Soldier Information
Name: Parker Bland
Alias: Blane
Place of Birth: Hardin County KY Year of Birth: 1843
Occupation: Farmer
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Copper
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 9.5
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Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: September 4, 1864
Enlistment Place: Elizabethtown
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
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Congressional District: 4th
Company: I Regiment(s): 107th USCI
Mustered Where: Louisville, KY
Mustered Out Date: November 22, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:
The Compiled Military Service Records for Parker Bland state he enlisted on Sept. 4, 1864, at Elizabethtown, Kentucky, and he mustered in on Sept. 7, 1864, in Louisville, Kentucky. Parker was 21 years old, height of 5′ 9.5″, with black eyes, black hair, and a copper complexion. Parker served in the 107th US Colored Infantry, Company I. The July/August muster roll notes that he was absent for a thirty-day furlough “for the purpose of visiting his family,” and the Sept./Oct. muster roll states he owes the U.S. $19 for transportation while on furlough. It was noted that he was promoted to Sergeant on Sept. 27, 1864; however, he was reduced back to Private on Dec. 24, 1864. Parker Bland mustered out on Nov. 22, 1866, at Washington, D.C.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? No
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Death Date: January 1, 1890
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Soldier Pension Information
Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: April 12, 1890
Application No.: 767876 Certificate No.:
Alternate First Name: Alternate Last Name: Blane
Widow Pension Information
Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: September 1, 1890
Application No.: 456573 Certificate No.:
Other Family Pension Information
Pension Card Link: View
Application Date: October 4, 1890
Application No.: 477969 Certificate No.:
Pension File Information
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Pension Notes:
Parker Bland (alias Blane) applied for an Invalid’s Pension on April 12, 1890, application no. 767876. Widow Edmonia Bland applied for a Widow’s Pension on Sept. 1, 1890, application no. 456573, filed from Indiana. A second widow, referred to as “Cont.” (Contingent), named Martha Bland, filed an application for Widow’s Pension on Oct. 4, 1890, from Washington, D.C. There are no certificate numbers for any of the three applications, which may be evidence that none of the pensions were awarded. These pension cards do provide supporting evidence for two possible wives of Parker Bland: Edmonia Bland in Indiana and Martha Bland in Washington, D.C. The pension cards also provide circumstantial evidence that Parker Bland died in 1890, sometime between April and August.
Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information
Freedman’s Bank Link: View
Freedman’s Bank Notes:
A record was found in the Freedman’s Bank dated September 8, 1873, for Parker Bland. He was born in Hardin County, Ky., and he currently lives in Louisville, at 7th and Magazine Streets. He is a cooper, working for farmers and tobacco warehouse. His wife’s name is Matilda Parker. His father’s name was Willis Butler (now deceased); his mother’s name is Malinda Barnes; he has 3 brothers and 1 sister.
There is also a Freedman’s Bank record for James Payne, who states his parents are Parker Bland and Matilda Payne. He is a 12-year-old school boy, living at the 7th block of Chestnut and Broadway. Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Uemzcql1uoqIET9CGcxZ-v1of7audELZ/view?usp=drive_link
Notes from Freedmen’s Bureau Documents:
On September 19, 1866, Parker Bland was relieved from duty at Alexandria, Virginia. He was to report to his company commander without delay. Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1euOzDEdMYRh0_0kEcx-CtFAi2M9vlHoj/view?usp=drive_link
Family Information
Mother First Name: Malinda Mother Maiden Name: Barnes
Father First Name: Willis Father Last Name: Butler
Siblings: Brother #1
Brother #2
Brother #3
Sister #1
Wife #1 First Name: Martha Maiden Name: Swanegan
Wife #2 First Name: Matilda Maiden Name: Payne
Wife #3 First Name: Edmonia Maiden Name:
Children: James Payne 1862
Family Notes:
Parker Bland named his parents as Willis Butler and Malinda Barnes, and he stated he had three brothers and one sister (Freedman’s Bank). A son, James Payne, named Parker as his father (Freedman’s Bank). Parker had at least three wives: Martha Bland, the contingent widow who filed a Widow’s Pension claim from Washington, D.C.; Malinda Payne, for whom there is a Marriage Record in 1869; and Edmonia Bland, who filed a Widow’s Pension claim from Indiana in 1890.
1866 Marriage Record to Martha Swanegan Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JO6rrwDak13ZTs4ob0hksBNWO5BZOgJz/view?usp=drive_link
1869 Marriage Record to Matilda Payne Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13Xr-JZS7XbbticGU9A5h5g9i_kCNFuDy/view?usp=drive_link
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Enslaver Information
Name: Not listed Not listed Location: Hardin County, Kentucky
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Enslaver Notes:
No named enslaver was found for Parker Bland; however, there are possible Bland families in Hardin County, Kentucky, where Parker may have been enslaved: Lydia Bland (enslaved 4), Jesse Bland (enslaved 7), John H. Bland (enslaved 8), Henry Bland (enslaved 17), and William Bland (enslaved 17). Link: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7668/?name=_Bland&count=50&residence=_hardin-kentucky-usa_1295
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Compensation Information
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