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	==Military Service==		==Military Service==
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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<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''		'''New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about Miner Ecker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><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<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''		'''New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about Miner Ecker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><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:CivilWarKnoxMinerEckerMusterRoll-W.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|<center>Knox - Miner Ecker - Muster Roll</center>]]		[[File:CivilWarKnoxMinerEckerMusterRoll-W.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|<center>Knox - Miner Ecker - Muster Roll</center>]]
	'''New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Miner Ecker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref> <br>'''		'''New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Miner 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===
	61st NY Infantry<br>		61st NY Infantry<br>
	ECKER, MINER - Age, 18 years. Enlisted August 28, 1862, at Knox, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. I, September 19, 1862; discharged with disability, December 31, 1862, at Washington, D.C.		ECKER, MINER - Age, 18 years. Enlisted August 28, 1862, at Knox, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. I, September 19, 1862; discharged with disability, December 31, 1862, at Washington, D.C.

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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<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''		'''New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about Miner Ecker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
	Name: Miner Ecker<br>		Name: Miner Ecker<br>
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	===[[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:CivilWarKnoxMinerEckerMusterRoll-W.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|<center>Knox - Miner Ecker - Muster Roll</center>]]		[[File:CivilWarKnoxMinerEckerMusterRoll-W.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|<center>Knox - Miner Ecker - Muster Roll</center>]]
	'''New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Miner Ecker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref> <br>'''		'''New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Miner 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]]===
	61st NY Infantry<br>		61st NY Infantry<br>
	ECKER, MINER - Age, 18 years. Enlisted August 28, 1862, at Knox, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. I, September 19, 1862; discharged with disability, December 31, 1862, at Washington, D.C.		ECKER, MINER - Age, 18 years. Enlisted August 28, 1862, at Knox, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. I, September 19, 1862; discharged with disability, December 31, 1862, at Washington, D.C.

	===[[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 - Miner Ecker, private. Sixty-first Regiment, Company I ; enlisted in August, 1862; mustered September 19, 1862; discharged by reason of disability and died in Knox, and is buried in Berne.		Knox - Miner Ecker, private. Sixty-first Regiment, Company I ; enlisted in August, 1862; mustered September 19, 1862; discharged by reason of disability and died in Knox, and is buried in Berne.

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	[[File:1861FortSumterFlag.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|<center>[[Knox during the Civil War\|Knox during the Civil War]]</center>]]		[[File:1861FortSumterFlag.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|<center>[[Knox during the Civil War\|Knox during the Civil War]]</center>]]
	==Birth==		==Birth==
	Miner David Ecker<ref>[[Berne Historical Project\|Berne Historical Project]] (full name based on census records)</ref> was born in Knox<ref name="Town And City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref> 13 Mar. 1844<ref>Dutch Settlers Soc. Berne Cemetery transcriptions</ref>, a son of [[David Ecker]]~~'''~~ (1815 – 1896) and Mary E. Saddlemire,(1818 – 1890). His siblings were:<ref>Ford-Jorgensen Tree Ancestry.com</ref>		Miner David Ecker<ref>[[Berne Historical Project\|Berne Historical Project]] (full name based on census records)</ref> was born in Knox<ref name="Town And City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref> 13 Mar. 1844<ref>Dutch Settlers Soc. Berne Cemetery transcriptions</ref>, a son of [[David Ecker]] (1815 – 1896) and Mary E. Saddlemire,(1818 – 1890). His siblings were:<ref>Ford-Jorgensen Tree Ancestry.com</ref>
	*Allen Ecker (1836 – 1919)		*Allen Ecker (1836 – 1919)
	*Peter A. Ecker (1839 – 1840)		*Peter A. Ecker (1839 – 1840)
	*Aaron Ecker (1841 – )		*Aaron Ecker (1841 – )
	*Morgan Ecker (1842 – 1854)		*Morgan Ecker (1842 – 1854)
	*[[Ecker, Jerome W.\|Jerome Ecker]]~~'''~~ (1847 – 1934)		*[[Ecker, Jerome W.\|Jerome Ecker]] (1847 – 1934)
	*Cyrus Ecker (1850 – 1894)		*Cyrus Ecker (1850 – 1894)
	*Rose Ecker (1857 – 1934)		*Rose Ecker (1857 – 1934)
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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<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''		'''New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about Miner Ecker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
	Name: Miner Ecker<br>		Name: Miner Ecker<br>
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	===[[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:CivilWarKnoxMinerEckerMusterRoll-W.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|<center>Knox - Miner Ecker - Muster Roll</center>]]		[[File:CivilWarKnoxMinerEckerMusterRoll-W.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|<center>Knox - Miner Ecker - Muster Roll</center>]]
	'''New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Miner Ecker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref> <br>'''		'''New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Miner 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]]===
	61st NY Infantry<br>		61st NY Infantry<br>
	ECKER, MINER - Age, 18 years. Enlisted August 28, 1862, at Knox, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. I, September 19, 1862; discharged with disability, December 31, 1862, at Washington, D.C.		ECKER, MINER - Age, 18 years. Enlisted August 28, 1862, at Knox, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. I, September 19, 1862; discharged with disability, December 31, 1862, at Washington, D.C.
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	Jerome W. Ecker, born in Knox, Albany county, July 21, 1847, was educated at the Knox Academy, the Albany State Normal School		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		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).		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==		==Census Records==

