Greene County, NC Civil War Pension Files

Military Information

• Regiment: 36th US Colored Infantry
• Enlistment: July 26, 1863
• Discharged: July 26, 1865
• Physical Description: 5ft 7in Black complexion, Black eyes & hair

Pension File Information

• Pension Status: filed Feb 6, 1891
• Depositions By:  Elbert A Moye, Ransom Brown, Joseph Harrington, Richard Burney
• Residences Post War:  Johnson Mills Pitt Co, NC, Greene County, NC-1869 works for Simon Kilpatrick
• Depositor into Freedman’s Bureau Bank: December 21, 1869 New Bern Branch

Family Information

• Parents: Jacob Brown (last in Georgia) , Susan Brown (per marriage record+ Freedman Bureau Bank Records)
• Siblings:
  • Lamb b. 1839 (Goldsboro, NC 1869)
  • Greene b. 1849
  • Henry b. 1846(dead)
  • Hannah b. 1851
  • Jane b. 1857
  • Mary Frances b. 1861 (dead),
  • Louisa
  • Elizabeth
  • information provided by Freedman’s Bureau Bank Records
• Wife: Amanda Gardner
• Parents of Wife:  Simon Gardner , Mary Garner (per marriage record)
• Marriage: Dec 15, 1870 Pitt Co  by Rheubin Rhem
• Children:  
  • John Allen Brown September 10, 1873
  • L H Brown Jan 26, 1876
  • James Brown JUne 7th 1878
  • ALex A L Brown Feb 1st 1881
  • Jacob L Brown JUly 7, 1883
  • Mary Susan Brown Sept 23, 1885
  • Rossie Eliabeth Brown April 1st, 1888
  • D Whittie Brown April 6, 1891
  • Simon Brown July 19, 1893
  • E Lamiel Brown August 19, 1896

Enslavement Information

• Slave Owner :   Levi Mewborn’s Bros in Law (source Allen Mewborn Civil War Pension)

Their Story Information

Alexander Brown’s file was only 21 pages. His pension does have a lot of valuable family and community information which was complemented by other soldiers’ pension records , vital records and Freedmen’s Bureau records, as well. The purpose for Alex’s pension record was to provide proof he was an invalid and unable to support himself and/or his family. Alex successfully  provided proof that he was unable to provide for himself and family due to having heart disease and rheumatism. Alex placed his application Feb 6, 1891 and was able to receive Invalid Pension. At his death, he was receiving $12 a month in pension

Resources

Invalid Certificate No. 996525 Application No 849742.,  Brown, Alexander, Company D 36th Infantry US Color Troop; Case Files of Approved Pension Application of Veteran Who Served in the Army and Navy  in the Civil War, 1861-1934; Record Group 15; National Archives Building, Washington, DC Retrieved 27th Sept 2022

North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2015 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/6879626:60548

U.S., Freedman’s Bank Records, 1865-1874, Ancestry.com, 2005

The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Registers of Signatures of Depositors in Branches of the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company, 1865-1874; ARC Identifier: 566522; Record Group Number: 101; https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8755/images/NCM816_18-0028?pId=236835