Reuben Gibbs

Black Person Information

First Name:
Reuben
Last Name:
Gibbs
Family Code:
36710
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Clay
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1843
Occupation:
Laborer
Height:
75
Skin Color:
Copper

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
Free
First Owner Code:
W0000
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Clay
First Owner Year Transferred:
1864
Second Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Second Owner Code:
Z1000

Military Service

Military Unit:
100th Infantry USCT Company A
Enlisted Year:
1864

Additional Information

Notes:
Free man of Color. (free on the 19th day of April 1861) Discharged for disability - epilepsy and loss of fingers of right hand falling in a fire during a fit. Sept 1865

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