Private
Norman
Hector
aka Johnson
Born in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Son of Jared Hector
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Salina A (Thorn) Hector
— married
21 Feb 1868 in Tyringham, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Father of
Ruth Hector and Minnie Hector
Died
at about age 60
in Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Norman Hector is a part of US Black heritage.
Private Norman Hector served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 15 Jul 1865
Mustered out: 20 Aug 1864
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co. A, 54th Mass. Inf. (Colored)
Enlisted: 15 Jul 1865
Mustered out: 20 Aug 1864
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co. A, 54th Mass. Inf. (Colored)
Norman Johnson was born about 1841[1] in Sheffield[2], Massachusetts. He was the child[3] of Melinda Johnson and Jared Hector. He served with the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War.
Occupations
Residences
- 1890: Westfield, Massachusetts (US Veterans Schedules)
- 1880: Avon, Connecticut with his wife and children[4]
- 1863: Sheffield, Massachusetts (military enlistment)[1]
- 1850: Sheffield, Massachusetts with his parents and siblings[5]
Military Service
During the Civil War, he served as a Private in Company A of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry of the Union Army, the second[6] 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 26 February 1863 in Sheffield, Massachusetts but was rejected. He was then drafted on 15 July 1863. Discharged 20 August 1864 from Morris Island, South Carolina.[1]
His brother Nathaniel also served in Company A.[7]
Military Pension
Invalid Certificate No. 934065 Raymoure-1 03:19, 7 May 2024 (UTC): pension digitization, organization, upload, and transcription is underway
Widow Certificate No. 530847
Race
- 1880[4]: Black
Death
He passed away in 1901 and is buried in Great Burrington, Massachusetts.[3]
Research Notes
Possible grave? Raymoure-1 03:16, 13 May 2020 (UTC): Nope. Found a death record for the Norman Johnson who passed in 1901 and it's not him; right birthplace but wrong parents. Raymoure-1 03:31, 7 May 2024 (UTC): Actually this is him! Initial research had wrong parents. Possible guardians?
Raymoure-1 03:31, 7 May 2024 (UTC): Have confirmed Flora and Guy Johnson aren't his biological parents via military pension records. Working to confirm whether there is another Norman Johnson or if these were his guardians in 1850.
Projects
- 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
- African American Civil War veterans of Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Emilio, McKay Roster
- ↑ carded military service
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Copy of Death Record in military pension files, see also Images
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 1880 federal census
- ↑ 1850 federal census
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Uncertain; researching! See Research Notes
- 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_306; Page: 240B; Image: 478
- 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Avon, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: 99; Page: 344d; Enumeration District: 043
- 1890 United States Veterans Schedules for Westfield, Massachusetts
- 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. “Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With the United States Colored Troops, 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.” Catalog #300398. “Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the American Civil War, compiled 1890 - 1912, documenting the period 1861 - 1866.”
- 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."
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