Soldier Information
Name: George Crutchfield
Alias:
Place of Birth: Oldham KY Year of Birth: 1843
Occupation: Farmer
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Black
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 6
View Ledger
Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: July 21, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
Document: View
Congressional District: 5th
Company: B Regiment(s): 123rd Regt USCI
Mustered Where: Louisville, Kentucky
Mustered Out Date: October 16, 1865
Rank at Muster Out: Corporal
Notes:
Soldier was promoted to Corporal on 12 August 1865 and was present for duty as company cook from the time of enlistment until he mustered out.
A slave claim was submitted by enslaver Robt. Carpenter of Oldham County on 21 December 1866. Robert further stated he purchased George in 1855, George’s worth was $800, and Robert’s claim was for $300. No evidence of award was included in the CMSR.
Many thanks to the Oldham County History Center and scholar Robert Bell for providing us with basic information about this soldier upon which our additional research is based.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? No
Military Death Date:
Military Death Location:
Military Cause of Death:
Death Date: June 19, 1914
Cause of Death: Heart failure and Senility
Death Certificate
Soldier Pension Information
Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: March 15, 1890
Application No.: 762165 Certificate No.: 1049667
Alternate First Name: Alternate Last Name:
No widow pension card found
No other family pension card found
Pension File Information
Pension File:
Pensioners:
Pensioner County: Pensioner State:
Number of Pages:
Pension Notes:
The VA Pension Payment card for George Crutchfield was retreived at Familysearch, showing benefits paid in 1907 and 1912-1913.
Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information
No Freedman’s Bank information found
No Freedmen’s Bureau Documents found
Family Information
Mother First Name: Minerva Mother Maiden Name: Beoids
Father First Name: Sam Father Last Name: Crutchfield
Siblings: Leroy Crutchfield
Hattie Crutchfield
Sam Crutchfield
Thomas Crutchfield
Preston E Crutchfield
Wife #1 First Name: Maiden Name:
Wife #2 First Name: Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name: Maiden Name:
Children:
Family Notes:
•Parents – Sam Crutchfield and Minerva Beoids (per George’s death certificate). Minerva was born about 1825 in Kentucky and 4 November 1907 in Louisville.
•Sister – Hattie Crutchfield born about 1851; may have been the mother of George Crutchfield born about 1873.
•Brother – Leroy Crutchfield born about 1846.
•Brother – Preston Edward Crutchfield, born about 1857 and died 1 October 1925. Married Annie Lee on 10 June 1886 and were parents of Johnnie Wilson Kirkpatrick born about 1879 and died 1 October 1925 in Louisville. Johnnie was married to John Wilson and were the parents of Vivian born about 1898, Annie L. born about 1900, Ernestine born about 1902, John P. born 1907, Edith Wilson-Bristow born about 1909, and Edward Sheppard Wilson born about 1914.
•Brother – Sam Crutchfield born about 1852.
•Brother – Thomas Crutchfield born about 1854.
•Brother – Preston Crutchfield born about 1858.
Family Tree: View
View Family Tree on Ancestry.com Please note: this requires a paid Ancestry.com account to view
1870 Census
1870 Census information not found
1880 Census
1880 Census Link: View
1880 Profession: Teamster
1880 Live with/near former enslaver? Unknown
1880 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1880 Census Notes:
George was listed as single, employed as a teamster, and lived with his widowed mother Minerva and siblings at 232 Jacob Street in Louisville.
1890 Census
1890 Census information not found
1900 Census
1900 Census Link: View
1900 Profession: Foreman Stationy Engine
1900 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1900 Own/Rent: Unknown 1900 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1900 Farm/House: Unknown
1900 Census Notes:
George was about 56, widowed, and lived at 612 Laurel Street in Louisville where he was employed as foreman at an engine station.
1910 Census
1910 Census Link: View
1910 Profession: Wagon Works
1910 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1910 Own/Rent: Unknown 1910 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1910 Farm/House: Unknown
1910 Census Notes:
George was 68, widowed, lived at 612 Laurel Street, and was employed as a janitor for a wagon works.
1920 Census
1920 Census information not found
Enslaver Information
Name: Robert Carpenter Location: Oldham County, Kentucky
Previous Enslaver:
Enslaver Notes:
1850 Enslaver Census
1850 Census Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 3
1860 Enslaver Census
1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: 1860 Personal Estate Value:
1860 Number of Enslaved:
1870 Enslaver Census
1870 Census Link: View
1870 Real Estate Value: $3,000 1870 Personal Estate Value: $500
1880 Enslaver Census
1880 Census information not found
Compensation Information
Compensation Applied? Yes Compensation Received? No