Soldier Information
Name: William Bell
Alias: Wills, Willis
Place of Birth: Louisville Jefferson KY Year of Birth: 1836
Occupation: Carpenter
Eyes: Dark Hair: Dark Complexion: Dark
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 6
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Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: November 12, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
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Congressional District: 5th
Company: Regiment(s): 13th Regt, USCHA
Mustered Where: Louisville, KY
Mustered Out Date: November 18, 1865
Rank at Muster Out: Artificer
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Soldier Death Information
Died in war? No
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Soldier Pension Information
Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: September 26, 1885
Application No.: 550696 Certificate No.: 437490
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Widow Pension Information
Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: April 9, 1908
Application No.: 888,987 Certificate No.: 665,871
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Family Information
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1870 Census
1870 Census Link: View
1870 Profession: Farm Laborer
1870 Live with/near former enslaver? Unknown
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1870 Ability to Read? Unknown Ability to Write? Unknown
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1880 Census
1880 Census Link: View
1880 Profession: Day Laborer
1880 Live with/near former enslaver? Unknown
1880 Ability to Read? Unknown Ability to Write? Unknown
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1890 Census
1890 Vet/Widow Census: View
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1900 Census
1900 Census Link: View
1900 Profession: Old Soldier
1900 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1900 Own/Rent: Rent 1900 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1900 Farm/House: House
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1910 Census
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1910 Profession: Lucy: widow
1910 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write? Can write
1910 Own/Rent: Own 1910 Home Free/Mortgage: Mortgage 1910 Farm/House: House
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1920 Census
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Enslaver Information
Name: Edward Ahrens Location:
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Researcher did not identify an enslaver for the soldier, therefore, no census schedules have been entered for the enslaver on this page.
1850 Enslaver Census
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1860 Enslaver Census
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1880 Enslaver Census
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Compensation Information
Compensation Applied? No Compensation Received? No