Soldier Information
Name: George Lee
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Place of Birth: Nelson KY Year of Birth: 1842
Occupation: Farm Hand
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Black
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 2
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Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: June 29, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
Document: View
Congressional District: 5th
Company: G Regiment(s): 108th USCI
Mustered Where: Louisville, Kentucky
Mustered Out Date: March 21, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Corporal
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Soldier Death Information
Died in war? No
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Death Date: September 21, 1911
Cause of Death:
Death Certificate
Soldier Pension Information
Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: June 11, 1890
Application No.: 780964 Certificate No.: 1065389
Alternate First Name: Alternate Last Name:
Widow Pension Information
Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: November 13, 1911
Application No.: 974941 Certificate No.: 734632
No other family pension card found
Pension File Information
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Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information
No Freedman’s Bank information found
No Freedmen’s Bureau Documents found
Family Information
Mother First Name: Mother Maiden Name:
Father First Name: Rafe Father Last Name: Lee
Siblings:
Wife #1 First Name: Martha Maiden Name: Donough
Wife #2 First Name: Jennie Maiden Name: Gather
Wife #3 First Name: Maiden Name:
Children: Mary May Lee 1879
Frances Lee 1865
Mary Lee 1867
George Lee Jr. 1870
Sallie Lee 1873
Maggie 1876 Lee
Family Notes:
George’s wife Jennie died in February 1936. According to her death record, she was the daughter of William Gather and Mary Gallagher. Jennie’s daughter Mary Lee, who married George Sheckles, and her family were traced through census and death records.
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1870 Census
1870 Census information not found
1880 Census
1880 Census Link: View
1880 Profession: Laborer
1880 Live with/near former enslaver? No
1880 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1880 Census Notes:
1890 Census
1890 Census information not found
1900 Census
1900 Census Link: View
1900 Profession: Farmer
1900 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1900 Own/Rent: Own 1900 Home Free/Mortgage: Free 1900 Farm/House: Farm
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1910 Census
1910 Census Link: View
1910 Profession: Farmer
1910 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1910 Own/Rent: Own 1910 Home Free/Mortgage: Mortgage 1910 Farm/House: Farm
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1920 Census
1920 Census Link: View
1920 Profession:
1920 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1920 Own/Rent: Unknown 1920 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1920 Farm/House: Unknown
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Enslaver Information
Name: Richard H. Field Location: Bullitt County, Kentucky
Previous Enslaver: Miles Lee
Enslaver Notes:
Enslaver Richard H. Field purchased George Lee from Miles Lee and his wife on Feb. 13, 1852. Field was an attorney who was born in Kentucky. His parents were born in Maryland.
1850 Enslaver Census
1850 Census Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved:
1860 Enslaver Census
1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: $1,500 1860 Personal Estate Value: $17,000
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 10
1870 Enslaver Census
1870 Census Link: View
1870 Real Estate Value: $14,650 1870 Personal Estate Value: $2,500
1880 Enslaver Census
Compensation Information
Compensation Applied? Yes Compensation Received? No