Lewis May

Black Person Information

First Name:
Lewis
Last Name:
May
Family Code:
96356
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Mercer
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1795.0
Died Year:
1854
1850 Census County:
Mercer

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
Enslavement status unknown
First Owner Code:
W0000
First Owner County:
Mercer

Additional Information

Notes:
Living in boarding house 1850 Will written 23 AUG 1854 and probated that same year. Mentions his wife and other children as slaves. Wants his daughter Caroline freed.

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