Steiner, Cornelius

Knox during the Civil War
Berne during the Civil War

Birth

Cornelius Steiner was born August 15, 1805 and christened on 29 Sept 1805 at Saint Paul's Lutheran Church, Berne, Albany to Jacob Steiner (B. July 19, 1768, D. after 1805) and his second wife Anna MargaretHilligas who were married in May of 1797 at the New Salem Reformed Church in New Salem, Albany Co.,NY

Marriage & Children

On April 10, 1832 at the Berne Reformed Church in Berne, Cornelius married Maria E. Wilday (B. Mar 27, 1815, d. Feb 24, 1886, the daughter of Peter Wilday and his wife Nancy. Cornelius had the following children:

• Eliza Maria Steiner (B. 1831) may have been born to a previous wife named Maria
• Margaret Steiner (B. 1831) married John Vandenburgh
• Chauncey A. Steiner (B. abt 1833)
• Peter H. Steiner (B. 1834)
• Welthy Ann Steiner (B. 1835)
• Abram Steiner (B. 1838)
• Elizabeth (B. 1839)
• Daniel Henry Steiner (B. July 25, 1842, D.after 1920)
• John M. Steiner (B. March 26, 1844, D. May 24, 1924)
• George Washington Steiner (B. 1846, D. 1926)
• Seneca M. Steiner (B. 1848, D. 1904)
• Lambert D.Steiner (B. Sept 16, 1851)

Occupation

Cornelius was a shoemaker.

Military Service

Name:	Cornelius Stiner
Residence at Enlistment:	Berne, New York
Date of Birth:	15 Aug 1822
Names of Parents:	Jacob (Steiner) and Margaret Hilligass
Marital Status:	Married
Occupation:	Farmer
Term of Enlistment:	3 years
Bounty Received:	None
Enlistment Date:	6 Jan 1864
Enlistment Place:	Berne, New York
Enlistment Rank:	Private
State Served:	New York
Regiment:	7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery
Company:	Company M
Muster Out Date:	15 May 1865
Muster Out Place:	West Buildings Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 43 or 61.

Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers & U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865; 1865 census Berne, Albany Co., NY; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of NY for the year 1898; Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War

Military Experience

Cornelius Steiner enlisted when he was into his 60s despite that the maximum enlistment age was 45 years of age. He gave his date of birth as August 15, 1822 in order to qualify. He enlisted in the same Company and Regiment as his son Chauncey A. Steiner and just days apart. His advanced years made it difficult for him and other older recruits to keep up with the rest of the Regiment. Cornelius spent much of his service as a patient.

Life

Cornelius had a large family and by their early teens several of his sons were living with other families.

On June 19, 1871, Cornelius filed for the Civil War Pension of his son Chauncey A. Steiner.

Death

Cornelius died on July 14, 1880 in Berne, Albany County, NY and was buried at Berne and Beaverdam Cemetery there. His wife Maria died February 24, 1886 in Berne.

Cornelius Steiner
Birth: unknown
Death: Jul. 14, 1880
Co. M 7th NY H. A. (Civil War veteran.)
Aged 76 years.
Burial:
Berne and Beaverdam Cemetery
West Berne
Albany County
New York, USA
Created by: Charles Beach
Record added: Feb 18, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 85162442

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 Cornelius Stiner
Name: Cornelius Stiner
Birth Place: New York
Father: Jacob Stiner
Mother: Margaret Halligan
Enlistment Date: 6 Jun 1861
Enlistment Location: Berne, Albany, New York
Regiment: 7th Artillery
Company: H
Rank: Private
Marital Status: Married

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

Knox - Cornelius Steiner - Muster Roll

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Cornelius Stiner
Name: Cornelius Stiner
Age: 43
Birth Year: abt 1821
Birth Place: Knox, New York
Enlistment Year: 1864
Enlistment Location: Berne, New York
Muster Year: 1864
Separation Details: Discharged
Separation Date: 15 May 1865

Civil War Record Summaries

U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about Cornelius Stiner
Name: Cornelius Stiner
Occupation: Shoemaker
Age at enlistment: 61
Enlistment Date: 1 Jun 1864
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Berne, NY
State Served: New York
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company M, New York 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment on 06 Jan 1864.
Mustered out on 15 May 1865 at Baltimore, MD West Bldg Hospl.
Birth Date: abt 1803
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General
Carnival of Blood: Civil War Ordeal of 7th NY Heavy Artillery

American Civil War Soldiers about Cornelius Stiner
Name: Cornelius Stiner
Enlistment Date: 6 Jan 1864
Enlistment Place: Berne, New York
Side Served: Union
State Served: New York
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 6 January 1864 at the age of 43.
Enlisted in Company M, 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 6 Jan 1864.
Discharged from Company M, 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 15 May 1865 at Baltimore, MD West Bldg Hospl.
Sources: 14

U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about Cornelius Stiner
Name: Cornelius Stiner
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: New York
Regiment Name: 7 N.Y. H. Art'y.
Regiment Name Expanded: 7th Regiment, New York Heavy Artillery
Company: M
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M551 roll 135

Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York 7th NY Heavy Artillery

STINER, CORNELIUS — Age, 43 years. Enlisted, January 6, 1864, at Berne; mustered in as private, Co. M, January 6, 1864, to serve three years; discharged, May 15, 1865, from West Buildings Hospital, Baltimore, Md.

Carnival of Blood

STINER, CORNELIUS - Born: Knox, NY. Age: 61. Occupation: shoemaker. Enlisted, January 6, 1864, as private in Co. M, mustered out, May 15, 1865, from hospital in Baltimore, MD. Father of Chauncey. This was the oldest man to serve in the regiment.

Census Records

1850 United States Federal Census about Cornelius Stines Name: Cornelius Stines Age: 49 Birth Year: abt 1801 Birthplace: New York Home in 1850: Berne, Albany, New York Gender: Male Family Number: 64 Household Members: Name Age Cornelius Stines 49 Mary Stines 30 Welthi A Stines 15 Peter H Stines 16 Abram Stines 12 Mary Jane Miller 14 Mary E Stiner 11 Daniel Stiner 8 John Stiner 6 George Stiner 4 Seneca Stiner 2

1870 United States Federal Census about Cornelius Stiner Name: Cornelius Stiner Age in 1870: 65 Birth Year: abt 1805 Birthplace: New York Home in 1870: Berne, Albany, New York Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: East Berne Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age Cornelius Stiner 65 Margaret Vandenburgh 30 (Daughter) Mary E Vandenburgh 9 Next Household: Stiner Mary age 58 FW Keeping House $450 $300 b. New York Daniel age 29 MW Farm Laborer b. NY Lambert age 18 MW Farm Laborer -- $1000 b. NY George age 25 MW Farm Laborer b. NY John age 2 MW b. NY John M. age 27 MW Farm Laborer ----$3000. b. NY

1880 United States Federal Census about Cornelus Stiner Name: Cornelus Stiner Age: 78 Birth Year: abt 1802 Birthplace: New York Home in 1880: Berne, Albany, New York Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Widower Father's Birthplace: New York Mother's Birthplace: New York Household Members: Name Age Cornelus Stiner 78 Margaret Vandenburg 51 (Daughter)

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