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==Birth==
 
==Birth==
 
John was born in Knox in 1843, a son of Alexander Stalker and Sarah Plant.
 
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John Stalker died of disease, April 19, 1865, in General Hospital, at Philadelphia, Pa.; (Or Washington, D. C.)
 
 
 
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==='''[[h:Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War|Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War]]'''===
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'''New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about John Stakes<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
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Name: John Stakes<br>
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Residence Place: Knox<br>
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Enlistment Date: 21 Aug 1862<br>
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Enlistment Location: Knox, Albany, New York<br>
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Regiment: 61st Regiment<br>
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Company: I<br>
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Rank: Sergeant<br>
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Race: White<br>
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Marital Status: Single<br>
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Information below is similar BUT might refer to a different person.
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'''New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about John Stalker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
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Name: John Stalker<br>
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Birth Date: 20 Feb 1843<br>
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Father: Alexander Stalker<br>
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Mother: Sarah Glant<br>
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Residence Place: Albany<br>
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Enlistment Date: 31 Aug 1862<br>
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Enlistment Location: New Scotland, Albany, New York<br>
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Regiment: 61st Infantry<br>
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Company: I<br>
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Rank: Private<br>
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Race: White<br>
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Marital Status: Single<br>
  
==Additional Media==
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==='''[[h:New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900|New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900]]'''===
 
[[File:CivilWarStalkerJohnMusterRoll-W.jpg|300px|thumb|right|<center>Knox - John Stalker - Civil War Muster Roll</center>]]
 
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'''New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about John Stalker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref> <br>'''
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about John Stalker <br>
 
 
Name: John Stalker<br>
 
Name: John Stalker<br>
 
Age: 19<br>
 
Age: 19<br>
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Separation Details: Died<br>
 
Separation Details: Died<br>
 
Separation Date: 9 Apr 1865
 
Separation Date: 9 Apr 1865
 
Source Citation: New York State Archives, Cultural Education Center, Albany, New York; New York Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900;Archive Collection #:13775-83;Box #:240;Roll #:1111.
 
  
Source Information: Ancestry.com. New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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==='''Civil War Record Summaries'''===
 
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U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about John Stalker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>
 
 
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about John Stalker<br>
 
 
Name: John Stalker<br>
 
Name: John Stalker<br>
 
Age at enlistment: 19<br>
 
Age at enlistment: 19<br>
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Birth Date: abt 1843<br>
 
Birth Date: abt 1843<br>
  
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General<br>
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'''U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about John Stalker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
 
 
Source Information:Historical Data Systems, comp.. U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.
 
 
 
'''U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about John Stalker<br>'''
 
 
Name: John Stalker<br>
 
Name: John Stalker<br>
 
Side: Union<br>
 
Side: Union<br>
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Rank Out Expanded: Private<br>
 
Rank Out Expanded: Private<br>
 
Film Number: M551 roll 134
 
Film Number: M551 roll 134
 
Source Information: National Park Service. U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online <http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/>, acquired 2007.
 
  
===Census Records===
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'''American Civil War Soldiers about John Stalker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref>'''<br>
====1860 federal; Clarksville, New Scotland Township (Series M653, Roll 721, Page 978)====
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Name: John Stalker<br>
*John P. Stalker 22 Farm Laborer
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Enlistment Date: 12 Aug 1862<br>
*Henry Stalker 16
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Enlistment Place: Knox, New York<br>
*Amy Stalker 30
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Side Served: Union<br>
*William Stalker 13
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State Served: New York<br>
*Mary J. Stalker 9
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Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 12 August 1862 at the age of 19.<br>
*George Stalker 8
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Enlisted in Company I, 61st Infantry Regiment New York on 19 Sep 1862.<br>
*Peter Stalker 6
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Died of disease Company I, 61st Infantry Regiment New York on 19 Apr 1865 at Philadelphia, PA.<br>
=== '''[[h:Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War|Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War]]'''===
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Sources: 14<br>
'''New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about John Stakes<br>'''
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Name: John Stakes<br>
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==='''[[h:Annual Report of the Adjutant-General|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York]]'''===
Residence Place: Knox<br>
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61st Infantry<br>
Enlistment Date: 21 Aug 1862<br>
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STALKER, JOHN - Age, 19 years. Enlisted, August 21, 1862, at Knox, so serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. I, September 19, 1962; died of disease, April 19, 1865, in General Hospital, at Philadelphia, Pa.; also borne as Stocker.
Enlistment Location: Knox, Albany, New York<br>
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Regiment: 61st Regiment<br>
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==='''[[h:History of the County of Albany|History of the County of Albany]] - Tenney and Howell'''===
Company: I<br>
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Knox<br>
Rank: Sergeant<br>
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John Stalker, sergeant. Sixty-first Regiment, Company I ; enlisted August 21, 1862; mustered September 19, 1862 ; died of disease in hospital at Washington, D. C.
Race: White<br>
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Marital Status: Single<br>
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==='''[[h:Heroes of Albany|Heroes of Albany]]===
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Died, but not listed in the book
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==Census Records==
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'''1850 United States Federal Census about John Stalker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
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Name: John Stalker<br>
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Age: 7<br>
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Birth Year: abt 1843<br>
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Home in 1850: New Scotland, Albany, New York<br>
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Gender: Male<br>
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Family Number: 614<br>
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[624] <br>
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Household Members: <br>
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Name Age<br>
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Alexander Stalker 34<br>
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Sally Stalker 27<br>
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Alonso Stalker 10<br>
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'''John Stalker 7<br>'''
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Susanah Stalker 5<br>
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Margaret Stalker 4<br>
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Henry L Stalker 1<br>
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==Additional Media==
  
