The son of Benjamin Franklin & Susannah (Fetrow) Welcomer, in 1860 he was a laborer living with his family in Newberry Township, York County, Pennsylvania. He stood 5' 5" tall and had dark hair and hazel eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted at the overstated age of eighteen in Harrisburg February 8, 1865, mustered into federal service there February 14 as a private with Co. L, 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry (117th Pa), and honorably discharged with his company July 14, 1865.
On July 24, 1866, he enlisted in Harrisburg with the post-war army, assigned to Co. B, 11th U.S. Infantry (20th U.S. Infantry following reorganization), and honorably discharged by special order March 19, 1867, at Fortress Monroe, Virginia, a private, reason for the early discharge as yet unknown. He re-enlisted in Harrisburg January 18, 1870, assigned to Troop L, 6th U.S. Cavalry, and honorably discharged at term's end January 17, 1875, at Fort Clark, Kinney County, Texas, a private and a veteran of the Indian wars.
The military service on his tombstone (see below) and reflected in his obituary in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal appear to be incorrect. Both claim he served with Co. A, 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry (163rd Pa), during the Civil War, but no evidence of that service has been found, and Joseph makes no mention of the regiment in his pension index. (One might opine that he actually served with Co. A, 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry, because "3" and "8" can easily be, and often were, confused, but no record of that was found either.) The obituary also fails to mention the 11th/20th U.S. Infantry service which is not strange because neither did Joseph list it in his pension index. The reasoning behind the omission is unknown, but it may be connected to his early discharge.
He married Ida Bell Reamer December 17, 1879, in Harrisburg and fathered George D. (b. 11/12/80), Mary May (b. 05/06/83), Robert Lee (b. 11/21/85), Maude L. (b. 01/22/89), and Harry Crull (b. 12/10/92). In 1880, he was living in Marysville, Perry County, in 1890, in Harrisburg, in 1900, in Londonderry Township, Dauphin County, and in 1910-30, in Middletown, Dauphin County, where he died at his home from "auto cardiac dilatation from chronic myocarditis" with "arteriosclerosis" and "senility" contributing factors.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted at the overstated age of eighteen in Harrisburg February 8, 1865, mustered into federal service there February 14 as a private with Co. L, 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry (117th Pa), and honorably discharged with his company July 14, 1865.
On July 24, 1866, he enlisted in Harrisburg with the post-war army, assigned to Co. B, 11th U.S. Infantry (20th U.S. Infantry following reorganization), and honorably discharged by special order March 19, 1867, at Fortress Monroe, Virginia, a private, reason for the early discharge as yet unknown. He re-enlisted in Harrisburg January 18, 1870, assigned to Troop L, 6th U.S. Cavalry, and honorably discharged at term's end January 17, 1875, at Fort Clark, Kinney County, Texas, a private and a veteran of the Indian wars.
The military service on his tombstone (see below) and reflected in his obituary in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal appear to be incorrect. Both claim he served with Co. A, 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry (163rd Pa), during the Civil War, but no evidence of that service has been found, and Joseph makes no mention of the regiment in his pension index. (One might opine that he actually served with Co. A, 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry, because "3" and "8" can easily be, and often were, confused, but no record of that was found either.) The obituary also fails to mention the 11th/20th U.S. Infantry service which is not strange because neither did Joseph list it in his pension index. The reasoning behind the omission is unknown, but it may be connected to his early discharge.
He married Ida Bell Reamer December 17, 1879, in Harrisburg and fathered George D. (b. 11/12/80), Mary May (b. 05/06/83), Robert Lee (b. 11/21/85), Maude L. (b. 01/22/89), and Harry Crull (b. 12/10/92). In 1880, he was living in Marysville, Perry County, in 1890, in Harrisburg, in 1900, in Londonderry Township, Dauphin County, and in 1910-30, in Middletown, Dauphin County, where he died at his home from "auto cardiac dilatation from chronic myocarditis" with "arteriosclerosis" and "senility" contributing factors.
