Thornton Stevenson

Black Person Information

First Name:
Thornton
Last Name:
Stevenson
Family Code:
15937
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Woodford
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1832
Occupation:
Farmer
Height:
69
Skin Color:
Black

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
James Stevenson
First Owner Code:
W05198
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Woodford
First Owner Year Transferred:
1845
Second Owner Name:
James R. Stevenson
Second Owner Code:
W05198A
Second Owner State:
KY
Second Owner Year Transferred:
1864
Third Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Third Owner Code:
Z1000

Military Service

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

Additional Information

Notes:
Claim: "by the last will and testament of my father James Stevenson . . . In 1845"

Can we count on your support?

This website is a service of Reckoning, Inc., a small non-profit organization that depends on grants and donations to continue our work. Up to this point, we have avoided putting any paid advertising on our website. If you would like to help us keep it that way, please consider making a donation to our organization.