Soldier Information
Name: Peter Clark
Alias:
Place of Birth: Shelby KY Year of Birth: 1840
Occupation: Laborer
Eyes: Dark Hair: Dark Complexion: Dark
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 5
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Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: August 23, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
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Congressional District: 4
Company: G Regiment(s): 107th USCI
Mustered Where: Louisville, Kentucky
Mustered Out Date: November 23, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Corporal
Notes:
Peter Clark’s duties are detailed in the CMSR. In June 1865, Peter Clark was on detached service in Morehead City, North Carolina, a coastal port city that was occupied by Union troops since 1862. In the spring of 1865, Peter Clark was on “detached duty service” with Lieutenant J. N. McClarty at Charlotte Hall, Maryland. On October 8, 1866, Peter Clark was promoted from Private to Corporal. On November 23, 1866, Corporal Peter Clark was mustered out of Co. G 107th USCI at Washington, DC. He owed the government $6.00 for arms/equipment, and he was owed $100 of his bounty money. When he was mustered out, Peter Clark was described as “Free.”
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? No
Military Death Date:
Military Death Location:
Military Cause of Death:
Death Date: March 8, 1915
Cause of Death: Unknown
Death Certificate
Soldier Pension Information
Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: November 27, 1893
Application No.: 1172398 Certificate No.: 917042
Alternate First Name: Alternate Last Name:
No widow pension card found
No other family pension card found
Pension File Information
Pension File:
Pensioners:
Pensioner County: Pensioner State: CO
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Pension Notes:
On November 27, 1893, Peter Clark applied for an invalid pension while living in Colorado. It was approved. There is no record of a widow’s claim for this soldier.
Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information
Freedman’s Bank Link: View
Freedman’s Bank Notes:
Freedman’s Bank record for Peter Clark stated that he was born in Spencer County (vs. his USCT records which say Shelby County), that he was enslaved by Alfred Harrington. His wife’s name was Mary and his children were Sarah, John, and Mary Louisa. The Clark family lived in Shelby County and that Peter Clark’s occupation was miller. A second Freedman’s Bank record has similar information: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/172979:8755?tid=&pid=&queryId=5eb30ee0775991570ecf41b1da870394&_phsrc=ucT13340&_phstart=successSource
No Freedmen’s Bureau Documents found
Family Information
Mother First Name: Mother Maiden Name:
Father First Name: Father Last Name:
Siblings:
Wife #1 First Name: Mary Jane Maiden Name: Houston
Wife #2 First Name: Emma Maiden Name: Smith
Wife #3 First Name: Maiden Name:
Children: Sarah E. Clark
John M. Clark 1872
Mary Louisa Clark
Emma J. Clark 1875
Family Notes:
Peter Clark’s Freedman’s Bank records provided most of the known information about the family he had with his first wife, Mary Clark. Of his four known children, John M. Clark (1872-1944) and Emma J. Clark Wilson (1875-1929) were the only two children who were found in other records. John M. Clark and his sister Emma J. Clark Wilson were living in the same household in Indianapolis in 1920.
No marriage record was discovered for Peter Clark and his first wife Mary Houston. Her maiden name was discovered via daughter Emma J. Clark’s death certificate. A marriage record was found, however, for his second marriage to Emma Smith on January 27, 1908. He was a mere 70 years old at the time of their marriage. Emma Smith was 50. They married in Animas City, Colorado.
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1870 Census
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1880 Census
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1890 Census
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1900 Census
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1910 Census
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1910 Profession: Common laborer
1910 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1910 Own/Rent: Rent 1910 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1910 Farm/House: House
1910 Census Notes:
The 1910 Census was the only Census that was found for Peter Clark. In previous Census years, he may have been living in various locations in the western U.S. and eluded enumeration. In 1910, he was 70 years old. He could not read or write. He was a common laborer and a Civil War veteran. He was married to Emma Clark, 59, who was born in Missouri. Emma Clark was able to read and write. Emma Clark’s occupation was housekeeping. Emma Clark had one child but not with Peter Clark. According to the 1910 Census, it was the second marriage for both. They lived in Las Animas, Colorado, Trinidad Ward 1.
1920 Census
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Enslaver Information
Name: Alfred Harrington Location: Shelby, County Kentucky
Previous Enslaver:
Enslaver Notes:
Alfred Harrington (1807-1899) and his family lived in various locations in Shelby County, Kentucky, including Shelbyville and Simpsonville. He was a farmer and a miller. His surname sometimes appeared as “Herrington” and/or “Hennington” in the record.
1850 Enslaver Census
1850 Census Link: View
1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 8
1860 Enslaver Census
1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: $26,000 1860 Personal Estate Value: $18,000
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 9
1870 Enslaver Census
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1880 Enslaver Census
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Compensation Information
Compensation Application not found