Black Person Information
First Name:
Shelby
Last Name:
Jones
Family Code:
93825
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1821.0
Occupation:
Farmer
Height:
69.5
Skin Color:
Black
Enslaver Information
First Owner Name:
Ruth M. Boyd
First Owner Code:
MO
First Owner State:
MO
First Owner Year Transferred:
1857
Second Owner Name:
Joseph Jones
Second Owner Code:
Z1000
Second Owner State:
MO
Second Owner Year Transferred:
1863
Third Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Third Owner Code:
Z1000
Military Service
Military Unit:
62nd Infantry USCT Company B
Enlisted Year:
1863.0
Additional Information
Notes:
Born in Spencer Co KY Enlisted at Troy MO (Lincoln Co MO) Claim: Purchased "Shib" for $900.00 from Ruth M. Boyd on 1/6/1857 age 36 not warranted sound in mind or body Enlistment gives age as 1828