Son of Adoniram Fithian and Malilda F. Pierson. Married to Mary Louise Harrison in 1877.
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The Emporia Gazette, 15 Dec 1914, Tue
W. C. FITHIAN DEAD
W. C. Fithian died this morning at 9:30 o'clock at his home, 803 Grove Avenue. His death was due to a complication of diseases. His health had been bad for several months, and for several weeks he had been rapidly failing.
Mr. Fithian was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, February 26, 1842, and grew up in Ohio. He served in the Union army during the Civil War, as a member of Company B, One-hundred thirty-eighth Ohio Infantry. He was honorably discharged December 15, 1865 (sic). His discharge papers were signed by Abraham Lincoln. Mr. Fithian was married August 15, 1866, at Cincinnati, to Mary Louisa Harrison, and in January, 1871, the Fithians came to Kansas, where they since had lived.
For about forty years Mr. Fithian had been in the ice business in Emporia. His business integrity and his worth as a citizen made his influence felt in this community, and he will be missed by a wide circle of personal friends and business acquaintances. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati, a charter member of the Knights of Pythias in Emporia, and a member of Preston B. Plumb Post 55, Grand Army of Republic.
Mr. Fithian is survived by Mrs. Fithian, three sons, Harry L. Fithian, of New Orleans, La.; R. P. Fithian, Osage City; Clyde Fithian, Emporia; one daughter, Mrs. Earl Anderson, Emporia, and six grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at the home, tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. The services will be conducted by the Rev. J. H. Bright, of the Arundel Avenue Presbyterian Church. Interment will be in Maplewood.
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U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about William C. Fithian
Name: William C. Fithian
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Ohio
Regiment Name: 138 Ohio Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded: 138th Regiment, Ohio Infantry (National Guard)
Company: B
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Alternate Name: W. C./Fithian
Film Number: M552 roll 34
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U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 about William C Fithian
Name: William C Fithian
Age at enlistment: 22
Enlistment Date: 2 May 1864
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Ohio
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company B, Ohio 138th Infantry Regiment on 14 May 1864.Mustered out on 01 Sep 1864 at Camp Dennison, OH.
Birth Date: abt 1842
Sources: Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio
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American Civil War Regiments
Regiment: 138th Infantry Regiment Ohio
Date of Organization: 15 May 1864
Muster Date: 1 Sep 1864
Regiment State: Ohio
Regiment Type: Infantry
Regiment Number: 138th
Officers Killed or Mortally Wounded: 0
Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 0
Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 0
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 8
Regiment History: OHIO ONE HUNDRED and THIRTY-EIGHTH INFANTRY (One Hundred Days)
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One Hundred and Thirty-eighth Infantry. - Col., Samuel S.
Fisher; Lieut.-Col., Eri F. Jewett; Maj., Charles Gilpin. This regiment was organized at Camp Dennison, May 15, 1864 to serve for 100 days. It was composed of the 5th Ohio National Guard, from Licking county; the 32nd battalion, from Hardin county, and one company of the 37th battalion, from Lorain county. It proceeded at once via Baltimore & Ohio railroad, to Washington, D. C., where it arrived on May 22, and was placed in the defenses south of the Potomac, with headquarters at Fort Albany, detachments being stationed at Forts Craig and Tillinghast. On June 15 the regiment was ordered to White House landing, where it was employed in picket duty and in guarding Confederate prisoners. On June 16 it was ordered to Bermuda Hundred and proceeded on steamer to Fort Powhatan. On June 19 it arrived at Fort Spring Hill on the eastern bank of the Appomattox, opposite Point of Rocks, and was engaged in picket and fatigue duty at Point of Rocks and Broadway landing. It next moved to Cherrystone inlet and companies were distributed at various points to guard telegraph lines and to intercept blockade runners and Confederate mail-carriers. It was mustered out on Sept. 1, 1864.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 2
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The Emporia Gazette, 15 Dec 1914, Tue
W. C. FITHIAN DEAD
W. C. Fithian died this morning at 9:30 o'clock at his home, 803 Grove Avenue. His death was due to a complication of diseases. His health had been bad for several months, and for several weeks he had been rapidly failing.
Mr. Fithian was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, February 26, 1842, and grew up in Ohio. He served in the Union army during the Civil War, as a member of Company B, One-hundred thirty-eighth Ohio Infantry. He was honorably discharged December 15, 1865 (sic). His discharge papers were signed by Abraham Lincoln. Mr. Fithian was married August 15, 1866, at Cincinnati, to Mary Louisa Harrison, and in January, 1871, the Fithians came to Kansas, where they since had lived.
For about forty years Mr. Fithian had been in the ice business in Emporia. His business integrity and his worth as a citizen made his influence felt in this community, and he will be missed by a wide circle of personal friends and business acquaintances. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati, a charter member of the Knights of Pythias in Emporia, and a member of Preston B. Plumb Post 55, Grand Army of Republic.