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	==Birth==		==Birth==
	Miner David Ecker<ref>[[Berne Historical Project\|Berne Historical Project]] (full name based on census records)</ref> was born in Knox<ref name="Town And City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref> 13 Mar. 1844<ref>Dutch Settlers Soc. Berne Cemetery transcriptions</ref>, a son of ~~'''~~[[David Ecker]]''' (1815 – 1896) and Mary E. Saddlemire,(1818 – 1890). His siblings were:<ref>Ford-Jorgensen Tree Ancestry.com</ref>		Miner David Ecker<ref>[[Berne Historical Project\|Berne Historical Project]] (full name based on census records)</ref> was born in Knox<ref name="Town And City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref> 13 Mar. 1844<ref>Dutch Settlers Soc. Berne Cemetery transcriptions</ref>, a son of [[David Ecker]]''' (1815 – 1896) and Mary E. Saddlemire,(1818 – 1890). His siblings were:<ref>Ford-Jorgensen Tree Ancestry.com</ref>
	*Allen Ecker (1836 – 1919)		*Allen Ecker (1836 – 1919)
	*Peter A. Ecker (1839 – 1840)		*Peter A. Ecker (1839 – 1840)
	*Aaron Ecker (1841 – )		*Aaron Ecker (1841 – )
	*Morgan Ecker (1842 – 1854)		*Morgan Ecker (1842 – 1854)
	*~~'''~~[[Ecker, Jerome W.\|Jerome Ecker]]''' (1847 – 1934)		*[[Ecker, Jerome W.\|Jerome Ecker]]''' (1847 – 1934)
	*Cyrus Ecker (1850 – 1894)		*Cyrus Ecker (1850 – 1894)
	*Rose Ecker (1857 – 1934)		*Rose Ecker (1857 – 1934)
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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<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''		'''New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about Miner Ecker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
	Name: Miner Ecker<br>		Name: Miner Ecker<br>
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	===~~'''~~[[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:CivilWarKnoxMinerEckerMusterRoll-W.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|<center>Knox - Miner Ecker - Muster Roll</center>]]		[[File:CivilWarKnoxMinerEckerMusterRoll-W.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|<center>Knox - Miner Ecker - Muster Roll</center>]]
	'''New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Miner Ecker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref> <br>'''		'''New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Miner 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]]'''===
	61st NY Infantry<br>		61st NY Infantry<br>
	ECKER, MINER - Age, 18 years. Enlisted August 28, 1862, at Knox, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. I, September 19, 1862; discharged with disability, December 31, 1862, at Washington, D.C.		ECKER, MINER - Age, 18 years. Enlisted August 28, 1862, at Knox, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. I, September 19, 1862; discharged with disability, December 31, 1862, at Washington, D.C.

	===~~'''~~[[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 - Miner Ecker, private. Sixty-first Regiment, Company I ; enlisted in August, 1862; mustered September 19, 1862; discharged by reason of disability and died in Knox, and is buried in Berne.		Knox - Miner Ecker, private. Sixty-first Regiment, Company I ; enlisted in August, 1862; mustered September 19, 1862; discharged by reason of disability and died in Knox, and is buried in Berne.

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	Jerome W. Ecker, born in Knox, Albany county, July 21, 1847, was educated at the Knox Academy, the Albany State Normal School		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		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).		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==		==Census Records==

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==Birth==
Miner David Ecker<ref>[[Berne Historical Project|Berne Historical Project]] (full name based on census records)</ref> was born in Knox<ref name="Town And City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref> 13 Mar. 1844<ref>Dutch Settlers Soc. Berne Cemetery transcriptions</ref>, a son of '''[[David Ecker]]''' (1815 – 1896) and Mary E. Saddlemire,(1818 – 1890). His siblings were:<ref>Ford-Jorgensen Tree Ancestry.com</ref>
*Allen Ecker (1836 – 1919)
*Peter A. Ecker (1839 – 1840)
*Aaron Ecker (1841 – )
*Morgan Ecker (1842 – 1854)
*'''[[Ecker, Jerome W.|Jerome Ecker]]''' (1847 – 1934)
*Cyrus Ecker (1850 – 1894)
*Rose Ecker (1857 – 1934)

