Black Person Information
First Name:
Peter
Last Name:
Willis
Family Code:
17193
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Trigg
State Born in:
VA
Birth Year:
1843
Occupation:
Farmer
Height:
64
Skin Color:
Black
Enslaver Information
First Owner Name:
Alabama Dallas County Sheriff
First Owner Code:
W13968
First Owner State:
AL
First Owner County:
Trigg
First Owner Year Transferred:
1856
Second Owner Name:
Daniel Hillman
Second Owner Code:
W05589A
Second Owner State:
KY
Second Owner County:
Trigg
Second Owner Year Transferred:
1864
Third Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Third Owner Code:
Z1000
Military Service
Military Unit:
8th Heavy Artillery USCT Company K
Enlisted Year:
1864
Additional Information
Notes:
Claim: "Purchased of the Sheriff of Dallas County Alabama. . . April 1856"