Soldier Information
Name: Hardin Crutcher
Alias:
Place of Birth: Hardin County KY Year of Birth: 1824
Occupation: Farmer
Eyes: Brown Hair: Black Complexion: Yellow
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 10
Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: July 12, 1864
Enlistment Place: Lebanon
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
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Congressional District: 4th
Company: F Regiment(s): 107th USCI
Mustered Where: Lebanon, Ky.
Mustered Out Date: November 22, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:
Hardin Crutcher was enlisted and mustered in to the 107th USCI, Co. F, on July 12, 1864. Hardin was 40 years old, height of 5′ 10″, with brown eyes, black hair, and yellow complexion. His enslaver is named as James Crutcher of Hardin County, and Hardin enlisted “without consent.” Hardin’s birthplace is listed as Hardin, Ky. Hardin mustered out in Washington, D.C., on November 22, 1866.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? No
Military Death Date:
Military Death Location:
Military Cause of Death:
Death Date: December 18, 1903
Cause of Death: “cardiac astrophy”
Death Certificate
Soldier Pension Information
Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: February 19, 1892
Application No.: 1094841 Certificate No.:
Alternate First Name: Alternate Last Name:
Widow Pension Information
Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: January 2, 1904
Application No.: 797203 Certificate No.: 572783
No other family pension card found
Pension File Information
Pension File:
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Pension Notes:
There are two pension cards for Hardin Crutcher: one dated Feb. 19, 1892, with an application number for Invalid’s pension (1094841) but no certificate number. There is also an application for a Widow’s pension (797203), dated Jan. 2, 1904, with a certificate number (572783). The Widow’s pension was filed on January 2, 1904, which suggests Hardin died shortly before this date. The pension card names his widow as Lucy Crutcher. The pension file has not been retrieved.
Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information
Freedman’s Bank Link: View
Freedman’s Bank Notes:
A bank note from December 6, 1866, states Hardin Crutcher was a widower with three children: Thomas, Alfred, and Sarah. The clerk noted that Hardin was blind in his left eye. Hardin is noted as being a farmer. His former enslaver is named as James Crutcher.
No Freedmen’s Bureau Documents found
Family Information
Mother First Name: Mother Maiden Name:
Father First Name: Father Last Name:
Siblings:
Wife #1 First Name: Unknown Maiden Name: Unknown
Wife #2 First Name: Lucy Maiden Name: Arnett
Wife #3 First Name: Maiden Name:
Children: Thomas Crutcher 1866 or before
Alfred Crutcher 1866 or before
Sarah Crutcher 1866 or before
Melvinia Crutcher 1869
William H. Crutcher 1875
Maude Owsley 1877 Crutcher Dickey
Family Notes:
A Widow’s pension was filed on January 2, 1904, which suggests Hardin Crutcher died shortly before this date. The death register for Hardin Crutcher confirms his death year as 1903. The pension card names his widow as Lucy Crutcher. She would have been Hardin’s second wife, as a Freedman’s Bank record of 1866 states Hardin was a widower with three children at that time: Thomas, Alfred, and Sarah. Hardin Crutcher would have had three known children with his first wife, name unknown, and three known children with his second wife, Lucy (nee Arnett) Crutcher.
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1870 Census
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1870 Profession: Laborer
1870 Live with/near former enslaver? No
1870 Real Estate Value: 1870 Personal Estate Value:
1870 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1870 Census Notes:
In 1870, Hardin Crutcher is living in Louisville, Ky., working as a laborer. He is living with wife “Laurie,” [probably “Lucy”] and 1-year-old child Melvinia. Hardin and his wife are listed as “Oct.,” and Melvinia is listed as “M” for mulatto.
1880 Census
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1880 Profession: Farm laborer
1880 Live with/near former enslaver? No
1880 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1880 Census Notes:
Hardin Crutcher is a farm laborer, 58 years old, living with his wife Lucy, age 30, daughter Waltermin(?) [probably Melvinia], age 11, and son William H., age 5. All four family members are listed as mulatto.
Sarah Crutcher, age 70 years old was listed as the head of household for the Crutcher enumeration. Her occupation appeared to read “Servant”. Her color was listed as black in the census. Hardin’s relationship to Sarah was not listed, and Sarah’s relationship to others in the household was not listed either.
1890 Census
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1900 Census
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1910 Census
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1920 Census
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Enslaver Information
Name: James Crutcher Location: Hardin County, Kentucky
Previous Enslaver:
Enslaver Notes:
There are four James Crutchers living in Hardin County, Kentucky, as enumerated in the 1860 census. However, there is only one James Crutcher from Hardin County found in the 1860 Slave Schedules. He lives in District 3 and is the enslaver of six people, including one 36-year-old male noted as mulatto, which is very likely to be soldier Hardin Crutcher. Of the four James Crutchers living in Hardin County, Kentucky, the one most likely to be the enslaver of Hardin Crutcher is the 66-year-old farmer with real estate valued at $6,000 and personal property valued at $5,165. (He is listed as living in District 3, with six enslaved persons, who would provide supporting evidence of his higher personal property value.)
In the 1850 Slave Schedule for James Crutcher, there is a 26-year-old male described as mulatto, who meets the age and description of Hardin Crutcher.
1850 Enslaver Census
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1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 9
1860 Enslaver Census
1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: 6000 1860 Personal Estate Value: 5165
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 6
1870 Enslaver Census
1870 Census information not found
1880 Enslaver Census
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Compensation Information
Compensation Application not found