Private
George
Madrey
aka Madrea
Born in Eatontown, North Carolina. United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Matilda (Unknown) Madrea
— married
1866 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 59
in Clinton, Ohio, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Apr 2018
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Biography
George Madrea (also Madrey) was born in Eatontown[1][2], North Carolina between 1844-1846 in Ohio.
Occupations
- 1863: Farmer[3]
- Labor
- Gardener
Residences
- 1900: Clintonia, Illinois with his wife
- 1880: Rochester, Illinois with his wife
- 1863: Hamilton, Ohio (military enlistment)[3]
Military Service
During the Civil War, he served as a Private in Company I of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the second[4] regiment in the United States made up entirely of enlisted men of color. He was about 19 years old, single and working as a farmer when he enlisted on 28 April 1863 from Hamilton, Ohio. Mustered out 20 August 1865 with his regiment.[3]
Military Pension
- Military Pension Application No. 504979 Certificate No. 537937 (Illinois)
- Military Pension Widow Application No. 792835 Certificate No. 588894 (Illinois)
Race
- 1880, 1900: Black
Death
He passed away in 1903 and is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Clinton, Illinois.[5]
Projects
Sources
- ↑ regimental descriptive
- ↑ haven't identified Eatontown in NC yet
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Emilio, McKay Roster
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Find a Grave memorial
- 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Rochester, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: 249; Page: 424C; Enumeration District: 215
- 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Clintonia, Dewitt, Illinois; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0037
- 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.)
- Find A Grave: Memorial #69814446
- Fold3.com. "Records of the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (Colored), 1863-1865." National Archives Catalog #577134. "Regimental and Company Books of Civil War Volunteer Union Organizations, compiled 1861 - 1865." Free Access Civil War Records 1-15 April 2018.
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