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ALLISON,
David A.
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HARRISON,
Simon N.
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RICHARDS,
Jared G.
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WALLER,
Thomas D.
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ANDREWS,
John M.
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HASKIN,
Royal A.
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ROSSMAN, William
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WARNER,
Maria
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BACON, M.
Luther
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HAY,
John
S.
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RUTHERFORD,
George V.
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WEISKER,
Conrad H.
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BAGWELL, Anderson C.
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HEEMAN,
Edgar
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RUTHERFORD,
John R.
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WENTZELL,
Charles
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BAKER, William A.
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HOLIHAN, James W.
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SAUNDERS, Oliver
H.
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WHITE,
William W.
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BARRY,
James
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HORN, G. H.
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SCHNEIDER,
Fanny P. O.
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WILLIAMS,
George W.
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CARR, Byron O.
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HOTZ, Elisha A.
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SCHNEIDER, Henry
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WILSON,
Henry P.
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CARRIER, Victor
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INMAN,
Marcus F.
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SCHNOOR,
Christian
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WOOLDRIDGE,
C. C.
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CHASE, George W.
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KENNEDY, George B.
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SCOTT, John W.
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WORRELL, William H.
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CHURCH,
William W.
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KOCH, Adam
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SIMMONS,
Edwin P.
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COOK,
Charles W.
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KRAY, Charles
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SIMMONS, William T.
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COOK,
Samuel M.
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LOGAN, William A.
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SLAUGHTER, Samuel 
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DAVIS,
Levi P.
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LOWRY,
John
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SMITH, Oliver
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DICKINSON,
Frederick M.
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MADDIGAN,
Martin
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SMITH,
William H.
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EBELING,
William
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MAGUIRE, Andrew K.
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SPIERS,
John R.
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ECKERT/ECKERS
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MIXON,
John C.
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STANDIFORD,
Benjamin F.
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CROCHAT,
Germain (CSA)
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FEE,
James P.
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MULDROW
(1883)
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STARR,
Augustus W.
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FEE, John D.
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OUTWATER,
Nelson T.
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STARR,
Edward T.
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FISHER,
George W.
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NESTEN, Charles J.
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STEPHENS,
Thomas S.
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FLYNN,
John D.
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NIMAN, John
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STILLMAN, James
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GIERAU, Eggert
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NICKERSON,
Nelson
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SWARTOUT,
Alonzo B.
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GLANCEY, Theodore M.
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O'LEARY,
Joseph
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TOLAND,
James F.
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GOETSCHE,
John H.
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PRITCHARD,
Charles P.
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TUCKER,
James E. (CSA)
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GROGAN,
Barney
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RAHN,
Henry S.
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WAHL,
A. W.
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HAIRE,
Benjamin
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RAMMERS, Henry C.
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WALLER,
Aaron W.
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David
A. Allison
(1843 - 1920)
Rank: Private
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 30
January 1920):
RESPECTED CITIZEN DIES.
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David A. Allison Passes to the Great Beyond.
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David A. Allison
peacefully passed away at is home near Napa, Wednesday morning at 5
o'clock. Mr. Allison had been in failing health for a long time
and was confined to his bed for six weeks before the end came.
David A. Allison was born in Pennsylvania, July 22, 1843,
and, had he lived until next July would have been 77 years of
age. When but nine years old the subject of this sketch drove an
ox team from his native State to Boise City, Idaho. He made his
home in that State until nineteen years ago, when he came to
California, locating near St. Helena. He had a nice home and
orchard but advancing years led him to sell out and, with Mrs. Allison,
move to a smaller place just outside the Napa City limits.
Deceased was married to Miss Ellen Aberthany [Abernathy]
in Idaho about forty-five years ago. She, with the following
children survive: Oliver E. Allison, of Boise City, Idaho; Mrs.
A. R. Blue, of Sacramento; and F. E. [Francis Eugene] Allison, of St.
Helena.
Deceased spent his entire life tilling the soil and always
met with success in his chosen vocation. He was a man of steady
and industrious habits, quiet and unassuming and of the strictest
integrity. He had many friends and those who knew him best loved
him most.
Funeral services will be held this morning at Treadway's
undertaking parlors in Napa and the remains will be brought to St.
Helena on the 1 o'clock car for interment in the St. Helena cemetery.
Notes:
Native of Pennsylvania, born 22 July 1843. His full name was
probably David Alexander Allison. A son, born 1883, was also
named David Alexander Allison.
According to the "History of Monona County, Iowa,"
published in 1890, David's father, Alexander Allison, settled in
Section 20 of Lake Township in Monona County, Iowa, in 1859. The
family later lived in West Fork Township, where David's father served
as a supervisor. David Allison was enumerated in West Fork
Township (Onawa City Post Office), Monona County, in the 1860 census,
living in the household of his parents, Alexander and Jane
Allison. David was listed as age 15, born in Pennsylvania,
attending school. Others in the household were William Allison
(age 13, born in OH) and Christina Allison (age 10, born in PA).
The father was listed as a native of Scotland, and the mother a native
of England.
David's father was one of the first supervisors in Monona
County in 1861, and it was while the family was living there that David
enlisted in the Northern Border Brigade during the Civil War (see
Military Information below). According to the above-mentioned
"History of Monona County," David's father left Iowa about 1863,
reportedly going to Colorado. By 1870, the family had moved into
the Idaho Territory.
David Allison appears in the 1870 census in Ada County,
Idaho Territory, living in the household of Andrew Abernathy (age
27). Also in the household was Ellen Abernathy (age 15, Andrew's
sister?), who later became David's wife. Andrew's father
Alexander Allison (age 58, native of Scotland) and wife Jane (age 55,
native of England) lived on a nearby farm. David Allison was
listed as age 21, born in Pennsylvania, working on the farm. He
owned $250 in real estate, and had $600 in his personal estate.
According to the Western States Marriage Index, David
Allison married Ellen Abernathy in Ada County, Idaho, on 19 June
1870. The marriage was recorded in Ada County marriage records,
volume 1, page 64. A second record of the marriage was apparently
recorded in Ada County marriage records, volume 1, page 80.
David Allison and his family appear in the 1880 census in
the Upper Weiser Valley, Washington County, Idaho. He was listed
as a farmer, age 37, born in Pennsylvania, parents both born in
Scotland. His household included his wife Ellinor (age 24), son
Olliver (age 7), son Eugene (age 5), and father Alexander (age 67,
native of Scotland).
David Allison was
enumerated in the 1900 census in Salubria Precinct, Washington County,
Idaho, along with his wife Ellen E. (born Dec. 1854 in IA) and son
Alexander (David Alexander, born December 1883 in ID). Their son
Oliver Allison (born July 1873 in ID) was living near them. David
was listed as a farmer, age 56, born July 1843 in Pennsylvania.
His parents were both born in Scotland. It was noted that Ellen
was the mother of 4 children, all living. The Allisons had been
married 30 years.
By April of 1910, David and Ellen Allison had moved to St.
Helena, where the census listed them as living on a farm on the "county
road between St. Helena and Napa" (now Highway 29). David was
listed as a farmer on his own farm, age 66, born in Pennsylvania,
father born in Scotland, mother born in Pennsylvania. He and
Ellen had been married for 39 years. Ellen was noted as the
mother of 5 children, 4 still living. The census noted David as a
Union Army veteran. In addition to Ellen (listed as age 54), the
Allison household included their son Alex (age 26), who was working as
a farm laborer.
David Allison died near Napa on 28 January 1920, and was
buried on 30 January 1920 in
Lot 14, Block 22, St. Helena Public Cemetery.
Military Information:
Union Militia. Noted as a Civil War veteran in the 1910
census. He served in Co.
E, Northern Border Brigade, Iowa Militia Infantry. The brigade
was formed in 1862, during a time when Iowa settlers desperately needed
protection from Indian attacks. With most troops having been
called into Federal service in the War of the Rebellion, the governor
of Iowa issued orders to organize a militia force for the "defense of
the northwestern frontier." The various companies of the Northern
Border Brigade were organized in September, 1862. They disbanded
in the fall and early winter of 1863, as troops from the Iowa Cavalry
were positioned to relieve them. The last company was disbanded
in December of 1863. Company E was mustered out on 19 September
1863, however, David Allison was discharged in May of that year.
David
Allison's wife,
Ellen Allison, applied for an "Indian Wars" widow's benefit in
California on 7 December 19__ (class "Mid.15," application no.
94121). No certificate was issued. Her application was
listed as being filed under the Act of 3 March 1927. Military
service on the pension index card notes the following: Service
from 1862 to 1863 in Co. E, Northern Border Brig., Iowa Vols. The
card also notes that David Allison died at Napa on 28 January 1920.
He appears in ROSTER OF
IOWA SOLDIERS, VOL VI. DES MOINES: 1911 in the historical sketch
for the Northern Border Brigade of the Iowa State Militia, Co. E, as
follows: "Allison, David. Age 18. Residence Winona County,
nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Sept. 27, 1862. Mustered Oct. 7, 1862.
Discharged May 12, 1863." (Source: Iowa GenWeb). The
listing of the residence as "Winona" County is apparently a
transcription error. David was a resident of Monona County.
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John M.
Andrews
(1839 - 1872)
Rank: Unknown
Obituary (Napa County Reporter newspaper,
Saturday, 6 April 1872):
DIED.
At the residence of Mr. Brown, in St. Helena, March 29th,
of consumption, John M. Andrews, aged 33 years.
Deceased leaves a wife and child in California, and a
mother and brother in Iowa to mourn his loss.
Marshall county, Iowa, and Brown county, Nebraska, papers,
please copy.
Notes: He died 29 March 1872, at the age of 33
years, 1 month and 11 days, and was buried in St. Helena Public
Cemetery. His calculated date of birth would be
18 February 1839, based on the headstone information.
Military Information:
Noted as a Civil War veteran in the sexton's list of 30 May
1887.
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(1828 - 1896)
Rank: Private
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 17 April
1896):
Death of a Veteran
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Martin L. Bacon
died suddenly Friday last, the 10th inst., at the residence of M. Payne
in Conn valley. The immediate cause of his death was inflammation
of the bowels, and his illness was manifested only twelve hours
previous. When Mr. Bacon was first attacked his daughter, Mrs. A.
Rossi, was sent for, and medical aid summoned from St. Helena, but
human skill could not avail and he passed away.
The body was brought to St. Helena Sunday and, according
to the expressed wish of deceased, was buried in the soldiers'
plot. The services were at the grave, conducted by Rev. James
Mitchell.
Martin Luther Bacon was born in Tompkins county, New York,
September, 1828, and was married in 1848 to Miss Eliza Hurd, the wife
dying in 1864. Removing to Kansas soon after his marriage, in
1863 he enlisted for three years or until the close of the war in
company M, 15th regiment, Kansas cavalry volunteers, and was discharged
by being mustered out of service in October, 1865. Coming to
California he settled in St. Helena and for some years conducted a meat
market here. He was afflicted with asthma, and on account of ill
health gave up business some seven years ago, living with his daughter,
sometimes with his friend, M. Payne and family, and occasionally at the
Veterans' Home at Yountville. Deceased leaves four daughters --
Mrs. S. Greenwood, of Napa; Mrs. Nettie Sperry, of Topeka, Kansas; Mrs.
L. Bailey, of San Jose, and Mrs. A. Rossi, of St. Helena.
Notes: He died in Conn Valley, Napa County, on
10 April 1896, and was buried in the G.A.R. plot of the
St.
Helena Cemetery on
12 April 1896. His grave is marked by a military headstone.
Military Information:
Union. He enlisted on 21 September 1863, residence Mound City,
Kansas. He was mustered into Company M, 15th Kansas Cavalry on 17
October 1863. Mustered out on 19 October 1865.
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(1840 - 1896)
Rank: Sergeant
Article from the Big Valley
Gazette, 27 December
1894 (Source: Rootsweb, B. C. & A. J. Reynolds posting, 1
Sept. 2003):
MARRIED
BAGWELL - SWAN
A quiet wedding
was celebrated at the toll house, between here and Fall River on
Christmas day, the contracting parties being A. C. Bagwell and Mrs.
Emma Swan. Only the near relatives of the parties were present and at
one o'clock in the afternoon Judge Schooler, in his usual impressive
manner pronounced them man and wife. After the ceremony an excellent
dinner was served to which those present did ample justice.
The bride was formerly a resident of Plumas County and is
highly spoken of by those who know her, while the groom is well known
for his generous traits and genial disposition, possessed of those
peculiar characteristics that make life one round of happy anticipation.
The editor acknowledges the receipt of a bountiful supply
of wedding cake and extends the heartiest congratulations to the
married couple, accompanied by the best wishes for a life of
uninterrupted happiness and prosperity.
Notes:
Native of South Carolina according to his pension file, voter
registration and
censuses. He was probably born in Greenville County, South
Carolina, where his parents were living in 1840. Cemetery records
indicate he
was a native of
Pennsylvania, which is incorrect. He was most likely the oldest
son
of William Bagwell (b. circa 1805) and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Roe / Rowe
(b. circa 1824) (Sources: IGI and Hourigan Cemetery, Marion County, KY,
information). Anderson's parents appear alone in the household in
the 1840 census for Greenville District, Greenville County, South
Carolina, suggesting that he had not yet been born when the census was
taken. When he was examined as a part of his pension
application in October 1891, he was described as 5 feet 6 inches in
height, weight 186 pounds, age 51. This age places his year of
birth about 1840. Other sources give conflicting
ages. The
1895 marriage license lists his age as 53. The 1896 death
record lists his age as 69, which is clearly in error. The
preponderence of evidence suggests he was born in late 1840.
Anderson Bagwell's whereabouts prior to the Civil War are
sketchy. He is most likely the same individual as "Anderson
Bagwell," who appears in the 1860 census in the 10th District (Rural
Vale P.O.),
Whitfield County, Georgia (in northern Georgia on the Tennessee
border), under the household
of his parents, William and Elizabeth Bagwell. The father was
noted as age 55, native of North Carolina. The mother was noted
as age 36, native of South Carolina. Anderson was the oldest
child in the household, listed as age 19, born in South Carolina.
His siblings in the household included Henderson (age 18), Jefferson
(age 17), Jackson (age 15), "Jno. Q. A." (age 12), "Geo. W." (age 8),
Martha C. (age 5), and Milton (age 3). All the children were born
in South Carolina, suggesting that the family had only recently
relocated to Georgia.
It appears that Anderson Bagwell resided in nearby Murray
County,
Georgia (just east of Whitfield County), just before the outbreak of
the war and lived there for a short time after the war. A
marriage record
in Murray county -- dated 18 June 1861 -- lists "Anderson C.
Bagwell"
as having married "Mary Cox." The marriage apparently did
not
last more than a few years. Bagwell enlisted in the Tennessee
Cavalry in February 1864, possibly after the marriage had ended.
Not long after the Civil War, Anderson Bagwell chose
Kansas as his home. According to Hollibaugh's Biographical History of Cloud County,
Kansas, (1903), "A.C. Bagwell" was a neighbor to George W.
Teasley in Summit Township, and was a former neighbor back in Murray
County, Georgia. Bagwell "had traveled over the
beautiful valley during his army life, and when he returned to Georgia
reported its great possibilities to Allan Teasley and a Mr.
Hayes." In the same volume of the Cloud County Kansas history, it
was noted that A. C. Bagwell
joined members of the Teasley family and others in a buffalo hunt near
the forks of the Soloman River in July 1866. The Teasleys had
only settled in Kansas in May of 1866, so Anderson Bagwell must have
either accompanied them in the move or joined them in Kansas shortly
after they arrived.
There in Kansas around 1867, Anderson Bagwell
remarried and
settled down to raise a family. His wife, Glaphrey, was
probably Glaphrey Nicholas, daughter of Thomas Travis Nicholas and
Zilla Moore (Source: Moore News,
Vol. 1, No. 12, 31 July 1996, posted online by Doug Moore Genealogy).
"Anderson Bagwell" appears in the 1870 census in
Soloman Township (Shirley P.O.), Cloud County, Kansas, listed as head
of household, age 29, native of South Carolina, occupation
farmer. His household included his wife Glaphrey (age 20, native
of Mississippi), son James P. (age 3, native of Kansas), and son
William J. (age 1, native of Kansas). Anderson's mother in the
meantime had moved to Haysville Precinct (Riley's Station P.O.), Marion
County, Kentucky, taking her children George (age 17), Martha (age 14),
Jack (age 12), Lawson (age 10) and James
(age 7) with her. Henderson Onie Bagwell and his family lived
next door.
The Anderson Bagwell family left Kansas between 1875 and 1877,
settling in
southern California. In 1880, "Anderson Bagwell" appears in
Santa Ana
Township, Los Angeles County, California, listed as head of household,
age 40, native of South Carolina, occupation farmer. His
household included his wife Glaphrey (age 38), sons James (age 13) and
William (age 12), daughter Cynthia (age 9), son Elmer (age 7), daughter
Zilla (age 5), and son George (age 1). All of the children --
with the exception of George -- were born in Kansas. The census
noted that Anderson's parents were born in South Carolina, while
Glaphrey's were born in Tennessee. A. C. Bagwell was listed as
living in Garden Grove near Santa Ana in the 1883 Los Angeles directory
(Charles Beal, 2009, pers. communication).
In 1884, Anderson C. Bagwell was still living in Santa
Ana,
California, where he appears in the Great Register of voters as a
farmer, age 43 (on May 20, 1884), born in South Carolina. From
Santa Ana, Anderson moved to Bieber in Lassen County sometime between
1884 and 1891.
Two of his sons appear to have moved with him: George (born
6 August 1877) and Walter Henderson Bagwell (born 17 December 1883 at
Santa
Ana). Elmer Bagwell remained in San Francisco, where he married
Cora M. Walsh circa June 1902.
Anderson Bagwell married Emma Swan (nee Ament) on 25
December 1895
in Little Valley, Lassen County, California. Emma was the widow
of Amos Gilbert Swan, a Civil War veteran (Pvt., Co. H., 2nd Iowa Inf.)
who died 23 May 1894 at Greenville, Plumas County, California.
Emma's first marriage (to Swan) was at Calistoga on 20 August
1874. She was a native of Centerville, Alameda County,
California, having been born 13 April 1854. Emma remained with
Anderson Bagwell for less than one month after they married, their
residence being at Bieber, Lassen County. Upon their separation,
Emma moved in with her sister at Hayden Hill for a time, then moved
back to her home at Greenville, where she resided until 1898.
Anderson Bagwell moved to St. Helena after the separation. Emma's
third marriage was to Walter H. Kelso in 1915. She had one
daughter, Alice, by Amos Gilbert Swan (most of the above
information comes from Emma's widow's pension application).
Anderson Bagwell died on 26 July 1896 near St. Helena,
Napa County, and
was buried in an unmarked grave in the G.A.R. plot, Block H, in
St. Helena
Public Cemetery on the same date. Cemetery records state that he
was age 69 at the time of death (he was actually about 55), native
Pennsylvania (also incorrect), married.
Cause of death was listed as general debility. In the cemetery
record book, the name of McCurdy was noted next to the plot location
information. This was Dr. Samuel McCurdy (the treating
physician) who advertixed himself as "late surgeon of the U.S.
army." For an unknown reason, no obituary appeared in the St. Helena Star newspaper after his
death.
His grave -- located in the G.A.R. section of St. Helena Public
Cemetery -- was unmarked for many years. Arrangements for a
military headstone were made in early 2010 by Col. Elmer Ellsworth Camp
#23, Sons of Union Veterans. The headstone was installed on
Thursday, 22 April 2010. The inscription reads: "ANDERSON
C. BAGWELL | SERG CO I | 12 TENN CAV | 1840 | 1896" This is the
second headstone ordered by Ellsworth Camp #23 for an unmarked grave at
St. Helena Cemetery.
Military Information:
Union ("galvanized" from C.S.A. service). "A. C. Bagwell"
enlisted at Atlanta, Georgia, as a Private in Co. C of the 11th Georgia
Infantry regiment (C.S.A.) on 3
July 1861. He was described at the time of enlistment as age 21,
eyes blue, hair dark, complexion fair, height 5' 10", born in
Greenville District, South Carolina, occupation farmer. He was
admitted to Chimberazo Hospital, No. 2, at Richmond, Virginia, on 22
March 1863 suffering from "debility." He was released back to
duty on 13 April 1863, and next appears on the rolls wth the rank of
1st Corporal. He served in the regiment for nearly three years
before deserting while the regiment was at winter quarters near
Morristown, TN, on 23 February 1864. Two days later, Anderson C.
Bagwell enlisted in the 12th Tennessee Cavalry, which at the time was
stationed to guard the Nashville & Northwestern Railroad in
Tennessee.
Anderson C. Bagwell enlisted as a Private on 25 February
1864 at the age of 24. He was mustered into Co. I, 12th Tennessee
Cavalry on 11 March 1864. This company was mustered in at
Nashville, and composed mainly of men from states other than
Tennessee. Bagwell was appointed Corporal on 11 March 1864, and
was promoted to Sergeant on 1 October 1864 (Source: Report of the Adjutant General of the
State of Tennessee of the Military Forces of the State from 1861 to 1866).
Bagwell was discharged as a
Sergeant at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, on 7 October 1865 (Source:
Pension file).
Henderson Onie Bagwell
(b. February 1842) -- believed to be Anderson C. Bagwell's younger
brother -- served in the Civil War on the side
of the Confederacy. Henderson O. Bagwell served as a Private in
Company D, 6th
Alabama Infantry. He enlisted on 15 April 1861 for a period of
service of one year, and was discharged on account of disability
(having contracted Typhoid) on 8 January 1862. He was described
at the time of enlistment as age 19, native of Greenville District, SC,
height 5'10", fair complexion, hazel eyes, dark hair. It appears
that he may have recovered and re-enlisted, as a Henderson (a.k.a., H.
O.) Bagwell served as
a Private in Company E, 12th Georgia Cavalry. The same Henderson
Bagwell (listed as a Private in Company E, 4th Georgia Cavalry) was
captured at Liberty, Tennessee, on 16 April 1862. He was sent to
Baltimore on May 7, 1862, and paroled
at City Point, Virginia, on that date. If this Henderson is
indeed Anderson Bagwell's brother, then this is a case of a family
whose siblings fought on opposite sides during the war.
Anderson C. Bagwell applied for and received a veteran's
pension benefit in California on 13 August 1891 (application no.
1047342, certificate no. 793697), claiming debility due to "contractive
piles" since 1883, catarrh since 1876, and rheumatism since 1864.
His widow, Emma Kelso, filed for a remarried widow's benefit in 1927
(after the passing of her third husband, Walter H. Kelso, on 30 June
1922).
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Deserted
Company I
12th Tennessee Cavalry
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William
A. Baker
(1840-1914)
Rank: Private
Notes:
Born 30 December 1840. He died 26 October 1914, and was buried in
St. Helena Public Cemetery. His grave is marked with a military
headstone.
Military Information:
Union. He enlisted as a Private at New York City on 19 February
1862, and was mustered into Co. F, 93rd New York Infantry regiment on
the same date. His age at enlistment was 19. He transferred
from Co. F to Co. D on 19 December 1863, and from Co. K to Co. D at an
unstated date. He was discharged at Hatcher's Run, Virginia, on
27 March 1865.
He applied for a
veteran's disability pension in California on 16 May 1910 (application
no. 1413988, certificate no. 1174987). His wife, Susan J. Baker,
applied for a widow's benefit in California on 28 December 1914
(application no. 1039018, certificate no. 794940). Military
service on the pension index card notes the following: D, F &
K, 93 N.Y. Inf.
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(1838 - 1891)
Rank: Private
Biography in Records of
Members of the Grand Army of the Republic (William H. Ward, 1886, p. 169)
JAMES BARRY.
Born in Ireland in
1838; arrived in New York in 1860; is by occupation a tailor; enlisted
May 16, 1861, in the 5th U.S. Artillery (Griffin's Battery), and served
as a private; was attached to the 2d Brigade, 5th Army Corps, taking
part in the following-named battles: Mechanicsville, Gaines'
Mills; Malvern Hill, Antietam, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg,
Chancellorsville, Mine Run, Grovetown, Gettysburg, eleven days in the
Wilderness, and Spottsylvania Court-house; was honorably discharged at
the expiration of his enlistment, May 16, 1864. Comrade Barry is
a member of Kilpatrick Post, No. 38, at St. Helena, Cal., where he
resides.
Obituary (St. Helena Star
newspaper, 13 February 1891):
Death of James Barry.
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James Barry, the
tailor, who is well known in St. Helena, having conducted a shop here
for several years, but moved to Napa last Spring, died at the family
residence in that city Wednesday morning at 2 o'clock. Mr. Barry
had been in poor health for several years, being a sufferer from asthma
but was able to transact his business up to a few days ago and only
last week paid St. Helena a visit looking as well as usual. Last
Monday he went to San Francisco on business and in a day or two he
telegraphed that he was ill at St. Mary's hospital. His eldest
son at once went down after him and brought him to his home in Napa
where he gradually sank until death came to his relief.
The deceased served in the late war, having been a member
of Company D, 5th U.S. Artillery. He enlisted May 16, 1861 and
was discharged May 16, 1864. He leaves a wife and three children,
two sons and a daughter, to mourn his loss. His remains will be
interred in St. Helena cemetery. The last sad rites will be
performed by Kit Carson and Kilpatrick Posts, G.A.R.
The flag is at half mast over the G.A.R. hall out of
respect to the departed soldier.
Notes: Native of
Ireland, born 1838. His wife was
Johanna Barry (b. Sept. 1855 in Ireland) was living in St. Helena in
1900. Included in her household was her son, John D. (born May
1878 in California). Johanna was still living in St. Helena in
1910, when the census was taken. She was living on Stockton
Street, and was listed as a widow, age 76, born in Ireland, mother of 3
children, 2 still living.
James
died in Napa on 11 February 1891, and was buried in St. Helena Public
Cemetery
on 14 February. His grave is marked by a military headstone.
Military Information:
Union. He enlisted as a Private on 16 May 1861. He served
in Battery D, 5th U.S. Light Artillery regiment (Regular Army).
He was discharged 16 May 1864, following three years of service.
He applied for a
veteran's disability pension on 5 February 1887 (application no.
596653), but no certificate was issued (the application was probably
denied). His wife, Johanna Barry, applied for and was granted a
widow's benefit in California on 15 June 1891 (application no.
illegible, certificate no. 386_49). Military service on the
pension index card notes the following: D, 5 U.S. Art.
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Byron
Oscar Carr
(1832 - 1913)
Rank: Colonel & Division Quartermaster
Obituary (St. Helena
Star newspaper, 7 November 1913):
DEATH CALLS COL. B. O. CARR
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Was Prominent Soldier and Citizen.
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END COMES AT VALLE VISTA.
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Resided Near S. Helena Many Years Ago and Returns to Pass Declining
Days.
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Col. B. O.
Carr, many years ago a resident of Napa valley, and who has spent most
of the time for the past year at his old home, Valle Vista," now the
country residence of his father-in-law, Mr. R. H. Pratt, died Saturday,
November 1st, in the place he loved so well and where he hoped the end
would come. For many years the distinguished soldier and citizen
had been in failing health and his death was not unexpected.
Col. Byron Oscar Carr was born in Erie County, New York,
April 24, 1[8]32, and would have been 82 years of age had he lived
until next April. Deceased served throughout the Civil war as a
commissoined [sic] officer, attaining the rank of Colonel and Division
Quartermaster. After the war Colonel Carr came to California and
while superintendent of the Truckee division of the Central Pacific
Railroad, married Miss Sarah Pratt, on February 15, 1872. From
1873 until 1881 he was Supervising Inspector of steamboats for the
Sixth United States District with headquarters at Memphis, Tenn.
Here a daughter, Mary Louise, was born to Colonel and Mrs. Carr.
While still ho[l]ding the position of inspector of steamboats Colonel
Carr was transferred from memphis to Louisville, Kentucky. A
second child, George P., was born and two years later died at Albany,
Ind., where the family resided prior to coming to California in
1882. Colonel Carr, upon coming to this State, sought a home for
himself and family in Napa valley. Purchasing thirty-two acres
near St. Helena, he built the commodious and comfortable house and
established the charming country home now known as "Valle Vista."
Here another son, Wray Torrey, was born in 1884, but died in
1890. Colonel Carr and family remained in Napa valley until
December 1889, when they moved to San Francisco, deceased having been
elected Secretary and Manager of the People's Home Savings Bank in that
city. In December 1891, he resigned to take the cashiership and
management of the Bank of Lemoore in Lemoore, which position he held
until his first serious illness in the Summer of 1898 incapacitated him
permanently for business. In April 1899 the family moved to
Seattle, Wash., where deceased made his home continuously until July
1912, since which time he has resided in San Francisco and "Valle
Vista," near St. Helena.
Colonel Carr always took a deep interest in public
affairs, especially those connected with the Grand Army of the
Republic. During his residence in California he was Post
Commander of the G.A.R. Post at St. Helena, and Commander of the G.A.R.
for the Department of California. He was also Past Commander of
the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery
of Washington. His oldest brother, Eugene A. Carr,
Brigadier-General and Bvt. Major-General, U.S.A., died at Washington,
D.C., about two years ago. His next oldest brother, Rev. Dr.
Horace M. Carr, resides at Parsons, Kansas, and is at present
Chaplain-General of the G.A.R. His next youngest brother, Hon.
Clark E. Carr, was for over twenty-five years Postmaster of Galesburg,
Ill., and was Minister to Denmark under President Harrison. He is
still living at Galesburg. His youngest brother, George F. Carr,
died many years ago in Louisiana where he was Parish Judge. All
five brothers served with distinction throughout the Civil war; General
Carr, who at the outbreak of the war, was Captain of Mounted Rifles,
U.S.A., being appointed Colonel of the 3rd Illinois Cavalry, and later
serving with great distinction as a brigade and division commander;
Doctor Carr being Chaplain of the 3rd Illinois Cavalry; Clark E. Carr,
Colonel on the Staff of Governor Richard Yates, charged with very
important duties in connection with the equipment and care of the
Illinois troops; and George P. Carr, as Captain of Volunteers.
Besides his surviving brothers and his surviving sister, Mrs. Grace D.
Fahnestock, who resides in Galesburg, Ill., Colonel Carr leaves
surviving him his widow, Sarah Pratt Carr, two sons, Eugene M. and
Byron T. Carr, and a daughter, mrs. Mary Carr Moore.
Colonel Carr was a very lovable man -- kind, genial and
approachable. During the seven years he resided in our midst he
made many warm friends and all were glad to see him when he, in late
years, came here to visit. He always loved Napa valley and though
business called him away he hoped to spend his declining days
surrounded by the charm of our vine-clad hills, a wish that he had
gratified. As a husband and father his private life was always
tender and unfailingly kind and he endeared himself to all about him.
The funeral took place from "Valle Vista" Tuesday
afternoon at 1 o'clock. Rev. W. D. Simonds, pastor of a Unitarian
church in Oakland, (deceased having been a member of that denomination)
officiated. He was assisted by Rev. James Mitchell, both
clergymen speaking of the busy, useful and ideal life spent by deceased
and of his kindness of hear and goodness. At the house a choir
composed of Mrs. Walter Metzner, Mrs O. A. Jursch, F. B. Mackinder and
C. C. Coleman sang "Home of the Sour" and "Nearer My God to Thee," and
at the cemetery the beautiful hymn, "Goodnight." Interment was
made in St. Helena cemetery. The funeral was attended by those
members of the G.A.R. residing in St. Helena and vicinity, most of whom
had known their comrade when his home was in Napa valley. The
floral tributes were very beautiful.
Notes:
Native of Concord, New York. He was born 24 April 1832 He
married first to Mary E. Buck on 19 October 1858. She died in
Galesburg, Illinois, on 16 March 1861. His second wife was Sarah
Amelia Pratt (a minister in the Unitarian Church), whom he married in
Carlin, Elko County, Nevada, on 15 February 1872.
He died on 1 November 1913 in Napa County at
the age of 81,
and was buried on 4 November 1913 in Lot 23, Block C, St. Helena
Cemetery. Sarah died in San Diego,
California, on 24 December 1935.
Military Information:
Union. He enlisted 6 September 1861 at Camp Butler as 1st
Lieutenant in the 3rd
Illinois Cavalry
(Field and Staff Officers) at the age of 29. His residence at
enlistment was
Galesburg, Illinois. He was promoted to regimental
QM at an unknown date. Discharged for promotion on 29 Sept.
1862. Commissioned
into the U.S. Volunteers Quartermaster Dept. on 29 Sept. 1862 with the
rank of Captain and Assistant QM. Promoted to Lieut.-Col.
(Quartermaster) on 12 May 1864, and Colonel on 2 August 1864.
Mustered out 28 July 1865.
He appears incorrectly as "Byron O'Carr" on the Illinois
Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database.
He applied for and received a veteran's pension benefit in
California on 22 November 1892 (application no. 1139275, certificate
no. 982309). His wife, Sarah P. Carr, applied for and received a
widow's benefit in California on 25 November 1913 (application no.
1017931, certificate no. 773506). Military service on the pension
index card notes the following: Capt. & AQM U.S. Vols; RQM 3
Ill. Cav.
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Victor
Carrier
(c.1840 - 1895)
Rank: Private
Obituary (St. Helena
Star newspaper, 12 April 1895):
Death of Victor Carrier.
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Victor Carrier
died at his home in Chiles valley Wednesday morning shortly before 1
o'clock, having been a great sufferer for many years with a
complication of diseases of the throat and lungs.
Deceased was a native of France, aged 55 years. He
was a single man and had no relatives in this country. Mr.
Carrier had been a resident of Chiles valley for more than twenty years
and was universally respected. About two years ago he sold his
farm to Mr. Metzner and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Orchard were placed in
charge. With them Mr. Carrier has since lived. He had been
in failing health for years but for a long time had been a confirmed
invalid. His funeral took place Thursday at 2 o'clock.
Notes:
Native of France. He died 10 April 1895, and was buried in St.
Helena Public Cemetery.
Military Information:
He is probably the same man as Victor Carrier, Pvt., Co. H, 8th
California
Infantry. Enlisted at Mokelumne Hill as a Private on 7 January
1865. Mustered into Co. H on 26 January 1865. Mustered out
on 24 October 1865 at Fort Point, San Francisco.
He applied for and
received a veteran's disability pension in California on 4 August 1890
(application no. 859133, certificate no. 657329). Military
service on the pension index card notes the following: H. 8 Cal.
Inf.
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George
W. Chase
(1847 - 1911)
Rank: Unknown
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 31 March
1911):
Funeral of George W. Chase.
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The funeral of the
late George W. Chase, who died on Howell mountain Thursday of last
week, was held from the Presbyterian church Saturday morning at 11
o'clock, Rev. James Mitchell officiating.
Deceased was born in Brooklyn, New York, October 21, 1848, and
had reached the age of 62 years, 5 months and 3 days. He had
resided in California for forty years and on Howell mountain for thirty
years. A widow and the following children are left to mourn his
loss -- Josephine and John W. Chase, Mrs. Peter Martinelli and Mrs.
Frank Rhoda.
Notes: Native of
Brooklyn, New York, born 21 October 1847. George's father was
Ship's Captain George W. Chase (1801-1878). His sister, Sarah
Esther Chase, was the wife of William Bowers Bourn, Sr. Bourn was
a business partner of Captain Chase, and a famous figure in California
history.
George Chase appears in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York,
in the 1850 census, under the household of his sea captain father,
George Chase. George (Jr.) was listed as age 2, born in New
York. Others in the household were George's mother, Mary (age
42), and siblings Mary (age 23), Sarah (age 20), Charlotte (age 19),
Georgina (age 16), Emily (age 14), Caroline (age 11), and John (age
7).
George appears in San Francisco in the 1860 census, listed
under the household of his master mariner father, George Chase.
George (Jr.) was listed as age 12, born in New York. Others in
the household were George's mother, Mary (age 51), and siblings
Georgeiana (age 22), Emily (age 20), Caroline (age 18), and John (age
16).
George Chase
appears in St. Helena in the 1880 census, listed as a farmer, age 31,
born in New York (parents both born in New York). His household
included his wife, Virginia K., age 27, a native of Missouri. Her
father was a native of England, and her mother a native of
Kentucky. The Chase family appears in Vineland Precinct of Napa
County in the 1900 census. George Chase was listed as a farmer,
age 52, born October 1847 in New York. His household included his
wife Kate (born November 1854 in Missouri), daughter Eata (born October
1882), son John H. (born January 1886), and daughter Maria E. (born
September 1891). George and Kate (Virginia Katherine?) had been
married for 21 years. Kate was listed as the mother of four
children, all living.
The Chase family was listed in St. Helena in the 1910
census. George was listed as a farmer, age 64, born in New York,
parents born in Maine. He was not listed as a Civil War veteran
on the census. His household included his wife, Kate (age
57), and son John (age 23). Katherine Chase was living on Howell
Mountain Road in 1920 when the census was taken. She was listed
as a widow, and was living with her son, John H. Chase.
George W. Chase
died at Howell Mountain, Napa
County, on 23 March 1911, at the age of 63, and was buried in St.
Helena
Public Cemetery on 25 March. There is no
monument.
Military Information:
Reportedly a Union drummer. He may be the same soldier as George
Chase, who enlisted as a Private at San Francisco on 9 January
1865. He was mustered into Company D, 8th California Infantry
regiment on 11 January 1865, and was mustered out at Fort Point (San
Francisco) on 24 October 1865.
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William
Walter Church
(1822 - 1913)
Rank: Private
Death Notice (St. Helena Star newspaper, 10
October 1913):
Death of An Aged Citizen.
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Dr. William W.
Church, an aged citizen of St. Helena, whose home had been here for the
past ten years, died at his home on McKorkle avenue, last evening at
8:30 o'clock. Deceased was a native of Vermont, and had reached
the age of 91 years, 4 months and 12 days. Dr. Church was a
veteran of the civil war and had an interesting career, an account of
which will be given in the next issue of the Star.
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 17
October 1913):
LAID TO REST.
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Funeral of An Aged Citizen Held Last Sunday.
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The funeral
of the late Dr. William W. Church, whose death Thursday night of last
week was announced in the last issue of the Star, was held from W. F.
Mercier's undertaking parlors Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Elder J. S. Hare officiated and a choir from the Sanitarium rendered
appropriate selections.
William Walter Church was born in Royalton, Vermont, May
29, 1822, and had reached the ripe old age of 91 years, 4 months and 12
days. When a lad deceased moved with his family to New Hampshire
and there studied medicine. When a very young man he moved to
Illinois and began the practice of his profession. When the civil
war broke out he enlisted with the 25th Regiment, Illinois Infantry,
receiving his honorable discharge at the close of that historic
struggle. After the war deceased continued to reside in Illinois
until the early '80s when he came to California, settling in
Fresno. In 1886 he returned to Illinois and made his home in
Franklin county, that State, until the Fall of 1903, when he again came
to California. When in St. Louis, on the way West, his daughter,
Mrs. Fannie Baxter, who with her daughters, was accompanying him, was
struck by a street car and dragged a considerable distance, dying a few
hours later as a result of the accident. After a few days the
others in the party continued their way to California, settling first
in Rutherford. After one year in that village they moved to St.
Helena, deceased purchasing a home on McKorkle avenue ten years ago
where he passed his remaining days in peace and comfort. His wife
died in the East in 1872.
Deceased is survived by two sons and one daughter --
Edward and Abe Church and Mrs. Alice Heffley, all residents of Lincoln,
Nebraska. These grandchildren are also left: Mrs. Mabel
Bance, of Erie, Kansas; Mrs. Hazel Allen, Mrs. Ethel Beringer and Miss
Alice Baxter, of St. Helena, and Herbert Baxter, of South Dakota.
