Finney, Benjamin

Title: Finney, Benjamin
Gender: Male
Biography: Benjamin's military records also include a copy of the bill of sale from when he was sold at five years of age. If his former enslaver was attempting to recover compensation for Benjamin's military service, this may have been part of the documentation.
Member: Finnell family
Birth date: circa 1844
Place of birth: Union County (Ky.)
Father: Finney, Jordan
Mother: Finney, Leticia S.
Life event(s): Marriage: 28 Nov 1867; Covington (Ky.); Covington (Ky.)
Spouse(s): Terrier, Mary Elizabeth
Occupation(s): Farmer (1864); Day laborer (1870)
Military service: Co. D, 18th Regiment, U.S. Colored Infantry; 18th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
Allegiance: United States of America
Held rank: Private
Place of enlistment: Macon (Mo.)
Service began: 1 Aug 1864
Service ended: 21 Feb 1886; Mustered out at Huntsville (Ala.); Huntsville (Ala.)
Resided in: Covington (Ky.)
Relationship: Known slaveholder(s): Finnell, Thomas; Conway, Thomas
Source(s): U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865; Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965; Ninth Census of the United States, 1870

Item sets: Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans--Kentucky--Boone County--A-K; AA--Enslaved--Kentucky--Other counties

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Title	Class
Finney, Jordan	Person
Finney, Leticia S.	Person