Soldier Information

Name: John H Kean
Alias:
Place of Birth: Jefferson KY
Year of Birth: 1842
Occupation: Farmer/Laborer
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Black
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 8.5
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Enlistment Information

Enlistment Date: September 5, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY

Compiled Military Service Record

Document: View
Congressional District: 5th
Company: A
Regiment(s): 5th Regt, USCC & 6th Regt, USCC
Mustered Where: Louisville, KY
Mustered Out Date: March 16, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Sergeant
Notes:

First CMSR file included two pages for 6th USC Regt, not included in CMSR in Drive.

Soldier Death Information

Died in war? No
Military Death Date:
Military Death Location:
Military Cause of Death:
Death Date: April 23, 1921
Cause of Death: Pericarditis
Death Certificate

Soldier Pension Information

Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: April 4, 1891
Application No.: 1007176 Certificate No.: 1097321
Alternate First Name: Alternate Last Name: Kean

Widow Pension Information

Widow Pension Card:
Widow Application Date: Application No.:
Certificate No.:

Other Family Pension Information

Pension Card Link: Application Date: Application No.: Certificate No.:

Pension File Information

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Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information

Freedman’s Bank Link: View
Freedman’s Bank Notes:

John H. Kean, depositor, named Benjamin Kean (deceased) as his father, Mahala Simmons as his mother, Fannie as his spouse and George as his son. He also acknowledged that he had one brother and one sister who were unnamed on the record.

Notes from Freedmen’s Bureau Documents:

Family Information

Mother First Name:  Mahala Mother Maiden Name: 
Father First Name:  Benjamin Father Last Name: Kean
Siblings: Matilda Kean

Wife #1 First Name: Fannie Maiden Name: Haynes
Wife #2 First Name:  Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name:  Maiden Name:
Children: George B Kean 1873
Alberta S Kean 1875
Willis S Kean 1877
John H Kean Jr 1879
Ione Kean 1883
Lenora 1887 Kean

Family Notes:

It is likely that John H. Kean’s mother was Mahala (maiden name unknown) Simmons, who was free as early as 1860, and residing with her husband, Henry Simmons in Jefferson County, KY. She had a daughter, Matilda (maiden name unknown) Dell, who was probably the soldier’s sister. She, too was free, living with her husband Lewis Dell in 1860 in Jefferson County, KY in an area with many other free persons of color. An Evidence Analysis has been completed and uploaded to John H. Kean’s soldier folder in the KY USCT drive.

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1870 Census

1870 Census Link: View
1870 Profession: Porter in store
1870 Live with/near former enslaver? No
1870 Real Estate Value: 600 1870 Personal Estate Value: 20
1870 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Cannot write
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1880 Census

1880 Census Link: View
1880 Profession:  Railroad Porter
1880 Live with/near former enslaver?  No
1880 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write?  Can write
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1890 Census

1890 Census information not found

1900 Census

1900 Census Link: View
1900 Profession: Sexton
1900 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1900 Own/Rent: Own 1900 Home Free/Mortgage: Mortgage 1900 Farm/House: House
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1910 Census

1910 Census information not found

1920 Census

1920 Census Link: View
1920 Profession: None
1920 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1920 Own/Rent: Rent 1920 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1920 Farm/House: House
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Enslaver Information

Name: Louisa R Glass
Location: Louisville, Jefferson Co, KY
Previous Enslaver:
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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: 15000
1860 Personal Estate Value: 5000
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 6

1870 Enslaver Census

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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.