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	==Military Service==		==Military Service==
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	\|Additional Remarks: Enlisted for 9 months. "Served his time and was honorably discharged. PO address, West Berne, NY"<ref name="Town And City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref> Enlisted at the age of 18 years to serve 9 months.<ref name="AG Report"/>		\|Additional Remarks: Enlisted for 9 months. "Served his time and was honorably discharged. PO address, West Berne, NY"<ref name="Town And City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref> Enlisted at the age of 18 years to serve 9 months.<ref name="AG Report"/>
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	===Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War~~\|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 Miner Ecker<br>'''		'''New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about Miner Ecker<br>'''
	Name: Miner Ecker<br>		Name: Miner Ecker<br>

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	===Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War\|Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War]]===		===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 Miner Ecker<br>'''		'''New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about Miner Ecker<br>'''
	Name: Miner Ecker<br>		Name: Miner Ecker<br>
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	Marital Status: Single<br>		Marital Status: Single<br>

	===New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900\|New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900]]===		===New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900\|New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900===
	[[File:CivilWarKnoxEckerJeromeWMusterRoll-W.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|<center>Knox - Jerome W. Ecker - Muster Roll</center>]]		[[File:CivilWarKnoxEckerJeromeWMusterRoll-W.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|<center>Knox - Jerome W. Ecker - Muster Roll</center>]]
	'''New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Gerome Ecker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref> <br>'''		'''New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Gerome Ecker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref> <br>'''
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	===Annual Report of the Adjutant-General\|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York]]===		===Annual Report of the Adjutant-General\|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York===
	177th NY Infantry<br>		177th NY Infantry<br>
	ECKER , GEROME. — Age, 18 years. Enlisted, October 31, 1862, at Albany, to serve nine months; mustered in as private, Co.		ECKER , GEROME. — Age, 18 years. Enlisted, October 31, 1862, at Albany, to serve nine months; mustered in as private, Co.

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	==Additional Research Notes==		==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]]===		===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 Miner Ecker<br>'''		'''New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about Miner Ecker<br>'''
	Name: Miner Ecker<br>		Name: Miner Ecker<br>
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	Marital Status: Single<br>		Marital Status: Single<br>

	===[[New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900\|New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900]]===		===New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900\|New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900]]===
	[[File:CivilWarKnoxEckerJeromeWMusterRoll-W.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|<center>Knox - Jerome W. Ecker - Muster Roll</center>]]		[[File:CivilWarKnoxEckerJeromeWMusterRoll-W.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|<center>Knox - Jerome W. Ecker - Muster Roll</center>]]
	'''New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Gerome Ecker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref> <br>'''		'''New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Gerome Ecker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref> <br>'''
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	===[[Annual Report of the Adjutant-General\|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York]]===		===Annual Report of the Adjutant-General\|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York]]===
	177th NY Infantry<br>		177th NY Infantry<br>
	ECKER , GEROME. — Age, 18 years. Enlisted, October 31, 1862, at Albany, to serve nine months; mustered in as private, Co.		ECKER , GEROME. — Age, 18 years. Enlisted, October 31, 1862, at Albany, to serve nine months; mustered in as private, Co.
	G, November 21, 1862; mustered out with company, September 10, 1863, at Albany, N . Y., as Jerome Ecker.		G, November 21, 1862; mustered out with company, September 10, 1863, at Albany, N . Y., as Jerome Ecker.

	===[[History of the County of Albany\|History of the County of Albany]] - Tenney and Howell'''===		===History of the County of Albany\|History of the County of Albany]] - Tenney and Howell'''===
	Knox - Jerome W. Ecker, private, 177th Regiment, Company G; enlisted in October, 1862; mustered in November, 1862; honorably discharged at expiration of his term of service.		Knox - Jerome W. Ecker, private, 177th Regiment, Company G; enlisted in October, 1862; mustered in November, 1862; honorably discharged at expiration of his term of service.

