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==Birth==
Harrison Kneiskern was from '''[[Berne|Berne]]'''.<ref name="Howell">Howell, George Rogers, [[History of the County of Albany|History of the County of Albany]], NY from 1609-1886, W. W. Munsell & Co., 1886, page 817</ref>  Harrison was born 23 Apr 1840 and was baptized 10 July 1841 in the Reformed Dutch Church of the Beaver Dam.<ref>"Some of the Descendants of Johann Peter Kniskern of Schoharie County, New York, Born Circa 1685, Died November 11, 1759," compiled by Walter Hamlin Kniskern, Plummer Printing Company, Petersburg, Virginia, 1960, page 234.</ref>  He was a son of '''[[Kniskern, Jacob|Jacob Kniskern]]''' and Catherine Haverly.<ref name="Town and City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref>

==Marriage & Children==
Harrison married, on Oct. 8, 1872, Ida DeForest  who was born at about 1853. (Ida died June 1929.) They  had the following known children:
*Frank Kniskern
*Blanche Kniskern

==Occupation==
He was a teacher.  After his marriage, when he lived in Albany, he was a grocer.

==Military Service==
[[Image:61st.jpg|200px|thumb|right|<center>61st Infantry Battle Flag</center>]] 
{| style="color:black;background-color:#ccffff;" cellspacing="1" border="2"
|Name:
|Harrison Kinskern<ref name="Ancestry">Ancestry Military Databases</ref>  or Kniskern<ref name="Town and City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref>
|-
|Residence:
|Knox <ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Place of Birth:
|Knox <ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Date of Birth:
|23 April 1840 <ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Names of Parents:
|Jacob (Kniskern) and Catherine Haverly <ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Marital Status:
|Single <ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Occupation:
|Teacher<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Bounty Received:
|$100.00<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Enlistment Date:
|30 Aug 1862<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Mustered in with Regiment on:
|17 Sep 1862 <ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Enlistment Place:
|Berne, NY<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Enlistment Rank:
|Sergeant <ref name="AG Report">Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York </ref>
|-
|State Served:
|New York
|-
|Regiment:
|61st Infantry<ref name="AG Report"/>
|-
|Company:
|Company I<ref name="AG Report"/>
|-
|Discharged for Disability on:
|26 Feb 1863 <ref name="AG Report"/>
|-
|Discharged at:
|General Hospital Baltimore, MD<ref name="AG Report"/>
|-
|}
{| style="color:black;background-color:#ccffff;" cellspacing="1" border="2"
|Additional Remarks:  Enlisted at the age of 24<ref name="Ancestry"/> .  Geo Rogers Howell wrote that Harrison Kneiskern from Berne fought in the Civil War.  "Promoted to Sergeant Sept 19th, 1862.  After being in service six months, he was discharged for physical disability."<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; Howell, George Rogers, [[History of the County of Albany|History of the County of Albany]], NY from 1609-1886, W. W. Munsell & Co., 1886, page 817; 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==
[[File:CivilWarKnoxKniskernHarrisonBurialCard.jpg|250px|thumb|right|<center>Harrison Kniskern burial card, Albany Rural Cemetery</center>]]
Harrison died on November 5, 1911.<ref name="Civil War Pension Records"> Civil War Pension Records @ Fold3.com</ref>  It is presumed that his death took place in the City of Albany where he lived all of his married life.



