John Henry Blessing served in the American-Mexican War with the Virginia Volunteers, 1st Reg, 8th Inf, Co. D (under H. Alburtus). He became enlisted in Dayton, New York, by Sgt. Caldwell. His service expired 27 Jul 1848, at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. John's term of service was described in his family Bible as being different than the above, in that it states a date of about one year earlier than his enlistment of Jan 1847, which coincides with the email received from a Mexican-American War researcher below.
"I am writing a book on the 1st Regt. of Virginia Volunteers in the Mexican War. John H. Blessing was one of those men. Do you have any additional biographical information on Blessing? I believe him to buried in the Old City Cemetery at Mt. Carroll. Can you confirm? What are the names DOBs of his children? Note: References SC & WC are for Mexican War Pension Claims. Originals are available for inspection at the National Archives. I have transcribed most of the biographical information however. Sorry, MW pension does not disclose the parents of either John or Susan. Thanks. Page Johnson"
I have the following information on him:
Blessing, John H., Pvt., Co. H;
b. c. 09/18/1828, Maryland;
enlisted. Mexican War service 12/27/1846, Berkeley, Va., age 18;
pres. 04/1847;
pres. 06/1847;
pres. 08/1847;
pres. 10/1847,
pay stopped for: 1 forage cap-$.951/2, 1 pr. pants-$2.28, 4 cotton shirts-$1.72, 3 flannel shirts-$2.70, 1 pr. drawers-$.351/2, 1 pr. shoes-$1.22, 4 pr. socks-$.98, 1 greatcoat-$6.931/2, 1 jacket-$2.66;
pres. 12/1847,
pay stopped for: 1 pr. pants-$2.28, 1 pr. shoes-$1.22, 1 pr. socks-$.241/2, 1 cotton shirt-$.43; pres. 02/1848, pay stopped for: 1 jacket-$2.66, 1 blankets-$2.22;
absent 04/1848, on extra duty as a Teamster in the QM Dept. since 04/09/1848;
pres. 07/1848, BLW sent to Boonsboro, Md.;
m. Susan Weddle, 23 June 1852, Greencastle, Franklin Co., Pa.
"Descriptive and Historical Register of Enlisted Soldiers of the Army, during the War with Mexico, under Acts approved 12 Jan and 11 Feb 1847, which states: height 6 feet 1/4 inch, brown hair, hazel eyes, fair complexion. Occupation: Cooper. Place of birth: Frederick County, Maryland."
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Served in Civil War:
Enlistment Date: 26 Jan 1865
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Maryland
Service Record: Enlisted on 26 Jan 1865. Mustered out on 08 Apr 1865. Transferred to Company F, Maryland 13th Infantry Regiment on 08 Apr 1865. Mustered out on 29 May 1865 at Baltimore, MD. The Thirteenth Regiment of Infantry, Maryland Volunteers, was composed of Veterans from the First Regiment, Potomac Brigade Infantry, Maryland Volunteers and Recruits. The organization was completed March 1, 1865 and the designation date from April 8, 1865. The First Regiment Potomac Home Brigade Infantry, Maryland Volunteers was organized at Frederick City, Maryland, from August 15, 1861 to December 13, 1861. The 13th Regiment of Infantry, Maryland Volunteers were assigned to duty at Martinsburg, West Virginia and along the line of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad from Martinsburg to Harper's Ferry, Virginia. The 13th Regiment of Infantry was mustered out on May 29, 1865. by reason of the close of the war.
Source: Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861-65
Pension info:
Civil War service Pvt., Co. F, 13th Md. Inf., discharged 29 May 1865, Baltimore, Md.; SC #8888, 4 Feb1887, filed from Mt. Carroll, Carroll Co., IL; phys. desc. age 57 [1885], fair complexion, blue eyes, light hair, occ. Cooper; d. 9 Dec 1888, "pneumonia, 60 years, 2 mos., 24 days;" wid. Susan, WC #6252, 8 Apr 1887, filed from Mt. Carroll, Carroll Co., IL; (SWB b. 7 Jan 1831, d. 5 Mar 1913, "Dropsy," Mt. Carroll, Carroll Co., IL, bur. Mt. Carroll, IL).
