Mug Book Monday: Jeremiah REDENBAUGH (1824 - 1895)

"Mug books" are collections of biographical sketches usually found within county histories of the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-centuries, particularly in the United States. On Mondays, I'm highlighting ancestors or relatives who were featured in these mug books.

Jeremiah REDENBAUGH was a nephew of my children's paternal 4th-great-grandmother, Hulda (REDENBAUGH) DAILEY.

This biography mentions Jeremiah's father, Henry R. REDENBAUGH, Hulda's brother. It also mentions his grandparents, Frederick and [Anna] Margaret (HANEY) REDENBAUGH, who are my children's 5th-great-grandparents.

There are three great ties to American history in this biography, namely the famous Battle of Tippecanoe, the War of 1812, and William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the United States.

"Jeremiah Redenbaugh is a retired farmer, living just outside the city limits of Crawfordsville, but he still retains possession of his farm, which is located in Walnut Township, Montgomery County. Mr. Redenbaugh is a son of Henry R. Redenbaugh, one f the early settlers of this portion of Indiana, who was born January 2, 1800, near Redden, Ohio.

"Frederick Redenbaugh, the grandfather of our subject, was a native of Germany, came to this country some time during the last century, and first located in Pennsylvania, whence he moved to Ohio, and from there to Indiana in the early days of the settlement of the state. After coming here he first settled among the pioneers of Jefferson County, and then came to Montgomery County, where his life was closed at the advanced age of eighty-six years. He was a soldier under Gen. Harrison at the famous battle of Tippecanoe, and he served with the General during the war of 1812. He married Margaret Haney in Pennsylvania, and they had twelve children, of whom their son William, who lives in Fountain County at the advanced age of eight-one years, is the only survivor. the grandfather of our subject was an ardent Democrat in his day, and was a leader in local politics.

"Henry Redenbaugh was the fifth child born to his parents, and was a young man when he accompanied them to Jefferson County, this state. He there met and married Mary Douglas, daughter of Jeremiah and Jane (Huthert) Douglas. They had come from England to this country and first settled near Cincinnati, whence they afterwards removed to Jefferson County, this state. After his marriage Henry Redenbaugh remained awhile in Jefferson County, and then came to Montgomery County in 1828. He took up eighty acres of government land, which he cleared and improved, and developed it into a fine farm, upon which he remained until his death, September, 1891, at the venerable age of ninety-one years. In dying he left behind him an honorable records as an active and useful pioneer, as a good citizen, and as a desirable neighbor. He was the father of twelve children, of whom the following grew to maturity and are still living: John, a painter, residing at Newton, Kans.; Jeremiah; Mary (Mrs. Brush), who lives in Iowa; Sarah Ann, who lives in Boone County; William R., a resident of Crawfordsville; Joe, a resident of Mace, and Eliza (Mrs. McMullen) a resident of Boone County.

"Jeremiah Redenbaugh was born in Jefferson County, in the southern part of this state, May 25, 1824, and he was a child of three years when his parents brought him to their new home amid the pioneer scenes of Montgomery County. He was reared in Scott Township, and has a distinct recollection of the appearance of the country in all its wildness when he was a boy, and he can remember when Crawfordsville had but three or four houses in it. He made his home with his father until he was twenty-one, and then married established a home of his own with the help of his wife. She was Elizabeth Corn in her maiden days and a daughter of William Corn, of Clark Township, one of the early settlers of the county.

"Twelve children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Redenbaugh, of whom five are living: Sarah Jane, wife of Thomas N. Hosier; William, George W., Eliza Ellen and Nancy Eddenfield. Mr.  and Mrs. Hosier have one child, Viola Ellen aged nine years. The names of the deceased children of our subject are: Joseph Henry, Albert, Mary Alice, Andrew, Charlie and John, and one child who died in infancy unnamed. April 29, 1888, Jeremiah Redenbaugh had the misfortune to lose his wife, who had walked by his side for more than forty years, and to whose encouragement, cheerful assistance and wise counsel he was greatly indebted. Her age at the time of her death was sixty years, six months and twenty-seven days[.] She left behind her a blessed memory as a wife, mother and friend.

"Mr. Redenbaugh bought a piece of land in Walnut Township after his marriage, and there he and his wife commenced keeping house together. He worked hard to improve it, and bought other land until his farm comprised two hundred acres of most excellent farming land. In 1886  he retired from active business, and from the rental of his farm he derives a good income. His career as a farmer has placed him among the substantial citizens of the township, although he began life poor. This fact shows that beside being diligent, prudent and thrifty, he also carried on his work methodically, and was shrewd and far-seeing in his management of his affairs. Politically he is a Democrat of stanch principles. He belongs to the Montgomery County Horse Thief Detective Association, and has always entered readily into any scheme for protecting the interests of the farmer."

