Soldier Information
Name: James Adams
Alias:
Place of Birth: Oldham KY Year of Birth: 1842
Occupation: Farmer
Eyes: Dark Hair: Dark Complexion: Black
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 5
View Ledger
Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: February 27, 1865
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
Document: View
Congressional District: 5th
Company: E Regiment(s): 13th Regt USCHA
Mustered Where: Louisville, Kentucky
Mustered Out Date: November 18, 1865
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:
There were two soldiers in this company and regiment by the name of James Adams. They are distinguished only as James Adams 1 and James Adams 2. James Adams 1 was born in Oldham County and #2 born in Garrard County.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? No
Military Death Date:
Military Death Location:
Military Cause of Death:
Death Date: October 2, 1917
Cause of Death: Arteriosclerosis
Death Certificate
Soldier Pension Information
Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: August 4, 1890
Application No.: 1008045 Certificate No.: 1011567
Alternate First Name: Alternate Last Name:
Widow Pension Information
Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: October 27, 1917
Application No.: 1109296 Certificate No.:
No other family pension card found
Pension File Information
Pension File:
Pensioners:
Pensioner County: Pensioner State:
Number of Pages:
Pension Notes:
Lizzie Adams applied for widow pension benefits but there is no certificate number which indicates the pension was not approved. It is possible there was confusion over the two James Adams from the same company and regiment.
Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information
No Freedman’s Bank information found
No Freedmen’s Bureau Documents found
Family Information
Mother First Name: Lee anna Mother Maiden Name:
Father First Name: Peter Father Last Name: Adams
Siblings: William Adams
Wife #1 First Name: Harriet Maiden Name:
Wife #2 First Name: Elizabeth Maiden Name: Bruce
Wife #3 First Name: Maiden Name:
Children: Fannie Adams 1864
Family Notes:
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1870 Census
1870 Census Link: View
1870 Profession: Coal cart driver
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:
Household includes his parents Peter and Leanna Adams. The 1870 Census on Drive source consists of the two pages, representing James Adams’ household listing.
1880 Census
1880 Census Link: View
1880 Profession: Teamster
1880 Live with/near former enslaver? No
1880 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1880 Census Notes:
Household members include James (29), his wife Hattie (37), daughter Fannie (18) and mother Ann (widowed, 57). Therefore Peter Adams must have died between 1870 and 1880.
1890 Census
1890 Census information not found
1900 Census
1900 Census Link: View
1900 Profession: Millwright
1900 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1900 Own/Rent: Rent 1900 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1900 Farm/House: House
1900 Census Notes:
James has acquired a new spouse, Lizzie, by 1900. Although the census enumerator noted they had been married 30 years, this was likely an error. James’ first wife Hattie died in 1889.
1910 Census
1910 Census Link: View
1910 Profession: Laborer
1910 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1910 Own/Rent: Rent 1910 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1910 Farm/House: House
1910 Census Notes:
The census enumerator noted that James and his wife had been married about 17 years, which is more likely since his first wife died in 1889.
1920 Census
1920 Census Link: View
1920 Profession: Laundress
1920 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1920 Own/Rent: Rent 1920 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1920 Farm/House: House
1920 Census Notes:
James Adams dies in 1917 and his widow Lizzie has moved from Springer Alley to a home on Virginia Avenue.
Enslaver Information
Name: Calvin Stoddard Location: Oldham County, Kentucky
Previous Enslaver:
Enslaver Notes:
Could not locate the Stoddard family in the 1870 census. Calvin Stoddard died in 1876 and his wife died in 1867.
1850 Enslaver Census
1850 Census Link: View
1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 7
1860 Enslaver Census
1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: $14,700 1860 Personal Estate Value: $14,180
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 12
1870 Enslaver Census
1870 Census information not found
1880 Enslaver Census
1880 Census information not found
Compensation Information
Compensation Application not found