William Thomas

Black Person Information

First Name:

William

Last Name:

Thomas

AKA:

Bill

Family Code:

05102A

Color:

Black

Gender:

Male

County:

LaRue

Birth Year:

1845.0

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:

Moses Thomas

First Owner Code:

W01227

First Owner State:

First Owner County:

LaRue

First Owner Year Transferred:

1843

Second Owner Name:

Henry T. and Eliza Thomas Howsley

Second Owner Code:

W00047

Second Owner Alt Code:

W01227D

Second Owner Year Transferred:

1847

Third Owner Name:

Eliza Thomas (Widow) Howsley

Third Owner Code:

W00047Z

Third Owner Alt Code:

W1227B

Third Owner Year Transferred:

1859.0

Fourth Owner Name:

H. L. Pottinger

Family

Mother's Name:

Ellen Howsley

Mother's Family Code:

05102

Father's Name:

Thomas Howsley

Father's Family Code:

05101

Additional Information

Notes:

Had sued for freedom in LaRue County under will of Moses Thomas in 1859 and lost. Howsley heirs sold him to avoid trouble.