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| − | * | + | *Jane Eliza Wilday Nelson (B. March 13, 1853)<ref name="Bernehistory"/><ref name="1860Census">1860 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref> |
*Ann J. Wilday (B. July 4, 1854)<ref name="Bernehistory"/><ref name="1860Census"/> | *Ann J. Wilday (B. July 4, 1854)<ref name="Bernehistory"/><ref name="1860Census"/> | ||
*Johanna Wilday (B. Oct 9, 1856)<ref name="Bernehistory"/><ref name="1860Census"/> | *Johanna Wilday (B. Oct 9, 1856)<ref name="Bernehistory"/><ref name="1860Census"/> | ||
*Laura Emma Wilday (B. March 4, 1861)<ref name="Bernehistory"/> | *Laura Emma Wilday (B. March 4, 1861)<ref name="Bernehistory"/> | ||
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==Occupation== | ==Occupation== | ||
Hiram was a farmer.<ref name="1860Census"/><ref name="Town and City Registers"/> | Hiram was a farmer.<ref name="1860Census"/><ref name="Town and City Registers"/> | ||
Revision as of 16:18, 20 March 2013
Birth
Hiram Wilday was born in 1817 in Berne, Albany County, NY to Peter Wilday (B. Sept 7, 1773, D. unk) and his wife Nancy Wilday (B. 1785, D. unk).[1][2] He was one of four children and had an older half brother.[1]
Marriage
On October 15, 1849 in Berne, Hiram married Laura Lany Like (B. 1833, D. after 1890) whose parents are unknown.[1][3]
They had the following children:
- Jane Eliza Wilday Nelson (B. March 13, 1853)[1][3]
- Ann J. Wilday (B. July 4, 1854)[1][3]
- Johanna Wilday (B. Oct 9, 1856)[1][3]
- Laura Emma Wilday (B. March 4, 1861)[1]
Occupation
Military Service
| Residence: | Berne, New York[2] |
| Date of Birth: | 1817[2] |
| Names of Parents: | Peter (Wilday) and Nancy[2] |
| Marital Status: | Married[2] |
| Occupation: | Farmer[2] |
| Term of Enlistment: | 3 years[2] |
| Bounty Received: | $100.00[2] |
| Enlistment Place: | Berne[2] |
| Enlistment Date: | 30 Aug. 1862 |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 61st Infantry Regiment New York[4][5][6] |
| Company: | Company I[4][5][6] |
| Wounded in Action on: | 24 June 1864[2] or 22 June 1864[6] |
| Wounded at: | Petersburg, VA[2] |
| Died from Injuries: | 24 Jun 1864[7] or June 25, 1864[6][2] of wounds |
| Death Place: | City Point, VA |
| Place of Burial: | City Point, VA[2] |
| Additional Remarks: "Wounded in right Shoulder in front of Petersburgh June 24th died at City Point June 25th 1864 and buried there"[2] He was wounded in the right shoulder, in Battle of Petersburg, June 22, 1864. |
| Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers, U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006; 1865 census, Berne, Albany Co., NY; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War; 1890 US Veterans Census, Schoharie, Schoharie Co, NY; Civil War Pension Index, Ancestry.com |
Life
In 1860 Hiram was working as a farmer and living in Berne with his wife and young family.[3] He did not own any property.[3]
Death
Hiram died from wounds on 24 Jun 1864 at City Point, Virgina and was buried at City Point National Cemetery, Hopewell , VA, Section D Site 928 on 26 Jun 1864. After his death, his wife Laura filed for his Civil War pension; unfortunately the date of that filing is illegible.[4] She was recorded as his widow in the 1890 US Veterans Census in Schoharie, Schoharie County, NY.[5]
Hopewell, Virginia, City Point National Cemetery, 1866-2010 about Hiram Wilday[8]
Name: Hiram Wilday
Origin State: New York
Cemetery: City Point National Cemetery
Burial Location: Hopewell, Virginia, United States
Section: D
U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 about Hiram Wilday[9]
Name: Hiram Wilday
Service Info.: PVT US Army
Death Date: 26 Jun 1864
Interment Date: 26 Jun 1864
Cemetery: City Point National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 10th Avenue and Davis Street Hopewell , VA 23860
Buried At: Section D Site 928
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 Hiram Wilday[9]
Name: Hiram Wilday
Birth Date: 1817
Father: Peter Wilday
Mother: Nancy Willey
Enlistment Date: Sep 1862
Enlistment Location: Berne, Albany, New York
Regiment: 61st Infantry
Company: I
Rank: Private
Marital Status: Married
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Hiram Wilday[9]
Name: Hiram Wilday
Age: 45
Birth Year: abt 1817
Birth Place: Berne, New York
Enlistment Year: 1862
Enlistment Location: Berne, New York
Muster Year: 1862
Separation Details: Died
Separation Date: 24 Jun 1864
Civil War Record Summaries
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about Hiram Wilday[8]
Name: Hiram Wilday
Age at enlistment: 45
Enlistment Date: 30 Aug 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Berne, NY
State Served: New York
Was Wounded?: Yes
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Enlisted in Company I, New York 61st Infantry Regiment on 19 Sep 1862.
Mustered out on 24 Jun 1864 at City Point, VA.
Birth Date: abt 1817
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General
American Civil War Soldiers about Hiram Wilday[8]
Name: Hiram Wilday
Enlistment Date: 30 Aug 1862
Enlistment Place: Berne, New York
Side Served: Union
State Served: New York
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 30 August 1862 at the age of 45.
Enlisted in Company I, 61st Infantry Regiment New York on 19 Sep 1862.
Died from wounds Company I, 61st Infantry Regiment New York on 24 Jun 1864 at City Point, VA.
Sources: 14
Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for the Year 1897
1890 Veterans Schedules
1890 Veterans Schedules about Hiram Wilday[8]
Veteran's Name: Hiram Wilday
Relative's Name: Laney Wilday
Relationship to veteran: Widow
Home in 1890 (Township, County, State): Schoharie, Schoharie, New York
Year enlisted: 1861
Year discharged: 1864
Rank: Private
History of the County of Albany - Tenney and Howell
Hiram Wilday - [only his name]
Heroes of Albany
Hiram Wildday, of Bern, enlisted in Company I, Sixty-first Regiment, September, 1862. He was wounded in the right shoulder, in front of Petersburg, June 22, 1864. Died at City Point, June 25, 1864, and was buried there.
Census Records
1860 United States Federal Census about Hiram Wilday[8]
Name: Hiram Wilday
Age in 1860: 39
Birth Year: abt 1821
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1860: Berne, Albany, New York
Gender: Male
Post Office: East Berne
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Hiram Wilday 39
Sny Wilday 27
Jane E Wilday 8
Ann J Wilday 6
Johanna Wilday 3
Additional Media
Wounded in right Shoulder in front of Petersburgh June 24th died at City Point June 25th 1864 and buried there
Hiram Wilday Letter Home - April 25, 1863 - Page 1 
Hiram Wilday Letter Home - April 25, 1863 - Page 1 
Letter announcing the death of Hiram Wilday - June 26, 1864 - Page 1 
Letter announcing the death of Hiram Wilday - June 26, 1864 - Page 2
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Bernehistory.org
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 1860 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Civil War Pension Index, Ancestry.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 1890 US Veterans Census, Schoharie, Schoharie Co, NY
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Clark, Rufus Wheelwright, "Heroes of Albany; A memorial of the Patriot-martyrs of the City and County", 1867
- ↑ Ancestry.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 www.Ancestry.com One World Tree
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 www.Ancestry.com
