Soldier Information

Name: Moses Spear
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Place of Birth: Oldham KY
Year of Birth: 1833
Occupation: Farm Hand
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Black
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 5.5
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Enlistment Information

Enlistment Date: June 29, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY

Compiled Military Service Record

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Congressional District: 5th
Company: B
Regiment(s): 123rd Regt USCI
Mustered Where: Louisville, Kentucky
Mustered Out Date: October 16, 1865
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:

Spear’s enlistment and declaration of recruit documents were retrieved in a second CMSR file from Miscellaneous records.

Many thanks to the Oldham County History Center and scholar Robert Bell for providing us with basic information about this soldier upon which our additional research is based.

Soldier Death Information

Died in war? No
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Soldier Pension Information

Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: July 16, 1887
Application No.: 616655 Certificate No.:
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Widow Pension Information

Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: May 21, 1891 Application No.: 515699
Certificate No.: 396074

Other Family Pension Information

Pension Card Link: View Application Date: January 10, 1895 Application No.: 607190 Certificate No.:

Pension File Information

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Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information

No Freedman’s Bank information found

No Freedmen’s Bureau Documents found

Family Information

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Father First Name:   Father Last Name:
Siblings:

Wife #1 First Name: Maranda Maiden Name:
Wife #2 First Name:  Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name:  Maiden Name:
Children: James Spear
Pearly Spear
Virgie Spear

Family Notes:

“Miranda” Spears’s will (July 23, 1894) stipulated that “I give this money to my youngest children because a large part of it was given me in pension money by the U. S. Government for their support.” Her children were named in the will. The will was probated in the Jefferson County, Kentucky court, on July 30, 1894.

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1870 Census

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1880 Census

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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: Marcus Spear
Location: Oldham County, Kentucky
Previous Enslaver:
Enslaver Notes:

In 1850, Spear was the largest of three Spear enslavers in Oldham County. In 1860, he was the larger of the Spear enslavers in the same county, and his slaves shared 4 slave houses. The link to the 1870 census refers to the two children of the enslaver (Charles and Marion).
In 1880, some “Speer” family members lived in Oldham County.

1850 Enslaver Census

1850 Census Link: View
1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 9

1860 Enslaver Census

1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: $14,980
1860 Personal Estate Value: $19,300
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 19

1870 Enslaver Census

1870 Census Link: View
1870 Real Estate Value: $5,000 1870 Personal Estate Value: $2,600

1880 Enslaver Census

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Compensation Information

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