Irma Gans List of Mason County, Kentucky U.S. Civil War Soldiers: John Speech- Squire Sweny

John Speech

Physical Description:

Height: 5'8”

Age recorded at enlistment: 19 Estimated birth year: 1845

Physical description: black complexion

Origins:

Born in: Mason County, KY

Nature of work done before enlistment: laborer

Enslaver, if known/ or whether a free man: -

Source for enslaver's name: War Department. The Adjutant General’s Office. Colored Troops Division (05/22/1863–1888). Descriptive Lists of Colored Volunteer Army Soldiers 1864. Volumes 58–60. ARC: 1223643. Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1762–1984/1780–1917. Record Group 94. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Ancestry.com> U.S., Descriptive Lists of Colored Volunteer Army Soldiers, 1864 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Enlistment:

Regiment: 13th United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: H

Where enlisted: Greenupsburg, KY

Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: Mason County, 9th District, KY

Date of enlistment: Nov 10, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)

Enlisted by: Captain Wm. C. Grier

Service:

Rank attained: Pvt; Corporal

Military Service Notes:

Transferred from Company B, 121st USC Infantry. Appointed Corporal Aug. 1, 1865.

Military Record Source(s):

1. Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers. The National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Ancestry.com> U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. 2. Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the American Civil War, compiled 1890 - 1912, documenting the period 1861 – 1866. The National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Fold3.com> Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served the United States Colored Troops [database on-line]. Iowa City, IA, USA: 2015.

Postwar Status, Family:

Decease (if known):

Albert Steen

Alternate last name(s): Steens

Physical Description:

Height: 5'9”

Age recorded at enlistment: 27 Estimated birth year: 1836

Physical description: brown eyes, black hair; brown complexion

Origins:

Born in: Mason County, KY

Nature of work done before enlistment: Farmer

Enlistment:

Regiment: 55th Massachusetts Colored Infantry Company: E

Where enlisted: Readville, Mass.

Congressional District or County where credited against the draft:

Date of enlistment: Jun 14, 1863 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)

Enlisted by: Lieutenant L.C. Alders[?]

Service:

Rank attained: Pvt

Military Service Notes:

Nov-Dec 1863 roll says: “On daily duty at Long Island since Dec. 14 1863 Special Order No. 52” Muster-out roll says “Free.”

Military Record Source(s):

Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers. The National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Ancestry.com> U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

Postwar Status, Family:
Spouse: Widow applied for pension Oct 17, 1913

Other relative(s): “William Steen - Ripley, Brown Co. Ohio” is written on enlistment papers [Typically this is where the name of an enslaver is noted, but seems odd given the Ohio residence.]

Where settled after the war, and notes if any: Augusta, KY

Applied for Invalid pension Mar 22, 1888

Source for settled-in or pension information: Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900, compiled 1949 - 1949, documenting the period 1861 - 1942. The National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Fold3.com> Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900. [database on-line]. Iowa City, IA, USA: 2015.

Decease (if known): Oct 10, 1913

Orlander Steen

Alternate first name(s): Orlando

Alternate last name(s): Stein

Name used later in Pension Records: Orlando Stein

Physical Description:

Height: 5'3”

Age recorded at enlistment: 27

Physical description: black complexion

Origins:

Born in: Mason County, KY

Nature of work done before enlistment: Farmer

Enlistment:

Regiment: 27th United States Colored Infantry Company: F

Where enlisted: Columbus, OH

Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: 3rd Ward, Springfield, Clark County, 7th Congressional District, OH

Date of enlistment: Aug 25, 1864 Enlisted for: 1 year(s)

Enlisted by: Captain James A. Wilcox

Service:

Rank attained: Pvt

Military Service Notes:

Transferred to 23rd Regiment U.S.C.T. by order of Sect. War dated Sept. 20th 1864. Paid bounty of $33.33 on August 27, 1864

Military Record Source(s):

Postwar Status, Family:

Where settled after the war, and notes if any: Wilmington, OH

Applied for Invalid pension Jul 21, 1890

Decease (if known): Jan 19, 1928

For Albert Steens, please see... Albert Steen

For Orlander or Orlando Stein, please see... Orlander Steen

For Orlando Stein, please see... Orlander Steen

George Stevenson

Physical Description:

