Black Person Information
First Name:
Marcus Lindsay
Last Name:
McComer
Family Code:
06960CB
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Nelson
Birth Year:
1830
1860 Census County:
Nelson
Description:
5' 10" His forehead is low and a little retreating, he dark colored with black eyes with a small chin beard, is broad shouldered and rather heavily built. Scar about the size of a quarter dollar about 2" above left knee.
Height:
70
Skin Color:
Dark
Enslaver Information
First Owner Name:
Francis Montgomery Lewis
First Owner Code:
W01311A
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Nelson
First Owner Year Transferred:
1851
Second Owner Name:
Free
Second Owner Code:
W0000
Year Emancipated:
1851
Family
Mother's Name:
Mary Ann Starks
Mother's Family Code:
06960C
Father's Name:
James McComer
Father's Family Code:
07426
Additional Information
Notes:
Held illegally in bondage from birth until 3 MAR 1851 when freed by County Court - verdict confirmed by Court of Appeals 25 JUN 1852