John Bess USCT Pension Application

Title

John Bess USCT Pension Application

Aliases

John Wainwright

Date

30 Dec 1891 - 5 Jun 1934

Description

Regiment: 1 USC Calvary
Company: H
Rank: Private
Mustered-in Date: Jan 1864
Mustered-out Date & Place: Feb 1866 at Brazos Santiago, Texas

Places where Veteran Fought, Camped, or was otherwise located: Hampton VA, Oak Grove VA, Brazos TX
Comrades Mentioned: Theophilus Butler, Henry Curtis, Albert Etheridge, George Goodson, Alonzo Hodges, Jeremiah Locker, Whilman Lewis, Albert Page, Richard Pierce, Chas Sturgis, George E. Webb, John McCoy, Bob Hughes, John Fields, Jos Nelson, Rapheal Wright, Richard Wright, James Holland, Jordan Vesey, Narrent Pleasent, Alfred Simpson

Widows Name: Louisa Todd Wainwright
Children: John Henry Wainwright, Sarah Frances Wainwright, Mary Mason, Eldora Wainwright, Cornelia Wainwright, Otelia Carrington, Norella Wainwright, Sibby Triplett, Lucy Wainwright

USCT Veteran's Birth year & Place: Abt. 1838 Nansemond County, Virginia
Plantation: N/A
Enslaver: John Gaskins (1790-1860)

Parents: John and Nancy Gaskins Wainwright
Family Members: Sam Bess (Uncle)

Wife's Place of Birth: N/A
Wife's Enslaver: N/A
Wife's Parents: George Todd
Wife's Family Members: N/A

Creator

Department of the Interior Bureau of Pensions, now, Department of Veterans Affairs

Publisher

National Archives (D.C.)

Type

Document

Format

Adobe Acrobat.pdf

Language

English

Coverage

United States

Rights

Public Domain | No Copyright