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Name: Reuben Williams
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Place of Birth: Jefferson KY
Year of Birth: 1840
Occupation: Laborer
Eyes: Dark Hair: Dark Complexion: Dark
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 2
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Enlistment Date: September 20, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY
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Congressional District: 5th
Company: L
Regiment(s): 12th Regt, USCHA
Mustered Where: Louisville, KY
Mustered Out Date: April 24, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:
The soldier’s company/regiment mustered out at Louisville, about two years after his enlistment date. The inference is the military no longer required their service after April 1866.
Died in war? No
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Death Date: November 1, 1910
Cause of Death: unknown
Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: July 11, 1889
Application No.: 717670 Certificate No.: 851451
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No widow pension card found
No other family pension card found
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Pension Notes:
Reuben Williams filed his application for invalid pension in July 1889 and the Veterans Administration Pension Payment card retrieved for him at FamilySearch.org indicated his benefits commenced in January 1907. The pension payment card also noted that Reuben died in November 1910. A widow’s pension index card was not retrieved, suggesting that she predeceased Reuben or that they had separated prior to his death.
No Freedman’s Bank information found
No Freedmen’s Bureau Documents found
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Siblings:
Wife #1 First Name: Lucinda Maiden Name: Carter
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Children: James Williams 1875
Family Notes:
The day of Reuben’s death was not noted on his Veterans Administration Pension Payment card; however, the month and year were listed as November 1910.
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1870 Census Link: View
1870 Profession: Stable Hand
1870 Live with/near former enslaver? Yes
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1870 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
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1880 Census Link: View
1880 Profession: Hostler
1880 Live with/near former enslaver? Yes
1880 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
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1890 Census information not found
1900 Census Link: View
1900 Profession: Day Laborer
1900 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1900 Own/Rent: Rent 1900 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1900 Farm/House: House
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1910 Census Link: View
1910 Profession: Job Work for Private Family
1910 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1910 Own/Rent: Rent 1910 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1910 Farm/House: House
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1920 Census information not found
Name: Levin L. Dorsey Jr.
Location: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Previous Enslaver:
Enslaver Notes:
Levin L Dorsey Jr. was clearly a wealthy farmer, according to his personal and real estate property values listed in the 1860 and 1870 federal census schedules. He may have employed Reuben Williams, our soldier after he was discharged from the military, per the proximity of both men’s households in 1870 and 1880 federal census schedules.
An excerpt from “Middletown’s Days and Deeds” by Edith Wood, retrieved at Familysearch.org reported that Elias Dorsey was the father of Levin L (Lawrence) Dorsey who was known as a Junior. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XQ6lkrs4PnO9fihS9r7nXBWiC9n1ZmH_/view?usp=sharing
1850 Census Link: View
1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 20
1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: $130,000
1860 Personal Estate Value: $36,500
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 51
1870 Census Link: View
1870 Real Estate Value: $150,000 1870 Personal Estate Value: $100,000
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