==Military Service==
[[Image:61st.jpg|200px|thumb|right|<center>61st Infantry Battle Flag</center>]]
{| style="color:black;background-color:#ccffff;" cellspacing="1" border="2"
|Residence:
|Knox <ref name="Town And City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref>
|-
|Parents Names:
|David (Ecker) and Mary E. Saddlemire <ref name="Town And City Registers"/>
|-
|Enlistment Date:
|28 Aug 1862
|-
|Term of Enlistment:
|3 years
|-
|Bounty Received:
| $100.00
|-
|Enlistment Place:
|Knox, New York
|-
|Enlistment Rank:
|Private
|-
|State Served:
|New York
|-
|Mustered in with Regiment on:
|19 Sep 1862
|-
|Regiment:
|61st Infantry
|-
|Company:
|Company I
|-
|Discharged for Disability on:
|31 Dec 1862
|-
|Discharged at:
|Washington, DC
|-
|Place of Death:
|Knox, NY <ref name="Town And City Registers"/>
|-
|Place of Burial:
|Berne, NY <ref name="Town And City Registers"/>
|-
|}
{| style="color:black;background-color:#ccffff;" cellspacing="1" border="2"
|Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 18<ref name=”Ancestry”>Ancestry Military Databases</ref>
|-
|Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
|}

==Death==
Mustered September 19, 1862; discharged by reason of disability and died 8 Aug. 1864 in Knox, and is buried in [[Berne and Beaverdam Cemetery|Berne and Beaverdam Cemetery]] in Berne.<ref name="Town And City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref>

==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<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref> '''
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:CivilWarKnoxMinerEckerMusterRoll-W.jpg|300px|thumb|right|<center>Knox - Miner Ecker - Muster Roll</center>]]
'''New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Miner Ecker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref> '''
Name: Miner Ecker 
Age: 18 
Birth Year: abt 1844 
Birth Place: Knox, New York 
Enlistment Year: 1862 
Enlistment Location: Knox, New York 
Muster Year: 1862 
Separation Details: Discharged 
Separation Date: 31 Dec 1862

==='''Civil War Record Summaries'''===
'''U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about Miner Ecker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref> '''
Name: Miner Ecker 
Residence: Knox, New York 
Age at enlistment: 18 
Enlistment Date: 28 Aug 1862 
Rank at enlistment: Private 
Enlistment Place: Knox, New York 
State Served: New York 
Survived the War?: Yes 
Service Record: Enlisted in Company I, New York 61st Infantry Regiment on 19 Sep 1862.Mustered out on 31 Dec 1862 at Washington, DC. 
Birth Date: abt 1844 
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General 

'''U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about Miner Ecker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref> '''
Name: Miner Ecker 
Side: Union 
Regiment State/Origin: New York 
Regiment Name: 61 N.Y. Infantry 
Regiment Name Expanded: 61st Regiment, New York Infantry 
Company: I 
Rank In: Private 
Rank In Expanded: Private 
Rank Out: Private 
Rank Out Expanded: Private 
Film Number: M551 roll 41 

'''American Civil War Soldiers about Miner Ecker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref> '''
Name: Miner Ecker 
Enlistment Date: 28 Aug 1862 
Enlistment Place: Knox, New York 
Side Served: Union 
State Served: New York 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 28 August 1862 at the age of 18. 
Enlisted in Company I, 61st Infantry Regiment New York on 19 Sep 1862. 
Received a disability discharge from Company I, 61st Infantry Regiment New York on 31 Dec 1862 at Washington, DC. 
Sources: 14 

==='''[[Annual Report of the Adjutant-General|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York]]'''===
61st NY Infantry 
ECKER, MINER - Age, 18 years. Enlisted August 28, 1862, at Knox, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. I, September 19, 1862; discharged with disability, December 31, 1862, at Washington, D.C.

==='''[[History of the County of Albany|History of the County of Albany]] - Tenney and Howell'''===
Knox - Miner Ecker, private. Sixty-first Regiment, Company I ; enlisted in August, 1862; mustered September 19, 1862; discharged by reason of disability and died in Knox, and is buried in Berne.

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==
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|'''1850 United States Federal Census about David Ecker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref> '''
Name: David Ecker 
Age: 5 
Birth Year: abt 1845 
Birthplace: New York 
Home in 1850: Berne, Albany, New York 
Gender: Male 
Family Number: 399 
Household Members: 
Name Age 
David Ecker 35 
Mary Ecker 38 
Allen Ecker 13 
Aaron Ecker 9 
Morgan Ecker 7 
'''David Ecker 5 '''
Wheeler Ecker 3 
Cyrus Ecker 0 
Jane Chrysler 15 

Note: David is Miner's middle name, so this is probable.
|'''1860 United States Federal Census about Minor Ecker<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref> '''
Name: Minor Ecker 
Age in 1860: 14 
Birth Year: abt 1846 
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 
|}
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