Soldier Information
Name: Isaac Finch
Alias:
Place of Birth: Shelby KY Year of Birth: 1837
Occupation: Farm hand
Eyes: Dark Hair: Dark Complexion: Dark
Height in Feet: 6 Inches: 0
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Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: June 29, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
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Congressional District: 5th
Company: E Regiment(s): 108th Regt USCI
Mustered Where: Louisville, Kentucky
Mustered Out Date:
Rank at Muster Out:
Notes:
Born in Shelby County KY. Died at Rock Island IL
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? Yes
Military Death Date: November 7, 1864
Military Death Location: Rock Island, Illinois
Military Cause of Death: Measles
Death Date: November 7, 1864
Cause of Death: Measles
Death Certificate
Soldier Pension Information
No pension card found
No widow pension card found
Other Family Pension Information
Pension Card Link: View
Application Date: June 14, 1886
Application No.: 340884 Certificate No.:
Pension File Information
Pension File: Pension File
Pensioners: Martha Finch
Pensioner County: Shelby Pensioner State: KY
Number of Pages:77
Pension Notes:
No pension certificate was ever issued to Martha Finch. The claim was ultimately abandoned October 1889 as Martha was deemed an illegitimate child of Isaac Finch. He never married, lived together or was otherwise recognized as the husband of her mother Mary Doyle.
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: Maiden Name:
Wife #2 First Name: Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name: Maiden Name:
Children: Martha Finch
Family Notes:
Based on Isaac’s age at enlistment, Martha’s birth year is estimated between 1859 and 1864. However, she is not found in census records under the name Martha Finch. In the minor pension application file for Martha Finch, her actual birth date was Mar 1, 1859. She was listed along with 6 other half-siblings in the family bible that belonged to Caleb Doyle the enslaver of Martha’s mother, Mary Doyle.
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1870 Census
1870 Census Link: View
1870 Profession: Domestic servant
1870 Live with/near former enslaver? Yes
1870 Real Estate Value: 1870 Personal Estate Value:
1870 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1870 Census Notes:
No records found for a minor child named Martha Finch living in Shelby County or elsewhere. If enumerated, likely in the household of a guardian or family member with a different surname. Her whereabouts or name she used are unknown.
Census record found for her mother, Mary, who was in the household of her former enslaver’s daughter Amanda Harris. Mary is enumerated along with her children under the surname Harris. The adult children of enslaver Caleb Doyle are living next door to their father.
1880 Census
1880 Census Link: View
1880 Profession: Cook
1880 Live with/near former enslaver? No
1880 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1880 Census Notes:
Martha is found in the 1880 census living in Shelbyville with her mother and half-sister America. They’re using the surname Doyle.
1890 Census
1890 Census information not found
1900 Census
1900 Census information not found
1910 Census
1910 Census information not found
1920 Census
1920 Census information not found
Enslaver Information
Name: Ludwell Finch Location: Shelby County, Kentucky
Previous Enslaver:
Enslaver Notes:
As noted in the Martha Finch pension file, the actual enslaver of Isaac Finch was Ludwell R. Finch. “Lud” was an extremely prosperous and prominent blacksmith and farmer. The community of Finchville in Shelby County was named after him. In 1857, he was appointed postmaster at Finchville.
1850 Enslaver Census
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1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 10
1860 Enslaver Census
1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: $11,000 1860 Personal Estate Value: $15,000
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 12
1870 Enslaver Census
1870 Census Link: View
1870 Real Estate Value: $20,000 1870 Personal Estate Value: $22,750
1880 Enslaver Census
Compensation Information
Compensation Application not found