William Spain (1840 - 1912)

Born 29 Nov 1840 in Ohio, United States

Died 9 May 1912 at age 71 in Urbana, Champaign, Ohio, United States

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Biography

William Spain was born in 1840 in Ohio and was a lifelong resident of Urbana, Ohio excepting for his years of service in the South during the American Civil War with the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.

Occupations

• 1863, 1880: Farmer
• 1860, 1870, 1900: Laborer

Residences

• 1900: Mortgaged house at 667 East Church Street, Urbana, Ohio (widowed) with his son George
• 1880: Urbana, Ohio with his wife Sarah, daughter Fredie and brother Jacob
• 1870: Urbana, Ohio with his sister Hannah, brother-in-law Henry and John Tubor
• 1863: Urbana, Ohio (military enlistment)
• 1860: Urbana, Ohio with his parents and siblings

Military Service

During the Civil War, he served as a Private in Company E of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first regiment in the United States made up entirely of enlisted men of color. He was about 22 years old, single and working as a farmer when he enlisted on 12 May 1863 from Urbana, Ohio. Mustered out 20 August 1865 with his regiment.^[1]

Census Race

• 1870, 1880, 1900: Black
• 1860: Mulatto

Death

He passed away in 1912 and is buried at Oak Dale Cemetery in Urbana, Ohio.

Projects

• 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Sources

1. ↑ Emilio, McKay Roster p. 362

• 1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Urbana, Champaign, Ohio; Roll: M653_942; Page: 153; Family History Library Film: 803942
• 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Urbana, Champaign, Ohio; Roll: M593_1179; Page: 432B; Family History Library Film: 552678
• 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Urbana, Champaign, Ohio; Roll: 998; Page: 377C; Enumeration District: 029
• 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Urbana Ward 3, Champaign, Ohio; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 1241245
• 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.)
• Find a Grave: William Spain