Civil War

Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers – Company G

Roster of Company G, Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers, Civil War Captain. Charles H. Talcott. First Lieutenant. Hezekiah Bissell. Second Lieutenant. Charles Avery. Sergeants. Benjamin F. Turner, Samuel C. Harding, Nathan Willey, Lemuel R. Lord, John C. Rockwell, Elijah Ward. Corporals. Charles H. Barber, Charles H. Bartholemew, John Brown, Erastus Cowles, Wm. H. Ellsworth, Edwin D. Farnham, John M. Lee, Walter T. Lord, John Roe, John H. Skillman. Musicians. Daniel L. Talcott, Elihu Wattress. Wagoner. Lucius Crane. Privates. Seth S. Allen, Henry Avery, George W. Ayers, Ransford Baker, Samuel Barrows, Elam Belknap, Joseph Belknap, Alfred M. Bissell, Carlos Bissell, Samuel T. … Read more

Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers – Company F

Roster of Company F, Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers, Civil War Captain. George H. Napheys. First Lieutenants. Henry Kimball, Henry H. Goodale. Sergeants. Jonas G. Holden, Henry R. Pease, William O. Bissell, Charles D. Grover, Augustus S. Lancaster, Carlos W. Thrall. Corporals. Charles K. Belknap, Orville F. Belknap, Arthur A. Hyde, Samuel A. Smith, Harlow Spencer, Wallace S. Talcott, John Thompson, Alva T. Thrall, Carlos Thumb. Musicians. Horton Pease, George Warner. Privates. Horatio R. Baker, Roger G. Beebe, William H. Bennet, Norton M. Braman, Patrick Brannen, Oliver Burke, Charles Cavanaugh, John A. Chism, Timothy Conner, Martin Connins, Patrick Duffy, William Finney, … Read more

Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers – Company E

Roster of Company E, Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers, Civil War Captains. Newton P. Johnson, Leander Waterman. First Lieutenants. Almon C. Banning, Robert T. Duncan. Second Lieutenant. Edward Pinney. Sergeants. George B. Thurston, Eugene C. Alderman, Miles H. Barnard, Miletus H. Carrier, Marcillus C. Clark, Henry W. Davis. Corporals. James Boyle, Wilbur B. Case, William W. Clark, Emery M. Griffin, Andrew N. Moore, Alexandria Patterson, Edward D. Prindle, Morton Sandford, Julius Weed, George L. Wells. Musicians. Ezra Smart, William H. Wallin. Privates. Owen Bacon, Elbert I. Barning, William Barton, Lyman J. Barden, Eugene Brown, Phelps Church, Franklyn Clark, George H. Clark, … Read more

Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers – Company K

Roster of Company K, Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers, Civil War Captain. William F. Silloway. Second Lieutenant. Senica Gorham. Sergeants. James E. Hamilton, Watson H. Bliss, Robert Buckley, Charles W. Clark, John Scantlin, George E. Terry. Corporals. Ezra C. Ayer, Frank Bolles, John W. Longdon, James E. Lusk, Robert Mason, Charles E. Puffer, Emerson B. Thomas, Stanley N. Wadsworth. Musicians. Charles Malona, Charles Stone. Privates. Eugene Adam, George W. Arnold, Henry W. Ball, Hudson W. Ball, Cyrus C. Barber, George W. Barren, John W. Beach, Abel P. Beers, Enos S. Belden, Walter J. Bliss, George D. Buck, Edgar W. Burnham, Wm. … Read more

Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers – Company I

Roster of Company I, Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers, Civil War Captains. Burritt Darcow, Hiram W. Harkness. First Lieutenant. Isaac W. Beach. Second Lieutenant. William E. Symonds. Sergeants. J. Fayette Douglas, Charles H. Allspress, Charles W. Brown, George H. Grant, John C. Mack. Corporals. Elbridge Belding, Wm. E. Bunnell, Henry W. Buys, Wm. Cocking, Charles S. Cook, John M. Francis, Viette D. Hills, Merritt Hubbell, Edgar A. Norton, George Schubert, Orrin Tuttle. Musicians. Andrew J. Davis, Cornelius A. Day, Oliver A. Hitchcock. Privates. Daniel S. Abbot, Henry Adams, Solomon Adkins, John F. Bacon, Wm. C. Bancroft, Samuel Barton, Amon L. Bradley, … Read more

Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers – Company H

Roster of Company H, Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers, Civil War Captain. William W. Abbey. First Lieutenant. Dwight Ensworth. Second Lieutenants. Bononi E. Buck, Charles Clapp, John M. Brown. Sergeants. Arthur W. Andross, Charles F. Bevins, Thomas A. Davis, William Holden, William M. Hollister, Aaron Kinne, Sumner Payne, Thomas H. Robins. Corporals. Daniel W. Dimock, George D. Fuller, Oliver Hale, John H. Hunt, Theron I. Neff, Willington C. Graves, Julius H. Smith, Justus R. Stevens. Musicians. William Hempstead, George Robinson. Privates. Burton P. Buell, Edward L. Barber, George E. Belden, George F. Belden, Lyman P. Bemont, Horace E. Brown, Egbert Chapman, … Read more

Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers – Company A

Roster of Company A, Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers, Civil War Captains. Macon C. Weld, Charles L. Norton. First Lieutenants. Leander Waterman, William H. Parmlee. Second Lieutenants. Daniel P. Dewey, George W. Hugg, Henry C. Ward, George H. Goodwin. Sergeants. Daniel Calahan, Aaron Cook, William S. Hubbell, Albert H. Olmsted, Samuel L. Otis, Harris B. Wildman. Corporals. George H. Forbes, James W. Gates, William H. Hawley, Edgar B. Hills, Martin B. Hillis, William B. Keyes, Joseph F. Lincoln, William H. Smith, Albert F. Thompson, Gurdon Trumbull, Jr., Charles L. Ulrich, Edwin A. Woodbridge. Musicians. Samuel S. Folwell, Henry Sipel, George D. … Read more

Biography of Captain Eleazar L. Sarsons

Captain Eleazar L. Sarsons, a well-known resident of Acworth and a veteran of the Civil War, was born in Lyme, N.H., August 9, 1836, son of Leon and Flora Ella (Prue) Sarsons. His father, who was born in France in the year 1800, emigrated to Canada in 1828, and in 1834 moved to Sheffield, Vt. He was a shoemaker by trade, and followed this handicraft in connection with farming for some time. He later plied his calling in Lyme, N.H., and other places; and in 1871 he came to Acworth, where he spent the rest of his life. He married … Read more

Biography of Charles Eastman Staniels

Charles Eastman Staniels, a prominent life insurance agent of Concord, N.H., was born in Lowell, Mass., December 27, 1844, son of Edward L. and Ruth Bradley (Eastman) Staniels. The father, born in Chichester, N.H., for many years was interested in the drug business, successively in Lowell and Boston, Mass. Toward the latter part of his life he removed to Roxbury, Mass., then a suburb of Boston, and died there at the age of sixty-five years. He was twice married. By his first wife there were three children, all of whom are now dead. His second marriage was made with Ruth … Read more

Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

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The following information has been compiled on Harrison County Iowa genelaogy from a variety of sources. Judy White, one of the team here at AccessGenealogy grew up in Harrison County and her Wallis family descends from that area since their immigration from England to America in the 1800’s. These are records that she compiled.

Biography of Elias W. Pike

Elias W. Pike, of Goshen, an ex-member of the New Hampshire legislature and a veteran of the Civil War, was born in this town, October 12, 1838, son of Wilson S. and Julia G. (Martin) Pike. His grandfather, Jarvis Pike, who resided in Newport, N.H., was a prosperous farmer. Wilson S. Pike, who was reared to farm life in Newport, removed when about twenty-one years old to Goshen, where he was engaged in agricultural pursuits for the greater part of his active period, and died in September, 1866. The maiden name of his first wife was Harriett Currier. Her five … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Ebenezer E. Cunningham

Ebenezer E. Cunningham was born April 6, 1839 in Marion County, Missouri. He received his education in the public schools of Iowa. At the age of 18 years he emigrated to the Territory of Nebraska. He enlisted in the Civil War and served as 2nd Duty Sergeant in Co. C, 2nd Nebraska Cavalry and in the 48th Missouri Infantry as 1st Lieutenant of Co. K. In 1868 Mr. Cunningham was elected to the Nebraska State Senate from the first district (Richardson County) and re-elected in 1870, was elected President of the State Senate and presided at the impeachment trial of … Read more

Biography of John H. Hunt

John H. Hunt, a prominent farmer and a well-known veteran of Hill, was born in Dorchester, N.H., January 8, 1826, son of Jonathan and Eliza (Holmes) Hunt. His grandfather, who was born in Lexington, Mass., kept a tavern at the time Washington took command of the Continental army. Jonathan Hunt was a carriage-builder, and also kept a lumber wharf at East Cambridge, Mass., until the Lowell railroad was built. He died at Hopkinton, N.H., at the age of eighty-four years. He first married Hannah Larkin, of Lexington, Mass. His second wife, in maidenhood Eliza B. Holmes, was the mother of … Read more

Biography of Frank A. Jordan

Frank A. Jordan, a veteran of the Civil War, who is carrying on a thriving business as a stone cutter in Plainfield, N.H., was born in this town, April 19, 1840, son of Anthony W. and Mercy (Root) Jordan. It is known that some of his ancestors served in the Revolutionary War. His grandfather was James Jordan, who died May 10, 1860, aged eighty-two years. He was a native of Plainfield and a son of the first member of the family to settle here. James Jordan was a contractor for the construction of roads and bridges, and also carried on … Read more

Civil War Soldiers in the 1894 Michigan State Census

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Otherwise known as the 1894 Michigan Veterans Census. This document lists the names by ward, township, and county of United States Soldiers of the Civil War Residing in Michigan, June 1, 1894. The information was extracted from the 1894 Michigan State Census. Since the 1890 federal census was destroyed in a fire, researchers can use this list of names as an additional tool beyond the census, to document their ancestors whereabouts during the 1890’s. There are approximately 50,000 names provided.

1894 Michigan State Census – Wexford County

United States Soldiers of the Civil War Residing in Michigan, June 1, 1894 [ Names within brackets are reported in letters. ] Antioch Township – Henry T. Smith, Ira S. Miller, Michael Smith, Enos Jones. Clark Spidle, Delos W. Rider, Jerome Gregory, Harvey Burt, James L. Dexter, Charles A. Clark, Robert S. Cook, John Redner, Peter B. Polnanteer, John P. Sprague. William H. Stone, Jacob Bullion, Elijah Bowerman. Village of Sherman – Henry Hitchcock, John H. Wheeler, George Hooper, Samuel Allman, Nathan L. Hanna, Alonzo Belcher, Leroy P. Champenois, Edgar W. Wheeler, Wesley J. Austin, Heman B. Sturtevant, Henry W. … Read more

1894 Michigan State Census – Wayne County

United States Soldiers of the Civil War Residing in Michigan, June 1, 1894 [ Names within brackets are reported in letters. ] Brownstown Township – David Sanderson. William Carson. Edward Carson, William J. Vreeland. William S. Vreeland, Albert W. Wegar. Roderic Broughton, Frederick Closser. John Busembark. John Washer. Frank Ferstel, William Knight. John R. Brown, William H. Blanchard, Charles Strewing. John Shavanaw. Thomas Raymond, H. A. M. Jones. H. Abram Frank, William Anteau. Samuel W. Vanpelt, Henry M. Smith. Samuel F. Smith, Henry Lautenschlager. Wesley B. Littlefield, Chandler D. Wells, David Smith, Lorenzo Ferstel, Edmund Beech, Charles Simpson, Lucius Lobdell, … Read more

1894 Michigan State Census – Washtenaw County

United States Soldiers of the Civil War Residing in Michigan, June 1, 1894 [ Names within brackets are reported in letters. ] Ann Arbor Township – George E. Bull, Frederick J. Kalmbach, William Forn, William Hoose, Jacob P. Katz, Truman B. Albro, Alanson B. Cole, Michael Fitzgerald, [Charles R. Gardner, Lorenzo Gross]. Augusta Township – Marion Burgess, Daniel W. Losse, Martin Alford, Henry Thompson, John N. Gregg, Henry Haslett, Willis Sheldon, William H. Newton, Isaac Welborne, Merritt B. Heath, Galen Markham, Chester Rose, R. F. Ainsley, Charles H. Greenman, James W. Jackson, Mervin Poole, Thomas Tallady, John Post, Amos Cooley. … Read more

1894 Michigan State Census – Van Buren County

United States Soldiers of the Civil War Residing in Michigan, June 1, 1894 [ Names within brackets are reported in letters. ] Almena Township – William Hallarday. Daniel Vantassel. George Monroe, David F. Cisco, John B. Ulam, Walter H. Campbell, Elijah E. Strong, Peter Baugher, Richard Lewis, John L. Stanton. Jesse V. Stevens, Charles Blanchard. Walter J. Tracy. Charles Goodwin, Horace Dyer, Zenas Rhodes. Thomas Thompson. Joseph S. Waite. Albert Orourke. Oliver P. Ketcham. James A. Clark. James H. Bass.. Adam DeHaven. Jefferson Johnston, Edward Gear, Andrew J. Harrison. William A. Hill, John W. Timmons. Nathan H. Evans. Homer H. … Read more

1894 Michigan State Census – Tuscola County

United States Soldiers of the Civil War Residing in Michigan, June 1, 1894 [ Names within brackets are reported in letters. ] Akron Township – Stephen Frent, William Partlow, Elijah G. Mathews, Samuel Woodman, Joseph E. Dairy, John Smith, David Butriek, John Rothermel, Byron Adams, Daniel Vaughn, Martin Kline, Ira P. Randall, Isaac Bolster, William Jewell, Conrad Beatenhead, Uriah G. Hover, Robert Wilson, George J. Dart, John Westphal, Jacob Woodman, Cornelius Hayes, William Hess, Francis Achenbach, Eli Woodman, William Woodman. George G. Marvin, L. A. Houghteling, Lewis S. Lee, Charles R. Gotham, Henry H. Gilbert, Peter Lagrow, Isaac M. Loomis, … Read more