Wheatley Cropper (1815 - 1883)

Born 22 Feb 1815 in Bourbon, Kentucky, United States

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Died 21 Jun 1883 at age 68 in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Sergeant Wheatley Cropper served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 9 Aug 1862
Mustered out: 1 Sep 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 10 Ky. Cav; 54th Infantry

Wheatley was born in 1815. He was the son of Laben Cropper and Jane Rook. He passed away in 1883.

Wheatley was born in 1815. Although he died in Portsmouth in 1883, his family was still living in Lewis County, KY in 1880 according to the census. He lived most of his life in Lewis County. He served in the Civil War in two different units of the Union Army. He was a private in the 10th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment, Company G. That unit was active between Sept 1862 and Sept 1863, seeing action mainly around the Mt Sterling and nearby areas. He later enlisted in the 54th Kentucky Infantry Regiment, Company C, on 1 September 1864. He mustered in as a private at Greenup on 15 September and mustered out at Louisville as a sergeant on 1 September 1865. He died in Portsmouth, Ohio, in 1883. He was buried in Portsmouth. Whether he moved to Portsmouth before he died or was visiting his sons who were living there when he died is not known. His wife Elizabeth Jane (Frame) Cropper was living in Portsmouth in the 1900 census and died and was buried there in 1902.

Sources

• 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1850; Census Place: District 2, Lewis, Kentucky; Roll: 210; Page: 157a
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #17290158 (accessed 5 January 2022)
  Wheatley D Cropper (33), Blacksmith, in District 2, Lewis, Kentucky, USA. Born in Kentucky.

• 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1880; Census Place: Esculapia, Lewis, Kentucky; Roll: 428; Page: 100A; Enumeration District: 060
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #42174059 (accessed 5 January 2022)
  W D Cropper (66), married self (head), Farmer, in household of W. D. Cropper (66) in Esculapia, Lewis, Kentucky, USA. Born in Kentucky.

• 1890 Census: "1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census"
  The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Record Group Number: 15; Census Year: 1890
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8667 #187810 (accessed 5 January 2022)
  Wheatley Cropper in Esculapia, Lewis, Kentucky, USA.

• Child Birth: "Kentucky, U.S., Birth Records, 1847-1911"
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1213 #150058626 (accessed 5 January 2022)
  Wheatly D Cropper born.

• Marriage: "Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965"
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61372 #1525645 (accessed 5 January 2022)
  Wheatley D Crapper marriage to Elizabeth Jane Powling on 22 Mar 1854 in Mason, Kentucky, USA.

• American Civil War Regiments: "U.S., American Civil War Regiments, 1861-1866"
  Ancestry Record 3866 #3529 (accessed 5 January 2022)

• Civil War Pension Index: "U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934"
  The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Series Number: T288; Roll: 104
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4654 #4753047 (accessed 5 January 2022)
  Name: Wheatley D Cropper; Unit: G. 10 Ky. Cav.; C. 54 Ky. Infantry; Filing Date: 19 Jan 1888; Place Filed: Kentucky, USA; Relation to Head: Soldier; Roll number: 104.

• Civil War Soldier Records: "U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865"
  Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database
  Ancestry Record 1555 #3286667 (accessed 5 January 2022)
  Name: Wheetly D Cropper [Wheatly D Cropper]; Enlistment Date: 1 Sep 1864; Enlistment Place: Greenupsburg, Kentucky; Enlistment Rank: Sergeant; Muster Date: 15 Sep 1864; Muster Place: Kentucky; Muster Company: C; Muster Regiment: 54th Infantry; Muster Regiment Type: Infantry; Muster Information: Enlisted; Muster Out Date: 1 Sep 1865; Muster Out Place: Louisville, Kentucky; Muster Out Information: Mustered Out; Side of War: Union; Survived War?: Yes; Title: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky.

• IRS Tax Assessment Lists: "U.S., IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918"
  The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Internal Revenue Assessment Lists for Kentucky, 1862-1866; Series: M768; Roll: 15; Record Group: 58, Records of the Internal Revenue Service, 1791 - 2006
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1264 #5975629 (accessed 5 January 2022)
  Name: W D Cropper; Tax Year: 1862; State: Kentucky, USA.

• Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
  Ancestry Record 60901 #610043408 (accessed 5 January 2022)
  Name: Wheatley Cropper; Gender: Male; Spouse: Elizabeth Frame; Child: Andrew Johnson Cropper.
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• Family Records

• NPS Civil War Records