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	==Birth==		==Birth==
	Jerome was born in Knox, Albany county, July 21, 1847, the son of [[David Ecker]]~~'''~~ (1815 – 1896)		Jerome was born in Knox, Albany county, July 21, 1847, the son of [[David Ecker]] (1815 – 1896)
	and Mary L Saddlemire (1818 – 1890), the daughter of Adam Saddlemire<ref name="Landmarks">[[Landmarks of Albany County\|Landmarks of Albany County]], NY, Edited by Amasa J. Parker, Albany, NY</ref> His siblings were:<ref>2011-03-09 Ralph Koch - Ancestry.com</ref>		and Mary L Saddlemire (1818 – 1890), the daughter of Adam Saddlemire<ref name="Landmarks">[[Landmarks of Albany County\|Landmarks of Albany County]], NY, Edited by Amasa J. Parker, Albany, NY</ref> His siblings were:<ref>2011-03-09 Ralph Koch - Ancestry.com</ref>
	*Allen Ecker (1836 – 1919)		*Allen Ecker (1836 – 1919)
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	*Aaron Ecker (1841 – )		*Aaron Ecker (1841 – )
	*Morgan Ecker (1842 – 1854)		*Morgan Ecker (1842 – 1854)
	*[[Ecker, Miner \|Miner Ecker]]~~'''~~ (1844 – 1864)		*[[Ecker, Miner \|Miner Ecker]] (1844 – 1864)
	*Cyrus Ecker (1850 – 1894)		*Cyrus Ecker (1850 – 1894)
	*Rose Ecker (1857 – 1934)		*Rose Ecker (1857 – 1934)
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	==Marriage & Children==		==Marriage & Children==
	On June 12, 1872, he married Charlotte Ophelia Kniskern (1846 – 1921) daughter of [[Jacob Kniskern]]~~'''~~ of Knox.<ref name="Landmarks"/><br>		On June 12, 1872, he married Charlotte Ophelia Kniskern (1846 – 1921) daughter of [[Jacob Kniskern]] of Knox.<ref name="Landmarks"/><br>
	They have had six children:<ref>2011-03-09 Ralph Koch - Ancestry.com</ref><br>		They have had six children:<ref>2011-03-09 Ralph Koch - Ancestry.com</ref><br>
	*Nellie Grant Ecker (1873 – 1949)<ref name="Landmarks"/>		*Nellie Grant Ecker (1873 – 1949)<ref name="Landmarks"/>
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	==Additional Research Notes==		==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]]~~'''~~===		===[[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 Miner Ecker<br>'''		'''New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about Miner Ecker<br>'''
	Name: Miner Ecker<br>		Name: Miner Ecker<br>
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	Marital Status: Single<br>		Marital Status: Single<br>

	===[[New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900\|New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900]]~~'''~~===		===[[New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900\|New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900]]===
	[[File:CivilWarKnoxEckerJeromeWMusterRoll-W.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|<center>Knox - Jerome W. Ecker - Muster Roll</center>]]		[[File:CivilWarKnoxEckerJeromeWMusterRoll-W.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|<center>Knox - Jerome W. Ecker - Muster Roll</center>]]
	'''New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Gerome Ecker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref> <br>'''		'''New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Gerome Ecker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref> <br>'''
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	===[[Annual Report of the Adjutant-General\|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York]]~~'''~~===		===[[Annual Report of the Adjutant-General\|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York]]===
	177th NY Infantry<br>		177th NY Infantry<br>
	ECKER , GEROME. — Age, 18 years. Enlisted, October 31, 1862, at Albany, to serve nine months; mustered in as private, Co.		ECKER , GEROME. — Age, 18 years. Enlisted, October 31, 1862, at Albany, to serve nine months; mustered in as private, Co.
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	with Hungerford & Hotaling and since 1877 has been in the active practice of his		with Hungerford & Hotaling and since 1877 has been in the active practice of his
	profession. In October, 1862, he enlisted in Co. G, 172d N. Y. Vols., under Capt.		profession. In October, 1862, he enlisted in Co. G, 172d N. Y. Vols., under Capt.
	[[Morgan L. Filkins]]~~'''~~, and served ten months, participating in the siege of Port Hudson and the two expeditions to the Amite River. He is past officer in the subordinate lodge and encampment of I. O. O. F., member of the Grand Lodge and the		[[Morgan L. Filkins]], and served ten months, participating in the siege of Port Hudson and the two expeditions to the Amite River. He is past officer in the subordinate lodge and encampment of I. O. O. F., member of the Grand Lodge and the
	daughters of Rebekah, member of Chancellors Lodge No. 58, K. of P., Albany Division No. 2. Uniformed Rank, K. of P., the Grand Lodge of this order since 1888,		daughters of Rebekah, member of Chancellors Lodge No. 58, K. of P., Albany Division No. 2. Uniformed Rank, K. of P., the Grand Lodge of this order since 1888,
	and Lewis O. Morris Post No. 121, G. A. R. June 12, 1872, he married Charlotte		and Lewis O. Morris Post No. 121, G. A. R. June 12, 1872, he married Charlotte

