William H. Baltimore (abt. 1838 - 1919)

Born about 1838 in Virginia, United States

Husband of Sarah E. (Gaines) Baltimore — married 1863 in Ohio, United States

Died 2 Mar 1919 at about age 81 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States

Biography

William Baltimore is a part of US Black heritage.

William Baltimore was born in Virginia c.1838 to parents Thomas Baltimore, a plasterer, and Hannah Self. William was eleven years old when he was counted on the census with them in Washington D.C. in 1850,^[1] and twenty-one when he was counted with them there again in 1860.^[2]

During the Civil War, he enlisted on 3 November of 1863, and served as a laborer on ships in Washington D.C through November 30, 1864.^[3] He also apparently served in Cincinnati's Black Brigade in the Civil War, in Company F., 2nd Regiment, 1867.^[4]

After moving to Ohio, he married Sarah E. Gaines c.1865.

They had one son, Edward William Baltimore (1866 - 1927).^[5][6]

William, his wife, and their fourteen-year-old son, Edward, were still living in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1880. William was a plasterer,^[5]as was his father before him.

William died on 2 March 1919, in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States,^[7] and was interred in the United American African-American Cemetery in Madisonville, Ohio.^[8] The undertaker, who was the informant on the death certificate, gave an incorrect date of birth (1835) and age (83) for William.^[9] Sarah, his widow, died in 1924.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX69-9SW : 20 December 2020), William H Baltimore in household of Thomas Baltimore, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCV9-L6Y : 18 February 2021), William H Baltimore in entry for Thomas Baltimore, 1860.
3. ↑ US, African American Civil War Sailor Index, 1861-1865 http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-sailors-detail.htm?sailorId=BAL0013 Sailor Detail: Baltimore, William H. PLACE OF BIRTH: Washington, District Of Columbia AGE: 21 COMPLEXION: Negro OCCUPATION: Laborer/Huckster HEIGHT: 5' 4" PLACE OF ENLISTMENT: Washington DATE OF ENLISTMENT: Nov 3, 1863 TERM OF ENLISTMENT:1 RATING: 1st Class Boy DETAILED MUSTER RECORDS: Date Vessel Mar 31, 1864; Dec 31, 1863; Sep 30, 1864
4. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration; Burial Registers of Military Posts and National Cemeteries, compiled ca. 1862-ca. 1960; Archive Number: 44778151; Series: A1 627; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-198 https://search.ancestry.com/collections/3135/records/154580
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8MP-NWY : 19 February 2021), William H Baltimore, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 113, sheet 105A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,024.
6. ↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X66G-RR8 : 8 March 2021), Wm. H. Baltimore in entry for Edward Baltimore, 20 Sep 1927; citing Goshen Twp, Clermont, Ohio, reference fn 50178; FHL microfilm 1,985,116.
7. ↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8KD-9YG : 8 March 2021), William H Baltimore, 02 Mar 1919; citing Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, reference fn 18735; FHL microfilm 1,984,641.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images www.findagrave.com/memorial/238624982/william-h-baltimore: accessed 01 April 2023), memorial page for William H Baltimore (21 Sep 1835–2 Mar 1919), Find A Grave: Memorial #238624982, citing United American Cemetery, Madisonville, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Chris Hanlin (contributor 47638705, contains obituary and copy of death certificate).
9. ↑ All five census records and his enlistment record cited here show his date of birth as c.1838, '39, 40, or '42. His parents married in 1837, so 1838 for their firstborn child is quite likely. (This death certificate error is why his Find a Grave template has the "sameas=no" parameter, visible only on the edit page.)
10. ↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8YS-HMT : 8 March 2021), Wm H Baltimore in entry for Sarah E Baltimore, 05 Jan 1924; citing Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, reference fn 2634; FHL microfilm 1,992,399.

See also:

• 1900 Census "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML8M-WW4 : accessed 24 May 2021), William Baltimore, Cincinnati Ward 3, Hamilton, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 41, sheet 5A, family 109, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1189; FHL microfilm 1,375,202.
• 1910 Census "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML8M-WW4 : accessed 2 April 2023), William Baltimore, Cincinnati Ward 3, Hamilton, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 41, sheet 5A, family 109, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1189; FHL microfilm 1,375,202.