Soldier Information
Name: Ludwell Beam
Alias:
Place of Birth: Nelson KY Year of Birth: 1844
Occupation: Laborer
Eyes: Hair: Complexion: Dark
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 9
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Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: August 27, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
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Congressional District:
Company: C Regiment(s): 5th USCC
Mustered Where: Louisville, KY
Mustered Out Date: March 16, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:
Soldier’s record reflected a period of hospitalization within months of entering service with his apparent service in the military largely spent detailed to daily duty with the regimental band.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? No
Military Death Date:
Military Death Location:
Military Cause of Death:
Death Date: November 14, 1905
Cause of Death: Unknown
Soldier Pension Information
No pension card found
Widow Pension Information
Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: January 3, 1906
Application No.: 840646 Certificate No.: 632739
No other family pension card found
Pension File Information
Pension File:
Pensioners:
Pensioner County: Pensioner State:
Number of Pages:
Pension Notes:
In addition to the widow pension index card noted above, a VA pension payment card was located in Fold 3 indicating possible minor pension payments to the benefit of Florence, a minor child.
https://www.fold3.com/image/614705396?terms=ludwell,beam
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: Hines Beam
Wife #1 First Name: Mary Ellen Maiden Name: Malone
Wife #2 First Name: Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name: Maiden Name:
Children: George Beam 1871
John Beam 1878
Hettie Beam 1881
Thomas Beam 1884
Charlie Beam 1890
Florence 1894 Beam
Family Notes:
The soldier’s death certificate was not found nor was an obituary located. However, a Find a Grave reference to the soldier’s death and burial was located.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53285512/ludwell-w-beam?_gl=1*d8v7a3*_ga*MTQ4Nzc5NjY0My4xNjU4OTUwNjY3*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY2MTk3Njg5My4zOC4xLjE2NjE5NzcwODYuMC4wLjA.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A5qEnAta9W_6vjjlcq1tZYh32ZgQBxVO/view?usp=sharing
A hint in Ancestry regarding Ludwell Beam led to the identification of 3 public family trees: William Spriggs, Lynn Miller and Regis Williams. The trees indicate that the father of Ludwell Beam was Solomon Beam and his mother was Charlotte Beam nee Dodson. The Division of Property for deceased Jonathan Dodson, recorded in 1863, listed Solomon and Charlotte as enslaved individuals. Both were of an appropriate age to be probable parents of Ludwell Beam and Hines Foster Beam.
Further, information gleaned from the trees indicated that Hines Beam aka Hines Foster (10303), was the brother of Ludwell. The Spriggs tree further listed the children of Solomon and Charlotte as Mary, Hines (10303), Emiline, Ludwell (the soldier), Florence, Nancy, Kate, Josie and Anna. No supporting documents were found to corroborate the relationships between the soldier and any of these possible family members. The probate document for Jonathan Dodson that was located in Family Search divided among his heirs those individuals who were enslaved along with real estate after the enslaver’s death. Both Hines and the soldier (Ludwell) were listed together in the list of males. In the course of other research during which documents of this type have been located, siblings often were listed together. In addition, prior research regarding Hines Beam identified his enslaver as R.G. Foster. Research reflected R.G. Foster was the husband of Dodson’s daughter, Bettie, to whom Hines (Hynes) was one of 3 enslaved individuals received by her. Based upon this development and Hines and Ludwell being listed together in the inventory of the enslaved individuals in this document, it is believed that it is more likely than not that Ludwell and Hines were siblings.
Family Search: Will Books 1861-1865, FHL 4819199, pages 421-430
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1870 Census
1870 Census information not found
1880 Census
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1880 Profession: Farmer
1880 Live with/near former enslaver? Unknown
1880 Ability to Read? Unknown Ability to Write? Unknown
1880 Census Notes:
1890 Census
1890 Census information not found
1900 Census
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1900 Profession: Farmer
1900 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1900 Own/Rent: Own 1900 Home Free/Mortgage: Mortgage 1900 Farm/House: Farm
1900 Census Notes:
1910 Census
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1910 Profession: House Keeper
1910 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1910 Own/Rent: Own 1910 Home Free/Mortgage: Free 1910 Farm/House: House
1910 Census Notes:
1920 Census
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1920 Profession: None
1920 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1920 Own/Rent: Own 1920 Home Free/Mortgage: Mortgage 1920 Farm/House: House
1920 Census Notes:
Research indicated the soldier passed away 14 Nov 1905. The 1910 census information relates to the soldier’s surviving wife, Mary, head of household, and the family members of the house. She was a housekeeper. Two adult sons living with her, Arthur and Charles, were both farm laborers. The 1920 census also relates to Mary as head of household having apparently moved to Louisville, Jefferson County, KY. No employment was indicated for Mary. Sons John and Thomas A. were respectively employed as a Post Office Janitor and Apartment House Janitor; daughter-in-law Clara was a Private Family Maid and daughter, Florence, was a Seamstress. All occupants, with the exception of Mary’s mother, Hettie Hughes, age 86, and a granddaughter, Beatrice, age 18, were indicated as able to read and write.
Enslaver Information
Name: Edward Beam Location: Nelson County, Kentucky
Previous Enslaver: Jonathan Dodson
Enslaver Notes:
The 1850 and 1860 census and slave schedule fields represent Jonathan (Jon.) Dodson as enslaver. He was enslaver of Ludwell Beam and Hines Beam Foster until his death in 1862. In 1863 Ludwell Beam was part of the division of property inherited by heirs of Jonathan’s son, Presley Dodson. Presley’s widow, Sarah, later married Edward Beam who was named as Ludwell’s enslaver on his 1864 Ledger file. The 1870 census data on this page represents that of Edward Beam.
1850 Enslaver Census
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1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 16
1860 Enslaver Census
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1860 Real Estate Value: $21,000 1860 Personal Estate Value: $30,000
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 24
1870 Enslaver Census
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1870 Real Estate Value: 5348 1870 Personal Estate Value: 1500
1880 Enslaver Census
Compensation Information
Compensation Application not found