Willis Kellar Soldier Details and Documents

Soldier Information

Name: Willis Kellar
Alias:
Place of Birth: Oldham KY Year of Birth: 1842
Occupation:
Farmer
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Black
Height in Feet:
5 Inches: 6.5
View Ledger


Enlistment Information

Enlistment Date: July 11, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY


Compiled Military Service Record

Document: View
Congressional District: 5th
Company: I Regiment(s): 108th Regt USCI
Mustered Where: Louisville, Kentucky
Mustered Out Date: March 21, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:

Two CMSR files are accessible for Willis Kellar. The file linked in CMSR2 represents a five page Miscellaneous file that includes his Enlistment document and Form for Examining a Recruit.

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
Military Death Date:
Military Death Location:
Military Cause of Death:
Death Date: January 13, 1910
Cause of Death: Nephritis
Death Certificate


Soldier Pension Information

Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: February 4, 1889
Application No.: 688101 Certificate No.: 530707
Alternate First Name: Alternate Last Name:


Widow Pension Information

Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: January 20, 1910
Application No.: 934173 Certificate No.: 699567


No other family pension card found


Pension File Information

Pension File:
Pensioners:   

Pensioner County:  Pensioner State:
Number of Pages:

Pension Notes:

VA Pension Payment cards were retrieved for Willis Kellar, the soldier and his widow Nancy J. Kellar.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939K-XX9Y-T8?i=362&cc=1832324&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3A2MK1-R3B


Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information

No Freedman’s Bank information found

No Freedmen’s Bureau Documents found


Family Information

Mother First Name:  Louisa Mother Maiden Name: Baldolph
Father First Name:  Martin Father Last Name: Kellar
Siblings:

Wife #1 First Name: Nancy J Maiden Name: Carroll
Wife #2 First Name:  Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name:  Maiden Name:
Children: George Kellar 1867
Mattie Kellar 1871
Susan Kellar 1874
William R Kellar 1875
Cora Kellar 1880
Ida Jane 1883 Kellar
Harrison Willis Kellar 1888


Family Notes:

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1870 Census

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

Martin Kellar (60, farmer) and wife Louisa (51) lived in Saltillo, Oldham County with Caroline Kellar (26), Thomas Kellar (23), Jones Kellar (20), James Kellar (13), and Lucy Kellar (9). Martin and Louisa Kellar were listed as parents of Willis Kellar on Willis’ 1910 death certificate.


1880 Census

1880 Census Link: View
1880 Profession:  Farm Laborer
1880 Live with/near former enslaver?  Unknown
1880 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write?  Cannot write
1880 Census Notes:

Martin Kellar, reported father of Willis Kellar, was widowed by 1880. Martin lived in Saltillo, Kentucky with granddaughters Caroline Brooker (21) and Matty Brooker (9).


1890 Census

1890 Census information not found


1900 Census

1900 Census Link: View
1900 Profession: Farm Laborer
1900 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1900 Own/Rent: Own 1900 Home Free/Mortgage: Free 1900 Farm/House: House
1900 Census Notes:

In 1900, Willis Kellar (58, farm laborer) lived in Wayne Township, Indiana. He lived with his wife Nancy (52), daughter Ida (16, washerwoman), and son Harrison (11, at school).


1910 Census

1910 Census information not found


1920 Census

1920 Census information not found


Enslaver Information

Name: William Glore Location:
Previous Enslaver:
Enslaver Notes:

Sources referencing William Glore were not retrieved during this search


1850 Enslaver Census

1850 Census information not found


1860 Enslaver Census

1860 Census information not found


1870 Enslaver Census

1870 Census information not found


1880 Enslaver Census

1880 Census information not found


Compensation Information

Compensation Application not found

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