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	==Birth==		==Birth==
	Jerome was born in Knox, Albany county, July 21, 1847, the son of ~~'''~~[[David Ecker]]''' (1815 – 1896)		Jerome was born in Knox, Albany county, July 21, 1847, the son of [[David Ecker]]''' (1815 – 1896)
	and Mary L Saddlemire (1818 – 1890), the daughter of Adam Saddlemire<ref name="Landmarks">[[Landmarks of Albany County\|Landmarks of Albany County]], NY, Edited by Amasa J. Parker, Albany, NY</ref> His siblings were:<ref>2011-03-09 Ralph Koch - Ancestry.com</ref>		and Mary L Saddlemire (1818 – 1890), the daughter of Adam Saddlemire<ref name="Landmarks">[[Landmarks of Albany County\|Landmarks of Albany County]], NY, Edited by Amasa J. Parker, Albany, NY</ref> His siblings were:<ref>2011-03-09 Ralph Koch - Ancestry.com</ref>
	*Allen Ecker (1836 – 1919)		*Allen Ecker (1836 – 1919)
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	*Aaron Ecker (1841 – )		*Aaron Ecker (1841 – )
	*Morgan Ecker (1842 – 1854)		*Morgan Ecker (1842 – 1854)
	*~~'''~~[[Ecker, Miner \|Miner Ecker]]''' (1844 – 1864)		*[[Ecker, Miner \|Miner Ecker]]''' (1844 – 1864)
	*Cyrus Ecker (1850 – 1894)		*Cyrus Ecker (1850 – 1894)
	*Rose Ecker (1857 – 1934)		*Rose Ecker (1857 – 1934)
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	==Marriage & Children==		==Marriage & Children==
	On June 12, 1872, he married Charlotte Ophelia Kniskern (1846 – 1921) daughter of ~~'''~~[[Jacob Kniskern]]''' of Knox.<ref name="Landmarks"/><br>		On June 12, 1872, he married Charlotte Ophelia Kniskern (1846 – 1921) daughter of [[Jacob Kniskern]]''' of Knox.<ref name="Landmarks"/><br>
	They have had six children:<ref>2011-03-09 Ralph Koch - Ancestry.com</ref><br>		They have had six children:<ref>2011-03-09 Ralph Koch - Ancestry.com</ref><br>
	*Nellie Grant Ecker (1873 – 1949)<ref name="Landmarks"/>		*Nellie Grant Ecker (1873 – 1949)<ref name="Landmarks"/>
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	===~~'''~~[[Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War\|Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War]]'''===		===[[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 Miner Ecker<br>'''		'''New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about Miner Ecker<br>'''
	Name: Miner Ecker<br>		Name: Miner Ecker<br>
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	Marital Status: Single<br>		Marital Status: Single<br>

