Allison Craven Soldier Details and Documents

Soldier Information

Name: Allison Craven
Alias:
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
Military Death Date:
Military Death Location:
Military Cause of Death:
Death Date:
Cause of Death:


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:
Pensioners:   

Pensioner County:  Pensioner State: KY
Number of Pages:

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

Wife #1 First Name: Maiden Name:
Wife #2 First Name:  Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name:  Maiden Name:
Children:


Family Notes:

Although Mary Cravens applied for Allison’s pension, there was no evidence found of their marriage.

Family Tree:
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1870 Census

1870 Census information not found


1880 Census

1880 Census information not found


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: 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

1860 Census Link: View
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

1870 Census Link: View
1870 Real Estate Value: $56,000 1870 Personal Estate Value: $3,000


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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