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Mustered September 19, 1862; discharged by reason of disability and died 8 Aug. 1864 in Knox, and is buried in [[Beaverdam Cemetery]] in Berne.<ref name="Town And City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref>
 
Mustered September 19, 1862; discharged by reason of disability and died 8 Aug. 1864 in Knox, and is buried in [[Beaverdam Cemetery]] in Berne.<ref name="Town And City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref>
  
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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]]'''===
[[File:CivilWarKnoxMinerEckerMusterRoll-W.jpg|300px|thumb|right|<center>Knox - Miner Ecker - Muster
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'''New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about Miner Ecker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
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Name: Miner Ecker<br>
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Birth Place: Knox, Albany Co, New York<br>
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Father: David Ecker<br>
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Mother: Mary E Saddlemire<br>
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Residence Place: Knox<br>
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Enlistment Date: 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: Private<br>
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Race: White<br>
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Marital Status: Single<br>
  
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==='''[[h:New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900|New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900]]'''===
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Miner Ecker <br>
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[[File:CivilWarKnoxMinerEckerMusterRoll-W.jpg|300px|thumb|right|<center>Knox - Miner Ecker - Muster Roll</center>]]
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'''New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Miner Ecker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref> <br>'''
 
Name: Miner Ecker <br>
 
Name: Miner Ecker <br>
 
Age: 18 <br>
 
Age: 18 <br>
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Separation Date: 31 Dec 1862
 
Separation Date: 31 Dec 1862
  
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 #:236;Roll #:1107.
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==='''Civil War Record Summaries'''===
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'''U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about Miner Ecker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
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Name: Miner Ecker<br>
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Residence: Knox, New York<br>
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Age at enlistment: 18<br>
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Enlistment Date: 28 Aug 1862<br>
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Rank at enlistment: Private<br>
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Enlistment Place: Knox, New York<br>
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State Served: New York<br>
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Survived the War?: Yes<br>
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Service Record: Enlisted in Company I, New York 61st Infantry Regiment on 19 Sep 1862.Mustered out on 31 Dec 1862 at Washington, DC.<br>
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Birth Date: abt 1844<br>
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Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General<br>
  
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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'''U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about Miner Ecker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
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Name: Miner Ecker<br>
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Side: Union<br>
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Regiment State/Origin: New York<br>
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Regiment Name: 61 N.Y. Infantry<br>
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Regiment Name Expanded: 61st Regiment, New York Infantry<br>
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Company: I<br>
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Rank In: Private<br>
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Rank In Expanded: Private<br>
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Rank Out: Private<br>
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Rank Out Expanded: Private<br>
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Film Number: M551 roll 41<br>
  
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.
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'''American Civil War Soldiers about Miner Ecker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><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]]'''===
 
New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about Miner Ecker<br>
 
 
Name: Miner Ecker<br>
 
Name: Miner Ecker<br>
Birth Place: Knox, Albany Co, New York<br>
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Enlistment Date: 28 Aug 1862<br>
Father: David Ecker<br>
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Enlistment Place: Knox, New York<br>
Mother: Mary E Saddlemire<br>
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Side Served: Union<br>
Residence Place: Knox<br>
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State Served: New York<br>
Enlistment Date: Aug 1862<br>
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Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 28 August 1862 at the age of 18.<br>
Enlistment Location: Knox, Albany, New York<br>
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Enlisted in Company I, 61st Infantry Regiment New York on 19 Sep 1862.<br>
Regiment: 61st Regiment<br>
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Received a disability discharge from Company I, 61st Infantry Regiment New York on 31 Dec 1862 at Washington, DC.<br>
Company: I<br>
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Sources: 14<br>
Rank: Private<br>
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Race: White<br>
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==='''[[h:Annual Report of the Adjutant-General|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York]]'''===
Marital Status: Single<br>
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61st NY Infantry<br>
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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.
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==='''[[h:History of the County of Albany|History of the County of Albany]] - Tenney and Howell'''===
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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,  
 
Ecker, Jerome W., descends from one of the early families of the Schoharie valley,  
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'''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.'''  
 
'''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,  
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Jerome W. Ecker, born in Knox, Albany county, July 21, 1847, was educated at the Knox Academy, the Albany State Normal School  
July 21, 1847, was educated at the Knox Academy, the Albany State Normal School  
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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  
and the Fort Edward Institute and was graduated from the Albany Law School and  
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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).  
admitted to the bar in February, 1872. He afterward continued his legal studies  
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with Hungerford & Hotaling and since 1877 has been in the active practice of his  
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==Census Records==
profession. In October, 1862, he enlisted in Co. G, 172d N. Y. Vols., under Capt.  
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'''[[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  
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|'''1850 United States Federal Census about Morgan Ecker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
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,  
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Name: Morgan Ecker<br>
and Lewis O. Morris Post No. 121, G. A. R. June 12, 1872, he married Charlotte  
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Age: 7<br>
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  
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Birth Year: abt 1843<br>
of 1899), Edward, Howard J. and Eva (deceased).  
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Birthplace: New York<br>
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Home in 1850: Berne, Albany, New York<br>
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Gender: Male<br>
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Family Number: 399<br>
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Household Members: <br>
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Name Age<br>
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David Ecker 35<br>
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Mary Ecker 38<br>
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Allen Ecker 13<br>
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Aaron Ecker 9<br>
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Morgan Ecker 7<br>
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David Ecker 5<br>
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Wheeler Ecker 3<br>
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Cyrus Ecker 0<br>
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Jane Chrysler 15<br>
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|'''1860 United States Federal Census about Minor Ecker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
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Name: Minor Ecker<br>
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Age in 1860: 14<br>
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Birth Year: abt 1846<br>
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Birthplace: New York<br>
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Home in 1860: Knox, Albany, New York<br>
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Gender: Male<br>
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Post Office: Knox<br>
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Value of real estate: View image<br>
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Household Members: <br>
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Name Age<br>
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David Ecker 45<br>
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Mary E Ecker 46<br>
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Aaron Ecker 18<br>
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Minor Ecker 14<br>
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Jerome Ecker 12<br>
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Srus Ecker 10<br>
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Revision as of 22:10, 28 April 2013

Birth

Miner David Ecker[1] was born in Knox[2] 13 Mar. 1844[3], a son of David Ecker and Mary E. Saddlemire, and a brother to Jerome W. Ecker.

Military Service

61st Infantry Battle Flag
Residence: Knox [2]
Parents Names: David (Ecker) and Mary E. Saddlemire [2]
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 [2]
Place of Burial: Berne, NY [2]
Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 18[4]
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 Beaverdam Cemetery in Berne.[2]

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[5]
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[5]
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[5]
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[5]
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[5]
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 Morgan Ecker[5]

Name: Morgan Ecker
Age: 7
Birth Year: abt 1843
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

1860 United States Federal Census about Minor Ecker[5]

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

Additional Media

Sources

  1. Berne Historical Project (full name based on census records)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
  3. Dutch Settlers Soc. Berne Cemetery transcriptions
  4. Ancestry Military Databases
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 www.Ancestry.com