Soldier Information
Name: George Lancaster
Alias:
Place of Birth: Nelson KY Year of Birth: 1843
Occupation: Laborer
Eyes: Black Hair: Brown Complexion: Black
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 6
Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: September 19, 1864
Enlistment Place: Lebanon
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
Document: View
Congressional District: 4th KY
Company: I Regiment(s): 122nd USCI
Mustered Where: Lebanon, KY
Mustered Out Date: February 8, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:
Private George Lancaster was absent from duty because of sickness from January 4, 1865 until his death on January 8th, 1865. He died from pleurisy in the Corps D’Afrique Military Hospital in New Albany, Indiana. The hospital had 146 beds and was opened specifically for African American Union soldiers. His unit mustered out in Galveston, Texas on February 8, 1866.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? Yes
Military Death Date: January 8, 1865
Military Death Location: New Albany, Indiana
Military Cause of Death: Pleurisy
Death Date: January 8, 1865
Cause of Death: Pleurisy
Soldier Pension Information
No pension card found
Widow Pension Information
Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: November 23, 1865
Application No.: 115917 Certificate No.: 146743
Other Family Pension Information
Pension Card Link: View
Application Date: April 1, 1872
Application No.: 202693 Certificate No.: 159431
Pension File Information
Pension File: Pension File
Pensioners: Laura Philips
Georgia Lancaster
Pensioner County: Nelson Pensioner State: KY
Number of Pages:139
Pension Notes:
George Lancaster and Laura Philips were married in June 1864 in Nelson County by Jordan Mackey, a “colored minister of the Baptist church.” Their daughter Georgia/Georgianna was born on March 2, 1865 in Bardstown.
Laura remarried to Richard Blair on December 7, 1871. The couple had a daughter, Martha Blair. Richard died of Bright’s disease on April 10, 1893 in City Hospital in Louisville. Since Georgia was still a minor, Alexander Philips was appointed her guardian for pension payment purposes on March 14, 1872.
George Lancaster’s mother Celia Lancaster was 60 years old and resided in Louisville when she filed for a dependent pension on September 19, 1890. Her application was rejected on April 3, 1895 due to a minor pension having already been approved for his daughter Georgia. There was not sufficient evidence confirming that Celia was George’s mother.
On May 3, 1901 Laura filed for restoration of widow’s pension due to the death of her second husband and having no other source of income other than her daily labor. She also claimed to have broken both arms which were left crooked and stiff. Laura owned a house and lot in Simpsonville, Shelby County, Kentucky worth $200. By March 29, 1905 she lived in Anchorage, Jefferson County, Kentucky. The renewal of Laura’s pension benefits was approved March 6, 1906.
Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information
No Freedman’s Bank information found
No Freedmen’s Bureau Documents found
Family Information
Mother First Name: Celia Mother Maiden Name:
Father First Name: Father Last Name:
Siblings:
Wife #1 First Name: Laura Maiden Name: Philips
Wife #2 First Name: Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name: Maiden Name:
Children: Georgianna/Georgia Lancaster 1865
Family Notes:
After George’s death, Laura remarried to Richard Blair. They had at least one more child, Martha Blair.
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1870 Census
1870 Census information not found
1880 Census
1880 Census Link: View
1880 Profession: Keeps House
1880 Live with/near former enslaver? No
1880 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1880 Census Notes:
1890 Census
1890 Census information not found
1900 Census
1900 Census Link: View
1900 Profession: Wash Woman
1900 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1900 Own/Rent: Own 1900 Home Free/Mortgage: Free 1900 Farm/House: House
1900 Census Notes:
George Lancaster died in service. The census recorded linked here pertain to his widow, Laura Lancaster. She remarried in 1871 and was known after as Laura Blair. Laura died on May 1, 1914 in Simpsonville, Shelby County, Kentucky.
1910 Census
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1910 Profession:
1910 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1910 Own/Rent: Own 1910 Home Free/Mortgage: Free 1910 Farm/House: House
1910 Census Notes:
1920 Census
1920 Census information not found
Enslaver Information
Name: Samuel Pottinger Lancaster Location: Nelson County, Kentucky
Previous Enslaver:
Enslaver Notes:
George Lancaster’s pension file named Samuel Pottinger Lancaster as his enslaver. Samuel P. Lancaster lived with his mother, Ann Lancaster, in 1850 and 1860.
1850 Enslaver Census
1850 Census Link: View
1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 14
1860 Enslaver Census
1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: $32,400 1860 Personal Estate Value: $30,270
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 28
1870 Enslaver Census
1870 Census Link: View
1870 Real Estate Value: 1870 Personal Estate Value:
1880 Enslaver Census
Compensation Information
Compensation Application not found