There are also eight great grandchildren, four in St. Helena and four
in Erie, Kansas.
Dr. Church, for twenty years, was a member of the
Adventist denomination. He was a kind old man who had spent an
interesting and useful life, retaining his faculties almost to the end.
Notes: Native of
Royalton, Windsor County, Vermont, born 29 May 1822. William W.
Church appears in the 1900 census in Benton Township, Franklin County,
Illinois, under the household of his widowed daughter, Fanny
Baxter. He was listed as a widower, age 88, born May 1822 in
Vermont, no occupation.
William W. Church was enumerated in the 1910 census in St.
Helena, listed as a widower, age 87, born in Vermont (parents both born
in Vermont), living on his own income, Union army veteran. His
household included his grandchildren, Ethel C. Baxter (age 22), Herbert
D. Baxter (age 20), and Alice J. Baxter (age 17).
He
died on 9 October 1913, and was buried on 12
October 1913 in the Block 2 Extension, Lot 54, St. Helena Public
Cemetery.
Military Information:
Union. He was listed as a veteran in the 1910 census.
William W. Church enlisted as a Private at Princeton, Illinois, on 15
May 1862, and was mustered into Co. K, 65th Illinois Infantry regiment
at Chicago on the same date. At the time of enlistment, he was
described as a dentist, age 40, height 5' 9", hair dark, eyes blue,
complexion dark, nativity Vermont. He was mustered out at
Chicago on 15 May 1865.
His obituary states that he served in the 25th Illinois
Infantry. This is unlikely. The 25th Illinois Infantry was
a 3-year outfit. It was mustered in on 4 August 1861, and was
mustered out on 5 September 1864.
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(c.1836 - 1882)
Rank: Unknown
Obituary (The St. Helena Star newspaper, 13
January 1882):
A Masonic Funeral.
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Charles W. Cook
died at his home on Pritchard hill, near Chiles canyon, Tuesday last,
of an affection of the heart, resulting from a complication of
diseases, including pneumonia and hernia. His family have, for
three years past, lived at the former Calderwood place on Pritchard
hill, but Mr. Cook himself was little known, having been occupied in
the city as a worker in brass in the manufacture of telegraph
instruments. Failing health compelled him last Summer to quit his
business and come home, since which time he has been gradually failing,
with fatal result as above state. Deceased was a member of the
Masonic Fraternity, belonging to Occidental Lodge No. 40, of Ottawa,
Ills., and his funeral here yesterday was conducted by St. Helena Lodge
No. 93 of that order, services being impressively read by D. B. Carver,
W. M. The procession was marshaled by E. W. Woodward, Marshal of
the Lodge, in the following order:
The Tyler;
Stewards, with White Rods;
Master Masons;
Secretary and Treasurer;
Junior and Senior Wardens;
Past Masters;
The Holy Writings,
On a cushion covered by a black cloth, carried by Thomas Greer and
supported by the Deacons with crossed rods;
The Master;
Hearse;
Pall Bearers
(A. C. Rampendahl, C. A. Gardner, Thos. Mooney, W. E. Anderson, Jas. R.
Davis, R. G. Eubank)
Mourners,
The following
resolutions were adopted by the Lodge:
WHEREAS -- Our late brother, Charles W.
Cook, has been removed by the hand of death, depriving our Order of a
valued member and a stricken family of a loved husband and father,
Therefore be it
Resolved -- By St. Helena Lodge No. 93 F. & A. M. that
in the death of Brother Cook we deplore the loss of one of that loving
circle of brothers whose fraternal band extends all around the world.
Resolved -- That we condole with the stricken widow and
orphans in their great bereavement, and commend them in their
affliction to Him who is also OUR refuge and our
strength -- the loving Father of us all who alone can comfort and
support.
Resolved -- That these resolutions be spread upon the
minutes of the Lodge, and a copy thereof be sent to the widow of
deceased, and also to the lodge of which he was a member,
W. J. G. Dawson, Chas. A.
Gardner, A. C. Rampendahl, | Com.
Notes: Native of New Hampshire.
Chas. W.
Cook was enumerated in the City of Ottawa, Lasalle County, Illinois, in
the 1870 census. He was listed as age 32, born in Massachusetts,
occupation brass finisher, W.U.T. (Western Union Telegraph). His
household included his wife, Elizabeth (age 31) and son Charles J. (age
9). Charles W. Cook appears
in the 1880 census in Yount Township, Napa County, California, living
near to Charles Pritchard (probably at Pritchard Hill, in the Conn
Valley area). Cook was noted as married, age 43, born in New
Hampshire,
father born in Massachusetts, mother born in New Hampshire, occupation
brass stretcher.
His household included his wife, Elizabeth M. (age 39, native of
Vermont),
and son, Charles J. (age 20, native of Massachusetts).
Charles died on
10
January 1882, and was buried in
St. Helena Public Cemetery on
12 January 1882.
Military Information:
Noted as a Civil War veteran in the sexton's list of 30 May
1887.
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Rank: Corporal
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 21
December 1900):
Death of Samuel M. Cook.
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Samuel M. Cook
died at the St. Helena Sanitarium Wednesday morning after an illness of
one week with pneumonia.
Deceased was born in Iowa January 14, 1843. In 1851
he came with his parents to California. When the civil war broke
out he went to Aurora, Nevada, and enlisted with the Nevada
volunteers. After serving his country and receiving an honorable
discharge he returned to this State and came to Napa county. In
1876 he went to the southern part of the State remaining about four
years. Since 1880 his residence has been in St. Helena, following
farming as his vocation. Deceased was married to Miss Emily
Sleeper in the early '60. He leaves the following children,
besides other relatives, to mourn his sudden demise: Algernon,
Mrs. J. M. Hicks, Mrs. C. H. Beeves, Romanso M., Frank E., S. E. A.,
and Vern Cook.
The funeral took place from the Methodist church to-day at
10 o'clock.
Notes: Native of Iowa, born 14 January
1843.
He lost his left arm in a shooting incident in early June
of 1892. He and his neighbor, Francis Markham, had gotten into a
dispute over some of Cook's free ranging cattle. Cook attacked
Markham with an axe. Martin (wounded by the axe attack) grabbed a
shotgun and fire at Cook, striking him in the left arm. Both
survived, but what was left of Cook's left arm had to be amputated
close to the shoulder.
He died at St. Helena Sanitarium (Deer Park) on 19 December
1900, and was buried in the G.A.R. plot of the
St.
Helena Cemetery on
20 (21?) December 1900. His grave is marked by a military
headstone.
Military Information:
Union. Samuel Cook enlisted as a Corporal in Co. F, 1st Nevada
Cavalry battalion. His date of enlistment is unknown, however,
his obituary notes that he signed up in Aurora, Nevada.
He applied for and
received a veteran's pension benefit in California on 7 July 1892
(application no. 1120702, certificate no. 1039913). A minor child
(Emily L. Kingsfield, guardian) received a survivor's benefit in
California on 20 January 1902 (application no. 755390, certificate no.
530175). Military service on the pension index card notes the
following: F, 1 Nev. Cav.
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Germain
Crochat
(1822 - 1894)
Rank: Private
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, Friday 26 January 1894, pg. 3,
col. 3):
Death
of G. Crochat.
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Germain Crochat, an old and respected resident of this county, died at his
home in Conn valley at 5:30 o'clock Friday afternoon of diabetes, after
being confined to his bed for two weeks.
Deceased was a native of Crozet, Ain, Frnace and was 73 years of age at
the time of his death. He came to this county twenty-five years ago
and for a time was in the employ of the late Charles Krug. He
afterward located on the place in Conn valley and in partnership with F.
Metzner, under the name of G. Crochat & Co., planted a vineyard,
erected large cellars and instituted improvements which have been added to
ever since. A widow and two sons, Jule and Leon, also a nephew,
Germain Millet and a niece, Mary Millet, as well as a host of friends are
left to mourn his loss. The funeral took place from the family
residence at 10 o'clock, services being held at 11 o'clock at the Catholic
church by Rev. P. Blake. A very large number of people followed the
remains to their last resting place, as evidence of the high esteem in
which deceased was held.
Biography
from "History of Solano and Napa Counties" (1912), pp. 1006 and
1007:
GERMAIN
CROCHAT.
The life of Germain Crochat commenced in France in the year 1822 and ended
in Napa county, Cal., January 19, 1894. It is recorded that Mr.
Crochat came to New Orleans before the war in 1861 and lost all he had in
Louisiana. After a very severe attack of yellow fever he decided to
come to California by way of the Isthmus of Panama, arriving in 1870, poor
in pocket but rich in resolves to do and to achieve. In his native
land he had learned the trade of distiller and on coming to Napa valley he
found his trade of much use to him, for he hired himself out to work for
Mr. Krug of St. Helena, in the wine business. Here he worked
steadily for two years, in which time he saved as much as he could from
his weekly pittance and at the end of the time mentioned he was able to
purchase, with Mitzener Valper, a ranch of seven hundred and fifty acres
of land in Conn valley. Only a portion of this land was improved,
but the new owners commenced improving it by planting a vineyard, and Mr.
Crochat established a winery and a distillery, this being one of the first
plants of its kind to be set up in Conn valley. Here Mr. Crochat
remained until his death.
In 1882 Mr. Millet, Mr. Crochat's nephew, with two children, came from
France. Mr. Millet married Louise Mason, a native of France, the
ceremony taking place in their native land in 1879. Three children
were born to them, Adolph, Marie and Germain, the latter being born on the
voyage to America. Marie married J. L. Freeman, and they reside in
Vallejo, Cal., with their two children, Albert and Louise. Mr. Milet
was killed November 16, 1882.
Mr. Crochat married Mrs. Louise Millet and to them were born two sons,
Jules and Leon, who are both single and remain at home with their
mother. When the father left them at the call of Death, the family
sold out their interests in Conn valley and purchased a two hundred and
eighteen acre rance in Chiles valley. They have a twelve acre
vineyard and about seventy acres of grain land, the rest being devoted to
pasture. There are about ten head of cattle on the place and also an
orchard for family use. The family are members of the Roman Catholic
Church. Mr. Crochat was a member of the Masonic. order and
politically he was a Democrat.
Notes: Native of Avonzon
(Crozet), Ain department, France, born 22 December 1820. He came to
America in 1861, settling in New Orleans. Leaving Louisiana
destitute, he came to California in 1870, settling in the St. Helena area.
He died in Conn Valley, Napa County, on 19 January 1894, and was buried in
St. Helena Cemetery in the family plot (Lot 7, Block 6). His grave
is marked by a family headstone, inscribed in French as follows:
GERMAIN CROCHAT | NEE DEC. 22, 1820 | DECEDE JAN. 19, 1894 | NATIF FRANCE,
AIN
Military Information:
Confederate. Private, 6th Company, 1st
Regiment, French Brigade, Louisiana Militia. On roll ordered into
service of the State of Louisiana within the limits of the City of New
Orleans. Although not recorded, the period of service would have
been from about 12 February 1862 to 2 May 1862. He is listed in
Andrew B. Booth's "Records of Louisiana Confederate Soldiers and
Louisiana Confederate Commands, Vol. II" (New Orleans: 1920), page
484.
Credit
for this find goes to Mariam Hanson, St. Helena Historical Society, who
discovered the connection in November 2017.
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French
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Louisiana
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(1835 - 1881)
Rank: Private
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 11 February 1881):
It grieves us to record
the death of a good man. Mr. Levi P. Davis, residing in the
mountains, about four miles east of St. Helena, died on Sunday last of
bilious pneumonia, in the 45th year of his age Mr. Davis was a
native of Modino County, Ohio, where he was born August 23, 1835.
For several years past he had been a great sufferer from hemorrhage of
the lungs, and about five years ago he removed to this vicinity with
the hope of benefiting his health. He was encouraged in this
until within a few days of his death, when his disease assumed an
alarming form and he became aware that his earthly existence was near
its close. He was fully prepared for the change, and died as he
had lived -- trusting in the merits of his Redeemer and having a clear
testimony of his acceptance with God and of his assurance of a home in
heaven. His funeral was held was held Monday at 2 p.m. from the
Methodist church. Rev. M. D. Buck preached an eloquent and
instructive funeral sermon, and Reverends James Mitchell and J. A.
Fisher assisted in the exercises. At the grave, exercises were
conducted by Mr. Fisher, assisted by Mr. Buck.
Notes: Native of Medina County, Ohio, born 23
August 1835. Levi P. Davis and Lucretia Dora Ann May were married
in Greene County, Iowa, on 3 July 1859. Levi appears in the 1860
census in Washington Township, Greene County, Iowa, listed as a farmer,
age 24, born in Ohio. His household included recent bride,
Lucretia, age 16, born in Missouri. Levi appears in the 1870
census in San Joaquin Township, Sacramento County, California
(Sacramento P.O.), listed as a farmer, age 34, native of Ohio.
The household included his wife, Lucretia, age 25, native of Missouri,
and a 24 year old farmer named James Martin, native of New York.
Levi appears in the 1880 census in Hot Springs Township ("Vicinity of
St. Helena"), listed as a farmer, married, age 45, native of Ohio
(parents also Ohio natives). His household included his wife,
Lucretia E. Davis, age 35, native of Missouri (parents from Kentucky).
Levi's widow, "Lucretia Ellen," remarried about 1894 to
James Nelson Rutherford. She and her new husband appear in
Burbank, Los Angeles County, in the 1900 census. They appear in
the 1910 census in Malibu, Los Angeles County. In 1920, Lucretia
was once again widowed, living as a boarder in Malibu Township, in the
household of Samuel Faulks. Lucretia applied for a widow's
benefit in 1924.
He died 6 February 1881 at age 45, and was buried on 7
February 1881 in Block 1, Lot 16, St.
Helena Public Cemetery. He
was listed in the Sexton's list of veterans
on 30 May 1883 as "Levi P. Davis," and on the list of 1887 as "L. C.
Davis."
Military Information:
Union. Levi P. Davis enlisted as a Private on 15 August 1862, and
was mustered into Co. E, 39th Iowa Infantry on 3 September 1862.
At the time of enlistment, he was noted as age 27, residing in Rippey,
Iowa, native of Ohio. He was discharged on 17 February 1863 at
Cairo, Illinois.
He applied for --
but
was apparently not granted -- a veteran's pension benefit on 30
September
1865 (application no. 91004). His wife, Lucretia E. Rutherford,
applied for and received a widow's benefit in California on 10 July
1925 (application no. 617459, certificate no. 973166). Military
service on the pension index card notes the following: E 39 Iowa
Inf.
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Frederick
Minor Dickinson
(c.1840 - 1929)
Rank: Private
Notes: Native of
Connecticut.
Frederick M. Dickinson was
registered as a voter, age 66, at the Veterans Home in Yountville in
1906, and continued to be listed as a voter there until 1918.
In 1920 and 1922, he was registered as a voter (Republican) in San
Francisco, retired, living at 532 Noe Street.
In the 1910 census, he appears as an inmate at the
Veterans Home of California (Yountville), Napa County, listed as a
widower, age 70, born in Connecticut, father born in Massachusetts,
mother born in Connecticut, occupation "none," Union army veteran.
Frederick M.
Dickinson died in San Francisco on 21 December 1928. He was
buried
in St. Helena Cemetery on 16 May 1929. His grave is marked by a
military headstone.
Military Information:
Union. Listed as Frederick M. Dickerson. He enlisted as a
Private on 21 February 1862, residence New Haven, Connecticut. He
was mustered into Co. M, 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery regiment on 25
February 1862. Re-enlisted on 5 February 1864. Mustered out
on 25 September 1865 at Washington, DC.
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(1846 - 1910)
Rank: Private
Biography (History of
Napa and Solano Counties, California, 1912):
WILLIAM EBELING
The life which
this narrative depicts began in Germany in 1846 and closed in St.
Helena, Napa county, March 9, 1910. When he was a lad of thirteen
years Mr. Ebeling left Germany and came to America, locating in New
York City, where he learned the barber's trade. At the outbreak
of the war in 1861 (at the age of fifteen years and four months) he
enlisted in the Thirty-ninth New York Volunteers, being sworn in and
attached to Company E on September 9 of that year. Up to 1862 he
was occupied with camp life and an occasional skirmish. On June
8, 1862, he was wounded in the battle of Cross Keys and remained in the
hospital for some time. He was taken prisoner by Stonewall
Jackson on September 15, and later released. He saw service in
the battles of Gettysburg and also Bristow Station and the battles of
the Wilderness and Petersburg in the spring of 1864. He received
his discharge September 9, 1864. Among the prized possessions of
his widow is an old pocketbook that he carried all through the
war. After the war he worked at his trade in Baltimore, Md., and
later lived with his family in Chicago, where he lost everything during
the big fire of 1871.
In 1875 Mr. Ebeling came to California and worked in San
Francisco and Berkeley for eight years, then went to Windsor, Sonoma
county. Leaving this latter place, he came to Calistoga and
entered partnership with W. F. Bornhorst in viticulture in 1884,
continuing this until his death. He was a member of the Odd
Fellows and the Grand Army of the Republic. He married Elizabeth
Warns in Baltimore in 1866. Their eldest child, Charles William,
married Miss Ida Macks and they have two children, Walter and Victor;
Lillian, the wife of E. L. Vander Naillen of Oakland, has two children,
Gertrude and Edwin; Harry W. married Minnie Mack and resides in Fulton,
Cal., where he is a fruit buyer; Minnie, the wife of E. J. Fletcher of
Los Angeles, has two children, Earl and Lillian; Frank married Miss L.
Walkmeister, and they have one son, Warren; Louis A. and Clemens A.
complete the family. About two years after the death of her
husband Mrs. Ebeling became of the wife of his former partner, William
F. Bornhorst, and they now make their home in St. Helena.
Obituary, The Weekly
Calistogian newspaper,
Friday, 11 March 1910:
WILLIAM EBELING HAS PASSED AWAY
Former Calistogaite Dies at His Home Near St. Helena
William Ebeling
died at his home near St. Helena at 2 o'clock Wednesday morning at what
was formerly known as the Lemme place. Death was due to stomach
trouble, of which he had long been a sufferer.
Mr. Ebeling had been a resident of Calistoga for many
years, being engaged in the barber business in the old Magnolia hotel
building. He retired about twelve years ago and moved out to his
place in the hills west of town. Last fall this place was sold by
the owners, Ebeling & Bornhorst, and they moved to St. Helena where
they had previously purchased a fine vineyard.
The deceased was a veteran of the civil war and was a
native of Hamburg, Ger., and was aged 64 years and 27 days. A
widow and several grown children survive. He was for years a
member of Morse lodge, No. 237, I.O.O.F., of San Francisco, and the
funeral was held this morning at 11 o'clock under the auspices of St.
Helena lodge, No. 167, from their hall. He was also a member of
Governor Morton post of the Grand Army of this place.
Quite a number of Calistoga veterans and friends attended
the funeral. Interment was made in St. Helena cemetery.
Notes:
Native of Germany, born 13 February 1846. Well known early
winemaker in the Calistoga and St. Helena area.
Partner was Bornhorst.
He died near St. Helena on 9 March 1910, and was buried in
Section F, Block 1, of St. Helena Public Cemetery on 11 March
1910. Cause of death was stomach and
liver cancer.
Military Information:
Union. He enlisted as a Private at New York City on 17 May 1861,
at the age of 18. He was mustered into Company E, 39th New York
Infantry regiment on 1 June 1861. Wounded at Cross Keys,
Virginia, on 8 June 1862. Transferred from Company E to Company B
on 31 May 1863. Transferred from Company B to Company I on 1 June
1864. Mustered out on 9 September 1864 at Petersburg, Virginia.
William Ebeling was a member of Calistoga's Gov. Morton
Post No. 41, GAR, and succeeded Hiram G. Wyckoff (mid-term) as Post
Commander there in May 1895. In later years he served as Officer
of the Guard for the Post.
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Rank: Unknown
Notes: He was buried in St. Helena Cemetery
before 30 May 1883. Listed as Eckers on the Memorial Day list of
1887.
Military Information:
None.
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(1843 - 1879)
Rank: Private
Death Notice (St. Helena Star newspaper, 14
November 1879):
DIED.
FEE -- at the residence of his
sister, Mrs. T. B. Shamp, at "Walnut Grove," near Calistoga, Monday,
November 10, 1879, of softening of the brain, James P. Fee, a native of
Huntington county, Pennsylvania, aged 36 years, 6 months, and 3 [8?]
days.
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 21
November 1879):
Death of James P. Fee.
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The death of James P. Fee, brother of Mrs. T. B. Shamp,
was noted last week. Deceased had long been an invalid from a
partial paralysis, affecting the brain -- originated, we believe, by
sunstroke. He has lain at his sister's house in a dangerous
condition for many months, and his death was not unexpected. He
was a native of Huntington county, Pennsylvania, and was in his 37th
year. The funeral services were held at the family residence,
Walnut Grove, Wednesday, Rev. James Mitchell officiating, and the
remains interred here.
Notes: Native of Huntington County,
Pennsylvania, born either 7 or 2 May 1843. He was the son of
George Jackson Fee and Mary Jane Porter. He married Martha Combes
in Jefferson County, Iowa, on 26 July 1861.
James Fee was
enumerated in the 1850 census in Henderson Township, Huntington County,
Pennsylvania, under the household of his farmer father, George
Fee. James was listed as age 7, born in Pennsylvania, attending
school. Others in the household were Mary Fee (age 56), Lydia and
Mary (age 20), Prudence (age 17), John (age 16), George (age 13), and
Frances (age 10).
James P. Fee appears in the 1856 Iowa Census in Black
Hawk, Jefferson County, Iowa, under the household of his parents,
George and "Merry" Fee. James was listed as age 13, born in
Pennsylvania.
He died 10
November 1879 at the home of his sister, Prudence Keller Shamp (nee
Fee, widow
of Thomas Barr Shamp), and was
buried in St. Helena Public Cemetery. His grave is marked with a
military headstone.
Military Information:
Union. He enlisted as a Private on 5 January 1864 at the age of
20.
Residence at the time of enlistment ws Fairfield, Iowa. He was
mustered into Company E, 2nd Iowa Infantry regiment on the same date as
enlistment. Mustered out on 12 July 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky.
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John
D. Fee
(1835 - 1914)
Rank: Captain
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 20 March
1914):
VETERAN ANSWERS CALL.
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Captain John D. Fee Passes Away at His Home in St. Helena.
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Captain John D. Fee died
at his home on Stockton street, St. Helena, Sunday morning at 9:30
o'clock. Captain Fee had been in poor health for a year or more,
but was only confined to his bed a few days before the end came.
Heart trouble was the cause of death.
Captain John D. Fee was born in Huntington county,
Pennsylvania, October 18, 1835. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
George J. Fee. He spent his early life at the home of his birth
and after completing his education studied architecture with his
brother. When the civil war broke out deceased enlisted with the
125th Pennsylvania regiment, first serving as an infantryman and later
in a company of cavalry. He retired from the service as a
Captain, having participated in many of the important battles of that
terrible war. After spending some time in his native State after
the war, deceased went to Nevada where he engaged in mining near
Virginia City. Twenty years ago deceased moved to Pueblo,
Coolrado [sic - Colorado], where he engaged in architecture and
contracting, remaining there about ten years. He then retired
from active business and joined his sister and brother, Miss Fannie M.,
and the late George W. Fee, in St. Helena. He has resided here
for about ten years and during that time has made many warm
friends. Deceased was a quiet unassuming man, very pleasant and
affable and kind. He was never married and is survived by one
sister, Miss Fannie M. Fee, and several nieces and nephews.
Deceased was a member of Pueblo, Colorado, Lodge No. 832,
B.P.O.E., and the Napa county Elks took charge of the funeral, which
was held from the undertaking parlors of W. F. Mercier, Tuesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. James Mitchell conducted a very
impressive service which was largely attended by Elks and sorrowing
friends. The floral offerings were very beautiful. The
remains were laid beside those of other departed dear ones in the St.
Helena cemetery. At the grave the G.A.R. assisted with the
services. The pall bearers were W. A. Bingham, Julius Goodman,
Walter Metzner, Leo H. Martin, J. G. Johnson and J. H. Steves, all
members of the Elks.
Notes: Native of
Huntington County, Pennsylvania, born 18 October 1835
(headstone indicates year was 1834). He was a son of George
Jackson Fee and Mary Jane Porter, and was an older brother to James
Peoples Fee (see above). He was enumerated as "J. D.
Fee" in the 1900 census in Pueblo, Colorado, as a lodger in a hotel on
Main Street. Only his name and gender were recorded in the census
that year.
John appears in the 1910 census in St. Helena, living on
Stockton Street. He was listed as single, age 75, born in
Pennsylvania (as were his parents), occupation building contractor,
Union army veteran. His sister, Frances M. Fee (age 60) was
living with him.
He
died in St. Helena on 15 March 1914, and was buried in St. Helena
Public Cemetery on 17 March. His grave is marked with a military
headstone.
Military Information:
Union. His first enlisted in Pennsylvania on 13 August 1862, and
was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in Co. I, 125th Pennsylvania Infantry
regiment on the same date. He was mustered out at Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania, on 18 May 1863. He re-enlisted as a 1st Lieutenant
on 16 July 1863, and was
commissioned
into Co. A, 22nd Pennsylvania Cavalry on the same date. He was
promoted
to Captain on 11 August 1863. Mustered out on 5 February 1864.
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George
Washington Fisher
(1848 - 1909)
Rank: Private
Obituary (Napa Daily Journal newspaper, 24
November 1909):
GEORGE FISHER DEAD
George Fisher,
formerly a well known resident of St. Helena, and late Napa, died in
San Francisco Tuesday, after a brief illness with pneumonia.
Deceased was a butcher, and was employed in the market of Zollner &
Even when he resided in this city.
He leaves a widow, who is the sister of Mrs. G. M. Francis.
Biography (History of
Napa and Lake Counties, California, 1881):
FISHER, G.W.
Was born in Ohio March 5, 1849 [sic]. When he was two years old
his parents moved to Indiana. When he was about nine years of age
his parents died. At the age of fourteen he enlisted in the 12th
Indiana Cavalry as a private and served till the close of the
war. He then went to Kansas and engaged in freighting from
Atchison to Denver. In 1867 he went to Julesburg and freighted
from there to Fort Laramie. At the end of a year he went to
Laramie Plains and helped draw the logs for the first house in Laramie
City. He then worked on the Union Pacific Railroad until the
connection with the Central Pacific was made. He then went to
Elko, Nevada, and freighted from there to White Pine and other
points. In 1869 he came to California, locating in
Calistoga. In March, 1870, he came to St. Helena and engaged in
the butchering business, and shortly afterward opened a shop in
connection with J. Bruce. In May, 1876, he bought his partner
out, and is still conducting the business. He was married August
25, 1877, to Miss Emma Horton, a native of Wisconsin. They have
had two children, both of whom are dead.
Notes:
Native of Ohio, born 5 March 1848. George W. Fisher died in San
Francisco on 23 November 1909, at the age
of 61. His grave is marked by a military headstones, which
includes his birth and death years.
Military Information:
Union. He enlisted as a Private on 12 January 1864, residence
Porter County, Indiana. He was mustered into Co. M, 12th Indiana
Cavalry regiment on 12 January 1864. Mustered out on 10 November
1865 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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John
Daniel Flynn
(1844 - 1926)
Rank: Sergeant
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 5 November 1926, pg.
8,
col. 3):
TAPS ARE SOUNDED.
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John D. Flynn Passes to the Great Beyond.
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John D.
Flynn, for nearly forty years a resident of St. Helena, died Thursday
at noon at the family residence corner Tainter and Stockton
streets. Mr. Flynn had been a great sufferer from asthma and had
been at the point of death many times so the end was not unexpected.
John D. Flynn was born in Vermont and was 82 years old the
9th of last May. When the civil war broke out he enlisted with
the 1st Vermont regiment of volunteers, Company I, infantry and served
throughout the four years of the war, being at the surrender of the
confederate forces at Richmond. Mr. Flynn had advanced to the
rank of Sergeant during the period of his service and when mustered out
located in Illinois. When the Grand Army of the Republic was
organized he became an enthusiastic member and upon coming to St.
Helena became an officer of Kilpatrick Post, taking an active interest
in it until the ranks were so diminished by the grim reaper, that the
order here was abandoned. Mr. Flynn, however, always participated
in G.A.R. services at the cemetery on Memorial Day, usually reading the
general orders and other portions of the ritual.
Deceased was married to Miss Brigid Allen in Chicago on
April 10, 1875 and in 1925, surrounded by loved ones and friends their
golden wedding anniversary was celebrated. Soon after their
marriage Mr. and Mrs. Flynn came West and for about two years made
their home in San Francisco. They then located in Napa and in
1877 moved onto the William Baldridge farm near Oakville. Farming
continued to be Mr. Flynn's vocation until a little more than 38 years
ago when he moved to town, and nearly all that long period he has
occupied a comfortable residence at the corner of Tainter and Stockton
streets.
Deceased is survived by two daughters and one son -- Mrs.
J. F. Maloney, of Richmond; Mrs. Louis G. Clark, of St. Helena; and
Frank Flynn, of Richmond. One son, Robert, passed away a few
years ago at Cloverdale. There are also surviving eight
grandchildren.
Deceased was a patriotic, loyal citizen, a devoted husband
and father and a kind friend. He experienced many hardships in
his early life and in later days told interesting tales of the four
trying years spent in defense of his country.
The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30
o'clock, from the Catholic church, Rev. Father Galvan officiating.
Biography (History of
Napa and Lake Counties, California, 1881):
FLYNN, JOHN
D. Was born in Washington County, Vermont, May 9, 1844, and
resided in his birthplace until 1862. He then, being eighteen
years of age, and at his country's call, enlisted as a private in
Company "I," 9th Regiment, Vermont Volunteers, May 30th, of the above
year, and served his country for three years, and took part in all the
actions in which his regiment was engaged. At the close of the
war, Mr. Flynn was mustered out June 13, 1865, in Richmond, Virginia,
and immediately returned to his home in Vermont, and engaged in
farming. We next find the subject of our sketch in 1872 located
in Chicago, where he resided until April 30, 1875. On the above
date Mr. Flynn crossed the mountains to the Pacific Coast, first
located in San Francisco, and eighteen months later we find him renting
a place for five years of Mr. Wm. Baldridge, of Napa Valley, in which
business he remained until he began his present business, November 1,
1880, in Oakville. Mr. Flynn was married in Chicago, April 10,
1875, to Miss Bridget Allen, a native of Ireland, and by this union
they have two children: Mary A., born September 5, 1876; Margaret
E., born April 6, 1878.
Notes:
Native of Vermont, born 9 May 1844. He appears in the 1910 census
in St. Helena,
Napa County, and was noted as age 65, married 35 years, born in
Vermont, parents both born in Ireland, occupation laborer doing farm
work, veteran of the Union Army. His household included his wife,
Bridget A. (age 56) and son Robert E. (age 28).
He
died in Napa County on 4 November 1926, and was buried in St. Helena's
Holy Cross
(Catholic) Cemetery on 6 November 1926.
Military Information:
Union. He enlisted as a Private on 30 May 1862, and was mustered
into Co. I, 9th Vermont Infantry on 9 July 1862. He was promoted
to Corporal on 1 December 1863, and to Sergeant on 16 September
1864. He was mustered out on 13 June 1865. The G.A.R.
membership roster of 1886 notes his service as Co. G, 9th Vermont
Infantry, and his obituary states he served in Co. I, 1st Vermont
Infantry. Both appear to be errors.
He applied for and received a veteran's pension benefit in
California on 26 February 1883 (application no. 473783, certificate no.
557051). His wife, Bridget Flynn, applied for a widow's benefit
in California on 3 December 1926 (application no. 1562986, certificate
no. A4-15-27). Military
service on the pension index card notes the following: I, 9 Vt.
Inf.
John
Daniel Flynn
from the St. Helena Star newspaper
5 November 1926
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Eggert
Gierau
(c.1832 - 1880)
Rank: Unknown
Death Notice (Napa Daily Register newspaper,
Saturday, 24
January 1880):
DIED.
GIERAU. -- In St. Helena, Jan.
21, 1880, Eggert Gierau, aged 48, a native of Holstein, Germany.
Notes: Native of the
Holstein (now part of Germany). His given name appears to be a
variant of Eckhart.
He died at the brewery in St. Helena
on 21 January 1880, and was buried in St. Helena Public Cemetery
on 23 January 1880. He was listed as Egger Gireau in the cemetery
list
of 30 May 1883, and as Egnet Given in the list of 30 May 1887.
Military Information:
Unknown. Noted as a veteran in the cemetery lists of 1883 and
1887. He is not to be confused with Eber S. Gereau, who served as
a private in Battery H of the
1st Michigan Light Artillery regiment. The latter is buried in
St. Clair, Michigan.
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Theodore
M. Glancey (Glancy)
(1837 - 1880)
Rank: 1st Lieutenant
Biography from History of Mercer and Henderson Counties
[Illinois], published in Chicago by H. H. Hill and Co, 1882 (p. 139):
Some allusion to
Mr. Glancey's life and sad end cannot be omitted in this place.
He was a native of Mercer county and reared in Abington township, where
the survivors of his father's family yet reside. On the breaking
out of the war he enlisted as a private in company I, 17th Ill. Vol.,
and served till the expiration of his three years' term, and was
mustered out as first lieutenant. Soon afterward, as already
observed, he engaged in the newspaper business; and after its final
relinquishment in Keithsburg, went to California where, in March, 1874,
he became managing editor of the "Placer Argus." In 1880, he
became editor-in-chief of the "Los Angeles Press," a republican organ,
and in September of that year Clarence Gray, alias Maginiss, a man of dissolute
reputation, republican candidate for district attorney, feeling himself
aggrieved at Glancey's strictures upon his character, foully
assassinated him when he was unarmed, without giving opportunity for
defense. He lived nineteen hours, at times in great suffering,
but conscious to the last and full of courage. His last words
just before he expired were: "Tell my friends that I die like a
man -- die for principle; and that I would not go back on it now if I
could." He was high-tempered, self-willed, pugnacious; but
earnest, courteous and generous. Strong but honest in bias, he
uttered his convictions with great boldness. Whatever opinions
were ever formed of his methods, his sincerity was always
unquestioned. He was a good speaker, and as a writer is said to
have been one of the best on the country press.
Summary of the murder
case from A Memorial and
Biographical History of the Counties of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo
and Ventura, California,
by Yda Addis Storke, 1891 (pp. 87-89).
THE GRAY-GLANCEY MURDER.
This was one of those criminal cases which became causes celébrés
throughout the State. Theodore M. Glancey, a native of Illinois,
came to California in 1873, and was for a time editor and general
manager of the Los Angeles Herald.
Resigning this position, he had removed to Placer County, and here and
in Sutter County he was engaged in the journalistic profession.
After a few years he was tendered the editorship of the Press at Santa Barbara, and,
accepting, he removed here, conducting the Press with the same devotion to
truth and duty that had marked his career hitherto. He was a
veteran of the civil war, a man of nerve, and true to his
convictions. He was, further, a man of liberal education, with
legal training, and just views of matters in general. He was
polite and urbane in manner, notwithstanding the positive character of
his mentality.
Clarence Gray came to this county in 1870, and was
immediately recognized as its natural leader by the lawless element
composed of the roughs, the gamblers and disorderly parties in
general. While there were not more than 200 of these characters,
they were formidable, holding in many instances the balance of
power. Gray had a bad record, so far as it was known. It
was asserted that his real name was Patrick McGinnis, and it was
understood that he had been closely connected with the Molly Maguire
assassins in Pennsylvania, which State he had been obliged to
leave. He was reckless, unscrupulous, audacious, brilliant,
enterprising, witty and obtrusive, being ready always to thrust himself
into notice. Ostensibly a lawyer, his knowledge of the law
consisted mainly of an understanding of its defects and weaknesses,
whereby he became the natural defender of violators of the law.
Like all men of that class, he relied upon personal prowess for
security in his personal rights, and he had committed personal assaults
on many occasions. It is said that he had been arrested more than
twenty times for breaking the peace. While nominally a Catholic,
he beat a Catholic priest to insensibility for a reproof justly
administered, and was fined therefor. When a fire occurred in the
Press office, he was so
strongly suspected of having caused it that he left the State for a
year or two, but returned and resumed his former career.
On one occasion the Republican party nominated him for
District Attorney, and, in consequence of his bad repute, a public
meeting was held to consider the means of defeating his election,
which, it was deemed, would endanger the safety of the community.
Nevertheless, so strong was the lawless party that he came within seven
votes of election. When the new constitution was adopted in 1880,
the country was in doubt whether the officials elected the previous
year should complete the usual terms, or whether a new set would be
elected. Pending the decision the Republicans held a convention
and nominated candidates for the supposed vacancies, among them
Clarence Gray for District Attorney. When the Supreme Court
decided that no election was necessary that season, the Press, of which Mr. Glancey was
editor, commenting upon the reasons for satisfaction therefor,
said: "Not the least of these in this county is the fact that the
Republicans here will be relieved of the necessity of defeating the
candidate for District Attorney. The nomination was disgraceful
in every respect, and while it is extremely disagreeable for earnest
Republicans to take such a course in a presidential year, there is no
difference of opinion among those who have the good of the party at
heart. They are convinced that all such candidates should be
beaten, and Republican conventions taught, if they do not realize it
already, that the decent people of Santa Barbara County will not submit
to having the officer for the administration of justice chosen from
among the hoodlums and law-breakers." While this language was
moderate, compared to what had been printed many times before, Gray's
friends urged that it was a gratuitous insult, as no election was to
take place, and Gray set about finding the party responsible for the
article. Meeting John P. Stearns in Judge Hatch's office, he
inquired if Stearnes was responsible, and was met with a prompt, "I am,
sir!" Nevertheless, something, possibly the number present,
induced him to defer shooting until a more convenient season.
Later, he met Stearns at home, but again postponed his proposed
punishment. On the evening following the issue of the article,
Gray met Glancey, and inquired if he was responsible for the article in
question. Glancey replied in the affirmative, whereupon Gray drew
a revolver and attempted to shoot, when Glancey caught his wrists,
saying, "You shall not draw a revolver on me; I am unarmed." A
bystander separated them, but Gray again leveled his revolver and fired
at Glancey whilst retreating through the door of the Occidental Hotel;
the ball took fatal affect, striking Glancey in the wrist, and thence
passing into the abdomen, and out near the hip. Glancey's
vitality enabled him to walk to a hotel in the same block, where he
fell. Gray meanwhile followed him, endeavoring to obtain another
shot. Glancey was attended by three physicians, but was past
help, and died the next day.
While the lawless element justified Gray's deed, the
better portion of the community emphatically denounced it. The
press of the State, too, condemned the dastardly act unequivocally, as
did the pulpit unitedly.
Yet hardly were the funeral ceremonies over before Gray's
friends were planning an active defense, $4,000 were raised to employ
counsel, and all the technicalities of the law were invoked to delay or
thwart justice. Although he had uttered numerous threats that
Stearns or Glancey must die before night, Gray pleaded self-defense and
sought to prove by witnesses that Glancey made the first attack.