	===~~'''~~[[New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900\|New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900]]'''===		===[[New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900\|New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900]]'''===
	[[File:CivilWarKnoxEckerJeromeWMusterRoll-W.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|<center>Knox - Jerome W. Ecker - Muster Roll</center>]]		[[File:CivilWarKnoxEckerJeromeWMusterRoll-W.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|<center>Knox - Jerome W. Ecker - Muster Roll</center>]]
	'''New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Gerome Ecker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref> <br>'''		'''New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Gerome Ecker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref> <br>'''
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	===~~'''~~[[Annual Report of the Adjutant-General\|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York]]'''===		===[[Annual Report of the Adjutant-General\|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York]]'''===
	177th NY Infantry<br>		177th NY Infantry<br>
	ECKER , GEROME. — Age, 18 years. Enlisted, October 31, 1862, at Albany, to serve nine months; mustered in as private, Co.		ECKER , GEROME. — Age, 18 years. Enlisted, October 31, 1862, at Albany, to serve nine months; mustered in as private, Co.
	G, November 21, 1862; mustered out with company, September 10, 1863, at Albany, N . Y., as Jerome Ecker.		G, November 21, 1862; mustered out with company, September 10, 1863, at Albany, N . Y., as Jerome Ecker.

	===~~'''~~[[History of the County of Albany\|History of the County of Albany]] - Tenney and Howell'''===		===[[History of the County of Albany\|History of the County of Albany]] - Tenney and Howell'''===
	Knox - Jerome W. Ecker, private, 177th Regiment, Company G; enlisted in October, 1862; mustered in November, 1862; honorably discharged at expiration of his term of service.		Knox - Jerome W. Ecker, private, 177th Regiment, Company G; enlisted in October, 1862; mustered in November, 1862; honorably discharged at expiration of his term of service.

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	with Hungerford & Hotaling and since 1877 has been in the active practice of his		with Hungerford & Hotaling and since 1877 has been in the active practice of his
	profession. In October, 1862, he enlisted in Co. G, 172d N. Y. Vols., under Capt.		profession. In October, 1862, he enlisted in Co. G, 172d N. Y. Vols., under Capt.
	~~'''~~[[Morgan L. Filkins]]''', and served ten months, participating in the siege of Port Hudson and the two expeditions to the Amite River. He is past officer in the subordinate lodge and encampment of I. O. O. F., member of the Grand Lodge and the		[[Morgan L. Filkins]]''', and served ten months, participating in the siege of Port Hudson and the two expeditions to the Amite River. He is past officer in the subordinate lodge and encampment of I. O. O. F., member of the Grand Lodge and the
	daughters of Rebekah, member of Chancellors Lodge No. 58, K. of P., Albany Division No. 2. Uniformed Rank, K. of P., the Grand Lodge of this order since 1888,		daughters of Rebekah, member of Chancellors Lodge No. 58, K. of P., Albany Division No. 2. Uniformed Rank, K. of P., the Grand Lodge of this order since 1888,
	and Lewis O. Morris Post No. 121, G. A. R. June 12, 1872, he married Charlotte		and Lewis O. Morris Post No. 121, G. A. R. June 12, 1872, he married Charlotte

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[[File:1861FortSumterFlag.jpg|300px|thumb|right|<center>[[Knox during the Civil War|Knox during the Civil War]]</center>]]
==Birth==
Jerome was born in Knox, Albany county, July 21, 1847, the son of '''[[David Ecker]]''' (1815 – 1896)
and Mary L Saddlemire (1818 – 1890), the daughter of Adam Saddlemire<ref name="Landmarks">[[Landmarks of Albany County|Landmarks of Albany County]], NY, Edited by Amasa J. Parker, Albany, NY</ref> His siblings were:<ref>2011-03-09 Ralph Koch - Ancestry.com</ref>
*Allen Ecker (1836 – 1919)
*Peter A. Ecker (1839 – 1840)
*Aaron Ecker (1841 – )
*Morgan Ecker (1842 – 1854)
*'''[[Ecker, Miner |Miner Ecker]]''' (1844 – 1864)
*Cyrus Ecker (1850 – 1894)
*Rose Ecker (1857 – 1934)

==Education==
Jerome was educated at the Knox Academy, the Albany State Normal School and the Fort Edward Institute and was graduated from the Albany Law School and admitted to the bar in February, 1872. <ref name="Landmarks"/>

==Occupation==
After graduation he afterward continued his legal studies with Hungerford & Hotaling and since 1877 has been in the active practice of his profession. <ref name="Landmarks"/>

