Black Person Information
First Name:
Morton
Last Name:
Duerson
Family Code:
40835
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Cumberland
State Born in:
VA
Birth Year:
1829
Occupation:
Farmer
Height:
68
Skin Color:
Brown
Enslaver Information
First Owner Name:
Caleb Massey
First Owner Code:
W13819
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Cumberland
First Owner Year Transferred:
1854
Second Owner Name:
Thomas C. Duerson
Second Owner Code:
W11645
Second Owner State:
KY
Second Owner County:
Cumberland
Second Owner Year Transferred:
1864
Third Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Third Owner Code:
Z1000
Military Service
Military Unit:
115th Infantry USCT Company F
Enlisted Year:
1864
Additional Information
Notes:
Born in Buckingham Co. VA Claim: I purchased him from the Sheriff's estate sale of Caleb Massey about ten or twelve years ago