Soldier Information
Name: Simpson Willett
Alias: Willis Simpson
Place of Birth: Nelson KY Year of Birth: 1834
Occupation: Teamster
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Black
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 7
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Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: August 1, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
Document: View
Congressional District: 5th KY
Company: E Regiment(s): 107th USCI
Mustered Where: Louisville, KY
Mustered Out Date: November 22, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Private
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Soldier Death Information
Died in war? No
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Military Cause of Death:
Death Date: March 3, 1901
Cause of Death: Senility
Death Certificate
Soldier Pension Information
Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: July 16, 1890
Application No.: 835458 Certificate No.: 667756
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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
Freedman’s Bank Link: View
Freedman’s Bank Notes:
Simpson Willett applied for a Freedman’s Bank account in Washington DC. His application named his children, Charles and Oliver Willett, and identified Griffith Willett as his former enslaver. Willett’s USCT company and regiment were also noted.
No Freedmen’s Bureau Documents found
Family Information
Mother First Name: Mother Maiden Name:
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Siblings:
Wife #1 First Name: Ary Maiden Name:
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Wife #3 First Name: Maiden Name:
Children: Charles Willett 1853
Oliver Willett 1857
Family Notes:
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1870 Census
1870 Census Link: View
1870 Profession: Drayman
1870 Live with/near former enslaver? No
1870 Real Estate Value: 1870 Personal Estate Value: 300
1870 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1870 Census Notes:
Simpson Willett was enumerated in Jefferson County, KY in 1870 with his wife Ary Willet and their children, Charles Willett and Oliver Willet. A boarder, Mildred Franklin, and her two children were also enumerated with the Willett family.
1880 Census
1880 Census Link: View
1880 Profession: Laborer
1880 Live with/near former enslaver? No
1880 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1880 Census Notes:
The 1880 and 1900 census records pertain to Oliver Willett, the soldier’s younger son.
1890 Census
1890 Census information not found
1900 Census
1900 Census Link: View
1900 Profession: Porter
1900 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1900 Own/Rent: Rent 1900 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1900 Farm/House: House
1900 Census Notes:
In 1900, Oliver lived with his son William Willett and a boarder, Belle Mathews.
1910 Census
1910 Census information not found
1920 Census
1920 Census information not found
Enslaver Information
Name: Griffith Willett Location: Nelson County, Kentucky
Previous Enslaver:
Enslaver Notes:
1850 Enslaver Census
1850 Census Link: View
1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 7
1860 Enslaver Census
1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: $4,000 1860 Personal Estate Value: $15,000
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 12
1870 Enslaver Census
1870 Census Link: View
1870 Real Estate Value: $2500 1870 Personal Estate Value: $1600
1880 Enslaver Census
1880 Census information not found
Compensation Information
Compensation Application not found