Soldier Information
Name: Henry C. Jeffries
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Place of Birth: Hardin County KY Year of Birth: 1846
Occupation: Farmer
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Copper
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 8.25
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Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: March 31, 1865
Enlistment Place: Bowling Green
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
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Congressional District: 4th
Company: M Regiment(s): 12th USCHA
Mustered Where: Bowling Green, KY
Mustered Out Date: April 24, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:
The Compiled Military Service Records for Henry C. Jeffries state he enlisted on March 31, 1865, at Bowling Green, Kentucky, and he mustered in on the same day. Henry was 19 years old, height of 5′ 8.25″, with black eyes, black hair, and a copper complexion. Henry served in the 12th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery regiment, Company M, and he mustered out on April 24, 1866, at Louisville, Kentucky.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? No
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Soldier Pension Information
Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: August 9, 1890
Application No.: 849892 Certificate No.: 626476
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Widow Pension Information
Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: February 14, 1907
Application No.: 863498 Certificate No.: 925448
No other family pension card found
Pension File Information
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Pensioner County: Pensioner State: KY
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Pension Notes:
Henry C. Jeffries applied for an Invalid’s Pension on August 9, 1890, application no. 849892, certificate no. 626476. In addition, Henry’s widow, Bettie, applied for a Widow’s Pension on February 14, 1907, application no. 863498, certificate no. 925448. Both pensions were applied for in Kentucky. The date of the widow’s pension being February 14, 1907, suggests Henry may have lived until shortly before this date. The full pension files have not been retrieved.
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:
Father First Name: Father Last Name:
Siblings:
Wife #1 First Name: A. Bell Maiden Name:
Wife #2 First Name: Bettie Maiden Name:
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Children: Sarah F. Jeffries 1868
Josephas Jeffries 1869
Daniel H.C. Jeffries 1872
William R. Jeffries 1889
Family Notes:
In the 1870 census, Henry is living with wife A. Bell, daughter Sarah F., and son Josephas. No census records are found until 1900, when Henry is living with wife Bettie, son Daniel H.C., and son William R. Also in the 1900 census is a neighbor who could be Henry’s son, David Jeffries, and in this household is David’s sister, who could also be Henry’s child.
Henry likely died before February 1904, which is the month and year his widow, Bettie, applied for pension benefits.
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1870 Census
1870 Census Link: View
1870 Profession: Works on farm
1870 Live with/near former enslaver? Unknown
1870 Real Estate Value: 0 1870 Personal Estate Value: 0
1870 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1870 Census Notes:
Henry C. Jeffries is 24 years old, living in Stephensburg, Hardin County, Kentucky, with possible family members A. Bell (age 24), Sarah F. (age 2), and Josephas (age 1). All four are described as mulatto. They are living in the household of a white family, John and Elizabeth Gray, working as farm help and a domestic servant.
1880 Census
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1890 Census
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1900 Census
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1900 Profession: Shoemaker
1900 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1900 Own/Rent: Own 1900 Home Free/Mortgage: Free 1900 Farm/House: House
1900 Census Notes:
Henry C. Jeffries is 55 years old, living in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. He owns his own home, with no mortgage. He is employed as a shoe maker. He is married to Bettie, age 37, and they have been married for 8 years. There are two children living in the home with them: Daniel H. C., age 18, and William R., age 11. The census record states Henry and Bettie have only been married for 8 years, and Bettie is 18 years younger than Henry, so it is unclear who the mother of the two children in the household is. Bettie states she has had 2 children born to her, and both are living, so it is possible that one or both of these sons belong to her.
There is a neighboring Jeffries family adjacent to Henry in the census enumeration. A David Jeffries, age 31, lives with wife Josie (30), son William (9), son James (6), and David’s sister, Emma (16). This neighboring family may be related to Henry, as David Jeffries is of an age to be Henry’s son.
1910 Census
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1920 Census
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Enslaver Information
Name: William Jeffries Location: Hardin County, Kentucky
Previous Enslaver:
Enslaver Notes:
The 1860 Slave Schedule index for William Jeffries of Hardin County, Kentucky, shows that he enslaved 5 people, one of whom was a 14-year-old mulatto male, who fits the age and description of Henry C. Jeffries exactly. The actual slave schedule shows four enslaved listed.
1850 Enslaver Census
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1860 Enslaver Census
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1870 Enslaver Census
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1880 Enslaver Census
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Compensation Information
Compensation Application not found