==Obituary== 
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==Additional Research Notes==

==='''[[Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War|Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War]]'''===
'''New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about Harrison Kniskern<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Name:	Harrison Kniskern<br>
Birth Date:	23 Apr 1840<br>
Birth Place:	Knox, Albany Co, New York<br>
Father:	Jacob Kniskern<br>
Mother:	Catharine Haurley<br>
Enlistment Date:	30 Aug 1862<br>
Enlistment Location:	Knox, Albany, New York<br>
Regiment:	61st Regiment<br>
Company:	I<br>
Rank:	Sergeant<br>
Race:	Colored (Black)<br>
Marital Status:	Single<br>

==='''[[New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900|New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900]]'''===
[[File:CivilWarKnoxKniskernHarrisonMusterRoll-W.jpg|300px|thumb|right|<center>Knox - Harrison Kniskern - Muster Roll</center>]]
'''New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Harrison Kniskern<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref> <br>'''
Name: Harrison Kniskern<br>
Age: 24<br>
Birth Year: abt 1838<br>
Birth Place: Knot, New York<br>
Enlistment Year: 1862<br>
Enlistment Location: Berne, New York<br>
Muster Year: 1862<br>
Separation Details: Discharged<br>
Separation Date: 26 Feb 1863

==='''Civil War Record Summaries'''===
'''U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about Harrison Kniskern<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Name:	Harrison Kniskern<br>
Side:	Union<br>
Regiment State/Origin:	New York<br>
Regiment Name:	61 N. Y. Infantry<br>
Regiment Name Expanded:	61st Regiment, New York Infantry<br>
Company:	I<br>
Rank In:	Sergeant<br>
Rank In Expanded:	Sergeant<br>
Rank Out:	Sergeant<br>
Rank Out Expanded:	Sergeant<br>
Film Number:	M551 roll 78<br>

==='''[[Annual Report of the Adjutant-General|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York]]'''===
66th NY Infantry<br>
KNISKERN, HARRISON - Age, 24 years. Enlisted August 30, 1862, at Berne, to serve three years; mustered in as sergeant, Co. I, Sept. 19, 1862; discharged for disability,February 26, 1863, from General Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.

==='''[[History of the County of Albany|History of the County of Albany]] - Tenney and Howell'''===
Berne - ROLL OF HONOR, WAR OF REBELLION. - Harrison Kniskern (Name only)

Knox - Harrison Kniskern, sergeant. Sixty-first Regiment, Company I; enlisted August 30, 1862; mustered September 17, 1862 ; promoted sergeant September 19, 1862 ; served six months and was discharged on account of disability. 

==Census Records==
{|
|'''1850 United States Federal Census about Harrison Kniskern<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Name:	Harrison Kniskern<br>
Age:	10<br>
Birth Year:	abt 1840<br>
Birthplace:	New York<br>
Home in 1850:	Knox, Albany, New York<br>
Gender:	Male<br>
Family Number:	118<br>
Household Members:	<br>
Name	Age<br>
'''[[Kniskern, Jacob|Jacob Kniskern]]'''	46<br>
Katherine Kniskern	40<br>
Catherine Kniskern	23<br>
William Kniskern	21<br>
Sarah Kniskern	17<br>
'''[[Kniskern, John Calvin|John Kniskern]]'''	14<br>
Albin Kniskern	12<br>
Harrison Kniskern	10<br>
George Kniskern	8<br>
Esther Kniskern	5<br>
Charlotte Kniskern	3<br>
Jerome Kniskern	0<br>

|'''1880 United States Federal Census about Harrison Kniskern<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Name:	Harrison Kniskern<br>
Age:	39<br>
Birth Year:	abt 1841<br>
Birthplace:	New York<br>
Home in 1880:	Albany, Albany, New York<br>
Race:	White<br>
Gender:	Male<br>
Relation to Head of House:	Self (Head)<br>
Marital Status:	Married<br>
Spouse's Name:	Ida Kniskern<br>
Father's Birthplace:	New York<br>
Mother's Birthplace:	New York<br>
Neighbors:	View others on page<br>
Occupation:	Clerk In Grocery<br>
Household Members:	<br>
Name	Age<br>
Harrison Kniskern	39<br>
Ida Kniskern	27<br>
Frank Kniskern	4<br>

