Westfall, Elias
Birth
Elias Westfall was born in 1839 in Knox, Albany County, NY[1] to John Westfall and Elizabeth Gray.[2]
Occupation
Before he entered the Civil War, Elias worked as a clerk.[1] and later he was a mason.[3]
Marriage & Children
Elias married Cathaline Crounse (1837-1922), a daughter of Nicholas Crounse and Elizabeth Severson.[2]
Military Service
| Residence: | Knox |
| Enlistment Date: | 9 Aug 1862[1] |
| Enlistment Place: | Albany, New York |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private[1] |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery[1] |
| Company: | Company E[1] |
| Promotion Date: | 1 May 1865[1] |
| Promotion Rank: | Full Sergeant[1] |
| Muster Out Date: | 16 Jun 1865[1] |
| Muster Out Place: | Baltimore, MD |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 23.[1] |
| Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of NY for the year 1898; Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998 |
Death
Elias died July 4, 1917 at Stuyvesant, N.Y. at 73 years of age. He was buried in Fairview Cemetery in Guilderland, N.Y.[3]
Obituary
From The Altamont Enterprise (Altamont, NY), July 6, 1917
CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES
Elas Westfall, former resident of Settle's Hill, a veteran of the Civil war, and a well known mason by trade, died at Stuyvesant on July 4th, after a brief illness. The funeral will take place at the residence of his son-in-law, Levi R. Williams, to-day, July 6. Burial at Fairview cemetery. Peter J. Ogsbury, Charles W. Wright, John T. Stafford and Newton Ketcham, comrades in the army, will set as bearers at the cemetery. Mr. Westfall was 73 years of age and is survived by his wife. Mr. Westfall was a member of M. H. Barckley Post, G.A.R., and of St. John's Lutheran church of Altamont.
Additional Research Notes
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Elias Westfall
Name: Elias Westfall
Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1839
Birth Place: Knox, New York
Enlistment Year: 1862
Enlistment Location: Albany, New York
Muster Year: 1862
Separation Details: Muster Out of Service
Separation Date:16 Jun 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 #:1093;Roll #:750.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts of New York State Volunteers, United States Sharpshooters, and United States Colored Troops [ca. 1861-1900]. (microfilm, 1185 rolls). Albany, New York: New York State Archives.
Additional Media
Obituary 
Fairview Cemetery, 2006, photo by Thomas Dunne
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Berne Historical Project, http://www.bernehistory.org
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Obituary of Elias Westfall, Published in The Altamont Enterprise (Altamont, NY), July 6, 1917