==His Life Experience==
In October, 1862, he enlisted in Co. G, 172d(177th) N. Y. Vols., under Capt.[[Morgan L. Filkins]], and served ten months, participating in the siege of Port Hudson and the two expeditions to the Amite River. He is past officer in the subordinate lodge and encampment of I. O. O. F., member of the Grand Lodge and the daughters of Rebekah, member of Chancellors Lodge No. 58, K. of P., Albany Division No. 2. Uniformed Rank, K. of P., the Grand Lodge of this order since 1888, and Lewis O. Morris Post No. 121, G. A. R.<ref name="Landmarks"/>

==Marriage & Children==
On June 12, 1872, he married Charlotte Ophelia Kniskern (1846 – 1921) daughter of '''[[Jacob Kniskern]]''' of Knox.<ref name="Landmarks"/> 
They have had six children:<ref>2011-03-09 Ralph Koch - Ancestry.com</ref> 
*Nellie Grant Ecker (1873 – 1949)<ref name="Landmarks"/>
*Frederick Ecker (1875 – 1876)(died aged nine months)<ref name="Landmarks"/>
*George W. Ecker (1876 – )(a student at Rutgers College, class of 1899)<ref name="Landmarks"/>
*Eva Ecker (1878 – 1890) (deceased)<ref name="Landmarks"/>
*Edward W. Ecker (1879 – 1915)<ref name="Landmarks"/>
*Howard J. Ecker (1881 – 1958)<ref name="Landmarks"/>
==Occupation==
He was a lawyer in Albany, NY. He practiced law until he was nearly 70 years old. He later moved to the Town of New Scotland where he bought a farm and engaged in farming.

==Military Service==
{| style="color:black;background-color:#ccffff;" cellspacing="1" border="2"
|Residence:
|Knox
|-
|Place of Birth:
|Knox, NY
|-
|Names of Parents:
|David (Ecker) and Mary E. Saddlemire
|-
|Marital Status:
|Single
|-
|Occupation:
|Farmer
|-
|Term of Enlistment:
|9 months
|-
|Enlistment Date:
|31 Oct 1862
|-
|Enlistment Place:
|Albany<ref name="AG Report">Annual Report of the Adjutant General or the State of New York for the year 1905 </ref>
|-
|Enlistment Rank:
|Private
|-
|State Served:
|New York
|-
|Regiment:
|177th Infantry
|-
|Company:
|Company G
|-
|Muster Out Date:
|10 Sept 1863<ref name="AG Report"/>
|-
|Muster Out Place:
|Albany, NY<ref name="AG Report"/>
|-
|}
{| style="color:black;background-color:#ccffff;" cellspacing="1" border="2"
|Additional Remarks: Enlisted for 9 months. "Served his time and was honorably discharged. PO address, West Berne, NY"<ref name="Town And City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref> Enlisted at the age of 18 years to serve 9 months.<ref name="AG Report"/>
|-
|Sources Used: Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, Annual Report of the Adjutant General for the State of New York for the year 1905.
|}

==Death==
Charlotte died in 1921. Jerome died in 1934. Both presumably died in the Town of New Scotland.

==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 Miner Ecker '''
Name: Miner Ecker 
Birth Place: Knox, Albany Co, New York 
Father: David Ecker 
Mother: Mary E Saddlemire 
Residence Place: Knox 
Enlistment Date: Aug 1862 
Enlistment Location: Knox, Albany, New York 
Regiment: 61st Regiment 
Company: I 
Rank: Private 
Race: White 
Marital Status: Single 

==='''[[New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900|New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900]]'''===
[[File:CivilWarKnoxEckerJeromeWMusterRoll-W.jpg|300px|thumb|right|<center>Knox - Jerome W. Ecker - Muster Roll</center>]]
'''New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Gerome Ecker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref> '''
Name: Gerome Ecker 
Age: 18 
Birth Year: abt 1844 
Birth Place: Kucy, New York 
Enlistment Year: 1862 
Enlistment Location: Albany, New York 
Muster Year: 862 
Separation Details: Muster Out of Service 
Separation Date: 10 Sep 1863