Height: 5'9.5”

Age recorded at enlistment: 25

Physical description: Dark or black eyes, black hair; black complexion

Origins:

Born in: Enlistment papers say born in Mason County, Va. Roll says Mason Co. KY

Nature of work done before enlistment: laborer

Enlistment:

Regiment: 27th United States Colored Infantry Company: F

Where enlisted: Cleveland, OH

Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: Euclid Township, Cuyahoga County, 18th District, Ohio

Date of enlistment: Feb 22, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)

Enlisted by: Lieutenant A. Jones

Service:

Rank attained: Pvt

Military Service Notes:

Enlistment papers say born in Mason County, Va. Roll says Mason Co. KY. Died of Pneumonia, inflammation of the lungs Apr 8 1864, at Regimental Hospital, Camp Delaware, [illegible] Ohio. No final statement sent to Adjutant General's Office

Military Record Source(s):

Postwar Status, Family:

Decease (if known): Apr 8, 1864 Cause of death: Pneumonia, inflammation of the lungs

For Alexander Steward, please see... Alexander Stewart

For Alexander Steward, please see... Alexander Stuart

Alexander Stewart

Alternate last name(s): Steward; Stuart

Physical Description:

Height: 5'6”

Age recorded at enlistment: 18 Estimated birth year: 1846

Physical description: black eyes, black hair; light or yellow complexion

Origins:

Born in: Mason County, KY

Nature of work done before enlistment: Farmer

Enslaver, if known/ or whether a free man: Robert Baldwin of Mason County

Enlistment:

Regiment: 13th United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: G

Where enlisted: Greenupsburg, KY

Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: Mason County, 9th District, KY

Date of enlistment: Oct 1, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)

Enlisted by: Captain Wm. C. Grier

Service:

Rank attained: Pvt

Military Service Notes:

Transferred from Company A, 121st USC Infantry where roll remarks state that $300 bounty was due to him. $100 bounty paid to him sometime before muster-out.

Military Record Source(s):

Postwar Status, Family:

Decease (if known):

For Alexander Stewart, please see... Alexander Stuart

John W. Story

Physical Description:

Height: 5'10.5”

Age recorded at enlistment: 25

Physical description: black eyes; black hair; black or yellow complexion

Origins:

Born in: Mason County, KY

Nature of work done before enlistment: Farmer

Enlistment:

Regiment: 109th United States Colored Infantry Company: G

Where enlisted: Greenupsburg, Kentucky

Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: Mason Co. 9th district, KY

Date of enlistment: Jun 4, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)

Enlisted by: Captain Wm. C. Grier

Service:

Rank attained: Pvt; Sergeant

Military Service Notes:

May-Jun 1864 he appears on the Hospital Muster Roll of Branch No. 4 Eruptive U.S.A. General Hospital, Louisville, KY. Present on subsequent rolls. Appointed Sergeant July 11 1864 per Regimental order and “by order of Col. Bartholemus” No bounty paid to him. Mustered out February 6, 1866. Last paid to June 30, 1865 prior to that.

Military Record Source(s):

Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the American Civil War, compiled 1890 - 1912, documenting the period 1861 – 1866. The National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Fold3.com> Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served the United States Colored Troops [database on-line]. Iowa City, IA, USA: 2015.

Postwar Status, Family:

Spouse: Widow applied for pension Aug 22, 1927

Where settled after the war, and notes if any: Mayslick, Mason County, KY

Decease (if known): Aug 12, 1927

For William H. Strashers, please see... William H. Strother

For William H. Strathers, please see... William H. Strother

For Henry Strauder, please see... Henry Strawder

For Thomas Strauder, please see... Thomas Strawder

For Thomas Strawden, please see... Thomas Strawder

Henry Strawder

Alternate last name(s): Struder; Streuder; Strauder

Physical Description:

Height: 5'7.5”

Age recorded at enlistment: 34

Physical description: black complexion

Origins:

