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| Name | Johnson Battis [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] | ||||
| Born | Abt 1829
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| Gender | Male | ||||
| Birth | 1832
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| Residence | 1860
– Age: 28; Occupation: Waiter; Living in the household of Armstead Roman. | ||||
| Residence | 1863
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
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– Residence Year: 1863 Street Address: Walnut n Fifth Residence Place: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA Occupation: (Col'd,) Porter | ||||
| Military Enlistment |
– 41st U.S. Colored Infantry; Rank: Sergeant; Enclosures 24 | ||||
| Military Muster | 4 Oct 1864 [9]
– Sarg. Co. G 41st USCT | ||||
| Military | Nov 1864 [10]
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| Death | Y [2, 3, 5] | ||||
| Military Desertion | Nov 1864
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[10]
– Court-Marshalled as a deserter while on Furlough at home in Harrisburg, Johnson Battis was Honorably Acquitted and returned to service in January 1865. | ||||
| Military Muster Out | 18 Oct 1865 [9]
– Information: disch | ||||
| Race | Colored [1, 4] | ||||
| Veteran | Civil War: Sergeant Co. B 41st USCT [11] | ||||
| Name | Johnson Batis [8] | ||||
| Name | Johnson Battice [7, 9, 11] | ||||
| Name | Johnson Battice [10] | ||||
| Residence | 1866
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| Residence | Abt 1866
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[2]
– Property owned on Walnut street. Land from Father, John Battis. Brother, Charles Battis. Wife and 3 daughters named. Isaac Gordon named as Executor. | ||||
| Died | 1866
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| Probate | 9 Mar 1866
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| Will | |||||
| Military Discharge | 1126387 [9] | ||||
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| Person ID | I2980
SOALsearch Last Modified |
1 Nov 2024 | | ||
| Father | John Battis (Age 88 years) b. 1761, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA d. 8 Jan 1849, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 88 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Nancy Battis b. Abt 1800 d. Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Family ID | F999
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| Family | Mary Roman b. 1830, Pennsylvania, USA | |||||||
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| Last Modified | 1 Nov 2024 | |||||||
| Family ID | F998
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