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Aaron C. Howard (#
11684908
)
Black, male
Petition #
11684908
, filed in Virginia (1849)
Role in Petition:
petitioner
Status:
free person of color
Occupation: farm manager
Freedom: Free by 1847. Origins of freedom: freed by owner John Sherrard, according to the wishes of his father, Colonel Robert Sherrard.
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