
1864
Additional Information
Notes:
Enlisted without consent. Corporal. Claim: "was the property of Caroline Wilson, whom I married 22 years ago" dated Jan 1867