Soldier Information
Name: Thomas Morehead
Alias:
Place of Birth: Logan KY Year of Birth: 1839
Occupation: Farmer
Eyes: Brown Hair: Dark Complexion: Yellow
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 8
Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: September 26, 1864
Enlistment Place: Bowling Green
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
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Congressional District: 3rd
Company: E Regiment(s): 122nd USCI
Mustered Where: Bowling Green, Kentucky
Mustered Out Date: September 24, 1865
Rank at Muster Out: 1st Sgt
Notes:
At time of muster-out, Co E had been consolidated with Co A of the 122nd USCI.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? No
Military Death Date:
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Military Cause of Death:
Death Date: May 28, 1913
Cause of Death: Pyaemia
Death Certificate
Soldier Pension Information
Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: September 13, 1898
Application No.: 911729 Certificate No.: 984238
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Widow Pension Information
Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: September 29, 1916
Application No.: 1078150 Certificate No.: 831588
Other Family Pension Information
Pension Card Link: View
Application Date: June 27, 1913
Application No.: 1010342 Certificate No.: 767634
Pension File Information
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Pension Notes:
Thomas Morehead, his widow Lizzie, and minor children (Lorena, Norene, and Herman) received pension benefits. Lizzie received benefits for a short time as his widow, then also as the guardian of his minor children.
Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information
No Freedman’s Bank information found
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Family Information
Mother First Name: Dinah Mother Maiden Name:
Father First Name: Father Last Name:
Siblings:
Wife #1 First Name: Georgia Ann Maiden Name: Lynes or Hawkins
Wife #2 First Name: Elizabeth Maiden Name: Bibb
Wife #3 First Name: Maiden Name:
Children: James “Jimmie” T Morehead 1861
William Morehead 1863
Katie B. Morehead 1865
Elizabeth Morehead 1868
Virgil Morehead 1870
Nannie S. 1873 Morehead
John G Morehead 1891
Birdie Bell Morehead 1893
Carrie L. Morehead 1894
David Morehead 1895
Family Notes:
Thomas Morehead had additional children: Lorena and Norene Morehead (twins) born in 1900, and Herman Morehead, born in 1905.
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1870 Census
1870 Census Link: View
1870 Profession: Works on farm
1870 Live with/near former enslaver? No
1870 Real Estate Value: 1500 1870 Personal Estate Value: 300
1870 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Cannot write
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1880 Census
1880 Census Link: View
1880 Profession: Farmer
1880 Live with/near former enslaver? No
1880 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Cannot write
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1890 Census
1890 Census information not found
1900 Census
1900 Census Link: View
1900 Profession: Farmer
1900 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1900 Own/Rent: Own 1900 Home Free/Mortgage: Free 1900 Farm/House: Farm
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1910 Census
1910 Census Link: View
1910 Profession: Farmer
1910 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1910 Own/Rent: Own 1910 Home Free/Mortgage: Free 1910 Farm/House: Farm
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1920 Census
1920 Census information not found
Enslaver Information
Name: Armistead Morehead Location: Logan County, Kentucky
Previous Enslaver:
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1850 Enslaver Census
1850 Census Link: View
1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 7
1860 Enslaver Census
1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: $3500 1860 Personal Estate Value: $8000
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 7
1870 Enslaver Census
1870 Census Link: View
1870 Real Estate Value: $300 1870 Personal Estate Value: $700
1880 Enslaver Census
Compensation Information
Compensation Application not found