Amos Williams (abt. 1840)

Born about 1840 in South Kingstown, Rhode Island

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Biography

Amos Williams is a part of US Black heritage.

Landsman Amos Williams served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1 Dec 1862
Mustered out: 30 Sep 1863
Side: USA

Amos Williams served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 13 Mar 1865
Side: USA

Amos was a sailor, and served in the US Army.

Sources

• See: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G7MM-95T

• 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Year: 1870; Census Place: Newport Ward 4, Newport, Rhode Island; Roll: M593_1472; Page: 499B; Image: 284; Family History Library Film: 552971.

• 1865 Rhode Island, U.S., State Census: "Rhode Island, U.S., State Censuses, 1865-1935"
  Rhode Island State Census, 1865. Microfilm. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts; Enumeration District or Census Tract: 1; Line Number: 19; Household Number: 61; Volume Number: 4; Page number: 110
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4721 #2105939 (accessed 13 November 2022)
  Amos Williams (24) in Washington. Born in So Kingstown.

• 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Year: 1860; Census Place: South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island; Roll: M653_1211; Page: 359; Image: 284; Family History Library Film: 805211.

• 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Year: 1850; Census Place: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island; Roll: M432_842; Page: 387B; Image: 197.

• U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Record: "U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865"
  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: Artillery Organizations; Microfilm Serial: M1818; Microfilm Roll: 215
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1107 #56628 (accessed 13 November 2022)
  Name: Amos Williams; Age: 24; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841; Birth Location: Rhode Island; Enlistment Date: 13 Mar 1865; Military Date: 13 Mar 1865; Unit: 11th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery; Branch of Service: Artillery; Enclosures: 13.

• United States, Compiled Military Service Record: "United States, Compiled Military Service Records Of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With The U.S. Colored Troops, 1861-1866"
  citing Affiliate Publication Title: Compiled Military Service Records Of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With The United States Colored Troops: Artillery Organizations; Affiliate Publication Number: M1818; Affiliate Film Number: Roll 215; Record number: 0;
  FamilySearch Record: ZH3M-L5ZM (accessed 13 November 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G98X-TH5T Image number 00284
  Name: Amos Williams; Military Service Date: 13 Mar 1865; Military Service Place: Rhode Island, United States; Birth Date: 1841; Age: 24; Mil Branch: USCT; Miitary Unit: CO G 11 Reg't U.S. Col'd H. Art'y.

• United States Naval Enlistment Rendezvous: "United States Naval Enlistment Rendezvous, 1855-1891"
  citing p. 559, volume 23, place of enlistment New Bedford, NARA microfilm publication M1953 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 19; FHL microfilm 2,381,636.
  FamilySearch Record: XG3Z-96N (accessed 13 November 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 939N-82SG-B
  Name: Amos Williams; Military Service Date: Dec 1862; Military Service Place: New Bedford; Birth Place: South Kingston, Rhode Island; Age: 22; Complexion: Mulatto; Event Type: Military Service; Event Type Display: Weekly Returns of Enlistments at Naval Rendezvous; Pub Unit: 1861-1865; Roll Nbr: 19; Volume And Page Number: 23, 559; Volume Nbr: 23; Volume Number: 23.

• US, African American Civil War Sailor Index: "Web: US, African American Civil War Sailor Index, 1861-1865"
  Soldiers and Sailors Database. Sailors. National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-sailors.htm: accessed 13 July 2014; URL: http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-sailors-detail.htm?sailorId=WIL0025
  Ancestry Record 9748 #65342 (accessed 13 November 2022)
  Name: Amos Williams; Race: Mulatto; Occupation: Farmer; Height: 5' 10"; Birth Year: abt 1840; Birth Place: South Kingston, Rhode Island; Age: 22; Enlistment Date: 1 Dec 1862; Enlistment Place: New Bedford; Term of Enlistment: 2; Rating: Landsman; Muster Date: 30 Sep 1863; Vessel: Minnesota.