Soldier Information
Name: Washington Boarman
Alias: Wash
Place of Birth: Marion KY Year of Birth: 1841
Occupation: Farmer
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Black
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 7
Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: July 26, 1864
Enlistment Place: Lebanon
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
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Congressional District: 4th
Company: D Regiment(s): 107th USCI
Mustered Where: Lebanon, KY
Mustered Out Date:
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:
On July 26, 1864, Wash (aka Washington) Boarman, age 23, enlisted and was mustered into Co. D 107th USCI at Lebanon, Kentucky (Marion County). He was described as 5’ 7” tall, with brown eyes, black hair, and a Black complexion. He was a farmer. His enslaver was “Joe Boarman” of Marion County, Kentucky. Wash Boarman enlisted without his enslaver’s consent. He was credited to the 4th Congressional District. Wash Boarman drew $17.50 from his clothing account One canteen and one haversack were issued to the solider at a value of 74 cents. On January 6, 1865, he was promoted from Private to Corporal. Around the same time that he was promoted to the rank of Corporal, he was sick and in the hospital. On February 1, 1865, Corporal Boarman died from the effects of chronic diarrhea in the US Army field hospital at Point of Rocks, Virginia. At the time of his death, he was issued $5.41 in equipment and $56.65 in clothing. He owed regimental sutler Orange M. Roode (1811-1880) $8.00. The CMSR has a mustering out date of November 23, 1866 (Washington, DC), but it is incorrect given that the soldier died more than a year earlier at Point of Rocks, Virginia. NOTE: After the Civil War, Orange M. Roode worked in Louisville, Kentucky as a claims agent for USCT soldiers, and was the agent who filed the paperwork for Wash Boarman’s children’s pension claim.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? Yes
Military Death Date: February 1, 1865
Military Death Location: Point of Rocks, Virginia, Chester County
Military Cause of Death: Chronic diarrhea
Death Date: February 1, 1865
Cause of Death: Chronic diarrhea
Death Certificate
Soldier Pension Information
No pension card found
No widow pension card found
Other Family Pension Information
Pension Card Link: View
Application Date: November 9, 1867
Application No.: 167547 Certificate No.: 130812
Pension File Information
Pension File: Pension File
Pensioners: James Boarman
Sally Boarman
Pensioner County: Jefferson Pensioner State: KY
Number of Pages:42
Pension Notes:
Washington died at Point of Rocks, Virginia, on February 1, 1865, of chronic diarrhea. He and Mary Thompson Boarman had two children: James (1861) and Sally Boarman (1863). Mary died in January of 1864, and Benjamin Boarman became the children’s legal guardian. Benjamin was in no way related to Washington and Mary Boarman; he and Washington had the same occupation and were owned by the same enslaver.
On November 9, 1867, a pension application was filed for Washington “Wash” Boarman’s dependent children, James Boarman and Sally Boarman. Their mother, Mary Boarman, died in January 1864. On Jun 3, 1869, Benjamin Boarman (1796-unknown), age 73, resident of Nelson County, was appointed guardian of James and Sally Boarman. He was not a relative but “has been for many years well acquainted [with] the family of said Wash Boarman having lived upon the same plantation….” The pension file also mentioned the variations in the soldier’s given name: “…the correct name of said soldier is Washington Boarman that he was called Wash among his intimate acquaintances being a shorter name.” (Page 10)
Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information
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Family Information
Mother First Name: Mother Maiden Name:
Father First Name: Father Last Name:
Siblings:
Wife #1 First Name: Mary Maiden Name: Thompson
Wife #2 First Name: Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name: Maiden Name:
Children: James Boarman 1861
Sally Boarman 1863
Family Notes:
According to Washington Boarman’s pension file, his wife (and mother of his two children), Mary Boarman, died on January 15, 1864, in Marion County, Kentucky. After Washington Boarman’s death on February 1, 1865, Benjamin Boarman (1796-unknown) was named as the guardian of his two orphaned children, James Boarman and Sally Boarman. Benjamin Boarman, who was 73-years-old when he was named as the children’s guardian, was not a family relation, but was enslaved by the same enslaver (Joseph M. Boarman) as Washington Boarman. After the pension was granted for Washington Boarman’s two children, they nearly vanished from the record. James Boarman appeared in the 1870 Census as “James Bowman,” but Sarah Boarman was not found. James Boarman was not found in any subsequent censuses. More research is needed to determine the fates of Washington Boarman’s two children.
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1870 Census
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1870 Profession: None
1870 Live with/near former enslaver? No
1870 Real Estate Value: 0 1870 Personal Estate Value: 0
1870 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1870 Census Notes:
In 1870, Washington Boarman’s son, James Boarman, age 10, lived in a household headed by Benjamin Bowman (1845-unknown) age 25, Black, a laborer, in Louisville. Also in the household was Theresa Bowman (1825-unkown) 45, keeping house; William Bowman (1846-unknown), age 24, laborer; Nancy Bowman (1848-unknown) 22, laundress; Rebecca Bowman (1849-unknown) 21, a laundress. Note: The “Boarman” surname was spelled “Bowman” in this record. Rebecca Bowman/Boarman was a witness who provided testimony for Washington Boarman’s children’s pension (Page 10, pension file). James Boarman’s sister, Sally Boarman, was not found in any Census records.
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: Joseph Milburn Boarman Location: Marion County, Kentucky
Previous Enslaver:
Enslaver Notes:
Enslaver Joseph Milburn Boarman (1808-1870), was born in Maryland and died in Marion County, Kentucky. He and his family were Roman Catholic. Joseph Boarman’s name frequently appeared in the record as “Joseph Bowman.” In 1850, Joseph Boarman enslaved 15 persons in Marion County, and one Black male, age 12, is a possible match for Washington Boarman. In 1860, Joseph Boarman enslaved 9 persons in Marion County, one of whom, a 20-year-old Black male is a good match for Washington Boarman. Joseph M. Boarman died on August 2, 1870 from injuries sustained in a horse and buggy accident. He was buried in the St. Xavier Catholic Church Cemetery in Raywick, Kentucky (Marion County).
1850 Enslaver Census
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1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 15
1860 Enslaver Census
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1860 Real Estate Value: $17,000 1860 Personal Estate Value: $29,600
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
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