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==Birth==
John Wilday Jr. was born in Berne, Albany County, NY.<ref name="Carnival">Keating, Robert, [[Carnival of Blood]]: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998</ref><ref name="Bernehistory">Bernehistory.org</ref><ref name="Town and City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref> His birth date has been recorded from March 17, 1820<ref name="Town and City Registers"/> or March 17, 1821.<ref name="Bernehistory"/> He was the son of [[Johannes Wilday]] (B. April 7, 1789, D. 1873) and [[Margaret Ecker]] (B. Oct 28, 1794, D. Dec 25, 1861).<ref name="Bernehistory"/><ref name="Town and City Registers"/> He was on in a family of eight and had a younger brother named [[John Jost Wilday]], which can cause confusion.<ref name="Bernehistory"/>

==Marriage & Children== 
Before 1842, John married [[Maria Vandenberg]] (B. 1828, D. after 1870), whose parents are unknown.<ref name="Bernehistory"/>

They had the following children:
*[[Mary Esther Wilday]] (B. May 6, 1842, D. unk)<ref name="Bernehistory"/><ref name="1850Census">1850 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref><ref name="1860Census">1860 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref>
*[[Merenious Wilday]] (B. Nov 8, 1843, D. Nov 21, 1928)<ref name="Bernehistory"/><ref name="1900Census">1900 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref><ref name="1850Census"/><ref name="1860Census"/>
*[[Alva Spencer Wilday]] (B. May 26, 1847, D. 1907)<ref name="Bernehistory"/><ref name="1850Census"/><ref name="1860Census"/>

==Occupation==
John worked as a farmer before he served in the Civil War<ref name="Carnival"/> and continued for the remainder of his life.<ref name="USCensus">US Censuses</ref>



==Military Service==
{| style="color:black;background-color:#ccffff;" cellspacing="1" border="2"
|Name:
|John Wildey, Jr
|-
|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:
|Berne, NY<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Date of Birth:
|17 March 1820<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Names of Parents:
|John(Wilday) and Margaret Aker <ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Marital Status:
|Married<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Occupation:
|Farmer<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Term of Enlistment:
|3 years<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Bounty Received:
|None<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Enlistment Date:
|15 Dec 1863<ref name="Carnival"/>
|-
|Enlistment Place:
|Berne, New York or Albany, NY<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Enlistment Rank:
|Private<ref name="Carnival"/>
|-
|State Served:
|New York
|-
|Regiment:
|'''[[7th Regiment]]''' NY Heavy Artillery.<ref name="Pension">Civil War Pension Index, Ancestry.com</ref>
|-
|Company:
|Company I<ref name="Carnival"/>
|-
|Discharged for Disability on:
|20 Aug 1864
|-
|Discharged at:
|David's Island, New York Harbor<ref name="Carnival"/>
|-
|}
{| style="color:black;background-color:#ccffff;" cellspacing="1" border="2"
|Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 34.<ref name="Carnival"/> Disability not specified.<ref name="Carnival"/> "Discharged for Disability Aug 1864 P.O. Address Bern Albany Co N.Y."<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Sources Used: Ancestry.com, U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 and American Civil War Soldiers; 1865 census Berne, Albany Co., NY; Keating, Robert, [[Carnival of Blood]]: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War; 1890 US Veterans Census, Wright, Schoharie County, NY; Civil War Pension Index, Ancestry.com
|}

==Life==
In the 1850 US Census John was recorded living in Berne with his wife and young family and working as a farmer.<ref name="1850Census">1850 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref> The same was true a decade later.<ref name="1860Census">1860 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref> John has not been found in the 1870 or 1880 US Censuses. John applied for his Civil War pension on March 23, 1887.<ref name="Pension"/>

By 1890, John was residing in Wright, Schoharie County, NY where he was recorded in the US Veterans Census. This record confirms his military record and adds that he was wounded in the right leg and was living at Shutters Corners. At the time his discharge papers were not available to provide specific dates.<ref name="1890Census">1890 US Veterans Census, Wright, Schoharie Co, NY</ref>

In 1900 John was living by himself next store to his son [[Merenious Wilday]] and his family in Schoharie, Schoharie County, NY.<ref name="1900Census">1900 US Census, Schoharie, Schoharie Co, NY</ref> John was recorded as follows: born March 1816, 84 yrs old, farm laborer, rents house.<ref name="1900Census"/>

==Death==
John's wife Maria apparently died first and then John died on November 5, 1900 in Middleburgh, Schoharie County, NY. He was buried in Berne.

==Obituary== 


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Betty: Created page with "__NOTOC__ ==Birth== John Wilday Jr. was born in Berne, Albany County, NY.Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civ..."

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