Levi Blackburn

Black Person Information

First Name:
Levi
Last Name:
Blackburn
Family Code:
43662
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Fayette
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1833
Occupation:
Farmer
Height:
66
Skin Color:
Black

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
Buford Twyman
First Owner Code:
W05919
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Fayette
First Owner Year Transferred:
1835
Second Owner Name:
Burford Twyman
Second Owner Code:
W05919XX
Second Owner State:
KY
Second Owner County:
Woodford
Second Owner Year Transferred:
1859
Third Owner Name:
Thornhill Warwick Twyman
Third Owner Code:
W05919B
Third Owner State:
KY
Third Owner County:
Woodford
Third Owner Year Transferred:
1864
Fourth Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army

Military Service

Military Unit:
116th Infantry USCT Company K
Enlisted Year:
1864

Additional Information

Notes:
Born in Woodford Co. KY Claim: "By inheritance from father in 1859"

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