Wilday, Hiram
Birth
Hiram Wilday was born in 1817 in Berne, Albany County, NY to Peter Wilday (B. Sept 7, 1773, D. unk) and his wife Nancy Wilday (B. 1785, D. unk).[1][2] He was one of four children and had an older half brother.[1]
Marriage
On October 15, 1849 in Berne, Hiram married Laura Lany Like (B. 1833, D. after 1890) whose parents are unknown.[1][3]
They had the following children:
- Jane Eliza Wilday Nelson (B. March 13, 1853)[1][3]
- Ann J. Wilday (B. July 4, 1854)[1][3]
- Johanna Wilday (B. Oct 9, 1856)[1][3]
- Laura Emma Wilday (B. March 4, 1861)[1]
Occupation
Military Service
| Residence: | Berne, New York[2] |
| Date of Birth: | 1817[2] |
| Names of Parents: | Peter (Wilday) and Nancy[2] |
| Marital Status: | Married[2] |
| Occupation: | Farmer[2] |
| Term of Enlistment: | 3 years[2] |
| Bounty Received: | $100.00[2] |
| Enlistment Place: | Berne[2] |
| Enlistment Date: | 30 Aug. 1862 |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 61st Infantry Regiment New York[4][5][6] |
| Company: | Company I[4][5][6] |
| Wounded in Action on: | 24 June 1864[2] or 22 June 1864[6] |
| Wounded at: | Petersburg, VA[2] |
| Died from Injuries: | 24 Jun 1864[7] or June 25, 1864[6][2] of wounds |
| Death Place: | City Point, VA |
| Place of Burial: | City Point, VA[2] |
| Additional Remarks: "Wounded in right Shoulder in front of Petersburgh June 24th died at City Point June 25th 1864 and buried there"[2] He was wounded in the right shoulder, in Battle of Petersburg, June 22, 1864. |
| Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers, U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006; 1865 census, Berne, Albany Co., NY; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War; 1890 US Veterans Census, Schoharie, Schoharie Co, NY; Civil War Pension Index, Ancestry.com |
Life
In 1860 Hiram was working as a farmer and living in Berne with his wife and young family.[3] He did not own any property.[3]
Death
Hiram died from wounds on 24 Jun 1864 at City Point, Virgina and was buried at City Point National Cemetery, Hopewell , VA, Section D Site 928 on 26 Jun 1864. After his death, his wife Laura filed for his Civil War pension; unfortunately the date of that filing is illegible.[4] She was recorded as his widow in the 1890 US Veterans Census in Schoharie, Schoharie County, NY.[5]
Additional Research Notes
Heroes of Albany
HIRAM WILLDAY, of Bern, enlisted in Company I, Sixty-first Regiment, September, 1862. He was wounded in the right shoulder, in front of Petersburg, June 22, 1864. Died at City Point, June 25, 1864, and was buried there.
Additional Media
Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
Wounded in right Shoulder in front of Petersburgh June 24th died at City Point June 25th 1864 and buried there
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Bernehistory.org
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 1860 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Civil War Pension Index, Ancestry.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 1890 US Veterans Census, Schoharie, Schoharie Co, NY
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Clark, Rufus Wheelwright, "Heroes of Albany; A memorial of the Patriot-martyrs of the City and County", 1867
- ↑ Ancestry.com
