Birth
Ezra Weisgarver was born in Berne, Albany County, NY in about 1842.[1] Actual date: August 13, 1837. He was christened at the Reformed Dutch Church at Beaverdam on October 14, 1837. His surname was often misspelled and one of the spellings used was Weisgarber.[1] He was the son of Jacob Weisgarver (B. Sept 23, 1787, D. bef 1850) and Maria Ecker (B. Oct 16, 1794, D. unk), and was the youngest of ten children.[2]
Marriage & Children
Ezra married Amelia____ who was born at about 1839 at about 1859 or 1860. They had a son:
- George Weisgarver born in 1860 at Westerlo.
Before 1880 Ezra married Hanah Elizabeth Jones (B. abt 1850, D. unk), who was much younger than he.[2][3]
Occupation
Before he served in the Civil War, Ezra worked as a blacksmith.[1]. In the 1870 and 1900 censuses he was a blacksmith in Westerlo.
Military Service
| Name: | Ezra Wisegarver[4] |
| Residence: | Westerlo[4] |
| Place of Birth: | Berne, NY[4] |
| Date of Birth: | 31 Aug 1837[4] |
| Names of Parents: | Jacob (Weisegarver) and Mary Acker[4] |
| Marital Status: | Married[4] |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith[4] |
| Term of Enlistment: | 3 years[4] |
| Bounty Received: | $50.00[4] |
| Enlistment Date: | 8 Aug 1862[1] |
| Enlistment Place: | Westerlo, New York |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private[1] |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery |
| Company: | Company K[1] |
| Muster Out Date: | 17 Jun 1865[1] |
| Muster Out Place: | Baltimore, MD |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 20.[5] [1] Soldier applied for pension on 18 Oct 1887, his widow applied on 13 May 1909.[5]"Was in the Battle of Spotsylvana V.A. and of the Wilderness, North Ann River, Totopotoma Creek, Milford Station and Cold Harber. Discharged June 16, 1865. P.O. Address Westerlo, Albany Co., N.Y.[4]
Aka: Wisegarver |
| Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; Civil War Pension Index; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for the Year 1897; Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War |
Life
Ezra began to have problems with his health in the late 1880s and applied for pension on 18 Oct 1887.[3] He suffered from neuralgia.[6]
Death
Ezra Weisgarver died on April 21, 1909.[2] He is buried in Westerlo Rural Cemetery. On May 13, 1909, his widow applied for his Civil War pension.[3]
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
Additional Media
Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
Was in the Battle of Spotsylvana V.A. and of the Wilderness, North Ann River, Totopotoma Creek, Milford Station and Cold Harber. Discharged June 16, 1865. P.O. Address Westerlo, Albany Co., N.Y
- Weisgarver-oath.jpg
Oath - Weisgarver.jpg
Discharge
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 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 2.2 Bernehistory.org
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Civil War Pension Index, Ancestry.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ancestry Military Databases
- ↑ 1890 Veterans Schedule
