Smith Crawford Soldier Details and Documents

Soldier Information

Name: Smith Crawford
Alias:
Place of Birth: Nelson KY Year of Birth: 1847
Occupation:
Laborer
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Copper
Height in Feet:
5 Inches: 6


Enlistment Information

Enlistment Date: February 27, 1865
Enlistment Place: Lebanon
Enlistment State: KY


Compiled Military Service Record

Document: View
Congressional District: 4th
Company: H Regiment(s): 6th USCC
Mustered Where: Lebanon, KY
Mustered Out Date: March 19, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:

One of the CMSR’s contains the Substitution Enlistment papers. Both are combined in the Drive folder.


Soldier Death Information

Died in war? No
Military Death Date:
Military Death Location:
Military Cause of Death:
Death Date: May 24, 1902
Cause of Death: Valvular heart disease
Death Certificate


Soldier Pension Information

Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: August 13, 1890
Application No.: 866475 Certificate No.: 930409
Alternate First Name: Alternate Last Name:


No widow pension card found


No other family pension card found


Pension File Information

Pension File:
Pensioners:   

Pensioner County:  Pensioner State: (Choose One)
Number of Pages:

Pension Notes:


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: Mattie Maiden Name: Beall
Wife #2 First Name: Emma Maiden Name: Marshall
Wife #3 First Name:  Maiden Name:
Children: Lizzie Davis 1884
Charles Marshall 1883


Family Notes:

The children are Smith Crawford’s step-children.
Solomon Crawford (age 42 at enlistment), who had the same enslaver as Smith Crawford (age 18 at enlistment) is a potential relative.

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1870 Census

1870 Census Link: View
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
1870 Census Notes:


1880 Census

1880 Census Link: View
1880 Profession:  Laborer
1880 Live with/near former enslaver?  No
1880 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write?  Cannot write
1880 Census Notes:


1890 Census

1890 Census information not found


1900 Census

1900 Census Link: View
1900 Profession: Janitor
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:


1910 Census

1910 Census Link: View
1910 Profession: Dressmaker
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

1920 Census information not found


Enslaver Information

Name: Abel Crawford Location: Nelson County, KY
Previous Enslaver:
Enslaver Notes:

Able Crawford died in 1880. His wife Fanny must have died sometime between 1860 and 1870.


1850 Enslaver Census

1850 Census Link: View
1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 11


1860 Enslaver Census

1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: 10500 1860 Personal Estate Value: 11000
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 11


1870 Enslaver Census

1870 Census Link: View
1870 Real Estate Value: 20000 1870 Personal Estate Value: 2000


1880 Enslaver Census

1880 Census information not found


Compensation Information

Compensation Applied? Yes Compensation Received? No

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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