Mr. Fithian is survived by Mrs. Fithian, three sons, Harry L. Fithian, of New Orleans, La.; R. P. Fithian, Osage City; Clyde Fithian, Emporia; one daughter, Mrs. Earl Anderson, Emporia, and six grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at the home, tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. The services will be conducted by the Rev. J. H. Bright, of the Arundel Avenue Presbyterian Church. Interment will be in Maplewood.
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U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about William C. Fithian
Name: William C. Fithian
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Ohio
Regiment Name: 138 Ohio Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded: 138th Regiment, Ohio Infantry (National Guard)
Company: B
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Alternate Name: W. C./Fithian
Film Number: M552 roll 34
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U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 about William C Fithian
Name: William C Fithian
Age at enlistment: 22
Enlistment Date: 2 May 1864
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Ohio
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company B, Ohio 138th Infantry Regiment on 14 May 1864.Mustered out on 01 Sep 1864 at Camp Dennison, OH.
Birth Date: abt 1842
Sources: Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio
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American Civil War Regiments
Regiment: 138th Infantry Regiment Ohio
Date of Organization: 15 May 1864
Muster Date: 1 Sep 1864
Regiment State: Ohio
Regiment Type: Infantry
Regiment Number: 138th
Officers Killed or Mortally Wounded: 0
Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 0
Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 0
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 8
Regiment History: OHIO ONE HUNDRED and THIRTY-EIGHTH INFANTRY (One Hundred Days)
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One Hundred and Thirty-eighth Infantry. - Col., Samuel S.
Fisher; Lieut.-Col., Eri F. Jewett; Maj., Charles Gilpin. This regiment was organized at Camp Dennison, May 15, 1864 to serve for 100 days. It was composed of the 5th Ohio National Guard, from Licking county; the 32nd battalion, from Hardin county, and one company of the 37th battalion, from Lorain county. It proceeded at once via Baltimore & Ohio railroad, to Washington, D. C., where it arrived on May 22, and was placed in the defenses south of the Potomac, with headquarters at Fort Albany, detachments being stationed at Forts Craig and Tillinghast. On June 15 the regiment was ordered to White House landing, where it was employed in picket duty and in guarding Confederate prisoners. On June 16 it was ordered to Bermuda Hundred and proceeded on steamer to Fort Powhatan. On June 19 it arrived at Fort Spring Hill on the eastern bank of the Appomattox, opposite Point of Rocks, and was engaged in picket and fatigue duty at Point of Rocks and Broadway landing. It next moved to Cherrystone inlet and companies were distributed at various points to guard telegraph lines and to intercept blockade runners and Confederate mail-carriers. It was mustered out on Sept. 1, 1864.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 2
Son of Adoniram Fithian and Malilda F. Pierson. Married to Mary Louise Harrison in 1877.
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The Emporia Gazette, 15 Dec 1914, Tue
W. C. FITHIAN DEAD
W. C. Fithian died this morning at 9:30 o'clock at his home, 803 Grove Avenue. His death was due to a complication of diseases. His health had been bad for several months, and for several weeks he had been rapidly failing.
Mr. Fithian was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, February 26, 1842, and grew up in Ohio. He served in the Union army during the Civil War, as a member of Company B, One-hundred thirty-eighth Ohio Infantry. He was honorably discharged December 15, 1865 (sic). His discharge papers were signed by Abraham Lincoln. Mr. Fithian was married August 15, 1866, at Cincinnati, to Mary Louisa Harrison, and in January, 1871, the Fithians came to Kansas, where they since had lived.
For about forty years Mr. Fithian had been in the ice business in Emporia. His business integrity and his worth as a citizen made his influence felt in this community, and he will be missed by a wide circle of personal friends and business acquaintances. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati, a charter member of the Knights of Pythias in Emporia, and a member of Preston B. Plumb Post 55, Grand Army of Republic.
Mr. Fithian is survived by Mrs. Fithian, three sons, Harry L. Fithian, of New Orleans, La.; R. P. Fithian, Osage City; Clyde Fithian, Emporia; one daughter, Mrs. Earl Anderson, Emporia, and six grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at the home, tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. The services will be conducted by the Rev. J. H. Bright, of the Arundel Avenue Presbyterian Church. Interment will be in Maplewood.
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U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about William C. Fithian
Name: William C. Fithian
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Ohio
Regiment Name: 138 Ohio Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded: 138th Regiment, Ohio Infantry (National Guard)
Company: B
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Alternate Name: W. C./Fithian
Film Number: M552 roll 34
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U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 about William C Fithian
Name: William C Fithian
Age at enlistment: 22
Enlistment Date: 2 May 1864
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Ohio
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company B, Ohio 138th Infantry Regiment on 14 May 1864.Mustered out on 01 Sep 1864 at Camp Dennison, OH.
Birth Date: abt 1842
Sources: Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio
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American Civil War Regiments
Regiment: 138th Infantry Regiment Ohio
Date of Organization: 15 May 1864
Muster Date: 1 Sep 1864
Regiment State: Ohio
Regiment Type: Infantry
Regiment Number: 138th
Officers Killed or Mortally Wounded: 0
Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 0
Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 0
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 8
Regiment History: OHIO ONE HUNDRED and THIRTY-EIGHTH INFANTRY (One Hundred Days)
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One Hundred and Thirty-eighth Infantry. - Col., Samuel S.
