William was born between 1855[1]-1857[2] in Massachusetts.
He was the son of Eliza and Civil War veteran Charles H. Piper of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first regiment in the United States made up entirely of enlisted men of color.
Occupations
1870: Farmhand
Residences
1870: Lee, Massachusetts with his parents, siblings, and the white Buzzel family (Jacob, Anna, and Benjamin)
1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_487; Page: 572; Family History Library Film: 803487
1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_601; Page: 386A; Family History Library Film: 552100
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