Alpheus Stansbury was born on November 17, 1839, in Hampstead, MD, where his family had a big farm and had lived for approximately 100 years. Alpheus attended Irving College in Manchester, MD.
Alpheus served in the Union Cavalry during the Civil War as a sergeant in Company D of "Cole's Cavalry," First Regiment Potomac Home Brigade Cavalry, Co. D. He was one of the first to enlist from his county, and served from September 16, 1861, until he mustered out on Sept. 8, 1864. He lists a discharge date of Dec. 2, 1864, on his 1890 surviving soldier census schedule. His brother John W. Stansbury also served in Cole's Cavalry with him. He was stationed for a while at Harper's Ferry and fought in the Battle of the Snow. He and several of his brothers all fought for the North.
Alpheus Stansbury and Matilda Hodges were married at her home in Montgomery County, "Happy Choice" by Rev. J. D. Still on February 26, 1870. They lived in Hancock,MD, on "Happy Choice" near Barnesville, MD, and then moved to Hampstead, where they first lived on the family farm and later moved into town on Main Street.
Alpheus was also a Republican State Legislator for Carroll County, MD (then called the House of Delegates), elected in 1897. He held the office of Census Enumerator in 1890. He was a member of the Burns Post G.A.R. of Hampstead, MD. According to a letter from the Treasury Department, Washington, DC, dated June 21, 1899, Mr. A. Stansbury was appointed Counter at the Internal Revenue Stamp Agency at Baltimore, MD . . . with compensation at the rate of $900 per annum.
He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Alpheus was a courtly man. He never sat at the table without his jacket. Alpheus died at home on June 2, 1915, in Hampstead, MD, and is buried in the Hampstead Cemetery.
Alpheus served in the Union Cavalry during the Civil War as a sergeant in Company D of "Cole's Cavalry," First Regiment Potomac Home Brigade Cavalry, Co. D. He was one of the first to enlist from his county, and served from September 16, 1861, until he mustered out on Sept. 8, 1864. He lists a discharge date of Dec. 2, 1864, on his 1890 surviving soldier census schedule. His brother John W. Stansbury also served in Cole's Cavalry with him. He was stationed for a while at Harper's Ferry and fought in the Battle of the Snow. He and several of his brothers all fought for the North.
Alpheus Stansbury and Matilda Hodges were married at her home in Montgomery County, "Happy Choice" by Rev. J. D. Still on February 26, 1870. They lived in Hancock,MD, on "Happy Choice" near Barnesville, MD, and then moved to Hampstead, where they first lived on the family farm and later moved into town on Main Street.
Alpheus was also a Republican State Legislator for Carroll County, MD (then called the House of Delegates), elected in 1897. He held the office of Census Enumerator in 1890. He was a member of the Burns Post G.A.R. of Hampstead, MD. According to a letter from the Treasury Department, Washington, DC, dated June 21, 1899, Mr. A. Stansbury was appointed Counter at the Internal Revenue Stamp Agency at Baltimore, MD . . . with compensation at the rate of $900 per annum.
He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Alpheus was a courtly man. He never sat at the table without his jacket. Alpheus died at home on June 2, 1915, in Hampstead, MD, and is buried in the Hampstead Cemetery.
Alpheus Stansbury was born on November 17, 1839, in Hampstead, MD, where his family had a big farm and had lived for approximately 100 years. Alpheus attended Irving College in Manchester, MD.
Alpheus served in the Union Cavalry during the Civil War as a sergeant in Company D of "Cole's Cavalry," First Regiment Potomac Home Brigade Cavalry, Co. D. He was one of the first to enlist from his county, and served from September 16, 1861, until he mustered out on Sept. 8, 1864. He lists a discharge date of Dec. 2, 1864, on his 1890 surviving soldier census schedule. His brother John W. Stansbury also served in Cole's Cavalry with him. He was stationed for a while at Harper's Ferry and fought in the Battle of the Snow. He and several of his brothers all fought for the North.
Alpheus Stansbury and Matilda Hodges were married at her home in Montgomery County, "Happy Choice" by Rev. J. D. Still on February 26, 1870. They lived in Hancock,MD, on "Happy Choice" near Barnesville, MD, and then moved to Hampstead, where they first lived on the family farm and later moved into town on Main Street.
Alpheus was also a Republican State Legislator for Carroll County, MD (then called the House of Delegates), elected in 1897. He held the office of Census Enumerator in 1890. He was a member of the Burns Post G.A.R. of Hampstead, MD. According to a letter from the Treasury Department, Washington, DC, dated June 21, 1899, Mr. A. Stansbury was appointed Counter at the Internal Revenue Stamp Agency at Baltimore, MD . . . with compensation at the rate of $900 per annum.
He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Alpheus was a courtly man. He never sat at the table without his jacket. Alpheus died at home on June 2, 1915, in Hampstead, MD, and is buried in the Hampstead Cemetery.
Alpheus served in the Union Cavalry during the Civil War as a sergeant in Company D of "Cole's Cavalry," First Regiment Potomac Home Brigade Cavalry, Co. D. He was one of the first to enlist from his county, and served from September 16, 1861, until he mustered out on Sept. 8, 1864. He lists a discharge date of Dec. 2, 1864, on his 1890 surviving soldier census schedule. His brother John W. Stansbury also served in Cole's Cavalry with him. He was stationed for a while at Harper's Ferry and fought in the Battle of the Snow. He and several of his brothers all fought for the North.
Alpheus Stansbury and Matilda Hodges were married at her home in Montgomery County, "Happy Choice" by Rev. J. D. Still on February 26, 1870. They lived in Hancock,MD, on "Happy Choice" near Barnesville, MD, and then moved to Hampstead, where they first lived on the family farm and later moved into town on Main Street.
Alpheus was also a Republican State Legislator for Carroll County, MD (then called the House of Delegates), elected in 1897. He held the office of Census Enumerator in 1890. He was a member of the Burns Post G.A.R. of Hampstead, MD. According to a letter from the Treasury Department, Washington, DC, dated June 21, 1899, Mr. A. Stansbury was appointed Counter at the Internal Revenue Stamp Agency at Baltimore, MD . . . with compensation at the rate of $900 per annum.
He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Alpheus was a courtly man. He never sat at the table without his jacket. Alpheus died at home on June 2, 1915, in Hampstead, MD, and is buried in the Hampstead Cemetery.
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