Soldier Information
Name: Aaron Oman
Alias: Stewart
Place of Birth: Meade KY Year of Birth: 1844
Occupation:
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Black
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 6
View Ledger
Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: January 10, 1865
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
Document: View
Congressional District: 4th
Company: C, F Regiment(s): 72nd USCI, 13th USCHA
Mustered Where: Louisville, KY
Mustered Out Date: November 18, 1865
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:
Two CMSR files existed for the soldier. He was named as Aaron Oman/Omans/Omen/Omon Owman and Owen. Although Aaron Oman enlisted in Company C, 72nd USC Infantry, he transferred to the Company F, 13thUSCHA in July 1865 at Camp Nelson, Kentucky. This is probably the reason that two CMSR files were created.
The CMSR linked to the 72 USC Infantry documented the enslaver as what appeared to read Lancer Monnow or Morrow. The Ledger file did not document an enslaver. No compensation award documents were included in either CMSR file.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? No
Military Death Date:
Military Death Location:
Military Cause of Death:
Death Date: September 9, 1908
Cause of Death: Paresis – a condition of muscle weakening from nerve damage
Death Certificate
Soldier Pension Information
Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: July 19, 1889
Application No.: 717394 Certificate No.: 1130139
Alternate First Name: Aaron Alternate Last Name: Stewart
Widow Pension Information
Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: September 23, 1908
Application No.: 904849 Certificate No.: 669219
No other family pension card found
Pension File Information
Pension File:
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Pension Notes:
The pension index card revealed the surname, Stewart, by which soldier and family were known after his Civil War service. The card noted Oman and Stewart as Aaron’s surnames. Soldier died on 9 September 1908, and his widow, Dora Stewart filed her pension application on 23 September 1908. Both Aaron’s invalid and Dora’s widow applications were approved.
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: Dora Maiden Name: Reynolds
Wife #2 First Name: Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name: Maiden Name:
Children: Lizzy Stewart 1872
Thomas Stewart 1875
Henry Stewart 1877
John Stewart 1883
Georgia E Stewart 1885
Joseph 1889 Stewart
Lillie C Stewart 1892
Family Notes:
Aaron Stewart and Dora Reynolds were married on 9 July 1870. Perry Callwell and Abe Mukes were witnesses. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_71KaWG8ElPg-_sVnZWaGy0nE0m88xR_/view?usp=sharing
Documentation was retrieved during this search providing evidence of eight children, of Aaron and Dora. Dora’s 1900 census enumeration noted she had given birth to nine children, with six surviving by 1900.
Dora may have lived beyond 1921; however, a death certificate has not been retrieved for her.
Family Tree:
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1870 Census
1870 Census information not found
1880 Census
1880 Census Link: View
1880 Profession: Farm Laborer
1880 Live with/near former enslaver? No
1880 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1880 Census Notes:
Aaron (spelled Aron) Stewart and wife Dora were enumerated in Johnstown, Jefferson County, KY in 1880 with three children, Lizzie (7), Thomas (5) and Henry (2). The enumerator did not mark that Aaron and Dora could not read or write. Dora’s occupation column noted “Keeps House.”
1890 Census
1890 Census information not found
1900 Census
1900 Census Link: View
1900 Profession: Day Laborer
1900 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1900 Own/Rent: Rent 1900 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1900 Farm/House: House
1900 Census Notes:
By 1900, Aaron Stewart and family had moved into Louisville, Ward 11, and resided on Esquire Alley. Dora was employed as a laundress, and her listing indicated she had given birth to nine children, with six surviving in 1900. The couple’s oldest son, Thomas, and his wife, Lena, resided in the household, along with the youngest children, John (18), Georgia (15), Joe (11), and Lillie (8).
Thomas worked as a teamster, and his wife, Lena, was a washer (probably a laundress). John Stewart was employed as a day laborer, and the younger children were students. Maggie Jones, listed as sister-in-law, was also a resident in the household (no occupation).
1910 Census
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1910 Profession: Laundress
1910 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1910 Own/Rent: Rent 1910 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1910 Farm/House: House
1910 Census Notes:
Aaron died in 1908, so Dora Stewart (listed as Seward) was enumerated as head of household in 1910. Her children, John, Georgia, Joseph, and Lillie, resided in the household. One boarder, John Radford (29), was in the household, and Dora’s sisters, Maggie Jones and Mattie Woods, and a niece, Lena Young, also resided in the household at 1636 Reed Alley.
Dora’s listed children (except Lillie) were employed as transfer driver, factory stemmer, and sand wagon driver, respectively.
1920 Census
1920 Census Link: View
1920 Profession: None
1920 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1920 Own/Rent: Unknown 1920 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1920 Farm/House: Unknown
1920 Census Notes:
While Dora’s age was listed as sixty in 1920, she was probably older than that, based on other historical sources retrieved for her. Her approximate birth year was about 1850. Dora’s sons, Tom and John, resided in the household at 1630 Reed Alley. They were listed as single and employed as a teamster on an ash cart and porter in the confectionery industry. Richard Radford (17), a grandson, resided in the household and was employed as a porter in the retail grocery industry. A second grandson, Gerome Minter (9), was also a resident of the household.
Enslaver Information
Name: L. Mormon Location:
Previous Enslaver:
Enslaver Notes:
A search for a Lancer, L. Mormon or Morrow did not yield census information for a possible enslaver of Aaron Oman aka Stewart.
1850 Enslaver Census
1850 Census information not found
1860 Enslaver Census
1860 Census information not found
1870 Enslaver Census
1870 Census information not found
1880 Enslaver Census
1880 Census information not found
Compensation Information
Compensation Application not found