Joseph Riggs

Black Person Information

First Name:
Joseph
Last Name:
Riggs
AKA:
Joe
Family Code:
16141
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Shelby
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1836
Occupation:
Farmer
Height:
68
Skin Color:
Brown

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
(Father) Robinson
First Owner Code:
W04301
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Shelby
Second Owner Name:
John Robinson
Second Owner Code:
W04301A
Second Owner State:
KY
Second Owner Year Transferred:
1865
Third Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Third Owner Code:
Z1000

Military Service

Military Unit:
13th Heavy Artillery USCT Company E
Enlisted Year:
1865

Additional Information

Notes:
Claim: "My father gave (him) to me when he was a child. . . "

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