 
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Latest revision as of 23:01, 30 March 2013

Birth

John was born in Knox in 1843, a son of Alexander Stalker and Sarah Plant.

Marriage & Children

Military Service

61st Infantry Battle Flag
Residence:
Bounty Received: $100.00[1]
Enlistment Date: 31 Aug 1862[1]
Enlistment Place: Knox[1]
Enlistment Rank: Sgt.[1]
State Served: New York
Regiment: 61st Infantry[1][2]
Company: Company I[2]
Died of Disease: 19 April 1865[2]
Place of Death: General Hospital, at Philadelphia, Pa[2]
Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 19 to serve 3 years.[2]
Sources Used: Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War; Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York.

Death

John Stalker died of disease, April 19, 1865, in General Hospital, at Philadelphia, Pa.; (Or Washington, D. C.)

Obituary

Additional Research Notes


Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War

New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about John Stakes[3]
Name: John Stakes
Residence Place: Knox
Enlistment Date: 21 Aug 1862
Enlistment Location: Knox, Albany, New York
Regiment: 61st Regiment
Company: I
Rank: Sergeant
Race: White
Marital Status: Single

Information below is similar BUT might refer to a different person.

New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about John Stalker[3]
Name: John Stalker
Birth Date: 20 Feb 1843
Father: Alexander Stalker
Mother: Sarah Glant
Residence Place: Albany
Enlistment Date: 31 Aug 1862
Enlistment Location: New Scotland, Albany, New York
Regiment: 61st Infantry
Company: I
Rank: Private
Race: White
Marital Status: Single

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900

Knox - John Stalker - Civil War Muster Roll

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about John Stalker[3]
Name: John Stalker
Age: 19
Birth Year: abt 1843
Birth Place: Knox, New York
Enlistment Year: 1862
Enlistment Location: Knox, New York
Muster Year: 1862
Separation Details: Died
Separation Date: 9 Apr 1865

Civil War Record Summaries

U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about John Stalker[3]
Name: John Stalker
Age at enlistment: 19
Enlistment Date: 8 Dec 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Knox, NY
State Served: New York
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Enlisted in Company I, New York 61st Infantry Regiment on 19 Sep 1862. Mustered out on 19 Apr 1865 at Philadelphia, PA.
Birth Date: abt 1843

U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about John Stalker[3]
Name: John Stalker
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: New York
Regiment Name: 61 N.Y. Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded: 61st Regiment, New York Infantry
Company: I
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M551 roll 134

American Civil War Soldiers about John Stalker[3]
Name: John Stalker
Enlistment Date: 12 Aug 1862
Enlistment Place: Knox, New York
Side Served: Union
State Served: New York
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 12 August 1862 at the age of 19.
Enlisted in Company I, 61st Infantry Regiment New York on 19 Sep 1862.
Died of disease Company I, 61st Infantry Regiment New York on 19 Apr 1865 at Philadelphia, PA.
Sources: 14

Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York

61st Infantry
STALKER, JOHN - Age, 19 years. Enlisted, August 21, 1862, at Knox, so serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. I, September 19, 1962; died of disease, April 19, 1865, in General Hospital, at Philadelphia, Pa.; also borne as Stocker.

History of the County of Albany - Tenney and Howell

Knox
John Stalker, sergeant. Sixty-first Regiment, Company I ; enlisted August 21, 1862; mustered September 19, 1862 ; died of disease in hospital at Washington, D. C.

Heroes of Albany

Died, but not listed in the book

Census Records

1850 United States Federal Census about John Stalker[3]
Name: John Stalker
Age: 7
Birth Year: abt 1843
Home in 1850: New Scotland, Albany, New York
Gender: Male
Family Number: 614
[624]
Household Members:
Name Age
Alexander Stalker 34
Sally Stalker 27
Alonso Stalker 10
John Stalker 7
Susanah Stalker 5
Margaret Stalker 4
Henry L Stalker 1

Additional Media


Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 www.Ancestry.com