Soldier Information

Name: Jefferson Wilson
Alias: Jeff
Place of Birth: Jefferson KY
Year of Birth: 1822
Occupation: Farm Hand
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Black
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 3.5
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Enlistment Information

Enlistment Date: June 25, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY

Compiled Military Service Record

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Congressional District: 5th
Company: F
Regiment(s): 108th Regt, USCI
Mustered Where: Louisville, KY
Mustered Out Date: July 23, 1864
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:

There was no mention of family members. The first listed CMSR shows that he was born in Mercer, Kentucky. The second CMSR reported that he was born in Jefferson County, Kentucky. He died at Corp D’Afrique Hospital, New Albany, Indiana, on July 23, 1864.

Soldier Death Information

Died in war? Yes
Military Death Date: July 23, 1864
Military Death Location: Corps D’Afrique Hospital, New Albany, Indiana
Military Cause of Death: Typhoid pneumonia
Death Date: July 23, 1864
Cause of Death: Typhoid pneumonia

Soldier Pension Information

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Widow Pension Information

Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: June 3, 1865 Application No.: 96,409
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Other Family Pension Information

Pension Card Link: View Application Date: September 25, 1877 Application No.: 233,428 Certificate No.: 181,764

Pension File Information

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Philander H Fitzgerald was listed on the minor pension index card. No clarification was made regarding whether this was the guardian’s name.

Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information

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Family Information

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Wife #1 First Name: Julia Maiden Name: Unknown
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Family Notes:

According to the Pension FIle index card, Philander H. Fitzgerald was the guardian for the soldier’s child/children (not named).

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Enslaver Information

Name: Robert Ayres
Location: Jefferson County, Kentucky
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1850 Enslaver Census

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1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 8

1860 Enslaver Census

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1860 Real Estate Value: $20,000
1860 Personal Estate Value: $10,000
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 11

1870 Enslaver Census

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1870 Real Estate Value: $80,000 1870 Personal Estate Value: $6,000

1880 Enslaver Census

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Compensation Information

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