Willis Kamper

Black Person Information

First Name:
Willis
Last Name:
Kamper
Family Code:
85750
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Garrard
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1810
Occupation:
Farmer
Height:
67
Skin Color:
Black

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
Thornton Kemper
First Owner Code:
W22790
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Garrard
First Owner Year Transferred:
1864
Second Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Second Owner Code:
Z1000

Military Service

Military Unit:
123rd Infantry USCT Company F
Enlisted Year:
1864

Additional Information

Notes:
Born in Fayette Co KY Enlisted at Camp Nelson KY SGT Claim: By purchase from by brother Smith Kemper in 1854 $675.00 Medical discharge gives age as 57 (1808)

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