Black Person Information
First Name:
John
Last Name:
Elligan
Family Code:
23935
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Shelby
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1838
Occupation:
Farmer
Height:
68
Skin Color:
Black
Enslaver Information
First Owner Name:
Lemuel W. Smith
First Owner Code:
W07545
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Shelby
First Owner Year Transferred:
1864
Second Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Second Owner Code:
Z1000
Military Service
Military Unit:
108th Infantry USCT Company C
Enlisted Year:
1864
Additional Information
Notes:
Claim: "by intermarriage with Elizabeth Crockett, his present wife in the year 1845. . ."