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| Name | Jerome W Mars [1, 2, 3, 4] | ||||
| Born | Abt 1841
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| Gender | Male | ||||
| Military | ServiceNumber: 2786325; SideOfWar: Union [4] | ||||
| Residence | 1850
– 9 Age: 9; AttendedSchool: Yes | ||||
| Residence | 1860
Ward 4, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[6]
– Residence Post Office: Harrisburg | ||||
| Military | 16 May 1861
– Joined the US Navy at Age 19 Birth Year 1842 Complexion Mulatto | ||||
| Military Enlistment | 27 Feb 1864
Riker's Island, New York
[4]
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| Military Muster | 27 Feb 1864 [4]
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| Military | Dec 1864
Gregory's Farm, Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA
[8]
– 26th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Company H Rank In Private Rank Out Sergeant | ||||
| Military Enlistment | Rank: Sergeant [4] | ||||
| Military Muster | Information: Enlisted; MilitaryCompany: H; MilitaryUnit: 2911; Regiment: U.S. Colored Troops 26th Infantry; RegimentType: Infantry [4] | ||||
| Race | Mulatto [5, 7] | ||||
| Veteran | Killed in Action | ||||
| Name | Jerome Mans [5] | ||||
| Name | Jerome Mars [5, 7] | ||||
| Name | Jerome Mers [6] | ||||
| Name | Jerome Morris [8, 9, 10] | ||||
| Died | |||||
| Buried |
Beaufort, South Carolina, USA
[9]
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| Notes |
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| Person ID | I11462
SOALsearch Last Modified |
1 Nov 2024 | | ||
| Father | Samuel Mars b. Abt 1810, New York, USA | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Mary Gruple b. Abt 1817, New York, USA | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Family ID | F3363
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