Thomas Wilson

Black Person Information

First Name:
Thomas
Last Name:
Wilson
Family Code:
16137
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Shelby
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1830
Occupation:
Farmer
Height:
68
Skin Color:
Black

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
Martha A. Johnson
First Owner Code:
W05270
First Owner Alt Code:
XXXXXX
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Shelby
First Owner Year Transferred:
1864
Second Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Second Owner Code:
Z1000

Military Service

Military Unit:
5th Cavalry USCT Company C
Enlisted Year:
1864

Additional Information

Notes:
Originally enlisted for 107th USCT - not taken up. Corporal. Retained his Joselyn Carbine as allowed. Claim: "Inherited said (slave) from my grandfather Stephen Weakley who died in April 1862"

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