The jury failed to agree, and the case was transferred to San Mateo
County, where Gray was found guilty and sentenced to twenty years'
imprisonment. Eminent legal talent was employed in this
trial. One most censurable feature of the case was that Gray was
permitted many privileges seldom granted to persons on trial for high
crimes, in that he was allowed, during his term of incarceration, to
visit processions, shows, etc., and to visit and dine at the houses of
his friends. His partisans made application for a new trial,
which was granted on such singular grounds as to become
historical. This feature is explained in the appended statement
of Justice Thornton:
"The trial commenced on the first of June, 1881, and
terminated on the morning of the 12th of the same month, about 9
o'clock, when the jury rendered the verdict, and were discharged.
As soon as the jury was complete, they were, by the order of the court,
placed in charge of the sheriff, and instructed as to their
duties. They remained in charge of the sheriff, not being allowed
to separate until they were discharged on the morning of the
12th. After the jury was complete, and before the cause was
submitted to them, on the afternoon of the 11th of June, about 5
o'clock, a period of about eight days, four five-gallon kegs of beer
were brought into the room at the Tremont House, where the jury was
kept by the sheriff, of which about seventeen and a half gallons (of
the beer) were drank by them; that during the same period a two-gallon
demijohn of wine was brought in a drank by them; that during the same
period some of the jurors drank claret wine, amounting to three
bottles, at their meals; while some of them drank whiskey at their
meals; that all this drinking was done before the case was submitted to
them on the afternoon of the 11th of June; that on the 11th of June,
during the noon recess, two of the jurors procured a flask of whiskey;
that one of the jurors (price, the foreman) drank nothing; that all the
drinking by the jurors was without the permission of the court, or the
consent of the defendant, or of the counsel engaged in the cause, and,
in fact, without the knowledge of either of them; that all the beer,
wine, and whiskey drank were procured by such of the jurors as desired
it of their own notion and at their own expense; that the verdict was
agreed on about 8:30 o'clock on the morning of the 12th. Further,
the evidence affords strong reason to suspect that one of the jurors
drank so much while deliberating on the verdict as to unfit him for the
proper discharge of his duty. * * * For the reason above indicated, the
judgement and order are reversed, and the cause remanded for a new
trial."
This conclusion was concurred in by Justices Myrick,
McKinstry, Ross and Sharpstein. The third trial of Gray occurred
in the same county, in December, 1882, and it resulted in his acquittal.
THEO.
GLANCY, editor of the Santa Barbara Press, was murdered
by Patrick Maginniss, alias Clarence Gray, an Irish bully, in that city
Saturday. The wife and family of deceased live at Calistoga, and
the remains will be interred there Sunday.
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 8
October 1880):
Funeral of Theodore Glancy.---
The remains of
Theodore Glancy, the murdered editor of the Santa Barbara Press were interred here Sunday,
the procession coming from Calistoga, where the family of the deceased
reside. The body was taken up on the cars Saturday, and Sunday
morning funeral service [w]as held at Calistoga, Rev. James Mitchell
officiating. A large number of citizens of our sister town
accompanied the remains; also the following special representatives
from abroad: Wm. H. Mills, manager of the Sacramento Record Union, with his wife; John
P. Stearns, proprietor of the Santa Barbara Press, with his wife and daughter,
and W. M. Webster, of San Francisco, General Agent for the Pacific
Coast of the Associated Press, who attended as the representative of
that body. The pall-bearers were J. A Chesebro, J. H. Gibbs, A.
M. Gardner, H. W. Scott, A. B. Canniff and G. W. Weeks.
Notes: Native of
Abington, Mercer County, Illinois. He was the son of Joseph
Glancey (1794-
) and his third wife. Theodore appears in the 1850 census in
his widowed father's household in Twp 13 North, Range 4 West, Mercer
County, Illinois. He was listed as age 12, born in IL.
Theodore Glancey was an outspoken editor of the Santa
Barbara
Press newspaper, which had recently been acquired by John P. Stearns,
for whom Stearns Wharf in Santa Barbara is named. Glancy was
considered a many of "young man of marked literary attainments."
On 25 September 1880, Glancy was shot and mortally wounded by an
attorney named Clarence Gray, who was running for District
Attorney. The attack was in retaliation for critical editorials
about Gray that had appeared in the newspaper. Gray was tried in
San Jose for the crime, but two juries reportedly hung
over the case, and he was not convicted. Gray reportedly died an
outcast in San Francisco a few years later.
Theodore Glancy was shot at
Santa Barbara about 2:00 p.m. on 25 September 1880, and died there at
about 9:00 a.m. the following day. His dying words were, "Tell my
friends that I die like a man -- die for a principle, and would not go
back on it now if I could." He was buried in
St. Helena Cemetery on 3
October 1880 in Lot 16, Block 7. The inscription on his headstone
reads as follows: THEODORE GLANCEY
| BORN | IN MERCER COUNTY, | ILLINOIS,
| OCTOBER 19, 1837, | DIED | AT
SANTA BARBARA, | SEPTEMBER 26, 1880.
Military Information:
Union. He enlisted as a Private on 25 May 1861 at Peoria,
Illinois, and was mustered
into Co. I, 17th Illinois Infantry regiment on the same date. He
was described at the time of enlistment as single, age 24, height 5'
9", hair brown, eyes grey, complexion light, occupation miller.
His
residence at the time of enlistment was Abington, Mercer County,
Illinois, and he was noted as being a native of that place. He
was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant in the Company on 2
April 1863 (Illinois Sec. of State reports the date as 1 June 1863),
and to 1st Lieutenant at Vicksburg, MS, on 24 May
1863 (Illinois Sec. of State reports the date as 4 September
1863). He was mustered out with his regiment at Springfield,
Illinois, on 4 June 1864.
He applied
for a veteran's disability pension in California on 10 May 1879
(application no. 285371). No certificate was granted, suggesting
that the application was denied. His wife, "Inez E. Glancy,"
applied for a widow's benefit in California on 18 July 1882
(application no. 349694). No certificate was granted for her
claim, either. Military service on the pension index card notes
the following: I, 17 Ill. Inf.
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John H.
Goetsche (Götsche)
(1848 - 1909)
Rank: Unknown
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 24 September 1909):
DEATH OF J. H. GOETSCHE.
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Prominent Howell Mountain Resident Passes Away.
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J. H. Goetsche,
founder and one of the owners of the Howell mountain resort known as
White cottages, died at 7 o'clock Monday evening, after a lingering
illness, which had made him an invalid for the past five or six years.
J. H. Goetsche was born in Germany and had reached the age
of 60 years. At the age of 7 years he crossed the Atlantic and
settled first in Montreal, Canada, later moving into the Eastern
States. At the age of 13 he was a drummer boy in the civil war
and after that struggle was over learned the trade of machinist.
He became an expert mechanic and had employment in some of the largest
foundries and steel works in the country. He invented a machine
for the manufacture of wire steel nails and had made other inventions
to facilitate branches of labor in which he had been engaged. Mr.
Goetsche came to California many years ago and assisted in laying the
first cables on the old car system in San Francisco. Deceased
came to Howell mountain about fifteen years age [sic - ago] for the
benefit of his health, his physician telling him that if he remained in
San Francisco he would become a victim of consumption. Becoming
fully restored to health he purchased property on the mountain eleven
years ago and established White Cottages. Several years ago his
health began to fail again and he gradually grew worse, his sickness
assuming a form of paralysis.
Deceased was married to Miss Margaret Klein, at Montreal,
Canada, in 1886, who survives him. Their one child died in San
Francisco many years ago.
Deceased was an intelligent, honorable man, a good
citizen, and was held in high esteem by all who knew him.
The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from
J. S. Noble's undertaking parlors, Rev. James Mitchell,
officiationg. The pall beareres were W. D. Mooney, W. S.
Brownlee, R. H. Gans and Joe Galewsky.
Notes: Native of
Germany, born 19 March 1848. He died 20 September 1909, and was
buried in St. Helena Public Cemetery on 22 September
1909. His wife, Margaret, was born in 1861, and was buried next
to John on 17 January 1949. A son, John H. Goetsche, Jr.,
(1888-1890) is also buried in the family plot. John's nephew,
Charles Henne, is also buried there.
John Goetsche was not enumerated in Napa County in the
1900
census, but his wife, listed as "Mrs. John Goetschee" was listed as a
head of household in Vineland Precinct (which included the Howell
Mountain area).
She was listed as
age 36, born September 1863 in Germany, married for 16 years,
immigrated 1884, working as a housekeeper on her own farm. John
may have been living in San Francisco or another part of the Bay Area
at the time.
Margaret Goetsche was enumerated in the 1910 census on
Howell Mountain Road in St. Helena Township (ED2, page 13A), listed as
the proprietor of a summer resort (White Cottages). She was
listed as widowed, age 47, born in Germany, immigrated 1884. She
was noted as being the mother of one child, not living. Her
household included her "partner" (a nephew) Charles Henne, two hired
men and
several boarders. Margaret appears in the 1920 census in College
Precinct, St. Helena area, living on Howell Mountain Road under the
household of her nephew, Charles A. Henne. Margaret appears in
the 1930 census in the "district surrounding Pacific Union College"
still living under the household of her nephew, C. A. Henne. She
was listed as age 68, native of Coblenz (Koblenz), Germany.
The nail-making machine mentioned in Goetsche's obituary was
patented on 16 December 1902 by John H. Goetsche of San Francisco (U.S.
patent no. 716030). The application was filed on 5 October 1899.
Military Information:
John H. Goetsche was reportedly a drummer boy in the Civil War.
No other details are available.
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(1848 - 1881)
Rank: Unknown
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 15 July
1881):
FATAL ACCIDENT.
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Barney Grogan Killed by an Accidental Shot from his own Gun.
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A sad and fatal
accident occurred about a quarter to five o'clock Sunday afternoon last
at the upper vineyard of W. H. Jordan. Mr. Jordan, it will be
remembered, bought sometime ago the vineyard of Bereta Brothers, on the
hill back of Beringer Brothers. He sent up from Oakland to attend
to it a man eight years in his employ, and found from long experience
to be faithful and trusty, named Barney Grogan, who with his family
took up his residence on the place. Sunday afternoon Mr. G. and
two of his little sons were watching, with a double-barreled shot gun,
for rabbits, which on hill vineyards like the one in question, are a
great nuisance and a source of much damage. It appears that he
had laid the gun down, cocked, and left it for awhile, and on
returning, in some manner discharged it as he picked it up, both
barrels going off and sending their charges through his right thigh;
completely shattering it. He fell and his little sons gave the
alarm when assistance was had as soon as possible and medical aid
summoned, but to no purpose, for the unfortunate man died about 8
o'clock. Deceased was a native of Ireland, 33 years old last
march and leaves besides a wife, 5 children, the eldest of whom is
about 9 years of age. The funeral was held from the residence,
Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock.
Notes: Native of
Ireland, born March 1848. He may be the
same person as Bernard Grogan, who was enumerated in the 1880 census in
Oakland, Alameda County, California. He was listed as married,
age 34, born in Ireland, occupation laborer. His household
included his wife, Margaret (age 34, born in Ireland), daughter
Elizabeth (age 7, born in NY), son Thomas J. (age 6, born in Illinois),
son William B. (age 5, born in California), and daughter Margaret Ann
(age 1, born in California).
He died at St. Helena on 10
July 1881,
and was buried in St. Helena Cemetery on
12 July 1881.
Military Information:
Unknown. He was listed as a veteran in the sexton's list of 30
May 1887.
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Benjamin
H. Haire
(1837 - 1882)
Rank: Unknown
Death notice (St. Helena Star newspaper, 19 May
1882):
HAIRE. -- In St. Helena, Wednesday, May 17, 1882, of consumption.
Benjamin Haire, a native of New York, aged 44 years, 9 months and 28
days.
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 19 May
1882):
Death of Benjamin Haire.
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Benjamin Haire, an old resident of St. Helena, died
Wednesday morning, 17th inst., of consumption. Deceased was a
native of Canandaigua, New York, where he was born July 19, 1837, and
was consequently near 45 years old. He had been an invalid for
about two years, with the disease of which he died, and has been
confined to his bed for near three months. He was a farmer by
occupation. He was a member of the Catholic Church, from which
his funeral was held at 2 o'clock yesterday. He leaves a widow
and three children, James, Sarah and John, aged 17, 14 and 12 years
respectively. He crossed the plains in 1862, stopping in Washoe
until the next year when he settled here, where he has ever since
resided.
Notes: He was a native of Canandaigua, New York,
born 19
July 1837. Benjamin Haire ("Hire") and his family appear in the
1870 census in Yount Township (Napa City P.O.), Napa County. He
was listed as age 31, born in New York, occupation farmer. The
household included his wife, Bridget (age 30), son James (age 5), and
daughter Sarah (age 1).
B. H. Haire appears in the 1880 census in St. Helena,
along with his wife and three children. He was listed as married,
age 43, born in New York (father born in New York, mother born in Rhode
Island), occupation laborer. His household included his wife,
Bridget (age 40, born in Ireland), son James (age 15, born in Nevada),
daughter Sarah (age 11, born in California), and son John (age 8, born
in California). His widow, Bridget, was still living in the St.
Helena area in 1900, living next door to her son, James V. Haire.
Bridget was listed in the 1900 census as being born in April of 1845,
mother of 8 children, 3 living. She immigrated to the U.S. in
1855. James was noted as being born in March 1866 in Nevada, and
just married to wife, Kate.
He died on 17 May
1882 (headstone inscription indicates date of death as 21 May), and was
buried in St. Helena Cemetery on
17 May 1882.
Military Information:
He was noted in the list of veterans in St. Helena
Public Cemetery, published in the St. Helena Star for Memorial Day,
1882.
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Simon Nicholson
Harrison
(1844 - 1900)
Rank: Unknown
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 16 November 1900, pg.
3, col. 3):
Death of S. N. Harrison.
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S. N.
Harrison, who fell from a windmill tower last Friday, report of which
accident appeared in the last issue of the STAR, died
Friday night at 11 o'clock after being unconscious most of the time for
twelve hours. The injuries received in the fall of nearly forty
feet were internal and too serious to yield to the skill of
physicians. Mrs. Harrison, who was in Sonoma county at the time
of the sad accident, did not reach the bedside of her husband until
life had become extinct.
Simon Nicholson Harrison was born in Nova Scotia 56 years
ago. He was a carpenter by trade and for many years was a
prominent contractor in Oakland. With his family he has resided
in St. Helena for the past seven years, much of the time following his
trade. He had been particularly busy this year and for several
months was engaged in erecting the STAR building.
He leaves a widow and four children. The funeral took place
sunday from the Presbyterian church, Rev. James Mitchell officiating.
Notes: Native of
Nova Scotia, Canada, born June 1844.
The family was living in Oakland, Alameda
County, CA, on 3 August 1877 when their son Wilbur Alvin Harrison was
born. The family was still in Oakland on 3 October 1890 when
their son Ralph Ignatius Harrison was born. According to his
obituary, he and his family settled in St. Helena around 1893.
Simon Harrison was enumerated in the 1900 census in Hot Springs
Township, St. Helena, Napa County, CA. He was head of household
in a rented house. Simon was listed as married (for 25 years),
age 56, born June 1844 in Canada, father born in England, mother born
in Scotland, naturalized, year of immigration 1864, occupation
carpenter. His household included his wife Mary (born November
1855 in California), son "Wilber" (born August 1877 in California), son
Ralph (born October 1890 in California), daughter Carmlita (born April
1895 in California), and nephew Tommy Burns (born November 1888 in
California. The household also included a border named Alexander
Crawford (born May 1865 in Scotland).
St. Helena Cemetery records note his date of death as 11
November 1900. He is buried in St. Helena Public Cemetery in Lot
17, Block 3.
Military Information:
Reported to be a Civil War veteran by his descendant, Frank Harrison of
St. Helena. Said to have fought at the Battle of Gettysburg,
however, the 1900 census indicates that he didn't immigrate to the
United States until 1864. The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in
July 1863.
A Simon Harrison enlisted as a Private in Company B of the 17th
Wisconsin Infantry on 11 March 1864, and was mustered in on 3 November
1864. His residence at the time of enlistment was New Berlin,
Waukesha County, Wisconsin. He was mustered out on 14 July 1865
at Louisville,
Kentucky. Thus far, I have not been able to confirm if this is
the same Simon Harrison of St. Helena.
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Royal
Augustus Haskin
(1833 - 1881)
Rank: Corporal
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 2
September 1881):
Death of Royal A. Haskin.
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Royal A. Haskin, whose long illness and probable demise
has been heretofore noted in this paper, died at his rooms in
Bussenius' building, Hunt avenue, yesterday forenoon. He became
insensible sometime before his decease and for some days was probably
unconscious of pain. A post mortem examination was held last
evening by the physicians to settle some doubtful points of his
disease, and resulted in finding the liver very badly affected.
His remains were interred this afternoon, the funeral being attended by
a long concourse of citizens, including her [sic] son, DeWitt C., who
arrived last evening from New Mexico -- just too late to see his father
in life.
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A Card.
A report has been busily circulated by evil disposed
persons that R. A. Haskins, who has been sick for the past four months
with dropsy, had been poisoned by improper treatment. We, as
consulting physicians, after a thorough examination, are satisfied that
there has been nothing improper in the treatment of the case, and all
such reports are base falsehoods. I SAAC T ABOR,
M.D., H. M. P OND, M.D., W. J. G. D AWSON,
M.D.
Dated Sept. 1st, 1881.
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 9
September 1881):
The late Royal A. Haskin was born near Troy, New York, in
1832, and was consequently 49 years old at the time of his death.
He came to California in 1852 and remained until 1858, when he went
back to Indiana and married. He served in the army as a member of
the Ninth Illinoise [sic] Cavalry, from 1861 to '63, being principally
engaged in the Southwestern States. Shortly after the close of
the war he returned to California, locating at this town, where he has
ever since resided. He has ever taken an active interest in
public affairs, being a man of ardent political feeling, and held for
one term the office of Justice of the Peace. He leaves a wife and
three children, being DeWitt C., who has long been in the Railroad
service, and a brother and sister younger.
Notes: Native of Pittstown, Rensselaer County,
New York, born 1832, he was the son of Charles Haskin (1797 - 1844) and
Harriet Halstead (1802 - 1834). Royal married Maria Brundage in
1859, and by her had at least four children: Harriet, DeWitt,
Evelyn and Hiram. Royal died on
1 September 1881 in St. Helena, and was buried the following day in Lot
24, Block 7 of St. Helena Public Cemetery.
Military Information:
Union. He enlisted as a Corporal on 25 September 1861, residence
Chicago, Illinois. He was mustered into Co. H, 9th Illinois
Cavalry regiment on 17 October 1861. He was described at the time
of enlistment as age 30, height 5' 8", hair dark, eyes dark, complexion
dark, occupation tin smith, residence Chicago. The regiment was
mustered
out at an unknown
date, however, Haskin's obituary notes that he was discharged in 1863.
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John
Smith Hay
(1833 - 1893)
Rank: Captain & Assistant Quartermaster
Obituary St. Helena Star
newspaper, 7 July 1893):
DEATH OF MAJOR J. S. HAY.
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The Old War Veteran Passes Away at His Home on Oak Avenue.
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Wednesday morning
death called another of the veterans of the civil war from the earthly
battle field, this time selecting Major John Smith Hay, for thirteen
years a resident of St. Helena.
Deceased was born in Norton, Kings county, New Brunswick,
May 19, 1833. He was educated at St. John and resided there until
manhood, occupying a position as reporter on the Daily News.
Afterwards he went to St. Stephens and launched upon the journalistic
sea the St. Troy [sic - Croix] Herald, which business he followed until
1861, when he crossed the line into Maine and joined the Ninth Maine
Regiment, receiving the rank of Major. He stayed with the boys in
blue, fighting for the preservation of the Union until the close of the
war, when he went to New Orleans and with others entering into the
balloon business. The venture proving a failure, he sailed for
New
York, afterwards to Nashville, thence to St. Louis, Mo., where he met a
number of war companions, who secured him a position as city editor on
the Evening Dispatch. He held this position for a number of
years, here meeting and winning as a wife Sarah E. Williams. His
next move was to Silver City, Idaho, where he purchased the
Avalanche. This paper he conducted for seven years, until failing
health prompted him to try life in California. Upon arriving in
this State he settled in Hollister, where he started and published the
Pacific Coast. He remained in that town one year, but as the
climate did not seem to agree with him, moved to Napa county,
purchasing the farm near Bello station, now owned by C. J.
Mosely. Being unused to farm life he found the work unsuited to
him, and in one year sold out and moved to St. Helena, purchasing a
home on Oak avenue, and starting the St. Helena Times. This paper
he continued to publish until the Spring of 1887, when his health made
it necessary for him to sell out and give up active work. Since
that time he has acted as local correspondent for the San Francisco
Examiner and hs written for fifteen or twenty California and Eastern
papers. Fro a number of years he has been compelled to visit
mineral springs and each trip undoubtedly prolonged his life.
Long exposure during the war was the cause of the break in his health,
and for twenty years he had been failing and for the past few years
life has almost been a burden to him, and he has been patiently waiting
for the final call to the grand review.
Deceased leaves to mourn his loss a widow and four
children -- Walter, Gertie, Jennie and Violet, besides three brothers,
Edward B, of San Francisco, George N., and Thomas, of St. John, New
Brunswick. The first named brother was present at the funeral,
the last said effices being performed under the auspices of the F. and
A. M., at their hall, at 5 o'clock yesterday, Rev. James Mitchell
conducting the services. Kilpatrick Post, G.A.R., also
participated in the funeral exercises and escorted the remains to their
last resting place.
Notes: He was a
native of Norton, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada, born 19 May 1833.
The St. Croix Herald,
founded by John
S. Hay, held a pro-Union view. According to the St. John, New
Brunswick, website, the office of the newspaper was attacked and
looted by a mob on 19 December 1861 because of this stance.
He died on 5 July 1893, and was buried in Section D (IOOF)
of St. Helena
Public Cemetery on 6 July 1893. His grave is marked by a military
headstone, which reads: LIEUT. J. S. HAY, R. Q. M., 9th ME. INF.
Military Information:
Union. He enlisted on 13 October 1864 and was commissioned into
Field Officers & Staff of the 9th Maine Infantry regiment as 1st
Lieutenant, residence
Calais, Maine. He was discharged for promotion on 28 March 1865,
entering the U.S. Volunteers Quartermaster Department as Captain and
Assistant Quartermaster. He was mustered out on 6 July 1865.
He applied for and
received a veteran's disability pension in California on 6 April 1889
(application no. 697600, certificate no. 644773). His wife, Sarah
E. Hay, applied for a widow's benefit in California on 29 July 1893
(application no. 580717, certificate no. 402697). Military
service on the pension index card notes the following: A.Q.M.
U.S. Vols.; 1 Lt. and A.Q.M. 9th Maine Inf.
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Edgar
Heeman (Herman Edgar?)
(???? - ????)
Rank:
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper Friday,
26 July 1878):
Sudden Death.
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Mr. Edgar,
familiarly known about town as "Jersey," a laborer in the employ of Mr.
W. W. Lyman, suddenly dropped dead yesterday afternoon while at
work. Mr. Lyman noticed him in distress, and caught him to keep
him from falling and found him to be in an insensible condition and
bleeding at the mouth and nostrils. He lived but about five
minutes from the time Mr. Lyman's attention was first attracted to
him. He was engaged in picking apples and was in a stooping
position. Death probably resulted from an excessive rush of blood
to the head or from heart disease. We understand that Coroner
Colman has been sent for and an inquest will probably be held to-day.
Notes: He was buried in St. Helena Cemetery
before 30 May 1887. He may be the same individual as Herman
Edgar, who was buried in the Public Grounds (potters field) of St.
Helena Public Cemetery on 26 July 1878. Cemetery records note
that he was single, age unknown, nativity unknown. Cause of death
was noted as heart disease (sudden death), and the place of death,
Lyman's place.
Military Information:
Unknown.
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James
William Holihan
(1842 - 1910)
Rank: Lieutenant
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 18
February 1910):
DEATH OF J. W. HOLIHAN.
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Retired Naval Officer Passes to His Reward.
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Lieut. James W.
Holihan, a retired Naval officer, died at his home at 48 Athol avenue,
Oakland, Saturday, the 12th inst., from a stroke of apoplexy sustained
only two days before the end. Lieutenant Holihan had been in poor
health for many years, having contracted fever on the Isthmus of Panama
while in the naval service. Notwithstanding his poor health,
Lieutenant Holihan was able to be out and around most of the time and
his wife and other relatives were entirely unprepared for the sudden
termination of his life.
Deceased was born in County Clare, Ireland, March 8,
1842. When 4 years of age his parents came to this country and
settled in Brooklyn, New York. After finishing his school course,
the subject of this sketch served an apprenticeship at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard. Later he entered the naval service and served during
the civil war, being in many active engagements. After the war,
and while engaged with a surveying expedition on the Isthmus of Panama,
deceased contracted sickness which later caused his retirement.
He came to California about 1883. On May 12, 1885, he married
Miss Mary Fealy, of St. Helena, and resided here for a number of years,
and engaged in viticulture. At the outbreak of the Spanish War
Lieutenant Holihan again responded to the call of his country and
served at the Mare Island Navy Yard in the engineering
department. In 1903 he took up his residence in Oakland where he
resided until his death. A wife and sister survive him.
Deceased was a man of splendid attainments. He was a
great reader and student and an entertaining conversationalist, and a
patriotic and worth citizen.
The funeral took place in St. Helena Monday morning upon
the arrival of the train from Oakland. Services were held in the
Catholic church, Rev. Father Blake officiating. A choir composed
of Mrs. H. C. Foss, Mrs. O. A. Jursch and Frederick Durant, sang
appropriate hymns, Mr. Durant singing as a solo, "Abide With Me."
The pall bearers were J. D. Flynn, A. K. Maguire, W. R. Sheehan,
William Kennedy, D. Begley and J. V. Haire.
A large number of sorrowing friends attended the funeral
and accompanied the remains to the Catholic cemetery where they were
laid to rest.
Notes:
Native of County Clare, Ireland, born 8 March 1842. He died in
Oakland, Alameda County, on 12 February 1910
at the age of 67, and was buried in St. Helena Public Cemetery on 14
February 1910. His
wife, Mary A. Holihan (nee Fealy),
died 8 December 1922.
Military Information:
Union. No service record found. According to his obituary,
he served in the U.S. Navy before the Civil War as an apprentice in
the Brooklyn New York Naval Yard. Details of his Civil War U.S.
Naval service are unavailable. He continued in Naval service
after the war, participating in a surveying expedition at the Isthmus
of Panama, and later in the engineering department at Mare Island Naval
Ship Yard.
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G. H.
Horn
(1843 - 1888)
Rank: Unknown
Notes: Native of
Ohio, born about February 1843.
He may be the
same person as George H. Horn,
who appears in the 1880 census in Haywards, Alameda County,
California. He was listed as age 36, native of Ohio, occupation
town marshall. Others in the household were his wife, Ellen A.
(age 29); sons George H. (age 9), Charles W. (age 3), and Alfred (age
1); and daughters Emma (age 9), and Ella (age 5). The widow was
still living in Hayward in 1900.
G. H. Horn was buried in St. Helena Cemetery on 21
November 1888, in the west 1/2 of Lot 37, Block 1. Cemetery
records note that he was age 45 years and 9 months at the time of
death, married, native of Ohio, resident of St. Helena. Cause of
death was noted as bronchitis. The cemetery lot was purchased by
Mrs. G. H. Horn.
Military Information:
He may be the same George H. Horn, whose wife, Hellen, applied for a
widow's benefit in California on 20 September 1890 (application no.
479600, certificate no. 314622). Military service on the pension
index card indicates the following: H, 85 Ohio Inf.
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Elisha
Adam Hotz
(1847 - 1916)
Rank: Private
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 28
January 1916):
Veteran Passes Away.
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After a brief illness Elisha A. Hotz passed away at his
home North of St. Helena, Friday morning, January 21st.
Deceased was born
in Harrison county, Ohio, November 7, 1847. At the age of 10
years he went with his parents to Indiana where he grew to
manhood. Imbued with the spirit of patriotism, he enlisted and
served his country during the civil war as a member of the 9th Indiana
Volunteer Infantry.
In May 1877 deceased married Miss Florence Belle Potter who
survives him. More than twenty-five years were spent by the
object of this sketch in Nebraska, that State being his home until
1910, when he moved to California, locating on a farm on the Sanitarium
road, near St. Helena, where he resided up to the time of his death,
esteemed and respected by his neighbors and friends for his unassuming
and honest traits of character.
Deceased was a devoted husband and kind and indulgent
father. His loss is mourned by a sorrowing widow, four children
and two brothers.
The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the J.
S. Noble's undertaking parlors. The remains were laid to rest in
the St. Helena cemetery.
Notes: Native of
Harrison County, Ohio, born 7 November 1847. He came to Gordon,
Nebraska, by train in 1884, being one of the first settlers in the
Antelope Valley Colony. He appears in
the 1890 veterans schedule for Gordon, Sheridan County, Nebraska, with
disability from war service noted as lung disease (for 20 years).
His wife
was
Flora B. Hotz.
He died in Napa
County on 21 January 1916 at the age of 69, and
was buried in St. Helena Cemetery on 23 January. His grave is
marked by a military headstone.
Military Information:
Union. His obituary states that he served in the 9th Indiana
Infantry (the original 9th was a 100-day regiment, later reorganized as
a 3-year). I can find no record of this service. An Elisha
A. Hotz is also recorded as having served as a Private in an
unidentified company in the 143rd Indiana Infantry. It is
possible he served prior to his enlistment in the 137th Indiana
Infantry, which was late in the war. His military headstone notes
his service as Co. F, 137th Indiana Infantry.
He enlisted on 26 May 1864 as a Private. Residence
at the time of
enlistment was Martin County, Indiana. He was mustered into Co.
G, 137th Indiana Infantry regiment (for 100 days service) on the same
date as enlistment. Mustered out at Indianapolis, Indiana, on 21
September 1864. He reenlisted as a Private on 28 January 1865,
and was mustered into Co. C, 146th Indiana Infantry on the same
date. His residence at the time of reenlistment was Dover Hill,
Indiana. He was mustered out at Baltimore, Maryland, on 31 August
1865.
He applied for and received a veteran's disability pension
on 7 April 1882 (application no. 157916, certificate no. 401679).
His wife, Flora B. Hotz, applied for a widow's benefit in California on
11 February 1916 (application no. 1060623, certificate no.
809621). Military service on the pension index card notes the
following: F 137 and C 146 Ind. Inf.
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Marcus
Fayette Inman
(1839 - 1914)
Rank: Full Captain
Biography (A Memorial and
Biographical History of Northern California, 1891):
M. F. INMAN,
orchardist and nurseryman at St. Helena, was born in Rodman, Jefferson
County, New York, June 25, 1839. His early life until his
eighteenth year was passed as a farmer's boy at the paternal
homestead. After attending for two years the Union Academy at
Bellevue, in his native county, he became a teacher in the public
schools. In 1860 he began to be occupied in various pursuits in
Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin. In January, 1862, he enlisted as a
private soldier at Dubuque, Iowa, in the Thirteenth United States
Regular Infantry, commanded by Colonel (now General) William T.
Sherman. This regiment was first stationed at Jefferson Barracks,
near St. Louis, and at Alton, Illinois, and then ordered to Covington,
Kentucky, to check Morgan in his raid. In December they moved
down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to Memphis on the transport Forest
Green, convoyed by gunboats, and led the fleet down the river to break
the Rebel blockade. They afterward engaged in the battles of
Chickasaw Bayou and Yazoo Bluffs, camped at Milliken's Bend, assisted
Grant in canal digging above Vicksburg, crossed the Mississippi at
Grand Gulf, formed a column in the investment of Vicksburg, captured
Fort Gibson, Grand Gulf and Jackson, engaged at Raymond, Edward's
Station, upper crossing of Black River, Champion Hill and in the
advance line at the storming of Vicksburg, May 19, 1863. In the
meantime Mr. Inman passed through the various grades of
non-commissioned officers, being Sergeant and Captain, and leading the
column of occupation into the city of Vicksburg. In the summer of
1863 he was attacked by fever and ague, the direct result of exposure
and a partial sunstroke, which in course of time developed an affection
of the lungs. In 1864, on the advice of medical authority and on
a surgeon's certificate of disability, he resigned and returned to the
scenes of his boyhood.
After partially recovering his health he engaged in the
manufacture of lumber for a time; 1871-'73 was in a mercantile
business, and, again losing his health, as a last resort he moved to
California, with his wife and two sons, arriving in January, 1876, and
settling at St. Helena, Napa County. There he began farming, on
thirty acres of land within the corporate limits of the town, with
direct reference to his health. He has planted and developed an
orchard and vineyard, and in 1880 he added the nursery business, and
now has the leading nursery of the upper valley. Out-door work
and climatic influences have greatly benefited his health; still he
does not believe that absolute recovery is possible. He is now
serving his second term as a member of the Board of Education and a
fourth term as a Town Trustee, being at this time President of the
Board. He is also serving for the fourth year as Secretary of the
Royal Arch Chapter of Freemasons. He is named by the local paper
as a candidate for County Clerk in the coming election, of November,
1890. He is an honorable, hard-working and public-spirited
citizen, and a faithful public servant, a sound business man, able,
energetic and reliable.
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 3 July
1914):
LAID TO REST.
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Former Resident of St. Helena Brought Here for Burial.
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The funeral of the
late M. F. Inman was held from Masonic hall, St. Helena, Wednesday
morning at 11 o'clock, under the auspices of S. Helena Lodge No. 93, F.
and A. M. The services were conducted by J. S. Noble, Master of
the Lodge, assisted by Rev. James Mitchell.
As mentioned in last week's Star M. F. Inman, who for many
years was a resident of St. Helena, died at Wrangle [Wrangell], Alaska,
June 24th. He had been ill about six weeks, but his condition was
not considered critical until about ten days before the end came.
His family was at once notified and his youngest son, Maitland H.
Inman, went to Alaska to be with his father, reaching there two days
before death ensued.
M. F. Inman was born in Rodman, Jefferson county, New
York, June 25, 1839, and had he lived twelve hours longer would have
reached the age of 75 years. His early life until his eighteenth
year was passed as a farmer's boy at the paternal homestead.
After attending the Union Academy at Bellevue for two years he became a
teacher in the public schools. From 1860 to 1862 he followed
various pursuits in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin. In January 1862
he enlisted as a private soldier at Dubuque, Iowa, in the Thirteenth
United States Regular Infantry, commanded by Gen. William T.
Sherman. His regiment was later ordered to Covington, Kentucky,
to check Morgan in his raid. Deceased saw service in many battles
and was in the advance line at the storming of Vicksburg, May 19,
1863. In the meantime he passed through the various grades of
non-commissioned officers, being Sergeant and Captain. He led the
column of occupation into the city of Vicksburg. In the Summer of
1863 deceased was stricken with fever and ague and sunstroke and in
1864 was compelled to resign and returned to the scenes of his
boyhood. After partially recovering his health the subject of
this sketch engaged in the mercantile business and continued at the
pursuit from 1871 to 1873, when his health again failing he came to
California and in January 1876 settled in St. Helena. Here he
purchased a thirty acre farm and later engaged in the nursery business
in which he continued until he sold out twenty years ago and, with his
family moved to San Rafael. While in St. Helena deceased took a
live interest in public affairs, having served for years as a school
trustee and four terms on the Board of Town Trustees. About
fifteen years ago deceased went to Alaska and engaged in mining and
other pursuits. When taken ill he had just resigned as Deputy
United States Land Commissioner and was closing up his affairs with a
view of returning to spend his declining years with his loved
ones. Deceased was married to Aurelia A. Hart in Copenhagen, New
York, December 1866. The widow and two sons, Pratt C. Inman, of
San Rafael, and Maitland H. Inman, a stock man, of Willits,
survive. Mr. Inman was a prominent Mason and a Past Master of St.
Helena Lodge. He also belonged to the Royal Arch Masons and was a
Knight Templar. He was an honorable and upright man and was held
in high esteem by all who knew him.
Notes: Native of
Rodman, Jefferson County, New
York, born 25 June 1839. He died 24 June 1914, and was
buried on 1 July 1914 in Lot 15, Block C, of St. Helena Cemetery.
He was a Past Master of St. Helena Lodge #93, F&AM,
having served as Worshipful Master of the lodge for five consecutive
years starting in 1888.
Military Information:
Union. He enlisted at Dubuque, Iowa, as a 1st Sergeant in Co. F,
13th U.S. Infantry
regiment (Regular Army) on 14 January 1862. At the time of
enlistment, he was described as age 22, height 5' 7", hair black, eyes
black, complexion olive, occupation surveyor. It is noted on
Inman's pension card that he also served in Company H, but there is no
other record of this. He was discharged from Company F as a 1st
Sergeant for promotion on 27 July 1863. Army records indicate
that his intended transfer was to the 2nd Mississippi Volunteers as a
Captain, but this apparently didn't transpire. Instead, he was
commissioned in Co. C, 52nd
U.S. Colored Troops (USCT) Infantry regiment as Full Captain on 1
August 1863. He resigned from Co. C, 52nd USCT Infantry on 22 May
1864,
for medical reasons ("fever, ague and sun stroke").
He applied for and
received a veteran's disability pension in California on 17 October
1889
(application no. 734289, certificate no. 1123607). His wife,
Aurelia A. Inman, applied for a widow's benefit in California on 17
August 1914 (application no. 1032741, certificate no. 787386).
Military service on the pension index card notes the following: F
& H, 13 U.S. Inf.; C, 52 U.S.C. Inf.
He is listed on the African American Civil War Memorial as
"Marcus F. Inman" on plaque C-65.
Charter member and Past Commander of Kilpatrick Post, No. 38, G.A.R.,
based in St. Helena.
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George
B. Kennedy
(c.1840 - 1887)
Rank: Captain
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 19
August 1887):
Sudden Death.
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Tuesday morning
about half-past eight Geo. B. Kennedy, the well-known contractor and
builder, dropped dead on the street in front of the Palace Hotel, a
victim of heart disease, he had just walked down the street, and joking
with friends as he passed by. He had got just below the "Palace,"
in front of the Bene cie Howe' old saloon, when the attack came and he
sank down on the door step, sitting up for a moment then falling over
dead without a word. A crowd soon gathered and medical assistance
was summoned, but nothing could be done. The remaios [remains]
were first carried into Howe's vacant saloon building and laid out, and
afterwards conveyed to the family rooms back of deceased's shop.
The stricken wife was almost frantic at her sudden bereavement.
Deceased was a native of Pennsylvania, 49 years of age, and leaves a
widow and three sons here and a married daughter in the East. His
remains were interred here yesterday under auspices of Kilpatrick Post,
G.A.R., of which he was Adjutant. Rev. E. M. Stuart preached the
sermon. The family have every sympathy in the sudden taking off
of their protector and provider.
Article (St. Helena Star newspaper, 19
August 1887):
Card of Thanks.
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Mrs. G. B. Kennedy and family desire through the STAR to
express their many friends their sincere thanks and appreciation for
the many expressions of sympathy in their late bereavement. Also
to Kilpatrick Post G.A.R. for its aid and sympathy at the funeral.
Notes: Native of
Pennsylvania.
He
died in St. Helena on 16 August 1887, and was buried in Section A,
Block 26, of St. Helena
Public Cemetery on 18 August 1887. His wife, Martha A. Kennedy
(died 1924), is buried alongside. George's grave is marked by a
military
headstone, which reads: CAPT. G. B. KENNEDY, CO. D, 196TH OHIO
INF.
