Steiner, George Washington
Birth
George Washington Crary was the alias for George Washington Steiner.[1] He was born in 1846 in Schoharie to Cornelius Steiner (B. Aug 15, 1805, D. July 14, 1880) and Maria E. Wilday (B. Mar 27, 1815, D. Feb 24, 1886).[1] He was one of eleven children.[1]
Marriage & Children
George first married Elva Eva Engle (B. 1848, D. 1907), who was the daughter of Robert Dunbar Engle and Charity Maria Bell.[1][2] They married before July 1870 in Berne.[1]
They had the following children:
- Rufus G.Steiner (B. after July 7, 1870, D. 1909)[1][2]
- Jennie Steiner (B. July 16, 1873, D. 1969)[1]
- Charles W. Steiner (B. Sept 1874, D. 1922)[1][2]
- Florence May Steiner (B. Aug 3, 1876, D. April 10, 1878)[1][2]
- Bertha Steiner (B. abt 1877, D. unk)[1]
After his first wife died, George married Martha Lane (B. 1861, D. unk), who was known as Mattie, and whose parents are unknown.[1][2]
Military Service
| Name: | George Stiner |
| Residence at Enlistment: | Berne[3] |
| Date of Birth: | 12 Sept 1846[3] |
| Names of Parents: | Cornelius (Steiner) and Mary E. Wilday[3] |
| Marital Status: | Single[3] |
| Occupation: | Farmer[3] |
| Term of Enlistment: | 9 months[3] |
| Enlistment Date: | Nov or Dec 1861[4] 18 Oct 1862 [5] |
| Enlistment Place: | Albany, NY[5] |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private[4][5] |
| State Served: | New York[4][5] |
| Regiment: | 10th NY(177th)[4] 177th Infantry[5] |
| Company: | Company G [5] |
| Muster Out Date: | April 25, 1862[4]December 2, 1862 for minority[5] |
| Enlisted as George Crary: | 23 Nov 1863 [6] or 28 Nov 1863[4] |
| Age at Second Enlistment: | 18 |
| Enlistment Place: | Albany, New York |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery[6][4] |
| Company: | Company M or Co C[4] |
| Promotion Date: | |
| Promotion Rank: | Full Drummer[6] |
| Muster Out Date: | 1 Aug 1865[6] or 13 Aug 1865[4] |
| Muster Out Place: | Baltimore, MD[6] |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 18 to serve 9 months.[5]"Enlisted in 7th Reg Heavy Arty Feb 27 1864___? Discharged Aug 1st 1865 P.O. Address Bern Albany Co N.Y."[3] George served two times; the first beginning in late 1862at age 16. He then enlisted as a Private on 23 November 1863 at the age of 18 still using the alias. The 1890 Veterans Census recorded that he was discharged on a Surgeon's certificate. Unfortunately the remainder is not readable.
Born in Berne, Age 18, Farm laborer, Brown eyes, Brown hair, Light complexion, 5'7-1/2" tall.[7] |
| Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; CW Pension Index; 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; 1890 US Veterans Census Berne, Albany Co, NY.; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of NY for the year 1898; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of NY for the year 1905. |
Life
In the 1850 Census for Berne, George was recorded as 4 years of age and he was living with his parents and siblings.[8] A decade later, he was living with Denison Crary and his wife Henrietta M. Crary in Knox, Albany County, NY and attending school.[9] It is from them that he obviously got the alias he used during the Civil War.
Death
George died in 1926 and was buried at the Berne and Beaverdam Cemetery in Berne, Albany Co, NY.[2] Also at this cemetery are both of his wives and several of his children.[2]
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900
Civil War Record Summaries
Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for the Year 1897
1890 Veterans Schedules for Knox
History of the County of Albany - Tenney and Howell
George W. Stiner, private. Tenth Regiment.
Heroes of Albany
Carnival of Blood
Census Records
Additional Media
Sources
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Bernehistory.org
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Beaverdam Cemetery gravestones, Berne, NY
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 1890 US Veterans Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Annual Report of the Adjutant General or the State of New York for the year 1905
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Annual Report of the Adjutant-General
- ↑ NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases
- ↑ 1850 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY
- ↑ 1860 US Census, Knox, Albany Co, NY
