James Waldron and Hinkle-Hobbs family papers

  • Creator Names Waldron, James.
  • Title James Waldron and Hinkle-Hobbs family papers [manuscript], 1865-1959.
  • Physical description
    • 0.5 linear ft. (1 box)
    • 2 oversize folders.
  • Collection summary Sundry letters and other documents of members of an African American family, including certificate of appointment of Civil War soldier James Waldron as corporal in the 13th Colored Heavy Artillery, Jan. 1865, and his discharge, in Kentucky, Nov. 1865. Also letters and newsletters from S.W. Daugherty & Co., Columbus (Ind.), about assistance in claiming Waldron's military pension, 1890-1905, most addressed to Mrs. Keziah Hicks of Kentucky. Also in the collection are National Tribune circulars; correspondence of the Hobbs family of Michigan, Kentucky, and Chicago, 1914-1958, including World War I draft forms of George Hobbs of Chicago, Ill.; and correspondence to Emma Hinkle of Kentucky, 1920s-1951; insurance policy and premium receipt books ca. 1930.
  • Names
    • Waldron, James.
    • Hicks, Keziah Archives.
    • Hinkle, Emma.
    • Hinkle family Archives.
    • Hobbs family Archives.
    • S.W. Daugherty & Company (Columbus, Ind.)
    • United States. Army. Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment, 13th (1864-1866)
    • United States. Army African American troops.
    • Waldron, James, recipient.
    • Hicks, Keziah
    • Hobbs, George
    • United States. Army. Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment, 13th (1864-1866)
    • S.W. Daugherty & Company (Columbus, Ind.)
  • Subjects
    • African Americans Illinois Chicago.
    • African American families Kentucky.
    • African American soldiers 19th century.
    • Draft United States 20th century.
    • Military pensions United States Civil War, 1861-1865.
    • World War, 1914-1918 Illinois Chicago.
  • Geographic coverage
    • United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Veterans.
    • United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Participation, African American.
  • Genre
    • Certificates. aat
    • Correspondence. aat
    • Discharges. aat
    • Newsletters. aat
  • Geographic name United States Kentucky.