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Index By Owners: Wet – Wilk
Descriptive Recruitment Lists of Volunteers for the United States Colored Troops for the State of Missouri, 1863
1865 (NARA Microfilm Publication M1894 – 6 rolls)

This index was created by Saint Louis University history major, John R. Harris III, volunteers Rohini Sankaran and  Anthony F. Kardis, and by staff of the Special Collections Department. The 5,500+ entries can be browsed either by recruits’ names or by slave owners’ names. There is more information about this source here on this site.

Indexed Source: Descriptive Recruitment Lists of Volunteers for the United States Colored Troops for the State of Missouri, 1863-1865. Washington, D.C.: Julius K. Hunter & Friends African American Research Collection St. Louis County Library and National Archives and Records Administration, 2002.

Photocopies of material listed in this index are available from Special Collections.

Index by Owners: Wet – Wilk
Descriptive Recruitment Lists of Volunteers for the United States Colored Troops
for the State of Missouri, 1863
1865 (NARA Microfilm Publication M1894)

Main Descriptive Recruitment Lists Index page  |  About the Source

Slave Owner

County of Residence

State of Resid.

Recruit's Last Name

Recruit's First Name

Age

Birth State

County of Birth

Roll

Frame

Wethers, Hannah; Mrs

Saline

MO

Cole

Edmun

18

KY

Scott

4

654

Wharton, Gram

Saline

MO

Bryant

Ed

35

VA

Buckingham

5

359

Wheeler, Charles

Lincoln

MO

Wheeler

Charles

26

MO

Lincoln

6

18

Wheeler, Charles

Lincoln

MO

Wheeler

Charles

26

MO

Lincoln

6

875

Wheeler, Drury N

Chariton

MO

Wheeler

Peyton

29

MO

Chariton

1

686

Wheeler, Edward

Chariton

MO

Wheeler

Robert

18

MO

Chariton

1

709

Wheeler, H

Boone

MO

Hawkins

Geo W

23

MO

St Louis

3

530

Wheeler, Henderson

Boone

MO

Ross

Lewis

18

KY

Henry

2

537

Wheeler, Stephen

Saline

MO

Jackson

Andrew

30

VA

Culpepper

4

738

Wheeler, William

Saline

MO

Wheeler

Greenup

38

VA

Botetourt

4

432

Wheeler, William S

[blank]

MO

Wheeler

George

24

MO

Chariton

1

669

Wheland, David

Calloway

MO

Henry

James

19

MO

Boone

3

609

Wheler, Daniel

Saline

MO

Barnett

Richard

18

KY

Harrison

4

678

Wheller, Stephen

Saline

MO

Jones

Caleb

25

KY

Clark

4

739

White, Allen

Boone

MO

White

Charles

20

MO

Boone

3

610

White, Ann; Mrs

Montgomery

MO

King

Andrew

35

MD

Montgomery

6

575

White, Ann; Mrs

Montgomery

MO

Madison

James

44

MD

Charles

6

577

White, Bart

Monroe

MO

White

Andrew

21

MO

Monroe

3

231

White, Duncan

Cooper

MO

Dangerfield

Alfred

18

VA

Frederick

5

644

White, Duncan

Cooper

MO

Dangerhill

Alfred

18

VA

Frederick

5

644

White, Edward

Montgomery

MO

Green

Samuel

29

MO

Montgomery

6

671

White, George; dec'd

[blank]

MO

White

Nelson

26

MO

[blank]

2

7

White, Jacob

Henry

MO

Reese

Marshall A

18

MO

Henry

2

423

White, James M

Monroe

MO

Draper

Daniel A

22

MO

Monroe

3

269

White, James M

Monroe

MO

Draper

David A

22

MO

Monroe

3

269

White, John R

Howard

MO

Burroughs

Andy

22

MO

Howard

2

688

White, John R

Howard

MO

Cole

Samuel

18

MO

St Louis

2

687

White, John R

Howard

MO

Curtis

William

24

KY

Bourbon

2

673

White, John R

Howard

MO

Day

James

28

KY

Mason

5

887

White, John R

Howard

MO

Elliott

Alfred

20

LA

Tucapaw

2

686

White, John R

Howard

MO

Houx

Thomas

18

MO

Cooper

5

781

White, John R

Howard

MO

Lewis

William

22

MO

Jackson

5

804

White, John R

Howard

MO

Peters

Isaac

18

MO

Saline

5

782

White, John R

Howard

MO

Phelps

John

18

MO

Cooper

5

842

White, John R

Howard

MO

Phelps

Ned

20

MO

Cooper

5

845

White, John R

Howard

MO

Reed

Jacob

26

VA

Nelson

2

690

White, John R

Howard

MO

Smith

William

21

VA

Danville

5

820

White, John R

Howard

MO

White

Adam

37

KY

Lincoln

2

685

White, John R

Howard

MO

White

Albert

28

MO

Platte

5

840

White, John R

Howard

MO

White

David

40

NC

[blank]

5

815

White, John R

Howard

MO

White

George

18

MO

Cooper

5

784

White, John R

Howard

MO

White

John

29

MD

[blank]

