Edward volunteered for Civil War army service in Company F, 103rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Aug. 6, 1862, at Wellington, Ohio. Occupation: Shoemaker. He was wounded in the leg at the Battle of Resaca, Georgia, May 14, 1864. He recovered and was transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps, April 1, 1865.
Edward and his wife, Bridget, had been married May 24, 1849. They raised three children while living in Wellington, Ohio: Mary Ann, born in 1858; Edward, born in 1860, and John, born in 1862. Edward supported his family by working as a shoe and boot maker. He applied for an invalid pension, Feb. 7, 1879. The application was approved and issued as Certificate #175048. Edward was originally buried in Grafton, Ohio. Upon his death, his wife, Bridget, applied for a widow's pension. The application was approved and the pension issued as Certificate #460066 in Ohio.
Bridget, who died in 1901, was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery. Edward, originally buried in Grafton, but reinterred next to Bridget, March 6, 1916. Bridget does not have a gravestone but
a new headstone was ordered from the U.S. Veterans Administration and set in 2011.
Articles about Edward's death were carried in THE ENTERPRIZE (Wellington, Ohio) issued of Sept. 3, 1897, page 5, and Nov. 3, 1897.
From these articles, it was affirmed that Edward had served as village marshal and had been a
faithful member of Hamlin Post #219, Grand Army of the Republic. His "Memorium" in the Nov. 3 1897 ENTERPRIZE issue stated that:
"As a soldier and public officer he was fearless of danger, and
always performed his duties with a determination and will
worthy of emulation."
Edward and his wife, Bridget, had been married May 24, 1849. They raised three children while living in Wellington, Ohio: Mary Ann, born in 1858; Edward, born in 1860, and John, born in 1862. Edward supported his family by working as a shoe and boot maker. He applied for an invalid pension, Feb. 7, 1879. The application was approved and issued as Certificate #175048. Edward was originally buried in Grafton, Ohio. Upon his death, his wife, Bridget, applied for a widow's pension. The application was approved and the pension issued as Certificate #460066 in Ohio.
Bridget, who died in 1901, was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery. Edward, originally buried in Grafton, but reinterred next to Bridget, March 6, 1916. Bridget does not have a gravestone but
a new headstone was ordered from the U.S. Veterans Administration and set in 2011.
Articles about Edward's death were carried in THE ENTERPRIZE (Wellington, Ohio) issued of Sept. 3, 1897, page 5, and Nov. 3, 1897.
From these articles, it was affirmed that Edward had served as village marshal and had been a
faithful member of Hamlin Post #219, Grand Army of the Republic. His "Memorium" in the Nov. 3 1897 ENTERPRIZE issue stated that:
"As a soldier and public officer he was fearless of danger, and
always performed his duties with a determination and will
worthy of emulation."
Edward volunteered for Civil War army service in Company F, 103rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Aug. 6, 1862, at Wellington, Ohio. Occupation: Shoemaker. He was wounded in the leg at the Battle of Resaca, Georgia, May 14, 1864. He recovered and was transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps, April 1, 1865.
Edward and his wife, Bridget, had been married May 24, 1849. They raised three children while living in Wellington, Ohio: Mary Ann, born in 1858; Edward, born in 1860, and John, born in 1862. Edward supported his family by working as a shoe and boot maker. He applied for an invalid pension, Feb. 7, 1879. The application was approved and issued as Certificate #175048. Edward was originally buried in Grafton, Ohio. Upon his death, his wife, Bridget, applied for a widow's pension. The application was approved and the pension issued as Certificate #460066 in Ohio.
Bridget, who died in 1901, was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery. Edward, originally buried in Grafton, but reinterred next to Bridget, March 6, 1916. Bridget does not have a gravestone but
a new headstone was ordered from the U.S. Veterans Administration and set in 2011.
Articles about Edward's death were carried in THE ENTERPRIZE (Wellington, Ohio) issued of Sept. 3, 1897, page 5, and Nov. 3, 1897.
From these articles, it was affirmed that Edward had served as village marshal and had been a
faithful member of Hamlin Post #219, Grand Army of the Republic. His "Memorium" in the Nov. 3 1897 ENTERPRIZE issue stated that:
"As a soldier and public officer he was fearless of danger, and
always performed his duties with a determination and will
worthy of emulation."
Edward and his wife, Bridget, had been married May 24, 1849. They raised three children while living in Wellington, Ohio: Mary Ann, born in 1858; Edward, born in 1860, and John, born in 1862. Edward supported his family by working as a shoe and boot maker. He applied for an invalid pension, Feb. 7, 1879. The application was approved and issued as Certificate #175048. Edward was originally buried in Grafton, Ohio. Upon his death, his wife, Bridget, applied for a widow's pension. The application was approved and the pension issued as Certificate #460066 in Ohio.
Bridget, who died in 1901, was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery. Edward, originally buried in Grafton, but reinterred next to Bridget, March 6, 1916. Bridget does not have a gravestone but
a new headstone was ordered from the U.S. Veterans Administration and set in 2011.
Articles about Edward's death were carried in THE ENTERPRIZE (Wellington, Ohio) issued of Sept. 3, 1897, page 5, and Nov. 3, 1897.
From these articles, it was affirmed that Edward had served as village marshal and had been a
faithful member of Hamlin Post #219, Grand Army of the Republic. His "Memorium" in the Nov. 3 1897 ENTERPRIZE issue stated that:
"As a soldier and public officer he was fearless of danger, and
always performed his duties with a determination and will
worthy of emulation."
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