Black Person Information
First Name:
Lewis
Last Name:
Buckner
Family Code:
38025
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Green
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1814.0
Died Year:
1864
Occupation:
Laborer
Height:
63
Skin Color:
Copper
Enslaver Information
First Owner Name:
Robert RoBards Buckner
First Owner Code:
W16294FI
First Owner State:
MO
First Owner County:
Green
First Owner Year Transferred:
1863
Second Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Second Owner Code:
Z1000
Military Service
Military Unit:
56th Infantry USCT Company G
Enlisted Year:
1863.0
Additional Information
Notes:
Enlisted at Mexico MO (Calaway Co. MO) Escaped slave Died at Helena AR 4/19/1864 Claim: purchased in Kentucky about 1851 - the object was to bring him to Missouri to be with his wife.