Jasper Edwards

Black Person Information

First Name:
Jasper
Last Name:
Edwards
Family Code:
29413
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Green
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1844
Occupation:
Farmer
Height:
69.5
Skin Color:
Black

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
David Wood Edwards
First Owner Code:
W05047B
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Green
First Owner Year Transferred:
1864
Second Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Second Owner Code:
Z1000

Additional Information

Notes:
Enlisted without consent. "One of the boys whose ears were cut off by Michael McCann" - mutilated by "one William Burns" who is in prison in Washington DC

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