John May

Black Person Information

First Name:
John
Last Name:
May
Family Code:
30477
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Daviess
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1846
Occupation:
Laborer
Height:
67
Skin Color:
Black

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
Enslavement status unknown
First Owner Code:
W0000
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Daviess
First Owner Year Transferred:
1864
Second Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Second Owner Code:
Z1000

Military Service

Military Unit:
109th Infantry USCT Company F
Enlisted Year:
1864

Additional Information

Notes:
Substitute for H. Clay Elliott of Daviess County KY. Tried and acquitted for Mutiny (6/7/1865) Trial October 1865 (May have been slave of Barney May)

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