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Revision as of 21:49, 21 October 2012

Birth

Jacob S. Irons was born on February 1, 1832[1] in Schoharie, NY to George Irons (B. 1806, D. bef Jan 8, 1832) and his wife Maria Craver (B. 1810, D. unk).[2]

Marriage & Children

In about 1856, Jacob married Martha L. Helligas[1], who was born on December 13, 1838 to Jesse Helligas and his wife Eunice.[2] They had the following children:

His wife Martha died on November 18, 1892[1] and he then married Hannah Maria Smith, who was born August 26, 1853 to Seneca Smith and Elizabeth Jane Hotaling.[2] She was the widow of Lewis J. Stalker.[2] Jacob and Hannah had a son:


Military Service

Name: Jacob Irons
Residence: Berne, NY[3]
Place of Birth: Schoharie Co., NY[3]
Date of Birth: 1 Feb 1832[3]
Names of Parents: George (Irons) and Mariah Craver[3]
Marital Status: Married[3]
Occupation: Stage Driver[3]
Term of Enlistment: 3 years[3]
Bounty Received: $100.00[3]
Enlistment Date: 25 Aug 1862[4]
Enlistment Place: Berne, NY[3]
Enlistment Rank: Private
State Served: New York
Regiment: 61st Infantry[4]
Company: Company I[4]
Wounded on: 13 Dec 1862[4]
Wounded at: Fredericksburg, VA[4]
Discharged for Wounds on: 7 Jul 1863[4]
Muster Out Place: Stanton Hospital, Washington, DC[4]
Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 30.[5] " Wounded at the Battle of Fredericksburgh in the right leg. Leg amputated above the knee. Still living P.O. Address West Bern Albany Co N.Y."[3]

Born in Wright, Schoharie Co. on February 1, 1832, Age 30, Mason, Blue eyes, Light hair, Light complexion, 5'6" tall.[6]

Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; Howell, George Rogers, History of the County of Albany, NY from 1609-1886, W. W. Munsell & Co., 1886, page 817; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, Annual Report of the Adjutant General for the State of New York.

Death

Jacob S. Irons died on June 1, 1917 in Berne and was buried at the Beaverdam Cemetery where his wife Martha had been buried many years before.[2][1] His wife Hannah Maria died after 1920.[2]

Obituary

Additional Research Notes

Additional Media

Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War

Wounded at the Battle of Fredericksburgh in the right leg. Leg amputated above the knee. Still living P.O. Address West Bern Albany Co N.Y


Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Beaverdam Cemetery gravestones, Berne, NY
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 Bernehistory.org
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Annual Report of the Adjutant General or the State of New York
  5. Ancestry Military Databases
  6. NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases