Soldier Information
Name: Jackson Morman
Alias: Moorman, Morrison
Place of Birth: Meade KY Year of Birth: 1843
Occupation: Farmer
Eyes: Hazel Hair: Brown Complexion: Fair
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 4
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Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: July 27, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
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Congressional District: 4
Company: D Regiment(s): 107th USCI
Mustered Where: Louisville, Kentucky
Mustered Out Date: November 23, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Corporal
Notes:
On July 27, 1864, Jackson Moorman (surname spelling varied) enlisted at Louisville. He was described as having a “Fair” complexion, hazel eyes, and brown hair. He was mustered into Co. D 107th USCI on the same day that he enlisted. On July 1, 1865, Private Moorman was promoted to Corporal. He was mustered out as a Corporal on November 23, 1866 at Washington, DC. His clothing account was settled on August 31, 1866 but when he was mustered out, he still owed 96 cents. He was paid $200 in Bounty money and owed the Government $4.20 for “Equipage” (equipment).
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? No
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Death Date: February 12, 1887
Cause of Death: Unknown
Soldier Pension Information
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Widow Pension Information
Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: January 28, 1889
Application No.: 387929 Certificate No.: 256084
No other family pension card found
Pension File Information
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Pension Notes:
Jackson Moorman did not apply for an invalid pension. He died on February 12, 1887. On January 28, 1889, Jackson Moorman’s widow, Augusta Moorman, applied for and was later granted a widow’s pension. The surname on the pension card was spelled as “Morman.”
Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information
No Freedman’s Bank information found
Notes from Freedmen’s Bureau Documents:
Freedmen’s Bureau documents were found that included Jackson Moorman’s name, but he was not the focus of the documents. The records were created for Stephen Mormon (aka Moorman). Jackson Moorman was included in the record because he enlisted in the 107th USCI at the same place and time as Stephen Mormon (aka Moorman) and Sim Mormon (aka Moorman). Stephen Mormon died while serving in the 107th USCI. Stephen Mormon and Sim Mormon were brothers, but Jackson Moorman was not named as a brother of either Stephen or Sim Moorman. Both Jackson Moorman and Sim Moorman were enslaved by Silas Moorman. The enslaver of Stephen Moorman was not named in the documents nor did the enslaver’s name appear in his CMSR. (Freedmen’s Bureau links: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2523247:62309?tid=192204479&pid=412500469178&queryId=14e2a70ff46b73a3c75444cf6c6e5863&_phsrc=ucT18312&_phstart=successSource AND https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2523233:62309?_phsrc=ucT18314&_phstart=successSource&gsln=Mormon&ml_rpos=6&queryId=563acc0ecbd16a411a272d800880c056
Family Information
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Wife #1 First Name: Augusta Maiden Name: Jones
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Children: Nora Lena Moorman 1877
William Edwin Moorman 1881
Louella Moorman 1884
Family Notes:
According to the 1900 Census, August Jones Moorman had five children in her lifetime, but only three were living as of 1900. Those three children were: Nora Lena Moorman Payne (1877-1933); William Edwin Moorman (1881-1951); and Louella Moorman Redd (1884-1955). All three of their surviving children were married at least once (William was married at least three times) and each had at least one child. Nora Moorman Payne had seven children, four of whom were living as of 1910. Each of Nora Moorman Payne’s four surviving children were highly educated and had successful professional lives: Dr. Clarence H. Payne (1892-1965) was a physician in Chicago (University of Chicago Medical School), one of the first African American doctors to work at the Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium, and was a WWII veteran ; Marie Louise Payne (1893-1987) was a school teacher; Augusta B. Payne Nelson (1895-1975) was an accountant for the Veterans Administration; and Aaron Hamlet Payne Jr. (1901-1994), a well-known attorney on the South Side of Chicago, whose clients included Nat King Cole and Joe Louis. He earned his degrees at Howard University and the University of Chicago School of Law. NOTE: Jackson Moorman and his children were light in complexion. Jackson Moorman was described as a “quadroon” and his CMSR notes his fair features. Also, in 1900, his daughter Nora Lena Moorman Payne and her family were enumerated as “White” in the Census.
