Soldier Information
Name: Jacob Bland
Alias: Jake Harrold, Harold
Place of Birth: Nelson KY Year of Birth: 1838
Occupation: Farmer
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Yellow
Height in Feet: 6 Inches:
Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: November 11, 1864
Enlistment Place: Henderson
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
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Congressional District: 1st
Company: M Regiment(s): 6th USCC
Mustered Where: Owensboro, KY
Mustered Out Date: April 15, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Sergeant
Notes:
Jacob Harrold aka Bland was born in Nelson County, Kentucky, but likely was enslaved in Union County, Kentucky when he enlisted at Henderson, Kentucky. He was credited to Congressional District 1, which included Union County. According to his CMSR, his enslaver was the “Robert Harrold estate.” The correct name of his enslaver was Robert Harrel. Jacob Harrold aka Bland was mustered into Co. M 6th USCC, but was briefly transferred to the 120th USCI before returning to Co. M 6th USCC. He was mustered out as a Sergeant in Co. M 6th USCC in DeVall, Arkansas on April 15, 1866.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? No
Military Death Date:
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Military Cause of Death:
Death Date: September 19, 1920
Cause of Death: Bronchial pneumonia and Senility
Death Certificate
Soldier Pension Information
Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: April 5, 1889
Application No.: 697590 Certificate No.: 806751
Alternate First Name: Jacob Alternate Last Name: Bland
Widow Pension Information
Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: October 22, 1920
Application No.: 1164902 Certificate No.: 914523
No other family pension card found
Pension File Information
Pension File:
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Pension Notes:
Jacob Harrold aka Bland was living in Evansville, Indiana when he applied for an invalid pension on April 5, 1899. Between 1905 and 1916, he was in and out of the “Old Soldiers Home” for veterans in Danville, Illinois. Each time he was admitted, he was treated for “chronic rheumatism,” a condition he suffered from since 1864.
Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information
No Freedman’s Bank information found
No Freedmen’s Bureau Documents found
Family Information
Mother First Name: Mary Mother Maiden Name: Harrold
Father First Name: Osten Father Last Name: Bland
Siblings:
Wife #1 First Name: Mary Maiden Name: Cabell
Wife #2 First Name: Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name: Maiden Name:
Children: Rena Bland 1869
William Bland 1872
Lawrence Bland 1874
Jacob Bland 1877
Arthur Bland 1879
Maggie 1880 Bland
Lloyd Bland 1882
Joseph Antonio Bland 1884
Family Notes:
According to the 1910 Census, Jacob Harrold aka Bland married Mary Cabell around 1867. His wife Mary’s surname appeared in various records as either Cabell or Calvert, with the former being more common. She was born in Kentucky in 1853. According the 1900 Census, Mary Cabell Bland had nine children, seven of whom were living. The 1910 Census stated that Mary Cabell Bland had twelve children, seven of whom were living. Only eight of her children were identified. The 1910 Census indicated that Jacob Harrold aka Bland was twice-married. The identity of his first wife and/or possible children, however, could not be confirmed and requires more research.
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1870 Census
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1870 Profession: Coachman
1870 Live with/near former enslaver? No
1870 Real Estate Value: 1870 Personal Estate Value:
1870 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Cannot write
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1880 Census
1880 Census Link: View
1880 Profession: Laborer
1880 Live with/near former enslaver? No
1880 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
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1890 Census
1890 Census information not found
1900 Census
1900 Census Link: View
1900 Profession: Day laborer
1900 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1900 Own/Rent: Rent 1900 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1900 Farm/House: House
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1910 Census
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1910 Profession: Odd jobs
1910 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1910 Own/Rent: Rent 1910 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1910 Farm/House: House
1910 Census Notes:
Jacob Harrold aka Bland was enumerated as “Jacob Bland” for each Census year except for 1910, when he was enumerated in Danville, Illinois as “Jacob Harold.” It is unknown as to why he was enumerated in Danville with the “Harold” surname in 1910. But it is possible that, since the “Old Soldiers’ Home” in Danville, where Jacob had been living off and on between 1905 and 1916, he may have been using the name under which he enlisted (“Harrold” or “Harold”) to simplify obtaining medical care at the Danville “Home.” His “Old Soldiers’ Home” records list him as “Jacob Harold.”
1920 Census
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1920 Profession:
1920 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1920 Own/Rent: Rent 1920 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1920 Farm/House: House
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Enslaver Information
Name: Robert Christopher Harrel Location: Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky
Previous Enslaver:
Enslaver Notes:
Enslaver Robert C. Harrel (1822-1862) was born in Nelson County, Kentucky and died in Union County, Kentucky. Research indicates that Robert C. Harrel was Roman Catholic, and in fact, he was buried in St. Ann’s Cemetery in Union County. This may, in part, explain the Harrel family’s move from Nelson to Union County in the mid-1850s. By 1850, there was a thriving Catholic population in Union County. In 1820, prior to Harrel’s arrival, the Sisters of Nazareth (based in Bardstown in Nelson County) established St. Vincent’s Academy near Morganfield (Union County). Enslaver Harrel’s farm was near the Academy. In fact, the St. Vincent’s Academy was an enslaver. In the 1860 Slave Schedule, the Academy’s 18 enslaved persons were listed directly after the 30 persons enslaved by Robert C. Harrel. After Robert Harrel died in 1862, his widow and some of his children remained in Union County. His daughter Nancy Harrel Young (1846-1909) remained in Union County and married Thomas D. Young (1844-1921) who was the son of Milton H. Young (1851-1918), a noted Kentucky horseman and the last owner of famous McGrathiana Farm in Lexington, Kentucky. In the early 1900s, Milton H. Young was instrumental in the adoption of the pari-mutuel betting system used at race tracks across the country. Today, the former McGrathiana Farm is a research facility owned by the University of Kentucky. Other members of the Robert C. Harrel family relocated to Evansville, Indiana–the same city where, formerly enslaved Jacob Harrold aka Bland, spent most of his adult life.
1850 Enslaver Census
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1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 10
1860 Enslaver Census
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1860 Real Estate Value: $75,000 1860 Personal Estate Value: $30,000
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 30
1870 Enslaver Census
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1870 Real Estate Value: $3,500 1870 Personal Estate Value: $12,000
1880 Enslaver Census
Compensation Information
Compensation Application not found