United States, National Archives, Slave Compensation Files



This article is a finding aid to images of fifty-eight slave compensation files, 11.3.1866-2.21.1867 held by the National Archives NAID 6037029 from the U.S. District Court for the First (Topeka) Division of the District of Kansas.

Under the act of February 24, 1864 and July 28, 1866 slave owners could receive compensation for the military service of their slaves during the Civil War. The claims are are from the state of Missouri. See also Registers of Claims for the U.S. Colored Troops, 186-1867, NAID 608297. Includes registers of claims filed by slave owners for Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia and Virginia.


 * FamilySearch Catalog
 * United States District Court. Kansas, Slave compensation records, 1866-1867
 * Sandra K. Gorin, Kentucky Civil War slave compensation claimsGlasgow, Kentucky : Gorin Genealogical Publishing, 2017 FHL 976.9 M2gss
 * Rudena Kramer Mallory, extracted and indexed,Claims by Missourians for compensation of enlisted slaves : records of the U.S. District Court of Kansas, Slave Compensation Records, November 3, 1866 to February 21, 1867, Record Group 21, National Archives-Central Plains Region, Kansas City, Missouri


 *  Related FamilySearch Historical Record Collections
 * United States Civil War Service Records of Union Colored Troops, 1863-1865
 * United States, Compiled Military Service Records Of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With The U.S. Colored Troops, 1861-1866
 * United States, Missouri, Recruitment Lists of Volunteers for the United States Colored Troops, 1863-1865
 * United States, Freedmen's Bureau Claim Records,1865-1872


 *  Related Wiki Articles
 * United States Colored Troops in the Civil War

Click the link in the NAID column to see images of the compensation files on the National Archives' website.

