Drum, Joseph
Birth
Joseph Drum was born in Schoharie County, NY in February of 1833. His parents are not known.
Marriage & Children
He married Mary Garfield at about 1855 and had the following children:
- Mary Drum, born at about 1857 at Cobleskill, Schoharie Co., NY
- Charles Drum, born at about 1872
- Emma Drum, born at about 1875, presumably in Knox, Albany Co.,NY
His Life
Joseph was a farmer for all of his life.
He was an active member and an officer of the Charles McCulloch Post #645 of the GAR.
Military Service
| Name: | Joseph Drum |
| Residence: | |
| Enlistment Date: | 22 Aug 1862 |
| Enlistment Place: | Hancock, New York |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 144th Infantry |
| Company: | Company F |
| Muster Out Date: | 25 Jun 1865 |
| Muster Out Place: | Hilton Head, SC |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at age 27. Civil War Pension: Soldier filed in 1891. His widow filed in 1902
Born Schoharie County, Age 27, Laborer, Blue eyes, Red hair, Light complexion, 5' 7-1/2" tall.[1] |
| Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers, US Civil War Soldiers 1861-1865; Civil War Pension Index; 1890 Veterans census, Berne, Albany Co., NY |
Death
His widow, Mary, received her pension from his Civil War service on July 31, 1906. He was buried at the Knox cemetery in Knox, Albany Co., NY.
Joseph Drum Birth: Feb. 27, 1835 Death: Jul. 10, 1910 Burial: Knox Cemetery, Knox, Albany County, New York, USA Created by: KBrownst Record added: Jul 31, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 55700628
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900
Civil War Record Summaries
Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York
1890 Veterans Schedules for Knox
History of the County of Albany - Tenney and Howell
Heroes of Albany
Carnival of Blood
Census Records
| 1880 United States Federal Census about Joseph Drum
Name: Joseph Drum Age: 45 Birth Year: abt 1835 Birthplace: New York Home in 1880: Knox, Albany, New York Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Mary Drum Father's Birthplace: New York Mother's Birthplace: New York Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Farmer Household Members: Name Age Joseph Drum 45 Mary Drum 43 Mary E. Drum 18 Charles Drum 8 Emma Drum 5 Anson Osbrander 18 Clara A. Drum 17 |
1900 United States Federal Census about Joseph Drum Name: Joseph Drum [Joseph Dunn] Age: 65 Birth Date: Feb 1835 Birthplace: New York Home in 1900: Berne, Albany, New York [Albany] Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Mary Drum Marriage Year: 1857 Years Married: 43 Father's Birthplace: New York Mother's Birthplace: New York Household Members: Name Age Joseph Drum 65 Mary Drum 62 Winfield Ostrander 14 |
Additional Media
Sources
- ↑ NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases
