Richard Smith

Black Person Information

First Name:

Richard

Last Name:

Smith

Family Code:

35189

Color:

Black

Gender:

Male

County:

LaRue

State Born in:

Birth Year:

1838.0

Occupation:

Farmer

Height:

Skin Color:

Copper

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:

Louis Read

First Owner Code:

W13792

First Owner State:

First Owner County:

LaRue

First Owner Year Transferred:

1863

Second Owner Name:

Ansel Smith

Second Owner Code:

W10398

Second Owner State:

Second Owner County:

LaRue

Second Owner Year Transferred:

1864

Third Owner Name:

Freed upon joining U.S. Army

Third Owner Code:

Z1000

Military Service

Military Unit:

107th Infantry USCT Company F

Enlisted Year:

1864.0

Additional Information

Notes:

Enlisted without consent. Claim:"I purchased (him) from the estate of Louis Read in December 1863…"