George Woodin (abt. 1836)

Born about 1836 in United States

Husband of Anna L (Dawson) Wooden — married 16 May 1868 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Husband of Elizah (Lambert) Wooden — married 20 Nov 1870 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Husband of Susanah (Jones) Wooden — married 15 Jul 1886 in Hammonds Plains, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

George Woodin is a part of US Black heritage.

Private George Woodin served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 27 Mar 1863
Mustered out: 20 Aug 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co. D, 54th Mass. Inf. (Colored)

George Woodin (also Wooden) was born into slavery^[1] about 1831^[1]-1842^[2] in Laurel^[3][4], Delaware or Charleston^[1], South Carolina. He was the child^[4] of Sarah and James Wooden, and the husband of Anna L. Dawson^[4], Elizah Lambert^[1], and Susanah Jones^[1]. He served with the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the US Civil War.

He stood about 5 foot 8 inches (1.73m) tall with a dark complexion, black eyes and black hair^[3].

Enslavement

He was enslaved by Frederic [sic] Whitney and sold or given to a Captain Hasty.^[1]

Occupations

• 1909^[1]: Farmer
• 1863^[2]: Laborer

Residences

• 1908-1909: English Corner, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada^[1]
• 1870-1908: Halifax, Nova Scotia^[1]
• 1865-1869: Boston, Massachusetts^[1]
• 1863: Laurel, Delaware (military enlistment)^[2]

Military Service

During the Civil War, he served as a Private in Company D of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry of the Union Army, the second^[5] regiment in the United States made up entirely of enlisted men of color. He was about 21 years old, single and working as a laborer when he enlisted on 27 March from Laurel, Delaware. Mustered 20 August 1865 with his regiment.^[2]

Military Pension

Military Pension Application No. 1379934 (30 December 1908)^[1]

1908 Declaration for Pension

1909 Family Circular

1909 Identity Circular

1909 Proof of Age and Enslavement transcribed

1909 Physician Attestation of Age transcribed

1909 Justice of Peace Attestation of Age

1909 Bureau of Pensions Correspondence

1909 Bureau of Pensions Correspondence

1909 Pension Obstruction: Request for Proof of Age

1909 Pension Obstruction: Request for Proof of Age

1909 Pension Obstruction: Request for Proof of Military Service

1909 Pension Obstruction: Request for Proof of Identity

1909 List of Comrades p. 1 transcribed p. 2 transcribed

1909 Comrade Addresses

1909 Bureau of Pensions Correspondence: Comrade Addresses

1909 Private Wooden proposes to travel to Boston, Massachusetts

1909 Pension Commissioner Correspondence

Research Notes

Raymoure-1 09:55, 19 March 2023 (UTC): Ruled out grave; this is a separate George Wooden of the 39th USCT recorded in Baltimore in the 1890 US Veterans Schedules.

Raymoure-1 09:29, 18 August 2019 (UTC): In trying to determine other possible surnames and spellings, I do see an Ann Wootten in Laurel, Delaware in 1870 who is a Black domestic servant. She was born about 1804 in Delaware. Possible relative?

Year: 1870; Census Place: Laurel, Sussex, Delaware; Roll: M593_122; Page: 670A; Family History Library Film: 545621

Raymoure-1 19:00, 8 March 2023 (UTC): No Boston, Massachusetts city directory records found for George Wooden/woodin during 1865-1870.

Raymoure-1 09:53, 19 March 2023 (UTC): Researching Frederick Henry Whitney of Charleston, South Carolina to determine whether this is the Frederic [sic] Whitney mentioned by George Wooden who enslaved him before he was bought or given to a Captain Hasty.

Projects

• 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10} Military pension files of Private George Wooden, 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company D
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Emilio, McKay Roster p. 359
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} regimental descriptive
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Marriage record
5. ↑ and the first with federal recognition; the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry regiment was against the wishes of the Secretary of War and filled only six companies, but did see action a full year before the 54th

• Emilio, Luis Fenollosa. History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865, Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Book Co., 1891 (1st ed.) and 1894 (2nd ed.)
• Fold3.com. "Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900." National Archives Catalog #2588825. "Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900, compiled 1949 - 1949, documenting the period 1861 - 1942." Free Access Black History Collection Records 5-28 February 2019.
• Fold3.com. "Records of the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (Colored), 1863-1865." National Archives Catalog #577134. "Regimental and Company Books of Civil War Volunteer Union Organizations, compiled 1861 - 1865." Free Access Civil War Records 1-15 April 2018.
• Marriage record. Boston, Massachusetts: 1868.
• National Archives Catalog #300020. "Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Veterans of the Army and Navy Who Served Mainly in the Civil War and the War With Spain, compiled 1861 - 1934."