Black Person Information
First Name:
John
Last Name:
Williams
Family Code:
28150
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Perry
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1845
Occupation:
Laborer
Height:
67
Skin Color:
Black
Enslaver Information
First Owner Name:
Roger Williams
First Owner Code:
W09206
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Perry
Second Owner Name:
Nellie Williams
Second Owner Code:
W09206A
Second Owner State:
MO
Third Owner Name:
John Swineford
Third Owner State:
IA
Third Owner Year Transferred:
1863
Fourth Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Military Service
Military Unit:
1st Iowa Infantry, African Descent Company H
Enlisted Year:
1863
Additional Information
Notes:
Enlisted in Burlington IA. Corporal. Born in Lexington KY. Claim: by John Swineford husband of Nellie Williams Swineford - who received the slave as a gift from her father Roger Williams upon her marriage. Now in Buchanon MO.