Robert Haviland Soldier Details and Documents

Soldier Information

Name: Robert Haviland
Alias:
Place of Birth: Harrison KY Year of Birth: 1846
Occupation:
Farmer
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Black
Height in Feet:
5 Inches: 9


Enlistment Information

Enlistment Date: October 14, 1864
Enlistment Place: Covington
Enlistment State: KY


Compiled Military Service Record

Document: View
Congressional District: 6th
Company: A Regiment(s): 72th Regt USCI
Mustered Where: Covington, Kentucky
Mustered Out Date:
Rank at Muster Out:
Notes:

Robert was discharged for a medical disability (heart disease) on June 27, 1865 and was deemed 25% disabled. On the Company Descriptive roll card, his enslaver is listed as Henry Haviland; however, the Slave Compensation Claim application was submitted by his mother, Mary C. Haviland.


Soldier Death Information

Died in war? No
Military Death Date:
Military Death Location:
Military Cause of Death:
Death Date: June 28, 1865
Cause of Death: Heart disease
Death Certificate


Soldier Pension Information

No pension card found


Widow Pension Information

Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: June 13, 1868
Application No.: 161914 Certificate No.: 116328


No other family pension card found


Pension File Information

Pension File: Pension File
Pensioners:    Sallie Ann

Pensioner County:  Clark Pensioner State: OH
Number of Pages:
20
Pension Notes:

Sallie Ann Haviland lived in Clark County, OH, at the time of filing. Robert Haviland died of heart disease after returning home from service in June of 1865. Robert and Sallie Ann had no children. Affidavit from Jessie Davis on pages 14-16. Enslaver’s name appears to be Henry Haviland per CMSR.


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: Sallie Ann Maiden Name:
Wife #2 First Name:  Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name:  Maiden Name:
Children:


Family Notes:

Sallie Ann (maiden name unknown) and Robert were married in 1863 when he was just 17; they had no surviving children.

Family Tree:
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1870 Census

1870 Census information not found


1880 Census

1880 Census Link: View
1880 Profession:  Wash woman
1880 Live with/near former enslaver?  No
1880 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write?  Cannot write
1880 Census Notes:

Sallie “Havling” lived in Springfield, Ohio in 1880; in this record she had a 4 year old daughter, Mary B. The household included ‘boarder’ Alex Coleman who was possibly former USCI soldier Sgt. Alexander Coleman of Co. D. 117th regiment.


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: Mary C. Haviland Location: Harrison County, Kentucky
Previous Enslaver: Robert S. Haviland
Enslaver Notes:

In the Company Muster-In and Descriptive Roll card, Robert Haviland’s owner is identified as Henry Haviland. However, the Slave Compensation Claim application is signed by his mother, Mary C. Haviland. She was widowed in 1858, and it is far more likely that her husband, Robert Sheffield Haviland, was the original enslaver. Henry may have been assumed the owner as acting head of household in 1865.


1850 Enslaver Census

1850 Census Link: View
1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 6


1860 Enslaver Census

1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: $6900 1860 Personal Estate Value: $5500
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 6


1870 Enslaver Census

1870 Census Link: View
1870 Real Estate Value: 1870 Personal Estate Value: $2000


1880 Enslaver Census

1880 Census information not found


Compensation Information

Compensation Applied? Yes Compensation Received? No

Note: The Lincoln Administration offered compensation of $300 to enslavers in Kentucky and other Union states where slavery was still legal for each of their enslaved men that joined the Union Army. However to be eligible, they had to prove ownership of the soldier and have sworn testimony from others that they were loyal to the Union. Many applied, but were not approved for compensation payments.

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