Fisher; Lieut.-Col., Eri F. Jewett; Maj., Charles Gilpin. This regiment was organized at Camp Dennison, May 15, 1864 to serve for 100 days. It was composed of the 5th Ohio National Guard, from Licking county; the 32nd battalion, from Hardin county, and one company of the 37th battalion, from Lorain county. It proceeded at once via Baltimore & Ohio railroad, to Washington, D. C., where it arrived on May 22, and was placed in the defenses south of the Potomac, with headquarters at Fort Albany, detachments being stationed at Forts Craig and Tillinghast. On June 15 the regiment was ordered to White House landing, where it was employed in picket duty and in guarding Confederate prisoners. On June 16 it was ordered to Bermuda Hundred and proceeded on steamer to Fort Powhatan. On June 19 it arrived at Fort Spring Hill on the eastern bank of the Appomattox, opposite Point of Rocks, and was engaged in picket and fatigue duty at Point of Rocks and Broadway landing. It next moved to Cherrystone inlet and companies were distributed at various points to guard telegraph lines and to intercept blockade runners and Confederate mail-carriers. It was mustered out on Sept. 1, 1864.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 2
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The Emporia Gazette, 15 Dec 1914, Tue
W. C. FITHIAN DEAD
W. C. Fithian died this morning at 9:30 o'clock at his home, 803 Grove Avenue. His death was due to a complication of diseases. His health had been bad for several months, and for several weeks he had been rapidly failing.
Mr. Fithian was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, February 26, 1842, and grew up in Ohio. He served in the Union army during the Civil War, as a member of Company B, One-hundred thirty-eighth Ohio Infantry. He was honorably discharged December 15, 1865 (sic). His discharge papers were signed by Abraham Lincoln. Mr. Fithian was married August 15, 1866, at Cincinnati, to Mary Louisa Harrison, and in January, 1871, the Fithians came to Kansas, where they since had lived.
For about forty years Mr. Fithian had been in the ice business in Emporia. His business integrity and his worth as a citizen made his influence felt in this community, and he will be missed by a wide circle of personal friends and business acquaintances. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati, a charter member of the Knights of Pythias in Emporia, and a member of Preston B. Plumb Post 55, Grand Army of Republic.
Mr. Fithian is survived by Mrs. Fithian, three sons, Harry L. Fithian, of New Orleans, La.; R. P. Fithian, Osage City; Clyde Fithian, Emporia; one daughter, Mrs. Earl Anderson, Emporia, and six grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at the home, tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. The services will be conducted by the Rev. J. H. Bright, of the Arundel Avenue Presbyterian Church. Interment will be in Maplewood.
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U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about William C. Fithian
Name: William C. Fithian
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Ohio
Regiment Name: 138 Ohio Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded: 138th Regiment, Ohio Infantry (National Guard)
Company: B
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Alternate Name: W. C./Fithian
Film Number: M552 roll 34
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U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 about William C Fithian
Name: William C Fithian
Age at enlistment: 22
Enlistment Date: 2 May 1864
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Ohio
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company B, Ohio 138th Infantry Regiment on 14 May 1864.Mustered out on 01 Sep 1864 at Camp Dennison, OH.
Birth Date: abt 1842
Sources: Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio
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American Civil War Regiments
Regiment: 138th Infantry Regiment Ohio
Date of Organization: 15 May 1864
Muster Date: 1 Sep 1864
Regiment State: Ohio
Regiment Type: Infantry
Regiment Number: 138th
Officers Killed or Mortally Wounded: 0
Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 0
Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 0
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 8
Regiment History: OHIO ONE HUNDRED and THIRTY-EIGHTH INFANTRY (One Hundred Days)
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One Hundred and Thirty-eighth Infantry. - Col., Samuel S.
Fisher; Lieut.-Col., Eri F. Jewett; Maj., Charles Gilpin. This regiment was organized at Camp Dennison, May 15, 1864 to serve for 100 days. It was composed of the 5th Ohio National Guard, from Licking county; the 32nd battalion, from Hardin county, and one company of the 37th battalion, from Lorain county. It proceeded at once via Baltimore & Ohio railroad, to Washington, D. C., where it arrived on May 22, and was placed in the defenses south of the Potomac, with headquarters at Fort Albany, detachments being stationed at Forts Craig and Tillinghast. On June 15 the regiment was ordered to White House landing, where it was employed in picket duty and in guarding Confederate prisoners. On June 16 it was ordered to Bermuda Hundred and proceeded on steamer to Fort Powhatan. On June 19 it arrived at Fort Spring Hill on the eastern bank of the Appomattox, opposite Point of Rocks, and was engaged in picket and fatigue duty at Point of Rocks and Broadway landing. It next moved to Cherrystone inlet and companies were distributed at various points to guard telegraph lines and to intercept blockade runners and Confederate mail-carriers. It was mustered out on Sept. 1, 1864.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 2
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