I found the Civil War Service Record for my child's third great grandfather, Joseph Wakefield, on Fold3.
An escaped slave who served in the US Colored Troops, his owner filed a Claim for Compensation for her lost services. She indicated that she inherited her slave from her father, and provides a name. I am hopeful I can find a copy of her father's estate. There is a chance one or both of Joseph's parents might also have been mentioned.
CLAIM OF
Judith Wakefield
FOR THE COMPENSATION OF SLAVE NAMED
Joseph Wakefield
I, Judith Wakefield, a loyal citizen, and a resident of The County of Green, State of Kentucky, hereby claim compensation under the provisions of Section 24, act approved February 21, 1864, and section 2, act approved July 28, 1866, for my slave Joseph Wakefield, enlisted 22nd of April 1865 at Lebanon, Ky, by Capt J. M. Fidler, in the 125th regiment U.S. Colored Troops, Co. F, certificate of which enlistment, and a descriptive list, as required, accompany this application. That I did not acquire said slave subsequent to said enlistment, but had a valid title to him at the date of said enlistment, and previous thereto. I having acquired my title to him and my ownership over him as follows, to wit: Inherited him from my father’s estate. (My father’s name was Creed Haskins.)
In proof of my loyalty to the Constitution and Government of the United States, I present the accompanying oath, which I have taken, signed and acknowledged; to be filed with this application, in accordance with requirement of General Orders, No. 329, 1863, War Department, Adjutant General’s Office.
Judith Wakefield
January 10, 1867
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This is almost certainly the memorial for the above named Creed Haskins on FindaGrave.
He was one of the founders of Haskinsville, Kentucky
Kentucky Place Names, Robert M. Rennick, University Press of Kentucky, 2013.
Judith Wakefield
FOR THE COMPENSATION OF SLAVE NAMED
Joseph Wakefield
I, Judith Wakefield, a loyal citizen, and a resident of The County of Green, State of Kentucky, hereby claim compensation under the provisions of Section 24, act approved February 21, 1864, and section 2, act approved July 28, 1866, for my slave Joseph Wakefield, enlisted 22nd of April 1865 at Lebanon, Ky, by Capt J. M. Fidler, in the 125th regiment U.S. Colored Troops, Co. F, certificate of which enlistment, and a descriptive list, as required, accompany this application. That I did not acquire said slave subsequent to said enlistment, but had a valid title to him at the date of said enlistment, and previous thereto. I having acquired my title to him and my ownership over him as follows, to wit: Inherited him from my father’s estate. (My father’s name was Creed Haskins.)
In proof of my loyalty to the Constitution and Government of the United States, I present the accompanying oath, which I have taken, signed and acknowledged; to be filed with this application, in accordance with requirement of General Orders, No. 329, 1863, War Department, Adjutant General’s Office.
Judith Wakefield
January 10, 1867
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This is almost certainly the memorial for the above named Creed Haskins on FindaGrave.
He was one of the founders of Haskinsville, Kentucky
Kentucky Place Names, Robert M. Rennick, University Press of Kentucky, 2013.
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