5

882

White, John R

Howard

MO

White

Kinney

32

MO

St Charles

5

830

White, John R

Howard

MO

White

Preston

24

VA

Don’t Know

2

689

White, John; Dr

Marion

MO

Cass

Lewis

15

MO

Marion

3

44

White, Polly

Boone

MO

White

Granisan

22

MO

Boone

4

964

White, Polly C

Boone

MO

White

James

21

MO

Boone

4

961

White, Richard

Montgomery

MO

Toson

Bassel

18

MO

Montgomery

6

569

White, William

Ray

MO

White

William

23

MO

Ray

2

383

White, William H

Montgomery

MO

Loyd

Gust

22

MO

Montgomery

6

672

Whitener, Mary

Bollinger

MO

Whitener

Alexander

23

MO

Cape Girardeau

3

344

Whitener, Mary

Bollinger

MO

Whitener

Noah

20

MO

Bollinger

3

352

Whitener, Soloman

Bollinger

MO

Whitener

John F

20

MO

Bollinger

3

318

Whiteside, Isaac

Lincoln

MO

Whiteside

Samuel

16

MO

Lincoln

6

14

Whiteside, William

Randolph

AR

Whiteside

Ransome

26

Ar

Randolph

3

385

Whitesides, John

Chariton

MO

Whitesides

Manuel

27

MO

Chariton

1

674

Whitesides, William

Lincoln

MO

Whitesides

Joseph

23

MO

Lincoln

6

246

Whitley, Williams

Monroe

AR

Whitley

Jerry

31

KY

Christian

3

329

Whitsell, William

Lafayette

MO

Logan

George

22

MO

Lafayette

6

414

Whitsett, Jeremiah

Ray

MO

Whitsett

George

26

NC

/

3

1024

Whitsett, Jeremiah

Ray

MO

Whitsett

Samuel

30

NC

/

3

1023

Whitsett, Jeremiah

Ray

MO

Whitsett

Madison

25

NC

/

3

1007

Whitson, John

Franklin

MO

Whitson

Henry

33

KY

Louisville

6

512

Whitson, John

Franklin

MO

Whitson

Henson

24

MO

Franklin

6

504

Whittenberg, Frederick

Cape Girardeau

MO

Elan

John

28

MO

Cape Girardeau

2

38

Whittle, Thomas

Boone

MO

Whittle

Elijah

18

MO

Boone

4

793

Whittle, Thomas

Boone

MO

Whittle

Elijah

18

MO

Boone

6

813

Whitton, Isaac M

Camden

MO

Whitton

Frank

27

MO

Camden

3

805

Wicker, David Q

Mississippi

MO

Johnson

Tecumpsa

28

MO

Mississippi

2

284

Wigham, William

Howard

MO

Wigham

Ben

20

MO

Boone

2

628

Wilcox, Francis

Boone

MO

Moss

Frederick

30

MO

Boone

2

516

Wilcox, Henderson D

Randolph

MO

Smith

Warren

20

MO

Randolph

4

431

Wilcox, Henderson D

Randolph

MO

Wilcox

Alexander

19

MO

Randolph

4

447

Wilcox, Henderson D

Randolph

MO

Wilcox

Austin

35

MO

Randolph

4

522

Wilcox, Isaac

Randolph

MO

Wilcox

William

35

MO

Randolph

3

195

Wilcoxen, H

Carroll

MO

Wilcoxen

Monroe

39

KY

Todd

2

345

Wilcoxen, Harrison

Carroll

MO

Clayton

Alfred

19

MO

Carroll

2

359

Wilcoxen, Hiram

Carroll

MO

Patrick

Charles

17

MO

Carroll

2

215

Wiles, -

Ray

MO

Wiles

Jackson

21

MO

Ray

3

1029

Wiles, Henry

Ray

MO

Wiles

Alexander

36

MO

Howard

3

1039

Wiles, Samuel

Ray

MO

Wiles

Henry

50

KY

Montgomery

3

1040

Wiley, John

Cole

MO

Jones

William

22

MO

Cole

3

670

Wilhite, Andrew

Howard

MO

Allen

Squire

19

MO

Boone

4

416

Wilhite, Henry

Clay

MO

Johnson

Zeke

17

MO

Clay

3

935

Wilhite, Nancy

Clay

MO

Wilhite

George

24

MO

Clay

4

312

Wilhite, R S

Howard

MO

Wilhite

John

20

unknown

unknown

4

843

Wilhite, Stephen

Boone

MO

Wilhite

Clifton

19

MO

Boone

2

466

Wilhite, Wm

Boone

MO

Walker

Milton

28

MO

Boone

3

634

Wilhoit; Maj

Boone

MO

Favors

Andrew Jackson

33

KY

Fayette

5

901

Wilkerson, Joseph

Perry

MO

Wilkerson

Joe

17

MO

Perry

2

106

Wilkerson, Lilburn

Lincoln

MO

Wilkerson

James

22

MO

Lincoln

6

37

Wilkerson, Thomas

Franklin

MO

Coleman

Edward

29

VA

[blank]

6

493

Wilkerson, Wm

Ray

MO

Hughes

Daniel

15

MO

Clinton

2

338

Wilkerson, Wm

Ray

MO

Hughes

Edward

20

MO

Clinton

2

337

Wilkinson, Joel

Cape Girardeau

MO

Adkins

William

21

MO

Cape Girardeau

2

51

Wilkirson, John

[blank]

MO

Wilkirson

Andrew

38

NC

[blank]

2

89

Wilkison, Reuben

Cape Girardeau

MO

Wilkison

Alfred

43