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Name: William Vanderin
Alias: Van Deren
Place of Birth: Harrison KY
Year of Birth: 1841
Occupation: Farmer
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Black
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 6
Enlistment Date: August 6, 1864
Enlistment Place: Covington
Enlistment State: KY
Document: View
Congressional District: 6th
Company: C
Regiment(s): 117th Regt USCI
Mustered Where: Covington, Ky
Mustered Out Date:
Rank at Muster Out:
Notes:
William Vandarin spent a considerable time hospitalized in both Virginia and Texas. While at Richmond, Va, he was on duty as a nurse at the Post hospital. He later died of cholera at Brownsville, Texas. CMSR includes the Slave Compensation Claim application of enslaver, Alfred Van Deren.
Died in war? Yes
Military Death Date: August 26, 1866
Military Death Location: Brownsville, Texas
Military Cause of Death: Cholera
Death Date: August 26, 1866
Cause of Death: cholera
Death Certificate
No pension card found
Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: April 2, 1868 Application No.: 159516
Certificate No.: 119442
No other family pension card found
Pension File: Pension File
Pensioners: Jaley Garnett
Pensioner County: Harrison Pensioner State: KY
Number of Pages:29
Pension Notes:
William Vanderin died of cholera in Browsnville, Texas, in August of 1866. One child is mentioned in pension file: Alexandrew (born 1860). The pension file includes a death notification letter from fellow soldier Robert to presumably the mother of William Vandarin.
Freedman’s Bank Link: View
Freedman’s Bank Notes:
The account holder on the signature card is William Van Daren and is dated Aug. 30, 1866, even though he died on Aug. 26th. Card lists the name of his spouse, Julia Garret/Garnett, and his (former) master: James Van Daren.
No Freedmen’s Bureau Documents found
Mother First Name: Mother Maiden Name:
Father First Name: Father Last Name:
Siblings:
Wife #1 First Name: Jaley (Julia) Maiden Name: Garnett
Wife #2 First Name: Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name: Maiden Name:
Children: Alexander Vandarin 1860
Family Notes:
Alex is the only child mentioned in the widow’s pension file and in the available census records. The formal given name of William’s widow appeared to have been Julia.
Family Tree:
1870 Census information not found
1880 Census Link: View
1880 Profession: Keeping house
1880 Live with/near former enslaver? No
1880 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1880 Census Notes:
In this record, Jaley Vandarin is using the name “Jailey” King. Not clear why the different surname. She is 35 years old and widowed. She is living with her 19-year-old son, Alex Vanderin, who works on a farm.
1890 Census information not found
1900 Census Link: View
1900 Profession: Saloon porter
1900 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1900 Own/Rent: Unknown 1900 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1900 Farm/House: House
1900 Census Notes:
“Ellick” Vanderin is in this record but not his mother, Jaley. Alex Vandarin is married to “Clarcy” and they have a daughter, Etta.
1910 Census Link: View
1910 Profession: None
1910 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1910 Own/Rent: Unknown 1910 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1910 Farm/House: House
1910 Census Notes:
“Julia” Vanderen lives with her son Alex and his family. The record notes she is the mother of 8 with 2 surviving, but there is no indication in previous census records of other children born to Jaley Vandarin.
1920 Census Link: View
1920 Profession: None
1920 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1920 Own/Rent: Unknown 1920 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1920 Farm/House: Unknown
1920 Census Notes:
“Julia” Vanderen is listed as 86 years old in this census record; she is still living with her now widowed son “Aleck” and his 10-year-old daughter, Mary Louise.
Name: Alfred Van Deren
Location: Cynthiana, Harrison County, Kentucky
Previous Enslaver: James Van Deren
Enslaver Notes:
James Van Deren, Sr. was the father of James Van Deren, Jr. and Alfred Van Deren. Alfred acquired William by purchase from his father sometime between 1860-1861.
1850 Census Link: View
1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 5
1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: $7500
1860 Personal Estate Value: $7500
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 4
1870 Census information not found
Compensation Applied? Yes Compensation Received? No
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