Soldier Information
Name: Jordan Bristow
Alias:
Place of Birth: Nelson KY Year of Birth: 1845
Occupation: Farm hand
Eyes: Dark Hair: Dark Complexion: Dark
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 4
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Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: July 5, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
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Congressional District: 5th
Company: G Regiment(s): 108th USCI
Mustered Where: Louisville, KY
Mustered Out Date: March 21, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:
Two CMSRs were retrieved for the soldier; one is a single card with the spelling “Jordan Briscoe” and the note “See Bristow, Jordan.” The CMSR retrieved under the name Jordan Bristow is the more extensive of the two sources. It contains his enlistment papers, but no slave compensation application. Jordan Briscoe/Bristow served in Co. G of the 108th Regt. USCI. He mustered in at the rank of private, mustered out at the same rank. The soldier was absent from roll August 1865 because he was in post hospital at Vicksburg, MS for an unspecified disease. He mustered out at Vicksburg, MS on March 21, 1866. Jordan Briscoe owed the U.S. $22.01 on his clothing account at muster out (page 17 of CMSR).
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? No
Military Death Date:
Military Death Location:
Military Cause of Death:
Death Date: December 4, 1902
Cause of Death: Unknown
Death Certificate
Soldier Pension Information
Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: July 24, 1890
Application No.: 787517 Certificate No.:
Alternate First Name: Jordan Alternate Last Name: Brisco
No widow pension card found
No other family pension card found
Pension File Information
Pension File:
Pensioners:
Pensioner County: Jefferson Pensioner State: KY
Number of Pages:
Pension Notes:
Jordan Brisco applied for his pension in 1890. It does not appear that his application was approved. No widow, minor, or other family member applied for benefits after his death.
Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information
No Freedman’s Bank information found
Notes from Freedmen’s Bureau Documents:
Jordan Briscoe filed a claim with the Freedmen’s Bureau office in Natchez, Mississippi on April 5, 1873. His claim was transferred to the New Orleans office.
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Family Information
Mother First Name: Mother Maiden Name:
Father First Name: James Father Last Name: Bristow
Siblings:
Wife #1 First Name: Georgia Maiden Name: Wallace
Wife #2 First Name: Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name: Maiden Name:
Children:
Family Notes:
Jordan Bristow, son of James Bristow, married Georgia Wallace on November 29, 1899 in Marion, Indiana. Jordan was previously widowed. The two had no known children.
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1870 Census
1870 Census information not found
1880 Census
1880 Census information not found
1890 Census
1890 Census information not found
1900 Census
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1900 Profession: Expressman
1900 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1900 Own/Rent: Rent 1900 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1900 Farm/House: House
1900 Census Notes:
1910 Census
1910 Census information not found
1920 Census
1920 Census information not found
Enslaver Information
Name: Samuel Briscoe Location: Spencer County, Kentucky
Previous Enslaver:
Enslaver Notes:
In 1850, Samuel Briscoe (36) was a farmer in Spencer County, KY enumerated with Jane Briscoe (28). Samuel’s real estate value was $4250. He enslaved 4 people, one of whom was a 3 year old boy in close age to the soldier. In 1860, Samuel Briscoe (46) was a farmer in Spencer County, KY with $3100 in real estate and $2200 in personal estate. Samuel Briscoe enslaved 2 people, one of whom was a 12 year old boy in the age range of the soldier.
1850 Enslaver Census
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1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 4
1860 Enslaver Census
1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: $3100 1860 Personal Estate Value: $2200
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 2
1870 Enslaver Census
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1870 Real Estate Value: $4,000 1870 Personal Estate Value: $5,600
1880 Enslaver Census
Compensation Information
Compensation Application not found