Soldier Information
Name: Fenton Wilfley
Alias: Wilfly
Place of Birth: Nelson KY Year of Birth: 1835
Occupation: Carpenter
Eyes: Black Hair: Brown Complexion: Brown
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 10.25
Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: May 1, 1863
Enlistment Place: Lake Providence
Enlistment State: LA
Compiled Military Service Record
Document: View
Congressional District: 3rd
Company: C Regiment(s): 48th Regt USCI
Mustered Where: Lake Providence, Louisiana
Mustered Out Date: January 4, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Sergeant
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Soldier Death Information
Died in war? No
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Death Date: June 12, 1912
Cause of Death: Severe Illness
Soldier Pension Information
Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: August 22, 1879
Application No.: 305135 Certificate No.: 248325
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Widow Pension Information
Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: April 13, 1917
Application No.: 1098811 Certificate No.:
Other Family Pension Information
Pension Card Link: View
Application Date: May 1, 1928
Application No.: 1613490 Certificate No.:
Pension File Information
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Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information
No Freedman’s Bank information found
Notes from Freedmen’s Bureau Documents:
Fenton Wilfley was mentioned in the cases of two other soldiers. Fenton and his wife agreed to work at the Preston plantation in Tensas Parish, Louisiana. Several payroll registers include references to them.
Combination of Freedmen’s Bureau Documents:
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Family Information
Mother First Name: Mother Maiden Name:
Father First Name: Father Last Name:
Siblings:
Wife #1 First Name: Sarah Maiden Name: Couch
Wife #2 First Name: Sarah J. Maiden Name: Florence
Wife #3 First Name: Maiden Name:
Children: Mary Eudora Wilfley 1862
Evelyn Wilfley 1870
Elizabeth Wilfley 1873
Martha Wilfley 1873
Sarah J Wilfley 1875
Clarence R 1878 Wilfley
Lucy B Wilfley 1880
Family Notes:
Out of Fenton and Sarah Wilfley’s 13 children that have been identified, five were born in Louisiana. Fenton’s first wife survived, at least, until 1920. He married his second wife, Sarah J. about 1904.
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1870 Census
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1880 Census
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1880 Profession: Carpenter
1880 Live with/near former enslaver? Unknown
1880 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
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1890 Census
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1900 Census
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1900 Profession:
1900 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1900 Own/Rent: Own 1900 Home Free/Mortgage: Mortgage 1900 Farm/House: Farm
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1910 Census
1910 Census Link: View
1910 Profession: Janitor
1910 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1910 Own/Rent: Own 1910 Home Free/Mortgage: Free 1910 Farm/House: House
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1920 Census
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Enslaver Information
1850 Enslaver Census
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1860 Enslaver Census
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1870 Enslaver Census
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1880 Enslaver Census
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Compensation Information
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