==='''Civil War Record Summaries'''===
'''U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about Gerome Ecker '''
Name: Gerome Ecker 
Residence: Albany, New York 
Age at enlistment: 18 
Enlistment Date: 3 Oct 1862 
Rank at enlistment: Private 
Enlistment Place: Albany, New York 
State Served: New York 
Survived the War?: Yes 
Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, New York 177th Infantry Regiment on 21 Nov 1862.Mustered out on 10 Sep 1863 at Albany, NY. 
Birth Date: abt 1844 
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General 

'''U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about Jerome Ecker '''
Name: Jerome Ecker 
Side: Union 
Regiment State/Origin: New York 
Regiment Name: 177 N.Y. Infantry 
Regiment Name Expanded: 177th Regiment, New York Infantry 
Company: G 
Rank In: Private 
Rank In Expanded: Private 
Rank Out: Private 
Rank Out Expanded: Private 
Alternate Name: Gerome/Ecler 
Film Number: M551 roll 41 

'''American Civil War Soldiers about Gerome Ecker '''
Name: Gerome Ecker 
Enlistment Date: 31 Oct 1862 
Enlistment Place: Albany, New York 
Side Served: Union 
State Served: New York 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 31 October 1862 at the age of 18. 
Enlisted in Company G, 177th Infantry Regiment New York on 21 Nov 1862. 
Mustered Out Company G, 177th Infantry Regiment New York on 10 Sep 1863 at Albany, NY. 
Sources: 14 

==='''[[Annual Report of the Adjutant-General|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York]]'''===
177th NY Infantry 
ECKER , GEROME. — Age, 18 years. Enlisted, October 31, 1862, at Albany, to serve nine months; mustered in as private, Co.
G, November 21, 1862; mustered out with company, September 10, 1863, at Albany, N . Y., as Jerome Ecker.

==='''[[History of the County of Albany|History of the County of Albany]] - Tenney and Howell'''===
Knox - Jerome W. Ecker, private, 177th Regiment, Company G; enlisted in October, 1862; mustered in November, 1862; honorably discharged at expiration of his term of service.

'''Ecker, Jerome W., descends from one of the early families of the Schoharie valley,
one of whom was a lieutenant in the Revolutionary war.'''

David Ecker, his father, born in Berne, Albany county, in 1815, was a farmer and died March 17, 1896. His wife, Mary E., daughter of Adam Saddlemire, also born in 1815, died in February,
1892. One of their sons, Miner, enlisted in the 62d N. Y. Vols., and died from disease contracted in the service.

Jerome W. Ecker, born in Knox, Albany county,
July 21, 1847, was educated at the Knox Academy, the Albany State Normal School
and the Fort Edward Institute and was graduated from the Albany Law School and
admitted to the bar in February, 1872. He afterward continued his legal studies
with Hungerford & Hotaling and since 1877 has been in the active practice of his
profession. In October, 1862, he enlisted in Co. G, 172d N. Y. Vols., under Capt.
'''[[Morgan L. Filkins]]''', and served ten months, participating in the siege of Port Hudson and the two expeditions to the Amite River. He is past officer in the subordinate lodge and encampment of I. O. O. F., member of the Grand Lodge and the
daughters of Rebekah, member of Chancellors Lodge No. 58, K. of P., Albany Division No. 2. Uniformed Rank, K. of P., the Grand Lodge of this order since 1888,
and Lewis O. Morris Post No. 121, G. A. R. June 12, 1872, he married Charlotte
daughter of Jacob Kniskern of Knox, and they have had six children : Nellie G., Frederick (died aged nine months), George W. (a student at Rutgers College, class
of 1899), Edward, Howard J. and Eva (deceased).

