Lewis Overall Soldier Details and Documents - Kentucky U.S. Colored Troops Project

Soldier Information

Name: Lewis Overall
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Place of Birth: Nelson KY Year of Birth: 1827
Occupation: Laborer
Eyes: Dark Hair: Dark Complexion: Dark
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 10
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Enlistment Information

Enlistment Date: August 20, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY

Compiled Military Service Record

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Congressional District: 4th KY
Company: A Regiment(s): 108th USCI
Mustered Where: Louisville, KY
Mustered Out Date: November 22, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:

Lewis Overall was appointed to Sergeant on August 15, 1864. Between May/Sep 1866 he was on duty at Wisewell Barracks, Washington, D.C. Wisewell Barracks was a military hospital between 1864/1866. Lewis mustered out as a Private in D.C. in November 22, 1866.

Soldier Death Information

Died in war? No
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Military Cause of Death:
Death Date: June 20, 1910
Cause of Death: Cardiac dilatation
Death Certificate

Soldier Pension Information

Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: September 2, 1889
Application No.: 727211 Certificate No.: 834525
Alternate First Name: Alternate Last Name:

Widow Pension Information

Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: July 20, 1918
Application No.: 946104 Certificate No.: 879827

No other family pension card found

Pension File Information

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Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information

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Family Information

Mother First Name: Mother Maiden Name:
Father First Name: Father Last Name:
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Wife #1 First Name: Patsie Maiden Name:
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1870 Census

1870 Census information not found

1880 Census

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1880 Profession: Farming
1880 Live with/near former enslaver? No
1880 Ability to Read? Unknown Ability to Write? Unknown
1880 Census Notes:

In 1880, Lewis lived in Salt Creek, Reno County, Kansas with his brother-in-law Abraham Taylor (43), his wife Alice Taylor (26), their daughter Florence Taylor (8), and nephews Johnny Jones (10) and Kane Rosater (9), and niece Flora Pence (3). Lewis and Abraham were both farming. The children were born in Indiana except for Flora who was born in Mississippi. The assumption can be made that Lewis was the brother of Alice, but no additional information was located confirming that.

1890 Census

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1900 Census

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1910 Census

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1910 Profession: Invaild
1910 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1910 Own/Rent: Rent 1910 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1910 Farm/House: House
1910 Census Notes:

In 1910, Lewis (73) was enumerated with wife Patsie Overall (42) and rented a home at 2035 N. Water Street in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas. Patsie was born about 1868 in Kentucky, she and Lewis married about 1894, and she had never given birth. Also in the household was boarder Earnest Smith (42), a single laborer in brick work.

1920 Census

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Enslaver Information

Name: Dr. Griffith Location: Nelson County, Kentucky
Previous Enslaver: George W. Overall
Enslaver Notes:

Lewis Overall’s ledger documented Dr. or D. Griffith as his enslaver, but George W. Overall’s compensation application shows that he was the soldier’s enslaver prior to enlistment.

1850 Enslaver Census

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1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 2

1860 Enslaver Census

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1860 Real Estate Value: $2,640 1860 Personal Estate Value: $2500
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 1

1870 Enslaver Census