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This biographical sketch was taken from Portrait and biographical record of Montgomery, Parke and Fountain counties, Indiana: containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens : together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States, published in Chicago by Chapman Bros., 1893. Jeremiah's drawing and biographical sketch was found on pages 444-446. This county history, along with many other ones, can be found at the Internet Archive.

52 Weeks of Online American Digital Archives and Databases: Indiana

This is the 15th post in a weekly series of Online American Digital Archives and Databases found for free at state, county, municipal, college and university history, library, and archive websites, as well as public and private library and museum sites, and historical and genealogical society sites.

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Indiana Commission on Public Records, State Archives, Online Indexes - http://www.in.gov/icpr/2355.htm - Naturalizations Records Database; Registry of Negroes and Mulattoes, 1853-54, Clark, Franklin, Orange, Switzerland,and Vigo Counties; Indian Lands Noted On The LaPorte-Winamac Land Office; Governor Oliver P. Morton Telegraph Books; Indiana Soldier's and Sailor's Children's Home; State Supreme Court Cases; Posey County Circuit Court Records; Index to Life Prisoner's Statements: State Prison at Michigan City; Land Office Records and Homestead Awards Database; Internal Improvements Projects: Contracts for Canal Structures, 1930's - 1950's; and Indianapolis-Marion County Employees

Indiana Historical Society Digital Image Collections - http://www.indianahistory.org/our-collections/digital-image-collections - African-American Indiana History, Lincoln Collection, Military History, Notable Hoosiers, Photo Studio and Photographer Collections, Prints, Postcards and Maps, Selected Images of Indiana

Indiana State Library Databases - http://www.in.gov/library/databases.htm#indiana - biography indexes, cemetery locator, marriage indexes, WWII Servicemen, newspaper indexes, and Marion County Death Index

Hoosier Heritage (Indiana Digital Library Collections) - http://www.hoosierheritage.net/ - serves as a mega-search engine; the list of contributing institutions and their collections can easily be viewed here.

Indiana Memory - http://www.in.gov/memories/ - another mega-search engine; the list of contributing institutions and their collections are shown here.

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Ball State University Digital Media Repository Collections - http://libx.bsu.edu/ - various military groups oral histories (audio and video); campus maps and photos; chapbooks; Indiana county courthouse photograph collection; Delaware County  aerial plat maps; church records and photos; WWII scrapbook; covered bridge photo collection; historic atlases; architectural drawings; women's history collection; digital newspapers; Sanborn Fire Insurance maps (Muncie); WWI posters; WWII films and government publications; and much, much more, documenting life in East Central Indiana

Butler University Digital Image Collections - http://www.butler.edu/library/research/digital-collections - include photos, prints, and documents from Butler University Libraries' Special Collections (botanical collections and images from the Indianapolis Free Kindergarten and Children's Aid Society)

DePauw University Libraries Digital Library - http://digital.library.depauw.edu/ - a variety of photographs, publications and other objects spanning the history of DePauw University, Putnam County, and Indiana United Methodism

Earlham College Libraries Special Collections and Archives - http://www.earlham.edu/library/content/friends/index.html - contains digital archives (photos, social justice documents, Quaker works from 17th and 18th centureies, Josiah Parker Papers), college archives, digital Quaker collection; American Friend Obituary Index, and much more

Indiana State University Archives - http://www.indstate.edu/archives/ - finding aids, photographs, yearbooks

Wabash Valley Visions and Voices - http://visions.indstate.edu/ - an Indiana State University Project, collaborating with libraries, museums, and educational professionals and focusing on the Wabash Valley region in west central Indiana and east central Illinois. It "contains artifacts, administrative and personal papers, manuscripts, photographs, texts, yearbooks, maps, oral histories, and other audio/video files. Genealogical resources are not included." Although genealogical resources are not included, this simply means birth, marriage, and death records. There's plenty here to interest the family historian. Be sure to check out the Browse and Special Collections links.

