Soldier Information
Name: James Brooks
Alias:
Place of Birth: Oldham KY Year of Birth: 1829
Occupation: Laborer
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Yellow
Height in Feet: 6 Inches: 0
Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: October 4, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
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Congressional District: 5th
Company: C Regiment(s): 123rd USCI
Mustered Where: Louisville, Kentucky
Mustered Out Date:
Rank at Muster Out:
Notes:
James Brooks died in Eruptive General Hospital in Louisville on December 6, 1864, two months after he enlisted. His personal effects were sold at auction for $1.80.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? Yes
Military Death Date: December 6, 1864
Military Death Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Military Cause of Death: Encephalus
Death Date: December 6, 1864
Cause of Death: Encephalus
Soldier Pension Information
No pension card found
Widow Pension Information
Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: January 20, 1866
Application No.: 119656 Certificate No.: 136159
No other family pension card found
Pension File Information
Pension File: Pension File
Pensioners: Mariah McCoy
Pensioner County: Oldham Pensioner State: KY
Number of Pages:48
Pension Notes:
In her application for a widow’s pension, Mariah Brooks mentioned the names and birth dates of her two children with James Brooks. Testimony revealed, for example, that she and James were married by Thomas D. Taylor, a slave and minister of the Gospel. By about 1879 Mariah resided in Indianapolis.
Widow, Mariah McCoy, lived in Oldham County, Kentucky. She and James had one child, William, in 1861.
Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information
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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: Mariah Maiden Name: McKay
Wife #2 First Name: Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name: Maiden Name:
Children: William Henry Brooks 1861
James Robert Brooks
Family Notes:
In her widow’s pension application, Mariah Brooks provided information about the names and dates of birth and death of her children. A witness testified that her enslaver recorded the names and dates of births of his slaves. The names of two children appear in the record — William Henry and James Robert.
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