Black Person Information
First Name:
Moses
Last Name:
Finley
Family Code:
30821
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Shelby
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1829
Died Year:
1865
Occupation:
Farmer
Height:
68
Skin Color:
Brown
Enslaver Information
First Owner Name:
Elijah Booth
First Owner Code:
W09525
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Shelby
First Owner Year Transferred:
1864
Second Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Second Owner Code:
Z1000
Military Service
Military Unit:
109th Infantry USCT Company H
Enlisted Year:
1864
Additional Information
Notes:
Draftee. Died while on Review at a camp in Virginia. Claim: "Having owned his mother - he was born my slave"