Indiana University Digital Library Program - http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/collections/ - university records, faculty council and board of trustees minutes, legislative reports, photo and film collections, art and music collections, Indiana Authors, Indiana Magazine of History (1905 to the present, searchable index), U.S. Steel Gary Works Photo Collection, and much, much more

Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) - http://mdon.lib.ipfw.edu/18.0.html - Library and University Projects (collections of the intellectual, cultural, and social life of IPFW); Sights and Sounds (audio and video recordings of concerts, lectures, and athlethics); Faculty and Student Research Projects; Northeast Indiana Regional Archives (collections related to the history and culture of northeast Indiana)

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) Digital Collections - http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/digitalscholarship/collections - includes Muslim American History and Life; German-American cultural organization; Civil War: Governor Morton Telegraph Books; Indiana climate and weather; architectural archives; historic clothing and textile collections; traditional crafts; Crispus Attucks High School Museum (Indianapolis African-American high school yearbooks, newspapers, graduation programs, and historical documents); atlases, maps, plat books, and Sanborn Maps; various photo collections; Indiana historic sites and structures; Indiana Muster War of 1812 Pay and Receipt Rolls; Indianapolis City Directories; military oral histories; rare books; cookbooks; wildflowers and birds of Indiana; medical history

Private Academic Library Network of Indiana (PALNI) - http://replica.palni.edu/index.php - a digital collaborative effort highlighting collections of private colleges and universities in Indiana

Purdue University Calumet Photo Galleries - http://library.calumet.purdue.edu/Archhtmlfin/photo_gallery_main/archives_photo_gallery_Main.htm

Purdue University Library e-Archives - http://e-archives.lib.purdue.edu/ -  Amelia Earhart papers, Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Collection (industrial management - remember Cheaper by the Dozen and Belles on Their Toes?), Helen Gouger Collection (suffrage); Krannert Alumni Magazine, art, medieval manuscripts, PUrdue atheletics. administrative, history, alumni, buildings, faculty, students, history in print and photos, oral history, university newsreels; Purdue Pharmacist; George Winter writings and paintings (forced relocation of Native Americans from Indiana

University of Indianapolis Krannert Memorial Library Archives Digital Collections - http://archives.uindy.edu/Resources-Digit.php - strong focus on university history, publications, photos, and alumni news

University of Notre Dame Hesburgh Libraries Digital Projects - http://www.library.nd.edu/rarebooks/digital_projects/index.shtml - Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts; North American Manuscripts (Colonial through American Civil War); Numismatic Collections (coin and currency); and Philatelic Collections (stamps); medieval seals, heraldic dictionary, and bookplate database

Valparaiso University Archives - http://www.valpo.edu/library/archives/index.html - yearbooks, presidents' inaugural addresses, photos and history of library building

Vicennes University Digital Collections - http://www.vinu.edu/cms/opencms/academic_resources/library/lewis/digital_archives/index.html - eText collections (online books on university's history), yearbooks, photos

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Alexandria Monroe Public Library Obituary Database - http://www.alex.lib.in.us/obits/default.asp

Allen County Community Album - http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/database/index/acpl_digital_library.html - Historic Center Digital Collections (photos, documents, maps, manuscripts, etc.); Historic Photos Collections; Fort Wayne and Allen County History Collection; Franklin P. Randall Collection; Fire Fighter Photographs; Monroeville/Ternet Collection; Woodburn Historical society (postcards, aerial views, snapshots); A Day in Allen County (photo journals)

Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center - http://www.genealogycenter.info/ - vital records indexes, cemetery records and obituaries, court records, ethnic resources, government records, history records, institutional records, maps, military records, school records, family files, family Bible records, and much more!

Anderson Public Library Indiana Room Databases - http://www.and.lib.in.us/indianaroom/databases/ - obit index, cemetery database, naturalization records, high school student database, Madison County casualties of WWI and WWII; Madison County Servicemen and Women of WWII

Batesville area Historical Society Photo Gallery - http://www.batesvilleareahistoricalsociety.org/gallery.asp

Bremen Public Library Obituary Index - http://www.bremen.lib.in.us/historical/bpl_obituaries.asp

Brookston-Prairie Township Public Library Obituaries - http://dcwi.com/~obits/cem.htm - 1986 to 2004

Crawford District Public Library Local History Databases - http://www.cdpl.lib.in.us/lh/ - Cemeteries of Montgomery County; newspaper index; Guardian's Docket (1825-1874); Hawcreek Church of God Records (1839-1853); 1876 Illustrated Historical State Atlas; postcards and photos; vertical file index; persons and organizations index; marriage affidavits, records, and licenses (1888-2001); Masonic Cemetery Records (1976-2000); Montgomery County magazine; Register of Negroes and Mulattoes (1851-1853); Teachers' Examinations and Contracts (1881-1912); Veteran Cemetery Records; index to vital records in local papers; Waynetown Masonic Cemetery (1862-2008); Yearbooks (1902-present); school staff index; Confederate Veterans burials; index to probate records, and much, much more!

Elkhart Public Library Local History - http://www.elkhart.lib.in.us/cgi-bin/index5.pl?&file=local_history.html - obituary index, and local history index to Elkhart Truth

Evansville Public Library - Obituary Database: http://browning.evpl.org/ (early 1900s to present) and Local History Database: http://evans.evpl.org/search/.b1525770/.b1525770/1,1,1,B/l856~1525770&FF=&1,0,,1,0

Fayette County Public Library Connersville High School Yearbook Project - http://www.fcplibrary.lib.in.us/yearbookproject.htm

Frankfort Community Public Library - Obituary Database: http://www.accs.net/fcpl/obit.htm and Clinton County Archive Project (court records): http://fcpl.accs.net/archiveproject/

Fulton County Public Library Genealogy Databases - http://www.fulco.lib.in.us/genealogy/fulcogenealogyfrontpage.htm - cemetery records, family histories, obituaries, marriage records, county census, telephone directories, births, deaths, poor farm records, newspaper excerpts, school enumerations, biographies, wills, historical trivia

Garret Public Library Obituary Database - http://obit.gpl.lib.in.us/ 

Hannah Lindahl Children's Museum and Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library Archives - http://www.hlcm.org/htlm/archives.html - online photo archive and school enumeration records (1901-1924)

Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library - http://www.zionsville.lib.in.us/gsdl2.81/cgi-bin/library - "the digitized collection of local writer Joan Lyons' newspaper articles on the rich oral history of the Zionsville community"

Jackson County Public Library History and Picture Archive  - http://www.jacksoncountyhistory.org/ - photos and digitized books

Howard County Memory Project - http://www.howardcountymemory.net/ - cemeteries, Continental Steel files, court records, yearbooks, local history (African-American life, church records, funeral home records, funeral notices, long-term lovers, Norman Bridwell, Ryan White), maps, newspaper collection, Ryan White Files, vital records (death mortality schedules, general vital records)

Kokomo-Howard County Public Library - http://www.kokomo.lib.in.us/glhs/index.html - check out the links to Databases, History, and Images. There is some overlap with the Howard County Memory Project.

Madison-Jefferson County Public Library Harry Lemen Historic Photo Collection - http://www.mjcpl.org/photos/

Michigan City Public Library - http://www.mclib.org/index.html - Local History Texts Online, Obituary Index, Historic Slide Collection Index, Oral History Tapesac

Monroe County Public Library Indiana Room - http://monroe.lib.in.us/indiana_room/statelocal_collections.html - 1930 Census Index of Monroe County, Civil War Regiments, coroner's reports (1896-1935), local newspapers index (1985-2005); obituary index; oral history files index; yearbook index (search by name for faculty, staff, and students)

Morgan County Public Library - http://www.morg.lib.in.us/genassist.html - census records, 1890 enrollment of soldiers, land sales from U.S. Government

Morrisson-Reeves Library Digital Collections - http://www.mrlinfo.org/history/contentdm.htm - Clarence Morrow Photographs (1890s area photos); Richmond Aviation History; library history; Richmond and Wayne County postcards; Singin' Sam (music collection); and Wayne County Historical Texts - also check out their Local History Index (non-digital)

Muncie Public Library, Delaware County Record Search - http://www.munpl.org/default.asp?PageIndex=800 - cemetery, court, and funeral home records; obituaries, deeds, and wills

New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Indiana Room - http://www.nafclibrary.org/default.asp?Page=Indiana - newspaper index, historical images, local history, historical sites, local military history, river heritage, biographies (including African-American vignettes), geographic info, crime, diaries and correspondence, oral history; each of these topics has a clever title, such as "A Very Fine House" for historical sites and "Trouble With a Capital T" for local crime history

North Madison County Public Library System Indiana Room- http://historical.elwood.lib.in.us/ - articles, artifacts, photos, obituaries, maps, books (library catalog)

Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library - http://www.plainfieldlibrary.net/indiana/searchabledatabases.html - cemetery records, family history index, Hendricks County Government Archive Scans, county marriage certificates and records, biography index, military records, obituaries

River to Rail - http://rivertorail.mjcpl.org/ - The Rise and Fall of River and Rail Transportation in Madison, Indiana; a digital history project by the Madison-Jefferson County Public Library and the Jefferson County Historical Society; images and history

St. Joseph County Public Library Local and Family History Databases - http://www.sjcpl.org/research/research.html#history - 1875 County Atlas, 1910 Elks Convention Book, 1910 South Bend YMCA Book, 1936 County Platbook, Obituary Index (1913-present), Service Notes Index (military)

Starke County Public Library Historic Photos and Documents - http://www.scpl.lib.in.us/historical/ - school photos, phone books and city directories, maps, church photos, old advertisements, family history, local history, WWII, oral histories, plus the current newsletter and local historical links

Sullivan County Public Library - http://www.sullivan.lib.in.us/genealogy.htm - obituary index (1929-present); Obit, Obsequies, Death Notices Index (1870-1905); Marriage Returns Index (1882-1899); Coroner Inquests; Will Books Index (1850-1930)

Switzerland County School Corporation Vevay Newspapers - http://www.switzerland.k12.in.us/hs_vevaynewspapers.php - 1840, 1853-1901

Tippecanoe County Historical Association - http://www.tcha.mus.in.us/ - history, photos

Vigo County Public Library Archives - http://www.vigo.lib.in.us/VCPL_archives - local history books online, oral history projects, marriage and obituaries

Wakarusa Public Library Historical Room Collection - http://www.wakarusa.lib.in.us/historical/default.asp - articles, artifacts, photos, obituaries, maps, family history books

Wells County Public Library Indiana Room - http://genealogy.wellscolibrary.org/ - cemetery index, obituar index (1866-2000)

Willard Library of Evansville Online Resources - http://www.willard.lib.in.us/online_resources/index.php - photo and postcard galleries, indexes of biographies, churches, companies, high school photos, marriages, ministers, newspapers, radio scripts

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Check out my Indiana Online Historical Directories page.

A Civil War Soldier: Pvt. Ezra DICKINSON (1798 - 1886)

How Related: My 4th-great-grandfather

Born: 26 August 1798 in Sharon, Litchfield Co., Connecticut

Parents: Philip DICKINSON (1770 - 1859) and Phoebe HUTCHINSON (1773 - 1858)

Siblings: Are you ready for this? Ezra was one of 14 children!

• Philip, Jr. (dates unknown)
• Irena (1792 - 1841)
• Eliza (1794 - 1830)
• Nathaniel (b. 1796)
• Delana W. (b. 1798)
• Martha "Patty" (1802 - aft. 1892)
• Laura (b. 1803)
• Harriet Amanda (b. 1805)
• Elisha (1808 - 1893)
• Samuel (1811 - 1897)
• Amelia (1814 - 1845)
• Mary (1817 - 1872)
• William (1819 - 1901)

Married: Ezra married five times! His first wife was my ancestor.

• Cynthia PHILLIPS (1802 - 1852), 20 November 1820 in Johnston Twp., Trumbull Co., Ohio
• Hannah Elizabeth (LOUNSBERRY) MAXWELL (1802 - 1871), 15 August 1852 in Elkhart Co., Indiana
• Sarah R. WOODBURY (1821 - 1878), December 1874, possibly in De Kalb Co., Indiana
• Mary [--?--] (1810 - 1882), before 1880, probably in De Kalb Co., Indiana
• Rebecca (WALDRON) SIBERT (1822 - 1899), 22 April 1883, probably in Auburn, De Kalb Co., Indiana

Children: Of course, since Ezra had lots of siblings and lots of wives, it would only stand to reason that he would have lots of children! Amazingly enough, all his children were from his first wife, Cynthia, which might explain why she died young.

• Elizabeth (b. c. 1822)
• John F. (b. c. 1825)
• Philip Reuben (1827 - 1912)
• son (b. c. 1828 - 1830)
• Wallace William (c. 1831 - 1897)
• son (c. 1833 - c. 1848)
• Sherman S. (b. c. 1836)
• Mary E. (1838 - 1924)
• Harriet Anna (1840 - 1918)
• Lucy May (c. 1842 - 1872) - my ancestor
• Sarah Ann "Sally" (1846 - bef. 1900)
• child (dates unknown)

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Source: Civil War Pension Index Cards of Ezra Dickinson. Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900. National Archives and Records Administration. Publication T289. Digital image purchased at Footnote [http://www.footnote.com/].

