Ecker, Miner

Knox during the Civil War

Birth

Miner David Ecker was born in Knox 13 Mar. 1844, a son of David Ecker (1815 – 1896) and Mary E. Saddlemire,(1818 – 1890). His siblings were:

• Allen Ecker (1836 – 1919)
• Peter A. Ecker (1839 – 1840)
• Aaron Ecker (1841 – )
• Morgan Ecker (1842 – 1854)
• Jerome Ecker (1847 – 1934)
• Cyrus Ecker (1850 – 1894)
• Rose Ecker (1857 – 1934)

Military Service

61st Infantry Battle Flag

Residence:	Knox
Parents Names:	David (Ecker) and Mary E. Saddlemire
Enlistment Date:	28 Aug 1862
Term of Enlistment:	3 years
Bounty Received:	$100.00
Enlistment Place:	Knox, New York
Enlistment Rank:	Private
State Served:	New York
Mustered in with Regiment on:	19 Sep 1862
Regiment:	61st Infantry
Company:	Company I
Discharged for Disability on:	31 Dec 1862
Discharged at:	Washington, DC
Place of Death:	Knox, NY
Place of Burial:	Berne, NY

Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 18

Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War

Death

Mustered September 19, 1862; discharged by reason of disability and died 8 Aug. 1864 in Knox, and is buried in Berne and Beaverdam Cemetery in Berne.

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 Miner Ecker
Name: Miner Ecker
Birth Place: Knox, Albany Co, New York
Father: David Ecker
Mother: Mary E Saddlemire
Residence Place: Knox
Enlistment Date: Aug 1862
Enlistment Location: Knox, Albany, New York
Regiment: 61st Regiment
Company: I
Rank: Private
Race: White
Marital Status: Single

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

Knox - Miner Ecker - Muster Roll

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Miner Ecker
Name: Miner Ecker
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1844
Birth Place: Knox, New York
Enlistment Year: 1862
Enlistment Location: Knox, New York
Muster Year: 1862
Separation Details: Discharged
Separation Date: 31 Dec 1862

Civil War Record Summaries

U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about Miner Ecker
Name: Miner Ecker
Residence: Knox, New York
Age at enlistment: 18
Enlistment Date: 28 Aug 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Knox, New York
State Served: New York
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company I, New York 61st Infantry Regiment on 19 Sep 1862.Mustered out on 31 Dec 1862 at Washington, DC.
Birth Date: abt 1844
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General

U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about Miner Ecker
Name: Miner Ecker
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 41

American Civil War Soldiers about Miner Ecker
Name: Miner Ecker
Enlistment Date: 28 Aug 1862
Enlistment Place: Knox, New York
Side Served: Union
State Served: New York
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 28 August 1862 at the age of 18.
Enlisted in Company I, 61st Infantry Regiment New York on 19 Sep 1862.
Received a disability discharge from Company I, 61st Infantry Regiment New York on 31 Dec 1862 at Washington, DC.
Sources: 14

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

61st NY Infantry
ECKER, MINER - Age, 18 years. Enlisted August 28, 1862, at Knox, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. I, September 19, 1862; discharged with disability, December 31, 1862, at Washington, D.C.

History of the County of Albany - Tenney and Howell

Knox - Miner Ecker, private. Sixty-first Regiment, Company I ; enlisted in August, 1862; mustered September 19, 1862; discharged by reason of disability and died in Knox, and is buried in Berne.

Ecker, Jerome W., descends from one of the early families of the Schoharie valley, one of whom was a lieutenant in the Revolutionary war.

David Ecker, his father, born in Berne, Albany county, in 1815, was a farmer and died March 17, 1896. His wife, Mary E., daughter of Adam Saddlemire, also born in 1815, died in February, 1892. One of their sons, Miner, enlisted in the 62d N. Y. Vols., and died from disease contracted in the service.

Jerome W. Ecker, born in Knox, Albany county, July 21, 1847, was educated at the Knox Academy, the Albany State Normal School and the Fort Edward Institute and was graduated from the Albany Law School and admitted to the bar in February, 1872. He afterward continued his legal studies with Hungerford & Hotaling and since 1877 has been in the active practice of his profession. In October, 1862, he enlisted in Co. G, 172d N. Y. Vols., under Capt. Morgan L. Filkins, and served ten months, participating in the siege of Port Hudson and the two expeditions to the Amite River. He is past officer in the subordinate lodge and encampment of I. O. O. F., member of the Grand Lodge and the daughters of Rebekah, member of Chancellors Lodge No. 58, K. of P., Albany Division No. 2. Uniformed Rank, K. of P., the Grand Lodge of this order since 1888, and Lewis O. Morris Post No. 121, G. A. R. June 12, 1872, he married Charlotte daughter of Jacob Kniskern of Knox, and they have had six children : Nellie G., Frederick (died aged nine months), George W. (a student at Rutgers College, class of 1899), Edward, Howard J. and Eva (deceased).

Census Records

1850 United States Federal Census about David Ecker Name: David Ecker Age: 5 Birth Year: abt 1845 Birthplace: New York Home in 1850: Berne, Albany, New York Gender: Male Family Number: 399 Household Members: Name Age David Ecker 35 Mary Ecker 38 Allen Ecker 13 Aaron Ecker 9 Morgan Ecker 7 David Ecker 5 Wheeler Ecker 3 Cyrus Ecker 0 Jane Chrysler 15 Note: David is Miner's middle name, so this is probable.

1860 United States Federal Census about Minor Ecker Name: Minor Ecker Age in 1860: 14 Birth Year: abt 1846 Birthplace: New York Home in 1860: Knox, Albany, New York Gender: Male Post Office: Knox Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age David Ecker 45 Mary E Ecker 46 Aaron Ecker 18 Minor Ecker 14 Jerome Ecker 12 Srus Ecker 10

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