Genealogy of the 33rd United States Colored Troops, Surnames T Through Z
This page is a portion of the Lowcountry Africana feature article 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 Footnote.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 Footnote.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!
Charles Talbot, Company B 33rd USCT
Freedmen's Bank Record:
Acct: 2744 Charles Talbot, Company B 33rd USCT
Where Born: Beaufort SC
Where Brought Up: Same Place
Residence: Same Place
Complexion: Brown
Occupation: Mason
Works For: Himself
Wife: Charlotte
Children: Mary Ann
Father: Thomas dead
Mother: Phoebe dead
Brothers: None
Sisters: Lauretta, Elizabeth Washington, Jane Baker and Amanda Talbot
Charles Talbot X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Charles Talbot, Company B 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Beaufort SC 19 Oct 1862
Age at Enlistment: 19
Where Born: Beaufort SC
Occupation: Bricklayer
Douglas Taylor, Company F 33rd USCT
Freedmen's Bank Record:
Acct: 2932 Douglas Taylor, Company F 33rd USCT
Date of Application: Aug 7 1868
Where Born: Georgetown SC
Where Brought Up: Same Place
Residence: St. Helena Isld. SC
Age: About 35
Complexion: Dark Brown
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Himself
Wife: Hannah
Father: Ketch dead
Mother: Rebecca dead
Brothers: Ketch & Robert
Sisters: Cinda & Satira
Douglas Taylor X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Douglass Taylor, Company F 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Camp Saxton 19 Nov 1862
Age at Enlistment: 28
Where Born: Georgetown SC
Occupation: Field Hand
Quamley Thompson aka Quamley Thomson, Company A 33rd USCT
Freedmen's Bank Record:
Acct: 3757 Quamley Thompson, Company A 33rd USCT
Date of Application: Feb 19 1870
Where Born: McIntosh GA
Where Born: Same Place
Residence: Savannah GA
Complexion: Brown
Wife: Matilda
Children: Mary, Susan & Hetty
Father: Thomas dead
Mother: Betty lives at Darien GA
Brother: George
Sisters: Shauna Morse, Phoebe Wilson, Patience Green and Clarissa
Remarks: Quamley enlisted at Beaufort in fall of 1862
Discharged Morris Isld. SC Feb 1865
Quamley Thompson X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Quamley Thomson, Company A 33rd USCT
Enlisted at St. Simons Island GA 19 Oct 1862
Age at Enlistment: 26
Where Born: Darien GA
Occupation: Field Hand
Thomas Vanilla, Company B 33rd USCT
Freedmen's Bank Record:
Acct: 89 Thomas Vanilla
Date of Application: 28 Feb 1866
Name of Master: David Stetson
Name of Mistress: Edy
Plantation: Milledgeville GA
Height and Complexion: 5 ft 5 1/4 Black
Father or Mother? Thomas – Susan
Regiment and Company: B 33rd USCT
Place of Birth: Wilkes Co. GA
Residence Milledgeville GA
Scar on both temples
Thomas Vanilla X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Thomas Vanilla, Company B 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Hilton Head 11 Jan 1865
Age at Enlistment: 18
Where Born: Wilkes County GA
Occupation: Farmer
Bristo Washington, Company D 33rd USCT
Freedmen's Bank Record:
Acct: 2800 Bristo Washington, Company D 33rd USCT
Where Born: Old Fort Port Royal Island SC
Where Brought Up: Same Place
Residence: Same Place
Complexion: Brown
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Himself
Wife: Bella
Children: John
Father: Charles dead
Mother: Nanny dead
Brothers: April, Prince dead
