Description
Rosa was the mother of USCT Benjamin Smith Claim #3846 and USCT John Smith Claim #3847.
Benjamin Smith enlisted at St. Louis, Missouri on August 20, 1863 and was mustered in as a Private in the 56th USCT, Company F. On December 26, 1866, Horace Nolen of Buena Vista, Platte County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #3846 for an enlisted slave named Benjamin Smith.
Horace Nolen claimed title to USCT soldier Benjamin Smith because "... he was born my slave, his mother Rosa also my slave having purchased her AD 1830 from Adam Smith of Holly Springs, Mississippi." (Horace Nolen was listed as an enslaver on the 1850 Platte County Slave Schedule)Date(s) of Creation
1/1/1830
