Cheesbro, John
Birth
John Chesbro was born about 1840 in (Greene County, NY)[1] Albany, NY.[2] At this point we do not know his ancestry. His surname is spelled many different ways but Chesbro was the preferred spelling by his grandson Clinton John Chesbro. John used the alias John Castle while in the Civil War.
Marriage & Children
Before 1874, he married a woman named Ella who was born in September of 1850.[3] They had one son Lewis Chesbro in August 1874.[3]
Military Service
| Name: | Castle, John aka Cheesbro, John |
| Enlistment Date: | 12 Aug 1862 |
| Enlistment Place: | Albany, New York |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery |
| Company: | Company G |
| Promotion Date: | 18 Aug 1862 |
| Promotion Rank: | Full Corporal |
| Promotion Date: | 25 May 1863 |
| Promotion Rank: | Full Sergeant |
| Promotion Date: | 31 Mar 1864 |
| Promotion Rank: | Full 1st Sergeant |
| Reduced to Rank: | 19 Jan 1865 |
| Reduced to: | Full Privateate |
| Wounded in Action on: | 31 May 1864 |
| Wounded at: | Totopotomoy, VA (Totopotomoy Creek) |
| Muster Out Date: | 16 June 1865 |
| Muster Out Place: | Baltimore, MD |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 22. Wounded in head and chest when struck by musket.[2] Soldier applied for pension on 29 July 1890, his widow on 7 Nov 1890. AKA John Castle |
| Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers and CW Pension Index; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of NY for the year 1898. |
Life
In 1880, John was living in the city of Albany at #8 Central Avenue with his wife Ella and five year old son Lewis in a two family house with the family of Christian Schurr a German grocer.[4] John was working as a driver. A decade later, he was living in Westerlo when the 1890 US Veterans Census was taken.[5] He died just after the census was taken and in 1900 his widow Ella was living in Westerlo with her son Lewis, daughter in law Anna and grandson Clinton John.[6] In this census she was recorded as a farmer who owned the farm. Her son Lewis was recorded as a day laborer.
Death
John died on October 18, 1890[7].His widow, Ella, filed for her pension on Nov 7, 1890.[8] His wife Ella lived for many more years being recorded in the 1900 and 1910 US Censuses in Westerlo.
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
Additional Media
Sources
- ↑ 1875 Census, Westerlo, Albany Co., NY
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 US Censuses
- ↑ 1880 US Census, Albany, Albany Co, NY
- ↑ 1890 US Veterans Census, Westerlo, Albany Co, NY
- ↑ 1900 US Census, Westerlo, Albany Co, NY
- ↑ Civil War Pension Records @ Fold3.com
- ↑ Civil War Pension Index, Ancestry.com
