Soldier Information
Name: Benjamin Lily
Alias: Lilly, Lilley
Place of Birth: Bullitt KY Year of Birth: 1846
Occupation: Laborer
Eyes: Dark Hair: Dark Complexion: Dark
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 5
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Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: October 8, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
Document: View
Congressional District: 4th
Company: C Regiment(s): 122nd USCI
Mustered Where:
Mustered Out Date: February 8, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:
Richard Lily’s name was included in the left-hand, bottom corner of the soldier’s Enlistment document. This was a typical location for the enslaver’s name to be noted on the CMSRs.
By the time Benjamin Lily mustered out, his muster out page noted he was owed $100 bounty payment, but had not been paid as of 8 February 1866, muster-out date.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? No
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Death Date: April 20, 2023
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Death Certificate
Soldier Pension Information
Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: April 9, 1891
Application No.: 1012259 Certificate No.: 1079677
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No widow pension card found
No other family pension card found
Pension File Information
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Pension Notes:
The pension index card noted that Benjamin Lilly filed for his invalid pension benefits from the state of Louisiana. The Remarks section of the index card included this number – C2,516,492. The significance of this number was not determined during this search.
Two VA pension payment cards were retrieved for Benjamin Lilly, noting monthly rates until 1925. The death date was listed as 20 April 1925.
Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information
No Freedman’s Bank information found
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Family Information
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Family Notes:
No spouse or children were identified during this search for Benjamin Lily. His marital status in the 1920 federal census was “Wd” for widowed, but no documenation was retrieved relative to a named spouse.
Family Tree:
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1870 Census
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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
1920 Census Link: View
1920 Profession: Public Gardener
1920 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1920 Own/Rent: Rent 1920 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1920 Farm/House: House
1920 Census Notes:
The search for Benjamin Lily in federal census schedules retrieved his 1920 census enumeration, only. He resided in Birmingham, Jefferson County Alabama at the time.
Enslaver Information
Name: Richard Lily Location:
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1850 Enslaver Census
1850 Census information not found
1860 Enslaver Census
1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: $3,000 1860 Personal Estate Value: $4,800
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 8
1870 Enslaver Census
1870 Census information not found
1880 Enslaver Census
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Compensation Information
Compensation Application not found