Military Information:
Union. He enlisted as a Private on 17 August 1861, and was
mustered into Co. D, 2nd Ohio Cavalry regiment on 4 September
1861. His age at the time of enlistment was 21. He was
discharged for promotion to the 196th Ohio Infantry regiment in March
1865. Records indicate he was mustered into Co. D, 196th Ohio
Infantry on 22 March 1865, and was commissioned Captain, Co. D, on 24
March 1865. His age at the time was 25. He was mustered out
on 11 September 1865 at Baltimore, Maryland.
His wife, Martha
A. Kennedy, applied for and received a veteran widow's benefit in
California on 5 October 1887 (application no. 361687, certificate no.
272090). Military service on the pension index card notes the
following: D 196 Ohio Inf., and D 2 Ohio Cav.
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(1826 - 1903)
Rank: Private
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 13
February 1903):
Death of Adam Koch.
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Adam Koch, an old
veteran, died of apoplexy near St. Helena Tuesday. Deceased was a
native of Germany, aged 76 years. He served during the civil war
as a member of Company F., Second regiment, California Volunteer
Cavalry. The funeral took place from Noble's undertaking parlors
Wednesday.
Notes: Native of Hamburg, Germany, born
1826. Never married. He was a book binder by trade, but
chose the army life in his twenties. He first enlisted in the
U.S. Army in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in July 1853. He was
stationed as a dragoon in the West on frontier duty, and after his
discharge remained on the West Coast.
Adam Koch appears in the 1880 census in Redwood
Township, Sonoma County, California, listed as single, age 54, native
of Prussia (as were his parents), occupation book binder. Others
in the household were J. F. Steel (wood chopper, age 40) and John Blair
(farmer, age 61).
In 1886, he was
listed in the G.A.R. register as being a resident of Napa. His address was listed as St. Helena in
March 1891, and
Yountville in April 1891, suggesting he may have checked into the
Veterans Home for a time, due to failing health. He suffered from "disease of the heart
and general debility" in his later years.
Adam Koch appears in the 1896 Great Register of Voters in
Napa County, listed as a laborer, native of Germany, age 69, occupation
laborer, height 5 ft. 11 inches, complexion dark, eyes blue, hair
brown, residence Vineland District, St. Helena. The register
further notes that Koch was naturalized on 14 April 1853 in the
"criminal court," in Hamilton County, Ohio.
An Adam "Knock" was enumerated in Vineland District
(southeastern St. Helena), Napa County, in the 1900 census as head of a
subhousehold associated with the household of Herbert Rahn (Rahn was
the son of St. Helena Civil War veteran, Henry S. Rahn). Rahn and
two other residents at the site were butchers, so the place may have
been a slaughterhouse (possibly the old one that once existed along the
Napa River near Taplin Road). Adam was listed as single, age 73,
born October 1826, native of Canada, parents both born in Germany,
occupation laborer. He was listed as naturalized, year of
immigration 1851. Although the place of birth doesn't match, the
other information in this census entry strongly suggests that this man
is the same individual as Adam Koch.
He died
near St.
Helena on 10 February 1903, and was buried in an unmarked grave in the
G.A.R. plot, Block H, of the
St. Helena Public Cemetery on
12 February 1903. Cemetery records note that he was age 70 at the
time of death, single, native of Germany, residence near St.
Helena. Cause of death was noted as apoplexy, reported by J. H.
Hawkins, M.D. His grave was unmarked until December 2008, when
the installation of a special VA headstone was arranged by Col. Elmer
Ellsworth Camp #23, SUVCW, and the 2nd California Cavalry, Company F,
reenactment organization. The inscription on the headstone
reads: "ADAM KOCH | PVT CO F | 2 CALIF CAV | 1826 | 1903"
Military Information:
Union. He saw service in the U.S. Army as a member of the 1st
U.S. Dragoons (mounted infantry) before the Civil War.
He was originally a Private in Company H of the 1st U.S.
Dragoons, in which he first enlisted on 7 July 1853 at
Philadelphia. The enlistment record describes him as "Adam Kock,"
age 26, eyes blue, hair brown, complexion fair, height 5 ft. 8 1/2
inches, born in Hamburg, Germany, occupation book binder. He was
discharged as a Private at Fort Vancouver on 2 December 1857 "by re
enlist in Co." The enlistment record for 1857 confirms that he
re-enlisted at Fort Vancouver. He was described in his
re-enlistment record as a native of
Hamburg, Germany, age 31, occupation Dragoon, enlisted 7 December 1857
in Co. H of the 1st U.S. Dragoons at Fort Vancouver by Lieut. Gregg,
for a period of 5 years. He was noted as a deserter from Co. H on
7 February 1858.
During the Civil War, he enlisted as a Private on 6
September 1862 at San
Francisco, California. Records appear to be somewhat confused
regarding his service. NPS data lists him as having served in Co.
G, 2nd California Cavalry. In his pension application, he makes
no mention of service in Co. G or any other California regiment,
however, his muster into Co. F of the 2nd California Cavalry did not
occur until 30 April 1864 (upon the return of the Company to Camp
Union, San Francisco, from duty at Camp Bidwell). He stated that
he was under the command of "Col. Gerry." This would be Col.
Edward McGarry, who took command of the 2nd Cal. Cav. in November
1864. Private Koch was mustered out
of Co. F on 6 July 1865 at Fort Crook, Shasta County, California.
The
pension application
confirms this date of discharge, noting that he was discharged "in
obedience to General Orders No. 51, war concluded."
A Private Adam Koch of Co. B, 2nd California Infantry
regiment, is listed as
having enlisted on 25 March 1864 at San Francisco, and was mustered
into that Company on 30 April 1864. Company B was assigned to
duty at the Presidio at San Francisco at that time. He reportedly
deserted on 22
February 1865 at the Presidio. This could be the
same man, and his desertion may have been a record keeping error
between the two regiments. Further research is needed.
He applied for and
received a veteran's disability pension in California on 16 April 1891
(application no. 1015562, certificate no. 710119). Military
service on the pension index card notes the following: F, 2 Cal.
Cav. In his application, dated 30 March 1891, he was described as
age 64 1/2, height 5 ft. 9 3/4 in., complexion dark, hair brown, eyes
blue. An accompanying medical certificate, dated 2 October 1891
notes hs weight as 150 pounds, implying that Adam was of slender build.
Adam Koch was listed as a member of St. Helena's
Kilpatrick Post, No. 38, G.A.R., in the 1886 Register of the Department
of California. He was listed as having served in Co. F. 2d Cal.
Cav., residence Napa City.
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also saw pre-war service in
Company H
1st U.S. Dragoons
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(c.1840 - 1899)
Rank: Private
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 28 July
1899):
Charles Kray, a
veteran of the civil war, and an old resident of St. Helena, died in
his little cabin on Main street Monday morning, at 4 o'clock.
Deceased was a native of Germany, aged 68 years.
Notes:
Native of Germany. There is considerable confusion as to his
exact age. The preponderence of evidence suggests he was born
about August 1840. He was actually age 58 at the time of his
death.
A "Charles Kray" appears in the 1870 census for Miami
Township (Cleves Post Office), Hamilton County, Ohio, under the
household of G. W. Skidmore. Kray was listed as age 31, native of
Germany, occupation cooper.
Charles Kray appears in the 1882 Great Register of Voters
for Napa County, listed as age 40, born in Germany, occupation cooper,
residence St. Helena. It was noted that he was naturalized on
proof of naturalization of his father. In the 1890 Great
Register, he was noted as being age 47 at the time of registration on
30 January 1888. In the 1896 Great
Register, Charles Kray was noted as a native of Germany, age 55,
occupation cooper, height 5 ft. 10 inches, complexion light, eyes
hazel, hair gray, residence St. Helena. It was further noted that
he was naturalized on 2 August 1866 in the superior court of Hamilton
County, Ohio.
He applied for a Civil War pension while living in St.
Helena in April 1892. In his claim, he noted various
disabilities, including an injured left ankle (war injury), an impaired
left hand due to the thumb being paralyzed for about eight years, and
impaired vision and hearing which had come on gradually over the
previous seven or eight years.
Charles Kray died
on 24 July 1899, and was buried in an unmarked grave in the G.A.R.
plot, Block H, of the St. Helena
Public Cemetery on the same date. Cemetery records note that he
was age 68 at the time of death (he was actually 58), married, native
of Germany, resident
of St. Helena. Cause of death was noted as chronic disease of the
liver, reported by Hawkins (probably J. H. Hawkins, M.D.).
Arrangements are being made by Col. Elmer Ellsworth Camp #23, SUVCW, to
place a military headstone at his grave.
Military Information:
Union. His name appears as "Carl Kray" on the regimental
rosters (Historical Data Systems also lists him as Charles Krag).
He enlisted as a Private in Co. K, 4th Ohio Cavalry
regiment on 12 November 1863. He was probably a regimental
transfer or recruit from the 5th Ohio Infantry. "Carl Kray"
enlisted as a Private in the 5th Ohio Infantry on 12 November 1863
(same date as above), but he was noted in the Official Roster of the
Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion
(published
1895) as not accounted for on the muster-out rolls. He was listed
as age 23 at the time of enlistment (both regiments), and signed up for
a service of three years.
The 4th Ohio Cavalry regiment had organized in Hamilton
County, Ohio, in late 1861. The ranks of Company K appear to have
been dominated by Germans. Kray joined the regiment about the
time it was moving from Marysville, Alabama, to Winchester. The
regiment joined the 17th Corps in the Atlanta Campaign in the spring of
1864, and launched numerous raids around Atlanta. The raids were
led by Brigadier-General Judson Kilpatrick against various Confederate
supply lines from August 18 to 22, 1864. According to his pension
application, Kray's left ankle was injured during the Kilpatrick raids,
three days before the fall of Atlanta. The injury would have
occurred in late
August of 1864, shortly before the city surrendered on September
2. Kray was discharged as a Private at
Nashville, Tennessee, on 15 July 1865.
Charles Kray
applied for and received a veteran's
disability pension in California on 8 April 1892 (application no.
1103048, certificate no. 969214). Military service on the pension
index card notes the following: K, 4 Ohio Cav.
He was mentioned
as a member
of
St. Helena's
Kilpatrick Post, No. 38, G.A.R., in October 1882, but he does not
appear on the Department of California roster of 1886.
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William
Alexander Logan
(1826 - 1893)
Rank: Private
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 24 March
1893):
William A. Logan
died at his home across Napa river near Hudson street, St. Helena,
Sunday, the 19th inst., of heart failure. Deceased was born in
Alleghany county, Pa., November 15th, 1826. He served in the 1st
regiment, of Pennsylvania volunteers, in the war with Mexico and in the
9th regiment of Pennsylvania volunteers in the civil war. He came
to St. Helena, April 8th, 1877, and lived here up to the time of his
death. He leaves a widow, son and daughter, to mourn his
loss. The funeral took place Monday and was largely attended.
Notes: Native of
Alleghany County, Pennsylvania, born 15 November 1826.
William Alexander Logan appears in the 1882 Great Register
of Voters for Napa County in St. Helena, listed as age 54, occupation
farmer, native of Pennsylvania.
He
died in St. Helena on 19 March 1893, and was buried on 20 March 1893 in
Lot 9, Block 7, of St. Helena Publich Cemetery. His grave is
marked with a military headstone, which reads: W. A. LOGAN | CO.
B | 9TH PA. INF.
Military Information:
Union ("100 Days" service). He enlisted as a Private on 22 April
1861, and was
mustered into Co. B, 9th Pennsylvania Infantry regiment. He was
mustered out on 29 July 1861 at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
According to his obituary, he served in the 1st Pennsylvania Infantry
during the Mexican war.
He applied for and
received a veteran's disability pension in California on 8 November
1881 (application no. 432630, certificate no. 742989). His wife,
Sarah C. Logan, applied for a widow's benefit in California on 27 April
1893 (application no. 575380, certificate no. 403333). Military
service on the pension index card notes the following: B, 9 Pa.
Inf.
He was a member of St. Helena's Kilpatrick Post, No. 38,
Grand Army of the Republic.
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Company B
9th
Pennsylvania Infantry
Also served in 1st Pennsylvania Infantry in the Mexican War
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John
Lowry
(c.1843 - 1902)
Rank: Landsman
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 5
September 1902):
Found Dead in a Field.
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Monday morning
about 9 o'clock William Hudson found the body of a man under a tree in
Chris Mills' field adjoining the Dowdell place.
Officers were notified and the Coroner telephoned
for. From papers in the pockets of the deceased, he was
identified as John Lowry, a veteran.
Lowry had secured a furlough from the Veterans' Home June
2nd for an indefinite period and went to Winters to obtain work in the
orchards. For several seasons he had worked in the Dowdell hop
fields and returned to St. Helena Sunday for the purpose of again
picking hops.
Towards dusk he went to the river to get some water and
meeting some pickers at camp told them he was not feeling very
well. Securing the water, Lowry laid down under a large oak tree
and went to his final sleep -- the sleep that knows no waking.
Monday Coroner Keyser held an inquest, a verdict in
accordance with the above facts being returned by the jury.
Deceased was about 60 years of age and had been an inmate
of the Veterans' Home several years.
Obituary (Napa Daily
Journal newspaper, 2 September 1902):
DEATH OF A
VETERAN.
John Lowrey
Lay Down to Sleep Under a Tree and His Spirit Fled.
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John Lowrey, a member of the Veterans' Home, who has been out of
furlough since last June, died under a tree on Chris Mills' place, near
St. Helena, Sunday night. He had gone to the Dowdell place,
adjoining the Mills place, on Sunday and secured a job picking
hops. He picked out a big tree on the Mills place as the best
location for a camp, and Sunday evening made his bed on the ground and
lay down to the sleep which was his last.
He was found dead Monday morning and had evidently died with out a
struggle.
Coroner Kyser and a jury viewed the remains and decided that death came
by natural causes.
Deceased formerly lived on a little farm east of Rutherford. He
was about 60 years old and served, during the Civil War, as a landsman
in the navy.
Notes: Native of
Ireland. John Lowrey
appears in Yount Township, Rutherford Precinct, Napa County, in the
1900 census. He was listed as age 52, born November 1847 in
Ireland. Immigrated 1859. Occupation farm laborer.
He
died on 1 September 1902 in St. Helena, and was buried in an unmarked
grave in the G.A.R.
plot, Block H, of the St. Helena Public Cemetery on 2 September
1902.
Cemetery records note that he was age 60, marital status unknown,
nativity unknown, residence St. Helena. Cause of death was noted
as natural causes, reported by R. M. Keyser, coroner.
Military Information: Union.
U.S. Navy. He enlisted at Charlestown Navy Yard (Boston) on the
USS Potomac on 23 July 1862, serving thereon until 31 July
1862. He next served on the USS Preble in the blockade off
the coast of Alabama until 4 May 1863. His next duty was aboard
the USS Lackawanna until 21 August 1863, and on the USS Princeton
until being discharged at Philadelphia on 8 September 1863.
Lowry returned for a second term of naval duty at Charlestown Navy Yard
on 22 May 1877, serving aboard the USS Wabash until 29 May
1877. He then transferred to the USS Constellation, serving
aboard that ship until 13 September 1877. His next duty was aboard
the USS Hartford, where he was discharged at Montevideo (Uroguay),
as Quarter Master on 12 July 1879.
Lowry continued his naval service for a third term on 10 September 1883,
when he re-enlisted at League Island Navy Yard (Philadelphia) as a
Landsman, serving on the USS St. Louis until 13 September
1883. He next served on the USS Colorado until 16 October
1883, the USS Wabash until 5 November 1883, the USS Shenandoah
until 22 October 1886, on the USS Vermont until 22 November 1886,
when he was discharged at Brooklyn, NY, as a C.G.M. (Chief Gunner's
Mate).
On 8 September 1887, Lowry enlisted at Charlestown Navy Yard for his
fourth term of naval service as a Seaman, serving on the USS Wabash
until 5 May 1887. He then served on the USS Vermont until
17 May 1887, then the USS Constellation until 21 September 1887,
then back to the USS Wabash until 4 October 1887, then back to
the USS Vermont until 3 January 1888, then on the USS Trenton
until 17 January 1888. After leaving the USS Trenton, Lowry was
assigned to light duty at the US Naval Hospital in Brooklyn, NY, for
about two years. He was then assigned to the USS Vermont
where he was discharged as a Seaman on 6 January 1890, after about one
week of duty aboard that vessel.
Lowry attempted to enlist again at Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 5 April
1890, but the naval surgeon (Dr. Stone, who also attended to him in New
York) would not certify him fit for duty. Lowry reportedly pleaded
his case to the Commandant, but his request was denied due to his
delicate condition.
Lowry was admitted to the Veterans Home of California at Yountville on 2
February 1902, and was released on furlough in June of that year.
He was still on furlough from the Veterans Home at the time of his
death.
John Lowry applied for and received a Civil War naval veteran's pension
in San Francisco on 28 November 1892 (pension no. 23282), claiming
disease of the lungs, disease of the eyes, and deafness. His lung
problems he attributed to exposure while serving on the USS Lackawanna
in the harbor of Mobile, AL, in June 1863. He attributed his eye
problems to service aboard the USS Shenandoah in March 1884, and
his deafness to prolonged exposure to cannon fire on the same ship
during "great gun" target practice off the coast of Chile in
April 1885.
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U.S. Navy
USS Potomac
USS Preble
USS Lackawanna
USS Princeton
Post-war
service:
USS Hartford
USS St.
Louis
USS Colorado
USS Wabash
USS Shenandoah
USS Vermont
USS Constellation
USS Trenton
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Martin
Maddigan (Madigan)
(1843 - 1907)
Rank: Private
Notes:
Native of Ireland. He died in Napa County on 9 October 1907 at
the age of 66, and is buried at St. Helena's Holy Cross
(Catholic) Cemetery. His grave is marked with a military
headstone.
Martin Maddigan was enumerated in the 1900 census at the
Veterans Home (Yount Township), Napa County, California. He was
listed as married (1st marriage, 33 years), age 56, born November 1843
in Ireland (parents born in Ireland), immigrated 1856, naturalized,
occupation baker.
Military Information:
Union. He enlisted as a Private on 28 February 1862, and was
mustered into Co. A, 3rd Vermont Infantry regiment on 12 April
1862. His residence at the time of enlistment was Springfield,
Vermont. He was discharged on account of disability on 29
December 1863.
He reenlisted as a Private on 19 August 1862, and was
mustered into an unassigned company of the 1st New Hampshire Cavalry on
the same date. He was 22 years old at the time of
reenlistment. He was discharged on 14 August 1865 at Concord, New
Hampshire.
He applied
for and received a veteran's disability
pension in California on 14 July 1888 (application no. 664481,
certificate no. 589070). His wife, Kate Maddigan, applied for a
widow's benefit in California on 5 November 1907 (application no.
879227, certificate no. 659683). Military service on the pension
index card notes the following: Unas., 1 N.H. Cav., and A, 3 Vt
Inf.
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Company A
3rd Vermont Infantry
Unassigned Co.
1st New Hampshire Cavalry
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Andrew
Kendall Maguire
(1843 - 1922)
Rank: Private
Biography in Records of
Members of the Grand Army of the Republic (William H. Ward, 1886, p. 199)
ANDREW K. MAGUIRE.
Was born in
Windsor, Kennebec County, Me, August 23, 1843, and is an
operative. Served for a time in the 1st Maine Cavalry, and after
expiration of term in that regiment enlisted in Company D, 21st Maine
Infantry; belonged to the 3d Brigade, 3d Division, 19th Army Corps,
Department of the Gulf; was at the siege of Port Hudson and in other
engagements; is a member of Kilpatrick Post, G.A.R., at St. Helena,
Napa County, Cal., of which place he is a resident.
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 22
December 1922):
THE LAST TAPS ARE SOUNDED.
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Andrew K. Maguire Summoned to Close of Battle of Life.
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Andrew K. Maguire,
a pioneer of St. Helena, died at the home of his son, Frederick A.
Maguire, in Oakland Saturday. The sturdy old soldier of the civil
war, although not in vigorous health for some time, was as well as
usual until Thursday night of last week when he had a heart
attack. A physician was summoned but no hopes were given for Mr.
Maguire's recovery and, although he rallied at times, passed peacefully
into that sleep that knows no awakening at 4:40 o'clock Saturday
afternoon.
Andrew K. Maguire was born at Windsor, Maine, in 1843 and
had reached the ripe old age of 79 years, 3 months and 23 days.
When 19 years of age deceased joined the 21st Maine Volunteers and for
more than three years served in the civil war, seeing a great deal of
hard fighting and being in many battles. At the close of the war
he received his honorable discharge and in 1865 came to
California. For awhile he worked in the vicinity of Vallejo and
then came to Oakville and worked at To Kalon and also on farms in the
vicinity of St. Helena.
In 1869 he met and married Miss Hedda Brenberg and soon
afterwards took up 160 acres of land on Spring mountain, later the
Schilling and McPike property. He continued farming for a number
of years and finally, thirty years ago moved to St. Helena, purchasing
a home on Charter Oak avenue. For thirteen years Mr. Maguire was
a guard at San Quentin, his family remaining here. When he
retired from the position at the State Prison, deceased returned to
live quietly at his home on Charter Oak avenue. There his wife
passed away several years ago, but he continued it as his home until 6
months ago when his children prevailed upon him to go to Oakland and
live with his son.
Deceased was very active in G.A.R. activities and while
there were a sufficient number of civil war veterans here to maintain a
Post he never failed to attend the meetings. At Memorial Day
services he always took an active part in assisting with the
ritualistic services of the Grand Army of the Republic and saw to it
that a flag and flowers were placed on the grave of every departed
soldier.
Deceased was an upright, patriotic citizen, a loving
husband, indulgent father and kind friend. He is survived by four
children -- Charles J. and Grace Maguire, of San Francisco; George E.,
of St. Helena; and Frederick A. Maguire of Oakland. He also
leaves one brother -- Mrs. John F. Hottle, of Napa; Miss Letty Maguire,
of Napa; August Maguire, of Pasadena; and Mrs. Elizabeth Booker, of St.
Helena.
The remains were
brought to St. Helena Monday and the funeral was held at 11 o'clock
from the Catholic church, Rev. Father Galvan officiating.
Interment took place in the St. Helena cemetery.
Notes:
Native of Windsor, Maine, born 23 August 1843.
In the 1896 Great
Register of voters for Napa County, he is listed as Andrew Kendall
Maguire, occupation prison guard, age 51, height 5' 10", fair
complexion, blue eyes, gray hair, native of Maine, residence St.
Helena. He appears in the 1873 Great Register as age 23,
occupation laborer, residence St. Helena; and in the 1882 Great
Register as age 34, occupation and residence the same as in 1873.
He died in
Oakland, Alameda County, on 16 December 1922, and was buried in St.
Helena Cemetery on 18 December 1922.
Military Information:
Union. Andrew Maguire enlisted as a Private on 13 October 1862,
and was mustered into Co. D, 21st Maine Infantry regiment at Bangor,
Maine, on the same date. His age at enlistment was 19, and his
residence was Windsor, Maine. He was mustered out at Augusta,
Maine, on 25 August 1863, at the expiration of his term of service.
Andrew's G.A.R. biography indicates that he served in the 1st
Maine Cavalry regiment "for a time" prior to his service in the 21st
Maine Infantry. I could find no record of his service in the 1st
Maine Cavalry. The 1st Maine Cavalry organized in November 1861,
so Andrew's service in that regiment would have been for less than one
year. It was a 3-year regiment. This part of Andrew's
service remains a mystery.
His obituary
indicates he served until 1865, so he must have re-enlisted to continue
his
service from August 1863 until the end of the war. The regiment
in which he continued his service is not known. One
possibility: Andrew Maguire, Pvt., Co. K, 47th New York Infantry,
enlisted 27 October 1863 and served until being mustered out on 30
August 1865.
He applied for and
received a veteran's disability pension in California on 27 September
1892 (application no. 1132694, certificate no. 1134816). Military
service on the pension index card notes the following: D, 21
Maine Inf.
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1st Maine Cavalry
(unconfirmed)
Company D
21st Maine Infantry
Another regiment?
1863-1865
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John
Campen Mixon
(1840 - 1913)
Rank: Private
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 5
September 1913):
LIFE WORK IS ENDED.
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John C. Mixon Passes Peacefully Away.
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DEATH FOLLOWS LONG ILLNESS.
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Man Prominent in St. Helena for Nearly Forty Years Removed From Our
Midst.
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John C. Mixon is
no more. An illness that covered a period of nearly four years
was ended in death last Saturday morning at 4:15 o'clock and St. Helena
lost one of its most highly respected pioneer citizens.
Mr. Mixon was stricken with paralysis October 13, 1909.
For about one year he was almost helpless, having been confined to his
bed many months. Careful nursing and tender care on the part of
his devoted wife and daughters caused him to so far recover that he was
able to be up and around, occasionally walk or ride out, and enjoy
life. He was even able to do light chores about the home he loved
so well until within six months of the Master's call, his condition
from
that time growing steadily worse. The hot weather this Summer
affected him greatly and doubtless hastened the end. Wednesday of
last week Mr. Mixon seemed to have another stroke and was unable to
talk, but on Thursday was better again. At 4 o'clock Friday
morning he sustained a stroke that rendered him unconscious and death
followed twenty-four hours later.
John Campen Mixon was born in Tennessee, January 17,
1840. His parents died when he was an infant and he was brought
up by relatives, accompanying a sister to Illinois when quite a
lad. Deceased was in White county, Illinois, when the war broke
out and he enlisted with Company I, Illinois Cavalry. He was with
Grant during the General's famous campaign through the Southwest.
On August 21, 1862, deceased was married to Miss Martha Ewing Ross,
also of White county, Ill., and in 1865, after the war was over, the
couple went to Iowa to make their home. After one year in Iowa
Mr. Mixon and family went to Kansas and there made their home for eight
years, coming to California and direct to St. Helena in 1875.
Deceased built the house which was his home for over thirty years and
in which he passed away.
Mr. Mixon was a carpenter by trade and was a skilled
mechanic. Some of the best business buildings and many of the
residences in St. Helena were built by him and are monuments to his
honesty and care. He always took a keen interest in public
affairs and as long as he was able to get to the polls cast his vote as
he thought was right. In politics Mr. Mixon was a Republican and
he was often honored by representing his party in conventions. He
served the people of St. Helena four years as a Trustee and one term as
Justice of the Peace. He was faithful to every trust and enjoyed
the confidence and esteem of his fellow men. When Mayacamas Tribe
No. 97, Imp. O. R. M., was instituted Mr. Wixom became a charter member
and was chosen Secretary, a position he held until overtaken by an
illness that confined him to his home. His worth was recognized
by the Redmen and their care and sympathy during four years of sickness
was greatly appreciated, not only by their brother, but by the loved
ones to whom they rendered such timely help in their affliction.
Deceased was a devout member of the Presbyterian church and for many
years was an Elder, rendering great assistance to the pastor and to the
cause with which both were identified.
Mr. Mixon was a devoted husband for fifty-one years, and a
kind and indulgent father and a friend who was always willing and
anxious to extend a helping hand.
He leaves a widow and six children to mourn his passing
away -- W. F. Mixon of Woodland; Mrs. George F. Emery and Mrs. Edward
H. Baldwin, of North Yakima, Wash.; J. O. Mixon, of San Francisco; Miss
Anna R. Mixon of Woodland, and Miss Ruth Mixon, of St. Helena. He
also leaves nine grandchildren.
The funeral took place from the family residence Monday
afternoon at 4 o'clock, Rev. James Mitchell, who for nearly fifty years
had been deceased's pastor and friend, officiating. The floral
tributes were profuse and exceedingly beautiful. The following
acted as pall bearers: W. H. Smith and A. K. Maguire,
representing the G.A.R.; J. H. Steves and F. J. Merriam, the
Presbyterian church, and L. D. Wolfe and Theodore Simonsen, the
Redmen. The remains were laid to rest in the family plot in the
St. Helena cemetery.
Notes:
Native of Memphis, Tennessee, born 17 January 1840. He was the
son of John Mixon and Elizabeth Campen (source: Anna Belle Emery,
2000, on GenForum). He married Martha ("Mattie") Ewing Ross in
Illinois on 21 August 1862. They had at least nine
children: William Franklin, Ella Leonore (Mrs. George F. Emery),
Lola Grace (Mrs. Frank Mackinder), Earl Knox, Mary Pearl, John Oliver,
Anna Ross, Hettie, and Edna Ruth.
A John Mixon appears in the 1850 census in Memphis (6th
Ward), Shelby County, Tennessee, living in the household of Benjamin
(age 32) and Lenora Mochet (age 18). These may have been the
relatives noted in Mixon's obituary. Benjamin Mochet was a
carpenter, which may be how Mixon came to learn his trade.
John C. Mixon was enumerated in 1870 in the town of
Garnett, Anderson County, Kansas. He was listed as age 30, born
in Tennessee, carpenter by trade. His household included his wife
Martha E. (age 26), son Franklin W. (age 7), and daughter Lonora E.
(age 3). A farm laborer named Benjamin Ross (age 22) was also in
the household.
John C. Mixon appears in the 1880 census in St. Helena,
where he was listed as married, age 40, born in Tennessee, birth places
of parents unknown, occupation carpenter. His household included
his wife Martha E (age 36), son W. Franklin (age 17), daughters L. Ella
(age 12) and Lola G. (age 10), and son John Olliver (age 2).
John C. Mixon appears again in St. Helena in the 1900
census. He was listed as age 60, born January 1840 in Tennessee,
parents born in Tennessee. His occupation was sexton. His
household included his wife Martha (born Feb. 1844, with whom he had
been married for 36 years), daughter Anna (born Sept. 1880), son Oliver
(born Feb. 1878), and daughter Ruth (born Feb. 1887). Martha was
noted as being the mother of ten children, six still living.
Mixon was enumerated in
the 1910 census in St. Helena on McCorkle Avenue. He was listed
as age 70, native of Tennessee, father born in Tennessee, mother born
in Virginia, living on his own income. His household included his
wife, Martha E. (age 66), and daughters Anne R. (age 27) and Edna R.
(age 23).
He
died in St. Helena on 30 August 1913 at the age of 73, and was buried
in St. Helena Public Cemetery. His grave is marked with a
military
headstone.
Military Information:
Union. "John Mixon" enlisted on 18 July 1861, for three years of
service at Carmi, Illinois. He was mustered
into Co. I, 1st Illinois Cavalry regiment as a Private at Birds Point,
Missouri, on 22 July 1861. He
was
mustered out on 5 July 1862 at Benton Barracks (St. Louis),
Missouri. Company I was detached from the main regiment.
The 1st Illinois Cavalry participated in the Federal surrender in
September 1861, after the first Battle of Lexington, Missouri. It
was to be disbanded as a condition of the parole agreements, however,
the implementation of the agreements did not go as planned, and the
regiment attempted to reorganize at Benton Barracks in June of
1862. Disagreements about filling command vacancies culminated in
an order from the War Department, which directed that the officers and
men be mustered out and sent home in July 1862. This is why John
C. Mixon's service was for only one year.
John's brother, William A. Mixon, enlisted in the same
company on the same date, and was mustered out as a Corporal at Benton
Barracks on the same date as John.
John Mixon applied for and received a veteran's
disability
pension in California on 21 September 1892 (application no. 1131932,
certificate no. 987380). His wife, Martha E. Mixon, applied for a
widow's benefit in California on 6 October 1918 (application no.
1015397, certificate no. 770465). Military service on the pension
index card notes the following: I 1 Ill. Cav.
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Muldrow
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Rank:
Notes: He
is listed as a veteran on the cemetery burials list of 30 May 1883.
Military Information:
Unknown.
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Charles
J. Nesten (Neston)
(1843 - 1929)
Rank: Full Corporal
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 10 May
1929):
Aged Veteran Dies.
Charles Nesten, a
veteran of the civil war and a resident of St. Helena for the past
eight years answered the final summons yesterday afternoon, passing to
the Great Beyond about 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Death was
caused by the infirmities of old age, Mr. Nesten having been 85 years,
6 months and 17 days old.
Charles Nesten was born in Sweden, October 22, 1843.
He came to America at the age of 9 years. During the civil war he
was a member of the 57th Illinois Infantry and served 3 years and 10
months, being a corporal. He marched with Sherman to the sea and
was in Washington at the time of the grand review at the close of the
war. Following the struggle between the States, deceased made his
home in Iowa and Nebraska until 1886 when he came to California,
locating in Selma, Fresno county. In 1901 he moved to Healdsburg
and one year later to Ukiah where he resided until he came to St.
Helena eight years ago. Deceased was a man of high ideals and
Christian principles and was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist
church.
Deceased is survived by his widow and by these
children: Frank Nesten, of Alpaugh, Calif.; Mrs. B. F. Eddy, of
Pacific Union College; John Nesten, of Ukiah; and Miss Daisy Nesten,
whose home has been with her parents in St. Helena.
The funeral will be held from the Noble Funeral Home
tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Elder Miller of the Sanitarium
will officiate.
Notes:
Native of Sweden, born 22 October 1843. Charles Nesten was
enumerated in the 1870 census in Marion Township, Hamilton County,
Iowa, where he was listed as age 25, born in Sweden, occupation
farmer. His wife, Clara (age 22), son Frank (age 2), and daughter
Louisa (b. Nov. 1869) were also in the the household.
He was enumerated in the 1880 census in Stromsburg, Polk
County, Nebraska, where he was listed as married, age 35, born in
Sweden, occupation farmer. His household included his wife, Clara
(age 33, b. in Sweden), son Frank (age 11, b. in IA), daughter Louisa
(age 10, b. in IA), and sons John (age 8, b. in NE) and William (age 2,
b. in NE).
In the 1900 census, Charles J. Nesten appears in the
household of his son-in-law, Benjamin F. Eddy, in Soquel Township,
Santa Cruz County, California. Charles was listed as age 56, born
October 1853 in Sweden, immigrated 1853, naturalized, occupation
capitalist. Charles' wife, Clara H. (b. April 1849), son John A.
(b. Nov. 1871), and daughter Daisy M. (b. July 1881 in NE), were also
in the household.
Charles was enumerated in Ukiah, Mendocino County, in both
the 1910 and 1920 censuses. In 1910, he was head of household in
a house in Ukiah, with his wife, Clara H., and children John A. and
Daisy W. living with him. His occupation was farmer. He was
not noted as a Civil War veteran in the census. Clara was noted
as being the mother of nine children, four living. The Nesten
household was unchanged in the 1920 census.
Charles died in St. Helena, Napa County,
on 9 May 1929 at the age
of 85, and was buried in the G.A.R.
plot, Block H, of the St. Helena
Cemetery on 11 May 1929. His wife, Clara, is buried next to
him. Charles' grave is marked with a recently placed military
headstone.
Military Information:
Union. He enlisted at Bishop Hill, Illinois, as a Private on 25
September 1861, and was mustered into Co. D, 57th Illinois Infantry
regiment at Chicago, Illinois, on 26 December 1861. The name
appears on the roster as "Charles Nesten." He was described at
the time of enlistment as single, age 18, height 5 feet
5 inches, hair light, eyes blue, complexion light, occupation
farmer.
His nativity was Sweden, and his residence at the time of enlistment
was Bishop Hill, Henry County, Illinois.
He re-enlisted for a 3-year term on 27 December 1863 at
Lynnville, Tennessee, and was mustered in at Lynnville on 17 January
1864. The name appears on the roster as "Charles Neston."
He was promoted to Full Corporal at an unknown date. He was
mustered out on 7 July 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky.
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Nelson
E. Nickerson
(???? - ????)
Rank: Unknown
Notes: Little is known about him. He died
before June 1882.
An infant "Nickerson" was buried in Lot 5 of Block 4 in St.
Helena Public Cemetery on 25 January 1876. The child was a victim
of tuberculosis. A Jennie E. Nickerson was buried in the same lot
on 11 August 1886, listed as a widow, age 42, cause of death
tuberculosis. Elsewhere in the cemetery, a Louise E. Nickerson
was buried in the East 1/2 of Lot 19, Block "A," on 26 February
1883. She was listed as married, age 28, native of Missouri,
cause of death heart disease. She is buried next to her father,
John Hall Allison. According to research by Mariam Hansen (2008),
Louisa Allison married D. K. Nickerson in 1879.
Military Information:
Unknown. He appears on the
cemetery list of
June 1882 as a veteran.
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John
Niman
(c.1827 - 1878)
Rank: Unknown
Obituary (Napa Register newspaper, Saturday,
3 August 1878):
[Letter from St. Helena, dated 1 August 1878, signed X.B.C.]
A man by the name
of John Nyman died, last night, at the house of Auguste Maguire, about
six miles from town. He was a native of Pennsylvania, 53 years of
age.
Notes: Native of
Pennsylvania. John Niman is
listed in the 1873 Great Register of voters for Napa County. He
was registered in St. Helena, age 45, native of Pennsylvania,
occupation farmer.
He died on 30 July 1878, and was buried in the Public
Grounds (potter's field), number 21, of St. Helena
Public Cemetery on 2 August 1878. The original burial site is now
part of the Serenity Garden. Cemetery records note that he was
age 51 at the time of death, single, native of Pennsylvania.
Cause of death was noted as paralysis of the brain, dying on a "Mt.
near Maguire's." He is most likely the same
individual as "Henry Niemann"
or "H. Nimmo," who was reported as a veteran in a list of burials
compiled for
Memorial Day
1882. When the G.A.R. plot was dedicated at the cemetery on that
Memorial Day, the following was noted: "One grave was already
there, that of some friendless man
who long ago had been interred in the Potters' field and the Post had
removed to this honorable resting place." In the sexton's list of 30 May
1887,
Niman was noted as being buried in
the G.A.R. plot, rather than the potter's field. This affirms
that Niman was the "friendless man" noted in the 1882 dedication.
Military Information:
Possibly a Mexican War veteran, based on his age. May also have
been Civil War.
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Joseph
O'Leary (Leary)
(c.1847 - 1886)
Rank: Private
Obituary (The Independent Calistogian
newspaper, 24 November 1886):
Death of Joseph Leary.
Yesterday at about
12 o'clock m., Joseph Leary, who has been afflicted several months past
with consumption, quietly passed away at his home in Calistoga, aged
forty years. Previous to the attack of the disease, he was, and
had been for years, an active business man in Calistoga; and among
other things had the agency here of the Puget Sound Lumber
Company. He was constant in his duties, and a hard worker; with
these and good management he enjoyed a very fair degree of prosperity
financially. During several weeks previous to his death, his
strength had so far failed that he was obliged to remain in bed, and
for several days he could make his wants known only by
whispering. He received kind attention throughout his sickness --
such in fact as only a loving wife can give a husband. With her,
he leaves six children, four boys and two girls, the oldest of whom is
Mamie, twelve years of age, and the youngest, a boy, aged six
months. The family, so long in the enjoyment of good health,
happiness and prosperity, has been sorely afflicted within a
comparatively short time. It will not be a year until the middle
of December since Katie, a pretty, bright and interesting girl of eight
summers, passed away; October 27th, a son aged about four years
followed the sister; and now the father also is gone. What a
reminder of the weakness of mankind and the uncertainty of life!
The widow, who has passed through a year of the greatest anxiety and of
sadness, has the sympathy of all who are acquainted with the
circumstances.
Death Notice (The Independent Calistogian
newspaper, 24 November 1886):
DIED.
LEARY.-- In Calistoga, Nov.
23d, Joseph Leary, aged about 40 years.
The funeral will
take place from the family residence
Thursday (to-morrow) morning at 9 o'clock, and from the Catholic church
in St. Helena at 11 o'clock.
Notes: Native of
Canada. He
died in Calistoga on 23 November 1886, and
was buried in St. Helena Cemetery on 25 November 1886. His grave
is marked with a military headstone.
