Soldier Information
Name: Jared Payton
Alias:
Place of Birth: Nelson KY Year of Birth: 1834
Occupation: Farmer
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Dark
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 1
Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: May 14, 1863
Enlistment Place: Grand Gulf
Enlistment State: MS
Compiled Military Service Record
Document: View
Congressional District:
Company: G Regiment(s): 53rd USCI
Mustered Where: Warrenton, Mississippi
Mustered Out Date:
Rank at Muster Out:
Notes:
Enlisted as 1st Sgt but reduced in ranks to Pvt at the time of his death.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? Yes
Military Death Date: June 20, 1865
Military Death Location: Jackson, MS
Military Cause of Death: Accidental gun shot wound to head
Death Date: June 20, 1865
Cause of Death: Accidental gun shot wound to the head
Soldier Pension Information
No pension card found
Widow Pension Information
Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: May 8, 1868
Application No.: 160730 Certificate No.: 120433
No other family pension card found
Pension File Information
Pension File: Pension File
Pensioners: Catharine Payton
Pensioner County: Warren Pensioner State: MS
Number of Pages:49
Pension Notes:
The pension file contains reports from the Special Examiner’s Office as well as the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands related to the suspension/termination of widow pension benefits. The widow’s surname prior to her marriage to Jared Payton was documented as Fletcher on page six of the widow’s pension file.
Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information
Freedman’s Bank Link: View
Freedman’s Bank Notes:
Catharine Payton was located at the Vicksburg, Miss. bank location. She had an account opened in 1869 and one opened in 1871. Between the two signature cards, the names of her parents, siblings, and child are recorded as well as her age, birthplace, residence, and employer.
Drive URL for second account: https://drive.google.com/file/d/107zWPEwUYkiqdhE10nwJYonsz-53TNaF/view?usp=share_link
Notes from Freedmen’s Bureau Documents:
Family Information
Mother First Name: Mother Maiden Name:
Father First Name: Father Last Name:
Siblings:
Wife #1 First Name: Catharine Maiden Name: Fletcher
Wife #2 First Name: Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name: Maiden Name:
Children: Alice Payton 1861
Family Notes:
Jared and Catharine had two children: Alice and an unnamed child who died prior to 1868. Catharine went on to have five more children with another man, Rufus Turner. Alice Payton died before 1886 and it is unknown whether she married or had children of her own.
Family Tree: View
1870 Census
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1880 Census
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1890 Census
1890 Vet/Widow Census: View
1890 Census Notes:
Catharine Payton was noted as being enumerated in the 1890 federal census schedules.
1900 Census
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1910 Census
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1920 Census
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Enslaver Information
1850 Enslaver Census
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1860 Enslaver Census
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1870 Enslaver Census
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1880 Enslaver Census
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Compensation Information
Compensation Application not found