Soldier Information

Name: Moses Snowden
Alias: AKA Snoten
Place of Birth: Jefferson KY
Year of Birth: 1836
Occupation: Laborer
Eyes: Dark Hair: Dark Complexion: Dark
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 9
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Enlistment Information

Enlistment Date: September 19, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY

Compiled Military Service Record

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Congressional District: 5th
Company: L
Regiment(s): 5th Regt, USCC
Mustered Where: Louisville, KY
Mustered Out Date:
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Freedman’s Bank link filed by widow, Ellen Snowden

Soldier Death Information

Died in war? Yes
Military Death Date: March 3, 1866
Military Death Location: Helena, AR
Military Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Death Date: March 3, 1866
Cause of Death: pneumonia
Death Certificate

Soldier Pension Information

Pension Card Link:
Pension Application Date:
Application No.: Certificate No.:
Alternate First Name: Alternate Last Name:

Widow Pension Information

Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: May 21, 1866 Application No.: 126944
Certificate No.: 103564

Other Family Pension Information

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

Pension File Information

Pension File: Pension File
Pensioners:    Ellen Coleman

Pensioner County:  Jefferson Pensioner State: KY
Number of Pages:24
Pension Notes:

The pension application file documented that Moses Snowden and Ellen Coleman married in 1859. The file also confirmed Ellen’s maiden name as Coleman. This was attested to by Betsy Kemp and Judy Green, two women who witnessed the marriage. The couple had a total of four children; Sarah, Jack, Thomas and Moses. Moses was only surviving child to qualify for a minor’s pension. The 1870 Jefferson County, KY federal census information for Ellen’s older children conflicts with that which was offered in the pension application file. The pension file named Moses Snowden as the only surviving child of the couple. In 1870 Sarah, John (Jack), Thomas and Moses resided in their grandmother’s (Judy Green) household with their mother Ellen Snowden. The ages of the oldest children indicated 1851, 1852 and 1856 as their respective birth years. The older children may have been children born to Ellen prior to her marrying Moses Snowden in 1859. The midwife, E. D. Foree attended Ellen at the birth of Moses in August 1862, and she attested to Ellen being the slave of James Coleman. The son, Moses Snowden was eligible for pension payments until August 1878 when he turned sixteen years of age. Ellen’s widow pension payments were dropped in 1900, after the pension bureau received notification her death.

Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information

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

Ellen Snowden applied for a Freedman’s Bank account in 1868. She identified Judy Green, who lived with her, as her mother. The bank card listed the names of four children; Sarah, Jack, Thomas and Moses. Ellen’s residence was on 10th Street in Louisville. She was employed as a washer.

Notes from Freedmen’s Bureau Documents:

Ellen Snowden file a claim with the Louisville Freedmen’s Bureau office, asserting that a Sgt. Lunkin was supposed to give her $22 that was owed to her, then deceased husband, Moses Snowden. The claim was the money was not given to her. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/3403849:62309?tid=&pid=&queryId=4f2d4f7206d26feb357ee01b8051637e&_phsrc=IhC9173&_phstart=successSource

Family Information

Mother First Name:   Mother Maiden Name: 
Father First Name:   Father Last Name:
Siblings:

Wife #1 First Name: Ellen Maiden Name: Coleman
Wife #2 First Name:  Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name:  Maiden Name:
Children: Moses Snowden 1862

Family Notes:

Moses was the only child born to Moses Snowden and Ellen Coleman. Ellen had given birth to Sarah, John (Jack) and Thomas Coleman prior to marrying Moses Snowden. The 1870 and 1880 Jefferson County, KY federal census supported these relationships.

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1870 Census

1870 Census Link: View
1870 Profession: washer
1870 Live with/near former enslaver? Unknown
1870 Real Estate Value: 1870 Personal Estate Value:
1870 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
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1880 Census

1880 Census Link: View
1880 Profession:  at home
1880 Live with/near former enslaver?  No
1880 Ability to Read? Unknown Ability to Write?  Unknown
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1890 Census

1890 Census information not found

1900 Census

1900 Census Link: View
1900 Profession: Driver of Furniture Wagon
1900 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1900 Own/Rent: Rent 1900 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1900 Farm/House: House
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1910 Census

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1920 Census

1920 Census Link: View
1920 Profession: Laborer in Box Factory
1920 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1920 Own/Rent: Rent 1920 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1920 Farm/House: House
1920 Census Notes:

The soldier’s widow, Ellen Snowden was enumerated in the 1870 and 1880 federal census. The 1900 through 1920 federal census schedules enumerated Moses Snowden, the son and his family.

Enslaver Information

Name: Richard Tarleton
Location:
Previous Enslaver:
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1850 Enslaver Census

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1860 Enslaver Census

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1870 Enslaver Census

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1880 Enslaver Census

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Compensation Information

Compensation Applied? No 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.