Steiner, Cornelius

Knox during the Civil War
Berne during the Civil War

Birth

Cornelius Steiner was born August 15, 1805 and christened on 29 Sept 1805 at Saint Paul's Lutheran Church, Berne, Albany to Jacob Steiner (B. July 19, 1768, D. after 1805) and his second wife Anna MargaretHilligas who were married in May of 1797 at the New Salem Reformed Church in New Salem, Albany Co.,NY

Marriage & Children

On April 10, 1832 at the Berne Reformed Church in Berne, Cornelius married Maria E. Wilday (B. Mar 27, 1815, d. Feb 24, 1886, the daughter of Peter Wilday and his wife Nancy.

Cornelius had the following children:

• Eliza Maria Steiner (B. 1831) may have been born to a previous wife named Maria
• Margaret Steiner (B. 1831)
• Chauncey A. Steiner (B. abt 1833)
• Peter H. Steiner (B. 1834)
• Welthy Ann Steiner (B. 1835)
• Abram Steiner (B. 1838)
• Elizabeth (B. 1839)
• Daniel Henry Stiner (B. July 25, 1842, D.after 1920)
• John M. Steiner (B. March 26, 1844, D. May 24, 1924)
• George Washington Steiner (B. 1846, D. 1926)
• Seneca M. Steiner (B. 1848, D. 1904)
• Lambert D.Steiner (B. Sept 16, 1851)

Occupation

Cornelius was a shoemaker.

Military Service

Name:	Cornelius Stiner
Residence at Enlistment:	Berne, New York
Date of Birth:	15 Aug 1822
Names of Parents:	Jacob (Steiner) and Margaret Hilligass
Marital Status:	Married
Occupation:	Farmer
Term of Enlistment:	3 years
Bounty Received:	None
Enlistment Date:	6 Jan 1864
Enlistment Place:	Berne, New York
Enlistment Rank:	Private
State Served:	New York
Regiment:	7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery
Company:	Company M
Muster Out Date:	15 May 1865
Muster Out Place:	West Buildings Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 43 or 61.

Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers & U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865; 1865 census Berne, Albany Co., NY; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of NY for the year 1898; 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

Military Experience

Cornelius Steiner enlisted when he was into his 60s despite that the maximum enlistment age was 45 years of age. He gave his date of birth as August 15, 1822 in order to qualify. He enlisted in the same Company and Regiment as his son Chauncey A. Steiner and just days apart. His advanced years made it difficult for him and other older recruits to keep up with the rest of the Regiment. Cornelius spent much of his service as a patient.

Life

Cornelius had a large family and by their early teens several of his sons were living with other families.

On June 19, 1871, Cornelius filed for the Civil War Pension of his son Chauncey A. Steiner.

Death

Cornelius died on July 14, 1880 in Berne, Albany County, NY and was buried at Beaverdam Cemetery there. His wife Maria died February 24, 1886 in Berne.

Additional Research Notes

Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery

STINER, CORNELIUS - Born: Knox, NY. Age: 61. Occupation: shoemaker. Enlisted, January 6, 1864, as private in Co. M, mustered out, May 15, 1865, from hospital in Baltimore, MD. Father of Chauncey. This was the oldest man to serve in the regiment.

Additional Media

Knox - Cornelius Steiner - Muster Roll

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Cornelius Stiner
Name: Cornelius Stiner
Age: 43
Birth Year: abt 1821
Birth Place: Knox, New York
Enlistment Year: 1864
Enlistment Location: Berne, New York
Muster Year: 1864
Separation Details: Discharged
Separation Date: 15 May 1865

The Abstract of his Civil War Muster Roll says that he died 13 August 1864 of Cattarah in the notorious southern prison at Andersonville, Georgia. Actually that was the date and place of death of his son, Chauncy.

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 #:1092;Roll #:749.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Original data: Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts of New York State Volunteers, United States Sharpshooters, and United States Colored Troops [ca. 1861-1900]. (microfilm, 1185 rolls). Albany, New York: New York State Archives.

Census Records

1870 federal; East Berne (Series M593, Roll 901, Page 195)

• Stiner Mary age 58 FW Keeping House $450 $300 b. New York
• Daniel age 29 MW Farm Laborer b. NY
• Lambert age 18 MW Farm Laborer -- $1000 b. NY
• George age 25 MW Farm Laborer b. NY
• John age 2 MW b. NY
• John M. age 27 MW Farm Laborer ----$3000. b. NY

Next Household:

• Cornelius Stiner 65 Shoe Maker
• Margaret Vandenburgh(Gerit) 30 Keeping House
• Mary E. Vandenburgh 9

1880 federal; Berne, 2nd Election District (Series T9, Roll 807, Page 26)

• Cornelius Stiner 78 Sick - consumption
• Margaret Vandenburg 51 Keeping House (Daughter)

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

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