Soldier Information

Name: Lemuel Talbott
Alias: AKA Tolbert
Place of Birth: Jefferson KY
Year of Birth: 1847
Occupation: Farmer
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Black
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 6
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Enlistment Information

Enlistment Date: March 6, 1865
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY

Compiled Military Service Record

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Congressional District: 5th
Company: F
Regiment(s): 123rd USCI
Mustered Where: Louisville, KY
Mustered Out Date: October 16, 1865
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:

Enlistment and Declaration of Recruit papers were filed as Miscellaneous and not part of the CMSR Discovered another CMSR for Talbott under the name Samuel Talbot. On page 9, he is correctly identified as Lemuel Tolbert (Talbott) and that name continues for the remaining muster cards and enlistment papers. The enslaver is still Mrs. V. Dent. A document from the Adjutant General’s Office in June 1888 attests that a certificate is being furnished in lieu of lost discharge papers.

Soldier Death Information

Died in war? No
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Military Cause of Death:
Death Date: March 10, 1905
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Death Certificate

Soldier Pension Information

Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: May 10, 1889
Application No.: 704652 Certificate No.: 666706
Alternate First Name: Samuel Alternate Last Name: Talbott

Widow Pension Information

Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: April 20, 1905 Application No.: 826767
Certificate No.: 596802

Other Family Pension Information

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Pension File Information

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Lemuel Talbott was mis-identified in the CMSR and subsequently on the pension cards as Samuel Talbott. However, the widow’s name and the presumed death year (1905) of the pensioner match data for Lemuel Talbott.

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Family Information

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

Wife #1 First Name: Rachel Ann Maiden Name:
Wife #2 First Name:  Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name:  Maiden Name:
Children: Susan Talbott 1878
Eliza E. Talbott 1880

Family Notes:

Neither of the two daughters lived to adulthood; in the 1900 census Rachel Talbott has given birth twice but no children survive.

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1870 Census

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1880 Census

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1880 Profession:  Laborer
1880 Live with/near former enslaver?  No
1880 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write?  Cannot write
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1890 Census

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1900 Census

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1900 Profession: Hod carrier
1900 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1900 Own/Rent: Own 1900 Home Free/Mortgage: Free 1900 Farm/House: House
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1910 Census

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1920 Census

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Enslaver Information

Name: Mrs Violetta Dent
Location: Louisville, Jefferson Co, Kentucky
Previous Enslaver:
Enslaver Notes:

Mrs. Dent was living with or near her adult children from at least 1860 until her death in 1880. Though she is listed as owner of Lemuel Talbott, it is very likely that one of her two sons, who were also slaveholders, may have been his actual owner.

1850 Enslaver Census

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1860 Enslaver Census

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1860 Personal Estate Value: $2000
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 5

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.