Soldier Information
Name: John Hardin
Alias:
Place of Birth: Oldham KY Year of Birth: 1836
Occupation: Farmer
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Dark
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 5.5
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Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: July 11, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
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Congressional District: 5th
Company: H Regiment(s): 108th Regt USCI
Mustered Where: Louisville, Kentucky
Mustered Out Date:
Rank at Muster Out:
Notes:
While picking apples in an orchard, Hardin was shot and killed.
Many thanks to the Oldham County History Center and scholar Robert Bell for providing us with basic information about this soldier upon which our additional research is based.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? Yes
Military Death Date: July 9, 1865
Military Death Location: Vicksburg, MS
Military Cause of Death: Killed by gunshot
Death Date:
Cause of Death: Gunshot wound
Soldier Pension Information
No pension card found
Widow Pension Information
Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: October 4, 1865
Application No.: 111354 Certificate No.:
Other Family Pension Information
Pension Card Link: View
Application Date: December 26, 1876
Application No.: 229279 Certificate No.:
Pension File Information
Pension File:
Pensioners:
Pensioner County: Pensioner State:
Number of Pages:
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Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information
No Freedman’s Bank information found
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: Maiden Name:
Wife #2 First Name: Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name: Maiden Name:
Children:
Family Notes:
Amanda Pinkston appears to be the guardian who applied for a minor’s pension application. If so, the name or names of any Hardin children are not known.
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1870 Census
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1880 Census
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1890 Census
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1900 Census
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1910 Census
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1920 Census
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Enslaver Information
Name: Wesley Shrader Location: Oldham County, Kentucky
Previous Enslaver:
Enslaver Notes:
Among the slaves listed in the 1850 schedule was a 6-year-old male who may be the soldier as they were both 6 in 1850. Similarly, the 15-year-old in the 1860 schedule may be the soldier. The 1860 schedule reported that there was one slave house on the enslaver’s property.
1850 Enslaver Census
1850 Census Link: View
1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 10
1860 Enslaver Census
1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: $20,000 1860 Personal Estate Value: $12,900
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 14
1870 Enslaver Census
1870 Census Link: View
1870 Real Estate Value: $22,000 1870 Personal Estate Value: $8,000
1880 Enslaver Census
Compensation Information
Compensation Application not found