Stalker, John

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Birth

John was born in Knox in 1843, a son of Alexander Stalker and Sarah Plant.

Marriage & Children

Military Service

Residence:
Bounty Received: $100.00[1]
Enlistment Date: 31 Aug 1862[1]
Enlistment Place: Knox[1]
Enlistment Rank: Sgt.[1]
State Served: New York
Regiment: 61st Infantry[1][2]
Company: Company I[2]
Died of Disease: 19 April 1865[2]
Place of Death: General Hospital, at Philadelphia, Pa[2]
Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 19 to serve 3 years.[2]
Sources Used: Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War; Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York.

Death

Obituary

Additional Research Notes

Additional Media

Knox - John Stalker - Civil War Muster Roll

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about John Stalker
Name: John Stalker
Age: 19
Birth Year: abt 1843
Birth Place: Knox, New York
Enlistment Year: 1862
Enlistment Location: Knox, New York
Muster Year: 1862
Separation Details: Died
Separation Date: 9 Apr 1865

Source Citation: New York State Archives, Cultural Education Center, Albany, New York; New York Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900;Archive Collection #:13775-83;Box #:240;Roll #:1111.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.


U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about John Stalker
Name: John Stalker
Age at enlistment: 19
Enlistment Date: 8 Dec 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Knox, NY
State Served: New York
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Enlisted in Company I, New York 61st Infantry Regiment on 19 Sep 1862. Mustered out on 19 Apr 1865 at Philadelphia, PA.
Birth Date: abt 1843

Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General

Source Information:Historical Data Systems, comp.. U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.


U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about John Stalker
Name: John Stalker
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: New York
Regiment Name: 61 N.Y. Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded: 61st Regiment, New York Infantry
Company: I
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M551 roll 134

Source Information: National Park Service. U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online <http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/>, acquired 2007.

Census Records

1860 federal; Clarksville, New Scotland Township (Series M653, Roll 721, Page 978)

  • John P. Stalker 22 Farm Laborer
  • Henry Stalker 16
  • Amy Stalker 30
  • William Stalker 13
  • Mary J. Stalker 9
  • George Stalker 8
  • Peter Stalker 6

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


Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York