Soldier Information
Name: Dennis Hart
Alias: Heart
Place of Birth: Nelson KY Year of Birth: 1832
Occupation: Laborer
Eyes: Dark Hair: Dark Complexion: Dark
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 9.75
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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: C Regiment(s): 5th USCC
Mustered Where: Louisville, KY
Mustered Out Date: March 16, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Corporal
Notes:
Dennis Hart (aka Heart) enlisted in Louisville as a private, made sergeant and was promoted to corporal.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? No
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Death Date: October 9, 1903
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Soldier Pension Information
Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: June 18, 1889
Application No.: 711631 Certificate No.: 497798
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Widow Pension Information
Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: October 19, 1903
Application No.: 793145 Certificate No.:
No other family pension card found
Pension File Information
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Pension Notes:
Dennis Hart filed an application for pension on June 18, 1889. Hart’s widow filed an application for pension on October 19, 1903. No certificate number for her claim was listed on the pension card.
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:
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Siblings:
Wife #1 First Name: America Maiden Name: Helms
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Wife #3 First Name: Maiden Name:
Children: Mary Hart 1854
Laura A Hart 1858
Mattie Hart 1860
Family Notes:
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1870 Census
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1870 Profession: Farm Laborer
1870 Live with/near former enslaver? No
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1870 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Unknown
1870 Census Notes:
In 1870 Dennis Hart and his family resided in Boyle County, Kentucky. By 1878 he was a resident of Louisville.
1880 Census
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1880 Profession: Stable Hand
1880 Live with/near former enslaver? No
1880 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1880 Census Notes:
In 1880 Dennis, his wife America, daughter Laura Hart, daughter Mary Smith, grandsons Samuel and Charles Smith lived in Louisville, Jefferson County.
1890 Census
1890 Census information not found
1900 Census
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1900 Profession: Cook
1900 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1900 Own/Rent: Rent 1900 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1900 Farm/House: House
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1910 Census
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1910 Profession: Servant
1910 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1910 Own/Rent: Rent 1910 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1910 Farm/House: House
1910 Census Notes:
In 1900 Dennis lived with his wife America, daughters Laura and Mattie Hart.
1920 Census
1920 Census information not found
Enslaver Information
Name: Joseph Heart Location: Nelson County, Kentucky
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Enslaver Notes:
In census records, the enslaver’s surname appears as Hart. The enslaver had a son named Joseph Hart. In 1870 three blacks — Abby Hart, Rory Hart, and Alice Hart — resided in Joseph Hart’s household. The value of Hart’s real estate in 1850 was $3,300, in 1860 it increased to $15,000, but in 1870 it dropped to $6,200. The value of his personal estate in 1860 was $5,000 and in 1870 $2,000. The elder Joseph Hart was not located in the 1880 census or his wife Rachel Hart. Other white Hart family members lived in Nelson County in 1880.
1850 Enslaver Census
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1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 2
1860 Enslaver Census
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1860 Real Estate Value: $15,000 1860 Personal Estate Value: $5,000
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 6
1870 Enslaver Census
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1870 Real Estate Value: $6,200 1870 Personal Estate Value: $2,000
1880 Enslaver Census
1880 Census information not found
Compensation Information
Compensation Application not found