Genealogy of the 33rd United States Colored Troops, Surnames D-F
This page is part of the Lowcountry Africana research project Who Lived This History? The 33rd United States Colored Troops.
Here, we present abstracts of records of the Freedmen’s Savings and Trust (now digitized in the free collection Freedmen’s Bank Records, 1865-1874 at FamilySearch.org), then layer on abstracts of military records digitized at Fold3.com from two collections, Civil War Soldiers – Union, Colored Troops 31st to 35th Infantry and Civil War and Later Veterans Pension Index. If you find an ancestor here, there are many more records waiting for you on Fold3.com, within the two subscription collections listed above.
Please scroll to the bottom of the page for source citations for these records. Happy Ancestor Hunting from the crew at Lowcountry Africana!
Cuffee Day, Company A 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 2781 Cuffee Day, Company A 33rd USCT
Where Born: St Helena Isld SC
Where Brought Up: Same Place
Residence: Same Place
Complexion: Brown
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Himself
Wife: Betsey
Children: Robert, Quitman, Tim & Polly
Father: Morris dead
Mother: Judy dead
Brothers: None
Sisters: Cely
Cuffee Day X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Cuffe Day, Company D 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Beaufort SC 29 Nov 1862
Age at Enlistment: 40
Where Born: St. Helena Island SC
Occupation: Hostler
Cuffee Days, Company K 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 3812 Cuffee Davis, Father of Cuffee Days, Company K 33rd USCT
Date of Application: Mar 22 1870
Where Born: West Indies
Where Brought Up: Hilton Head SC
Residence: Hilton Head SC
Age: About 70
Complexion: Black
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Himself
Wife: Peggy
Children: Elsie (25) Henny (30) Pinder (28) Sallie (19) Peggy (18) Tamar (16)
Father: Cuffee Telfier died long ago in the West Indies
Mother: Celia died about 5 years ago
Brothers: Scipio Hamilton lives now on Hilton Head SC
Sisters: None
Cuffee Davis X His Mark
Richard Days, Company A 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 3651 Abby Beamer, Mother Richard Days Company A 33rd USCT
Date of Application: 24 Dec 1869
Where Born: Port Royal Isld SC
Where Brought Up: Same Place
Residence: Same Place
Age: About 50
Complexion: Brown
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Herself
Husband: Jim
Children: Rose (26) Andrew (30) Bella (28)
Father: Andrew dead
Mother: Hester dead
Sisters: Hannah & Daphne
Abby Beamer X Her Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Richard Days, Company B, 33rd USCT
Enlisted at St. Helena 19 Oct 1862
Age at Enlistment: 18
Where Born: Port Royal Island SC
Occupation: Laborer
Civil War Pension Index:
Richard Days, Company B 33rd USCT
Robert Dingle aka Robert Dingley, Company H 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 3290 Clarissa Dingle, Wife of Robert Dingle, Company H 33rd USCT
Date of Application: 10 Feb 1869
Where Born: Gardiner’s Corners SC
Where Brought Up: Same Place
Residence: Brick Yard Place Ladies Island
Age: About 46 years
Complexion: Dark Brown
Occupation: Farming what she can
Works For: Herself
Husband: Robert Co. H 33rd
Children: Bina (24) Hannah Brown (23) Manuel Haines (20)
Father: Benjamin
Mother: Phylis dead
Sisters: Caroline Manigo
Clarissa’s husband Robert dead
Clarissa Dingle X Her Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Robert Dingle aka Robert Dingley, Company H 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Beaufort SC 1 Nov 1862
Age at Enlistment: 40
Where Born: Sumter District SC
Occupation: Farmer
Wounded in Action 26 Jan 1863
Died of Pnuemonia 17 Mar 1865
Civil War Pension Index:
Robert Dingle, Company H 33rd USCT
Middleton Edwards, Company D 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 2749 Middleton Edwards, Company D 33rd USCT
Where Born: Beaufort SC
Where Brought Up: Same Place
Residence: Same Place
Age: 40
Complexion: Black
Occupation; Farming
Works For: Himself
Wife: Clarissa
Children: Dia (12) Henriette (7) [illegible] (10)
Brother: Edward