|-
|'''1900 United States Federal Census about Harrison Kniskern<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Name:	Harrison Kniskern<br>
[Hamer Kniskern] <br>
Age:	60<br>
Birth Date:	Apr 1840<br>
Birthplace:	New York<br>
Home in 1900:	Albany Ward 10, Albany, New York<br>
[Albany] <br>
Race:	White<br>
Gender:	Male<br>
Relation to Head of House:	Head<br>
Marital Status:	Married<br>
Spouse's Name:	Ida Kniskern<br>
Marriage Year:	1873<br>
Years Married:	27<br>
Father's Birthplace:	New York<br>
Mother's Birthplace:	New York<br>
Occupation:	View on Image<br>
Neighbors:	View others on page<br>
Household Members:	<br>
Name	Age<br>
Harrison Kniskern	60<br>
Ida Kniskern	27<br>
Blanche E Kniskern	12<br>

|'''1910 United States Federal Census about Harrison N Kristeson<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Name:	Harrison N Kniskern<br>
[Kristeson] <br>
Age in 1910:	69<br>
Birth Year:	abt 1841<br>
[1841] <br>
Birthplace:	New York<br>
Home in 1910:	Albany Ward 10, Albany, New York<br>
Race:	White<br>
Gender:	Male<br>
Relation to Head of House:	Self (Head)<br>
[Head] <br>
Marital Status:	Married<br>
Spouse's Name:	Ida Kristeson<br>
Father's Birthplace:	New York<br>
Mother's Birthplace:	New York<br>
Neighbors:	View others on page<br>
Household Members:	<br>
Name	Age<br>
Harrison N Kristeson	69<br>
Ida Kristeson	58<br>
Blanche E Kristeson	22<br>
|}
Harrison Kniskern appears on the 1890 Veterans census in the City of Albany.

==Previously provided, but incorrect for this soldier==
(This Harrison Kniskern was born in Schoharie County, a son of William Kniskern and Sarah Shafer.)<br>
Harrison married Malinda Gates about 1866 or 1867. They had one child, Fred, born 1866, [4] It appears Fred died in his youth as he is not listed in the 1870 Federal Census. The 1900 Federal Census states Harrison and Malinda were married for 33 years by 1900.
'''Death'''
Franklinton Cemetery, Franklinton, New York. Kniskern, Harrison, 18th Penn. Cavalry, Prisoner of War, Florence, South Carolina 5 months, Andersonville, 5 months, 1840-1908. Malinda Gates, wife, 1845-1915.[7]
'''Census Records'''
====1870 federal; Fulton Township, Schoharie Co. (Series M593, Roll 1091, Page 141)====
*Harrison Kniskern 29 Cooper
*Malinda Kniskern 23 Keeping House
====1900 federal; Broome Township, Schoharie Co. (Series T623, Roll 1161, Page 13)====
*Harrison Kniskern 59 Cooper
*Malinda Kniskern 55

==Additional Media==
'''U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 about Harrison Kniskern<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Name:	Harrison Kniskern<br>
Residence:	Knox, Albany, New York<br>
Class:	1<br>
Congressional District:	14th<br>
Age on 1 July 1863:	23<br>
Estimated Birth Year:	abt 1840<br>
Race:	White<br>
Marital Status:	Unmarried (Single)<br>
Place of Birth:	New York<br>

'''U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 about Harrison Kniskern<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Name:	Harrison Kniskern<br>
State Filed:	New York<br>
Widow:	Ida Kniskern<br>
Roll Number:	32959_032931<br>
(Widow: Ida Kniskern)<br>
(Service: I 61 NY Inf.)

'''Menands, New York, Albany Rural Cemetery Burial Cards, 1791-2011 about Harrison Kniskern<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Name:	Harrison Kniskern<br>
Birth Date:	abt 1840<br>
Birth Location:	Berne, Albany, New York<br>
Death Date:	5 Nov 1911<br>
Age at Death:	71<br>
Death Location:	Albany, New York<br>
Section number of burial:	60<br>
Lot number of burial:	28<br>



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