JElberfeld: Text replace - "Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War" to "Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War"

2012-10-21T23:34:20Z

Text replace - "Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War" to "Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War"

Betty: moved Michael Smith to Smith, Michael

2012-10-21T15:34:38Z

moved Michael Smith to Smith, Michael

Betty: Created page with "NOTOC ==Birth== Little is known about Michael Smith, however he was born in about 1838. His birthplace has been recorded as Albany Count..."

2012-10-21T00:16:18Z

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==Birth==
Little is known about Michael Smith, however he was born in about 1838. His birthplace has been recorded as Albany County<ref name="1855Census">1855 NY State Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref>, New York<ref name="1860Census">1860 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref><ref name="1880Census">1880 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref> and Ireland<ref name="1865Census"/><ref name="1870Census">1870 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref>. His parents are unknown, but it appears that he was related to [[Josephine Smith]] Wilson, the daughter of [[Jacob Smith]] (B. 1825, D. Feb 5, 1867).<ref name="1855Census"/> He lived in Berne, Albany Co, NY for most of his life.

==Marriage & Children== 
He may have married a woman named Hannah who was 15 years older than he.<ref name="1880Census"/> In 1865 he was living with a Hannah Lodner and she could possibly have become his wife.<ref name="1865Census">1865 NY State Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref>



==Occupation==
Michael was a farmer.<ref name="1870Census"/><ref name="1880Census"/>
==Military Service==
{| style="color:black;background-color:#ccffff;" cellspacing="1" border="2"
|Name:
|Michael Smith
|-
|Residence at Enlistment:
|Berne<ref name="Town and City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref>
|-
|Place of Birth:
|Ireland<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Date of Birth:
|January 1840<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Term of Enlistment:
|2 years<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Bounty Received:
|None <ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Enlistment Date:
|14 Dec 1861
|-
|Enlistment Place:
|Albany <ref name="AG Report">Annual Report of the Adjutant General or the State of New York </ref>
|-
|Enlistment Rank:
|Private<ref name="AG Report"/>
|-
|State Served:
|New York<ref name="AG Report"/>
|-
|Regiment:
|91st Infantry<ref name="AG Report"/>
|-
|Company:
|Company K<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Re-enlistment Date:
|23 April 1864<ref name="AG Report"/>
|-
|Muster Out Date:
|3 July 1865<ref name="AG Report"/>
|-
|Muster Out Place:
|Near Washington, DC<ref name="AG Report"/>
|-
|}
{| style="color:black;background-color:#ccffff;" cellspacing="1" border="2"
|Additional Remarks: Enlisted at age 24 to serve 3 years.<ref name="AG Report"/> ; reenlisted<ref name="1865 Census">1865 Census, Berne, Albany Co., NY</ref> . Soldier applied for pension on 5 July 1890.<ref name="Ancestry">Ancestry Military Databases</ref>

Born in County Mayes, Ireland in June of 1840, Age 23, Farmer, Gray eyes, Dark hair, Dark complexion, 5'3" tall.<ref name="Muster Roll Abstracts"> NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases</ref>
|-
|Sources Used: 1865 census, Berne, Albany Co., NY; Howell, George Rogers, [[History of the County of Albany]], NY from 1609-1886, W. W. Munsell & Co., 1886, page 817; Ancestry.com, US Civil War Soldiers 1861-1865 and CW Pension Index; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York.
|}

==Life==
In 1855 at the age of about 19, Michael Smith was working as a servant and living with Polly Ryan, who was a maid, in Berne.<ref name="1855Census"/> He continued to live with her in 1860.<ref name="1860Census"/> In 1865 he was living with Mary Ryan, presumably Mary and Polly are the same person or they are related. In this census Michael is reported as a naturalized citizen who was born in Ireland, a farmer who owned his own land and currently serving in the army.<ref name="1865Census">1865 NY State Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref> In 1870 he was again living with Mary Ryan in Berne and he was working as a farm laborer.<ref name="1870Census"/> By 1880 he was living in his own place in Berne, with a woman named Hannah and he was a farmer.<ref name="1880Census"/>

==Death==
Michael Smith died on November 17, 1899.<ref name="Civil War Pension Records"> Civil War Pension Records @ Fold3.com</ref>
He was granted his pension for his Civil War service on July 5, 1890. He did not appear on the 1890 Veterans Schedule or the 1892 NY State census in Berne.

==Obituary== 


==Additional Research Notes==
In 1875 Michael lived in Berne. He was 38 years old, born in Ireland, single, and a farmer. Others in his household included: Ann Eliabeth Ryan age 47, no connection, born in Albany, and single; Mary Ryan age 92 , no connection, born in Connecticut, single, and blind; Hannah Smith age 42, no connection, born in Schoharie, Single. <ref name="1875 census"> 1875 census, Berne, Albany Co., NY</ref>

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JElberfeld: Text replace - "Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War" to "Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War"

Betty: moved Michael Smith to Smith, Michael

Betty: Created page with "__NOTOC__ ==Birth== Little is known about Michael Smith, however he was born in about 1838. His birthplace has been recorded as Albany Count..."

Betty: Created page with "NOTOC ==Birth== Little is known about Michael Smith, however he was born in about 1838. His birthplace has been recorded as Albany Count..."