Born in: Mason County, KY

Nature of work done before enlistment: Farmer

Enlistment:

Regiment: 27th United States Colored Infantry Company: K

Where enlisted: Batavia, Ohio

Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: 37th Subdistrict, Franklin Township, Clermont County, 6th District, Ohio

Date of enlistment: Aug 8, 1864 Enlisted for: 1 year(s)

Enlisted by: Captain Joseph K. Marlay

Service:

Rank attained: Pvt

Military Service Notes:

“Detailed as a teamster, April 3, 1865.” “On detached duty since June 12, 1865.” Enlistment roll says he was due $100 bounty, but there is no record of it being paid.

Military Record Source(s):

Postwar Status, Family:

Decease (if known):

Thomas Strawder

Alternate last name(s): Strauder; Stroder; Strawden

Name used later in Pension Records: Thomas Stroder

Physical Description:

Height: 5'7.75”

Age recorded at enlistment: 19

Physical description: black complexion

Origins:

Born in: Mason County, KY

Nature of work done before enlistment: Farmer

Enlistment:

Regiment: 4th United States Colored Infantry Company: K

Where enlisted: Hillsboro, OH

Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: 20th Subdistrict, Byrd Township, Brown County, 6th District, Ohio

Date of enlistment: Sep 2, 1864 Enlisted for: 1 year(s)

Enlisted by: Captain Joseph K. Marlay

Service:

Rank attained: Recruit; Pvt

Military Service Notes:

$100 bounty due at muster out

Military Record Source(s):

Postwar Status, Family:

Where settled after the war, and notes if any: Grand Rapids, MI

Applied for Invalid pension Oct 30, 1879

Decease (if known): Mar 20, 1931

For Henry Streuder, please see... Henry Strawder

For Thomas Stroder, please see... Thomas Strawder

For Strother or Walker Strother, please see... Strother Walker

William H. Strother

Alternate last name(s): Strathers; Strothers; Strashers

Physical Description:

Height: 5'4”

Age recorded at enlistment: 29 Estimated birth year: 1836

Physical description: black eyes, black hair; yellow complexion

Origins:

Born in: Mason County, KY

Nature of work done before enlistment: laborer

Enslaver, if known/ or whether a free man: [He is a free black man in Mason County]

Enlistment:

Regiment: 13th United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: I

Where enlisted: Maysville, KY

Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: Mason County, 9th District, KY

Date of enlistment: Feb 2, 1865 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)

Enlisted by: Lieutenant Clapp

Service:

Rank attained: Sergeant

Military Service Notes:

Transferred from Company D, 121st USC Infantry where no bounty was paid to him. Muster-in roll remarks say “Appointed 5th Sergeant April 6, 1865” “From Private” [added on subsequent roll remarks]

Military Record Source(s):

Postwar Status, Family:

Decease (if known):

For William H. Strothers, please see... William H. Strother

For Henry Struder, please see... Henry Strawder

Alexander Stuart

Alternate last name(s): Stewart; Steward

Physical Description:

Height: 5'6”

Age recorded at enlistment: 18 Estimated birth year: 1846

Physical description: black eyes, black hair; light complexion

Origins:

Born in: Mason County, KY

Nature of work done before enlistment: Farmer

Enlistment:

Regiment: 13th United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: G

Where enlisted: Greenupsburg, KY

Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: Mason County, 9th District, KY

Date of enlistment: Oct 1, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)

Enlisted by: Captain Wm. C. Grier

Service:

Rank attained: Pvt

Military Service Notes:

Transferred from Company A, 121st USC Infantry. $100 bounty paid to him sometime before muster-out.

Military Record Source(s):

Postwar Status, Family:

Decease (if known):

For Alexander Stuart, please see... Alexander Stewart

For JohnH. Stuart, please see... John Mason

For Joseph Sutters, please see... Joseph Suttles

For Joseph Suttler, please see... Joseph Suttles

John Suttles

Physical Description:

Height: 5'8.5”

Age recorded at enlistment: 19

Physical description: gray eyes, black hair; dark complexion

Origins:

Born in: Mason County, KY

Nature of work done before enlistment: Farmer

Enlistment:

Regiment: 27th United States Colored Infantry Company: A

Where enlisted: Ripley, OH

Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: 18th subdistrict, Union Township, Brown Co. 6th District of Ohio

Date of enlistment: Aug 4, 1864 Enlisted for: 1 year(s)

Enlisted by: Captain Joseph K. Marlay

Service:

Rank attained: Pvt

Military Service Notes:

$100 bounty due to him. No bounty paid before mustering out.