Jos. Leary appears in the 1880 census in Calistoga, living
on Main Street (now Foothill Boulevard). He was listed as
married, age 32, born in Canada, father born in Canada, mother born in
Ireland, occupation drayman. His household included his wife Mary
(age 31, native of Ireland), daughter Mary (age 5), son James (age 4),
daughter Kate (age 3), and son Jos. (age 1). All the children
were listed as California natives.
Military Information:
Union. He enlisted as a Private on 31 August 1864 at Schroeppel,
New York, and was mustered into Co. F, 184th New York Infantry
regiment. He was 19 years old at the time of enlistment. He
was mustered out at City Point, Virginia, on 29 June 1865. His
military headstone and pension file note service in Co. G of the same
regiment as noted above,
His wife, Mary
Leary, applied for a widow's benefit in California on 27 October 1890
(application no. 471932,
certificate no. 350353). Military service on the pension index
card notes the following: G, 184 NY Inf.
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Nelson
Theodore Outwater
(Outwaters)
(1848 - 1924)
Rank: Private
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 10
October 1924):
AGED CITIZEN IS SUMMONED.
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Nelson T. Outwaters Served His Country Loyally and Is Now at Rest.
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The Silent Reaper
has again visited St. Helena and has removed from our midst one who has
bene prominent in business circles for the past forty years.
Nelson Theodore Outwaters passed from this life at his
home on Main street Tuesday afternoon at 2:15 o'clock. He had
been in failing health for about one year and had been confined to his
bed most of the time for six weeks before the end came, at times
suffering greatly. His devoted wife who had shared his joys and
sorrows for almost fifty-seven years, was his constant attendant during
his last illness, only consenting to a trained nurse when her strength
became unequal to the administering of the comforts her love one should
have. Several weeks ago Mr. Outwaters submitted to an operation
but the relief obtained was only temporary, the great strength he had
enjoyed in early manhood and through the prime of his life gradually
failing until the faint spark was extinguished, and end coming
peacefully.
Nelson Theodore Outwaters was born in Ontario, Canada,
January 18, 1848, and had reached the good old age of 78 years, 8
months and 19 days. He was the son of Thomas Morgan and Elicia
Outwaters and was one of seven children. While the civil war was
at its height and President Lincoln was calling for volunteers the
subject of this sketch, then only sixteen years old, and his brother,
Miles Shorey Outwaters, fifteen months younger, crossed the border to
New York State and went to the home of a brother-in-law at Pilar
Point. From there the two brothers went to Sackitt's Harbor, Lake
Ontario, and enlisted in Company B, 186th Regiment. The younger
brother was taken ill shortly after entering the army and upon his
recovery was made an orderly, but Nelson Outwaters continued with his
company until peace was declared and he was mustered out, receiving his
honorable discharge. His military duties ended at Sackitt's
Harbor where they began, and once more in civil life Mr. Outwaters went
to Rome, New York, where he learned the blacksmith's trade. On
October 28, 1867, he was married to Miss Margaret Mooney at Watertown,
New York, and had he lived three weeks longer they would have
celebrated the fifty-seventh anniversary of their marriage. After
his marriage Mr. Outwaters took his bride to Copenhagen, New York, and
engaged in blacksmithing, meeting with success, and remaining there
until March 1884, when, with Mrs. Outwaters, he came to California,
settling in St. Helena. Here he engaged in the blacksmith
business and was known as a skilled workman. Twenty-six years ago
he quit blacksmithing and, with Mrs. Outwaters, opened Hotel Gray
Gables. In this venture Mr. and Mrs. Outwaters were very
successful, apparently being peculiarly fitted to cater to the
public. Hotel Gray Gables became known far and wide as a house
for travelers. Advancing age caused them to several times lease
the hotel, but they would get back in the harness again and it was not
until three years ago that they retired and settled down quietly in a
comfortable home on Main street they had purchased several years
previously.
Deceased was loyal to the country for which he had fought
during its darkest days, and was devoted to the one who had been his
companion for more than half a century. When the end was near his
whole thought was of his faithful wife and, with tender solicitude and
in many ways, by counsel and through wishes expressed, prepared her for
the change both realized must soon come.
Besides his heartbroken widow, deceased leaves one sister
and two brothers -- Mrs. Delbert Payne, of Watertown, New York,
Wellington Outwaters, of South Rutland, New York, and Wilmot Outwaters,
of Buffalo, New York.
The funeral was held this morning at 10 o'clock, and
according to the expressed wishes of the deceased, was from the Masonic
hall under the auspices of St. Helena Lodge No. 93, F. and A. M., to
which order he belonged. Also at his request, the ritualistic
service was performed by Past Master Spencer Mastick, and Mrs. Mastick
sang, "Shall We Meet Beyond the River?" Rev. Irving E. Baxter
pronounced a brief eulogy. The floral tributes were very
beautiful, many pieces coming from distant friends who had, in years
gone by, enjoyed the hospitality of the Outwaters that was proverbial.
The pallbearers were F. L Alexander, G. P. Benvie, O. A.
Jursch, F. B. Rossi, Capt. G. Rossi and A. A. Ives.
After the services the remains were taken to Oakland for
cremation.
Notes: Native of
Canada, born 18 January 1848 in Fredericksburg Township, Addington,
Ontario. He was the son of Thomas Morgan and Alicia Maria
Outwater (mother's maiden name was also Outwater). Source:
Kenneth Outwater
submission, Ancestry World Tree, 2003.
Nelson was enumerated in the 1870 census in the town of
Denmark (Copenhagen Post Office), Lewis County, New York. He was
listed as age 22, born in Canada, occupation blacksmith. His
household included his wife, Margaret (age 17), and they were noted as
having been married in October of the previous year (1869).
Nelson was still listed in the town of Denmark (village of Copenhagen)
in the 1880 census. Others in his household included his wife,
Maggie, and brother-in-law, William J. Mooney. Nelson was listed
as age 32, born in Canada, occupation blacksmith. In the 1900
census, Nelson was in St. Helena, Napa County, California, listed as
married, born January 1848 in Canada, age 52, emigrated 1864,
occupation blacksmith. His household included his wife, Margaret,
born April 1853 in New York. Outwater was also enumerated in the
1910 and 1920 censuses in St. Helena.
In the 1920 census, Nelson was enumerated on Adams Street
in St. Helena, operating a hotel. He was listed as age 72, born
in Canada, emigrated 1865, naturalized in 1886. His household
included his wife, Margrete, and a servant.
He died 7 October
1924 in Napa County at the age of 76,
was cremated, and the cremains buried in St. Helena Cemetery.
Military Information:
Union. Noted as veteran in 1910 census. Nelson Outwaters
enlisted as a Private at the age
of 17 in Lewis County, New York, on 26 August 1864, and was
mustered into Co. B, 186th New York Infantry regiment at Sackett's
Harbor on 5 September 1864. He was mustered out on 2 June 1865 at
Alexandria, Virginia.
Nelson Outwater was reportedly a member of Guilford D. Bailey
Post, No. 200, G.A.R., located in Lowville, Lewis County, New York,
chartered in September 1882. He was possibly a charter member.
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Charles Pratt
Pritchard
(1829 - 1905)
Rank: Private
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 17 February 1905, pg.
3, col. 3):
CHARLES PRITCHARD IS DEAD.
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Aged and Respected Citizen Passes From This Life.
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Charles
Pritchard, for nearly forty years a resident of Napa county, passed
away Saturday morning, the faint spark of life being extinguished just
fifteen minutes past the midnight hours.
Mr. Pritchard sustained a stroke of paralysis in October,
1903. Last March a second stroke came and on Wednesday night he
sustained the third and fatal stroke. He was not confined to his
bed but little of the time and his last illness only dated from the 8th
inst.
Charles Pritchard was born in Oswega [sic] county, New
York, August 21, 1829. When 12 years old he went to Indiana and
six years later to Wisconsin. At Friendship, Fondulac county,
Wis., he was married in 1853 to Julia Elizabeth Payne, and in 1857,
with his family, moved to Kansas. In 1862 deceased came to
California, locating first in Placer county where he lived two
years. He then came to Napa county, settling in Chiles valley,
and after a residence there of four years, moved to Pritchard hill,
which was his home for thirty-three years and until ill health caused
him to come to St. Helena to be close to his physician. Two years
ago the 30th of last month Mr. and Mrs. Pritchard celebrated their
golden wedding in the Presbyterian church here and the occasion will be
remembered as a very pleasant affair.
Deceased spent his life on the farm. He was honest
and kind and had many warm friends.
He leaves to mourn his death a widow and one son, Frank,
besides other relatives. The funeral took place Sunday at 12:30
o'clock from the Presbyterian church, Rev. James Mitchell officiating.
Notes: Native
of Oswego County, New York, born 21 August 1829.
He died at St. Helena on 11 February 1905 due to apoplexy,
and was buried on 12 February 1905 in Lot 51, Block 2, of St. Helena
Public Cemetery.
Military Information:
Union He enlisted on 23 August 1862, and was mustered into
Company F of the 11th Kansas Cavalry regiment as Private on 11
September 1862. His residence at the time of enlistment was
Garnett, Kansas. He was discharged on account of disability at
Springfield, Missouri, on 11 February 1863.
Charles Pritchard applied for and received a veterans
disability pension in California on 21 February 1893 (application no.
1146319, certificate no. 933820). His wife, Julia E. Pritchard,
applied for a widows benefit on 8 March 1905 (application no. 823614,
certificate no. 596938).
Charles
Pratt Pritchard
courtesy Diane Dillon
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Henry
Sigmund Rahn
(1842 - 1911)
Rank: Private
Obituary (Napa Daily Journal newspaper, 19
December 1911):
HENRY H. [S.] RAHN
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Well Known Resident of St. Helena Passed Away Sunday Evening.
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Henry S. Rahn, for
many years a well known resident of Napa county, died at his home on
the Chiles Valley road, about two miles from St. Helena, Sunday evening
at 5 o'clock. Death was due to apoplexy. He was sick about
24 hours.
Mr. Rahn was a native of Switzerland and 68 years of
age. He had been a resident of St. Helena and vicinity for forty
years, and was an active, enterprising citizen in all matters
pertaining to the welfare of the community. He was the leading
spirit in the St. Helena Turn Verein Association when that organization
erected the Turner Hall in that town. He was one of the Napa
county representatives sent to the Chicago World's Fair to look after
the California wine exhibit at the exposition.
Deceased leaves a widow and two sons -- Herbert and Henry
Rahn -- residing in St. Helena; also two married daughters in San
Francisco.
The funeral will be held to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the family home. Jas. Mitchell will officiate.
Notes:
Native of Switzerland, born December 1842. He came to California
after July 1872, settling in St. Helena around 1873. Henry was a
charter member of St. Helena's Kilpatrick Post, No. 38, G.A.R.,
(organized 1881) and served in a variety of offices during the life of
the post. He was described in the 1896 Great Register of Voters
for Napa County as Henry Sigmund Rahn, hotel keeper, age 34 [?], height
6 ft. 0 in., complexion fair, eyes gray, hair brown, native of
Switzerland, residing in St. Helena, naturalized 29 April 1879 in the
County Court, Napa County.
Henry appears in the 1870 census (listed as "Henry Rantz")
in Ward 8, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. He was listed
as age 28, born in Switzerland, occupation paper hanger. The
household included his wife "Elianor" (age 25) and son "Louie" (age 1).
Henry Rahn appears in the 1880 census in the Town of St.
Helena, Napa County, listed as married, age 38, born in Switzerland
(parents born in Switzerland), occupation paper hanger. His
household included his wife Lena (age 35), and sons Louis (age 11),
Henry (age 9), Herbert (age 5), and William (age 2). The latter
two sons were born in California, while the former were born in
Massachusetts.
Henry was enumerated in the 1900 census in Yount Township,
Napa County, listed as married, age 57, born December 1842 in
Switzerland, naturalized, immigrated 1864, occupation hotel
keeper. His wife, Lena L. (born March 1852 in Germany), and
daughters Alice L. (born March 1885) and Sophie L. (born July 1889),
were also in the household, along with several servants. Henry
was enumerated in the 1910 census in
St. Helena, married (42 years), age 66, born in Switzerland, farmer,
Union army veteran. His household
included his wife, Lena, age 62, born in Massachusetts, mother of 6
children (4 still living).
Henry
died in Napa County on 17 December 1911, and was buried in St. Helena
Cemetery on 20 December 1911. His grave is marked with a military
headstone.
Military Information:
Union. He enlisted as a Private on 22 December 1864, and was
mustered into Co.
K, 7th New Hampshire Infantry regiment on the same date. He was
22 years old at the time of enlistment. He was discharged at
Wilmington, North Carolina, on 15 June 1865.
He applied for and
received a veteran's disability pension in California on 19 October
1891 (application no. 1069099, certificate no. 798409). His wife,
Lena Rahn, applied for a widow's benefit in California on 24 February
1912 (application no. 981105, certificate no. 749751). Military
service on the pension
index card notes the following: K 7 N.H. Inf.
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Henry
Conrad Rammers
(1828 - 1908)
Rank: Sergeant
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 27 March 1908):
AGED CITIZEN PASSES AWAY.
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H. C. Rammers Answers Final Summons.
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NEARLY FOUR SCORE YEARS.
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Served His Country During Civil War and was an Upright Citizen and Kind
Friend.
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Death has removed from our community one who had for many
years been a familiar figure.
Saturday morning
at 7:45 o'clock Henry Conrad Rammers finished his course and joined the
silent majority. While he had been feeble for several years his
last illness was of brief duration and was brought on by catching a
severe cold while working at his trade as a painter.
Henry Conrad Rammers was born in Osanabruck, Hannover,
Germany, September 11, 1828, and had therefore reached the ripe old age
of 79 years, 6 months and 10 days. When but eighteen years of age
he came to the United States, settling in Kentucky, where he engaged in
mercantile pursuits in Louisville. Here on August 24, 1850, he
married Miss Amelia Meyers. As a result of this union five
children were born, two of whom, H. George and Richard F., survive
their father. The subject of this sketch moved to Missouri in
1860 and engaged in the mercantile business at Kirkwood, near St.
Louis. Later, he moved to Kansas City. While this country
was engaged in civil strife deceased answered his country's call,
serving two and one-half years in the army, being principally engaged
in the guerrilla warfare carried on in Missouri during the
rebellion. He was present at Raleigh, Missouri, when General
Lyons [Nathaniel Lyon] was killed, and held that officer in his arms
when he expired. After receiving his honorable discharge Mr.
Rammers returned to Kansas City where he remained in business until
1874 when he moved to California. In this State he first engaged
in stock raising near Los Angeles but one year later moved to San
Francisco where he found employment at painting and frescoing which
business he learned when a boy in the Fatherland. In 1882 Mr.
Rammers and family moved to St. Helena and went into the painting
business, pursuing that vocation with but brief interruptions until
within about one week of his death.
Deceased was a man of sturdy character whose word was as
good as his bond. He was a Democrat in politics and, until a few
years ago, frequently represented his party at county
conventions. He was of quiet and retiring disposition and was
held in high esteem throughout the community. In addition to
being a member of the Catholic church, Mr. Rammers was, for many years,
a member of St. Peter's Unter-St. Verein in San Francisco.
An aged widow, herself in very poor health, two sons and
several grandchildren, war left to mourn the death of one near and dear
to them.
The funeral, which took place Monday morning at 10:30
o'clock from the Catholic church, was largely attended. Rev.
Father Blake officiated. A choir composed of Miss Julia
Rampendahl, Mrs. A. M. Kennelly, G. B Anderson and A. J. Mitchell sang
appropriate selections, Miss Dowdell presiding at the organ. The
pall bearers were J. L. Beringer, A. N. Bell, C. H. Greenfield, J. H.
Stevens, H. Schram and H. Jelinsky.
Obituary (Napa Daily Journal
newspaper, 27
March 1908, pg. 1, col. 7):
H.
C. RAMMERS.
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Well
Known Resident
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St. Helena Sentinel, Mar. 26.
H. C. Rammers, a well known
and highly respected citizen
of St.
Helena, who had been a resident of this place for a quarter of a
century, died
last Saturday at his home, corner of Spring and Stockton streets. His illness was of brief duration, it being
less than a week from the time he was taken with pneumonia until the
final
summons came.
Henry Conrad Rammers was a
native of Osanabruck, Hanover,
Germany, and was aged 79 years, 6 months and 10 days.
He came to America at the age of 18 years, locating in
Kentucky,
where he learned the painting trade and followed it for several years. He was married in Louisville, Ky., to Miss
Amelia Meyers. Later they moved to
Missouri, where for a number of years Mr. Rammers was engaged in the
general
merchandise business. During the Civil
War he served for two years under General Lyon.
About 1880 Mr. and Mrs.
Rammers came to California, and
Mr.
Rammers engaged in the stock business for a short time in the southern
part of
the State. They came to St. Helena in
1882 and here remained, Mr. Rammers following his old trade of painting
and
decorating.
Deceased was a member of St.
Peter's Unterstitzung [sic]
Verein, a
German fraternal organization of San Francisco.
The surviving members of his
family are the widow and two
sons,
R. F. Rammers of Vacaville and H. G. Rammers of St. Helena.
The funeral took place form
the Catholic Church, Monday
morning,
and was attended by a large number of friends and relatives of the
family.
The pallbearers were: J.
L. Beringer, J. H. Steves, A. N. Bell, H. C. Jelinsky, Henry Rahn and
C. H.
Greenfield.
A choir composed of Miss
Julia Rampendahl, Mrs. A. M.
Kennelly,
G. B. Anderson and A. J. Mitchell, rendered appropriate hymns.
There were many beautiful
floral tributes from relatives
and
friends.
The remains were laid to rest
in the Catholic cemetery.
Notes:
Native of Osnabrueck, Hanover (Germany), born 11 September 1828.
He died 21 March 1908 at the age of 79, and was buried in
St. Helena's
Holy Cross (Catholic) Cemetery.
Military Information:
He was probably Henry Remers, who enlisted as a Private in Co. K, 1st
Missouri U.S. Reserve Infantry regiment. The same man appears as
Henry Remmers, listed as a Sergeant in Co. F, 1st Missouri U.S. Reserve
Infantry regiment. The 1st Missouri Infantry was a three-month
outfit, organized in St. Louis 7 May 1861, and mustered out on 20
August 1861. The regiment was under the command of Gen. Nathaniel
Lyon at the Battle of Wilson's Creek, near Springfield, Missouri, where
Lyon was killed by enemy fire on 6 August 1861. So, it is quite
possible that Rammers was present when Lyon died, possibly assisting
Lyon's orderly, Albert Lehman, who reportedly attended to Lyon as he
died from his gunshot wound to the chest. Rammers claimed
to have served two and one half years, so he must have had service in
another regiment besides the 1st Mo. Reserve Corps Infantry.
On a side note, Gen. Nathaniel Lyon (1818-1861) also had
ties to this area. In early 1850, while
serving as Bvt. Captain, he led a detachment of dragoons of the 2nd
U.S. Infantry into what is now Lake County to
suppress an native uprising. The uprising -- known as the Kelsey
& Stone incident in reference to two murdered settlers -- began in
late 1849, near what is today called Kelseyville. A company of
dragoons, led by Lieut. Davidson from Sonoma in 1849, had determined
that the natives had established a defensible position on an island
near the north shore of Clear Lake. The task of sending a
retaliatory expedition to attack the island was originally assigned to
Maj. Seawell. Seawell was unexpectedly called to Oregon to
preside over a court martial, causing Lyon to be placed in
command. Lyon, who had been at winter quarters in Monterey,
arrived at Benicia on 4 May 1850, and immediately prepared for
departure to Clear Lake. He resolved to take the island using a
combined assault from land and water, and equipped the expedition
accordingly. The detachment left Benicia on 6 May 1850, hauling
three whale boats and "two small brass field pieces" up the Napa
Valley, crossing into the Guenoc area via Howell Mountain Capt.
Lyon's force engaged the natives (numbering about 200) on 15 May 1850,
using a diversion tactic in which infantrymen pelted the island with
musket and cannon fire from the shoreline, while the troops aboard the
whale boats secretly moved into position to engage the natives on their
flanks with close-range musket fire. The result was an almost
total slaughter of the natives on the island. Those who fled into
the tule marshes were followed and shot or bayoneted, in a purposeful
and heavy-handed demonstration of the consequences of attacking white
settlers. The adjacent rancheria was also destroyed by the
troops, before they moved on to engage other native bands in the
Russian River area. The incident is known today as the Battle of
Bloody Island.
Henry Rammers' wife, Amely Rammers, applied for a widow's
pension
benefit on 31 August 1911 (application no. 972634, California).
No certificate was issued, suggesting that the application was denied,
possibly due to confusion over the spelling of Rammers versus "Remers"
and "Remmers" in his service record. Military service on the
index card
was noted as: Unknown Mo. Vols.
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Jared
G. Richards
(c.1840 - 1900)
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Notes: Native of New
York. He was enumerated in the 1880 census as J. G. Richards,
living in Marshfield, Coos County, Oregon. He was listed as a
millwright, age 40, born in New York. His household included his
wife Oliva A. (age 35), son Willie E. (age 12), daughter Olive A. (age
3), and an unnamed one-month old baby son (probably Samuel).
Jared G. Richards was listed on the 1890 Oregon veterans schedule,
living in Marshfield Town, Coos County. His widow, Olive A.
Richards, appears in the 1900 census in South Marshfield Precinct, Coos
County. She was listed as widowed, age 55 (born June 1844 in New
York). Two children, Samuel (b. 1880) and Luvonia (b. 1883), were
in the household.
He was buried in grave 43, Block 25, in St. Helena Public
Cemetery on 5 February 1900. His
grave is marked with a military headstone. Cemetery records
indicate that he was age 60, married, and a resident of St.
Helena. Cause of death was cancer of the liver.
Military Information:
Union. He saw service as a Private in Co. G, 1st New York
Infantry regiment, but the details of his service in that regiment are
not known. The 1st N.Y. Infantry was organized at New York City,
and mustered into service on 22 April 1861. The regiment was
mustered out on 25 May 1863 on the expiration of term.
He enlisted as 1st Sergeant at Avon, New York, on 16
September 1964, and was mustered into Co. I, 188th New York Infantry
regiment on 22 October 1864. He was 24 years old at the time of
enlistment. He was promoted to Sergeant Major and transferred to
regimental Field & Staff on 10 March 1865. On 22 April 1865
he was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant, and on 17 May 1865, was assigned to
Company A of the regiment. He was mustered out at Washington,
D.C., on 1 July 1865.
His wife,
Olive A. Richards, applied for and received a widow's benefit in Oregon
on 19 April 1900 (application no. 717485, certificate no.
528720). Military service noted on the index card was: Sgt.
Major, A & I, 188 N.Y. Inf. & C 1 N.Y. Inf.
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William
Rossman
(c.1825 - 1883)
Rank: Private
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 16
November 1883):
MEMORIAL
SERVICE. -- Kilpatrick Post G.A.R. of this place will
hold a memorial service Sunday, at 3:30 P.M., at the
Methodist church, in honor of the memory of the late Wm. Rossman, a
member of the Post, who died last Thursday at Napa. Mr. Rossman's
home was on Howell Mountain, and his comrades here were in ignorance of
this illness until they heard of his death at the county
infirmary. He had on a former occasion gone there for treatment
in preference to staying here, and it is presumed that the same choice
led him there this time. During his first stay there the Post
attended upon him, but the last time they did not know of his being
there until it was too late, the first intimation his comrades having
of his condition or whereabouts being the news of his death and burial,
when they at once sent and had the remains disinterred, removed here,
and re-interred in the Post's cemetery lot. The memorial service
will consist of that laid down in the ritual of the Order, including an
address by Post Chaplain E. H. King. The Post are requested to
meet at headquarters at 3 o'clock.
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 19
November 1883):
Memorial Services.
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Sunday, at 3:30 P.M.,
according to announcement in the STAR, Kilpatrick Post,
G.A.R., of this place, held services at the Methodist church in memory
of their late comrade, Wm. Rossman, whose death and burial have been
recorded in these columns. The occasion attracted a large number
of our citizens, and at the appointed hour the Post appeared, 26
strong, in marching order, preceded by the drum beat of George
Chase. Their march through the streets was a novelty for St.
Helena and attracted the attention of all who were out. A
voluntary, beautifully led by Miss Josie Risley, organist, preceded the
service. It was finely sung and much enjoyed. When the Post
had entered the church and were seated, at three raps they rose and
listened to a chant by the choir, consisting of Mrs. Inman, Miss
Westfall, Miss Cook, Miss Josie Risley (organ), and Mr. Cook.
The Commander (Col. Carr) then called upon the Adjutant
(Frank M. Vanderlip) for a record of the deceased, upon which that
officer read the following:
"William Rossman, the deceased, was a native of
Germany. He entered the service of the United States as a private
of Company I, in the 83d Ohio Volunteer Infantry, August 19, 1862, and
was discharged from the service Jan. 18, 1865, after a service of
twenty-nine months. Joined the Grand Army of the Republic
February 22, 1882. At the time of his death was about 57 years of
age."
Upon this the drum rolled, the record was pronounced an
honorable one, and was ordered deposited in the archives of the
Post. Re-sponsive reading of the Scriptures then followed, after
which the hymn, By Cool Siloam's
Shady Rill, by the choir; prayer by the Chaplain, ending with
the Lord's Prayer; singing by the choir, reading of the 90th
Psalm, singing by the choir and the address by Post Chaplain, Rev. E.
H. King. This was a brief and sensible reference to the life and
honorable record of deceased, and the duty of the organization in
paying this last tribute to his memory. At the conclusion the
Doxology was chanted, and after thanks to the pastor and choir for kind
assistance the Post was declared dismissed and all retired, the boys in
blue again forming in double ranks and marching to beat of drum back to
their quarters in Masonic Hall.
Notes:
Native of Germany. He died at the County Infirmary in Napa on 8
November 1883. He was initially buried in a Napa cemetery, but
was reinterred in the G.A.R. plot of the St. Helena Public Cemetery on
11 November
1883. According to the cemetery records, he was the first burial
in G.A.R. plot, however, the newspaper article describing the
cemetery's dedication in 1882 indicates that one soldier burial in the
plot took place shortly before the dedication. His grave is
marked by a military headstone.
His name was mistakenly published as "Jacob Bannan" in the St. Helena Star newspaper on
Memorial Day 1895. The original hand-written list in the cemetery
records (from which the above was taken) lists his name as "Jacob
Rasman."
Military Information:
Union. He enlisted as a Private on 19 August 1862, at the age of
37. He was mustered into Co. I, 83rd Ohio Infantry on the same
date. On 17 January 1865, he transferred from Co. I to Co. G,
same regiment, and was mustered out of Co. G. on 24 July 1865 at
Galveston, Texas.
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George
Valentine Rutherford
(1830 - 1876)
Rank: Colonel/Quartermaster (Brevet Brigadier-General)
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 1
September 1876):
"MUSTERED OUT."
DEATH OF GENERAL RUTHERFORD.
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It is our sad duty
to chronicle this week a death we have long felt to be imminent, and
whose inevitable approach has long cast a shadow over the heads of all
who have known an esteemed and valued citizen -- General G. V.
Rutherford. He died at the residence of his friend, Dr. Melvin,
Monday evening at eight o'clock, and his remains were followed to the
grave Wednesday by a long concourse of sorrowing and sympathizing
friends. The General came here with his family last November, and
was the business associate of Dr. S. H. Melvin in the Glendale
Ranch. He was a man of bright intellect, genial nature and kindly
heart, and in his death St. Helena has lost a citizen who was
calculated to have done her much good. Owing to feeble health and
consequent retirement, he was but little known to the general public
here, but those who have made his acquaintance have "known him but to
love." An obituary notice below -- the tribute of a loving and
sorrowing friend -- furnishes some account of his life and public
services:
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(OBITUARY)
General George V. Rutherford.
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Death has again visited our quiet village, and on this
occasion chose for the victim of his dart, one who, although but a
brief sojourner here, had endeared himself to many of our citizens by
his genial manners and gentlemanly deportment.
Gen. George V. Rutherford died at his late residence on
Main street, Monday evening, 28th inst., in the 47th year of his age.
His remains were accompanied to their last resting place
in our beautiful cemetery Wednesday morning, by a large number of
sorrowing friends and neighbors.
General Rutherford was born in Rutland, Vermont, in
1830. He received a liberal education in his native State, and
subsequently fitted himself for the practice of law. Having
executive abilities of a high order, he was appointed in 18--
Superintendent of the Construction of Telegraph lines in the Southern
States, and was prominently identified with the telegraph interests of
that section for several years. Subsequently he engaged in the
practice of his profession in Tuscumbia, Alabama, where he remained
about two years, and then removed to Quincy, Ill's, a short time before
the breaking out of the late war.
In 1861 Gov. Yates appointed him Asst. Quarter Master
General of the State, which position he filled with marked ability
until a similar position was tendered him in the United States service
under Gen Meigs. He was placed in charge of the "Bureau of
Inspection" of the Q.M. Dept'mt, with head-quarters at Washington,
where he remained until the cease of the war.
As an evidence of the appreciation of his official service
and personal esteem in which he was held by his commanding officer,
Gen. Meigs, I quote from a letter addressed to Gen R., dated May 13,
1866:
"DEAR GENERAL;
-- I must not say to you, how hard I shall feel the separation which I
apprehend your application for leave of absence foreshadows. We
have had a pleasant intercourse for more than three years of great
events, the most industrious period of the national history, and have,
I believe, never had a moment's uncomfortable intercourse or want of
confidence and sympathy. I shall cherish the recollection of our
intercourse and association, and count you among my friends for life.
* * * * * * * * *
I am Truly Your Friend
M. C. MEIGS."
There are also numerous letters in the possession of his
family from Sec'y Stanton and others, attesting their high appreciation
of his official ability and private worth. After his resignation
he returned to his home in Quincy, Ill. In 1872 he removed to
Northampton, Mass., to accept a responsible position with a
manufacturing company there. Close confinement to business and
the severity of New England winters, caused disease of the lungs, and
he determined to remove to this coast, with the hope that our mild and
equable climate would restore his enfeebled health. He arrived
here with his family last November, but, alas! he came too late to
derive any lasting benefit.
In all the relations of life; as a citizen, soldier,
husband, father, friend and neighbor, he possessed in high degree the
love, confidence, and esteem of all who knew him, and last but not
least, Gen. Rutherford gave an unmistakable evidence that he was a
Christian, in the highest sense of that term. The closing scene
of his life was very happy and peaceful. He looked forward with
bright anticipations to a blissful communion with his risen Redeemer
throughout an endless eternity. He leaves a wife and three
children to mourn their irreparable loss.
Requiescat
in Pace.
S.H.M.
Notes: Native of Rutland, Vermont, born
1838. He married Lucy Emily Keyes, daughter of Deacon Willard
Keyes -- one of the founders of Quincy, Illinois -- and Mary Clark, on
19 October 1870 (Source: A Genealogy of the
Folsom Family, by Jacob Chapman, 1882). Rutherford died
in St. Helena on
28 August 1876, and was buried in St. Helena Public Cemetery on 30
August. Cause of death was reportedly tuberculosis. His
widow, Lucy Rutherford, returned to her hometown and birthplace in
Quincy, Illinois, shortly after George died. She remained there
until her death in May 1887.
Military Information:
Union. He enlisted on 2 April 1863, and was commissioned the same
day into the U.S. Volunteers Quartermaster Department, as Captain and
Assistant Quartermaster. He was promoted to to
Colonel/Quartermaster on 2 August 1864. He was breveted through
the ranks of Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel, and Brigadier-General
on 13 March 1865. He was mustered out on 11 October 1866.
George's brother, Reuben Clifford Rutherford, also served in the U.S.
Vol. Q.M. Department. Both Reuben and George received their
brevet rank of Brigadier-General on 13 March 1865, for services
rendered during the war.
Rutherford was in attendance at the Petersen House on 15
April 1865, where the mortally wounded President Lincoln was taken
after John Wilkes Booth's attack at nearby Ford's Theatre. At
the request of Secretary of War Stanton, Rutherford allegedly placed a
coin on
each of Lincoln's closed eyes immediately after his death.
The custom dates back to ancient times, signifying the payment to the
mythical boatman to convey the deceased's spirit across the river Styx
to the realm of the dead. This symbolic act was traditionally
done with pennies. One story relates that Rutherford had no
pennies in his pockets, so he used
silver half dollars to comply with Secretary Stanton's order.
Another version states that Rutherford initially placed pennies on the
eyes, but immediately substituted the silver half-dollars. The
seated liberty half-dollar coins -- one dated 1854 and the other 1861
-- are now preserved in the
collections of the Chicago History Museum.
The coins are accompanied by signed affidavits from QM General
Montgomery C. Meigs and Major General Christopher C. Augur, both eye
witnesses, who affirmed that Rutherford was the man who placed the
coins. The issue of who actually placed the coins remains a
matter of some dispute. Others who claimed to have placed the
coins were Maunsell B. Field, Col. Thomas McCurdy Vincent, and Dr.
Charles A. Leale.
George Valentine Rutherford
Image reproduced with permission of
Cmdr. Fred Stevens
Massachusetts Commandery, MOLLUS
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John
Richie Rutherford
(1842 - 1936)
Rank: Locomotive Engineer
Obituary (The Napa Journal newspaper, 26 June
1936):
John Rutherford, 93, Veteran of
Civil War, Dies
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John Richie
Rutherford, former Mayor of Calistoga and the father of former District
Attorney Wallace Rutherford of Napa, passed away yesterday at his home
in Calistoga from the infirmities of old age. He would have
reached his 94th year next December.
Mr. Rutherford, a pioneer railroad man and a veteran of
service in the Civil War, had been ill for about six months, but not
critically so until a week ago when he lapsed into a comatose
state. Five years ago, he recovered successfully from a leg
amputation with a vitality for a man of 88 that amazed physicians.
The funeral rites will be held Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock at the McArthur Chapel in Calistoga with burial following in
the St. Helena cemetery. Members of the family have asked that
flowers be omitted.
BORN IN SCOTLAND
Born in Scotland Dec. 16, 1842, he came to the United
States as a boy of 12 years, and the family settled in Chicago where he
grew to manhood. He was the youngest child of a family of three
sisters and three brothers.
At the outbreak of the Civil War, Mr. Rutherford, then a
locom[o]tive engineer at Chicago, enlisted with the union forces,
serving in the railroad corps throughout the war.
He came to California in 1868 and married Mary Taylor,
daughter of pioneer stock, who had come to this state by way of the
Isthmus of Panama in the early fifties. Mrs. Rutherford died at
Calistoga in 1893, a year after their arrival to make their home there,
and several years later he married Mary Guild, who survives.
For many years, Mr. Rutherford lived in Vallejo where he
was employed on the Vallejo-Calistoga run as an engineer for the
Southern Pacific. He is credited with making the first passenger
run between Vallejo and Calistoga when the line was opened. He
retired from the rail service in 1903 when he reached 60 years.
Since 1893, Mr. Rutherford lived in Calistoga where he had
purchased a ranch in the '80's. He owned considerable business
property in Calistoga, served on the city council, and was an active
member of Calistoga Lodge F. and A. M. and Calistoga Chapter, O. E. S.
Survivors include his son Wallace, two other sons, Roy
Rutherford, San Francisco manufacturer and Marshall Rutherford, Oakland
Attorney, a daughter by his second marriage, Mrs. Ruth Newsome of
Berkeley, and six grandchildren, Attorneys Wesley and Sheldon
Rutherford of Napa, Eugenia Rutherford Sammis of Berkeley, Lowell
Rutherford of Oakland, Marguerite Rutherford and Donald Newsome of
Berkeley. He also leaves a great grandchild, John Wesley
Rutherford of Napa. A daughter, Margaret, died several years ago.
Obituary from The Weekly Calistogan newspaper,
Friday, 26 June 1936):
JOHN R. RUTHERFORD HAS PASSED
AWAY
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Venerable Respected Gentleman Lived to Extreme Age Of 93 Years
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The community was deeply grieved yesterday morning when
the news spread that John R. Rutherford had passed away. While he
has not been in the best of health for the past few years, still he has
held up remarkably well. About five or six years ago, at the age
of 88 or 89 years, it was necessary to amputate one of his lower limbs,
and he withstood this ordeal in a miraculous way. Not so very
long ago he was stricken with pneumonia, but again he recovered far
beyond human understanding. A few weeks ago he began to fail
perceptibly and the end came yesterday morning at the age of 93 years,
6 months and 9 days.
John R. Rutherford was born in Scotland on December 16,
1842, and when a small child, came here with his parents. In his
early manhood he joined the Illinois state militia during the Civil
War. He came to California in 1870 and went to San Francisco,
where he worked in machine shops. He afterward became an engineer
for the Southern Pacific Company, for which he worked over thirty-two
years, and until he retired in 1904. He was reliable, honest,
trustworthy and in every way an excellent citizen. He moved from
Vallejo to Calistoga in 1890, and has resided here ever since. At
one time he served as a member of the Board of Town Trustees, and
always had the interest of the town at heart. He was a member of
Calistoga Lodge, No. 233, F. and A. M., St. Helena Chapter, No. 63, R.
A. M., and Calistoga Chapter, No. 189, O. E. S.
Besides his sorrowing wife, he is survived by the
following children: Wallace T., Roy and Marshall Rutherford and
Mrs. Ruth Newsom, and the late Margaret Rutherford.
The funeral will be held at the McArthur funeral home
tomorrow at 2 p.m., and friends and acquaintances are respectfully
invited to attend the last sad rites.
The Calistogan sends the most sincere sympathy to these
bereaved ones.
Article from The Weekly Calistogan newspaper,
Friday, 3 July 1936):
THE FUNERAL OF J. R. RUTHERFORD
HELD SATURDAY
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Stalwart Scotsman of Many Years Has Gone to His Just Reward
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LEAVES WIFE, THREE SONS, ONE DAUGHTER
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Highly Respected Throughout Community for His Honesty and Integrity
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The funeral of the late John R. Rutherford was held from
the McArthur Funeral Parlor last Saturday afternoon, and the service
was conducted by Rev. C. E. Polhemus of the Community church. It
was well attended by old-time friends and a large number of
relatives. Heber Newsom, a soninlaw of the deceased, sang "No
Night There" in a very touching manner. He was accompanied by
Mrs. C. A. Carroll on the organ. He was laid to rest in the St.
Helena cemetery, and his grave was covered with the many beautiful
floral pieces.
John R. Rutherford was born in Scotland on December 16,
1842 and was, therefore, 93 years, 6 months and 9 days of age at the
time of his death. He arrived in the United States when a lad of
12 years, coming with his parents, three sisters and three brothers, he
being the youngest child. The family settled in Chicago, where he
grew up and became a locomotive engineer. He enlisted in the
Union army on the outbreak of the Civil War, being transferred to the
railroad corps, when it was learned he was a train engineer.
In 1868, following the termination of hostilities, he came
to California, where he met and married Mary Taylor, who had traveled
to California some years earlier by the Isthmus of Panama route.
From this marriage, there were four children, three of whom survive --
Attorney Wallace T. Rutherford of Napa, Roy Rutherford, a member of the
firm of Rutherford & Hood, mattress manufacturers of San Francisco,
and Marshall Rutherford, an attorney in Oakland. A daughter,
Margaret, preceded her father to the grave. Mary Taylor
Rutherford died in Calistoga in 1893, and a number of years later he
married Mary Guild, who survives him. There is a daughter, Mrs.
