Soldier Information

Name: Lewis Strickland
Alias: Stricklin
Place of Birth: Nelson KY
Year of Birth: 1835
Occupation: Farmer
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Black
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 5

Enlistment Information

Enlistment Date: May 22, 1865
Enlistment Place: Lebanon
Enlistment State: KY

Compiled Military Service Record

Document: View
Congressional District: 4th
Company: M
Regiment(s): 6th USCC
Mustered Where: Lebanon, Ky
Mustered Out Date: April 15, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Private
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Soldier Death Information

Died in war? No
Military Death Date:
Military Death Location:
Military Cause of Death:
Death Date: January 18, 1904
Cause of Death:

Soldier Pension Information

Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: August 7, 1890
Application No.: 867388 Certificate No.: 630270
Alternate First Name: Alternate Last Name:

Widow Pension Information

Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: May 6, 1904 Application No.: 805673
Certificate No.:

Other Family Pension Information

No other family pension card found

Pension File Information

Pension File:
Pensioners:   

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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

Mother First Name:   Mother Maiden Name: 
Father First Name:   Father Last Name:
Siblings:

Wife #1 First Name: Hellen/Ellen Maiden Name: Jackson
Wife #2 First Name: Ida Maiden Name: Newman
Wife #3 First Name:  Maiden Name:
Children: Ida Strickland 1867
George Stricklin 1879
Mac Hopkins 1882
Lillie Stricklin 1885
Anna Stricklin 1889

Family Notes:

By 1900, the entire family used the alternate spelling of his surname i.e. Stricklin.
It is unknown whether Mac Hopkins was an adopted or biological son of Lewis Strickland.

Family Tree: View

1870 Census

1870 Census Link: View
1870 Profession: Laborer
1870 Live with/near former enslaver? No
1870 Real Estate Value: 1870 Personal Estate Value: 450
1870 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Cannot write
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1880 Census

1880 Census information not found

1890 Census

1890 Vet/Widow Census: View
1890 Census Notes:

1900 Census

1900 Census Link: View
1900 Profession: Farmer
1900 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1900 Own/Rent: Rent 1900 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1900 Farm/House: Farm
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1910 Census

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1910 Profession:
1910 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1910 Own/Rent: Rent 1910 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1910 Farm/House: Farm
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1920 Census

1920 Census information not found

Enslaver Information

Name: John Mattingly
Location: Nelson County, Kentucky
Previous Enslaver:
Enslaver Notes:

Though there were several John Mattingly’s living in Kentucky between 1850-1880, only the John Mattingly from Bardstown, Nelson Co, Ky seemed the likely enslaver of Lewis Strickland despite the fact he could not be located in the 1850 Slave Schedule.

1850 Enslaver Census

1850 Census information not found

1860 Enslaver Census

1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: $7,000
1860 Personal Estate Value: $20,000
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 13

1870 Enslaver Census

1870 Census Link: View
1870 Real Estate Value: $20,000 1870 Personal Estate Value: $2,500

1880 Enslaver Census

1880 Census Link: [if 230 not_equal=””]View[/if 230]

Compensation Information

Compensation Application not found