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| Name | Thomas J. Laurel [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] | ||||
| Birth | 1837 [4]
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| Born | 1838
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| Gender | Male | ||||
| Military | Complexion: Black; EyeColor: Black; HairColor: Black; Height: 5 ft, 9 1/2 inches; ServiceNumber: 85536; SideOfWar: Union; SurvivedWar: Yes [5] | ||||
| Military |
Massachusetts
[11]
– Info: Private; Info: Quartermaster Sergeant; Info: Private; Info: Quartermaster Sergeant | ||||
| Birth | 1838
Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
[13]
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| Birth | 1 Jun 1838
Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
[3]
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| Birth | 1 Jun 1838
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| Military |
– 26 Age: 26; MilitaryServiceBranch: Cavalry; MilitaryUnit: 5th Massachusetts Colored Cavalry | ||||
| Military | 26 Feb 1864 [13]
– 26 Age: 26; MilitaryServiceBranch: Cavalry; MilitaryUnit: 5th Massachusetts Colored Cavalry | ||||
| Burial Location |
Butler St, at 47th, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
[4]
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| Burial Location |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
[5]
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| MilitaryEnlistment | 26 Feb 1864
– 26 Age: 26 | ||||
| MilitaryMuster | 4 Mar 1864
Massachusetts
[5]
– 25 Age: 25 | ||||
| MilitaryDischarge | 31 Oct 1865
– 27 Age: 27 | ||||
| MilitaryMusterOut | 31 Oct 1865
Clarksville, Texas
[5]
– 27 Age: 27 | ||||
| Residence | 1867
Cranberry Al nr North 3rd, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[1]
– Occupation: Col'd) Waiter | ||||
| The Negroes Exultant | 4 Nov 1868
Bloomfield, Perry, Pennsylvania, USA
[14]
– Determined To Vote In Pennsylvania | ||||
| Residence | 1877
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
[8]
– Foreman Occupation: Foreman | ||||
| Residence | 1880
134 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
[10]
– Age: 38; Occupation: Waiter; EnumerationDistrict: 099; Single MaritalStatus: Single | ||||
| Residence | 1890
Pennsylvania, USA
[2]
– Relation to Head of House: Soldier | ||||
| Admission | 1899 [12]
– 61 Age: 61 | ||||
| Residence | 1899
Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
[12]
– 61 Age: 61 | ||||
| Death | 9 Feb 1918
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
[5]
– 79 Age: 79 | ||||
| Death | 15 Feb 1918 [6]
– 79 Age: 79 | ||||
| Death | 15 Feb 1918 [4]
– 81 Age: 81 | ||||
| LastKnownResidence |
1817 Wylie, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
[5]
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| Military Enlistment | Rank: Private [5] | ||||
| Military Muster | Information: Enlisted; MilitaryCompany: G; MilitaryUnit: 854; Regiment: 5th Cavalry; RegimentType: Cavalry [5] | ||||
| Military Muster Out | Information: Mustered Out [5] | ||||
| Military Rank Change | Rank: Quatermaster Sergeant [5] | ||||
| Race | Black [10] | ||||
| Name | Thomas J Laurell [13] | ||||
| Residence |
Xenia, O
[6]
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| Residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
[5]
– Waiter Occupation: Waiter | ||||
| Died | 15 Feb 1918
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
[3]
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| Buried |
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
[3]
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| Person ID | I25216
SOALsearch Last Modified |
1 Nov 2024 | | ||
| Father | Phillip J. Laurel b. Abt 1815 | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Mary Jackson b. Abt 1815 | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Family ID | F8491
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| Family | Annie L. Gregg (Age 76 years) b. 1857 d. 1933, Xenia, Greene, Ohio, USA (Age 76 years) | |
| Married | 4 Jan 1905
Montgomery, Ohio, USA
[9]
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| Last Modified | 1 Nov 2024 | |
| Family ID | F8490
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