Ruth Newsom of Berkeley, from the latter marriage.
Mr. Rutherford was employed as an engineer on the Southern
Pacific from 1872 to 1903, when he retired on his sixtieth
birthday. His home was in Vallejo from the time of his first
marriage until 1892, when he and his family moved to Calistoga, and
here they have resided since. After his retirement from the
railroad service, Mr. Rutherford devoted his attention to large
property holdings, which he acquired in the Calistoga business
district, and to a small ranch on the outskirts of town.
His death came on Thursday morning of last week and his
mind continued clear up to about ten days before passing away, when he
passed into a comatose condition, and it was realized then by members
of the family that the end was near. His faithful wife was always
in close attendance, and for all these years, when he has suffered more
or less from an operation, in which one of his limbs was amputated, she
has waited upon him hand and foot. No one could be more
thoughtful and patient, and she knew how to do it, as she is a graduate
nurse.
Notes:
Native of Moneydie Parish, Perthshire, Scotland, born 16 December
1842. He was the son of David Rutherford and Isabella
Richie/Ritchie (John W. Vail research, FamilyTreeMaker online).
He died in Calistoga on 25 June 1936, and was buried in
St. Helena Public Cemetery on 27 June 1936.
Military Information:
Union. According to his obituaries, John Rutherford enlisted in
the Union army, and because of his railroad engineering skills, was
mustered into the
U.S. Army Military Railroad (USMRR) Corps at Chicago early in the
war (probably 1862).
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Oliver
Howe Saunders
(1843 - 1913)
Rank: Corporal
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 12
December 1913):
ANSWERS FINAL SUMMONS.
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O. H. Saunders, a Respected Citizen, Gone to His Reward.
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O. H. Saunders a
well-known and highly respected resident of this place, passed away,
December 6th, at his home near Crane Station, after a brief illness
caused by a complication of ailments and a general break down.
Deceased was born in Salem, Mass., in 1843, and there
spent his early childhood. At the age of 18, when the civil war
broke out he joined the 23rd Mass. Infantry of volunteers, serving
faithfully to the close. In 1866 he was married to Miss Alice B.
Allen. To this happy union there were fifteen children born, of
whom nine, with twenty-three grandchildren remain to mourn the loss of
a loving and faithful father and grandfather.
Mr. Saunders was a kind neighbor and friend, forgetting self in
seeking to help others. Those who knew him best loved him
most. His cheerful face will be missed among his many
friends. Services were held at the S.D.A. Church Tuesday the 9th,
Elder Hair from the Sanitarium officiating.
The surviving children are Mrs. George Strout, of
Sebastopol; Mrs. Lon Cookson, of St. Helena; Mrs. Ray Hurd, of St.
Helena; Mrs. Chris Hansen, of Napa; Mrs. Nathan Otterbeck, of Redlands;
Eugene Saunders, Paul Saunders and Mildred Saunders, of St. Helena.
Notes: Native
of Salem, Massachusetts.
He died near St. Helena on 7 December 1913 (according to
the CDI) at the age of 70, and was
buried in St. Helena Cemetery on 9 December.
Military Information:
Union. He enlisted as a Private on 14 October 1861, at the age of
19. His occupation was listed as farmer, residence Hamilton,
Massachusetts. He was mustered into Co. F, 23rd Massachusetts
Infantry regiment on 4 December 1861. He was wounded at Kinston,
North Carolina, on 14 December 1862, and was medically
discharged at Boston, Massachusetts, on 16 March 1863. He
reportedly lost the trigger
finger of his left hand.
He re-enlisted and was mustered back
into his company on 31 December 1863. His record shows a
promotion to Corporal, but no date is given. He was mustered out
on 25
June 1865.
He applied for and
received a veteran's disability pension on 23 May 1863 (application no.
23511, certificate no. 26936). Military service noted on the
index card was: F 23 Mass. Inf.
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Frances "Fanny"
Pritchard Owens
Schneider
(1820 - 1906)
Army Nurse
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 25 May
1906):
AN AGED LADY PASSES AWAY.
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Death of Mrs. Schneider, a Government Nurse During Civil War.
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Mrs. Fanny
Schneider, beloved wife of Henry Schneider, died at her home on Adams
street, St. Helena, Thursday morning at 7:30 o'clock, after an illness
that covered a period of five months. Her death was hastened by
an accident that occurred on the 4th inst., the aged lady falling and
breaking a thigh bone.
Deceased, whose maiden name was Fanny Pritchard, was born
in Wales, April 9, 1820, and had therefore reached the age of 86 years,
1 month and 15 days. When still in her teens she married William
Owens and in the Fall of 1844 came to the United States, residing for a
short time in New York. The family then moved to Pennsylvania,
where Mr. Owens engaged in mining, later moving to Wisconsin and from
there to Kansas in 1854. When the civil war broke out Mr. Owens
enlisted and two of his sons followed his example, and Mrs. Owens
nursed smallpox at Fort Leavenworth, for the Government. In 1869
Mr. Owens died and one year later the widow married Henry Schneider,
also a veteran of the civil war. In 1875 the family moved to
California, residing for a time on the Sacramento river and then moving
to Rio Vista. On September 2nd, 1880, the family moved to St.
Helena, where deceased has since made her home.
Deceased was a devoted member of the Methodist church and
a true Christian woman. She was the mother of ten children by her
first husband, six of whom with her aged companion, survive her and are
to-day mourning her loss. The children are William Owens, of
Shellwood [Sellwood?], Oregon; Mrs. John Topin, of Howell mountain;
Mrs. W. R.
Falwell and David R. Owens, of St. Helena; Mrs. Sarah Bilderback, of
Vallejo; and John R. Owens, of St. Helena.
The funeral will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from
the Methodist church.
Notes:
Native of Conway, Caernarvonshire, Wales, born 9 April 1820. She
married William W. Owens on 6 July 1840 at Liverpool, Lancashire,
England. She reportedly immigrated
withWilliam and family to the United States from Wales
in 1844, first
settling in New York, then Pennsylvania. By 1850, the family had
settled in Wisconsin. Fanny appears as
"Frances Owens" in the 1850 census in the town of Dodgeville, Iowa
County, Wisconsin, under the household of her first husband, William
Owens. Fanny was listed as age 28, born in Wales. Children
in the household included William (age 8), Mary A. (age 6), Owen (age
3), and Elizabeth (age 1). Fanny's husband was listed as a miner,
age 30, born in Wales, real estate valued at $150.
While at Dodgeville, William worked as a miner, presumably
in the lead/zinc mines in that district. According to Fanny's
obituary, the family moved from Wisconsin to Kansas in 1854.
According to the 1859 Kansas census, they settled in Marion Township in
Douglas County in 1857, where William took up farming..
Fanny was enumerated as "Francis Owen" in the 1860 census
for Marion Township (Willow Springs Post Office), Douglas County,
Kansas. She was living in the household of her husband (a
farmer), Wm. Owen, and was listed as age 39, born in Wales.
Children in the household included William (age 18, born in Wales),
Mary (age 16, born in Wales), Owen (age 13, born in WI), Elizabeth (age
11, born in WI), Sarah (age 3, born in KS Territory), and David (age 1,
born in KS Territory).
Fanny appears a Frances Owens in the 1865 Kansas state
census in Marion Township, living under the household of her husband
"Wm. W. Owens." The household included sons William (age 23) and
Owen (age 18), who were both still serving in the Union Army.
William was listed as serving in Co. B, 12th regiment (Kansas infantry)
as a "surgeon assistant." Owen was listed as serving in Co. G,
16th regiment (Kansas cavalry) as a "soldier." Other children in
the household were Elizabeth (age 15), Sarah (age 7), David R. (age 5),
and Robert J. (age 8/12). Fanny's husband, William W. (age 45),
was no longer in the service on 31 May 1865 (when the census was
taken). He had returned to his life as a farmer.
William W. Owens served in the Union Army in the Civil war, as
did
two of his sons (William Richard and Owen). William W. died on 20
November 1869,
reportedly from complications suffered during the war, and was buried
in Twin Mound Cemetery in Marion Township, Douglas County. His
headstone inscription notes that he was age 50 yrs, 3 mos and 5 days at
his death (source: KSGenWeb). Fanny married four months later to
Henry Schneider in Douglas County, Kansas. The marriage was
performed on 1 April 1870 by Justice of the Peace Charles Chadwick and
recorded in the county marriage records in book 3, page 39.
Fanny was living under the household of her new husband
when the 1870 census was taken. She was enumerated in Marion
Township (Clinton Post Office), Douglas County, KS, under the household
of Henry "Snyder." She was listed as age 48,
born in Wales, keeping house, unable to read or write. The farm
they were living on was apparently Fanny's, as all of the family's
wealth was in her name. Her real estate was valued at
$2,600, and her personal estate at $1,525. The household also
included several of Fanny's children by her first marriage, namely,
Mary (age 26),
Sarah (age 12), David (age 10), Robert J. (age 5), and William (age 2
months). Mary and Sarah were listed as being born in Wales.
The other
children were born in Kansas.
According to Fanny's obituary, the family moved to
California in 1875, first residing somewhere along the Sacramento
River. By 1880, they had settled in Rio Vista, where Henry was
working as a laborer.
"Fannie" was enumerated in the 1880 census in Rio Vista,
Solano County, CA, keeping house in the household of her husband Henry
"Snider." She was listed as married, age 60, born in Wales (as
were her parents). The household also included her sons David O.
(age 20, born in Kansas) and John O. (age 15, born in Kansas).
Later in 1880, the family moved to St. Helena, Napa
County, where Fanny and Henry lived the remainder of their lives.
Fanny appears in the 1900
census in Hot Springs Township (St. Helena), Napa County, in the
household of her husband, Henry Schneider. She was listed as age
80, born April 1820, married 30 years, mother of 11 children (6 still
living). She was listed as a native of Wales, immigrated 1843.
Fanny was the mother of eleven children. Eight are
known: William, Mary A., Owen, Elizabeth, Sarah, David Richard,
Robert J., William, and John R. Owens. Fanny died in St. Helena
on 24 May 1906, at the age of 86,
and was buried in St. Helena Public Cemetery.
Military Information:
Union. Volunteer Nurse (then known as Frances "Fanny" Owens), serving
at
Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas. Her husband and two of her sons were serving in the Union
Army at the time.
Fanny's obituary notes that she "nursed smallpox at Fort
Leavenworth for the Government" during the Civil War. According
to Fort Leavenworth post historian Kelvin D. Crow (command historian
for the Combat Institute), smallpox cases at the time of the Civil War
were handled by a three-fold treatment involving isolation, inoculation
and vaccination. Isolation involved removing patients to a
facility deemed to be at a safe distance from the concentrated
population of the post. Mr. Crow notes:
Fort Leavenworth established a
dedicated “small pox hospital” in an isolated part of the post, at
least a mile from any concentration of soldiers. It is indicated
on an 1865 map created by COL J. A. Potter, Chief Quartermaster for the
Ordinance Depot on post. A map that more clearly shows the
location of the isolation hospital and the main hospital is
attached. One smallpox casualty has been identified, Private
Jesse Gregg, a confederate prisoner who died 3 January 1865 and is
buried in the main post cemetery.
Thanks goes to Charles L. Christian of Col. Elmer Ellsworth Camp
#23, SUVCW (Santa Rosa, CA) for relaying the above information from the
U.S. Army personnel at Fort Leavenworth.
The military service of Fanny's sons is known.
William
(a resident of Twin Mounds) enlisted
as a Private on 15 August 1862, and
was mustered into Co. B, 12th Kansas Infantry on 25 September.
The 1865 Kansas census lists him as a surgeon's assistant. He
was
mustered
out with the regiment on 30 June 1865. The other son, Owen,
enlisted as a Private
on
13 December 1864, and was mustered into Co. G, 16th Kansas Cavalry on
the same date. He was a resident of Leavenworth at the time of
enlistment (probably there with his mother). He was mustered out
on 6 December 1865.
Fanny Pritchard Owens Schneider
Courtesy Guy Cockerum, Fanny's
great-great-grandson
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Henry
Schneider
(1835 - 1906)
Rank: Private
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 7
December 1906):
Death of Henry Schneider.
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Henry Schneider,
who last week fell from a ladder and sustained a fracture of the right
wrist, and severe bruises on the head, died Monday, the 3rd inst.
Deceased was born in Germany in 1812. He came to
California as a sailor in the early days and concluding to quit the sea
went to farming. He continued this occupation on Grand Island for
some years when, in the midst of the civil war, the State called for
volunteers. The subject of this sketch went to Sacramento and
enlisted and served in the army three years and five days. He was
honorably discharged in New Mexico and from there went to Kansas.
There he became acquainted with, and in 1870, married Mrs. Fannie
Owens. In 1874 he returned to Grand Island, this State, where his
family joined him in 1875. In 1878 he moved, with his family to
Rio Vista and in 1880 to St. Helena, where his home has since been.
The funeral took place from the Methodist church, Tuesday
afternoon, December 4th, at 10 o'clock and was largely astended [sic].
Notes: Native of
Germany,
born 1812. Henry "Snyder" was enumerated in the 1870 census in
Marion Township (Clinton Post Office), Douglas County, Kansas. He
was listed as age 55, born in Germany, occupaton farmer. His
household included his wife Fanny, and five step-children: Mary,
Sarah, David, Robert J., and William Owen.
Henry "Snider" was enumerated in the 1880 census in Rio
Vista, Solano County, CA. He was listed as married, age 48,
native of Germany, occupation laborer. His household included his
wife Fannie (age 60), and sons David O. (age 20) and John O. (age
15). The older son was working as a laborer. The younger
son was still in school.
Henry appears in the 1900 census in Hot Springs
Township (St. Helena), Napa County, living on his own farm with his
wife, Fanny (see above). He was listed as age 64, born July 1835
in Germany. He was listed as naturalized, having immigrated in
1857. His occupation was farmer.
He died in St. Helena on 3 December 1906, and was buried
in St. Helena Public Cemetery.
Military Information:
Union. He enlisted as a Private in Sacramento on 7 September
1863, and was mustered into Co. F, 1st California Cavalry on 26
September 1863. He was mustered out on 12 September 1866 in Santa
Fe, New Mexico, when his services were no longer needed.
He applied for and
received a veteran's disability pension in California on 12 July 1890
(application no. 850897, certificate no. 908098). Military
service on the pension index card notes the following: F 1 Cal.
Cav.
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Christian
H. Schnoor
(1841 - 1914)
Rank: Musician (Bugler)
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 25
September 1914):
ANSWERS THE CALL.
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Christian Schnoor Passes to His Reward.
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VETERAN OF THE CIVIL WAR.
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Served his Country Faithfully and Was An Honored Pioneer Citizen of the
State.
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Christian Schnoor, who for nearly thirty years was an
honored resident of St. Helena, and a pioneer citizen of California,
answered the final summons Wednesday night, and passed on to his
reward. Mr. Schnoor has been in feeble health much of the time
for several years and had suffered from pneumonia and bronchitis.
For several months during the Summer he felt better and was happy in
the thought that on August 28th he and his good wife would celebrate
their golden wedding. The date came and the aged pair was able to
receive their many friends at their home, corner Stockton and Tainter
streets. It was a happy time for both Mr. and Mrs. Schnoor, a
happiness shared by a large number of relatives and others near and
dear to them. That evening Mr. Schnoor was compelled to take to
his bed and failed rapidly in the end. His life work having been
finished he calmly awaited the final summons and when it came was ready
to meet his Heavenly Master.
Christian Schnoor was the son of Christian and Catherine
Schnoor and was born in Zafin, Hanover, Germany, January 22, 1841,
making him 72 years, 8 months and 2 day[s] old. When a lad of 16
years, deceased came to the United States, landing in New York in
November 1857. He remained in that city one year and then
enlisted in the United States Army, Ninth Infantry, being assigned as
bugler. He was sent at once to Vancouver on the Pacific Coast and
in January 1859 his regiment was ordered to San Francisco to embark on
a vessel soon to leave that city. The ship was late reaching San
Francisco, so the regiment was stationed at the Presidio to guard the
forts as times in California were then very critical. Deceased
served in the army for five years, all but one year of that time as
musician. On August 28th, 1864, deceased was married to Anna
Barbara Klein, the ceremony taking place in the little Presidio
chapel. In November 1864, Mr. Schnoor retired from the army and
engaged in business for himself as a locksmith and bell hanger, he
having served an apprenticeship in those trades in the old
country. In 1882 he entered the employ of the Southern Pacific
Company as a machinist, working there until injured in 1884, when, on
June 22nd of that year, he moved to St. Helena. On May 3, 1889,
he returned to work for the Southern Pacific Company, continuing in his
position until failing health caused him to resign and in 1907 return
to St. Helena. Here he and his devoted wife lived happily.
Neither was well much of the time, but both were of such cheerful
natures that they bore up bravely, assisting each other over the trying
times of life, truly devoted in sickness and in strength.
Deceased was a splendid musician and many years ago was
leader of a band in St. Helena. Some of our best citizens were
members of his band and received many courtesies from their leader and
his good wife. He was a patriotic soldier and citizen, loyal to
his country, neighbors and friends.
Besides his sorrowing widow, deceased leaves one daughter
-- Mrs. Charles Troppmann, of San Francisco; one brother at Port Natal,
Africa; and one brother and one sister in New York. He also
leaves two nieces, Mrs. Kahrs and Mrs. Meyers, of East Oakland, and one
nephew, H. L. Schnoor of Berkeley.
Funeral services will be held at the family residence this
afternoon at 2 o'clock and will be conducted by Rev. James
Mitchell. Tomorrow the remains will be sent to Oakland for
cremation.
Notes: Native
of Zeven, Hanover, Germany, born 22 January 1841.
Christian Schnoor was enumerated in the 1870 census for
San Francisco (4th Precinct, Ward 10), California. He was head of
household, listed as age 28, born in Prussia, occupation lock smith,
personal estate valued at $600. His household included his wife
Anna B. (age 32, born in Bavaria).
Christian Schnoor was enumerated in the 1880 census in San
Francisco (Enumeration District 135), California. He was listed
as head of household, married,age 39, born in Baden (as were his
parents), occupation locksmith. His household included his wife
B. Anna (age 42, born in Baden), and daughter B. Anna (age 16, born in
Baden – error?).
In the 1910 census, Christian H. Schnoor appears in St.
Helena, Napa County, California (enumeration district 83), as head of
household in his own home on Stockton Street. He was listed as
married (1st marriage 46 years), age 68, born in Germany (as were his
parents), immigrated 1859, naturalized, working on his own account as a
mechanic in the gunsmith trade. He was noted as being a veteran
in the Union army. His household included his wife Anna B. (age
71, born in Germany). Anna was noted as being the mother of zero
children. Her year of immigration was listed as 1852, status
petitioning alien.
Christian Schnoor died
in Napa County on 23 September 1914 at the age of 73, was
cremated, and later buried in the G.A.R. plot, Block H, of the St.
Helena
Cemetery on 17
March 1915. His wife, Anna B. Schnoor, is buried next to
him. Christian's grave is marked by a military headstone set in a
concrete slab.
Military Information:
Union. Christian Schnoor enlisted in the 9th U.S. Infantry
(Regular Army) at New York City on 30 November1859 for a period of 5
years, and served as a musician (Field & Staff) in the 9th U.S.
Infantry regiment. He was described at the time of enlistment as
age 21, native of Hanover, Germany, occupation locksmith, eyes blue,
hair brown, complexion fair, height 5' 6".
According to his obituary Schnoor was sent to Fort
Vancouver after enlistment. Fort Vancouver became the regimental
headquarters (succeeding Fort Walla Wall) in July 1860. The
regimental headquarters transferred to the Presidio at San Francisco on
1 August 1862, where
they remained stationed through the war years. Schnoor served as
a
musician (bugler) in
the regimental band, and would have been stationed at the various
regimental headquarters during his term of service. His obituary
notes that one of his four years of service was in a capacity other
than musician, but his service record does not note this. He was
discharged as a "1st Class Musician" (Musician First Class) at the
Presidio at San Francisco on 13 November 1864 upon expiration of his
term of service.
He applied for and
received a veteran's disability pension in California on 19 December
1888 (application no. 682197, certificate no. 467542). His wife,
Anna B. Schnoor, applied for a widow's benefit in California on 5
November 1914 (application no. 1036574, certificate no. 787116).
Military service on the pension index card notes the following:
Mus. Band, 9 U.S. Inf., and Old War.
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John
Winfield Scott
(1842 - 1940)
Rank: Corporal
Obituary, The Weekly Calistogan newspaper,
Friday, 24 May 1940:
John W. Scott, Beloved Citizen
Of Calistoga, Has Passed Away
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Town Mourns Death of Well-Known Civil War Veteran Who Died Tuesday
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HE KNEW MR. LINCOLN
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Was One of the Oldest Veterans of the Civil War Left in The United
States
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Calistoga lost one
of its oldest and most revered citizens
Tuesday, when John W. Scott passed away at the Calistoga Hospital.
Born in Belleville, Illinois, February 12, 1842, Mr. Scott
spent his growing years in his native state. Joining the 9th
Illinois Regiment, he saw early service in the Civil War with that
regiment, and later with the 117th Illinois. His Civil War
service saw him in action at the battle of Fort Donaldson and the
Battle of Shiloh.
Following his discharge from the army at the cessation of
hostilities, he followed stock buying up to the time of his marriage in
1889. On August 29th of that year he married Frances A. Wolcott,
who survives him. They celebrated their fiftieth wedding
anniversary last year.
Came Here in 1921
Until 1911, Mr.
Scott engaged in Farming in Illinois and
Kansas. In that year he left White Hall, Illinois, and moved with
his family to Willows, California, where he spent the next ten years at
ranching. In 1921 the family moved to Calistoga, where they have
resided ever since.
To know John W. Scott was to love him. His long
life, crowded with a wide variety of experiences, was one of which any
man could be proud. Keen and alert of mind up to the very moment
of his passing, he was one with whom it was a pleasure to talk, for he
was not only full informed upon present day happenings, but also had a
mine of interesting stories of the days prior to and during the Civil
War and the years that followed.
Knew Lincoln
As a boy in 1850,
he met Lincoln, who was a friend of
John's father, and his keen mind retained every detail of the
meeting. His experiences during the Civil War included being
captured three times and escaping each time. He was actually
present when General Sherman made his famous remark that "War is
Hell." More than all else, he cherished the fact that his
birthday, like Lincoln's, was on February 12th.
Life had taught him tolerance and kindness toward his
fellow men and he followed the precepts of that teaching in all his
contacts.
Widow and Son Survive
Surviving Mr.
Scott are his widow, Frances A. Scott; a
son, Chester W. Scott; and three nieces, Mrs. C. J. Bragg, Mrs. G. W.
Loomis and Nellie Hahn, all residing in the east. Two brothers
and a sister passed away several years ago.
Funeral Services
Funeral services
were held yesterday afternoon from the
Calistoga Methodist church. Rev. B. Barnum Conner of Sacramento,
an old friend, officiated at the services in accordance with the wishes
of Mr. Scott. Services at the grave were attended by a firing
squad from the Veterans' Home, arranged for by Calistoga Post, No. 231,
American Legion.
All of Calistoga extends condolence to the family and
sincerely mourns the passing of the fine gentleman and a good citizen.
Notes: A native of
Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, he was born on 12 February 1842.
A John W. Scott was enumerated in the 1880 federal census
working as a laborer under the household of a farmer named James Davis
in Whitehall Precinct, Greene County, Illinois. John was listed
as single, age 37, born in Illinois, as were his parents.
John married Frances Amelia Wolcott on 29 August 1889, and
the following year (15 June 1890) their only son, Chester Winfield
Scott, was born at Whitehall.
John W. Scott was enumerated in the 1900 federal census as
head of household in a house located in Wright Township, Wrightville
Village, Greene County, Illinois. He was listed as married (11
years), age 58, born February 1842 in Illinois, father born in
Illinois, mother born in Ireland, occupation Day Laborer. His
household included his wife "Frances E." (b. Feb. 1853 in Wisconsin,
mother of one child still living), and son "Chester C." (b. June 1890
in Illinois).
Jno. W. Scott was enumerated in the 1910 census as head of
household in Wright Township, Greene County, Illinois, living on his
own farm. He was listed as married (20 years), age 68, born in
Illinois (as were his parents), occupation farmer on general
farm. He was not marked as being a Civil War veteran. His
household included his wife Frances A. (age 56), and son Chester W.
(age 19). John and his family left Whitehall, Illinois, in 1911
and relocated to California, where they first settled near Willows,
Glenn County.
John W. Scott was enumerated in the 1920 census as head of
household on a farm in Township 4, Glenn County, California. He
was listed as married, age 77, born in Illinois, parents both born in
Illinois, occupation farmer on general farm. His household
included his wife Frances A. (age 66), son Chester W. (age 29), and
daughter-in-law Minnie L. (age 24). John moved to Calistoga the
following year.
John W. Scott was enumerated in the 1930 census as head of
household in Calistoga, Hot Springs Township, Napa County, California,
renting a house for $16 per month. He was listed as married (when
he was 47), age 88, born in Illinois, parents both born in Illinois,
occupation "none." His household included his wife Frances A.
(age 76).
John W. Scott was enumerated in the 1940 census in
Healdsburg Township (Knights Valley), Sonoma County, California, under
the household of his son, Chester W. Scott. John was listed as
married, age 98, born in Illinois, sixth grade education, unable to
work. Besides Chester, others in the household included Chester's
wife Sadie A. (age 40), John's wife Amelia (age 86), a servant named
Millie McGee (age 48), and a lodger named Ross Fox (age 30).
John died shortly after the 1940 census was taken.
He was the last surviving Civil War veteran in Calistoga (and the upper
Napa Valley). He died in
Calistoga on 21 May 1940, and was buried at
of St. Helena Public Cemetery in Lot 23, Block 22 Extension, on 23 May
1940. His wife, Frances (died April 1946), and son Chester (died
May 1978), daughter-in-law Minnie L. (died Oct. 1936) and other family
members are buried next to him.
Military Information:
Union. He reportedly first served in the 9th Illinois Infantry,
but his service is unconfirmed. John W. Scott enlisted at
O'Fallon, Illinois on 12 August 1862 for a period of 3 years. He
was mustered in as a Private in Co. I of the 117th Illinois Infantry
regiment at Camp Butler, Illinois, on 19 September 1862. He was
described at the time of enlistment as a resident of Belleville, St.
Clair County, single, age 19, height 5' 11", hair black, eyes blue,
complexion dark, occupation farmer, native of Belleville. He was later
promoted to
Corporal. He was mustered out on 5 August 1865 at Springfield,
Illinois.
John Scott was active in the Grand Army of the Republic
(GAR), and was the last member of Calistoga's Gov. Morton Post, No. 41,
GAR. He was Jr. Vice-Commander of the Post from 1923 to
1928. He attended the Department of California-Nevada Encampment
in Santa Rosa in 1927, and is pictured in the Calistoga delegation near
the center of the group photo.
He was Sr. Vice-Commander from 1929 to 1931. John assumed the
office of Post Commander in February 1931 with the passing of Robert A.
Tyson, continuing in that office until his death.
John W. Scott
(courtesy Al Derrick)
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Company I
117th Illinois Infantry
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Edwin
P. Simmons
(1828 - 1894)
Rank: Captain
Biography (History of
Napa and Lake Counties, California, 1881):
SIMMONS, CAPTAIN EDWIN P. Whose portrais [portrait]
appears in this history, was the son of John and Nancy Ann Pitcher
Simmons. He was born in Athens County, Ohio, May 5, 1828.
When but one year of age he, with his parents, moved and settled in
Greene County, Illinois, where he resided until 1850. During that
time he received a common school education in Green County, and also
attended a select school for eighteen months in Athens County,
Ohio. In 1850 he began life for himself, and going to Quincy,
Illinois, he embarked in the mercantile and hotel business, in which he
continued until 1852. May 1st of that year he started across the
plains for California, arriving September 10th of the same year.
He first went to Soscol Valley, Solano County, and worked by the month
for a short time, and then went to Tuolumne County and embarked in
mining, which he followed until October, 1854, when he returned to
Quincy, Illinois, by way of the Isthmus and New Orleans. He once
more engaged in the mercantile business, and continued till the summer
of 1855, when he moved and settled in Perry County, Illinois, where he
continued in the mercantile business. United in marriage October
12, 1855, to Miss Ann E. Rogers, who was born in Greene County,
Illinois, December 31, 1835. He continued in business until the
breaking out of the war in 1861, and August 11, 1862, he enlisted in
Company "H," 81st Illinois Volunteer Infantry, under Colonel J. J.
Dollins, and served three years. He was honorably discharged as
Captain of Company "H," at Chicago, August 11, 1865. He
participated in the campaign against Vicksburg, in the Red River
campaign, the two day's battle at Nashville, Tennessee, the forty-seven
day's siege against Vicksburg, the thirteen days' siege of Spanish
Fort, which was the defense of Mobile, and participated in all other
battles in which the regiment was engaged. At the fatal charge on
the enemy's works at Vicksburg on the 22d of May, his regiment and the
7th Missouri Volunteer Infantry were selected as the assaulting column,
and provided with ladders for scaling the works, moved forward under
the murderous fire, with fixed bayonets and orders not to fire but use
the steel. Almost immediately the Adjutant of his regiment was
mortally wounded. He received the compliment of being detailed to
the adjutantcy by Colonel Dollins, who in a moment after was shot
dead. In this charge the right wing of his regiment, which was
the most exposed, lost in killed or wounded their commissioned officers
-- both field and line, but he came out himself without a scratch worth
mentioning. In the campaign of Nashville he had the honor of
serving as Acting Inspector-General of the second brigade of the third
division of the 16th Army Corps. After being discharged he
returned to Perry County, Illinois, and engaged in the produce
business, which he followed until 1868. In connection with this
business he moved to St. Louis and opened a commission house under the
firm name of Dodson, Simmons & Wood, which he continued until
1876. He then sold his interest and returned to California, this
time settling on his present farm of one thousand two hundred acres,
where he is engaged in general farming. He has three living
children, Carrie A. (now Mrs. Booth), born August 18, 1856; Frederick
J., born July 27, 1859, and Julia E., born December 4, 1868.
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 18 May 1894):
FATAL ACCIDENT.
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Captain E. P. Simmons Thrown From a Wagon and His Neck Broken.
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Captain Edwin P.
Simmons, for many years a resident of Chiles valley, met with an
accident Monday afternoon that caused his immediate death. The
Captain left his home in the morning en route to Napa and when at Union
station his team became frightened and shied, tipping the wagon over
and throwing the gentleman out, striking on his head. A stranger,
who was riding with Mr. Simmons, was also thrown out, but landed on his
feet. The horses broke loose and ran down the road two or three
hundred years and stopped. Alex. Gridley witnessed the accident
and soon reached the injured man, whom he still found conscious.
Simmons gave his name and said he thought himself badly hurt. He
lived about twenty-five minutes. A physician was at once summoned
from Napa, but when he arrived found the Captain dead, his neck having
been broken by the fall.
The Coroner was sent for and after viewing the
surroundings had the remains conveyed to Napa, where an inquest was
held and a verdict rendered in accordance with the above facts.
Deceased was born in Athens county, Ohio, May 5,
1828. At the age of one year his parents moved to Green county,
Illinois, where he resided until 1850, receiving a common school
education and a term in a select school in Ohio. In 1850 he began
life for himself, and going to Quincy, Illinois, he embarked in the
mercantile and hotel business, continuing therein until 1852, when he
crossed the plains to California. He first settled in Soscol
valley, Solano county, and worked on a farm. In a short time he
went to Tuolumne county and engaged in mining. In 1854 he
returned to Illinois, engaging in the mercantile business.
On October 12, 1855, he was united in marriage to Miss Ann
E. Rogers. In 1862 he enlisted in Company H, Eighty-first
Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and in 1866 was honorably discharged as
Captain of the company in which he enlisted. He participated in
the campaign against Vicksburg, at Red River, the two days' battle at
Nashville, the forty-Fort, which was the defense of Mobile, and all
other battles in which his regiment was engaged. His bravery and
ability to command was tested numerous times and lead to his promotion
to Captain. At the close of the war he returned to Perry county,
Illinois, and engaged in the produce business. In 1868 he moved
to St. Louis, Mo., and opened a commission house. In 1876 he left
Missouri, coming to California and settling in Chiles valley, this
county, where he has since resided almost continuously, spending a
short time in Oakland and on his ranch near Napa.
Captain Simmons leaves a wife and three children -- Mrs.
Fred Booth, of Chiles valley, Mrs. Milton Martin and Fred Simmons, of
Oakland. Captain W. T. Simmons, of Calistoga, is a nephew of the
deceased. The funeral took place in St. Helena Wednesday morning
upon the arrival of the 10:47 train, under the auspices of St. Helena
Lodge, F. & A. M. Services were conducted in the Masonic hall
by Rev. James Mitchell, after which a large number of friends paid
their last tribute of respect to deceased by following the remains to
their final resting place.
Notes: He
died near Union Station (northwest Napa) on 14 May 1894, was buried in
St. Helena Cemetery on 16 May 1894.
Military Information:
Union. He enlisted as a 1st Sergeant on 12 August 1862, and was
mustered into Co. H, 81st Illinois Infantry regiment on 26 August
1862. His residence at the time of enlistment was Tamaroa,
Illinois. He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant on 28 January 1863,
and to Captain (not mustered) on 18 July 1865. He was mustered
out on 5 August 1865.
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81st Illinois Infantry
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William
Thomas Simmons
(1843 - 1908)
Rank: 1st Lieutenant
Biography in Records of
Members of the Grand Army of the Republic (William H. Ward, 1886, pp.
331-332)
W. T. SIMMONS.
Of St. Helena,
Cal.; was born in Green County, Ills., January 29,
1843; has been a contractor and builder; is a carpenter by trade; at
present a dealer in furniture and undertaker. Enlisted at
Springfield,
Ills., in a company which finally formed a part of the 11th Missouri
Infantry; held position of regimental adjutant and quartermaster, and
was aid-de-camp on General Hubbard's staff: was commissioned 1st
lieutenant of Company C, 11th Missouri Veteran Infantry, in December,
1864; served with Pope's Army of Mississippi; Rosecrans' Army of
Tennessee, Sherman's Corps, and A. J. Smith's 16th Corps; was engaged
in battles of Fredericktown, New Madrid, Island No. 10, Farmington,
Miss., siege of Corinth, Iuka, Waterford, Battle of Corinth, Jackson,
Big Black, Vicksburg, Tupelo, Nashville, and Spanish Fort; was wounded
in right shoulder by fragment of shell at Battery Robinet [Robinett],
Corinth;
captured battle-flag at battle of Nashville; after which he was, by
order of the Secretary of War, sent to Washington, where he received a
medal of honor and thirty days' leave of absence; rejoining his
regiment at Spanish Fort, he was in command of his company until the
close of the war; after the war, was made provost marshal at Marion,
Ala.; was detailed by General Hubbard to collect corn, in the vicinity
of Demopolis, Selma, and Tuscaloosa; collected about 100,000 bushels,
which had been sold to the Confederate government and paid for before
the collapse of Lee's army. Comrade Simmons was officer of the
day of
Lincoln Post, No. 2, at Springfield, Ills., in July, 1866, the time of
the first department convention of the G.A.R.; was the first commander
of Kilpatrick Post, No. 38, department of California, of which he is at
present a member. Comrade Simmons has been a member of the Board
of
Trustees of St. Helena for five years in succession; was chief of fire
department for eight years, and is a director in the Veterans' Home
Association.
Obituary, The Weekly
Calistogian newspaper,
Friday, 1 January 1909:
W.
T. SIMMONS PASSES AWAY
WELL-KNOWN BUSINESS MAN SUCCUMBS
TO AN ATTACK OF PARALYSIS
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Had Been a Highly-Respected Resident of Calistoga for
Nearly
a Quarter of a Century.
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In the
death of Captain W. T. Simmons,
Calistoga has lost another of its oldest and most highly-respected
citizens, and the entire community mourns the loss of one of its best
known residents. Death was due to slow paralysis, of which he had
been a sufferer for about three years, although he had only been
confined to his bed for three weeks.
The deceased located here nearly
twenty-three years
ago and engaged in
the undertaking and furniture business, which he conducted up to the
time of his death. He was appointed agent for Wells-Fargo &
Company over fifteen years ago and continued in that capacity also up
to the time of his demise. He also served several terms as
justice of the peace and town recorder a number of years ago, and was
later a director of the Veterans' home at Yountville. He was a
candidate for sheriff of the county in 1898, but failed to receive the
nomination at the hands of the Republican Party.
William Thomas Simmons was a native of
Newport, Ills., and
was aged 65 years, 10 months and 29 days. He had been a resident
of California for almost forty years, and in addition to the widow,
Mary J. Simmons (nee Risley), is survived by three children -- Mrs. R.
C. Wilson of San Francisco and E. W. and W. F. Simmons of this place.
Captain Simmons served throughout the
civil war and was a
lieutenant of Company C of the Eleventh Missouri Volunteer
Infantry. He enlisted at the age of eighteen years as a private
in Springfield, Ills. The quota of that state being full, he went
to St. Louis, Mo., where he mustered into the above-named
company. His first engagement was at Frederickstown, Mo.; he
served with Pope at the siege of New Madrid and Island No. 10, with
Grant at the siege of Corinth, with Rosecrans at the battles of Iuka
and Corinth, and with Sherman at Jackson and the series of engagements
culminating in the siege and capture of Vicksburg. He re-enlisted
for the war with A. J. Smith at Tupelo, and under Rosecrans followed
Price into Missouri in his last raid on that state. The deceased
received a commission as first lieutenant at that time; was under
Thomas at Nashville, captured the rebel battle flag, and was sent by
order of Secretary of War Stanton to Washington, where he received a
medal for meritorious service, being one of only thirty-five of that
class issued during the war. He served with Canby at
Spanish-Fort-Blakely and the surrender of Mobile; at Montgomery, Ala.,
at the time of Lee's surrender, and was discharged on January 11, 1866,
at St. Louis. Mr. Simmons was wounded only once -- at Corinth,
Miss., October 4, 1862, although he was under fire in thirty-six
engagements.
The
funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon from his late
home on Cedar street and was attended by a large number of
friends and acquaintances of many years standing. The
services were held under the auspices of the Governor Morton post, No.
40 [sic -- 41], G.A.R., and Rev. U. E. Partridge was the officiating
clergyman,
assisted by Rev. James Mitchell of St. Helena. The remains were
taken to San Francisco Wednesday morning for incineration at the Odd
Fellows' cemetery.
The many friends and acquaintances of the deceased
join The Calistogian
in extending its sincerest sympathy to the stricken relatives in this,
their hour of bereavement.
Obituary,
St. Helena Star newspaper,
Friday, 1 January 1909:
W. T. SIMMONS PASSES
AWAY.
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Pioneer Resident Crosses the Divide.
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END COMES AT CALISTOGA.
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Had Lived in St. Helena and Calistoga Nearly Forty
Years and Was Prominent.
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Captain William T. Simmons, one of the best known citizens in Napa
county, died at his home in Calistoga Sunday, December 27th, after an
illness of several weeks although he had been in failing health for a
number of years.
Captain Simmons was born in Illinois and
upon coming to California nearly forty years ago settled in St. Helena,
engaging in carpentering and contracting. Among the buildings he
erected here was the Presbyterian church on Spring street and he
occupied a comfortable home on Oak avenue at Madrona.
About twenty-five years ago the Captain
moved to Calistoga and there engaged in the furniture and undertaking
business, being also agent for Wells, Fargo & Co., in which lines
he continued until the end.
