Soldier Information
Name: Isaac Ridgeway
Alias:
Place of Birth: Henry KY Year of Birth: 1842
Occupation: Laborer
Eyes: Dark Hair: Dark Complexion: Dark
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 7
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Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: September 13, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
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Congressional District: 5th
Company: K Regiment(s): 107th USCI
Mustered Where: Louisville, KY
Mustered Out Date:
Rank at Muster Out:
Notes:
In the Record of Death and Interment, it is noted that Ridgeway leaves to survive him a wife and child; they reside in Bethlehem, Henry Co, Ky.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? Yes
Military Death Date: August 13, 1866
Military Death Location: Battery Rogers, Virginia
Military Cause of Death: Chronic dysentery
Death Date: August 13, 1866
Cause of Death: Chronic dysentery
Death Certificate
Soldier Pension Information
No pension card found
Widow Pension Information
Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: May 20, 1867
Application No.: 147341 Certificate No.: 114568
Other Family Pension Information
Pension Card Link: View
Application Date: May 3, 1875
Application No.: 221064 Certificate No.:
Pension File Information
Pension File: Pension File
Pensioners: Zerelda Stevens
Susan Ridgeway
Mother
Pensioner County: Henry Pensioner State: KY
Number of Pages:83
Pension Notes:
The pension card lists the widow’s name as Giselda but the pension file notes the name is actually Zerelda. They had one child, Florence Ridgeway.
A third pension application was submitted, reportedly by the soldier’s mother, Susan Ridgeway. She filed on 2 August 1890. The application number was 456180 and no certificate number was issued, indicating pension benefits were not awarded.
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: Zerelda Maiden Name: Stevens
Wife #2 First Name: Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name: Maiden Name:
Children: Florence Ridgeway 1865
Family Notes:
Zerelda Ridgeway’s death in 1871 was documented in the widow’s pension file. Cause of death was not noted. The Ridgeway’s daughter, Florence was orphaned after the death of Zerelda. The widow’s pension file should be reviewed for further details of proceedings.
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1870 Census
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1890 Census
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1900 Census
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Enslaver Information
Name: Samuel Ridgeway Location: Henry County, Ky
Previous Enslaver:
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1850 Enslaver Census
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1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 8
1860 Enslaver Census
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1860 Real Estate Value: $1700 1860 Personal Estate Value: $6000
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 8
1870 Enslaver Census
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1880 Enslaver Census
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Compensation Information
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