Madison Kay (abt. 1842 - 1906)

Born about 1842 in Wayne County, Missouri, United States

Biography

Madison Kay is a part of US Black heritage.

Private Madison Kay served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 16 May 1863
Mustered out: 29 Aug 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company A, 55th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry (Colored)

Madison was born about 1842, probably in Wayne County, Missouri.^[1][2] He may have used the alias Edwin J. Allman.^[2] He was a resident of Wayne County, Missouri when he traveled to Readville, Massachusetts to enlist in the Union Army in 1863.^[1][2] He enlisted into Company A, 55th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry (Colored) as a private.^[3][1][2] At the time of his enlistment, he was described as 5' 8" tall, dark eyes, black hair, and black complexion.^[2][4] Madison served on a detachment for picket duty on Long Island (located between James and Folly Islands).^[4] He has a plaque dedicated to him at the African American Civil War Memorial (number E-156).^[3]

After the war he settled in Louisiana. On the 1880 US Federal Census, he is listed as born in Louisiana, but that could just be an error of the census taker since everyone, and their parents, were listed as having been born in Louisiana.^[5] He likely passed away before 1900 when his wife appeared on the census as a widow.^[6]

He was married to Ann Cannon and they had one son, L. F.^[5] Neither he, nor his wife, could read and write.^[5] He filed for a Civil War pension on 6 January 1886.^[7] His widow applied for his pension after his death. The application was dated 13 August 1907. ^[7] His date of death was 14 October 1906.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Massachusetts Adjutant General. Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the Civil War, Norwood Press, Norwood, 1931; Volume IV, pg. 720.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Military: "U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 1107 #2445 : accessed 25 December 2023); citing The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served with the United States Colored Troops: 1st through 5th United States Colored Cavalry, 5th Massachusetts Cavalry (Colored), 6th United States Colored Cavalry; Microfilm Serial: M1801; Microfilm Roll: 8.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Military: "U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, (Ancestry Record 1138 #3943924 : accessed 25 December 2023); citing Original data: National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online <http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/>, acquired 2007.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Military: "U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 1107 #1165 : accessed 25 December 2023); citing The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served with the United States Colored Troops: 1st through 5th United States Colored Cavalry, 5th Massachusetts Cavalry (Colored), 6th United States Colored Cavalry; Microfilm Serial: M1801; Microfilm Roll: 16.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 6742 #7028375 : accessed 25 December 2023); citing Year: 1880; Census Place: 4th Ward, St Landry, Louisiana; Roll: 470; Page: 278A; Enumeration District: 042.
6. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 7602 #6039476 : accessed 25 December 2023); citing Year: 1900; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 4, Saint Landry, Louisiana; Roll: 581; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0058.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Pension Records: "U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 4654 #1413738 : accessed 25 December 2023); citing The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Number: T288; Roll: 253.
8. ↑ Pension: "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: 2MK1-6YQ : accessed 25 December 2023) FamilySearch Image: 939K-8V9P-4K, Name: Madison Kay; Death Date: 14 Oct 1906; Pension Date: 1907-1933; Pension Place: United States; Misc Flag Mil Information: Army Invalid; System Of Record: SLS; citing Affiliate Publication Title: Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933; Affiliate Publication Number: M850; Digital film/folder number: 004693460; FHL microfilm: 001635251; Image number: 82.

See also:

• Fox, Charles Barnard. Record of the Service of the Fifty-Fifth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Cambridge, Massachusetts : Press of John Wilson and Son, July, 1868.