John J. Hesley

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Birth

John J Hesley was born 17 Sep 1840 in Albany Co, the son of Fridereck Hesley and Catharine Kastendike .

Fredrick Hasley is listed as born abt 1812 in Alsace with a father Haussly. Frederick's siblings are listed as

• Jacob Hassly (1796 – )
• Catharine Hesley (1805 – 1875)
• Michael Hesley (1815 – )

Frederick married Sophia (1813 – ) Their children were"

• Catharine Hasley (1843 – )
• Mary Hasley (1846 – )
• Elmina Hasley (1849 – )
• Michael F. Hesley (1852 – )

Since Michael Hesley was half brother to John Hesley, it is possible that Frederick Hasley and Fridereck Hesley are the same person, and Catharine Kastendike was Frederick's first wife. The spelling of the last name is a mixed within a family.

Marriage & Children

John Hesley married Cathering (1842): Their children were:

• Loella Hesley (1867 – )
• Edward A Hesley (1869 – )
• Orpha Hesley (1873 – )
• Anna Hesley (1875 – )
• John N Hesley (1879 – )

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Death

John J. Hesley died 1911

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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 John J Hesley
Name: John J Hesley
Birth Date: 17 Sep 1840
Birth Place: Albany Co
Father: Fridereck Hesley
Mother: Catharine Kastendike
Residence Place: Albany
Enlistment Date: 8 Sep 1862
Enlistment Location: Bethlehem, Albany, New York
Regiment: 43rd Regiment
Company: B
Rank: Private
Race: White
Marital Status: Single

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900

Civil War Record Summaries

U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about John J Hesley
Name: John J Hesley
Residence: Albany, New York
Age at enlistment: 22
Enlistment Date: 8 Sep 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Albany, New York
State Served: New York
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company H, New York 43rd Infantry Regiment on 14 Sep 1862. Mustered out on 16 Jun 1865 at Washington, DC.
Birth Date: abt 1840
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General

U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about John J. Hesley
Name: John J. Hesley
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: New York
Regiment Name: 43 N. Y. Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded: 43rd Regiment, New York Infantry
Company: H,B
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M551 roll 64

American Civil War Soldiers about John Hesley
Name: John Hesley
Enlistment Date: 8 Sep 1862
Enlistment Place: Albany, New York
Side Served: Union
State Served: New York
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 8 September 1862 at the age of 22.
Enlisted in Company H, 43rd Infantry Regiment New York on 14 Sep 1862.
Mustered Out Company H, 43rd Infantry Regiment New York on 16 Jun 1865 at Washington, DC.
Sources: 14

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

1870 United States Federal Census about John J Herley Name: John J Herley [John J Hesley] Age in 1870: 29 Birth Year: abt 1841 Birthplace: New York Home in 1870: Coeymans, Albany, New York Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Coeymans Hollow Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age John J Herley 29 Cathrine A Herley 28 Loella Herley 3 Edward A Herley 1

1880 United States Federal Census about John Hesley Name: John Hesley Age: 39 Birth Year: abt 1841 Birthplace: New York Home in 1880: Olive, Ulster, New York Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Catharine Hesley Father's Birthplace: Baden Mother's Birthplace: Baden Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Works On Rail R. Household Members: Name Age John Hesley 39 Catharine Hesley 38 Loella Hesley 13 Edward Hesley 11 Orpha Hesley 7 Anna Hesley 5 John Hesley 1

1900 United States Federal Census about John J Hesley Name: John J Hesley Age: 59 Birth Date: Sep 1840 Birthplace: New York Home in 1900: Olive, Ulster, New York [Ulster] Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Catherine A Hesley Marriage Year: 1865 Years Married: 35 Father's Birthplace: Germany Mother's Birthplace: Germany Occupation: View on Image Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age John J Hesley 59 Catherine A Hesley 58 Edward A Hesley 31 Orpha Hesley 27 John N Hesley 21 Charles Hesley 19

1910 United States Federal Census about John Hesley Name: John Hesley [John Haseley] [John Hasley] [Hesley] Age in 1910: 68 Birth Year: abt 1842 [1842] Birthplace: New York [New York] Home in 1910: Olive, Ulster, New York Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) [Head] Marital Status: Married Father's Birthplace: Germany Mother's Birthplace: Germany Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age John Hesley 68 Charles Hesley 28 Lottie M Hesley 27 Earnestine Hesley 4 Lorran B Hesley 1 [1 1/12] Additional Media U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 about John Hesley Name: John Hesley Residence: Knox, Albany, New York Class: 1 Congressional District: 14th Age on 1 July 1863: 22 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841 Race: White Marital Status: Unmarried (Single) Place of Birth: New York U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 about John J Hesley Name: John J Hesley Roll Number: T288_214 (Service: H 43 NY Inf.) —Mr. John J. Hesley, a former resident of this place in the sixties, now of West Shokan, Ulster county, is spending a couple of weeks in this vacinaty renewing old acquaintances and visiting relatives, Mr. Hesley is a half brother of the late Michael Hesley of Knox. He left here when Altamont, then Knowersville, was in its infancy some 40 odd years ago and went down in Ulster county where he engaged as section foreman on the Ulster & Delaware R. R., which position he held until about eight years ago. Altamont Enterprise - August 20, 1909 Sources