Soldier Information
Name: Lewis Williams
Alias:
Place of Birth: Nelson KY Year of Birth: 1829
Occupation: Farmer
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Black
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 7
Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: April 21, 1865
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
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Congressional District: 5th KY
Company: H Regiment(s): 125th Regt USCI
Mustered Where: Louisville, Kentucky
Mustered Out Date:
Rank at Muster Out:
Notes:
The muster roll for July and August 1865 noted that Lewis Williams was on daily duty as a cook at the military prison in Cairo, Illinois. He died at post hospital in Cairo, Illinois on January 21, 1866 of erysipelas (infection of the skin’s outer layers). Among his personal effects was $22.05 that was held for his estate. The rest of the unit mustered out on October 31, 1867 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? Yes
Military Death Date: January 21, 1866
Military Death Location: Cairo, Illinois
Military Cause of Death: Erysipelas
Death Date: January 21, 1866
Cause of Death: Erysipelas
Soldier Pension Information
No pension card found
Widow Pension Information
Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: September 11, 1867
Application No.: 152234 Certificate No.: 110772
No other family pension card found
Pension File Information
Pension File: Pension File
Pensioners: Margaret Williams
Pensioner County: Jefferson Pensioner State: KY
Number of Pages:30
Pension Notes:
Lewis Williams’ widow, Margaret Hogans Williams, applied for Widow’s Pension March 19, 1868. She stated that she was 55 years old, which would put her birth year around 1813. She lived on 6th Street, between Chestnut and Broadway in Louisville, Kentucky at the time of application. Her attorney was H. M. Carr of Louisville, Kentucky.
Two witnesses, Thomas Coward and William Barnett (who were in Co. D of the 125th USCI), testified that they were present when Margaret Hogans and Lewis Williams were married on November 15, 1853 at the home of Mrs. Cannon, which is 5 miles from Louisville on the Shelbyville Pike. They were married by Rev. Adam Brown, “Colored Baptist Minister,” who died August 20, 1855 at the residence of Widow Cannon.On March 24, 1868, Margaret was awarded a pension of $8 per month “commencing 1/22/1866.” Every statement about children was specific to say “no children born of this marriage who are now under 16 years of age”. The wording makes one think there might have been children who are over 16 at the time of the application.
In 1876, Margaret Williams applied for a duplicate pension certificate because the first pension certificate was in a “mutilated condition.” A new certificate was issued January 11, 1876. Margaret Williams lived on 3rd St. between Green and Walnut in Louisville, Kentucky at the time of application for duplicate. All testimonies and proofs had to be supplied again.
On November 27, 1882, Margaret Williams applied for another duplicate certificate because her pension certificate was lost and “every effort that a human being could make has been made to recover it, but without effect.” The lost certificate was found January 22, 1883 and her application for a duplicate was withdrawn.
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: Margaret Maiden Name: Hogans
Wife #2 First Name: Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name: Maiden Name:
Children:
Family Notes:
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1870 Census
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1870 Profession: Washing
1870 Live with/near former enslaver? No
1870 Real Estate Value: 0 1870 Personal Estate Value: 0
1870 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1870 Census Notes:
In 1870, Margaret Williams was enumerated in the ninth ward of Louisville, Kentucky (line 7). She was reportedly 60 years old and could not read or write. A 25-year-old man named Ben Williams was also enumerated. He was a railroad worker and could not read or write. Margaret Williams’ pension file specified the couple had no children under the age of 16, implying that they did have adult children who would not have been eligible for a pension. Ben Williams would have been considered an adult by the time Margaret Williams’ application was filed, so it is possible that he is their son, but there is no direct evidence to support this.
1880 Census
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1890 Census
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1900 Census
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1910 Census
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1920 Census
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Enslaver Information
Name: Anna Cannon Location: Jefferson County, Kentucky
Previous Enslaver:
Enslaver Notes:
Lewis Williams and Margaret Hogans were married at the home of Mrs. Cannon (also called Widow Cannon), Lewis’ possible enslaver in 1850.
In 1850, Ann Cannon was reportedly 66 years old with real estate valued at $15,000. Also enumerated in her home:
Virginia Cannon, age 22
Edward Cannon, age 29, Farmer
John Thatcher, age 26, Merchant
Mildred Thatcher, age 24
Emma Thatcher, age 3
Adda Thatcher, age 7/12
The accompanying 1850 slave schedule shows that Ann Cannon enslaved 20 people. One was a 23 year old male who would be in the right age range to be Lewis Williams.
Ann Cannon died on February 24, 1860. Aside from bequests made to her children and grandchildren, she left instructions and money to her son-in-law to provide care for four older servants: Savannah, Jefferson, Anthony & Arthur. No mention is made about the other enslaved people. A search was made to find the appraisal and settlement for this estate, but it is not available online for Jefferson County. More research would reveal who was the actual enslaver of Lewis Williams in 1860.
1850 Enslaver Census
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1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 23
1860 Enslaver Census
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1870 Enslaver Census
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1880 Enslaver Census
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Compensation Information
Compensation Application not found