Black Person Information
First Name:
Robert
Last Name:
Baker
AKA:
Bob
Family Code:
21886A
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Cumberland
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1844
Died Year:
1864
Occupation:
Farmer
Height:
69
Skin Color:
Black
Enslaver Information
First Owner Name:
James Baker
First Owner Code:
W07441
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Cumberland
Second Owner Name:
James T. Baker
Second Owner Code:
W07441A
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
Family
Mother's Name:
Julia Baker
Mother's Family Code:
21886
Father's Name:
Adam Alexander
Father's Family Code:
31233
Military Service
Military Unit:
107th Infantry USCT Company C
Enlisted Year:
1864
Additional Information
Notes:
Enlisted without consent. Died at Wheeling WV (armed with Enfield Rifled Musket) Claim: "I inherited said (slave) from my father James Baker, who owned his mother prior to his birth"