Soldier Information
Name: Louis Beard
Alias: Lewis
Place of Birth: Henry KY Year of Birth: 1821
Occupation: Farmer
Eyes: Dark Hair: Dark Complexion: Dark
Height in Feet: 6 Inches: 0
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Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: July 5, 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, KY
Mustered Out Date: March 31, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:
Beard was appointed Corporal July 12, 1864 but was reduced in ranks Dec 1, 1864 for ‘inefficiency’
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? No
Military Death Date:
Military Death Location:
Military Cause of Death:
Death Date: August 9, 1866
Cause of Death: Chronic diarrhea
Soldier Pension Information
No pension card found
Widow Pension Information
Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: October 4, 1867
Application No.: 153129 Certificate No.: 129715
No other family pension card found
Pension File Information
Pension File: Pension File
Pensioners: Fanny Wells
Pensioner County: Jefferson Pensioner State: KY
Number of Pages:25
Pension Notes:
From the pension file, it is determined that Fanny and Lewis were married in Nelson County in 1842. There were no minor children surviving at the time of her claim filing in 1867.
Louis Beard was enrolled and mustered on July 5, 1864 at Louisville, KY. Louis died at Portland, KY on August 9, 1866 of diarrhea. Louis Beard and Fanny Wells were married on September 29, 1842. They had no children under 16 years of age. Louis and Fanny lived in Louisville, Ky. Deposition from Frederick King on page 11. W.B. DeMorrill on page 16-17, and J.B. Richy on page 18.
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: Father Last Name:
Siblings:
Wife #1 First Name: Fanny Maiden Name: Wells
Wife #2 First Name: Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name: Maiden Name:
Children:
Family Notes:
No children under 16 years of age when the pension was filed.
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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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1920 Census
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Enslaver Information
Name: Alex Beard Location: Nelson County, Kentucky
Previous Enslaver:
Enslaver Notes:
In the 1860 census record for ‘Aleck Baird’, the real estate and personal estate value columns are blank.
1850 Enslaver Census
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1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 11
1860 Enslaver Census
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1860 Real Estate Value: 1860 Personal Estate Value:
1860 Number of Enslaved: 16
1870 Enslaver Census
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1870 Real Estate Value: $22,500 1870 Personal Estate Value: $5000
1880 Enslaver Census
1880 Census information not found
Compensation Information
Compensation Application not found