Sister: Ocky dead
Bristo Washington X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Bristol Washington, Company D 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Beaufort SC 3 Nov 1862
Age at Enlistment: 40
Where Born: Beaufort SC
Occupation: Wagoner
Cato Washington, Company A 33rd USCT
Freedmen's Bank Record:
Acct: 2784 Cato Washington, Company A 33rd USCT
Where Born: St. Helena Island SC
Residence: Dataw Island SC
Complexion: Brown
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Mr. Wood
Wife: Phoebe
Children: William, Primas, Powell
Father: Cato dead
Mother: Cinda dead
Brother: Joe
Sisters: Affee, Doll, Rhina, Marge, Ann
Cato Washington X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Cato Washington, Company A, 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Beaufort SC 26 Apr 1863
Age at Enlistment: 25
Where Born: St. Helena Island SC
Occupation: Laborer
Robert Washington, Company E 33rd USCT
Freedmen's Bank Record:
Acct: 2827 Robert Washington, Company E 33rd USCT
Where Born: Port Royal Ferry SC
Residence: Dr. Tom Fuller's Place on the Main
Complexion: Brown
Occupation: Farming
Wife: Teena
Children: Patty, Bob & Lawrence
Father: Adam dead
Mother: Peggy dead
Sisters: Cretia, Tyra, Tamar, Linda & Bella
Robert Washington X His Mark
Titus Washington, Company A 33rd USCT
Freedmen's Bank Record:
Acct: 2785 Titus Washington, Company A 33rd USCT
Where Born: Ladies Island SC
Where Brought Up: Same Place
Residence: Same Place
Complexion: Dark Brown
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Himself
Wife: Mary
Children: None
Father: Moses Perry
Mother: Bess
Brothers: Andrew & Moses Perry
Sisters: Charlotte & Grace Perry
Titus Washington X His Mark
Leon Watkins, Company E 33rd USCT
Freedmen's Bank Record:
Acct: 2863 Leon Watkins, Company E 33rd USCT
Where Born: St. Helena Isld. SC
Where Brought Up: Same Place
Residence: Same Place
Complexion: Black
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Himself
Wife: Venus
Children: None
Father: Cato Johnson
Mother: Sallie
Brothers: Antony & Buster Jackson
Sisters: Hester Singleton & Grace Jackson
Leon Watkins X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Leon Watkins, Company E 3rd USCT
Enlisted at St. Helena Island 1 Nov 1862
Age at Enlistment: 26
Where Born: St. Helena Island SC
Occupation: Laborer
Aaron Watson, Company F 33rd USCT
Freedmen's Bank Record:
Acct: 86 Aaron Watson, Company F 33rd USCT
Date of Application: March 16 1866
Name of Master: Rufus Watson
Where Born: Richmond VA
Age: 19 years
Complexion: Black
Occupation: Was a teamster in Sherman's Army
Father: Joe
Mother: Jenny
Brothers and Sisters: Mary Newton Co. GA
Henderson & Rachael
Civil War Service Record:
Aaron Watson, Company F 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Hilton Head SC 12 Jan 1865
Age at Enlistment: 20
Where Born: Richmond VA
Occupation: Farmer
Civil War Pension Index:
Aaron Watson aka William Watson
Samuel Webb, Company B 33rd USCT
Freedmen's Bank Record:
Acct: 2881 Samuel Webb, Company B 33rd USCT
Date of Application: August 3 1869
Where Born: Beaufort SC
Residence: Now a Private Co. F 25th USCT stationed at Ship Island, Miss.
Complexion: Black
Occupation: Soldier
Wife: Single
Father: Samuel Middleton dead
Mother: Mary Webb dead
Brothers: Elias Brown now in Jacksonville FL
Waymon Grayson, St. Helena Isld.
Sisters: Rebecca Grason, St. Helena Isld.
