John Trotter

Black Person Information

First Name:
John
Last Name:
Trotter
Family Code:
17822
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Fayette
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1836
Occupation:
Farmer
Height:
67
Skin Color:
Black

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
Isaac Webb
First Owner Code:
W04350
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Fayette
First Owner Year Transferred:
1833
Second Owner Name:
Isaac II Webb
Second Owner Code:
W04350A
Second Owner State:
KY
Second Owner County:
Woodford
Second Owner Year Transferred:
1864
Third Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Third Owner Code:
Z1000

Military Service

Military Unit:
12th Heavy Artillery USCT Company C
Enlisted Year:
1864

Additional Information

Notes:
Born in Fayette County KY. Claim: "I have owned said slave from his birth. . . Slaves inherited from my father Isaac Webb who died in 1833"

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