Tecumseh
"Alexander"
Pendergrass
Born about in Clinton County, Illinois, United States
Son of John Cooper Pendergrass
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Feb 2019
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Biography
Tecumseh Pendergrass is a part of US Black heritage.
Private Tecumseh Pendergrass served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 15 Jun 1863
Mustered out: 29 Aug 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company B, 55th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry (Colored)
Enlisted: 15 Jun 1863
Mustered out: 29 Aug 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company B, 55th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry (Colored)
Tecumseh was born about 1838 according to military records. [1] He enrolled in Company B, 55th Massachusetts on 15 June 1863 with a muster date of 22 June 1863. [2] He was described as 5' 3" with a dark complexion, dark eyes, and dark hair. [3] His discharge date was 29 August 1865. [4]
Sources
- Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers. The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; database and digital images, "U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865," Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2007 Ancestry Record 1107 #2143: accessed 7 February 2019; citing The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served with the United States Colored Troops: 1st through 5th United States Colored Cavalry, 5th Massachusetts Cavalry (Colored), 6th United States Colored Cavalry; Microfilm Serial: M1801; Microfilm Roll: 10.
- Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.; database and digital images, "1850 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009 Ancestry Record 8054 #15668774: accessed 7 February 2019; citing Year: 1850; Census Place: District 68, Clinton, Illinois; Roll: M432_100; Page: 389B; Image: 537.
- 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.; database and digital images, "1860 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009 Ancestry Record 7667 #37135876: accessed 7 February 2019; citing Year: 1860; Census Place: Clinton, Illinois; Roll: M653_163; Page: 687; Family History Library Film: 803163.
- Name: Tecumseh Pendergrass (farm laborer)
- Age: 22
- Birth Year: abt 1838
- Gender: Male
- Race: Black
- Birth Place: Illinois
- Home in 1860: Clinton, Illinois
- Post Office: Carlyle
- Dwelling Number: 406
- Family Number: 417
Household Members:
- J C Pendergrass 54
- Sally Pendergrass 45
- Tecumseh Pendergrass 22
- James Pendergrass 15
- Joseph Pendergrass 15
- Samuel Pendergrass 14
- Lucy Pendergrass 13
- Isaac Pendergrass 10
- Frank Curtis 22
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