Military Record Source(s):

Postwar Status, Family:

Spouse: Widow applied for pension Sep 18, 1911

Where settled after the war, and notes if any: Mayslick, Mason County, KY

Applied for Invalid pension Mar 2[4?], 1888

Source for settled-in or pension information: 1. Ancestry.com. 1890 Veterans Schedules [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data: Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M123, 118 rolls); Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.; 2. Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900, compiled 1949 - 1949, documenting the period 1861 - 1942. The National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Fold3.com> Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900. [database on-line]. Iowa City, IA, USA: 2015.

Decease (if known): Sep 14, 1911

Joseph Suttles

Alternate last name(s): Suttler; Sutters

Name used later in Pension Records: Joseph Settles

Physical Description:

Height: 5'11.5”

Age recorded at enlistment: 24

Physical description: brown eyes, black hair; brown complexion

Origins:

Born in: Mason County, KY

Nature of work done before enlistment: Farmer

Enlistment:

Regiment: 4th United States Colored Infantry Company: C

Where enlisted: Ripley, OH

Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: Union Township, 18th Subdistrict, Brown County, 6th District, Ohio

Date of enlistment: Sep 2, 1864 Enlisted for: 1 year(s)

Enlisted by: Captain Joseph K. Marlay

Service:

Rank attained: Pvt

Military Service Notes:

$100 bounty due at muster out

Military Record Source(s):

Postwar Status, Family:

Where settled after the war, and notes if any: Ripley, OH

Applied for Invalid pension May 21, 1881

Decease (if known): Dec 17, 1925

For Squire Swaney, please see... Squire Sweeney

Squire Sweeney

Alternate last name(s): Sweny; Sweeny; Sweney; Swaney

Physical Description:

Height: 5'8”

Age recorded at enlistment: 47 Estimated birth year: 1817

Physical description: black complexion

Origins:

Born in: Mason County, KY

Nature of work done before enlistment: Farmer

Enslaver, if known/ or whether a free man: Hugh Swaney of Platte County, Missouri filed a slave compensation claim November 13, 1866 which stated that he “obtained his title to him in the following manner: By purchase from the estate of Benjamin [Rean?], through James KyKendall, Sheriff of Platte County, Mo. on the 17th Nov 1845.” His claim was witnessed by William H. White and Richard J. Darnall, both residents of Platte Co. Missouri

Enlistment:

Regiment: 8th United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: K

Where enlisted: Paducah, KY

Congressional District or County where credited against the draft:

Date of enlistment: Jun 24, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)

Enlisted by: W.W. Beggart, 1st Lieutenant

Service:

Rank attained: Pvt

Military Service Notes:

August and September 1864 absent sick in Regimental Hospital at Paducah, KY. April 1865 [Loss?] April 4, 1865, Paducah, Ky discharged for disability by order of [Brevt?] Maj. Gen. Burbridge “on account of being thrown by a mule and injuring his side, this about five years ago, and a sprain in the back by lifting, this about three years ago, those diseases were not [contracted?] in the line of his duty as a soldier.” “Because of old injuries received previous to his enlistment, this man has not been, is not now, and never will be capable of performing the duties of a soldier and ought never to have been enlisted. Is not a subject for the Veteran Reserve Corps.”

Military Record Source(s):

Postwar Status, Family:

Decease (if known):

For Squire Sweeny, please see... Squire Sweeney

For Squire Sweney, please see... Squire Sweeney

For Squire Sweny, please see... Squire Sweeney

Irma Gans List of Mason County, Kentucky U.S. Civil War Soldiers

Sunday, September 6, 2015

John Speech- Squire Sweny

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