Bluford Hood (abt. 1846 - 1896)

Born about 1846 in Greenup County, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mahala Catherine (Salyers) Hood — married 24 Feb 1870 in Greenup County, Kentucky

Died 31 Jul 1896 at about age 50 in Lawrence County, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Bluford Hood served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1 Oct 1863
Mustered out: 14 February 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 45th Regiment Kentucky Mounted Infantry, Co. K

Bluford was age 4 and resided with his parents Jacob and Phoebe Hood in Greenup County, Kentucky in 1850.

Jacob Hood M 43 Kentucky

Phoebe Hood F 41 Virginia

Hezekiah Hood M 16 Virginia (surname should be Barber)

Nancy A Hood F 13 Kentucky(surname should be Barber)

Pleasant Hood M 10 Kentucky(surname should be Barber)

Tabitha Hood F 6 Kentucky

Bluford Hood M 4 Kentucky

Nancy Barber F 72 Virginia ^[1]

In the 1860 census he was enumerated as Bluford Hoard age 15. working as a farm hand and residing in the household of Andrew Hoard (sic Hood) in Carter County, Kentucky.^[2]

During the Civil War Bluford Hood served in the Union Army as a Pvt Co K, 45th Reg KY Mounted Infantry, 1 Oct 1863, Kentucky and was mustered out 14 February 1865 at Catlettsburg, KY. ^[3] He received a pension for his service beginning in 1877. ^[4]

He married Mahala Catherine Salyers on 24 February 1870 in Greenup County, Kentucky. Bluford, age 24, a common laborer, and Catharine, age 19, b KY, were residing in Decatur Twp., Lawrence County, Ohio with their 2 month old daughter Laura in the 1870 US Census. They were living next door to Hezekiah Barker (sic Barber) who was Bluford's half brother. Also living with Hezekiah was Phoeba Barker (sic Barber) who was the mother of Bluford Hood.^[5]

Their residence was on 3rd Street in the 2nd Ward, City of Ironton, Ohio in 1880 and included the following:

Bluford Hood 33, laborer, b KY and parents born VA

M.C. Hood 25 wife, b KY

Elizabeth Hood 6 dau, b Ohio

Victoria Hood 3 dau, b Ohio

A.J. Salyers 44 mother-in-law b WV, boarder

Phoeba Hood 68 mother b VA, boarder

William Salyers 22 b-in-law, b KY, boarder

John Salyers 14 b-in-law, b KY, boarder^[6]

He was shown as a veteran in the 1890 special census for veterans of the Civil War. ^[7]

He died 31 July 1896 in Lawrence County, Ohio. His name was misspelled in the death register as Bluephard Hood. ^[8] He has a military headstone on his grave in the Zoare Cemetery near Ironton, Ohio.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M65Q-4QJ), Head of household Jacob Hood, Greenup county, Greenup, Kentucky, United States; citing family 141, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ US Census 1860; Carter County, Kentucky, P.O. Grayson; Roll: M653_361; Page: 219; Family History Library Film: 803361
3. ↑ U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky

   Name: Bluford Hood

   Residence: Louisa, Kentucky

   Enlistment Date: 1 Oct 1863

   Rank at enlistment: Private

   Enlistment Place: Louisa, Kentucky

   State Served: Kentucky

   Survived the War?: Yes

   Service Record: Enlisted in Company K, Kentucky 45th Infantry Regiment on 09 Dec 1863.Mustered out on 14 Feb 1865 at Catlettsburg, KY.

4. ↑ "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHJH-73G), Bluford Hood, 3 September 1877.
5. ↑ US Census 1870, Lawrence Co., Ohio, Decatur Twp., P.O. Samsonville, Jackson Co., Ohio
6. ↑ US Census 1880; Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio; Roll: 1039; Family History Film: 1255039; Page: 163D; Enumeration District: 089
7. ↑ 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. Description Lawrence County, Ohio, Upper Township, p 3, SD 4, ED 137, line 28 Bluford Hood. P.O. Address Coal Grove, Lawrence County, Ohio.
8. ↑ "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F62Q-7N5), Bluephard Hood, 31 Jul 1896; citing Death, Ironton, Upper Township, Lawrence, Ohio, United States, source ID v 2 H, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 317,744.
9. ↑ "United States Records of Headstones of Deceased Union Veterans, 1879-1903," (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V6H7-TFM), Bluford Hood, 31 Jul 1896; citing Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, NARA microfilm publication M1845 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 10; FHL microfilm 2,155,585.

• Eastern Kentucky Genealogy, Pleasant Barber, compiled by Teresa Martin Klaiber February 2011[1]