Kniskern, Lyman P.

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Birth

Lyman Peter Kniskern was born on July 4, 1840 in Berne.[1] His surname was also spelled Kneiskern. He was often known by his middle name Peter. He was the son of Paul Kniskern (B. Feb 26, 1810, D. Oct 26, 1901) and Hannah Codner (B. May 11, 1811, D. Sept 1, 1894).[1][2]

Marriage & Children

Lyman Peter married two times; first to a woman named Maria and then before 1880 to a woman named Clara (B. abt 1842, D. unk).[1]

Lyman married at about 1865, Maria ______ who was born in January of 1842 in Otsego County[3], New York. They had no children.[4]

Military Service

Name: Lyman P. Kneiskern
Residence at Enlistment: Berne[5]
Place of Birth: Berne, NY[5]
Names of Parents: Paul (Kniskern) and Hannah[5]
Occupation: Day Laborer
Term of Enlistment: 3 years?[5]
Bounty Received: None[5]
Enlistment Date: 21 Sept 1861
Enlistment Place: Fort Plain, New York [6]
Enlistment Rank: Private
State Served: New York
Regiment: 1st Light Artillery[6]
Company: Batty K[6]
Promotion Date: 2 Jul 1864[6]
Promotion Rank: Corporal [6]
Muster Out Date: 20 Jun 1865 [6]
Muster Out Place: Elmira, NY[6]
Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 20, participated in 5 battles.[7] Enlisted at the age of 21.[6]
Sources Used: 1865 census Berne, Albany Co., NY; 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

Death

Lyman Peter Kniskern died in 1917.[1] His widow, Maria, received her pension from his Civil War service on March 19, 1917.

Obituary

Additional Research Notes

Lyman P. Kneiskern was recorded in the following sources:

  • Beers, F.W., "The History of Montgomery and Fulton Counties" 1878.
  • Kniskern, Walter Hamlin, "Some Descendants of Johann Peter Kniskern of Schoharie County, NY", Published by Plummer Print Co, 1960, page 233.

Additional Media

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


Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Bernehistory.org
  2. 1850 US Census Berne, Albany Co, NY
  3. 1875 census, Roseboom, Otsego County, NY
  4. 1900 census, Roseboom, Otsego Co., NY
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 Ancestry Military Databases
  7. 1865 census