Mustered in: 22 Nov 1861 in Company F, 44th Indiana Infantry, probably in Butler, De Kalb Co., Indiana; private; age 63!

Side Served: Union

History of Unit: 44th Indiana Infantry

Discharged: 28 Apr 1862, for disability

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Biography or Information of Interest: Born into a family that had settled in America during Puritan times, Ezra was distantly related to Emily Dickinson, the poet. His grandfather, Elisha Dickinson, served in the Continental Army during the Revolution. Like many Connecticut families, they migrated to the Western Reserve in Northeastern Ohio, settling first in Trumbull County. After living in Indiana for some time, Ezra moved his family to a farm near Hicksville, Defiance Co., Ohio to be near a school for the deaf, since three of his children were deaf-mutes. All three--John, Sherman, and Harriet--grew up to marry and have children, unusual for that time. Ezra's family later returned to De Kalb Co., Indiana, where he signed up to serve in the Union Army at the age of 63, stating that he was 45. His brother William, and his sons Philip and Wallace also served in the Union Army. You can read Ezra's biography from the History of De Kalb County, Indiana here (some dates in the biography do not match our records).

Died: 17 September 1886 in Auburn, De Kalb Co., Indiana

Source: Tombstone of Ezra Dickinson, Evergreen (Auburn) Cemetery, Union Township, Indiana. Photograph taken at the request of Miriam Robbins Midkiff by Find A Grave volunteer Donald Ladd. Digital copy in the possession of Miriam Robbins Midkiff, Spokane, Washington. 2008.

Buried: Evergreen (Auburn) Cemetery, Union Twp., De Kalb Co., Indiana

Some Civil War Soldiers Buried in Spokane, Washington

As I mentioned before, I photographed a few Civil War veterans' graves in Greenwood Memorial Terrace here in Spokane on Sunday. Here's a list of the veterans, with links to their memorial pages and grave photos on Find A Grave:

C. R. Bardwell - Company C, 6th Minnesota Infantry

His wife, Mary E. Bardwell.

Eugene S. P. Bolton - Company A, 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery

F. W. Fiske - Company C, 8th Minnesota Infantry

Martin Holston - Company B, 1st Illinois Cavalry - UPDATE 23 Sep 2007: Read his biography here.

Pvt. Albert B. Hurd - Company H, 6th Minnesota Infantry (He already had a memorial page and photo, unbeknownst to me, but I added the photo I took.)

Hiram O. Johnson - Company H, 9th Indiana Infantry

Pvt. Joseph Litterneau - Company F, 12th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry

William W. Mason - 39th Massachusetts Infantry

John W. Proctor - "U. S. Soldier"

Corp. Christian Sanders - Company F, 6th Wisconsin Infantry

His probable wife, Elizabeth Sanders.

Sgt. Walter Scott - Company K, U.S. Colored Troops Infantry (I'd love to find out more of his story! African-Americans have always been a definite minority in this community, especially at the time this man would have lived here.) - UPDATE: Craig Manson, at GeneaBlogie, has created a "brief study" of Sgt. Walter Scott's life here.

John C. Squires - Company I, 2nd New York Heavy Artillery

Henry S. Walker - Company L, 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry

James B. Warren - Company D, 18th Missouri Infantry

Musician Charles F. Wightman - Company C, 26th Illinois Infantry

I used the Sons of Union Veterans National Graves Registration Database to try to find more detailed information on these men. There wasn't much, but I did get some full names where I only found initials, a couple of dates (most of the stones did not list birth/death dates), and some explanations for some of the abbreviations.

These are but a handful of the 393 known Civil War veterans buried in this cemetery and the 803 total buried in this county. I want to know more about these men, and perhaps this summer I can do some research on them, or find their obituaries in the microfilmed newspapers in the downtown library.

18th Carnival of Genealogy is Posted

I tried to blog this earlier, and ran into a hiccup...so here goes again! Jasia, over at Creative Gene, has posted the 18th Carnival of Genealogy. The topic is "5 Best Tips for Specific Research Areas." Nine bloggers share their tips for researching in specific locations including Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Northeast Indiana, Detroit (Polish ancestors), San Diego (CA), Texas, and Upstate New York. There also a blog on five generic tips that can be used for any kind of research. So take a look and check it out. Even if none of these research areas apply to you, you may get an idea or two of how to do research in your ancestral locations.

The topic for the 19th Carnival of Genealogy is "Shelter from the Storm: Stories of Home and Hearth." I encourage you to take a try at blogging on a specific topic...it's a lot of fun!