{| class="wikitable" ! Claimant !! Slave(s) !! Notes !! NAID
 * George Anderson || ||  || 6106458
 * George Baker || Lewis Turner; George Bell ||  || 6106461
 * Martha Barker || ||  || 6106467
 * Pink D. Booker || ||  || 6106470
 * Bernis Brown || ||  || 6106473
 * Jesse Brown || ||  || 6106475
 * Thomas Burris || ||  || 6106478
 * John Campbell || ||  || 6106482
 * William Chancellor || ||  || 6106484
 * Moses Chapman || Joseph Clark; Samuel Creel; ||  || 6106488
 * Hector Chinn || ||  || 6106494
 * Bennett Clark || ||  || 6106497
 * Samuel Cole || ||  || 6106502
 * Sarah Corder || Henry Johnson; Jack Rector; Daniel Price or Corder; Strother Ward || || 6106506
 * Ira Darby || ||  || 6106514
 * John M. Davis || ||  || 6106518
 * Robert E. Davis || ||  || 6106522
 * John Doxey || ||  || 6106525
 * Walter Drake || Sidney Drake; Anderson Jones || || 6106529
 * William McHatton and William Drummond || ||  || 6106605
 * James R. Eshill || ||  || 6106532
 * George Fletcher || ||  || 6106536
 * William French || ||  || 6106539
 * Joseph Gentry || ||  || 6106541
 * James Glascock || Paul Shelton; Smith Shelton; James Madison; Marshall Thomas; Willis Washington || || 6106545
 * French Glascock || ||  || 6106543
 * William Hall || ||  || 6106557
 * James Hamilton || ||  || 6106561
 * John Herndon || Harrison Small; Reubin Herndon ||  ||  6106564
 * Samuel T. Hughes || George Grigsby; Hiram Grigsby;  Joseph Grigsby ||  || 6106572
 * Peyton Hunt || ||  || 6106581
 * William Isaacs || ||  ||  6106584
 * Harriet Jay || ||  || 6106588
 * Horace Kingsbury || ||  || 6106591
 * Columbus F. Kirtley || ||  || 6106596
 * Benjamin Lawless || George; Lewis ||  || 6106598
 * Teresa Lawrence || ||  || 6106603
 * Wiliam P. Moore || ||  || 6106608
 * Benjamin Nance || ||  || 6106611
 * William Neale || George Paton; Volney || ||  6106616
 * Alfred Orr || ||  || 6106621
 * John Peacock || Archer Johnson; Antony Mason || || 6106623
 * Lucretia Peyton || ||  || 6106627
 * James D. Price || ||  || 6106630
 * James Quarles || Benjamin Tyler; Mickey Anderson || || 6106634
 * John Ramsey || ||  || 6106640
 * Catherine Richmond || ||  || 6106642
 * Stephen D. Shore || Jefferson Shores; James Shores || || 6106645
 * Montgomery Slemons || George Slemons; Nat Slemons || || 6106647
 * John H. Stephen || ||  || 6106652
 * Samuel Swope || ||  ||  6106656
 * Sanders Townsend || Stephen; Lewis Bailey; || ||  6106660
 * Elizabeth Turner || ||  || 6106666
 * R. F. Wayland || ||  || 6106669
 * Oscar R. White || Albert White ;John White || || 6106673
 * Joseph Wilkerson || ||  || 6106680
 * Horace Windsor || Oscar R. Cook; Taylor Hawkins;  David Rummels ||  || 6106683
 * E.M. Wooldridge || Fleming Stradford ||  || 6106692
 * Samuel T. Hughes || George Grigsby; Hiram Grigsby;  Joseph Grigsby ||  || 6106572
 * Peyton Hunt || ||  || 6106581
 * William Isaacs || ||  ||  6106584
 * Harriet Jay || ||  || 6106588
 * Horace Kingsbury || ||  || 6106591
 * Columbus F. Kirtley || ||  || 6106596
 * Benjamin Lawless || George; Lewis ||  || 6106598
 * Teresa Lawrence || ||  || 6106603
 * Wiliam P. Moore || ||  || 6106608
 * Benjamin Nance || ||  || 6106611
 * William Neale || George Paton; Volney || ||  6106616
 * Alfred Orr || ||  || 6106621
 * John Peacock || Archer Johnson; Antony Mason || || 6106623
 * Lucretia Peyton || ||  || 6106627
 * James D. Price || ||  || 6106630
 * James Quarles || Benjamin Tyler; Mickey Anderson || || 6106634
 * John Ramsey || ||  || 6106640
 * Catherine Richmond || ||  || 6106642
 * Stephen D. Shore || Jefferson Shores; James Shores || || 6106645
 * Montgomery Slemons || George Slemons; Nat Slemons || || 6106647
 * John H. Stephen || ||  || 6106652
 * Samuel Swope || ||  ||  6106656
 * Sanders Townsend || Stephen; Lewis Bailey; || ||  6106660
 * Elizabeth Turner || ||  || 6106666
 * R. F. Wayland || ||  || 6106669
 * Oscar R. White || Albert White ;John White || || 6106673
 * Joseph Wilkerson || ||  || 6106680
 * Horace Windsor || Oscar R. Cook; Taylor Hawkins;  David Rummels ||  || 6106683
 * E.M. Wooldridge || Fleming Stradford ||  || 6106692
 * James D. Price || ||  || 6106630
 * James Quarles || Benjamin Tyler; Mickey Anderson || || 6106634
 * John Ramsey || ||  || 6106640
 * Catherine Richmond || ||  || 6106642
 * Stephen D. Shore || Jefferson Shores; James Shores || || 6106645
 * Montgomery Slemons || George Slemons; Nat Slemons || || 6106647
 * John H. Stephen || ||  || 6106652
 * Samuel Swope || ||  ||  6106656
 * Sanders Townsend || Stephen; Lewis Bailey; || ||  6106660
 * Elizabeth Turner || ||  || 6106666
 * R. F. Wayland || ||  || 6106669
 * Oscar R. White || Albert White ;John White || || 6106673
 * Joseph Wilkerson || ||  || 6106680
 * Horace Windsor || Oscar R. Cook; Taylor Hawkins;  David Rummels ||  || 6106683
 * E.M. Wooldridge || Fleming Stradford ||  || 6106692
 * Sanders Townsend || Stephen; Lewis Bailey; || ||  6106660
 * Elizabeth Turner || ||  || 6106666
 * R. F. Wayland || ||  || 6106669
 * Oscar R. White || Albert White ;John White || || 6106673
 * Joseph Wilkerson || ||  || 6106680
 * Horace Windsor || Oscar R. Cook; Taylor Hawkins;  David Rummels ||  || 6106683
 * E.M. Wooldridge || Fleming Stradford ||  || 6106692
 * Oscar R. White || Albert White ;John White || || 6106673
 * Joseph Wilkerson || ||  || 6106680
 * Horace Windsor || Oscar R. Cook; Taylor Hawkins;  David Rummels ||  || 6106683
 * E.M. Wooldridge || Fleming Stradford ||  || 6106692
 * Horace Windsor || Oscar R. Cook; Taylor Hawkins;  David Rummels ||  || 6106683
 * E.M. Wooldridge || Fleming Stradford ||  || 6106692
 * E.M. Wooldridge || Fleming Stradford ||  || 6106692