Oscar J. Crozier (b. circa 1844 - d. 1915)
MSA SC 5496-51755
USCT Soldier, Kent County, Maryland

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS (Death Record, Counties) Kent County. Dates: 1910-1951. [S1179]. Oscar J. Crozier. May 1, 1915. Certificate Number 6684.

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS (U.S. Colored Troops Pension File Collection) [MSA SC 4126] Hamilton Frisby. Box 27. Folder 539.

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS (U.S. Colored Troops Pension File Collection) [MSA SC 4126] Henry Worrell. Box 29. Folder 565.

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Year: 1850; Census Place: Philadelphia Middle Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_814; Page: 38A; Image:81.

Year: 1870; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 7 Dist 18 (2nd Enum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1420; Page: 564B; Image: 436; Family History Library Film: 552919.

Year: 1870; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 15 Dist 45 (2nd Enum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1427; Page: 193B; Image: 398; Family History Library Film: 552926. Accessed online at Ancestry.com.

Year: 1910; Census Place: Chestertown, Kent, Maryland; Roll: T624_566; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL microfilm: 1374579. Accessed online at Ancestry.com.

Year: 1920; Census Place: Chestertown, Kent, Maryland; Roll: T625_674; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 66; Image: 90. Accessed online at Ancestry.com.

Year: 1930; Census Place: Baltimore, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland; Roll: 858; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 215; Image: 81.0; FHL microfilm:2340593. Accessed online at Ancestry.com.

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