Samuel J. Littrell

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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     Birth Date: Jan 1843 - Ohio, USA
    Christening: 
          Death: 19 Jan 1932 - , Hamilton, Ohio, USA
         Burial: 23 Jan 1932 - Maple Grove Cemetery, Cleves, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
 Cause of Death: 
Events
•  Military Service: Civil War-Enlisted in Company C, 13th Cavalry Regiment, 13 Jan 1864, Indiana, USA. 

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Parents

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         Father: William Littrell
         Mother: 

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Queen Eliza Hayes
       Marriage: Jun 1873
       Children:
                1. Nancy Littrell
                2. Edward William Littrell
                3. Alvin Gatch Littrell
                4. George Littrell
                5. Alice Bell Littrell
                6. Otho Littrell
                7. Eugene H. Littrell

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Notes

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General:

Per U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: Samuel Littrell Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Indiana Regiment Name: 13 Indiana Cavalry
Regiment Name Expanded: 13th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry
Company: C Rank In: Private Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Corporal Rank Out Expanded: Corporal
Film Number: M540 roll 44

Per U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
Name: Samuel Littrell
Residence: Madison, Indiana
Enlistment Date: 13 Jan 1864
Rank at enlistment: Private State Served: Indiana
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company C, Indiana 13th Cavalry Regiment on 13 Jan 1864.
Promoted to Full Corporal.
Mustered out on 18 Nov 1865 at Vicksburg, MS.
Sources: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana

Per American Civil War Soldiers
Name: Samuel Littrell
Residence: Madison, Indiana
Enlistment Date: 13 Jan 1864
Side Served: Union State Served: Indiana
Service Record: Promoted to Full Corporal.
Enlisted as a Private on 13 January 1864.
Enlisted in Company C, 13th Cavalry Regiment Indiana on 13 Jan 1864.
Mustered Out Company C, 13th Cavalry Regiment Indiana on 18 Nov 1865 at Vicksburg, MS.
Sources: 76

Per Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 Record for Samuel Littrell
Samuel Littrell - Dependent is widow Queen E. Littrell
Service - Corp. C Ind. Cav [Corporal in Company C, Indiana, cavalry]
Date of filing Class Application No. Certificate No State from which filed
1866 Feb 20 Invalid 562987 914010
1922 Feb 4 Widow 1710.900 A 3-24-37 Ohio


Per 1880 US Census: 6/1880, Harrison Township, Hamilton, County, Ohio
Saml. J. Littrell is a 30 year old white male, works on his farm, was born in Ohio, as were his parents. He is not working today as he is affected from sun stroke. His wife, 35 year old Queen E. Littrell, keeps house, was born in Ohio, her father in Ohio, her mother in Indiana. They have 3 sons: 6 year old Alvin G. Littrell, born in Ohio; 5 year old Eddie Littrell, born in Ohio; and 2 year old George Littrell, born in Indiana.

Per 1900 US Census: 6/6/1900, Sycamore Street, Harrison Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
Samuel Littrell is the 57 year old white male head of household, born Jan 1853 in Ohio, his father in Virginia, his mother in Kentucky. He rents his home and is employed as a day laborer. He has been unemployed for 10 months. Samuel has been married for 27 years to Queen E. Littrell, born Oct 1854 in Ohio, her parents in Indiana. Queen has had 8 children, 6 still living, 3 now living at home: Alice B. Littrell, 19, born Dec 1880 in Indiana; Otha A. Littrell, 16, born Feb 1884 in Ohio, laborer for Elect R R, unemployed 10 months; Eugene Littrell, 11, born Mar 1889 in Ohio, attended school the last 10 months.

Per 1901 Hamilton County, Ohio City Directory:
Littrell samuel, h. S. Sycamore st. (Queen)

Per 1910 US Census: 4/15/1910, Broadway Street, Harrison Village/Township, Hamilton, Ohio
Samuel J. Littrell is the 67 year old white male head of household, born in Ohio, his father in Virginia, his mother in Kentucky. He owns his home and lives on his own income. He and his 55 year old wife, Queen E. Littrell, have been married once, for 37 years. Queen was born in Ohio, her parents in Indiana. She has had 8 children, 6 still living.

