Soldier Information

Name: Gabriel Walker
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Place of Birth: Jefferson KY
Year of Birth: 1818
Occupation: Laborer
Eyes: Dark Hair: Dark Complexion: Dark
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 7
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Enlistment Information

Enlistment Date: September 3, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY

Compiled Military Service Record

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Congressional District: 5th
Company: D
Regiment(s): 5th Regt, USCC
Mustered Where: Louisville, KY
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Rank at Muster Out: Sergeant
Notes:

Gabriel Walker was in the USCC, U.S. Colored Cavalry, 5th Regiment, Company D. He enlisted in Louisville, Ky., on Sept. 3, 1864, at the age of 46. He was killed in a battle at Marion, Virginia, on December 20, 1864. Final statements and inventory on July 19, 1865. No effects. Killed in action. 1st and 2nd installments of bounty due.

Soldier Death Information

Died in war? Yes
Military Death Date: December 20, 1864
Military Death Location: Marion, VA
Military Cause of Death: Killed in action
Death Date: December 20, 1864
Cause of Death: Killed in action

Soldier Pension Information

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Widow Pension Information

Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: September 5, 1865 Application No.: 108301
Certificate No.: 83977

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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Freedman’s Bank Notes:

Kitty Walker’s application at Freedman’s Bank, October 1866. Kitty is listed as a widow, and she has three children: Emeline, Levi, and David. Her master is listed as Henry Robb. She lives on Broad Street in Louisville, Ky., and her occupation is washwoman. She is listed has having “scar on necks.”

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Family Information

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Family Notes:

Claim for Widow’s Pension Proof of death: “Killed in action at Marion, Va., Dec. 20, 1864. Proof of marriage: “Proved by testimony of two eyewitnesses of marriage ceremony, showing that the parties (slaves) were married in April 1853.” Names and dates of birth of children: “Declaration of date of 1865 names six; subsequent statement gives three; names and dates of birth given.” Agt. H.H. Burkholder, Esquire Admitted September 18, 1866, to a pension of $8 per month, commencing December 21, 1865. PAGE 3 – Names six children: Emeline (11), Levi (10), David (8), Henry (6), Joseph (4), Gabriel (6 mos) PAGE 6 – Names three children with birthdates: Emeline (Jan. 22, 1854), Levi (July 7, 1855), David (Dec. 25, 1856), all living in Louisville, Ky. PAGE 7 – Sally Spears and Violet Ross are witnesses to the marriage of Gabriel and Kitty Walker and state marriage took place in April 1853. The marriage rites were celebrated by Darby Brookes, a Colored preacher. PAGE 9 – Pensioner dropped due to her death August 18, 1898. PAGE 15 – Names three children with birthdates: Emeline (Jan. 22, 1854), Levi (July 7, 1855), David (Dec. 25, 1856), all living in Louisville, Ky. Also states Kitty lives in Louisville, Ky., on Market Street between Hancock and Jackson. John Robb, enslaver, has provided an affidavit to vouch for Kitty. PAGE 17 – Armistead Kemp and Lucinda Henderson provide affidavits that they knew Gabriel and Kitty Walker to be married to each other, and they attended their marriage. PAGE 19 – Lydia Caldwell and Lucy Weathers provide affidavits that they knew Kitty Walker for over 30 years; they witnessed the birth of her three children (Emeline, Levi, and David; the attending physician during their births was Dr. Leach, who is now deceased; and Kitty has never had any other children. PAGE 21 – Kitty Walker states her maiden name was Laws. The preacher who married them is Darby Brooks. As they were both slaves, no record was made of their marriage. PAGE 23 – Kitty Walker states the following children are now living: Emeline (Jan. 21, 1854), Levi (July 7, 1855), David (Dec. 25, 1866); all of the above named children were born at Mr. John Robb’s, 10 miles from Louisville, Kentucky, between Shepherdsville and Preston Street Roads. Lucy Kemp and Lydia Caldwell state they were both present with said children were born, and they assisted their mother during their birth. PAGE 25 – Signed statement from Kitty’s son David to confirm her date of death as August 18, 1898. PAGE 28 – Kitty Walker is to receive $8 per month in pension, plus $2 per month for each child (Emeline, Levi, and David) until they reach the age of 16.

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1870 Census

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1870 Profession: Domestic servant
1870 Live with/near former enslaver? Unknown
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1870 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
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1880 Census

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1880 Profession:  Keeping house
1880 Live with/near former enslaver?  Unknown
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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1910 Census

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1920 Census

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Enslaver Information

Name: John Robb
Location: Louisville, KY
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1850 Enslaver Census

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1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 27

1860 Enslaver Census

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1860 Real Estate Value: 10,000
1860 Personal Estate Value: 2,000
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 3

1870 Enslaver Census

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1870 Real Estate Value: 6000 1870 Personal Estate Value: 1300

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.