1890 St. Lawrence County Civil War Vet Census Transciption Files
Town of DeKalb, Enumeration District 179



The following is a transcription from the 1890 Census for St. Lawrence County.

NOTE: There are TWO parts to each entry. The top half of this files contains the following information:

LN: Line number for entry (Will be used to line up the additional info at the bottom of this file).
House & Family #: These seem to be numbers that would line the entry up with the full 1890 census (which unfortunately does not exist any longer)
Names of Surviving Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines and Widows: This field either contains the name of the soldier or else contains the name of his widow (along with his name)
Rank: Rank of Soldier
Company: Company in which soldier was enlisted
Name of Regiment/Vessel: Usually a THREE entry field: Unit Number, State Served, Type (LA=Light Artillery, Inf=Infantry, HA=Heavy Artillery, Vol=Volunteers,etc)
Date of Enlistement: Usually a THREE entry field: Day, Month, Year of Enlistment (Note: if nothing was filled in you will see '186' for the year. This is what was prefilled in on the form)
Date of Discharge: Usually a THREE entry field: Day, Month, Year of Discharge (Note: if nothing was filled in you will see '186' for the year. This is what was prefilled in on the form)
Length of Service: Usually a THREE entry field: Years, Months, Days

The bottom half of this file contains the following information

LN: Line Number for entry (find the number that matches the entry from the top of file)
Post Office Address: Mailing address for individual
Disability Incurred: Description of any disability (may run over into remarks field)
Remarks: Other remarks supplied at time of census
Transcriber Remarks: Any comments I add about the entry


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Abstracted by Anne M. Cady, ©2001 from the National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedules for the 11th Census of the United States in 1890, Special Schedule: Surviving Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines and Widows, etc.

Submitted by Anne M. Cady, May, 2001. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded.

  Transcribed by: Anne Cady
  Proofread by:                                                  NOTE: If you have any problems with this template or any questions about it.
  Microfilm#:     M123-52                                        please email      Transcriber@US-Census.org

  Page No.        637-639                                             Eleventh Census of the United States, 1890
  Supv's District:7                                                   SPECIAL SCHEDULE
  Enum District:  179                                                 SURVIVING SOLDIERS, SAILORS, AND MARINES, AND WIDOWS, ETC.

  Persons who served in the Army, Navy and Marine Corps of the United States during the war of the rebellion
  (who are survivors) and widows of such persons in
  Name of town:   Town of DeKalb
  County of:      St. Lawrence
  State of:       New York
                             Enumerated in June,1890 by: John E. Whipple

    Form               Names of Surviving Soldiers,                        Name of
  Schedule No.1            Sailors, and Marines                            Regiment        Date of       Date of       Length
LN House# Family#               and Widows               Rank     CO.      /Vessel         Enlistment    Discharge     of Service
     1       2                       3                      4      5         6               7             8             9
                                                                                                                  Yrs. Mos. Days
 1   1       1    Erastus W. Stacy                       Sergt     A   142   NY   Inf   7   Aug 1862  7  June 1865  2   10    0


 2   3       3    William Breese                         Sergt     A   142   NY   Inf   7   Aug 1862 17  June 1865  2   10   17


 3   15      15   Fri*** L. Gill                         Private   D   11    NY   Cav   3  Sept 1865 12  June 1865  0    9    9


 4   19      19   Abner Cross                            Private   C   106   NY   Inf  23  July 1862  1  July 1865  2   11    9


 5   36      36   Joseph Bressette                       Private   F   60    NY   Inf  10  Sept 1861          186

                  Transfer to the US Cav
 6   36      36   Joseph Bressett                        Private   A    6    US   Cav  25   Oct 1862 28   Oct 1864  3    1   18


 7   50      50   Thomas Ritchie                         Sergt     A   152   NY   Inf  11   Aug 1862  7  June 1865  2    9   26


 8   54      54   Perry Cross                            Corporal  D    1   Wis   Cav  24   Aug 1861 13   Mar 1863  1    6   23


 9   56      56   George Ferguson                        Private   A   142   NY   Inf   7   Aug 1862 18   Mar 1865  2    9    9

                                                                  Bat
10   62      62   George Porter                          Private   D    1    NY   Art  29   Aug 1861 12  Sept 1864  3    0   13


11   66      66   David S. Holland                       Private   I   15    NY   Eng  20  Sept 1864 13  June 1865  0    8   23


12   82      82   James Daniels                          Private   G   11    NY   Cav   2  Sept 1864 12  June 1865  0    9   10

                                                                                                                  Yrs. Mos. Days
13   83      83   Wm A. Johnson                          Private   F   11    NY   Cav   2  Sept 1864 12  June 1865  0    9   10


14   86      86   Jesse * **ter                          Private   *   11    NY   Cav  14   Aug 1862 12  June 1865  2    9   28


15   88      88   James Miller                           Private   G   152   NY   Inf  29   Aug 1862  7  June 1865  2    9    8


16   92      92   Harvey Daniels                         Private   F   60    NY   Inf      Sept 1861 21   Nov 1862


17   97      97   Samuel Miller                          Private   G   60    NY   Inf  15   Oct 1861 24   Dec 1863