Per 1920 US Census: 1/9/1920, Bassett Street, Miami Township, Hamilton, Ohio
Samuel J. Littrell is the 76 year old white male head of household, who rents his home. He was born in Ohio, his father in Virginia, his mother in Kentucky. His wife is 65 year old Queen E. Littrell, born in Ohio, her parents in Indiana. Living with them is granddaughter Doris L. Littrell, age 11, born in Ohio, her father in Ohio, her mother in Indiana. Doris attends school.

Per 1930 US Census: 4/17/1930, 37-39 Miami Ave, Cleves Village, Miami Township, Hamilton, Ohio
Samuel Littrell is 87 year old white male head of household at 37 Miami Ave, a home he rents for $20 a month. Samuel was born in Ohio, his father in Virginia, his mother in Kentucky. Samuel is listed as a veteran, and under What war? it says Civ. [If correct, that would make him only 12 years old at at the end of the Civil War in May 1865] His wife is 85 year old Queen Littrell, born in Ohio, her parents in Indiana. When they got married, Samuel was 20 and Queen was 19. They live next door to one of their sons -
Eugene Littrell is 41 year old white male head of househols at 39 Miami Ave, a home he rents for $30 a month. He owns a radio set. Eugene was born in Ohio and works as a condenser operation at the Electric Co. He is not a veteran. He is married to 41 year old Amanda Littrell of Kentucky, her father in West Virginia, her mother in Kentucky. Their age at first marriage is 18 for Eugene, and 24 for Amanda, so this is likely Eugene's 2nd marriage.

Per Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953
Name: Samuel Littrell
Death Date: 19 Jan 1932 Death Place: Cleves, Hamilton, Ohio
Estimated Birth Year: 1844 Birthplace: Ohio
Death Age: 88 years 11 months 30 days
Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Race or Color: Caucasian
Occupation: Laborer
Burial Date: 23 Jan 1932
Burial Place: Cemetery Name: Maple Grove
Spouse's Name: Queen Littrell
Father's Name: Wm. Littrell Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mother's Birthplace:
Film Number: 1992565 Digital Folder Number: 4001567
Image Number: 2803 Certificate Number: fn 2570

Per Death Notices for Ohio:
Code: 31 Place of Death: Hamilton County
Name: Samuel Littrell
Volume: 6864 Certificate: 02570
Date: 01 19 1932

Obituary published 1/22/1932 in Hamilton Evening Journal
SAMUEL LITTRELL, AGED VETERAN, PASSES AWAY
Samuel Littrell, 89 years old, second oldest member of the Charles S. Hayes Post, Grand Army of the Republic, died Tuesday night, at his home in Cleves. Yesterday was the anniversary of Mr. Littrell's birth.
A life long resident of the Miami valley near Cleves, Mr. Littrell served in Company G, Thirteenth Cavalry, Indiana Volunteers, during the Civil War. His death leaves only four members of the Hayes Post G. A. R. [Correction-Company C]
Funeral services are to be conducted at his home on Miami avenue in Cleves Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Burial will be in Maple Grove cemetery.
Mr. Littrell is survived by six children; Edward and George Littrell, Miami Beach, Fla; Oth Littrell, Suffolk, Va.; Mrs. Alice Wise, Elizabethtown, Ohio and Eugene and Alvin Littrell, Cleves.

Obituary published in New York Times
Special to the New York Times
Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 21. -Samuel Littrell, 89, second oldest member of the Grand Army of the Republic in this section of the country, died at his home in Cleves, Ohio, today. Mr. Littrell served in Company G, Thirteenth Cavalry, Indiana volunteers. He is survived by six children. Military funeral services will be held at his home Saturday. [Correction-Company C]

Marriage Notes (Queen Eliza Hayes)

Per virtuallibrary.cincinnatilibrary.org
Per Lawrenceburg Press July 1, 1873
Samuel J. Littrell to Queen E. Hayes