Middleton Edwards X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Middleton Edwards, Company D 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Camp Saxton SC 6 Mar 1863
Age at Enlistment: 18
Where Born: Beaufort SC
Occupation: Groom
Robert Edwards, Company D 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 2883 Robert Edwards Company D 33rd USCT
Where Born: Beaufort SC
Residence: Verdier Place near “Old Fort”
Complexion: Dark Brown
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Himself
Wife: Flora
Children: Robert & Clarissa
Father: Cuffee
Mother: Clarissa
Brothers: Natifer Edwards
Sisters: Georgianna Lee Elizabeth, Henrietta, Radiah & Rooty Edwards
Robert Edwards X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Robert Edwards, Company D 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Beaufort 21 Nov 1862
Age at Enlistment: 25
Where Born: Beaufort SC
Occupation: Wagoner
Civil War Pension Index:
Robert Edwards, Company D 33rd USCT
Edward Ferguson, Company B 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 122 Edward Ferguson, Company B 33rd USCT
Date of Application: 28 Feb 1866
Name of Master: Robt Ferguson
Name of Mistress: Mary
Plantation: Scriven Co. GA
Height and Complexion: 5 ft 8 Black
Father or Mother? John & Hannah
Regiment and Company: Dischgd. Co. B 33rd USCT
Place of Birth: Gardiners Corners SC
Residence: Lincoln & Harrison
Occupation: Plastere
Brother Paul, Sister Sarah Arrived Dec 1864
Edward Ferguson X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Edward Ferguson aka Atwood Ferguson, Company B 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Hilton Head SC 11 Jan 1865
Age at Enlistment: 24
Where Born: Gardiner’s Corners SC
Occupation: Laborer
Civil War Pension Index:
Edward Ferguson, Company B 33rd USCT
Paul Fields, Company C 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 2834 Paul Fields, Company C 33rd USCT
Where Born: Ladies Island, SC
Residence: Jericho Port Royal Island SC
Complexion: Brown
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Himself
Wife: Clara
Children: None
Father: Toney dead
Mother: Charlotte dead
Brothers: Daniel, Adam. Tobey, James, William & Bram
Sisters: Jane & Maria
Paul Fields X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Paul Field, Company F, 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Beaufort SC 25 Oct 1862
Age at Enlistment: 18
Where Born: Ladies Island SC
Occupation: Laborer
Robert Fields, Company K 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 3492 Esther Fields, Mother of Robert Fields, Company K 33rd USCT
Date of Application: 6 Aug 1869
Where Born: Pinckney Island SC
Where Brought Up: Same Place
Residence: Same Place
Age: 50 years
Complexion: Brown
Occupation: Farmer
Works For: Herself
Husband: William Fields dead
Children: William (30), Nellie 37, Lydy 39, Nannie 35, Elineor 20, Cornelia 20 twins, Tyra 19,
Rhina 17, Adam 13, Jason 8
Father: William Fields dead
Mother: Tyra Fields dead
Brothers: Adam Jenkins
Sisters: Emma Jenkins, Mary Anne Huggins, Teena Riley, Phoebe Dasimer,
Betty Wright, Sally Jones
Esther Fields X Her Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Robert Fields, Company K 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Hilton Head SC 1 Nov 1862
Age at Enlistment: 18
Where Born: Pinckney Island SC
Occupation: Bricklayer
Charles Floyd, Company E 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 2877 Charles Floyd, Company E 33rd USCT
Where Born: Green County GA
Residence: Ladies Island SC
Complexion: Black
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Himself
Wife: Charlotte
Children: Milly & Tilla
Father: Charles dead
Mother: Milly dead
Brothers: David, Andrew, Bill & Solomon
Sisters: Sarah, Kitty, Eliza, Victoria, & Jessie
Charles Floyd X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Charles Floyd, Company F 33rd USCT
Enlisted at St. Simons Island 14 Dec 1862
Age at Enlistment: 33
Where Born: Glenn County GA
Occupation: Laborer
Jeffrey Frazier, Company K 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 3419 Jeffrey Frazier, Company K 33rd USCT
Date of Application: 22 May 1869
Where Born: Near Bluffton SC
Where Brought Up: Same Place
