Mackey, John H.

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Birth

John Mackey was born at Gilboa, Schoharie Co., NY on May 5, 1844, a son of Montgomery Mackey and Elsie Avery.

Marriage & Children

Military Service

Residence at Enlistment: Rensselaerville[1]
Place of Birth: Gilboa, Schoharie Co., NY[1]
Date of Birth: 5 May 1844[1]
Names of Parents: Montgomery (Mackey) and Elsie Avery[1]
Marital Status: Single[1]
Occupation: Farmer[1]
Term of Enlistment: 1 year[1]
Bounty Received: None[1]
Enlistment Date: 9 Dec 1864
Enlistment Place: Albany, NY [2]
Enlistment Rank: Private
State Served: New York
Regiment: 80th Infantry
Company: Company E
Muster Out Date: 17 Jun 1865 [3]
Muster Out Place: Richmond, VA[3]
Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 18.[2]" Served in engagements of Regt until June 27th 1865 when mustered out with Regiment Still living P.O. address Rensselaerville Albany Co N.Y."[1]

Born in Gilboa, Schoharie Co., NY on May 5, 1844, Age 18, Boatman, Hazel eyes, Brown hair, Dark complexion, 5'8" tall.[4]

Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of NY for the year 1901; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War

Death

John died on April 9, 1931 at San Diego, California.[5] His widow, Carrie, received her pension on May 14, 1931

Obituary

Additional Research Notes

The 1900 census indicated that John had been married two times, his second to Carrie who was married once for 9 years and had two children, neither of which survived to the 1900 census.

Additional Media

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


Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ancestry Military Databases
  3. 3.0 3.1 Annual Report of the Adjutant-General
  4. NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases
  5. Civil War Pension Records @ Fold3.com