Black Person Information
First Name:
William
Last Name:
Thomas
AKA:
Bill
Family Code:
05102A
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
LaRue
Birth Year:
1845
Enslaver Information
First Owner Name:
Moses Thomas
First Owner Code:
W01227
First Owner State:
KY
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
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.