Soldier Information

Name: Wilson Weir
Alias:
Place of Birth: Muhlenburg KY
Year of Birth: 1843
Occupation: Farmer
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Black
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 7.5


Enlistment Information

Enlistment Date: June 22, 1864
Enlistment Place: Owensboro
Enlistment State: KY


Compiled Military Service Record

Document: View
Congressional District: 2nd
Company: F
Regiment(s): 108th USCI
Mustered Where: Owensboro, KY
Mustered Out Date: March 21, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Corporal
Notes:


Soldier Death Information

Died in war? No
Military Death Date:
Military Death Location:
Military Cause of Death:
Death Date: January 1, 1877
Cause of Death: Chronic diarrhea/Smallpox


Soldier Pension Information

No pension card found


Widow Pension Information

No widow pension card found


Other Family Pension Information


Pension Card Link:
View Application Date: April 21, 1892 Application No.: 548243 Certificate No.:


Pension File Information

Pension File: Pension File
Pensioners:    Lucinda Weir

Pensioner County:  Muhlenberg Pensioner State: KY
Number of Pages:19
Pension Notes:

Pensioner is the soldier’s mother. Pension file provided to Reckoning Inc. by Ron Coddington.


Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information

No Freedman’s Bank information found

No Freedmen’s Bureau Documents found


Family Information

Mother First Name:  Lucinda Mother Maiden Name: Weir
Father First Name:  Jubiter Father Last Name: Weir
Siblings:
Tobitha Weir
Luther Weir
Johanna Weir
Wilson Weir
Jubiter Weir Jr.
Wife #1 First Name: Francis Maiden Name: Martin
Wife #2 First Name:  Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name:  Maiden Name:
Children: Susannah Weir 1862


Family Notes:

Additional Siblings: Lucinda “Lucy” Weir

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1870 Census

1870 Census Link: View
1870 Profession: Farm laborer
1870 Live with/near former enslaver? Yes
1870 Real Estate Value: 1870 Personal Estate Value:
1870 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1870 Census Notes:


1880 Census

1880 Census information not found


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: Col. Edward R. Weir
Location: Greenville, KY
Previous Enslaver:
Enslaver Notes:


1850 Enslaver Census

1850 Census Link: View
1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 29


1860 Enslaver Census

1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: $75,000
1860 Personal Estate Value: $75,000
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 41


1870 Enslaver Census

1870 Census Link: View
1870 Real Estate Value: $14,000 1870 Personal Estate Value: $66,000


Compensation Information

Compensation Application not found

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