Soldier Information
Name: Lewis Preston
Alias:
Place of Birth: Oldham KY Year of Birth: 1835
Occupation: Farmer
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Copper
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 8
View Ledger
Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: May 30, 1865
Enlistment Place: Lexington
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
Document: View
Congressional District: 5th
Company: K Regiment(s): 119th USCI
Mustered Where: Lexington, Kentucky
Mustered Out Date: April 27, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:
Preston spent some time in Camp Nelson General Hospital and at the Covington (KY) hospital during June and August 1865.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? No
Military Death Date:
Military Death Location:
Military Cause of Death:
Death Date:
Cause of Death:
Soldier Pension Information
No pension card found
No widow pension card found
No other family pension card found
Pension File Information
Pension File:
Pensioners:
Pensioner County: Pensioner State:
Number of Pages:
Pension Notes:
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:
There is a marriage record for Louis Preston and Angeline Cole, on March 23, 1869, in Henderson County, Kentucky. It is not known if this is the soldier. No other possible family information was found. The Veterans’ Gravesites database (Ancestry.com) lists Lewis Preston at Camp Nelson National Cemetery. No personal details were included. A picture of this tombstone is on the Veterans Legacy Memorial website at https://www.vlm.cem.va.gov/LEWISPRESTON/756FCE8
Family Tree:
View Family Tree on Ancestry.com Please note: this requires a paid Ancestry.com account to view
1870 Census
1870 Census information not found
1880 Census
1880 Census information not found
1890 Census
1890 Census information not found
1900 Census
1900 Census information not found
1910 Census
1910 Census information not found
1920 Census
1920 Census information not found
Enslaver Information
Name: William Smith Location: Oldham County, Kentucky
Previous Enslaver:
Enslaver Notes:
William Smith and his family were located in the 1850 and 1860 censuses in Oldham County. The enslaver was not located after 1860. In 1850 he was a wagon maker. In 1860 he was a farmer.
1850 Enslaver Census
1850 Census Link: View
1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 2
1860 Enslaver Census
1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: $5,000 1860 Personal Estate Value: $10,100
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 7
1870 Enslaver Census
1870 Census information not found
1880 Enslaver Census
1880 Census information not found
Compensation Information
Compensation Application not found