Residence: Hilton Head SC
Age 23 years
Complexion: Black
Works For: Himself
Father: Jeffrey dead
Mother: Rachel
Brothers: Richard, Samuel
Sisters: Katy, Betsey, Carrie
Jeffrey Frazier [signature]
Civil War Service Record:
Jeffrey Frazier, Company K 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Hilton Head SC 1 Nov 1862
Age at Enlistment: 21
Where Born: Okittie SC
Occupation: Waiter
Civil War Pension Index:
Geoffrey Frazier, Company K 33rd USCT
Samuel Frazier, Corporal Company K 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 3697 Samuel Frazier, Company K 33rd USCT
Date of Application: 22 Jan 1870
Where Born: North Edisto SC
Where Brought Up: Same Place
Residence: Savannah GA
Age: 28
Complexion: Black
Occupation: Boatman
Works For: Himself
Wife: Amy
Father: Jeffrey dead
Mother: Rachel
Brothers: Jeffrey, Richard
Sisters: Katy Henderson, Betsey Small, Caroline Frazier
Samuel Frazier X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Samuel Frazier, Company K 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Hilton Head SC [no date listed]
Age at Enlistment: 23
Where Born: North Edisto SC
Occupation: Coachman
Civil War Pension Index:
Samuel Frazier, Company K 33rd USCT
Frederick Fripp, Company F 33 USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 2897 Frederick Fripp, Company F 33rd USCT
Where Born: Beaufort SC
Residence: Ladies Island SC
Age: 30
Complexion: Light Brown
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Himself
Children: James 7 yrs.
Father: August
Mother: Hagar
Brothers: Stephen, Richard, Robert, James & Julius
Sisters: Bina, Rose & Auber
Frederick Fripp X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Frederick Fripp, Company F 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Beaufort SC 1 Nov 1862
Age at Occupation: 26
Where Born: Ladies Island SC
Occupation: House Servant
Civil War Pension Index:
Frederick Fripp, Company F 33rd USCT
Renty Fripp, Company C 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 3773 Renty Fripp, Company C 33rd USCT
Date of Application: 3 Mar 1870
Where Born: Beaufort SC
Where Brought Up: Same Place
Residence: John Fripp Place St. Helena Isld. SC
Age: About 40
Complexion: Black, marked with small-pox
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Himself
Wife: Cinda died in Beaufort 3 years ago
Children: Elizabeth died 2 years old in Beaufort
Father: Isaac: don’t know where he is
Mother: Phoebe McKey
Brothers: Raville McKey, Wakerseer McKey
Sisters: Annie widow of Dick Magraw
Justina wife of Billy Powell
Renty Fripp X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Renty Fripp, Company C 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Beaufort SC 19 Oct 1862
Age at Enlistment: 29
Where Born: Beaufort SC
Occupation: Tailor
Aaron Fuller, Company C 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 2804 Aaron Fuller, Company C 33rd USCT
Where Born: St. Helena Isld. SC
Residence: Dr. Pope Place St. Helena Isld. SC
Complexion: Brown
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Himself
Wife: Katy
Children: Alexander & Matilda
Father: Jupiter
Mother: Molly dead
Sisters: Emma
Aaron Fuller X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Aaron Fuller, Company C 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Beaufort SC 19 Oct 1863
Age at Enlistment: 23
Where Born: Beaufort SC
Occupation: Hostler
Civil War Pension Index:
Aaron Fuller aka Aaron Porter, Company C 33rd USCT
Source Citations:
Freedmen’s Bank Records:
“Freedman’s Bank Records, 1865-1874,” database, FamilySearch.org, from Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company. Registers of signatures of depositors in branches of the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company, 1865–1874.
Civil War Service Records:
“Civil War Soldiers – Union, Colored Troops 31st to 35th Infantry,” database, Fold3.com, from Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With the United States Colored Troops: Infantry Organizations, 31st through 35th, NARA M1992.
Civil War Pension Records:
“Civil War and Later Veterans Pension Index,” database, Fold3.com, from Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900, NARA T289.