Rowen Samuels Soldier Details and Documents

Soldier Information

Name: Rowen Samuels
Alias:
Place of Birth: Nelson KY Year of Birth: 1836
Occupation:
Laborer
Eyes: Dark Hair: Dark Complexion: Dark
Height in Feet:
5 Inches: 6.5
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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: 4th
Company: C Regiment(s): 5th USCC
Mustered Where: Louisville, Kentucky
Mustered Out Date: March 16, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Corporal
Notes:

Cpl Samuels was assigned special duty in October of 1865 in which he had to escort a prisoner to Lexington.


Soldier Death Information

Died in war? No
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Death Date:
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Soldier Pension Information

No pension card found


No widow pension card found


No other family pension card found


Pension File Information

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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: Rosa Maiden Name:
Wife #2 First Name:  Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name:  Maiden Name:
Children: Bell(e) Samuels about 1855
Katie Samuels about 1860
Thomas Samuels about 1865
Andrew Samuels about 1870
Susie Samuels about 1877


Family Notes:

A Rowan Samuels is named as father in the death certificate of Frank Smith however there are no other records to indicate he was actually another child of the USCT Rowan Samuels.

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1870 Census

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1870 Profession: laborer
1870 Live with/near former enslaver? No
1870 Real Estate Value: 1870 Personal Estate Value:
1870 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
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1880 Census

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1880 Profession:  Whitewasher
1880 Live with/near former enslaver?  No
1880 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write?  Cannot write
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1890 Census

1890 Census information not found


1900 Census

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1910 Census

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1920 Census

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Enslaver Information

Name: Taylor Samuels Location: Samuels Depot, Nelson Co, Kentucky
Previous Enslaver:
Enslaver Notes:

Taylor Samuels was born into a very large and well established family that came to Nelson County in the late 1700’s. His father William was brother to John Samuels, the husband of Rachel Kurtz. The two sons of John and Rachel Samuels i.e. Wilson and Sexton were cousins of Taylor Samuels.


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: $6000 1860 Personal Estate Value: $7000
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 5


1870 Enslaver Census

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1870 Real Estate Value: $6000 1870 Personal Estate Value: $2300


1880 Enslaver Census


Compensation Information

Compensation Applied? Yes Compensation Received? Unknown

Note: The Lincoln Administration offered compensation of $300 to enslavers in Kentucky and other Union states where slavery was still legal for each of their enslaved men that joined the Union Army. However to be eligible, they had to prove ownership of the soldier and have sworn testimony from others that they were loyal to the Union. Many applied, but were not approved for compensation payments.

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