Black Person Information
First Name:
William
Last Name:
Grisham
Family Code:
93798
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Lincoln
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1828.0
Occupation:
Laborer
Height:
70
Skin Color:
Black
Enslaver Information
First Owner Name:
John Grisham
First Owner Code:
W28112
First Owner State:
MO
First Owner County:
Lincoln
First Owner Year Transferred:
1855
Second Owner Name:
Ransom Wells
Second Owner Code:
MO
Second Owner State:
MO
Second Owner Year Transferred:
1858
Third Owner Name:
John D. Mercer
Third Owner Code:
MO
Third Owner State:
MO
Third Owner Year Transferred:
1863.0
Fourth Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Military Service
Military Unit:
62nd Infantry USCT Company A
Enlisted Year:
1863.0
Additional Information
Notes:
Born in Lincoln Co KY Enlisted at Sedalia MO (Pettis Co MO) Recorded as a POW in 1864 - no other information Claim: Purchased from Ransom Wells of Johnson Co MO a slave named Jim (enlisted as William GRISHAM) for $1100.00 12/29/1858 about 30 years old. He was first owned by a man named Grisham (hence his enlistement name)