Dietz, Eli
Birth
Eli Deitz was born in Berne ca. 1837, the son of David Deitz and Martha Danforth. His brother Samuel Deitz was also a soldier in the Civil War. Their father presumably died before 1850.[1] His brother, Samuel, listed his parents asDavid Dietz and Martha Wright on his registration to serve in the Civil War. It is possible that their mother remarried and Wright was her current surname.
Occupation
Before the war Eli was a farm laborer[2]
Marriage & Children
Military Service
| Name: | Eli Deitz or Dietz[3] |
| Residence: | Berne |
| Enlistment Date: | 30 Apr 1861[3] |
| Enlistment Place: | Saratoga Springs, NY [3] |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private[4] |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 30th NY Infantry[3][4] |
| Company: | Company D |
| Promotion Date: | |
| Promotion Rank: | Sgt. |
| Discharged for Disabililty on: | 25 Nov 1861 [4] |
| Discharged at: | Upton's Hill, VA[4] |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 23.[3] His promotion was not noted in either Ancestry's databases or in the A-G report. His mother filed for his pension on June 21, 1876, indicating he died sometime prior to that date. |
| Sources Used: Pension application of his mother; Ancestry.com American Civil War Soldiers; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for the year 1899. |
Death
Eli died on May 18, 1862 at Stillwater, Saratoga Co., NY and is buried at the Baptist Cemetery there. On June 21, 1876, Eli's mother, Martha Deitz, received a pension based on his civil war service.
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Additional Media
1850 Berne<br.> Samuel Onderdonk 46 M Farmer Ny<br.> Eve Onderdonk 43 F Ny <br.> Eli Dietz 13 M Ny<br.> Harriet A. Onderdonk 12 F Ny<br.> In the 1850 Berne census he was in the home Samuel and Eva Detiz Onderdonk who were his aunt and uncle.
Stillwater 1860<br.>
Duncan Van Wie 26 farmer<br.>
Jane 26<br.>
Eli Deitz 22 farm laborer<br.>
Nancy ?ied 17 domestic<br.>
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