Black Person Information
First Name:
Wash
Last Name:
Woodfork
Family Code:
26778
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Shelby
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1839
Occupation:
Laborer
Height:
64
Skin Color:
Black
Enslaver Information
First Owner Name:
Mrs. Jennie Gregory
First Owner Code:
W03737
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Shelby
First Owner Year Transferred:
1856
Second Owner Name:
William C. Baskett
Second Owner Code:
W08949
Second Owner State:
KY
Second Owner County:
Shelby
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 D
Enlisted Year:
1864
Additional Information
Notes:
Corporal. Claim: "by purchase from Mrs. Jennie Gregory in Shelby County in the 1856 or thereabouts"