1890 St Lawrence County Civil War Vet Census Transcription File

1890 St. Lawrence County Civil War Vet Census Transciption Files
Town of Potsdam, Enumeration District 216

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, April, 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. 762-765 Eleventh Census of the United States, 1890 Supv's District:7 SPECIAL SCHEDULE Enum District: 216 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 Potsdam County of: St. Lawrence State of: New York Enumerated in June,1890 by: Thomas O Butler & Merrill Haines 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 Paper Yrs. Mos. Days 1 7 7 Hickils, Zachary T. * Pawhatton Ap 1861 Destr1862 1 2 14 14 Smith, Henry Private A Regulars 10 Apr 1861Jany 28 1864 2 9 18 Brior, Sarah, formerly widow of 3 19 19 Stone, Joseph Private D 92 NY Inf 10 Oct 1862Jany 3 1864 2 2 23 Austin, Rhoda A., widow of 4 29 29 Austin, Joseph B. 1st Lieu E 106 NY Inf 15 Aug 1862 Mch 26 1863 7 11 5 40 41 McGilvay, John A. Private A 164 NY Inf 7 Sept 1862 15 July 1865 2 8 8 6 48 51 Graft, Oliver Private D 11 Cav NY 14 Feby 1862 13 Feby 1865 3 x x 7 50 53 Root, King S. Private E 11 NY Cav 11 Aug 1862 1 July 1865 2 10 26 8 54 58 Colnan, Daniel D. Private H 10 NY Art 7 Aug 1862 23 June 1865 2 4 16 9 58 63 Lewis, George Corporal G 92 NY Inf 4 Nov 1862 10 June 1866 2 7 6 10 68 76 McDonald, Joseph Private E 24 NY Cav 10 Dec 1863 7 June 1865 1 5 27 McDonald, Betsey, fomerly widow of 11 68 76 Stone, Linder Private no dates 186 no pa186 12 73 82 Burroughs, Samuel Private G 14 NY HA 14 Nov 1863 Sept 1865 Yrs. Mos. Days 13 78 87 Willson, Leonard A. Private G 60 NY Inf 14 Dec 1863 17 July 1865 1 7 3 14 92 101 Lavings, Myron W. Private G 106 NY Inf 9 Aug 1862 5 Jany 1863 x 4 26 Discharged by reason of promotion to 1st Lieutenant 15 92 101 April 11th, 1864. Honorably discharged on Surgeons certificate of disability 186 11 Apr 1864 x 9 16 16 104 111 Thomas S. Atkins Corporal D 186 NY Inf 26 Aug 1865 13 June 1865 x 9 18 Mrs. Amie Behann, widow 17 108 115 John F. Behann Private H 92 NY Inf 3 Feb 1862 4 Feb 1865 3 0 1 18 116 123 Lewis A. Valley Private E 92 NY Inf 25 Jan 1862 24 Oct 1862 x 9 29 19 118 125 Emory A. Hamlin Private G 92 NY Inf 14 Oct 1861 7 Jan 1865 3 2 24 20 136 143 Allen, Henry Private C 1 Vt Cal 2 Dec 1863 9 Aug 1865 1 8 7 Mrs. Henyette Bouker, widow 21 138 145 of Sherman Bouker Private 92 NY 186 186 22 139 146 Hollis Snell Private F 13 Ny Cal 1st Aug 1864 7 July 1865 x 11 5 23 151 159 Charles E. Snell Private F 3 NY Cal 1st Aug 1864 7 July 1865 x 11 5 24 154 162 Frank F. Flint Q MA A 11 NY Cal 16 Dec 1863 3 Oct 1865 1 9 18 25 169 175 John R. Freeman Private B 16 NY Inf 15 Oct 1861 15 Oct 1863 2 26 171 177 Eber Murry Private F 92 NY Inf 11 Oct 1861 30 NY 1862 6 12 Mrs. Mary M. Sloan, widow Yrs. Mos. Days 27 174 179 of Wm H. Sloan Private I 142 NY In 5 Apl 1862 186 about 9 28 194 198 Henry A. Foster Private B 50 NY Eng 31 Aug 1864 Jan 13 1865 9 13 Private D 13 NY Cal 23 May 1863Sept 3 1865 2 4 10 29 212 216 William Garve Private C 16 NY In 23 July 1866July 23 1869 3 30 218 222 Yeardon Perry Private H 92 NY In Dec 1861 Oct 30 1862 1 2 Veteran Enlistment Private A 7 NY Vet 27 Feb 1864 Aug 10 1865 1 5 4 31 219 223 Lewis Carbano Private B 60 NY In 11 July 1861 Feb 12 1863 1 7 Mrs. Hannah Jay, Widow 32 239 242 of William Jay * A 165 NY Jan 2 Sept 1862 186 33 243 246 Edward J. Scott Private K 92 NY In 8 Nov 1861 8 Nov 1865 3 Can't get rest of dates of this 34 249 252 William P. Amlot Private G 6 NY HA 186 1865 35 251 254 William H. Brink Private F 92 NY In 10 Oct 1861 26 Sept 1862 4 16 Hospital 36 227 23 M. V. B. Ives Steward H 47 NY In 14 July 1863 14 July 1866 3 Mrs. Ruth Wright, widow of 37 271 279 William H. Wright Private B 50 NY Eng 3 Sept 1865 13 June 1865 10 10 38 274 283 Levi VanDike Private A 142 Ny