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1870 Census
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1870 Profession: Waiter
1870 Live with/near former enslaver? No
1870 Real Estate Value: 0 1870 Personal Estate Value: 0
1870 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1870 Census Notes:
In 1870, Jackson Moorman (surname spelled as “Morum” in the Census) was a waiter at the Foard House hotel in Hopkinsville, Kentucky (Christian County). He was 25 years old and described as mulatto. His birthplace was erroneously given as “Canada” and that both of his parents were described “Foreign Born”; clearly in error. According to the 1870 Census, Jackson Moorman could read and write, but that may have also been an enumerator error. He was not found in the 1880 Census so this information cannot be confirmed. Jackson Moorman did not own any property in 1870 and appears to have been single. He was the only non-white waiter at the hotel. All of the other waiters were born in Ireland. There were five Black employees at the hotel (two cooks, one porter and one domestic servant).
1880 Census
1880 Census information not found
1890 Census
1890 Census information not found
1900 Census
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1900 Profession: Washerwoman
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:
Jackson Moorman died in 1887. In 1900, his surviving family members lived on 12th Street in Hopkinsville, Kentucky (Christian County). His widow, Augusta Moorman, age 48, was the head of the household and worked as a washerwoman. She had five children in her lifetime and in 1900, three were living (Nora, William, and Louella). Augusta Moorman could read and write as could everyone in the household over the age of 16. She owned her home free and clear. All of her neighbors on 12th Street were Black and all were renters. Also in the household was her daughter Louella Moorman Redd, age 20, who had been married for two years (husband not present), and Louella’s son (grandson of Jackson and Augusta Moorman), Henry Redd, age six-months. Jackson and Augusta Moorman’s son William “Willie” Moorman, age 19, lived in the home with his newly married spouse Mary Alice (Croom) Moorman, age 17. All were born in Kentucky and were described as “Black.”
1910 Census
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1910 Profession: Teacher
1910 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1910 Own/Rent: Own 1910 Home Free/Mortgage: Free 1910 Farm/House: House
1910 Census Notes:
Augusta Moorman died in 1901. In 1910, her daughter, Nora Lena (Moorman) Payne, was a 37-year-old widow, working as a public school teacher, and living in Louisville with her four children (she had seven children but only four were living as of 1910): Clarence H. Moorman, age 18; Marie L. Moorman, age 16; Augusta B. Moorman, age 14; and Aaron H. Moorman, age 8. All members of the household were described as mulatto, and all were born in Kentucky. Nora Lena Payne was widowed in 1905. She owned her home free and clear despite filing for bankruptcy in 1907 as a result of settling her late husband’s estate. The Payne family lived at 1467 Mellwood Avenue. This address no longer exists in Louisville due to infrastructure development.
1920 Census
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1920 Profession: Teacher
1920 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1920 Own/Rent: Rent 1920 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1920 Farm/House: House
1920 Census Notes:
In 1920, Nora Lena Payne was a 46-year-old widow and worked as a teacher. She lived in a rented house at 803 Seventh Street in Louisville, Kentucky, along with her daughter Marie L. Payne, age 25, single, who was also a schoolteacher in the Louisville public school system. NOTE: In 1919, Nora L. Payne was named as the principal of the “Portland Colored School” and her salary was increased from $85 per month, to $95 per month.
Enslaver Information
Name: Silas Moorman Location: Hardin County, Kentucky
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Enslaver Notes:
Silas L. Moorman (1828-1914) spent most of his life in Hardin County, Kentucky, near Elizabethtown. Prior to 1860, he lived in the household of his mother who was an enslaver. After the death of his wife Lucy Moorman (1831-1889), Silas Moorman moved to Seattle, Washington (King County) where his daughter Maude Moorman Myers (1871-1958) resided. On January 11, 1914, Silas L. Moorman died of “Senile Decay” at age 86 in Seattle. He was a widower. His death certificate stated that his former residence was in West Point, Kentucky (Hardin County).
1850 Enslaver Census
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1860 Enslaver Census
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1860 Real Estate Value: 0 1860 Personal Estate Value: $15,000
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 5
1870 Enslaver Census
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1870 Real Estate Value: $5,000 1870 Personal Estate Value: $2,500
1880 Enslaver Census
Compensation Information
Compensation Application not found