ELKHART
COUNTY,
INDIANA
CIVIL
WAR SOLDIERS BURIED AT COUNTY EXPENSE
(Found in the Commissioners papers
located at the Elkhart County Historical Society)
On March 6th of 1889, the government
passed an act authorizing the burial of deceased ex-Union soldiers, sailors, or marines
at the expense of the county. Taken from the commissioners records,
approval for burial expenses
was granted for the following individuals:
Solomon
S. Abbott, enlisted August 7.
1162 as a Private in 60 H100 Ohio Vol. infantry. He was discharged 20 June 1865 He died May 25, 1889 at
age of 54. He was from Concord Township and is buried in Elkhart (Note He is buried in Grace Lawn Cemetery.
Block F Elkhart. His grave is marked by a tree-stump tombstone. He was born 7 February 1835.)
Richard
J Robb, enlisted March 21,
1862 as a private in Co K. 11 Pennsylvania Volunteers. He was
discharged Sept. 19,1862. He
was listed as a shoemaker He died April 29, 1889 - no age given and is
buried in Elkhart (Richard is
buried in Grace Lawn Cemetery. Block M. Elkhart. He has a government
issued stone with his service
record only no name or dale.)
Andrew
J Sutton enlisted in January
1862. He was a Private in the 3rd Ohio Cavalry. He was discharged in November 1864. He was listed as a
laborer when he died on April 17 1819 at the age of 63. He was buried
in Elkhart (Andrew was buried
in Grace Lawn Cemetery [ Block M] in Elkhart. He has no stone marking
his grave.)
Wm
Hatfield enlisted September
24,1861. He served as a Private [Co K] 30th Indiana Infantry He
was discharged on September
23. 1864 He was a Laborer when he died May 12. 1889 at the age of 54.
He was buried in Goshen. (William
is buried in Oakridge Cemetery. Section 22. He has only a name stone -
no dates.)
Alexander
H. Hunt enlisted on
December 16, 1863 He was a Private in the 129th Regiment. He was
discharged on June 16, 1865.
He was a laborer when he died on May 21. 1889 at the age of 62. He is
buried in LaGrange, Indiana
Andrew
Niswander enlisted on December
16,1863. He was a Private in Co D 12th Indiana Calvary He was discharged Nov. 16,1865 He was a clerk
when he died on April 22. 1889 at the age of 45 and is buried in
Elkhart. (Andrew C. is buried
in Grace Lawn cemetery. Elkhart. Block M. His stone slates he died at
the age of 45 years and
7days.)
Charles
C Smith enlisted in December
1863. He was in the 12th Indiana Calvary Co B. He was discharged on August 30, 1864 He was an iron
molder when he died on March 5.1889 at the age of 40. He was buried in Goshen (Charles is buried in the Clinton
Brick Cemetery His stone has only his name and his military service on it. No dates)
Isaac
N. Conrad enlisted on September
10, 1864. He was a Private in the 162nd Ohio National Guard. He was discharged on December 15,1864 He
was a plasterer when he died on April 17. 1889 at the age of 55y 1m 3d He is buried at Grace Lawn
in Elkhart (Isaac has a government issued stone in Block H & 1 at
Grace Lawn. No dates are on
the stone )
Joel
Spaid enlisted on March 4, 1864.
He was a Private in the 48th Indiana Infantry. He was discharged on
July 15. 1865. He was a
carpenter. He died June 23, 1889 at the age of 43 and is buried in
Elkhart. (Joel is buried in
Grace Lawn. Block H & 1 Lot 88. Elkhart according to the American
legion records.There is a stone on this lot that is illegible.)
Henry
Tom enlisted on February 2.
1865. He served in the 57 Indiana Infantry. He was discharged on July
17,1865. He died June 20 1889
at the age of 44 and is buried in Goshen. (There is a Henry Toms buried in Oakridge
Cemetery. Goshen, in an unmarked grave in Section 12.)
John
Fry enlisted on Dec. 1,1863. He
was a Private in Company D 12th Indiana Calvary. He was discharged November 20, 1865 He was a laborer and
died November 9. 1889 at the age of 55. He is buried in Elkhart. (John is buried in Grace Lawn. Block M. in
Elkhart He has no marker other than a stone with his name on it and three members of his family.)
Frank
Donayhul enlisted on October
21,1863. He was a Private in Co D 128th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He was discharged on January 9. 1865. He was
a laborer and died September 12. 1889 at the age of 49. He is buried in Elkhart (Francis
Donnaghue is buried in Grace Lawn Cemetery. Block R. Elkhart.)
Wm
Carpenter enlisted on February
10,1865. He was a Private in Co E 60th Regiment Ohio Infantry. He was discharged on July 28, 1865. He was a
laborer. He died November 21, 1889 at the age of 42. He is buried in
Goshen (William J. is buried
in Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Section 21.)
Fredrick
Abrecht enlisted on December
25. 1861. He was a Private in the 48th Indiana Co. H. He was
discharged January 16.
1865. He was a laborer. Fredrick died November 9, 1889 at the age of
55. He is buried in Goshen. (There
is no listing of his burial in Elkhart county. He is not listed as a
Civil War soldier on the American Legion list or at the local VA office. However,
he is named as a member of this unit in Deahl's History of Elkhart
County [1905], page 327.)
Thomas
W. Biggs enlisted in 1862. He
was a Private in the 15th Michigan Infantry. He was discharged on May 26, 1865. He was a tailor He died on
January 11, 1891 at the age of 68. He is buried at Grace Lawn. (Thomas Bigg is buried in Block M at Grace Lawn
Cemetery. Elkhart He has a government stone.)
Isaac
M Shupert enlisted on August
15, 1861 & re-enlisted on Dec 12 1863. He served as a Corporal in
Co C 2nd volunteers. He was
discharged on December 11,1863 & again on September 28. 1865. He
was a drayman. He died March
2, 1891 at the age of 53. He is buried in Grace Lawn. Elkhart. (Isaac
is buried in block M. His stone
states his age at death was 54 years 27days.)
James
H. Russey gave no date of
enlistment. He was a Private in the Volunteer Infantry. No discharge
date was given. He had no
occupation listed. James died May 24. 1891 at the age of 47. He is
buried in Grace Lawn, Elkhart.
(James is buried in block M. He has a government issued stone. His
stone says he was in the band of the 11th Michigan Infantry.)
William
Whitmyer enlisted on October
24, 1864. He was a Private in the Volunteer Infantry. He was discharged
on July 2.1865. He was a
butcher and a well digger He died November 17. 1891 at the age of
54 He is buried in Grace Lawn, Elkhart. (William is buried in Block M. He
has a stone with his wife.)
James
H. Russey (see above - second
filing) was a Private for 1 year in the Michigan infantry and 3 years
in the United Stales
infantry. He was a musician. James died May 22. 1891.
Geo
W. Vannote has no information
except he was buried in Elkhart. The form was dated August 28, 1891 and
listed Jefferson township.
(George is buried in block H & I in Grace Lawn cemetery. He has a
government stone that says
his service was Co D 100 Regiment Indiana volunteers. He was 68 years
old when he died.)
Martin
Thomas enlisted on October 10.
1863. He was a Private in Co D. 12th Indiana Calvary Volunteers. He was
discharged on June 13, 1865.
He was a claim agent for pensions. Martin died December 22, 1891 at the
age of 68 years 10 months. He
is buried at Grace lawn in Elkhart. (Martin is buried in block M. He
has a government issued
stone. He also has a stone with his wife.)
(Contriubted by Peggy Thompson)