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Name | Charles G. Brookins [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] | ||||
Born | 31 Oct 1836
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Gender | Male | ||||
Military | MilitaryCompany: Company H; Regiment: 28th U.S.C.T. [2, 3, 4, 5, 9] | ||||
Military Enlistment | 24 Jun 1864
– 28 Age: 28 | ||||
Military Discharge | 22 Jun 1865 [3]
– 29 Age: 29 | ||||
Military Discharge | 22 Jul 1865
Alexandria, VA: [4]
– 29 Age: 29 | ||||
Residence | 1870
Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA [8]
– 32 Age: 32; CannotWrite: Yes; MaleCitizenOverTwentyone: Yes; RealEstateValue: 225; Laborer Occupation: Laborer | ||||
Military Pension | 25 Jul 1890
Pennsylvania, USA [2]
– Invalid Pension Application #885969 Certificate #826530 | ||||
Residence | 1899
1120 Cumberland, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [10]
– Occupation: Carpenter | ||||
Residence | 1900
– StreetAddress: Cumberland Street; 63 Age: 63; Cooper Occupation: Cooper; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Y; CanRead: Y; CanWrite: Y; CityWard: 7; EnumerationDistrict: 0069; HomeOwnership: Rent; OwnsFarm: H; Widowed MaritalStatus: Widowed; Head RelationToHead: Head | ||||
Grand Army of the Republic | 1907
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [11]
– Member of Black GAR Post #520 | ||||
Admission | 1908 [4]
– 72 Age: 72 | ||||
Ethnicity | American [6, 7] | ||||
Race | Black [6, 7, 8] | ||||
Name | Charles B Brockens [9] | ||||
Name | Charles G Brookens [6, 7, 8, 10] | ||||
Residence |
Pennsylvania, USA [2]
– Soldier RelationToHead: Soldier | ||||
Residence | 1908
Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA [4]
– 72 Age: 72 | ||||
Died | 28 Aug 1921
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Buried | 28 Aug 1921
Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA [3]
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Person ID | I22712
SOALsearch Last Modified |
1 Nov 2024 | |
Family 1 | Rachel Brown b. 1838 | |
Married | 11 May 1893
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1]
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Last Modified | 1 Nov 2024 | |
Family ID | F7660
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Family 2 | Harriett Brookens b. 1846, Maryland, USA | |||||||
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Last Modified | 1 Nov 2024 | |||||||
Family ID | F7661
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