18                Re-enlisted                            Private   G   60    NY   Inf  25   Dec 1863 12  July 1865  3    9   27


19   98      98   Edwin P. Holland                       Private   I   2nd  Conn  Inf  27   Jan 1864 23  June 1865  1    4   26


20   26      26   John E. Whipple                        Sergt     I   92    NY   Inf  29   Nov 1861 12   Jan 1865  3    1   12


21   62      62   Jane P. Porter, formerly widow of                                             186           186

                  Isaac White
22                                                       Private   E   106   NY   Inf           186           186


23  121     122   Wm E. Gore                             Private   G   16    NY   Inf   2   May 1861 30   Oct 1862  1    5   28


24  126     127   Charles Petrie                         Priv      *   11    NY   Cav   5  Sept 1864 12  June 1865       8    7


25  127     128   Edwin M. Gibson                        Corp      L   11    NY   Cav  30   Aug 1862 12   Jan 1865  2    9   12


26  128     129   Jacob Hosburg                          Priv      G   106   NY  July  29   Feb 1864 16  June 1865  1    3   17

                                                                                                                  Yrs. Mos. Days
27  129     130   John Goodison                          Corp      G   16    NY   Inf  15   May 1861 29   Dec 1862  1    7   14

                  Reinlistment                                                    Art
28  129     130   John Goodison                          Priv      A   14    NY   Hv   10   Dec 1864 18   Nov 1865  1   11    8


29  134     135   George Streeter                        Private   A   11    NY   Cav  14   Aug 1862 12   Jan 1865  2    9   28


30  135     136   Albert Beebe                           Private   C   106   NY   Inf  27   Aug 1862  1  July 1865  1   10    4


31  130     131   Charles Poor                           Private   G   16    NY   Inf  21   Mch 1861 14   Nov 1862  1    0   25


32  149     150   George A. Bush                         Private   L    1    *    Cav   3   Feb 1865  1  July 1865       4   27


33  162     163   Robert Saraby                          Private   A   142   NY   Inf  29  July 1862  7  June 1865  2   10    8


34  169     170   Newton Stone                           Private   F   60    NY   Inf   2   Oct 1861 22  July 1865  3    9   20


35   54      54   James *. Bruce                         Private   L    1    NH   Art  20   Aug 1864 20  June 1865       9   20


36  207     208   Wm Wall                                Private   S    1    NY   Art  30   Aug 1864 17  June 1865       9   17

                  Alta A Backus, widow of
37  217     219   Wm Backus                              Private   E   142   NY   Inf           186           186


38  222     223   James W. Whiteford                     Private   A   106   NY   Inf       Aug 1862          1865


39  228     229   Moses Rising                           Private   E   123                      186           186


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LN #POST-OFFICE ADDRESS                  DISABILITY INCURRED                              REMARKS                                                       Transcriber's Remarks
    10                                   11                                               12

1   DeKalb, St. Law Co., NY              Diarrhea & Disease of Rectum


2   DeKalb, NY                           Gunshot wound, left wrist


3   DeKalb, NY


4   DeKalb, NY                           Chronic Diarhea & Rheumatism


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6   DeKalb, NY                           Rheumatism F.C.                                  Prisoner at Sibley Prison, 3 months


7   DeKalb, NY                           * Right Side


8   DeKalb, NY                           Disease of heart & lungs


9   DeKalb, NY                           Rheumatism


10  DeKalb, NY                           Right thumb shot off and gunshot wound left side


11  DeKalb, NY                           Deafness and Rheumatism


12  Richville, NY                        Left hip injury by fall from horse


13  Richville, NY                        Rheumatism and Chills & Fever


14  DeKalb, NY                           Chronic Diarreah


15  DeKalb, NY                           Diarhhea                                         Prisoner at Richmond


16  DeKalb, NY                           Rheumatism & Piles


17  DeKalb, NY                           Diarrhea


18  DeKalb, NY


19  DeKalb, NY                           Gunshot wound in right thigh


20  DeKalb, NY                           Constipation of the bowels


21  DeKalb, NY                                                                            Killed at Cold Harber


22  DeKalb, NY


23  Richville, NY                        Rheumatism & Chronic disease of the rectum


24  DeKalb, NY                           Chronic Diarhoea & Fall from a horse


25  DeKalb, NY                           Rheumatsim & Chills & Fever


26  DeKalb, NY


27  DeKalb, NY


28  DeKalb, NY                           Diarhea & Piles


29  DeKalb, NY                           Piles & Chronic Diarrhea


30  DeKalb, NY                           Typhoid Fever


31  DePeyster, NY                        Hernia


32  Rensselaer Falls, NY                                                                  Enlisted in 1st Frontier Cavalry NY


33  Rensselaer Falls, NY                 Rheumatism


34  Rensselaer Falls, NY


35  DeKalb, St. Law Co., NY


36  Rensselaer Falls, NY


37  Rensselaer Falls, NY                 Killed at Drurys Bluff


38  Rensselaer Falls, NY                 Injury of the left knee


39  DeKalb, NY                           Disease of Heart & Spinal cord


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