==Census Records==
{|

|'''1860 United States Federal Census about Jerome Ecker '''
Name: Jerome Ecker 
Age in 1860: 12 
Birth Year: abt 1848 
Birthplace: New York 
Home in 1860: Knox, Albany, New York 
Gender: Male 
Post Office: Knox 
Value of real estate: View image 
Household Members: 
Name Age 
David Ecker 45 
Mary E Ecker 46 
Aaron Ecker 18 
Minor Ecker 14 
'''Jerome Ecker 12''' 
Srus Ecker 10 

|'''1870 United States Federal Census about Wm J Ecker '''
Name: Wm J Ecker 
Age in 1870: 22 
Birth Year: abt 1848 
Birthplace: New York 
Home in 1870: Knox, Albany, New York 
Race: White 
Gender: Male 
Post Office: East Berne 
Value of real estate: View image 
Household Members: 
Name Age 
David Ecker 55 
Mary Ecker 57 
Maron Ecker 27 
Wm J Ecker 22 
Cyrus Ecker 20 
Sarah E Ecker 24 
Charles Ecker 6/12 
|-
|'''1900 United States Federal Census about Jerome Ecker '''
Name: Jerome Ecker 
[Jeromell Eaker] 
[Jerome Earker] 
Age: 52 
Birth Date: Jul 1847 
Birthplace: New York 
Home in 1900: Albany Ward 14, Albany, New York 
[Albany] 
Race: White 
Gender: Male 
Relation to Head of House: Head 
Marital Status: Married 
Spouse's Name: Charlotte O Ecker 
Marriage Year: 1873 
Years Married: 27 
Father's Birthplace: New York 
Mother's Birthplace: New York 
Occupation: View on Image 
Neighbors: View others on page 
Household Members: 
Name Age 
Jerome Ecker 52 
Charlotte O Ecker 50 
Nellie G Ecker 27 
George W Ecker 25 
Edward W Ecker 18 
Howard J Ecker 18 

|'''1910 United States Federal Census about Jerome Ecker '''
Name: Jerome Ecker 
Age in 1910: 62 
Birth Year: abt 1848 
[1848] 
Birthplace: New York 
Home in 1910: Albany Ward 16, Albany, New York 
Race: White 
Gender: Male 
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) 
[Head] 
Marital Status: Married 
Spouse's Name: Charlotte O Ecker 
Father's Birthplace: New York 
Mother's Birthplace: New York 
Neighbors: View others on page 
Household Members: 
Name Age 
Jerome Ecker 62 
Charlotte O Ecker 63 
Edward W Ecker 30 
Howard J Ecker 28 
|-
|'''1920 United States Federal Census about Jerome W E* '''
Name: Jerome W E* 
[Jerome W Ecker] 
Age: 72 
Birth Year: abt 1848 
Birthplace: New York 
Home in 1920: Albany Ward 16, Albany, New York 
Race: White 
Gender: Male 
Relation to Head of House: Head 
Marital Status: Married 
Spouse's Name: Charlotte E* 
Father's Birthplace: New York 
Mother's Birthplace: New York 
Home owned: Rent 
Able to Read: Yes 
Able to Write: Yes 
Neighbors: View others on page 
Household Members: 
Name Age 
Jerome W E* 72 
Charlotte E* 73 
Howard J E* 38 
Nellie G Livingston 46 
Milton Livingston 10 

|'''1930 United States Federal Census about Jerome Ecker '''
Name: Jerome Ecker 
Gender: Male 
Birth Year: abt 1848 
Birthplace: New York 
Race: White 
Home in 1930: New Scotland, Albany, New York 
View Map 
Marital Status: Widowed 
Relation to Head of House: Head 
Father's Birthplace: New York 
Mother's Birthplace: New York 
Neighbors: View others on page 
Household Members: 
Name Age 
Jerome Ecker 82 
Nellie Livingston 56 
Milton Livingston 20 
|}

==Additional Media==
'''U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 about Jerome W Ecker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref> '''
Name: Jerome W Ecker 
State Filed: New York 
Roll Number: T288_137 
(Service: G 177th NY Inf.) 

Livingston — On Tuesday, June 7, 1949, Nellie Grant Ecker Livingston, daughter of the late Charlotte Kniskern and Jerome W. Ecker, mother of the late Milton Livingston, sister of Howard J. Ecker. Funeral was held at the Dutch Reformed Church, West.
Berne. N.Y.. on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
:[[Altamont Enterprise]] - June 17, 1949

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