Soldier Information
Name: John Lewis
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Place of Birth: Nelson KY Year of Birth: 1843
Occupation: Laborer
Eyes: Dark Hair: Dark Complexion: Dark
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 8
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Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: August 27, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
Document: View
Congressional District: 4th
Company: C Regiment(s): 5th USCC
Mustered Where: Louisville, Kentucky
Mustered Out Date: March 16, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:
John Lewis spent time in the hospital at Camp Nelson.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? No
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Soldier Pension Information
Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: January 29, 1889
Application No.: 713876 Certificate No.: 1062041
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Widow Pension Information
Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: August 12, 1908
Application No.: 902510 Certificate No.: 663555
No other family pension card found
Pension File Information
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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: Malvina Ann Maiden Name: Bard
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Children: Nathan Lewis 1870
Annie Lewis 1877
John Lewis Jr. 1880
William Allen Lewis 1890
Family Notes:
Annie Lewis did not marry; Nathan Lewis married Roberta Irvin and had at least 7 children, 5 of whom — 1 son, 4 daughters — were living in 1910; and John, Jr.
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1870 Census
1870 Census Link: View
1870 Profession: Farm Laborer
1870 Live with/near former enslaver? Yes
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1870 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
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1880 Census
1880 Census Link: View
1880 Profession: Farm Laborer
1880 Live with/near former enslaver? Yes
1880 Ability to Read? Unknown Ability to Write? Unknown
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1890 Census
1890 Census information not found
1900 Census
1900 Census Link: View
1900 Profession: Farmer
1900 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1900 Own/Rent: Own 1900 Home Free/Mortgage: Free 1900 Farm/House: House
1900 Census Notes:
According to the 1900 census Malvina, John’s wife, aka Viney, was the mother of 12 children, but only three were living.
1910 Census
1910 Census Link: View
1910 Profession: Laborer
1910 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1910 Own/Rent: Own 1910 Home Free/Mortgage: Free 1910 Farm/House: House
1910 Census Notes:
The 1910 census showed that Malvina was the mother of 11 children, 3 of whom were living. Nathan Lewis, son of John and Malvina, and his wife Roberta were the parents of at least 7 children, five of whom were living in 1910.
1920 Census
1920 Census Link: View
1920 Profession: Laborer
1920 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1920 Own/Rent: Own 1920 Home Free/Mortgage: Free 1920 Farm/House: House
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Enslaver Information
Name: Thomas P. Lewis Location: Nelson County, Kentucky
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1850 Enslaver Census
1850 Census Link: View
1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 15
1860 Enslaver Census
1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: $7,650 1860 Personal Estate Value: $13,000
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 13
1870 Enslaver Census
1870 Census Link: View
1870 Real Estate Value: $12,230 1870 Personal Estate Value: $4,000
1880 Enslaver Census
Compensation Information
Compensation Application not found