Soldier Information

Name: Randall Edelen
Alias: Randal
Place of Birth: Washington KY
Year of Birth: 1821
Occupation: Laborer
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Black
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 5

Enlistment Information

Enlistment Date: April 12, 1865
Enlistment Place: Lebanon
Enlistment State: KY

Compiled Military Service Record

Document: View
Congressional District: 4th KY
Company: G
Regiment(s): 125th Regt USCI
Mustered Where: Lebanon, KY
Mustered Out Date: October 31, 1867
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:

Page 5 of CMSR, date stamped March 10, 1891 included the note “Enlisted without consent” #7319907. Jane Edelen of Washington Co., KY was listed as enslaver. The Muster Out roll page of the CMSR indicated the soldier was paid $100 bounty. Page 20 of the CMSR noted the soldier mustered out per SO [Service Order] 19; no explanation for the service order was detailed. Note that 1867 was after Emancipation.

Soldier Death Information

Died in war? No
Military Death Date:
Military Death Location:
Military Cause of Death:
Death Date: April 29, 1888
Cause of Death: Uremic Poisoning

Soldier Pension Information

Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: May 26, 1880
Application No.: 370417 Certificate No.: 299245
Alternate First Name: Alternate Last Name:

Widow Pension Information

Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: June 26, 1890 Application No.: 427450
Certificate No.: 291825

Other Family Pension Information

No other family pension card found

Pension File Information

Pension File: Pension File
Pensioners:    Randall Edelen
Mary Edelen

Pensioner County:  Washington Pensioner State: KY
Number of Pages:90
Pension Notes:

The pension index card included the soldier’s invalid filing and that of the widow. Widow’s name was Mary Edelen.

Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information

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

Randall provided name of Jane Edelen as enslaver. In children field, the clerk wrote John, Henry and James or John Henry and James. Evidence of these children has not been retrieved in other sources. The company and regiment information match the CMSR file data. Only confirmed children’s names are listed below.

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: Mary Maiden Name: Crouse
Wife #2 First Name:  Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name:  Maiden Name:
Children: John Edelen 1845
Susan Mary Edelen 1848
William Edelen 1854
Sallie Edelen 1855
Daniel Edelen 1858
Scott 1862 Edelen
Silas Edelen 1864
Addie Edelen 1870

Family Notes:

Randall Edelen’s pension file documented his death date as 29 April 1888, from uremic poisoning. Randall’s death was supported by the 1888 recording of his Last Will and Testament in Washington County, KY probate court.
Henry Edelen, a child who was listed in the Freedman’s Bank record was not added to the list above, based on lack of evidence to confirm him as a son.
The pension file also documented that Mary Edelen died some time before 4 February 1896, when her benefits were dropped.

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1870 Census

1870 Census Link: View
1870 Profession: Blacksmith
1870 Live with/near former enslaver? No
1870 Real Estate Value: 1870 Personal Estate Value: 100
1870 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1870 Census Notes:

1880 Census

1880 Census Link: View
1880 Profession:  Blacksmith
1880 Live with/near former enslaver?  No
1880 Ability to Read? Unknown Ability to Write?  Unknown
1880 Census Notes:

1890 Census

1890 Census information not found

1900 Census

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1910 Census

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1920 Census

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Enslaver Information

Name: Jane Edelen
Location: Washington Co, KY
Previous Enslaver: George Edelen
Enslaver Notes:

The 1850 and 1860 census sources reference George Edelen who was believed to be the soldier’s enslaver before 1864. Jane Edelen may have been his wife, listed as Mary J. Edelen in the 1860 census. Neither George nor Mary J. Edelen were located in the 1870 or 1880 census, as matches to the data from 1860.

1850 Enslaver Census

1850 Census Link: View

1850 Number of Enslaved: 11

1860 Enslaver Census

1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: $11,000
1860 Personal Estate Value: $8,154
1860 Number of Enslaved: 13

1870 Enslaver Census

1870 Census information not found

1880 Enslaver Census

1880 Census information not found

Compensation Information

Compensation Application not found