Jim Thompson

Black Person Information

First Name:
Jim
Last Name:
Thompson
Family Code:
24651
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Jefferson
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1837
Died Year:
1866
Occupation:
Farm Hand
Height:
60.5
Skin Color:
Black

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
Robert Miller
First Owner Code:
W07957
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Jefferson
First Owner Year Transferred:
1840
Second Owner Name:
Mary E. Miller
Second Owner Code:
W07957Z
Second Owner State:
KY
Second Owner County:
Adair
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 I
Enlisted Year:
1864

Additional Information

Notes:
Corporal. Died at Vicksburg MS Claim: "…came to me through the estate of my husband Robert Miller, Jefferson County, Ky when he was three years old…"

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