Deceased served through the civil war
and was Lieutenant of Company C of the Eleventh Missouri
Regiment. He was an active member of the Grand Army of the
Republic and served as Commander of the Northern California branch of
the order. Deceased was an active Republican, taking a great
interest in the welfare of his party. He served as Justice of the
Peace of Hot Springs township and was at one time an unsuccessful
candidate for the nomination of Sheriff.
When the end came Captain Simmons had
reached the age of 65 years, 10 months, 29 days. He leaves a
widow and is survived by the following children: Mrs. Harry C.
Wilson, of San Francisco, and Edwin W. and William F. Simmons of
Calistoga.
Captain Simmons was a genial
whole-souled man who had a wide circle of friends and acquaintances.
The funeral took place Tuesday from the
family residence under the auspices of Governor Morton Post No. 40 [sic
- 41] G.A.R. Rev. James Mitchell, of St. Helena, assisted at the
services. Wednesday the remains were taken to San Francisco for
cremation.
Notes: Native of
Greene County, Illinois, born 29 January 1843.
He died in
Calistoga on 27 December 1908. The St. Helena
Cemetery reports that they have no record of his remains being buried
there, however, two military headstones (one for his Medal of Honor)
memorialize him in the Simmons plot.
There is a wealth of published information regarding William
Thomas Simmons and his Medal of Honor. Further biographical
details on him can be found on my Calistoga
Civil War Veterans website.
He was a Past Master of St. Helena Lodge #93, F&AM,
having served as Worshipful Master in 1876.
Military Information:
Union. He originally enlisted at Springfield, Illinois, as a 2nd
Lieutenant in
a newly-formed company, but because the state quota had been met, the
company could not serve the State of Illinois as planned.
Instead, Simmons' Illinois company joined the 11th Missouri Infantry
regiment, which was raised in June and July, 1861. The regiment
was mustered in at St. Louis arsenal on 1 August 1861, with Simmons'
company assigned as Company C. Simmons was mustered in as a
Private.
William Simmons was promoted to 6th Corporal at
Hamburg,
Tennessee, on 23 April 1862. He was wounded in
the right shoulder by a shell fragment while stationed in defense of
Battery Robinett at the second battle of Corinth on 4 October
1862. The medical report notes that it was a slight wound to the
arm and back. He was treated at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, and
returned to duty by November 1862.
Simmons was mustered out at La Grange, Tennessee, on 31
December 1863, to reenlist as a "Veteran Volunteer" in his regiment on
1 January 1864. By April of that year, he had been promoted to
Sergeant in Company C. A carte-de-visite photograph of Simmons
sporting his
sergeant's chevrons exists in a family collection (Dennis W. Belcher,
pers. comm., 2010).
On 24 November 1864 at St. Louis, Missouri, William received and
accepted a commission as 1st Lieutenant in Company C. His Company
was stationed at Memphis, Tennessee, at the time, and he was discharged
on 4 November to travel to St. Louis to receive the commission.
Less than a month after his promotion, while at the Battle of
Nashville,
Simmons assumed command of the Company when his commanding officer fell
in battle. Simmons led a charge and personally captured the
colors of an Alabama infantry regiment
(officially noted as the flag of the 34th Alabama Infantry, but more
likely that of the 19th Alabama). The incident occurred at the
Battle of Nashville on 16
December 1864. The capture of the flag was noted in Maj. M.
J. Green's after-battle report, dated 21 December 1864, and his act was
commended by Maj. Green in a brief, dated 20 January 1865
(Source: Historical Data Systems, Inc.). For this act of
courage, Simmons was awarded the Medal of Honor in a ceremony in
Washington, D.C., held in February 1865. In order to receive the
honor, Simmons took a short leave from his duties starting on 8
February 1865. He was then granted thirty days leave of absence
by Special Order No. 87, issued by the Adjutant General's Office of the
War Department on 22 February 1865. Upon returning to
Company C after his month of special furlough, Simmons was reportedly
placed
in command. Although his service record is silent on this, it is
probably this stint that earned him the honorary title of "Captain,"
which he
used in his later years as a civilian.
For several periods (one beginning 28 July 1865, the other
beginning 30 September), Simmons was assigned to detached service at
the division headquarters at Demopolis, Alabama, where he served in the
Quartermaster Department. It was probably during this time that
he reportedly served as regimental adjutant and quartermaster, and
aide-de-camp on General Hubbard's staff.
Post-war (probably
beginning in late 1865), Simmons was assigned to a detachment at
Marion, Alabama, where he reportedly served as Provost Marshal.
He continued to serve until the regiment was mustered out on 15 January
1866.
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Company
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11th Missouri Infantry
Medal of Honor
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Samuel
D. Slaughter
(c.1841 - 1877)
Rank:
Obituary:
None found.
Notes: Native of
Kentucky.
Samuel Slaughter was enumerated in the 1870 US census at Salt Point,
Sonoma County, working in a lumber yard. He was listed as age 29,
born in Kentucky, real estate valued at $1,200. His household
included his wife, Mary (age 28), a native of Ireland, who was working as
a housekeeper.
He died intestate in Napa County before 10 April 1877. His widow
petitioned the court to set aside the property in his estate for use of
the family. Individuals named in his estate included his wife, Mary,
and minor children Mary Frances Slaughter and Charles Matthew
Slaughter. Mary was enumerated in St. Helena in the 1880 census,
along with the two children, Mary F. and Charley.
His wife, Mary Slaughter Wilson, died 1 December
1899, at the family home on Church Street. She was a native of
Ireland, age 51 years. Mary was buried on 2 December 1899 in Lot 40
of Block 25 in St. Helena Cemetery.
Military Information:
Union. He is noted as a veteran in a cemetery list published in the St.
Helena Star newspaper on 9 June 1882.
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Oliver
Smith
(1839 - 1909)
Rank: Seaman/Gunner's Mate (Navy), Sergeant (Army)
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 7 May
1909):
IN THE ARMY AND NAVY.
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Capt. Oliver Smith Passes to His Reward.
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SERVED HIS COUNTRY WELL.
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Was Pioneer in Alaska and Established Great Enterprises in Northwest.
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Death has removed
from our midst another prominent citizen. Captain Oliver Smith
passed to his reward Monday evening at 7:50 o'clock. A long and
useful life and one that had endured many hardships and much suffering,
came peacefully to an end.
About three weeks ago Captain Smith was cutting a tree
down in his yard and got very warm. The wind was blowing and he
caught a cold which brought on an attack of asthma, a disease from
which he had suffered for many years. Mrs. Smith was away from
home at the time and as he grew worse he decided to join his wife at
Newark. When crossing the ferry on his way to San Francisco, a
physician on board, noticing his condition, advised him not to stop in
the city but to return home. This advice was taken and Mrs. Smith
was notified of her husband's condition, she returning to St. Helena as
soon as possible. The cold developed into bronchial pneumonia and
although Captain Smith had rallied from similar attacks in former
years, and was given every care, he gradually grew weaker until the
faint spark of life was extinguished.
Captain Oliver Smith was born April 7, 1839, and lived to
reach the age of 70 years and 26 days. When between 13 and 14
years old the subject of this sketch left his home and went to sea,
following that vocation until the age of 22 years when, on July 10,
1861, he entered the United States Navy from New York City, as seaman
on the Frigate Potomac. Deceased served on the Potomac for one
year and was then transferred to the U.S. Sloop of War, Vincennes,
stationed at Ship Island for two years, doing blockade duty.
Captain Smith volunteered for the taking of the forts of Mobile Bay,
Fort Gaines and Fort Morgan, but reached there too late, the fleet
having already run by the forts and was at anchor in the bay. The
Captain was then ordered to the Selma, a small steamer and did duty as
gunner's mate. While on the Selma Captain Smith was in several
engagements with the forts and batteries and remained at Dog River Bar
until the surrender of the confederates to General Canby. The
fleet was then ordered home and at Boston, Mass., deceased received his
honorable discharge on the U.S. Receiving Ship Ohio, September 30, 1864.
Captain Smith
decided to change from the Navy to the Army and in March, 1865,
enlisted in Battery F, U.S. Artillery, 2nd Regiment, and came to
California via Panama. While on the way with troops to Alaska in
1868 the Revenue Cutter was wrecked in Bristol Bay. The troops
were picked up and reached the barracks at Vancouver, Wash., where
Captain Smith received his honorable discharge from the Army, his time
of enlistment having expired.
Late in 1868
Captain Smith reached Alaska and became one of the originators of the
Alaska Commercial Co., assisting in laying the foundations of an
enterprise that has grown to vast proportions. Deceased was one
of the Company's first store keepers in Alaska remaining in the
business about twelve years. In 1880 Captain Smith came to St.
Helena and purchased property on Main street. The same year, in
company with Senator George Hearst, the Captain established the first
salmon packing company in Alaska, the enterprise being known as the
Kariuk Packing Co. In March, 1882, Captain Smith married Miss Eva
Augusta Ely and established a home for his bride in the residence
where, since his retirement, he has lived and where on Monday he
entered his final sleep. Captain Smith continued in business in
Alaska for many years. In 1887 he started the Kodiak Packing Co.
and continued that until all the salmon packing establishments were
absorbed by the Alaska Packers' Association, Captain Smith for years
being a stockholder in that enterprise. From 1885 to 1887
deceased was engaged in the general merchandise business in St. Helena,
selling out to D. S. Gallatin in order to again go to Alaska. In
1892 Captain Smith leased the Uyak Island from the United States
Government and decided to engage in the fur fox industry. The
Government gave him ten foxes and he purchased twenty-six more.
He continued this industry for six years, finally selling to the North
American Commercial Co. While engaged in raising foxes Captain
Smith started two stations for salting salmon -- one at Eagle Harbor
and the other on Red River and continued this line of work until
1898. Captain Smith owned several vessels with which he did
freighting and for several years owned and commanded the steamer Kodiak
which plied between the Alaskan Islands. For twenty years after
first going to Alaska Captain Smith did not leave that country.
After his marriage in 1882, however, he would spend his Summers in
Alaska, returning to St. Helena in the Fall. Seven years ago he
retired from active business and returned to St. Helena, where he lived
quietly. Two years ago his only child, Oliver Nelson Smith, born
April 28, 1883, passed away while in the United States Transport
service and en route from San Francisco to Manila. From this blow
the Captain never recovered, his whole life having been wrapped up in
the promising career of his son.
Deceased was a
very kind and generous man. He had traveled all over the world
and was a most entertaining conversationalist. The years he had
spent in Alaska had made him a master of the Russian language and he
spoke the dialects of the Aleutian tribes fluently. He was
considered one of the best posted men on all topics pertaining to
Alaska, the Bering sea or Aleutian Islands. Captain Smith had
made and lost several fortunes and at one time was very wealthy.
He never became discouraged at misfortunes but was always optimistic
and of a cheerful disposition. When he had money he was always
ready to share it with his friends or with the needy, and it is said of
him that he had many times loaned money to friends to put them on their
feet and that few ever appealed to him in vain. He was generous
to a fault, faithfully served his adopted country when she was in need,
was a devoted husband and father and a good man. He has gone to
his reward and the sorrowing widow who survives him can find
consolation that the life of her departed loved one was not lived in
vain but was filled with loyal and devoted service to his God, his
country, his family and friends.
The funeral took place Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock
from the family residence. Rev. W. H. Johnstone officiated,
assisted by Rev. James Mitchell. Appropriate hymns were sung by a
choir composed of Mrs. Metzner, Mrs. Kettlewell, Mrs. Otto Jursch, G.
B. Anderson and A. J. Mitchell. The pall bearers were G. B.
Anderson, J. O. Garnsey, J. A. Nowland, W. A. Bingham, M. C. Cook and
S. S. Shook.
Notes:
Born 7 April 1839. He died on 3 May 1909, and was buried in St.
Helena Public Cemetery on 6 May 1909.
Military Information:
Union. Served in the U.S. Navy for most of the war.
Enlisted in New York City on 10 July 1861. His first service was
as seaman aboard the frigate Potomac,
stationed for most of this time with the West Gulf Blockade Squadron
off the coast of Vera Cruz. After one year of service, he was
transferred to the sloop of war USS Vincennes,
doing blockade duty at Ship Island, Mississippi, for two years.
He next served aboard the steamer USS Selma
(the former CSS Selma)
as gunner's mate, participating in the bombardment of Fort Morgan,
Alabama, and in the reconnaissance expedition up the Dog River in
Alabama. He was discharged aboard the receiving ship (training
vessel) Ohio at Boston on 30
September 1864.
He enlisted as a Sergeant in the Regular Army in March
1865, and was mustered into Battery K, 2nd U.S. Light Artillery.
He was later transferred to Battery F, same regiment. He was
discharged at Vancouver, Washington, in 1868.
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U.S. Navy
Potomac
USS Vincennes
USS Selma
Batteries K & F
2nd U.S. Artillery
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William
Henry Harrison Smith
(1840 - 1933)
Rank: Private
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 22
September 1933):
W. H. H. SMITH PASSES AWAY.
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Was Veteran of Civil War and Had Passed His 93rd Birthday.
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The expected has
happened. William Henry Harrison Smith, aged and prominent
citizen, passed peacefully away at his St. Helena home Wednesday
afternoon at 4;15 o'clock. Death was the direct result of an
accident with which Mr. Smith met while, with Mrs. Smith and his
daughter, Mrs. Walter Metzner, he was spending a vacation in
Berkeley. On Saturday, July 29th, Mr. Smith was about to enter
the house he was occupying in Berkeley when he suddenly fell to the
cement landing in front of the steps leading to the entrance.
Examination led to the discovery that Mr. Smith had fractured a
hip. He was taken to the Alta Bates Hospital, where he was given
the best care. His rugged constitution overcame in large degree
the handicap of old age and he improved so nicely that after a few
weeks he was brought home. After a week or two Mr. Smith was so
much better that his son-in-law, Mr. Metzner, would daily lift him to a
wheel chair and take him on to a sun porch. There Mr. Smith
visited members of his family or callers and enjoyed the view and
sunshine until Mr. Metzner would return him to his bed. This was
a daily routine and Wednesday he was again taken to his accustomed
corner on the porch. He was in particularly good spirits and
about 3 o'clock enjoyed a call from Paul R. Alexander, manager of the
Bank of America, Mr. Smith being a member of the advisory board of the
bank. After being placed in bed again Mr. Smith chatted with his
family for a little while, appearing particularly well and happy and
free from pain. Suddenly he gave a slight gasp and the faint
spark of life was extinguished.
William Henry
Harrison Smith was one of eleven children born to Thomas and Catherine
Smith. He was born on a farm near Bluffton, Indiana, March 12,
1840, and had he lived until next March 12 would have reached the
extraordinary age of 94 years.
Mr. Smith and a younger brother, the late Judge Lucas F.
Smith, of Santa Cruz, enlisted in the Civil War in August 1862 as
members of Company B, 101st Indiana Infantry. Lucas Smith was too
young to enlist as a soldier but did so as a drummer boy. Both
served through the war and were in the grand review on Pennsylvania
avenue where they saw the kindly face of President Abraham
Lincoln. Mr. Smith received his discharge in April 1865.
After the war the subject of this sketch returned home and
became a pharmacist. He came to California in 1889 and located in
San Rafael, purchasing a drug store and other property. In 1893
Mr. Smith traded his San Rafael property for the 40-acre St. Helena
farm of the late M. F. Inman. In 1894 Mr. Smith was pharmacist
for the late S. C. Davidson, who some time before had purchased the
pioneer Bussenius drug store. This arrangement continued about a
year, when Mr. Smith purchased the drug store from Mr. Davidson.
It was then located where the Wright Sweet Shoppe is at present.
In 1895 Smiths Pharmacy was moved to its present location.
During the Civil War Mr. Smith fought in many engagements,
the most notable being the Battle of Chicamauga [sic]; Battle of the
Wilderness; Battle of Lookout Mountain; and the Battle of Missionary
Ridge. Mr. Smith was also with Sherman on his march from Atlanta
to the sea. His service to his country was marked with valor and
faithfulness.
Mr. Smith was very successful in business in St. Helena,
but there came a time when he felt he should take life easier. He
sold his drug store to his son-in-law, Walter Metzner, and retired to
his farm, portions of which he had sold, but had retained his home and
four acres. He also purchased the olive oil plant from David
Martinelli and manufactured olive oil for several years. Upon his
retirement to his home he made raising bees and producing honey a
hobby, but the weight of years caused him to give up all activities
except his membership on the Advisory Board of the Bank of
America. For many years Mr. Smith was an officer and director of
the old First National Bank. When that was sold and became a
branch of the Bank of America Mr. Smith was appointed a member of the
Advisory Board, a position he held when his long life ended.
Mr. Smith never held a public office, but his entire life
was marked by a keen interest in all civic matters. In politics
Mr. Smith was an ardent Republican. While he never ran for
office, he was interested in every political contest.
Mr. Smith was twice married and by his first wife he
leaves one son, Frank A. Smith, who resides at Bluffton, Indiana.
His widow, Mrs. Nellie G. Smith, and one daughter, Mrs. Walter Metzner,
are left to mourn the loss of a devoted and loving husband and
father. He is also survived by a daughter-in-law, Catherine
Smith, widow of the late A. W. Smith, of Port Chicago, Contra Costa
county. Deceased is also survived by two brothers, the only ones
left of the family of eleven of which deceased was one -- Zac Smith, of
Bonham, Texas, and Joseph Smith, of Pampa, Texas.
Mr. Smith was a man characterized by his uprightness,
honesty and strict integrity, also loyalty to his country. He
revered the stars and stripes and had intense love for America.
He had no use for a slacker. Mr. Smith was devoted to his friends
of whom he had many. It was one of his great pleasures of late
years to have his daughter bring him to the business part of town and
many of his friends would go to his automobile to chat with him.
He was always kind and courteous to all and it was a real pleasure to
visit with him and draw him into conversation about his
experiences. With a life full of service and patriotic devotion
to country, family and friends, he passed to the Great Beyond at the
ripe old age of 93 years, 6 months and 8 days.
The funeral will be held from Harry P. Ward's funeral home this
afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. Irving E. Baxter officiating.
Mrs. Booth will sing. Interment will take place in the family
plot in the St. Helena Cemetery.
The following friends, all members of the Advisory Board
of the Bank of America, will serve as pallbearers: Frank L. and
Paul B. Alexander, Charles A. Davis, William M. Wheeler, Andrew McNair
and Alber Carpy.
Notes:
Native of Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana, born 12 March 1840. He
died on 20 September 1933, and was buried in St. Helena Public Cemetery.
Military Information:
Union. William H. H. Smith enlisted as a Private on 18 August
1862, and was mustered into Co. B, 101st Indiana Infantry
regiment. His residence at the time of enlistment was Bluffton,
Indiana. He was mustered out at Louisville, Kentucky, on 24 June
1865.
His brother, Lucas J. Smith, served in Co. G of the same
regiment. He enlisted on 20 August 1862 as a Musician (drummer
boy), and was mustered into Co. G on 20 August 1862. He was
mustered out at Louisville, Kentucky, on 24 June 1865.
Smith's Pharmacy logo, as
it appears on company stationary, 2012.
The pharmacy is now located at 1390 Railroad Avenue in St. Helena.
William Henry Harrison Smith
(courtesy St. Helena Historical Society)
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John
Richard Spiers
(1844 - 1920)
Rank:
Obituary from The Weekly Calistogian newspaper,
Friday, 2 July 1920):
John R. Spiers Succumbed to
Heart Failure Wednesday
John R. Spiers
died at his home on Wednesday evening at about 6 o'clock very suddenly
of heart failure. He submitted to a capital operation several
years ago, and has really not been very well since that spell of
illness.
Mr. Spiers has been a resident of this section for more
than a quarter of a century and was a successful and prosperous
farmer. He was an honorable and highly-respected man and enjoyed
the confidence and friendship of all those who knew him. He was a
member of the local Presbyterian church and will be greatly missed.
The deceased was a native of Kentucky, and was aged 75
years, 8 months and 15 days.
Besides the widow he is survived by several children,
namely: Mrs. Lulu Williams, Mrs. Anna Lhuillier, William Spiers,
John Spiers Jr., Mrs. Grace Newton and Mrs. Nellie Read. He also
leaves a brother, William Spiers, owner of the Clear Lake Stage Line,
and a brother in Lake county, Joshua Spiers.
The funeral was held this afternoon from the Presbyterian
church, Rev. J. C. Bolster officiating, and interment was made in the
St. Helena cemetery.
The sympathy of the community is with these people so
suddenly bereaved.
Notes: Native of
Owen County, Kentucky, born 3 September 1844. He was
the son of William Joshua Spiers and Louisa Smith. The father,
William Spiers,
was an affluent man, owning a plantation of 4,000 acres near Monterey,
Kentucky, which included a race track for thoroughbred horses.
The family left Kentucky about 1868, settling in Cass County,
Missouri, where they remained five years. While living in
Missouri, John Spiers married
Nellie Cornelia Ruman in Kansas City, Missouri, on 14 July 1873.
John and his family came to California about 1875, and were living on
Navarro
Ridge in Humboldt County when their daughter, Lulu Louise, was born
there on 27 October 1875 (Source: Shasta Historical Society).
John settled in Calistoga around 1900. His brother, William
"Bill" Spiers, operated a stage line between Calistoga and Lake County
for decades.
John appears in the 1850 census in District No. 2, Owen
County, Kentucky, under the household of his parents, William and
Louisa "Spires." John was listed as age 5, born in
Kentucky. His father, William, was listed as a miller.
Others in the household included Jeremiah Spires (age 9), Sarah (age
7), Lucy (age 3), Taylor (age 2), and Elgiva Spiers (age 1 month).
John
was again enumerated in Owen County, Kentucky (District 1, Monterey
Post Office), in the 1860 census, under the household of his parents,
W. J. and Louisa "Spieres." John was listed as age 15, born in
Kentucky. In addition to his parents, others in the household
included Jerry Spiers (age 19), Sarah (age 17), Lucy T. (age 12),
Elgiva (age 10), William (age 8), Reubin (age 5), Joshua (age 3), Mary
(age 1 month), and Ann T. Spiers (age 13).
In 1870, the Spiers family was enumerated in Big Creek
Township (Pleasant Hill Post Office), Cass County, Missouri. John
was living in the household of his parents, William J. and Louisa
Spiers, and working as a farm hand with his father, who was listed as a
farmer. John was listed as age 24, born in Kentucky.
John was enumerated as J. R. Spiers in the 1880 census in
Tehama Township, Tehama County, California. He was listed as age
35, born in Kentucky, occupation farmer. His household included
his wife Cornelia (age 24. native of New York), and daughters Annie
(age 5, native of Kansas), Lula (age 4, native of California), and
Augusta (age 2, native of California), and son William (born January
1870 in California). His parents, W. J. and Louisa Spiers were
living nearby.
John R. Spiers and his family were enumerated in the 1900
census in South Fork Township, Trinity County, California. John
was listed as a farmer, with other details too faint to read on the
census form. His household included his wife, Cornelia, sons
William J. and John R., and daughters Grace and Nellie. John
appears in the 1910 census in Hot Springs Township on a farm in the
vicinity of Calistoga, listed as married (first marriage, 37 years),
native of Kentucky, occupation farmer, Union army veteran. His
household included his wife, Cornelia (age 54, mother of 8 children, 6
living), son John (age 24), and daughters Grace (age 17) and Nellie
(age 13).
John R. Spiers was enumerated in the 1920 census in Hot
Springs Township on a farm near Calistoga (probably Pickett Road
area). He was listed as married, age 75, native of Kentucky (as
were his parents), occupation farmer. His household included his
wife, Cornelia (age 64, native of New York), daughter Grace Newton (age
27, native of California), and grandsons George, Richard, Alfred and
Sam Newton (all natives of Washington state). Grace Natalia
Newton (nee Spiers) married George Sidney Newton in 1912.
John
died 30 June 1920 in Napa County at the age of 75, and was buried in
St. Helena Cemetery.
Military Information:
Confederate (based on family lore). He was noted as a Union Civil
War army veteran in the 1910
census, however, family lore combined with military records suggests
this is not the case. Both "John Spires" and "Jerry Spires"
are listed in the
Report of the Adjutant General for the State of Kentucky, Confederate
Kentucky Volunteers, published in 1915. Both served as Privates
in
Company G of the 4th Kentucky Cavalry, which was made up of men from
Grant and Owen Counties. The official report does not list
their enlistment particulars, which is interesting. These two are
unique in the rolls for this company, as all the other men listed in
the rolls for Company G have full details of the enlistment date and
place. This leads me to suspect that John and Jerry enlisted
under the
same circumstances, and for whatever the reason, the details of their
enlistment were not recorded by the regimental command. Jerry
(Jeremiah) would have been about 20 years old when the war broke out in
1861. John was about 17. Their brothers William, Reuben and
Joshua
Spiers were too young to enlist, so we wouldn't expect to find their
names.
He is not
the
same person as John R. Spiers who served as a Private in Co. C, 2nd
Kentucky
Cavalry regiment. That John R. Spiers was admitted to the
National Disabled Soldiers Home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1881.
The service record on the Home's papers indicates that he served in Co.
C of the "2 Ky. Vols.," enlisted 13 August 1861 and was discharged at
Nashville on 24 October 1864. His wife was Georgia Spiers, of
Stamping Ground, Scott County, Kentucky.
He
may be the same soldier as "John Spires," who transferred into
Independent Battery A, 1st Kentucky ("Stone's") Light Artillery, on 15
June 1862 (during Buell's campaign in northern Alabama and middle
Tennessee).
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Benjamin
Franklin Standiford
(1843 - 1920)
Rank: Private
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 31
December 1920):
RESIDENT FOR MANY YEARS.
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B. F. Standiford Called to His Reward After Much Suffering.
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Benjamin Franklin
Standiford for forty-four years a resident of Napa county, died at his
home on F street, Napa, Monday morning at 4 o'clock. Mr.
Standiford had been in failing health for two years and his illness
extended over a period of a year. For two weeks prior to the end
he failed very rapidly and his death was not unexpected.
Benjamin Franklin Standiford was born in Moundsville, West
Virginia, in 1843, and his 77th birthday was the day before he passed
away. He came to Napa county in 1876 and was one of its best
known and most highly esteemed citizens.
Mr. Standiford was a veteran of the civil war. He
enlisted in West Virginia and served in the army throughout the entire
struggle.
Deceased had been married fifty-two years and with his
family and grandchildren, among whom were three great grandchildren,
celebrated his golden wedding anniversary two years.
Besides a widow, these five daughters and one son are left
to mourn their loved one: Mrs. C. J. Sunkler, of St. Helena; Mrs.
L. F. Sunkler, Mrs. E. R. Apperson, Mrs. G. H. March and Mrs. T.
Mendoza, of Napa; and Leslie Standiford, of Vallejo. There are
also several grandchildren, two nephews, W. M. and W. W. Coffield, and
a niece, Miss Silas Shook, of Napa.
The funeral services were held in Treadway's chapel in
Napa Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock and the remains were brought to
St. Helena for interment in the family plot. Six grandsons acted
as pall bearers.
Notes: Native of
Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia, born 26 December
1843. He was the son of William Standiford and Elizabeth (Eliza)
Wellman. Benjamin married Susan Amanda Eckles (Eckels/Echols) on
12 November 1868 in Marshall County, WV. Susan (a.k.a., Susanna)
was the daughter of James Drum Eckles and Elizabeth Ann Whitsel, born
February 1847 in West Virginia. Benjamin and Susan had eight
children.
Benjamin F. Standiford was enumerated in the 1880 census
in Yountville, Napa County, listed as married, age 30, born in West
Virginia (as were his parents, occupation laborer. His household
included his wife Amanda (age 32, born in West Virginia), daughter Dora
(age 10, born in West Virginia), son "Ulissus" (age 6, born in West
Virginia), daughter LaNoma (age 5, born in Texas), daughter Laura
(age 4, born in California), and daughter Carrie (age 1, born in
California).
Susan Standiford, Benjamin's wife, appears in the 1900 census as
head of household in Salvador Precinct, Napa. She was listed as
married (31 years), born February 1847 in West Virginia. Her
household included her daughter Della, born September 1881 in
California. Susan was noted as being the mother of 8 children, 6
still living. Benjamin was not in the household, possibly working
elsewhere in California at the time.
In 1910, Benjamin F. Standiford was an inmate at the
Veterans Home in Yountville, Napa County. He was listed as
married (1st marriage, 42 years), age 46, born in West Virginia, no
occupation, Union army veteran. Benjamin's wife, Susan, was still
living in northern Napa (Trancas Precinct). She was listed as
married (1st marriage, 41 years), age 41, born in West Virginia.
It was noted that she was the mother of 8 children, 7 still
living. A son, Ulysses (age 39) was living with Susan. He
was a widower, occupation painter.
Benjamin appears in the 1920 census in Spencer Precinct,
City of Napa area, Napa County, living at 411 West F Street. He
was listed as age 76, born in West Virginia, occupation laborer.
His wife, Susan A., was also in the household, listed as age 73, born
in West Virginia.
He died 27 December 1920 in Napa at the
age of 77, and was buried in St. Helena Cemetery on 29
December. Spouse's initials "S.A."
Military Information:
Union. He enlisted as a Private on 14 August 1862, and was
mustered into Co. C,
12th West Virginia Infantry regiment on 30 August 1862. His
surname on the roster
is spelled "Stanaford." While on duty at Buckhannon, Virginia, in
early October of 1862, he reportedly contracted measles,
resulting in partial loss of his eyesight and a loss of hair. He
was hospitalized at Buckhannon for three months.
According to his pension affidavit, he was honorably discharged at
Wheeling, West Virginia on 20 June 1865. His initials appear as
"E.L." on the 1886
roster for St. Helena's Kilpatrick Post, No. 38, G.A.R. This may
have been a misprint.
Benjamin applied for and received a veteran's disability
pension in California in 1889 (application no. _________, certificate
no. 1055537). His wife, Susan, applied for a widow's benefit in
California in 1921.
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Augustus
Washington Starr
(1834 - 1907)
Rank: Brevet Major & Captain
Biography (A Memorial and
Biographical History of Northern California, 1891):
CAPTAIN A.
W. STARR, Superintendent of the Star Mills at South Vallejo, has been a
resident of the Golden State since 1853, and has lived in Vallejo for
the past nineteen years, and in charge of the mills for the past ten
years. He was born in Huron County, Ohio, in 1834, his parents
being Orange and --- [Mercy Dubois] Starr, natives of New York State,
who were among the early settlers of Ohio. At the age of fourteen
years he entered business life as a clerk in a country store in
Plymouth, Ohio, and continued there until he was eighteen years old;
then he came to California, by way of Panama, arriving in San Francisco
in February, 1853. Proceeding at once to the mining district, he
kept a store there ten months, and then was clerk in a store in
Sacramento until 1861. In September, 1861, he assisted in raising
a company of cavalry, was appointed Second Lieutenant and served during
the war in different portions of the State, part of the time in
Northern California against the Indians. His was Company F,
Second Regiment of California Volunteer Cavalry. In the spring of
1853 [sic - 1863] he was promoted to First Lieutenant and a few months
afterward Captain. June 6, 1866, he was mustered out, in command
of his company. In February, 1867, he entered the regular army as
Second Lieutenant, attached to the Eight United States Cavalry, and
remained in service until 1871, meanwhile, in 1868, being promoted
First Lieutenant, and in December, 1869, to Captaincy, and during this
period of service he was in Nevada and New Mexico.
Becoming tired of the inactivity of the military service,
he took charge of the mills at Vallejo, and has since remained as their
manager. Their capacity is 2,000 barrels per day, 250 tons of
wheat, 1,300 bags of bran, 500 bags of middlings. It has two
engines: one, of 600 horse-power, was manufactured by the Union
Iron Works in San Francisco and called the O'Neil engine, and the other
is a 300-horse-power Corliss engine. Coal from Pittsburg mine in
Mt. Diablo is used. The mills are six stories high, each floor
fully occupied. The market is principally in Great Britain and
Europe, the main office in Liverpool. This mill has been running
since 1869.
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 28 June
1907):
Capt. A. W. Starr, at one time owner of the Starr flour
mills at Vallejo, died at the Napa Asylum Wednesday, after having been
an inmate of that institution eleven years. Deceased was a native
of Ohio, and was 72 years of age. The remains were brought to St.
Helena Thursday and were laid beside those of his brother.
Services were conducted by Rev. James Mitchell.
Notes:
Native of Greenfield, Huron County, Ohio, born 28 November
1834. He died 26 June 1907 in Napa County at the age of 72, and
was buried in St. Helena Cemetery on 27 June. His grave is marked
by a recently installed (2007) military headstone, placed by the modern
Civil War reenactment organization which portrays Co. F, 2nd Cal. Cav.
(commanded by Capt. Donald Treco).
Military Information:
Union. He enlisted as a 2nd Lieutenant on 29 August 1861 at
Sacramento, California, and was commissioned in Co. F, 2nd California
Cavalry regiment. He was promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant in Co.
H, 2nd Calif. Cavalry on 23 July 1862. Promoted to Full Captain
in Co. F, 2nd Calif. Cavalry on 10 February 1863. Promoted to
Brevet Major on 13 March 1865. He was mustered out of Co. F, 2nd
Calif. Cavalry on 27 June 1866 at Sacramento.
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(1841 - 1887)
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper supplement, 4 March
1887):
DEATH OF E. T. STARR.
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A Brief Sketch of His Life -- A Citizen Universally Esteemed.
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Another highly
esteemed citizen of this vicinity has passed over to the silent
majority. The sad news of the death of E. T. Starr was chronicled
on our streets Saturday. Mr. Starr had been in ill health for
several years past, having seriously impaired his health by close
application to business in Vallejo before coming up here.
For a number of weeks past he had been failing rapidly and loved ones
had given up all hopes of his recovery for several days prior to the
final dissolution. Death, resulting from a combination of
diseases, came to his relief at 11:15 a.m. of Saturday, the 26th
ultimo. The funeral took place Sunday from the family residence
on the east side of Glass Mountain, services being held at 11:45
a.m. Rev. Jas. Mitchell conducted the services in an impressive
manner. The funeral cortege when it reached the town was joined
by members of St. Helena and Vallejo Lodges of Masons and also by a
number of the employees of Starr's Mills (Vallejo) who on foot escorted
the remains to their last resting place. The ceremonies at the
cemetery were in charge of the Masonic order, B. S. Ward, Master of
this lodge, officiating.
E. T. Starr was born at Greenfield, Huron county, Ohio,
August 15th, 1841, and was consequently nearly 46 years of age at the
time of his death. January 1st, 1861, he started for California
and settled at Vallejo, Solano county, going into business as a
wholesale and retail dealer in groceries and provisions. He
became prominently identified with the interests of that city and was
for two terms a member of its Board of Trustees. He entered the
service of his country March 6th, 1864, and was commissioned Second
Lieutenant of Company "A," 4th Regiment California Volunteers; was
appointed A.A.G., Humboldt District, where he served until his
discharge, Nov. 30th, 1865. He was offered a position in the
regular army, but declined. After his return to Vallejo, he was
prominently connected with the great milling firm of Starr &
Co. He moved to St. Helena in April, 1881, purchasing and
improving a fine property about two miles above town, where he resided
to the time of his death. He leaves a wife and four children to
mourn his loss, also four brothers, A. D., A.W., Wm. M and Geo. F.
Starr, and other more distant relatives. All have the sympathy of
the community in their great loss. Mr. Starr was one of nature's
noblemen; quiet and unassuming, he possessed a character for sterling
honesty and uprightness, and was universally loved and respected by all
who knew him. His loss will be deeply felt by this community.
Notes: Native of
Greenfield, Huron County, Ohio. Born 15 August 1841, to Orange
and Mercy (nee Dubois) Starr. He was a younger brother to
Augustus Washington Starr (see above). He married Jennie Huldah
Green (1847-1941) on 6 March 1867.
He died 26 February
1887, and was buried in St.
Helena Cemetery on 27 February 1887.
Military Information:
Union. He enlisted as a 2nd Lieutenant on 17 April 1865 at San
Francisco, and was commissioned in Co. A, 4th California Infantry
regiment on 22 April 1865. His obituary notes that he was
appointed A.A.G. (Assistant Adjutant General), and spent most of his
period of service in Humboldt District. Mustered out of Co. A,
4th Calif.
Infantry on 30 November 1865 at the Presidio at San Francisco,
California.
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Thomas
Stone Stephens
(c.1835 - 1898)
Rank: Junior Second Lieutenant
Death Notice (Weekly
Calistogian newspaper, 29 July 1898, p.3, col. 1):
T. S. Stevens, a
Confederate soldier, died in Pope Valley Wednesday morning. He was a
native of Kentucky, aged 63 years.
Death Notice (Napa Daily
Journal newspaper, 29 July 1898, p.3, col. 3):
Thomas S. Stephens, a cousin of J. S. Hardin of Pope Valley, died at the
latter's home Wednesday. Deceased was a native of Kentucky, aged
63. The cause of death was paralysis.
Obituary (St.
Helena Sentinal, reprinted in the Napa Daily Journal newspaper,
29 July 1898, p.3, col. 2):
Death of a Pope
Valley Pioneer
Thomas Stone Stephens died at the home of his cousin, R. S. Hardin, in
Pope Valley Wednesday morning. Mr. Stephens was born in Kentucky
sixty-three years ago. He came to California in the early fifties,
but returned East at the breaking out of the Civil war. He enlisted
on the Confederate side and was promoted to Captain, serving the greater
part of the war under General Price. After the war he again came to
California, settling in Pope valley. He has made his home for the
last fifteen years with R. S. Harding.--St. Helena Sentinel.
Notes:
Stephens was born about 1835 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky. He
came to California during the Gold Rush, and is probably the "Thomas
Stephens" who appears in the 1860 census as a miner in Washington,
Plumas County, CA. He returned to the South during the Civil War to
enlist. By 1871, he was back in California, listed as a surveyor in
San Francisco. He was a cousin of Robert Stephens Hardin (1822-1899)
of Pope Valley, and lived with Hardin from about 1883 to the time of his
death. The family connection was probably through Robert S. Hardin's
mother, whose name was Harriet Stone (daughter of Benjamin Stone).
He died on 28 July 1898 in Pope Valley, Napa County, CA, and was
buried in St. Helena Public Cemetery in Lot 25, Block 25. His grave
is unmarked.
Military Information:
Confederate. His obituary states that he served the greater part of
the war in a unit commanded by Major-General Sterling Price. This
suggests that Stephens may have served in operations in Missouri and
Kansas. He was most likely the same man as Thomas S. Stephens, who
served in Capt. R. S. Cumby's Co., South Kansas Texas Regiment, Mounted
Volunteers. This regiment became the 3rd Texas Cavalry in May 1862,
and Stephens was assigned to Company B. The 3rd Texas Cavalry was
part of the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of the West, commanded by
General Sterling Price.
Stephens enlisted
as a Private on 13 June 1861, listed as a native of Kentucky, age 29, a
resident of Brownsville, TX. He was elected 3LT on 8 June 1862,
serving as Acting Adjutant of the 3rd Texas Cavalry regiment. He was
appointed Junior 2LT on 10 June 1862, listed as 27 years old. He was
captured near Jackson, MS, on 11 July 1863, and was eventually sent to
Johnson's Island, OH, as a prisoner of war. He was transferred to
Point Lookout, MD, in 1864 and was exchanged on October 11th of that
year. His parole certificate was dated 13 May 1865.
