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Ulysses Newborn Clinton (abt. 1835 - aft. 1875)

Ulysses Newborn Clinton
Born about in Kentucky, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half] and [half]
Husband of — married 4 Jan 1855 in Crittenden, Kentucky, United Statesmap
[children unknown]
Died after after about age 40 [location unknown]
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Biography

Ulysses N Clinton was born about 1835, the only son of William Barnett Clinton and Cynthia Foster. His mother likely died the same year he was born.[1]
Private Ulysses Clinton served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Nov 09, 1861 in Smithland, KY
Mustered out: Jan 12, 1865 in Louisville, KY
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co. D, 20th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry

Ulysses served in Company D of the 20th Kentucky Infantry during the civil war.[2]

In the 1850 census, Ulysses (age 15) was in District 2, Crittenden, Kentucky, United States in the household of his father William B Clinton and his step-mother, Phoebe Clinton. [3]

Research Notes

The Birth Date is a rough estimate. See the text for details.
Ulysses birth year is only estimated by age on census and marriage license.[3]
The Death Date is a rough estimate. See the text for details.

No grave site or death certificate has been found. Death date is estimated after his 3rd marriage in May of 1875. He has also not been found in the 1880 or 1900 census.[1]

1850 Census Household: Transcription Mistake: U N Clinton not W N Clinton. If you look at the original image it could easily be U.[3]


Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Capt James Clinton Descendants: Whittington, Thelma Clinton. "Our Family Clinton, McKenny, Moxley, Neel, Towery, Towry, Crider." (Evansville Bindery, 1999), pg 5. Ulysses Newborn Clinton, son of William Barnett Clinton, great-grandson of Capt James Clinton. This book was created the old-fashioned way from traveling and getting copies of many records. Descendants of those mentioned in the book also provided their family tribal knowledge and are referenced.
  2. ↑ US, Civil War Service Records: US, Civil War Service Records (CMSR) - Union - Kentucky, 1861-1865
    for Ulisses N Clinton, Kentucky; Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the American Civil War, compiled 1890 - 1912, documenting the period 1861 – 1866 (National Archives Microfilm Publication M397, Roll 0328); Records of the Adjutant General's Office, Record Group 94; National Archives in Washington, DC [online version available through the National Archives Catalog (National Archives Identifier 43410926) at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/43410926; viewed 19 Dec 2023]. Digital search uses “Ulisses” as given name, but in the record it was also changed to “Ulysses” in original paper documentation.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
    The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 2, Crittenden, Kentucky; Roll: 197; Page: 273a; Line Number: 30
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #17020718 (accessed 14 December 2023)
    U N Clinton (15) in District 2, Crittenden, Kentucky, USA. Born in Kentucky.




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