Alfred Samuels Soldier Details and Documents

Soldier Information

Name: Alfred Samuels
Alias: Alford
Place of Birth: Nelson KY Year of Birth: 1837
Occupation:
Laborer
Eyes: Dark Hair: Dark Complexion: Dark
Height in Feet:
5 Inches: 3.5
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Enlistment Information

Enlistment Date: August 27, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY


Compiled Military Service Record

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Congressional District: 4th
Company: H Regiment(s): 107th USCI
Mustered Where: Louisville, Kentucky
Mustered Out Date: June 15, 1865
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:

The company mustered out at Washington, DC Nov. 23, 1866 however Samuels was discharged under General Order #37 in June 1865.


Soldier Death Information

Died in war? No
Military Death Date:
Military Death Location:
Military Cause of Death:
Death Date: October 7, 1903
Cause of Death: Apoplexy
Death Certificate


Soldier Pension Information

Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: November 5, 1888
Application No.: 678106 Certificate No.: 436961
Alternate First Name: Alternate Last Name:


No widow pension card found


No other family pension card found


Pension File Information

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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:  George Father Last Name: Samuels
Siblings:

Wife #1 First Name: Jane Maiden Name: Wise
Wife #2 First Name:  Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name: Becky Maiden Name: Grissom
Children: Charity Samuels about 1857
Sarah/Sally Samuels about 1860
James Samuels about 1861
John Samuels about 1863
Frederick Samuels about 1867
George about 1869 Samuels
Mary Agnes Samuels about 1873
Susan Samuels about 1875
Walter Samuels 1879

Family Notes:

Alfred’s marriage to Becky Lewis was the 3rd marriage for each; identity of second wife not known.

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1870 Census

1870 Census Link: View
1870 Profession: Farmer
1870 Live with/near former enslaver? No
1870 Real Estate Value: 1870 Personal Estate Value:
1870 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
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1880 Census

1880 Census Link: View
1880 Profession:  Laborer
1880 Live with/near former enslaver?  No
1880 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write?  Cannot write
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1890 Census

1890 Census information not found


1900 Census

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1900 Profession:
1900 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1900 Own/Rent: Own 1900 Home Free/Mortgage: Free 1900 Farm/House: House
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1910 Census

1910 Census information not found


1920 Census

1920 Census information not found


Enslaver Information

Name: Mrs. Mary A.C. Samuels Location: Sayers Depot, Nelson County
Previous Enslaver:
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1850 Enslaver Census

1850 Census information not found


1860 Enslaver Census

1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: $7500 1860 Personal Estate Value: $8000
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 6


1870 Enslaver Census

1870 Census Link: View
1870 Real Estate Value: $14,025 1870 Personal Estate Value: $2500


1880 Enslaver Census


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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