Soldier Information
Name: Smith King
Alias:
Place of Birth: Nelson KY Year of Birth: 1830
Occupation: Farm Hand
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Black
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 2
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Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: July 5, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
Document: View
Congressional District: 5th
Company: G Regiment(s): 108th USCI
Mustered Where: Louisville, KY
Mustered Out Date: March 21, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:
Mustered-in July 8, 1864, Louisville
mustered-out March 21, 1866, Vicksburg, MS
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? No
Military Death Date:
Military Death Location:
Military Cause of Death:
Death Date: April 25, 1866
Cause of Death:
Soldier Pension Information
No pension card found
Widow Pension Information
Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: October 20, 1866
Application No.: 136090 Certificate No.: 102418
No other family pension card found
Pension File Information
Pension File: Pension File
Pensioners: Susan Bell
Pensioner County: Nelson Pensioner State: KY
Number of Pages:23
Pension Notes:
On Sept. 27, 1866, Susan King, aged 40 years, applied for a pension. She stated that her husband Smith King died after he was discharged from service at Jefferson Co., KY, on April 25, 1866; that he was free from disease when he enlisted; that he died of an illness contracted while in his line of duty with his regiment; that she was married in Nelson Co. on May 15, 1852; that her maiden name was Susan Bell (slave of John M. Bell); and that she lived about 10 miles north of Bardstown. She named her children and their birthdates.
Dr. John J. Bell testified on Aug. 24, 1866, that he knew Smith King all his (Bell’s) life and, for example, that he died of a disease contracted while he was in the army. His wife was with him when he died.
William Lewis, a clergyman, stated that on or about, May 15, 1852, he married Smith King and Susan King (born Bell) in Nelson Co. Lewis made his mark.
Names of the King children:
Margaret King was born March 13, 1853, near Fairfield, KY.
Isabel King was born March 17, 1854, near Fairfield, KY.
Media King was born Feb. 10, 1856, in Nelson Co., KY.
Eliza King was born on Jan. 11, 1864, near Fairfield, Nelson Co., KY.
Susan King was awarded a pension, $8 per month beginning April 26, 1866, and an additional sum of $2 per month for 4 children – Margaret, Isabel, Permelia, and Eliza – when they become 16.
Abner King (enslaver of Smith King) and John M. Bell stated that they were well acquainted with Mrs. Smith King and Smith King and that they cohabitated together as husband and wife for 12 years; that they (A. King and J. M. Bell) at the time of Smith’s service lived in the same neighborhood as Smith; and that he died April 25, 1866, after he was discharged, unknown disease.
Susan King had no attorney; she applied directly to the commissioner of pensions.
Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information
No Freedman’s Bank information found
Notes from Freedmen’s Bureau Documents:
Smith King and Frederick King are mentioned as people who were in the same company as Private Henry Gaiter, Company G. 108th USC Inf. Gaiter was born in Bullitt Co., KY.
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Family Information
Mother First Name: Mother Maiden Name:
Father First Name: Father Last Name:
Siblings:
Wife #1 First Name: Susan Maiden Name: Bell
Wife #2 First Name: Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name: Maiden Name:
Children: Margaret King 1853
Isabel King 1854
Permelia King 1856
Eliza King 1864
Family Notes:
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1870 Census
1870 Census Link: View
1870 Profession: House Servant
1870 Live with/near former enslaver? No
1870 Real Estate Value: 1870 Personal Estate Value: 200
1870 Ability to Read? Unknown Ability to Write? Unknown
1870 Census Notes:
In 1870, in Nelson County, Kentucky, Susan King, widow of Smith King, and her children were listed in the household of Dr. B. B. Wooten (who provided King family information on Susan’s pension application).
1880 Census
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1880 Profession: Housekeeping
1880 Live with/near former enslaver? Unknown
1880 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1880 Census Notes:
In 1880 Susan King and her family lived in the town of Fairfield in Nelson County.
1890 Census
1890 Census information not found
1900 Census
1900 Census information not found
1910 Census
1910 Census information not found
1920 Census
1920 Census information not found
Enslaver Information
Name: Abner King Jr. Location: Nelson County, Kentucky
Previous Enslaver: Abner King Sr.
Enslaver Notes:
1850 Enslaver Census
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1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 5
1860 Enslaver Census
1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: $15,400 1860 Personal Estate Value: $15,000
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 15
1870 Enslaver Census
1870 Census Link: View
1870 Real Estate Value: $25,000 1870 Personal Estate Value: $7,000
1880 Enslaver Census
Compensation Information
Compensation Application not found