Soldier Information

Name: Joseph Taylor
Alias: AKA Joe
Place of Birth: Jefferson KY
Year of Birth: 1826
Occupation: Farmer
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Dark
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 8
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Enlistment Information

Enlistment Date: June 27, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY

Compiled Military Service Record

Document: View
Congressional District: 5th
Company: F
Regiment(s): 108th Regt, USCI
Mustered Where: Louisville, KY
Mustered Out Date: March 21, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Sergeant
Notes:

In his CMSR, there is compensation paperwork where his most recent enslaver, who just purchased him and his brother Joseph 3 months before they enlisted, is trying to get compensated (and appears to fail). As part of the documentation in his brother Manuel’s CMSR, there is an affidavit from the previous enslaver, who is listed as Samuel K. Richardson. He was listed as mulatto in the 1870 census, and as black in the 1880 census. The date of application was not listed on the widow’s pension card. There are no death or marriage records for his wife, Henrietta.

Soldier Death Information

Died in war? No
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Death Date: June 24, 1901
Cause of Death: Consumption
Death Certificate

Soldier Pension Information

Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: January 27, 1890
Application No.: 751739 Certificate No.: 859789
Alternate First Name: Alternate Last Name:

Widow Pension Information

Widow Pension Card:
Widow Application Date: Application No.: 657343
Certificate No.: 471827

Other Family Pension Information

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Pension File Information

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Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information

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Family Information

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

Wife #1 First Name: Henrietta Maiden Name:
Wife #2 First Name:  Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name:  Maiden Name:
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Family Notes:
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1870 Census

1870 Census Link: View
1870 Profession: Laborer
1870 Live with/near former enslaver? Unknown
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:  White washer
1880 Live with/near former enslaver?  Unknown
1880 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write?  Can write
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1890 Census

1890 Census information not found

1900 Census

1900 Census Link: View
1900 Profession: White washer
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

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Enslaver Information

Name: Henry B. Grant
Location: Jefferson County, KY
Previous Enslaver: Samuel K. Richardson
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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? 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.