John Merrifield Soldier Details and Documents

Soldier Information

Name: John Merrifield
Alias:
Place of Birth: Nelson KY Year of Birth: 1843
Occupation:
Farmer
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Black
Height in Feet:
5 Inches: 9


Enlistment Information

Enlistment Date: September 19, 1864
Enlistment Place: Lebanon
Enlistment State: KY


Compiled Military Service Record

Document: View
Congressional District: 4th
Company: I Regiment(s): 122nd USCI
Mustered Where: Lebanon, KY
Mustered Out Date:
Rank at Muster Out:
Notes:

CMSR indicated John Merrifield was drafted. It did not mention if he was standing in for someone.


Soldier Death Information

Died in war? Yes
Military Death Date: August 5, 1865
Military Death Location: Portsmouth, Virginia
Military Cause of Death: Bronchitis and Diarrhea
Death Date: April 5, 1865
Cause of Death: Bronchitis and Diarrhea


Soldier Pension Information

No pension card found


Widow Pension Information

Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: January 8, 1869
Application No.: 170060 Certificate No.: 147704


No other family pension card found


Pension File Information

Pension File: Pension File
Pensioners:    Sarah Merrifield

Pensioner County:  Jefferson Pensioner State: KY
Number of Pages:
29
Pension Notes:

John was enrolled and mustered on September 19, 1864 in Lebanon, KY. He died on April 5, 1865 in Portsmouth, Virginia, of chronic diarrhea. Sarah and John were married on October 1, 1862 and she remained a widow after John’s death. They had two children: Mary Ellen Merrifield (1863) and John Merrifield (1865). Sarah Merrifield died on November 18, 1910.


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: Sarah Maiden Name:
Wife #2 First Name:  Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name:  Maiden Name:
Children: Mary E. Merrifield 1863
John H. Merrifield 1865


Family Notes:

Census records revealed that following John’s death in 1865, Sarah had two children after her marriage to John, they are William, born in 1870; and James, born in 1879. Their fathers are unknown.

Family Tree:
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1870 Census

1870 Census information not found


1880 Census

1880 Census Link: View
1880 Profession:  Washer-Ironer
1880 Live with/near former enslaver?  Unknown
1880 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write?  Cannot write
1880 Census Notes:


1890 Census

1890 Census information not found


1900 Census

1900 Census Link: View
1900 Profession: Laundress for private family
1900 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1900 Own/Rent: Unknown 1900 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1900 Farm/House: Unknown
1900 Census Notes:


1910 Census

1910 Census Link: View
1910 Profession: Laundress for private family
1910 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1910 Own/Rent: Unknown 1910 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1910 Farm/House: Unknown
1910 Census Notes:


1920 Census

1920 Census information not found


Enslaver Information


1850 Enslaver Census

1850 Census information not found


1860 Enslaver Census

1860 Census information not found


1870 Enslaver Census

1870 Census information not found


1880 Enslaver Census

1880 Census information not found


Compensation Information

Compensation Application not found

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