Black Person Information
First Name:
Obediah
Last Name:
Baker
Family Code:
21814
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Cumberland
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1836
Occupation:
Farmer
Height:
69.5
Skin Color:
Black
Enslaver Information
First Owner Name:
William Baker
First Owner Code:
W07395
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Cumberland
First Owner Year Transferred:
1838
Second Owner Name:
Lemuel K. Baker
Second Owner Code:
W07395A
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:
108th Infantry USCT Company K
Enlisted Year:
1864
Additional Information
Notes:
Enlisted without consent. Claim: ". . .was willed to me by my father William Baker about June 1838. . ."