Black Person Information
First Name:
William
Last Name:
Johnson
Family Code:
50275
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Boyle
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1843.0
Occupation:
Laborer
Height:
64.5
Skin Color:
Black
Enslaver Information
First Owner Name:
Bede Johnson
First Owner Code:
W16402
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Boyle
First Owner Year Transferred:
1856
Second Owner Name:
Bede Johnson
Second Owner Code:
W16402XX
Second Owner State:
KY
Second Owner County:
Boyle
Second Owner Year Transferred:
1856
Third Owner Name:
Nancy Johnson Spears
Third Owner Code:
W12744Z
Third Owner Alt Code:
W16402A
Third Owner State:
OH
Third Owner Year Transferred:
1864.0
Fourth Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Military Service
Military Unit:
16th Infantry USCT Company B
Enlisted Year:
1865.0
Additional Information
Notes:
Born in KY Enlisted at Sandusky OH Retained weapon and accoutrements at discharge. Claim: He was purchased by Nancy Johnson Spears at her father's estate sale (B.D. Johnson in 1856)