In Sept 1862 186 39 277 286 Nathan Whelor Cap E 106 NY In 14 Aug 1862 13 May 1865 2 9 40 278 287 Miles F. Church Private B 16 NY In 15 May 1861 9 Jan 1863 1 7 24 * * 15 Aug 1862 20 Aug 1863 1 Mos 5 41 280 290 Merrill Hosmer * * 1 Sept 1864 17 May 1865 8 17 42 292 302 Chancy Webster Private A 1 Vt Cal 3 July 1861 186 about 4 43 294 304 Jiney Miller Private G 106 NY In 22 July 1862 22 June 1865 2 11 44 301 31 John J. Johnson Private I 10 NY Art 21 Aug 1862 23 Jun 1865 2 10 2 45 306 316 Horace Lee 2nd Lieu D 92 NY In 10 Oct 1861 186 46 315 325 Jackson Murry (lef out cant read) Private B 193 NY In 13 Feb 1865 2 Aug 1865 5 19 47 332 342 George S. Post * * 1 Sept 1864 17 May 1865 8 17 Charlot Bump, widow 48 338 348 Allen Bump Private C 92 NY In Oct 1862 186 About 11 49 186 186 50 186 186 LN #POST-OFFICE ADDRESS DISABILITY INCURRED REMARKS Transcriber's Remarks 10 11 12 1 Potsdam, St Law Co, NY All papers destroyed by fire 2 Potsdam, St Law Co, NY Re-enlisted (no dates) discharged 67 By means of Surgeons certificate 3 Potsdam, St Law Co, NY Discharged 12 Jany 1865 Re-enlisted Jany 4, 1864 4 Potsdam, St Law Co, NY 5 Potsdam, St Law Co, NY 6 Potsdam, St Law Co, NY Lost sight of one eye * * Pension 7 Potsdam, St Law Co, NY 8 Potsdam, St Law Co, NY Sun stroke while in service 9 Potsdam, St Law Co, NY no 10 Potsdam, St Law Co, NY 11 Potsdam, St Law Co, NY Drafted 12 Potsdam, St Law Co, NY No * dates 1st enlisted in same Reg & company as shown 13 Potsdam, St. Law Co., NY Sept 1861 (papers lost) - Reenlisted 14 Potsdam, St. Law Co., NY Deafness nearly total 15 16 Potsdam, St. Law Co., NY Varicose veins of scrotum 17 Potsdam, St. Law Co., NY Died with consumption 18 Potsdam, St. Law Co., NY Inflamatory Rheumatism Enlistment Lewis A. Volky, Heavy Art 20 Co 26 NY 1864 19 Potsdam, St. Law Co., NY Lung Trouble 20 Potsdam, St. Law Co., NY 21 Potsdam, St. Law Co., NY 22 Potsdam, St. Law Co., NY Discharged close of war 23 Potsdam, St. Law Co., NY Discharged close of war Got cronic Diareha, Piles, Heart trouble 24 Potsdam, St. Law Co., NY Discharged Gen Order 77 25 Potsdam, St. Law Co., NY Discharged expiration of term 26 Potsdam, St. Law Co., NY Chronic Diareah 27 Potsdam, St. Law Co., NY Lameness Knee Can't get dates of discharge 28 Potsdam, St. Law Co., NY 29 Potsdam, St. Law Co., NY Had Rheumatism & Piles Would not reenlist * * * * 30 Potsdam, St. Law Co., NY Gun shot wound hand Has not got discharge to give dates 31 Potsdam, St. Law Co., NY Dicharged close war 32 Potsdam, St. Law Co., NY Breached & contracted fits in service The cause of being discharged Can't read comment in length of service fields 33 Potsdam, St. Law Co., NY Gun shot in hand Has Rheumatism bad 34 Potsdam, St. Law Co., NY 35 Potsdam, St. Law Co., NY Vericouse veins & ulsers 36 Potsdam, St. Law Co., NY 37 Potsdam, St. Law Co., NY Heart Disease 38 Potsdam, St. Law Co., NY Gun shot in temple Has no memory and * * 39 Potsdam, St. Law Co., NY Ball entered left hip out right groin Badly crippled. 40 Potsdam, St. Law Co., NY Shot in left ankle * Legg amputated Enlisted twice for one year. Served 41 Potsdam, St Law Co, NY out first enlistment - 2nd enlistment was closed Can't read rank or Regiment information Says that never got a discharge and 42 Potsdam, St Law Co, NY was not * to get it * 43 Potsdam, St Law Co, NY Gun shot - left legg Knee Has Rheumatism back Malria fever claimed to have 44 Potsdam, St Law Co, NY War over or * contracted in service Rheumatism & partial deafness in 45 Potsdam, St Law Co, NY right ear, claimed caused in service 46 Potsdam, St Law Co, NY Measels & Cronick Diarhea Has pilles 47 Potsdam, St Law Co, NY Deafness left ear Can't read rank or Regiment information 48 Potsdam, St Law Co, NY Died Aug 21st, 1862 Have no dates except shown 49 50

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