William Abrams Jr (abt. 1849 - abt. 1910)

Born about 1849 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Annie Abrams — married about 1870 in Brooklyn, New York

Died about 1910 at about age 61 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York

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Biography & Timeline

William Abrams Jr is a part of US Black heritage.

William Abrams Jr was a New Yorker.

Colored Landsman William Abrams Jr served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: August 1,1864
Mustered out: February 01, 1867
Side: USA
Regiment(s): United States Navy Pursuit

By the time William was born in 1849 in Brooklyn, New York his father had passed away at the age of 38 on September 30, 1848 and his mother was 35. William Abrams and Mary Ann Murry

The 1850 census finds William 1 year old living in the household of Stephen Murry the head. His mother Mary Ann Murry and seven (7) children were living in Brooklyn's 9th ward. The head of household is William's Grandfather, Stephen Murry (abt.1788-1876) a boarder Amanda M Johnson Age 21 was also a member of the household.

In 1860, 11 year old William living in the Brooklyn Ward 10 District 1, Kings, New York in the household of his mother Mary Ann and 5 siblings, with a boarder, Elizabeth Jackson, Age23 a domestic. William was attending school.

Military Service

Year: 1864 At 15 years old William volunteered to serve in the USCT. He enlisted in the United States Navy with the rank of Colored Landsman. He served on the USS Pursuit mustering out in 1867.

New York, U.S., Registers of Officers and Enlisted Men Mustered into Federal Service, 1861-1865 Name: William Abrahams Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1848 Birth Place: Kings Enlistment Date: 1 Aug 1864 Enlistment Place: 11th Ward Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA Age: 16 Rank: Landsman Regiment: Pursuit ^[1]

The USS Pursuit was a bark purchased at New York City on 3 September 1861; and was commissioned 17 December 1861, Acting Volunteer Lt. David Cate in command.

The USS Pursuit was assigned to the Gulf blockade. Assigned to the East Gulf Blockading Squadron, she operated off the Florida coast, with several cruises to Cuba, during the course of the American Civil War.

Intercepting and capturing blockade runners Operating as named. She captured her first prize, the schooner Anna Belle, off Apalachicola, Florida 6 March 1862. In April she took the sloop La Fayette (4th) and the steamer Florida (6th), both in St. Joseph's Bay near Pensacola, Florida, and on 28 May she ran down the schooner Andromeda off the Cuban coast. On 23 June 1863 she captured the sloop Kate at the mouth of the Indian River and, at the end of December, destroyed two salt works on St. Joseph's Bay. Final Indian River operations Pursuit took her final prizes, the cotton boat Peep O'Day and the British schooner Mary, in the Indian River, 4 December 1864 and 16 March 1865 respectively.

Occupation and Life

1870 census reports that Williams occupation was a Coachman, like his brother James. In today's terms, he was a New York City Cab Driver, "a hack", or a Uber Driver. Except in 1870 the tool was a horse-drawn carriage, but the hustle is the same. In 1870 vernacular, people who worked this occupation was called a "whip" or a coachee.

William is 25 years old in the 1875 census, living and working as a servant at the Hotel Gravesend, in Brooklyn New York. Among the 20 people listed, a young woman by the name of Annie Abrams 23 years old is also a servant living and working there. It is possible she could be his wife.

Death of William Abrams jr.

Year: 1910; William passed away December 4, 1910, the result of an accident at 60 years old. He is buried in The Green-Wood Cemetery Brooklyn, Kings, New York.

The Episcopal Diocese of New York; New York, New York Name: William Abrams Death Age: 60 Event Type: Burial Birth Date: abt 1850 Death Date: abt 1910 Burial Date: 4 Dec 1910 Burial Place: New York, New York, USA Church Name: St Peters (Chelsea) ^[2]

Census

Year: 1850; Census Place: Brooklyn Ward 9, Kings, New York; Roll: 520; Page: 56b Name: William Abrams Gender: Male Race: Black Age: 1 Birth Year: abt 1849 Birthplace: New York Home in 1850: Brooklyn Ward 9, Kings, New York, USA Line Number: 19 Dwelling Number: 297 Family Number: 379 Household Members Age Stephen Murry 60 Mary A Abrams 36 Rachael Abrams 14 Lewis Abrams 11 Thomas Abrams 8 James Abrams 6 Eliza Abrams 4 Stephen Abrams 2 William Abrams 1 Amanda M Johnson 21 ^[3]

Year: 1860; Census Place: Brooklyn Ward 10 District 1, Kings, New York; Roll: M653_769; Page: 83; Family History Library Film: 803769 Name: William Abrams Age: 11 Birth Year: abt 1849 Gender: Male Race: Black Birth Place: New York Home in 1860: Brooklyn Ward 10 District 1, Kings, New York Post Office: Brooklyn Dwelling Number: 425 Family Number: 610 Attended School: Y ^[4]

Year: 1870; Census Place: Brooklyn Ward 11, Kings, New York; Roll: M593_952; Page: 87A Name: Wm Abrams Age in 1870: 19 Birth Date: abt 1851 Birthplace: New York Dwelling Number: 674 Home in 1870: Brooklyn Ward 11, Kings, New York Race: Black Gender: Male Post Office: Brooklyn Occupation: Coachman Inferred Mother: Mary Abrams^[5]

Year: 1875; New York, U.S., State Census, 1875 Name: William Aberams Age: 25 Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1850 Residence Date: 1 Jun 1875 Residence Place: Gravesend, Kings, New York, USA Election District: Gravesend Household Number: 251 Relation to Head: Servant Line Number: 27 Sheet Number: 30 ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ New York State Archives; Albany, New York; New York, Registers of Officers and Enlisted Men Mustered into Federal Service, 1861-1865; Series Number: A0389; Volume Number: 2
2. ↑ Original data:The Episcopal Diocese of New York Church Records, New York, NY.
3. ↑ Original data:Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
4. ↑ Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
5. ↑ Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
6. ↑ Original data:Census of the state of New York, for 1875. Microfilm. New York State Archives, Albany, New York.