Soldier Information
Name: James Lucas
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Place of Birth: Harrison KY Year of Birth: 1825
Occupation: Farmer
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Black
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 8 1/2
Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: July 12, 1864
Enlistment Place: Covington
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
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Congressional District:
Company: A Regiment(s): 117th Regt USCI
Mustered Where: Covington, Kentucky
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Rank at Muster Out:
Notes:
From Nov. 1864 to June 1865, on duty as company cook. District to which enlistment was credited is not stated.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? Yes
Military Death Date: February 17, 1866
Military Death Location: Ringgolds Barracks, Texas
Military Cause of Death: Chronic diarrhea
Death Date: February 17, 1866
Cause of Death: Chronic diarrhea
Death Certificate
Soldier Pension Information
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Pension Application Date:
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Widow Pension Information
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Other Family Pension Information
Pension Card Link: View
Application Date: May 30, 1868
Application No.: 161400 Certificate No.: 122163
Pension File Information
Pension File: Pension File
Pensioners: Laura Lucas
Pensioner County: Harrison Pensioner State: KY
Number of Pages:17
Pension Notes:
James Lucas died of chronic diarrhea in Texas in February of 1866. He had one child named Laura Lucas. Her mother was Eliza Jane Smith, who died at Camp Nelson, Ky in 1865 and was deceased at time of filing. A record of the interments at Camp Nelson indicates that an Eliza Lucas was buried July 5th, 1865. Laura’s grandmother, Polly Garnett, was appointed her guardian in March of 1868. Affidavit on page 10 for John H. Louise. Affidavit of Elijah Kirtley and Henry Combs on page 16-17.
Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information
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Family Information
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Siblings:
Wife #1 First Name: Eliza Jane Maiden Name: Smith
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Children: Laura Lucas 1855
Family Notes:
It is not known whether Polly Garnett was the mother of James Lucas or Eliza Jane Smith.
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1870 Census
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1870 Profession: Domestic servant
1870 Live with/near former enslaver? Unknown
1870 Real Estate Value: 1870 Personal Estate Value:
1870 Ability to Read? Unknown Ability to Write? Unknown
1870 Census Notes:
Polly Garnett, Laura Lucas’ grandmother, is in the 1870 census for Harrison Co, Ky working as a domestic servant. Laura’s whereabouts are unknown.
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Enslaver Information
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Compensation Information
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