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An article appeared in the 29 Aug 1855, Herald & Torchlight of Washington County, Maryland, that said, "JOHN H. BLESSING PUBLICLY ATTACHES HIMSELF TO THE AMERICAN PARTY."
Occupation is listed as "Cooper" in the 1878 Mt. Carroll Directory.
Married 23 Jun 1852 in Greencastle, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania to Susan Weddle.
Children of John Henry Blessing and Susan Weddle were:
***Hannah Louisa: b 2 May 1853; d 17 Aug 1858
***Ann Catherine "Kate": b 24 Jul 1854; d. 28 Oct 1938; m. 15 Sep 1874 to Frisbey Smith
***Benjamin Henry: b 16 Jan 1855; d 21 Sep 1872
***John W.: b 18 Mar 1860; d 9 Aug 1864
***Susan Elizabeth: b 1 Oct 1861; d 30 Mar 1910; m. 2 Dec 1890 to Isaac N. Downs
***Franklin: b 31 Dec 1867; d 25 Sep 1868
***Rose May: b 16 Jan 1870; d 16 Mar 1870
***Core Ellen: b 2 Jun 1871; d 23 Jun 1871
***Charles E.: b 15 Nov 1872; d 11 Aug 1873. . . twin of George W.
***George W.: b 15 Nov 1872; d 5 Mar 1873 . . . twin of Charles E.
***Effie Belle Blessing: b 21 Nov 1873 / Mt. Carroll, IL d 7 Jan 1948 / Savanna, IL; m. 17 Apr 1889 to
George Poffenberger in Mt. Carroll, IL
***Jesse: b 3 Sep 1875; d 24 Jun 1879
Biography compilation constructed by 2X great grandson Mark Hayden.
John Henry Blessing served in the American-Mexican War with the Virginia Volunteers, 1st Reg, 8th Inf, Co. D (under H. Alburtus). He became enlisted in Dayton, New York, by Sgt. Caldwell. His service expired 27 Jul 1848, at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. John's term of service was described in his family Bible as being different than the above, in that it states a date of about one year earlier than his enlistment of Jan 1847, which coincides with the email received from a Mexican-American War researcher below.
"I am writing a book on the 1st Regt. of Virginia Volunteers in the Mexican War. John H. Blessing was one of those men. Do you have any additional biographical information on Blessing? I believe him to buried in the Old City Cemetery at Mt. Carroll. Can you confirm? What are the names DOBs of his children? Note: References SC & WC are for Mexican War Pension Claims. Originals are available for inspection at the National Archives. I have transcribed most of the biographical information however. Sorry, MW pension does not disclose the parents of either John or Susan. Thanks. Page Johnson"
I have the following information on him:
Blessing, John H., Pvt., Co. H;
b. c. 09/18/1828, Maryland;
enlisted. Mexican War service 12/27/1846, Berkeley, Va., age 18;
pres. 04/1847;
pres. 06/1847;
pres. 08/1847;
pres. 10/1847,
pay stopped for: 1 forage cap-$.951/2, 1 pr. pants-$2.28, 4 cotton shirts-$1.72, 3 flannel shirts-$2.70, 1 pr. drawers-$.351/2, 1 pr. shoes-$1.22, 4 pr. socks-$.98, 1 greatcoat-$6.931/2, 1 jacket-$2.66;
pres. 12/1847,
pay stopped for: 1 pr. pants-$2.28, 1 pr. shoes-$1.22, 1 pr. socks-$.241/2, 1 cotton shirt-$.43; pres. 02/1848, pay stopped for: 1 jacket-$2.66, 1 blankets-$2.22;
absent 04/1848, on extra duty as a Teamster in the QM Dept. since 04/09/1848;
pres. 07/1848, BLW sent to Boonsboro, Md.;
m. Susan Weddle, 23 June 1852, Greencastle, Franklin Co., Pa.