The son of Benjamin Franklin & Susannah (Fetrow) Welcomer, in 1860 he was a laborer living with his family in Newberry Township, York County, Pennsylvania. He stood 5' 5" tall and had dark hair and hazel eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted at the overstated age of eighteen in Harrisburg February 8, 1865, mustered into federal service there February 14 as a private with Co. L, 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry (117th Pa), and honorably discharged with his company July 14, 1865.
On July 24, 1866, he enlisted in Harrisburg with the post-war army, assigned to Co. B, 11th U.S. Infantry (20th U.S. Infantry following reorganization), and honorably discharged by special order March 19, 1867, at Fortress Monroe, Virginia, a private, reason for the early discharge as yet unknown. He re-enlisted in Harrisburg January 18, 1870, assigned to Troop L, 6th U.S. Cavalry, and honorably discharged at term's end January 17, 1875, at Fort Clark, Kinney County, Texas, a private and a veteran of the Indian wars.
The military service on his tombstone (see below) and reflected in his obituary in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal appear to be incorrect. Both claim he served with Co. A, 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry (163rd Pa), during the Civil War, but no evidence of that service has been found, and Joseph makes no mention of the regiment in his pension index. (One might opine that he actually served with Co. A, 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry, because "3" and "8" can easily be, and often were, confused, but no record of that was found either.) The obituary also fails to mention the 11th/20th U.S. Infantry service which is not strange because neither did Joseph list it in his pension index. The reasoning behind the omission is unknown, but it may be connected to his early discharge.
He married Ida Bell Reamer December 17, 1879, in Harrisburg and fathered George D. (b. 11/12/80), Mary May (b. 05/06/83), Robert Lee (b. 11/21/85), Maude L. (b. 01/22/89), and Harry Crull (b. 12/10/92). In 1880, he was living in Marysville, Perry County, in 1890, in Harrisburg, in 1900, in Londonderry Township, Dauphin County, and in 1910-30, in Middletown, Dauphin County, where he died at his home from "auto cardiac dilatation from chronic myocarditis" with "arteriosclerosis" and "senility" contributing factors.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted at the overstated age of eighteen in Harrisburg February 8, 1865, mustered into federal service there February 14 as a private with Co. L, 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry (117th Pa), and honorably discharged with his company July 14, 1865.
On July 24, 1866, he enlisted in Harrisburg with the post-war army, assigned to Co. B, 11th U.S. Infantry (20th U.S. Infantry following reorganization), and honorably discharged by special order March 19, 1867, at Fortress Monroe, Virginia, a private, reason for the early discharge as yet unknown. He re-enlisted in Harrisburg January 18, 1870, assigned to Troop L, 6th U.S. Cavalry, and honorably discharged at term's end January 17, 1875, at Fort Clark, Kinney County, Texas, a private and a veteran of the Indian wars.
The military service on his tombstone (see below) and reflected in his obituary in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal appear to be incorrect. Both claim he served with Co. A, 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry (163rd Pa), during the Civil War, but no evidence of that service has been found, and Joseph makes no mention of the regiment in his pension index. (One might opine that he actually served with Co. A, 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry, because "3" and "8" can easily be, and often were, confused, but no record of that was found either.) The obituary also fails to mention the 11th/20th U.S. Infantry service which is not strange because neither did Joseph list it in his pension index. The reasoning behind the omission is unknown, but it may be connected to his early discharge.
He married Ida Bell Reamer December 17, 1879, in Harrisburg and fathered George D. (b. 11/12/80), Mary May (b. 05/06/83), Robert Lee (b. 11/21/85), Maude L. (b. 01/22/89), and Harry Crull (b. 12/10/92). In 1880, he was living in Marysville, Perry County, in 1890, in Harrisburg, in 1900, in Londonderry Township, Dauphin County, and in 1910-30, in Middletown, Dauphin County, where he died at his home from "auto cardiac dilatation from chronic myocarditis" with "arteriosclerosis" and "senility" contributing factors.
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father; Co A, 18 Pa Cav [no record found]; Co L, 13 Pa Cav; Indian War 1866-1875 Co L, 6 US Cav
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