Eve Murray, Die Middleton dead, Agna Perry dead
Sam is marked with small pox and now calls himself Saml. Wm Middleton
Civil War Service Record:
Samuel Webb, Company B 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Beaufort SC 19 Oct 1862
Age at Enlistment: 22
Where Born: St. Helena Island SC
Occupation: Laborer
Gaubner White, Company B 33rd USCT
Freedmen's Bank Record:
Acct: 2829 Gaubner White, Company b 33rd USCT
Where Born: Beaufort SC
Residence: Port Royal Island SC
Complexion: Black
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Himself
Wife: Katy
Father: Stepney dead
Mother: Delia dead
Brothers: Stepney & Jack
Sisters: Sibby & Libby both dead
Gaubner White X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Gaubnor White, Company B 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Beaufort SC 19 Oct 1862
Age at Enlistment: 23
Where Born: Beaufort SC
Occupation: Laborer
James White, Company C 33rd USCT
Freedmen's Bank Record:
Sylvia Pius Mother of James White, Company C 33rd USCT
Date of Application: July 18 1868
Where Born: Robert Chisolm Place Keins Neck SC
Where Brought Up: Same Place
Residence: Same Place
Age: About 40
Complexion: Brown
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Herself
Husband: Marcus Pius
Children: Madge (10) Grace (4) James White dead Co. C 33rd USCT About 21 when he died
Father: Sampson Fields dead
Mother: Patty Fields
Sisters: Bess Brooks
Sylvia Pius X Her Mark
Civil War Service Record:
James White, Company C 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Beaufort SC 19 Oct 1862
Age at Enlistment: 20
Where Born: Pocotaligo SC
Occupation: Carpenter
Killed in Action on James Island SC 2 Jul 1864
Charles Whiters, Company B 33rd USCT
Freedmen's Bank Record:
Acct: 121 Charles Whiters
Date of Application: 28 Feb 1866
Name of Master: Jos. Whiters
Father or Mother: Simon Mungin, Dorcas
Regiment and Company: B 33rd USCT
Place of Birth: Brunswick GA
Brother: Lancaster
Sisters: Charlotte, Selena
Civil War Service Record:
Charles Whiters, Company B 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Hilton Head Island SC 11 Jan 1865
Age at Enlistment: 19
Where Born: Brunswick GA
Morris Williams, Company A 33rd USCT
Freedmen's Bank Record:
Acct: 2782 Morris Williams, Company A 33rd USCT
Where Born: Dataw Island SC
Residence: Ladies Island SC
Complexion: Brown
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Himself
Wife: Patience
Children: John, Bess & Israel
Father: Peter
Mother: Moll
Brother: Sandy Manigo
Sisters: Teena, Zella & Miley Manigo
Morris Williams X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Morris Williams, Company A 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Beaufort SC 25 Apr 1863
Age at Enlistment: 25
Where Born: St. Helena SC
Charles Winkison aka Charles Winkerson, Company E 33rd USCT
Freedmen's Bank Record:
Acct: 3133 Charles Winkison, Company E 33rd USCT
Date of Application: Oct 7 1868
Where Born: McIntosh Co. GA
Where Brought Up: Same Place
Residence: Same Place
Age: About 50
Complexion: Dark Brown
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Himself
Wife: Jane
Children: Mary 25. Jim 15. Edward 8. Piko 16.
Father: Ben dead
Mother: Lucy dead
Borthers: Lancaster, Henry
Sisters: Catherine, Mary, Sarah, Rachel, Celia
Charles belonged to Co. E 33rd USCT
Charles Winkinson X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Charles Winkerson, Company E 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Beaufort SC 1 Nov 1862
Age at Enlistment: 39
Where Born: McIntosh County GA
Sandy Wright, Company E 33rd USCT
Freedmen's Bank Record:
Acct: 2867 Sandy Wright, Company E 33rd USCT
Where Born: Pinckney Island SC
Residence: Port Royal Island SC
Complexion: Black
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Himself
Wife: Single
Father: Harry
Mother: Chloe
Brothers: John & Eddy, Daniel, Thomas Maxwell
Sister: Phyllis
Sandy Wright X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Sandy Wright, Company E 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Port Royal SC 26 Oct 1862
Age at Enlistment: 25
Where Born: Port Royal Island SC
Occupation: Laborer
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, Footnote.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, Footnote.com, from Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900, NARA T289.