"Descriptive and Historical Register of Enlisted Soldiers of the Army, during the War with Mexico, under Acts approved 12 Jan and 11 Feb 1847, which states: height 6 feet 1/4 inch, brown hair, hazel eyes, fair complexion. Occupation: Cooper. Place of birth: Frederick County, Maryland."
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Served in Civil War:
Enlistment Date: 26 Jan 1865
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Maryland
Service Record: Enlisted on 26 Jan 1865. Mustered out on 08 Apr 1865. Transferred to Company F, Maryland 13th Infantry Regiment on 08 Apr 1865. Mustered out on 29 May 1865 at Baltimore, MD. The Thirteenth Regiment of Infantry, Maryland Volunteers, was composed of Veterans from the First Regiment, Potomac Brigade Infantry, Maryland Volunteers and Recruits. The organization was completed March 1, 1865 and the designation date from April 8, 1865. The First Regiment Potomac Home Brigade Infantry, Maryland Volunteers was organized at Frederick City, Maryland, from August 15, 1861 to December 13, 1861. The 13th Regiment of Infantry, Maryland Volunteers were assigned to duty at Martinsburg, West Virginia and along the line of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad from Martinsburg to Harper's Ferry, Virginia. The 13th Regiment of Infantry was mustered out on May 29, 1865. by reason of the close of the war.
Source: Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861-65
Pension info:
Civil War service Pvt., Co. F, 13th Md. Inf., discharged 29 May 1865, Baltimore, Md.; SC #8888, 4 Feb1887, filed from Mt. Carroll, Carroll Co., IL; phys. desc. age 57 [1885], fair complexion, blue eyes, light hair, occ. Cooper; d. 9 Dec 1888, "pneumonia, 60 years, 2 mos., 24 days;" wid. Susan, WC #6252, 8 Apr 1887, filed from Mt. Carroll, Carroll Co., IL; (SWB b. 7 Jan 1831, d. 5 Mar 1913, "Dropsy," Mt. Carroll, Carroll Co., IL, bur. Mt. Carroll, IL).
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An article appeared in the 29 Aug 1855, Herald & Torchlight of Washington County, Maryland, that said, "JOHN H. BLESSING PUBLICLY ATTACHES HIMSELF TO THE AMERICAN PARTY."
Occupation is listed as "Cooper" in the 1878 Mt. Carroll Directory.
Married 23 Jun 1852 in Greencastle, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania to Susan Weddle.
Children of John Henry Blessing and Susan Weddle were:
***Hannah Louisa: b 2 May 1853; d 17 Aug 1858
***Ann Catherine "Kate": b 24 Jul 1854; d. 28 Oct 1938; m. 15 Sep 1874 to Frisbey Smith
***Benjamin Henry: b 16 Jan 1855; d 21 Sep 1872
***John W.: b 18 Mar 1860; d 9 Aug 1864
***Susan Elizabeth: b 1 Oct 1861; d 30 Mar 1910; m. 2 Dec 1890 to Isaac N. Downs
***Franklin: b 31 Dec 1867; d 25 Sep 1868
***Rose May: b 16 Jan 1870; d 16 Mar 1870
***Core Ellen: b 2 Jun 1871; d 23 Jun 1871
***Charles E.: b 15 Nov 1872; d 11 Aug 1873. . . twin of George W.
***George W.: b 15 Nov 1872; d 5 Mar 1873 . . . twin of Charles E.
***Effie Belle Blessing: b 21 Nov 1873 / Mt. Carroll, IL d 7 Jan 1948 / Savanna, IL; m. 17 Apr 1889 to
George Poffenberger in Mt. Carroll, IL
***Jesse: b 3 Sep 1875; d 24 Jun 1879
Biography compilation constructed by 2X great grandson Mark Hayden.
Inscription
Private Company F 13th Maryland 1st Infantry - Civil War
1st Regiment Virginia Volunteers Mexican American War
