Willis Porter

Black Person Information

First Name:
Willis
Last Name:
Porter
Family Code:
31440
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Bourbon
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1804.0
Occupation:
Shoemaker
Description:
Copper skin; 5'8"; no scars recollected
Height:
68
Skin Color:
Copper

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
Lucretia Flemster
First Owner Code:
W08512
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Bourbon
First Owner Year Transferred:
1860
Second Owner Name:
Free
Second Owner Code:
W0000
Year Emancipated:
1860.0

Additional Information

Notes:
my trustworthy negro man";56 years; shoemaker by trade

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