In his sworn
statement, dated at Gratiot Street Prison (St. Louis) on 8 August 1863, he
noted that he was age 29, occupation farmer, resident of Yazoo
County, MS, born in Breckinridge County, KY, and that he had 3 or 4 cousins serving in the CSA. He also stated that he had served under
Generals Price, Van Dorn, Beauregard and Johnson, and Pemberton.
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James
Stillman
(???? - ????)
Rank: Unknown
Obituary:
Notes: He
is named on the cemetery burial list of 30 May 1883.
Military Information:
Unknown
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Alonzo
B. Swartout
(1843 - 1910)
Rank: 4th Corporal
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 12
August 1910):
LAID TO REST.
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Funeral of the Late Alonzo B. Swartout.
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The funeral of the
late Alonzo B. Swartout, whose death was announced in last week's STAR,
was held in St. Helena Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock under the auspices
of Pluto lodge No. 130, K. of P.
The ritualistic service of the order of Knights of Pythias
was read by Chancellor Commander, W. D. Mooney, and Prelate, W. J.
Blake. Rev. James Mitchell assisted the order with the last sad
rites and spoke feelingly of deceased and his long life of usefulness.
Alonzo B. Swartout was born at Sanford, New York, April 5,
1841 and spent his boyhood there. When the war broke out he was
living in Iowa and on August 11, 1862, enlisted in the army, being
enrolled in Company H, Twentieth Iowa Infantry Volunteers. He
engaged in the following battles: Prairie Grove, Arkansas,
December 7, 1862; siege of Vicksburg, June 11th to July 4, 1863; siege
of Fort Morgan, Alabama, from August 10th to 23rd, 1864; siege of
Blakely, Alabama, April 2nd to April 9, 1865. He served under
George A. Gray, captain of Company H, and was honorably discharged at
Mobile, Alabama, July 8, 1865. Five months after his discharge
deceased crossed the plains with a family by the name of Coons and,
upon reaching California, settled in Conn valley, on the old Musgrave
place in the Spring of 1866, engaging in farming. On September
30, 1869, deceased married Miss Martha E. Chord, of Conn valley, and as
a result of this union three sons were born -- Charles L. Swartout, of
Richmond; Orville F. and Roy J. Swartout, of Oakland. In the Fall
of 1881 deceased moved with his family to St. Helena and bought a home
on Charter Oak avenue, now owned by Mrs. M. G. Richie, and resided
there 21 years. Most of the time while a resident of St. Helena
he worked at carpentering, but four years he served as Marshal, having
been elected to the position twice. He was a charter member of
Pluto lodge, K. of P., also a member of George H. Thomas Post,
G.A.R. For many years he was a member of the local Board of
Health and was a charter member and for years captain of St. Helena
Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1.
In October 1906 failing health caused deceased to leave
St. Helena and since that time he has made his home with his son
Charles, at Richmond, where he passed away August 4, 1910, the
immediate cause of his death being Bright's disease.
Besides his three sons deceased leaves to mourn his loss
an only sister, Mrs. Frances E. Drake, of Myrtle Creek, Oregon, and one
granddaughter, Ruth Ellen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Swartout.
Deceased was a kindly man and had many friends. He
was very active in the order of Knights of Pythias and took a great
interest in municipal and political affairs during his long residence
in St. Helena.
Notes:
Native of New York. He was a resident of Hot Springs Township
(St. Helena), Napa County, in the 1900 census. He was listed as
married (22 years), age 56, born June [1843] in New York, parents both
born in New York, occupation carpenter.
He died 4 August
1910 in Contra Costa County at the age of 69, and was buried in St.
Helena Cemetery on 7 August. His grave is marked by a military
headstone.
Military Information:
Union. He enlisted as a 4th Corporal on 11 August 1862, at the
age of 24. His residence at the time of enlistment was Jackson,
Iowa. He was mustered into Company H, 20th Iowa Infantry regiment
on 22 August 1862. Mustered out of Co. H, 20th Iowa Infantry on 8
July 1865 at Mobile, Alabama.
He applied for and
received a veterans disability pension in California on 12 April 1895
(application no. 1166523, certificate no. 965827). His wife,
Martha E. Swartout, applied for a widow's benefit in California on 13
March 1911 (application no. 960430, certificate no. 725700).
Military service on the pension index card notes the following:
H, 20 Iowa Inf.
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(1836 - 1881)
Rank: Unknown
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 18
November 1881):
Death of Mr. Toland.
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Mr. Frank Toland
died at his home on Howell Mountain at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon, of
consumption. He went there many years ago, an invalid, for his
health and has ever since resided at the place well known by his name
at the head of the Howell Mountain grade. The change was too late
to restore his health, though his life was undoubtedly much prolonged
by the pure air of that healthy locality. He leaves a wife and
several small children. He was a relative of the noted Dr. Toland
of San Francisco.
Notes: Native of
Alabama, born about 1836. He was the son of Joseph Toland and
Mary M. McGee. Frank's father was a prominent slave holder in
Chappell Hill, Texas, before the Civil War.
Frank J. Toland was enumerated in the 1850 census in
Lowndes County, Mississippi, under the household of his father, Joseph
Toland. Frank was listed as age 14, born in Alabama. Other
Tolands in the household were Emily (age 26), Sarah A. (age 17), Robert
(age 11), Mary (age 9), Martha (age 9), and Alfred W. (age 1). A
teacher named John Richards (age 22) was also in the household.
J. F. Williamson Toland (age 21) was living in an adjacent hosuehold.
Frank Toland was enumerated in the 1860 census in Chappell
Hill, Washington County, Texas, under the household of his father
Joseph Toland. Frank was listed as age 24, born in Alabama,
occupation farmer. Joseph Toland was listed as age 55, born in
South Carolina, occupation farmer. He was quite wealthy, with
real estate valued at $124,000 and personal estate valued at
$100,000. Others in the household were Emily Toland (age 38, born
in AL), Mary Toland (age 18, born in MS), Martha Toland (age 18, born
in MS), Albert Toland (age 11, born in MS), Emily Toland (age 9, born
in MS), Laura Toland (age 6, born in MS), Irene Toland (age 3, born in
MS), and Anna Toland (age 6/12).
Frank Toland married Mary F. Thomas on 21 November 1867 in
Clifton, Bosque County, Texas, and by her had the following
children: Robert, Mary Eva, Jesse Thomas, Margaret L., James
William, and Julia. Frank's brother, John F. W. Toland, also
married in Bosque County in 1871.
By 1870, James F. Toland had moved to California where he
was enumerated in the census in Rio Vista, Solano County. He was
listed as age 34, born in Alabama, ocucpation superintendant of a grain
warehouse. His household included his wife Mary F. (age 21, born
in MO), four white laborers, and three Asian (Chinese) laborers.
James F.
Toland appears in the 1880 census in St. Helena, Napa County,
California (Hot Springs Township), listed as married, age 44, born in
TN, birthplace of parents not stated, occupation rancher. His
household included his wife Mary (age
31, born in MO, parents born in KY), son Robert (age 9, born in CA),
daughter Mary Eva (age 6, born in CA), son Jesse (age 5, born in CA),
daughter Margaret (age 4, born in CA), and daughter Julia (age 1, born
in CA). Living
nearby was Edwin Angwin, suggesting that Toland was living in the
Howell Mountain area, as the obituary indicates.
J. Frank Toland died in the Howell
Mountain area (near Angwin) on 14 November
1881, and was buried in Block E, Lot 4 of St.
Helena Public Cemetery.
Military Information:
Probably Confederate. His name appears on the St. Helena Cemetery
sexton's list of veterans, dated 30 May
1887.
His brother, John Francis Williamson Toland, served in
Company E "the Dixie Blues" of the 5th Texas Infantry regiment.
The family's history is discussed in the book, "The Confederates of
Chappell Hill, Texas" v. 2004, by Stephen Chicoine.
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James
Ellis Tucker
(1844 - 1924)
Rank: Color Sergeant
Notes: He died on 24
February 1924 in San Francisco at the age of 79, and was buried
in St. Helena Cemetery on 7 November 1947 (over twenty years after his
death). His cremated remains had reportedly been placed in the
barrel of a Confederate cannon on a Bourn estate at Broadway in San
Francisco over that
period of
time. The remains were discovered in a closet or storage room and
subsequently buried in St. Helena Cemetery with other family
members. The remains of many members of the Bourne family who are
buried at St. Helena were originally interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery
in San Francisco. The were reburied at St. Helena when the Laurel
Hill was developed for other uses.
Military Information:
Confederate. He enlisted as a Private at Guinea Station,
Virginia, on 17 January 1863, and was mustered into Co. K, 2nd Virginia
Cavalry on the same date.
Service information from Historical Data Systems:
Residence was not listed; an 18 year-old Student.
Enlisted on 1/17/1863 at Guinea Station, VA as a Private.
On 1/17/1863 he mustered into "K" Co. VA 2nd Cavalry
He was Surrendered' on 4/9/1865
at Appomattox Court House, VA (Claimed he carried the Regimental Flag
at Surrender.)
He was listed as:
* Wounded 6/17/1863 Aldie, VA (In leg while serving as Color Bearer)
* Hospitalized 6/18/1863 Richmond, VA
* Furloughed 8/14/1863 Buckingham County, VA (For 40 days)
* Returned 11/15/1863 (place not stated)
* On rolls 12/31/1863 (place not stated) (Present)
* Hospitalized 3/24/1864 Richmond, VA (With "furnucles on feet and
legs")
* On rolls 4/30/1864 (place not stated) (Present)
* Horse killed 5/7/1864 Spotsylvania Court House, VA
* Wounded 5/7/1864 Spotsylvania Court House, VA (In left thigh)
* Hospitalized 5/15/1864 Richmond, VA
* Father requested 7/26/1864 (place not stated) (He be
appointed Cadet at Large)
* Returned 9/6/1864 (place not stated)
* Wounded 12/15/1864 (place not stated) (Estimated day, sabre cut on rt
shoulder)
* Hospitalized 2/1/1865 Charlottesville, VA (Wounded)
* Hospitalized 2/15/1865 Richmond, VA
* Returned 3/21/1865 (place not stated)
* Oath Allegiance 5/20/1865 Lynchburg, VA (Paroled as Sergt)
Promotions:
* 2nd Lieut (Claimed he was promoted)
* Color Sergt 12/15/1864
Other Information:
born 10/25/1844 in Winchester, VA
died 2/24/1924 in San Francisco, CA
Buried: Episcopal Chap of St Mary Cemetery, San Francisco (Attnd School
in Liverpool, England and Switzerland.
Ran Blockade and returned to enlist. Customs Appraiser San
Francisco.)
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Company K
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C.S.A.
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A. W.
Wahl
(???? - 1878)
Rank:
Notes:
Same as Louis Wahl? He was
buried in Lot 14 (Potters Field)
in St. Helena Public Cemetery on
28 April 1878.
Military Information:
None. He was noted as "A. W. Wall" in the list of veterans buried
in St. Helena
Public Cemetery, published in the St.
Helena Star newspaper on 6 June 1887.
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(1847 - 1886)
Rank: Musician
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 20
August 1886):
The funeral of A. W. Waller took place yesterday under the
auspices of Kilpatrick Post, G.A.R.
Notes: Native of
Monroe County, Ohio, born October 1847. Aaron was the son of John
Waller and Cynthia Smith (later Burroughs). The father, John,
died in Wayne County, Indiana, in 1857. Aaron married Amanda C.
Allen in Salem, Marion County, Illinois, on 23 January 1869.
Aaron was enumerated in the 1850 census
in Bethel Township, Monroe County, Ohio, under the household of his
parents, John and "Cinthe" Waller. Aaron was listed as "Amer,"
age 3,
born in Ohio. Aaron appears in the 1860 census in T1S, R7E
(Jeffersonville Post Office), Wayne County, Illinois, under the
household of his mother, Cynthia "Burris" (age 32, native of
Pennsylvania). Aaron was listed as age 13, born in Ohio,
attending school. The other Waller children (all boys) in the
household were Manassa (age 12), Ephraim (age 9), Amos (age 7), and
George (age 4). The household also included 1 year old Mary
Burris (Burroughs), Cynthia's daughter by her second marriage.
Aaron W. Waller was enumerated in the 1870 census in
Lamard Township (Jeffersonville Post Office), Wayne County,
Indiana. He was listed as age 23, born in Ohio, occupation
farmer. His household included his wife Amanda (age 17), and son
John D. (age 1 month, born May 1870).
Aaron Waller was enumerated in the 1880 census in Oakland,
Alameda County, California. He was listed as married, age 33,
born in Ohio, parents born in Pennsylvania, occupation carpenter.
His household included his wife Amanda (age 29, native of Tennessee),
daughter Evline (age 12), and sons John (age 10), Herbert (age 4), and
George (age 1), all natives of Illinois.
He died 19 August 1886, and was buried in the G.A.R. plot
in St.
Helena Public Cemetery on
20 August. Aaron is also known as
Louis Waller in some of the St. Helena veteran's lists. His
military headstone lists his name as "Woller," with service noted as
Co. K, 120th Ill. Inf.
Military Information:
Union. Aaron W. Waller enlisted as a Private at Springfield,
Illinois, on 24
October 1863, and was mustered into Co. K, 113th Illinois Infantry
regiment at Camp Yates, Illinois, on 3 November 1863. His
residence at the time of enlistment was Jeffersonville, Wayne County,
Illinois. At the time of enlistment, he was described as age 17,
height 5 ft. 1 1/2 in., hair light, eyes blue, complexion light,
occupation farmer, nativity Monroe County, Ohio. His name appears
in the roster for the 113th Infantry as "Aaron W. Walter." During
most or all of Aaron's service with the 113th, his company was assigned
to prisoner escort and guard duty. He later transferred into Co.
K, 120th Illinois infantry regiment, where his name appears as "Aaron
W. Waller." He was promoted to Musician during his service.
The 113th Illinois Infantry saw combat in numerous engagements.
It may have been his interest in seeing combat, rather than guard duty,
that prompted Aaron to transfer to the 120th. He
was mustered out of Co. K, 120th Illinois Infantry on 10 September 1865
at Memphis, Tennessee.
Aaron W.
Waller's wife, Amanda C. Waller, applied for a veteran's widow's
benefit in California on 24 December 188_ (application no.
386066). No certificate was issued, so the application was
apparently rejected. Military service on the pension index card
notes the following: K, 113 Ill. Inf. Amanda C. Bishop
(Aaron's widow) applied as a guardian for a minor's benefit on 6
October 1898 (application no. 683676). No certificate was issued,
so the application was apparently rejected. Military service on
the pension index card notes the following: K, 113 Ill.
Inf. If the applications were rejected, it may have been because
of confusion over the spelling of Aaron's name or because of the
transfer in his
service history.
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Company K
113th Illinois Infantry
Company K
120th Illinois Infantry
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Thomas
Davis Waller
(1845 - 1917)
Rank: Private
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 3
January 1918):
VETERAN IS SUMMONED.
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Thomas D. Waller Called to His Reward.
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A very sudden
death occurred in St. Helena last Saturday morning, when, almost
without warning, Thomas Davis Waller, an aged and highly respected
citizen, was called to his reward. Mr. Waller had been in frail
health for a number of years and a year and a half ago was compelled to
have one of his legs amputated. In spite of his affliction he was
very cheerful, had been able to get about in a wheelchair and was just
learning to walk about by using an artificial limb. Friday
afternoon he attended the wedding of a friend near the Sanitarium and
enjoyed the occasion greatly. During the night he was quite
restless and complained of pains in his heart, but Saturday morning
appeared in his usual health and got out of bed and was lying on the
sofa in his home when he suddenly expired. His devoted wife, his
companion of more than half a century, was at his side when the end
came.
Thomas Davis Waller was the son of David Waller, a
Wesleyan Methodist minister. He was born in Hocking county, Ohio,
February 23, 1845, having reached the age of 73 years, 10 months, and 5
days. When 8 years old the Waller family moved to Wisconsin,
settling near La Crosse. In 1864, when 19 years of age, the
subject of this sketch went to Madison, Wisconsin, and enlisted in the
Federal army. He served in Company I, 6th Wisconsin Volunteers,
until the end of the war. He suffered severe wounds while in the
war and was for eighteen months confined in an army hospital. At
the close of the war deceased returned to Wisconsin and at Victory met
Miss Mary N. Wilcox, who a year later became his wife. For twenty
years this estimable couple resided in Wisconsin where five children
were born to bless their home. In 1887 the family moved to
California and settled in Fresno. In 1870 deceased was converted
to the Seventh Day Adventist faith and became a most devout Christian
and in earnest working member of the church. In 1880 he entered
the ministry in Wisconsin and the remainder of his active life was
devoted to preaching the gospel. Since his retirement deceased
and his good wife have resided in St. Helena, near their daughter, Mrs.
E. W. Alsberge. On May 12, 1817, Mr. and Mrs. Waller celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary and the many friends of the couple
assembled to extend their best wishes and shower congratulations upon
them.
Deceased was a man of splendid traits of character and
lived a long life of usefulness. He will be greatly
missed. Deceased is survived by his widow and two children --
Ernest H. Waller and Mrs. Lotta Alsberge, and three grandsons. He
also leaves one brother, Listen B. Waller and one sister, Mrs. Anna
Shishler, who are residents of Wisconsin.
The funeral, which was largely attended, was held Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Adventist church, Elders S. T. Hare and
W. C. White officiating. The pall bearers were A. W. Gibson, I.
James, A. Marolf, T. Rushe, L. Rockwell, and F. O. Pearson.
Notes:
Native of Hocking County, Ohio, born 23 February 1845.
He died in St. Helena on 29 December 1917, and was buried
in St. Helena Public Cemetery on 30 December 1917.
Military Information:
Union. Thomas D. Waller enlisted as a Private on 16 February
1864, and was mustered into Company I, 6th Wisconsin Infantry regiment
on the same date. His residence at the time of enlistment was
Merton, Wisconsin. He was mustered out on 10 May 1865.
Thomas D. Waller
applied for and received a veterans disability pension on 28 February
1871 (application no. 163360, certificate no. 153073). His wife,
Mary N., applied for a widow's benefit in California on 28 January 1918
(application no. 1135068, certificate no. 369139). Military
service on the pension index card notes the following: I, 6 Wis.
Inf.
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Maria
(Mrs. Charles M.)
Warner
c.1824 - 1888
Rank: Army Nurse
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 13 April
1888):
Death of Mrs. Warner.
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Mrs. Maria Warner,
an old resident of St. Helena, died Tuesday night at 11 o'clock, of
dropsy, after a lingering and painful illness. Mrs. Warner was a
lady highly respected, a prominent member of the Relief Corps of this
place, and her death is mourned by all who knew her. The funeral
took place on Wednesday at 4 P.M., from the Presbyterian church, Rev.
James Mitchell delivering a touching address.
Notes: Native of New
York City, born circa 1824. Maria and her husband, Charles M.
Warner, were enumerated in St. Helena in the 1880 census. Maria
was listed as age 55, born in New York, parents born in New York,
occupation "keeping house." Her husband, "Chas. M.," was listed
as age 57, born in New York, father born in Vermont, mother born in New
York, occupation painter.
Maria's husband, Charles, died in Napa at the County Infirmary
on 20 January 1892, and was buried in St. Helena Cemetery.
A benefit was given for her in St. Helena on April 6,
1888, by Kilpatrick Corps, No. 12, W.R.C.
She died on Tuesday, 10 April 1888 in St. Helena, and was
buried in St. Helena Cemetery.
Military Information:
She was noted on the list of veterans buried in St. Helena Cemetery,
compiled on Memorial Day 1887. Described as St. Helena's "much
loved and honored army nurse" in April 1888.
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Conrad
Herman Weisker (Weitzker)
(1844 - 1925)
Rank: Private
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 23
January 1925):
AGED VETERAN ANSWERS CALL.
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Conrad Weisker Passes Away After Long Residence in St. Helena.
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Taps have been
sounded for Conrad Weisker. The aged veteran of the civil war and
a resident of St. Helena for forty-seven years, passed to the Great
Beyond Sunday night. Mr. Weisker had been in failing health for
several years and his death was not unexpected.
Conrad Weisker was born in Germany, October 5, 1844, and
had reached the advanced age of 80 years, 3 months and 13 days when he
entered his eternal sleep. When but eighteen years of age he came
to America and found this country in the midst of the great civil
war. On June 8, 1864, this sturdy German lad, less than 20 years
old, enlisted in the New York Cavalry, serving until the end of the
war, receiving his honorable discharge from the army September 24,
1865. After the war deceased went to Pennsylvania and in
Philadelphia, on November 26, 1870, married Emilie Klett. To
bless this union eight children were born, five of whom have answered
the Master's call. After marriage Mr. Weisker engaged in farming
and that has ever since been his vocation. The family came to
California in 1878 and settled in St. Helena and here viticulture
engaged the attention of deceased until the infirmities of old age
caused him to lay aside the cares and responsibilities of his
vineyard. Deceased was a member of the G.A.R. He was a
quiet, retiring man, but a most honorable and upright citizen, a kind
neighbor and friend. He was honest and industrious and a
home-loving man and was held in high esteem by all who knew him.
Notes: Native of
Tanna, Thuringia (Thüringen), Germany, born 5 October 1844.
He was the son of Otto Clement Weisker (Weißker). His birth
name was "Herman Konrad Weissker."
Conrad appears in the family history, "Beiträge zur
Geschichte und
Genealogie der Familie Weißker," by Max Adolf Weißker
(thanks goes to Jared Weisker for sharing this information with
me). An English translation of the section pertaining to Conrad
is presented below (words in italicized text are annotations by D.
Enderlin, 2012):
Herman Konrad
(son of 497 [(Otto
Clement)])
A farmer ("Winegrower and manufacturer") in St. Helena,
Napa County, California. Born October 5, 1844, in Tanna.
Married since November 26, 1870 (Philadelphia) with Amalie, born
September 19, 1851, in Philadelphia, second daughter of the farmer
Friedrich Klett in Philadelphia, later in Santa Rosa, California, who
had immigrated from Würtemberg, and Anna Martha, nee Hering.
After being educated at the "Möllersche
Knabeninstitut" (Möller's Boys' College) in Ebersdorf, he became a
farmer and worked on some farms as a manager, finally in Schulzendorf
in the Neumark. Because of the imminent levying for military
service, he emigrated in 1863 secretly and without the knowledge of his
father to the United States of North America and agreed immediately
after his arrival to be enlisted in the 13th New York Cavalry Regiment
for the war against the southern states. He took part in two
skirmishes at Aldy [Aldie, Virginia]
and Fort Slemer [Fort Slemmer,
Washington, DC] and in the Battle of Ceaderbreek [Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia, fought
19 October 1864] and was wounded at the first mentioned place
and kept prisoner for 12 hours. After the end of the war, he
first worked in New York and Broklyn (sic) as a cigar maker, was in the
milk and grocery business in Philadelphia, but moved to Chicago in
1873, where he was an express wagoner and a gardener. In 1877 he
went to California together with his family, acquired, step by step, a
larger tract of land in St. Helena, Napa County, on which he grows wine
rather extensively and also presses and cultivates it himself and lives
in favorable conditions. During the Chicago World Fair, he
visited Germany. His wife is a member of the sect of the
Baptists. His children:
a) Frank Henry (701), born
October 5, 1871, in Philadelphia; died December 23, 1875, in Chicago;
b) Anna
Luisa (702), born January 5, 1874, in Chicago*; died June 29, 1899, in
St. Helena of typhoid fever;
c) Edmund
Lincoln (703);
d) Rynold Fred
Konrad (704),
born October 29, 1878, in St. Helena; died there March 3, 1897, of
typhoid fever;
e) Lisette
("Lizzi") Wilhelmine (705), born November 2, 1880, in St. Helena.
Maried the "Naturheilarzte" (nature cure practitioner) ... Burke [Benjamin M. Burke]. By
summer of 1909, had two daughters, one 3 and the other 1-1/2 years old;
f) Wilhelm
Bl... [William Clemens, b. May 1883]
(706), construction joiner in Sacramento;
g) Emil
R.... [Emil Richard, b. Oct. 1885]
(707), wholesale dealer, San Francisco;
h) Francis
Henriette (708), born March 1, 1890, in St. Helena, married since July
6, 1909, to Elmer Cox, electro-technician of the "elektrischen Kraft-
und Licht- Gesellschaft (electrict power and light company) in St.
Helena.
* Cook County Illinois
birth registers list the following: Emma, b. 12 January 1874 in
Samuel, mother Amelia Weisker nee Kettel, mother's residence Samuel,
father Conrad Weisker occupation peddlar.
Conrad was a farm manager in Schulzendorf, Brandenburg,
Germany, before deciding to secretly leave Germany to come to
America. His decision to leave was probably inspired by growing
Prussian expansion and military build-up under Prime Minister Otto von
Bismarck.
According to
census records, he immigrated to the United States early in 1864.
He was described in the 1896 Great Register of Voters for Napa County
as a farmer, age 51, height 5' 6", complexion dark, eyes blue, hair
color mixed, native of Germany, naturalized in the Superior Court of
Kings County, NY, on 24 October 1866.
Conrad Herman Weisker married Emilie (Amelia) F. Klett,
daughter of Friedrich Klett and Anna Martha Hering, in
Philidelphia on 26 November 1870. They had eight children:
Edmond Lincoln (b.
August 1870), Anna "Annie" Luisa (b. 5 Jan. 1874, d. 29 June 1899),
Reynold Fred Conrad (b. 29 Oct. 1878, d. 3 March 1897), Lisette
"Lizzie" (b. 2 Nov. 1880, d. 1966), William Clemens (b. May 1883, d.
1977), Emil
Richard (b. Oct. 1885, d. 1915), and Frances Henriette (b. 1 March
1890).
"Conrad Weisker" was enumerated in the 1880 U.S. census in
"St. Helena Vicinity," Hot Springs Township. He was listed as age
36, born in Saxony (as were his parents), occupation farmer. His
household included his wife "Emily" (age 39), daughter Annie (age 6),
son Edmond (age 3), and son Reynold (age 1).
"Conrad Weisker" was enumerated in the 1900 U.S. census in
St. Helena, Hot Springs Township. He was head of a household of
seven individuals on his own farm. Conrad was listed as age 55,
born October 1844 in Germany, parents both born there also, occupation
farmer. He was noted as being naturalized, with his year of
immigration being 1864. His household included his wife Amelia
(b. Sept. 1851 in PA), son Edmond (b. Aug. 1870 in IL), daughter Lizzie
(b. Nov. 1880 in CA), son William (b. May 1883 in CA), son Emil (b.
Oct. 1885 in CA), and daughter Frances (b. Mar. 1890 in CA).
Amelia was noted as being the mother of 8 children, 5 still living in
1900.
Listed as "Conrad H. Weisker," he was enumerated in 1910
census in St.
Helena, living on
Sulphur Spring Avenue, with wife Emily L. Conrad was listed as
married (1st marriage, 39 years), age 65, born in Germany, parents both
born in Germany, immigrated 1864, occupation farmer in a
vineyard. Emily was noted as the mother of 8 children, 4 still
living in 1910.
He
died in Napa County on 18 January 1925 at the age of 81, and was buried
in Lot 1, Block 21 of St. Helena Public Cemetery on 20 January
1925. His grave is marked
with a military headstone and a family headstone. The inscription
on the military stone is as follows: CONRAD WEISKER | CO. K | 13
N.Y. CAV.
Military Information:
Union. He enlisted as "Conrad Weitzker" on 8 January 1864 in the
5th Congressional District in the State of New York, at the age of
20. He was mustered into Co. K, 13th New York Cavalry on the same
date. On 17 August 1865, he was transferred to Co. K, 3rd New
York Provisional Cavalry. He was mustered out on 21 September
1865 at Camp Barry, Washington, D.C.
According to his obituary, he was a member of the Grand
Army of the Republic (GAR). He was most likely a member of St.
Helena's Kilpatrick Post, No. 38. Conrad's original GAR badge
(serial number W4575) is still in the family's possession, as well as a
Civil War service badge awarded to Conrad by the City of Brooklyn, New
York, dated 1866.
Conrad Herman Weisker
(courtesy Jared Weisker)
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Company K
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Charles
Frederick Wentzell
(c.1819 - 1895)
Rank: Unknown
Notes:
Native of Germany. He appears in the 1890 Great Register of
Voters as Charles Freder. Wentzell, age 68 as of 9 April 1888, native
of Germany, residence St. Helena. He
was a member of St. Helena's Kilpatrick Post, No. 38, G.A.R.
He was buried in St. Helena Cemetery on 5 October 1895.
Military Information:
U.S. Navy. The index card for his military headstone order
indicates that he served aboard the sloop of war U.S.S. Saranac. The Saranac saw service on the Pacific
Coast during the Civil War, protecting commerce along the coast of
California.
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U S S Saranac
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William
W. White
(1834 - 1894)
Rank: Ship's Mate
Obituary (The St. Helena Star newspaper, 19
January 1894):
Death of William White.
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William White, a sufferer with dropsy for many years, died
at his home on Spring street Thursday morning at 5:30 o'clock.
Deceased was born in Solon, Courtland county, New York,
and was 59 years of age last October. In 1857 he entered the
United States Navy as yeoman on the ship, John Adams, being assigned to
the East India squadron for three years. At the end of his
service, February 1862, he left the Navy for a little more than a
year. In May 1863, he reenlisted as mate on the U.S. Ship
Mahaska, assigned to the North Atlantic squadron resigning his place at
New York November 2nd, 1867. He resided in St. Helena for about
fifteen years, following his occupation as house painter until about a
year or more ago when he was stricken with inflamatory [sic]
rheumatism. This disease developed into dropsy and through a long
illness he suffered great pain. He leaves a widow to mourn his
loss. The funeral will take place today at 3 o'clock under the
auspices of Kilpatrick Post, G.A.R., of which he was a charter
member. Rev. James Mitchell will conduct services at the
residence on Spring street at 2:30 o'clock.
Notes: He died in St. Helena on 18 January
1894, and was buried in the G.A.R. plot of the
St.
Helena Public Cemetery on
19 January 1894. His wife, Lucy, is buried in a nearby grave in
the same plot. William's grave is marked with a military
headstone.
Military Information:
U.S. Navy. Service as follows:
John Adams 1857 - Feb.
1862 (Pacific and Far East until outbreak of Civil War). White
left the service about the time that the ship became a training vessel
for midshipmen at Newport, R.I., in 1862.
U.S.S. Mahaska May 1863 - 2
Nov. 1867. White joined the crew of this vessel about the time it
left Chesapeake Bay to begin blockade duty at Charleston, S.C.
The ship took part in the bombardment of Fort Wagner, Morris Island,
and Fort Sumter in August 1863. Overhauled in Boston in 1865,
then spent the remainder of the war in Florida and Gulf waters.
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John Adams
U S S Mahaska
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George
W. Williams
(c.1838 - 1887)
Rank: Unknown
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 9
December 1887):
Death of G. W. Williams.
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Last Saturday's
train brought the remains of George W. Williams, who died at Turlock,
December 1st., to be interred in the cemetery here. Deceased will
be remembered as the conductor of the passenger train, on the Napa
valley road several years ago. He had been running on a train
from Needles, and having been taken sick was on his way to San
Francisco in company with his wife, when he died. Deceased was
aged forty-eight years and leaves a wife and son.
Notes: He
died at Turlock, California, on 1 December 1887, and was buried in St.
Helena Public Cemetery on 3 December 1887.
Military Information:
Listed as a pensioner (cert. no. 49176) in
St. Helena in 1883, wound to the right hand.
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(1829 - 1905)
Rank: Unknown
Obituary, The Weekly Calistogian newspaper,
Friday, April 14, 1905
H. P. Wilson Answers Final Call.
H. P. Wilson, the
well-known harness maker, died at his home in Calistoga about noon
Monday after a brief illness of two days' duration. He was taken
ill Saturday night and a physician was summoned early Sunday morning,
and while everything was done that possibly could be, death was
inevitable, the end coming peacefully and quietly. Death was due
primarily to gastric ulcer and secondarily hemorrhage of the stomach.
Henry Peter Wilson was a native of Ontario, Canada, and
was aged 74 years, 9 months and 29 days at the time of his death.
He first came to California at the age of 19 by way of the isthmus, but
shortly returned home and then went to Massachusetts, where he enlisted
with the Twenty-second Massachusetts cavalry [error?], serving three
years in the civil war. At the close of the war he returned to
Canada, where he married, and then moved to Texas, where he engaged in
business. Three children were born to them -- namely, Anna, Harry
and John. His wife died when the latter was about two years old,
and he immediately came to this state and made his home until
death. He located in Calistoga four years ago last
December. He was an industrious, hard working man, and enjoyed
the esteem and confidence of the entire community, and his death came
as a sad shock to all.
The funeral was
held Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock from
the Methodist church, Rev. O. E. Steward officiating, and the
attendance was large. Interment was made in the St. Helena
cemetery.
Notes:
Native of Ontario, Canada. Information in his obituary indicates
he was born 11 June 1830. More likely, he was born in June
1829. His wife, who was Canadian-born (maiden name Bonham), moved
with him to Texas, where she reportedly died about 1882.
A Henry Wilson appears in the 1860 census in Tuolumne
County (Columbia Post Office). He fits the description of Henry
P. Wilson, so may be the same name. He was listed as age 30, born
in Canada, occupation miner. He may be the same Henry Wilson who
also appears in Tuolumne County at Chilean Camp in the 1850 census,
listed as age 21, born in Massachusetts, occupation miner.
Henry does not appear in the 1880 census, but he was
probably in the vicinity of Denison, Grayson County, Texas at the
time. His son, John Clarence Wilson was born there in March of
1880. Henry's wife reportedly died about 1882 in Texas, prompting
Henry to move to California.
A Henry Peter Wilson appears in the 1890 Great Register of
Voters at Mono Lake, Mono County. He was listed as age 55 as of 9
June 1890, native of Canada. He is possibly the same man.
Henry P. Wilson was enumerated in the 1900 census in the
Russian River Township (probably Healdsburg), Sonoma County,
California, listed as widowed,
age 70, born June 1829 in Canada, father born in England, mother born
in Scotland, occupation harness maker. He was naturalized, year
of immigration 1850. Henry's son, John, was also in his
household, listed as age 20, born March 1880 in Texas, also working as
a harness maker.
He died on 10
April 1905, and was buried in the G.A.R.
plot, Block H, of the St. Helena Public Cemetery on 12 April
1905. Cemetery records note that he was age 74, a widower, native
of Canada, residence Calistoga. Cause of death was noted as
gastric ulcer, physician W. H. Porter. Henry's son, John C.
Wilson, continued to live in Calistoga for a time. He and his
wife were enumerated there in 1910. By 1918, they had moved back
to Healdsburg.
Henry's son, John Clarence Wilson, was a resident of Healdsburg
in 1918, when he registered for the draft. His occupation was
harness maker, working for the firm of Wilson & Maher, residence
333
Johnston Street. John indicated he was born 18 March 1880.
His wife was Susie Jane. John also registered for the World War
II draft. He was living in Vallejo, Solano County, at the time,
working as an auto trimmer. He listed his date of birth as 3
March 1880, and birthplace as Denison, Grayson County, Texas.
John died in Napa
County on 31 July
1955. The CDI indicates John was born in Texas on 3 March 1880,
mother's maiden name was Bonham.
Military Information:
Union. His obituary states that he served in the 22nd
Massachusetts Cavalry, but there
was no such regiment (the reference may have been to the 22nd Corps, to
which the 2nd Mass. Cav. was attached). A Peter H. Wilson
enlisted as a Private on
9 March 1863, and was mustered into Co. L, 2nd
Massachusetts Cavalry on 11 March 1863. His residence at the time
of enlistment was California, occupation Saddler. He was
reportedly 25 years old at the time, which is inconsistent with the
estimated year of birth from the obituary. He was promoted to
Saddler Sergeant on 7 December 1863. Co. L was one of several
companies in the California Cavalry Battalion that followed the
"California 100" (Co. A) into service at Massachusetts. The
description fits well with Henry Peter Wilson, except that Peter H. Wilson
was reported as "killed accidentally in camp at Vienna, Va., May 2,
1864" (source: Records
of California Men in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1867).
Other reports list him as a deserter.
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Christopher
Columbus Wooldridge
(1840 - 1914)
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 22 May
1914):
Death Claims Veteran.
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Christopher
Columbus Woolridge [sic], a veteran of the civil war and a pioneer
resident
of St. Helena, died suddenly at his home on Kearney street Tuesday
afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Mr. Woolridge, or "Doc," as he was
familiarly called, had not been well for about two weeks. Tuesday
afternoon he was sitting in his favorite chair when the call came
without warning and he closed his eyes in death.
Deceased was a native of Missouri, aged 73 years, 9 months
and 10 days. He served throughout the civil war.
He leaves a brother, G. R. Woolridge, and four sisters --
Mrs. A. M. Peyton, of St. Helena; Mrs. M. C. Davis, of Oakland; Mrs.
Sarah Rains of Los Banos; Mrs. Elvina Boyton, of Marysville.
The funeral took place from the residence of Mrs. Peyton
Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, Rev. James Mitchell officiating.
Notes: Native of Missouri. He was
enumerated in the 1910 census in St. Helena on Kearney Street, widowed,
age 70, born in Missouri, parents both born in Kentucky, living on his
own income.
He died in Napa
County on Tuesday, 19 May 1914, at
the age of 73, and was buried in the G.A.R. plot of the
St. Helena Cemetery on
21 May 1914. His calculated date of birth (based on the obituary)
was
9 August 1840.
Military Information:
Union. He enlisted as a Private on 9 August 1862, and was
mustered into Co. A, 107th Illinois Infantry regiment on 4 September
1862. His residence at the time of enlistment was Wapella,
Illinois. He was mustered out on 21 June 1865 at Salisbury, North
Carolina.
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William
H. Worrell
(1842 - 1886)
Rank: Unknown
Obituary (St. Helena Star newspaper, 28 May
1886):
Death of Wm. H. Worrel. [sic]
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A second sudden
death, occurring within the week, shocked our community yesterday
morning. Wm. H. Worrell, whose vineyard home is located on
Madrona avenue, was apparently as hale and hearty a man as could be
found in St. Helena two days ago. He sat in executive session
with the Board of Trustees Tuesday evening, and on Wednesday did a hard
day's work in his vineyard. About nine o'clock in the evening he
was taken suddenly ill, and medical assistance was called in.
Everything possible was done to relieve him, but he breathed his last
about six o'clock Thursday morning. Deceased was a native of
Ohio, about 44 years of age. He moved to St. Helena in January,
1885, purchased a vineyard on Madrona avenue and built an elegant
residence. He was an active member of the Board of Trustees and
prominently connected with several fraternal societies, among them the
Knights Templar. He was a citizen honored and respected by all,
and his death causes a sadness to pervade our whole community.
The Board of Trustees have ordered a flag placed at half-mast over the
Town Hall out of respect to his memory. Mr. Worrell leaves a
loving wife and one child -- a daughter; also a brother, Geo. B.
Worrell, long a resident of this place, and other relatives, all of
whom will find the deepest sympathy in their bereavement. The
funeral takes place to-morrow. Services at the residence by Rev.
W. L. Stephens at 3:30 P.M., and from thence to the
cemetery by way of Hudson avenue, in charge of the Masonic
fraternity. Truly, "in the midst of life we are in death."
Notes:
Native of Ohio, born 23 August 1842. He
died on 27 May 1886 in St. Helena, and was buried in St. Helena
Public Cemetery on 29
May 1886.
Military Information:
Listed as a veteran in the sexton's list of 30 May 1887.
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