Moses Wheat

Black Person Information

First Name:
Moses
Last Name:
Wheat
Family Code:
40373
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Adair
State Born in:
VA
Birth Year:
1835.0
Occupation:
Laborer
Height:
67
Skin Color:
Black

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
M. C. Smith
First Owner Code:
W10395
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Adair
First Owner Year Transferred:
1861
Second Owner Name:
Mrs. Myra E. Smith Wheat
Second Owner Code:
W11249AZ
Second Owner State:
KY
Second Owner County:
Adair
Second Owner Year Transferred:
1865
Third Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Third Owner Code:
Z1000

Military Service

Military Unit:
125th Infantry USCT Company E
Enlisted Year:
1865.0

Additional Information

Notes:
Born in Albemarle Co. VA Enlisted without consent Claim: "Bill of sale from his owner M. C. Smith in the year 1861"

Can we count on your support?

This website is a service of Reckoning, Inc., a small non-profit organization that depends on grants and donations to continue our work. Up to this point, we have avoided putting any paid advertising on our website. If you would like to help us keep it that way, please consider making a donation to our organization.