Soldier Information
Name: Allison Craven
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Place of Birth: Jessamine KY Year of Birth: 1833
Occupation: Laborer
Eyes: Gray Hair: Black Complexion: Black
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 4
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Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: February 25, 1865
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
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Congressional District: 5th
Company: B Regiment(s): 125th USCI
Mustered Where: Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Mustered Out Date: December 20, 1867
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:
An important point found on Allison’s CMSR is his gray eyes. If not a rare disease or eye malignancy, reveals a Caucasian ancestor.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? No
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Soldier Pension Information
No pension card found
Widow Pension Information
Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: October 25, 1890
Application No.: 454.056 Certificate No.:
No other family pension card found
Pension File Information
Pension File:
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Pensioner County: Pensioner State: KY
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Pension Notes:
Ancestry.com Fold3 record only had a Widow Pension application submitted from Kentucky (not awarded); no other applications found.
Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information
No Freedman’s Bank information found
No Freedmen’s Bureau Documents found
Family Information
Mother First Name: Louisa Mother Maiden Name:
Father First Name: Lewis Father Last Name: Craven
Siblings: Prime Craven
Horace Craven
Rice Craven
Ann Craven
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Family Notes:
Although Mary Cravens applied for Allison’s pension, there was no evidence found of their marriage.
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1870 Census
1870 Census information not found
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: Lawrence Young Location: Springdale, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Previous Enslaver:
Enslaver Notes:
In 1880 Census showing Enslaver’s wife age 77 living with son William Young. Next door is an African American man named Lewis Craven, age 72, married to Eliza, age 62. Due to his race and living in close proximity to Enslaver’s wife, this Lewis may be the father of Allison, Prime, Rice and Horace brothers.
1850 Enslaver Census
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1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 39
1860 Enslaver Census
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1860 Real Estate Value: $70,000 1860 Personal Estate Value: $29,000
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 33
1870 Enslaver Census
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1870 Real Estate Value: $56,000 1870 Personal Estate Value: $3,000
1880 Enslaver Census
Compensation Information
Compensation Applied? Yes Compensation Received? No