Shufeldt, Franklin
Birth
Franklin was born in Knox at about 1846, a son of Alexander Shufeldt and Amanda[1] Crary.[2] He was a brother to Edward and Sidney Shufeldt, who also served in the Civil War.
Marriage & Children
On August 19, 1869, at the First Lutheran Church in Albany, he married Eliza J. Buckbee who was born at about 1848 and had the following known children: [3]
Eliza died at about 1883 and Franklin married secondly, Margaret J. Burn at about 1884. They had one son, Richard B. Shufeldt. [4]
Occupation
After his marriage he was a railroad engineer
Military Service
| Residence: | Knox, NY[5] |
| Place of Birth: | Knox[5] |
| Term of Enlistment: | 3 years[5] |
| Enlistment Date: | 23 Nov 1861[6] |
| Enlistment Place: | Albany, New York [6] |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 11th Light Artillery[6] |
| Promotion Date: | 1 Jan 1865[6] |
| Promotion Rank: | Full Corporal [6] |
| Muster Out Date: | 13 Jun 1865 [6] |
| Muster Out Place: | Albany, NY [6] |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 18.[6] “Reenlisted Jan 23rd 1864-Discharged June 13th 1865. Engagements: Manassas, Fredericksburg, Chancelorville, Gettysburg, Mine Run, Spottsylvania, North Anna, Coal Harbor, Tolopotomy, Petersburg, 1st & 2nd Deep Bottom, Surrender of Lee’s Army.”[5] |
| Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War |
Death
Franklin died in 1906.[7] Franklin’s widow, Margaret, received her pension on September 29, 1906.
Obituary
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 Franks Shufelt[8]
Name: Franks Shufelt
Birth Place: Knox, Albany Co, New York
Residence Place: Albany
Enlistment Date: 1862
Enlistment Location: Knox, Albany, New York
Regiment: 11th Regiment
Rank: Private
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Franklin Shufeldt[8]
Name: Franklin Shufeldt
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1843
Birth Place: Berne, New York
Enlistment Year: 1861
Enlistment Location: Albany, New York
Muster Year: 1861
Separation Details: Muster Out of Service
Separation Date: 13 Jun 1865
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
Franklin Shufeldt appears on the 1890 Veterans census for the city of Albany.
1860 United States Federal Census about Franklin Shufeldt[8]
Name: Franklin Shufeldt
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
Alexander Shufeldt 40
Amanda Shufeldt 40
Sidney Shufeldt 20
Edward Shufeldt 18
Franklin Shufeldt 14
Ella Shufeldt 8
Charles Shufeldt 4
William Shufeldt 2
Additional Media
Sources
- ↑ 1850 Census, Knox, Albany Co., NY
- ↑ Berne NY Family files, www.bernehistory.org
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 1880 Census, City of Albany, Albany Co., NY
- ↑ 1900 Census, City of Albany, Albany Co., NY
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 Ancestry Military Databases
- ↑ Civil War Pension Records @ Fold3.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 www.Ancestry.com
