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| Name | Lemuel Butler [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] | ||||
| Suffix | I | ||||
| Birth | Abt 1841
Virginia, USA
[1]
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| Born | 1842
Virginia, USA
[5]
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| Gender | Male | ||||
| Military | ServiceNumber: 25479; SideOfWar: Union; SurvivedWar: Yes [4] | ||||
| Birth | 1844
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[3]
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| Birth | 1844 [6]
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| Birth | 1844 [4]
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| Military | 6 Jun 1863 [3]
– 19 Age: 19; MilitaryServiceBranch: Infantry; MilitaryUnit: 55th Massachusetts Colored Infantry | ||||
| Military Enlistment | Rank: Private [4] | ||||
| Military Enlistment |
– 19 Age: 19 | ||||
| Military Muster | Information: Enlisted; MilitaryCompany: H; MilitaryUnit: 967; Regiment: 55th Infantry; RegimentType: Infantry [4] | ||||
| Military Muster | 22 Jun 1863
Pennsylvania, USA
[4]
– 19 Age: 19 | ||||
| Military Muster Out | Information: Mustered Out [4] | ||||
| Military Muster Out | 29 Aug 1865
Charleston, South Carolina
[4]
– 21 Age: 21 | ||||
| Race | Black [5] | ||||
| Name | Gloucester Anderson [4] | ||||
| Name | Pvt Lemuel Butler [6] | ||||
| Residence |
– Teamster Occupation: Teamster | ||||
| Residence | 1870
Susquehanna, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[1]
– Residence Post Office: Hummelstown | ||||
| Residence | 1880
Swatara, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[5]
– StreetAddress: Village of Churchville; 38 Age: 38; Laborer Occupation: Laborer; EnumerationDistrict: 114; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Self RelationToHead: Head | ||||
| Died | 1886 [6]
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| Buried |
Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[6]
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| Person ID | I20638
SOALsearch Last Modified |
1 Nov 2024 | | ||
| Family | Serena Butler b. Abt 1851, Maryland, USA | |||||||||||||||
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| Last Modified | 1 Nov 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Family ID | F6950
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