Soldier Information

Name: Henry C. Marrs
Alias:
Place of Birth: Shelby KY
Year of Birth: 1838
Occupation: Farmer
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Black
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 6


Enlistment Information

Enlistment Date: August 22, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY


Compiled Military Service Record

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Congressional District: 5th
Company: C, F & S
Regiment(s): 5th USCC
Mustered Where: Louisville, KY
Mustered Out Date: March 16, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Sergeant Major
Notes:

Henry Marrs was absent from the company muster roll due to hospitalization from October 1864-January 1865. He was marked present again beginning in February 1865. Henry Marrs was promoted from first sergeant to sergeant major on October 1, 1865.


Soldier Death Information

Died in war? No
Military Death Date:
Military Death Location:
Military Cause of Death:
Death Date: August 1, 1884
Cause of Death: Typhoid fever
Death Certificate


Soldier Pension Information

No pension card found


Widow Pension Information


Widow Pension Card:
Pension Card
Widow Application Date: July 1, 1890 Application No.: 427585
Certificate No.:


Other Family Pension Information

No other family pension card found


Pension File Information

Pension File:
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Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information

No Freedman’s Bank information found
Notes from Freedmen’s Bureau Documents:

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Family Information

Mother First Name:  Frances Mother Maiden Name: Robinson
Father First Name:   Father Last Name:
Siblings:
Elijah P. Marrs

Wife #1 First Name: Anna “Annie” Maiden Name:
Wife #2 First Name:  Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name:  Maiden Name:
Children: Charles Marrs 1873
Robert Marrs 1876


Family Notes:

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1870 Census

1870 Census Link: View
1870 Profession: School teacher
1870 Live with/near former enslaver? No
1870 Real Estate Value: 1870 Personal Estate Value:
1870 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
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1880 Census

1880 Census Link: View
1880 Profession:  Principal
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

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1910 Census

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1920 Census

1920 Census information not found


Enslaver Information

Name: Jesse Robinson
Location: Simpsonville, Shelby County, KY
Previous Enslaver:
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1850 Enslaver Census

1850 Census Link: View
1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 18


1860 Enslaver Census

1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: $23,000
1860 Personal Estate Value: $15,000
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 23


1870 Enslaver Census

1870 Census Link: View
1870 Real Estate Value: $23,200 1870 Personal Estate Value: $6,900


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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