Lucius enlisted for Civil War army srvice as a private in Company K, 103rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Aug. 18, 1862, at Ridgeville Twp., Lorain County Ohio, for a term of 3 years. Occupation: Farmer. He was mustered out June 12, 1865 at Raleigh, North Carolina at the end of the war.
He and his first wife, Lydia, nee Blaine,(Aug. 23, 1816-Apr. 8, 1884), raised the following children: Charles, born 1844; Ghent, born 1856; Alvira, born 1854; Highlow, born 1856; Mary, born 1859, all in Ohio, according to the 1860 U.S. Census. However, in the 1870 U.S. Census none of those children are shown but two additional daughters appear: Lavenia, born in 1853, and Annette, born in 1856.
After Lydia died in 1884 she was buried in Fields Cemetery in what is now the City of North Ridgeville, Ohio in Lorain County. Lucius remarried to a woman named Elizabeth, born in England in 1832. When Lucius died in 1890 he was buried in Knoxville National Cemetery. There are 19 other 103rd O.V.I. soldiers buried there, all who died during the Civil War.
The grave of Lucius is the only post-war burial of a 103rd O.V.I. soldier. Lucius's name was placed on the cemetery monument as a memorial with fist wife Lydia in Field's Cemetery. (Section A, Lot 7, Grave 4.) The inscription reads: Lucius Abbey 1822-1890. Mem. Co. K 103 O.V.I. Buried at Knox. Ten." Son, Charles, is buried at Bearden, Tennessee in Knox County where he moved to farm after the war. Charles also served in the 103rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War, but in Company H.
Lucius's widow, and second wife, Elizabeth M. Abbey, was shown in the 1900 U.S. Census, living in Ward 1, Elyria, Ohio, Lorain County. She had filed for a widow's pension for Lucius's army service in 1890. Lucius's surname was misspelled "Abbe" on the penson application which was granted to Elizabeth.
Lucius had applied for an invalid pension (Application #750670 in Ohio), Jan. 22, 1890, which was never issued. His wife, Elizabeth M. Abbey, applied for a widow's pension, July 9, 1890, which was approved and issued as Certificate #330986 in Ohio. Lucius's surname is mistakenly spelled "Abbe" on his pension application card.
Lucius is the only post-war burial of a 103rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry veteran at Knoxville National Cemetery. There are 19 other 103rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry soldiers buried at Knoxville National Cemetery who died during the war, so that there is a total of 19 war-time and 1 post war burial for a grand total of 20.
He and his first wife, Lydia, nee Blaine,(Aug. 23, 1816-Apr. 8, 1884), raised the following children: Charles, born 1844; Ghent, born 1856; Alvira, born 1854; Highlow, born 1856; Mary, born 1859, all in Ohio, according to the 1860 U.S. Census. However, in the 1870 U.S. Census none of those children are shown but two additional daughters appear: Lavenia, born in 1853, and Annette, born in 1856.
After Lydia died in 1884 she was buried in Fields Cemetery in what is now the City of North Ridgeville, Ohio in Lorain County. Lucius remarried to a woman named Elizabeth, born in England in 1832. When Lucius died in 1890 he was buried in Knoxville National Cemetery. There are 19 other 103rd O.V.I. soldiers buried there, all who died during the Civil War.
The grave of Lucius is the only post-war burial of a 103rd O.V.I. soldier. Lucius's name was placed on the cemetery monument as a memorial with fist wife Lydia in Field's Cemetery. (Section A, Lot 7, Grave 4.) The inscription reads: Lucius Abbey 1822-1890. Mem. Co. K 103 O.V.I. Buried at Knox. Ten." Son, Charles, is buried at Bearden, Tennessee in Knox County where he moved to farm after the war. Charles also served in the 103rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War, but in Company H.
Lucius's widow, and second wife, Elizabeth M. Abbey, was shown in the 1900 U.S. Census, living in Ward 1, Elyria, Ohio, Lorain County. She had filed for a widow's pension for Lucius's army service in 1890. Lucius's surname was misspelled "Abbe" on the penson application which was granted to Elizabeth.
Lucius had applied for an invalid pension (Application #750670 in Ohio), Jan. 22, 1890, which was never issued. His wife, Elizabeth M. Abbey, applied for a widow's pension, July 9, 1890, which was approved and issued as Certificate #330986 in Ohio. Lucius's surname is mistakenly spelled "Abbe" on his pension application card.
Lucius is the only post-war burial of a 103rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry veteran at Knoxville National Cemetery. There are 19 other 103rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry soldiers buried at Knoxville National Cemetery who died during the war, so that there is a total of 19 war-time and 1 post war burial for a grand total of 20.
Lucius enlisted for Civil War army srvice as a private in Company K, 103rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Aug. 18, 1862, at Ridgeville Twp., Lorain County Ohio, for a term of 3 years. Occupation: Farmer. He was mustered out June 12, 1865 at Raleigh, North Carolina at the end of the war.
He and his first wife, Lydia, nee Blaine,(Aug. 23, 1816-Apr. 8, 1884), raised the following children: Charles, born 1844; Ghent, born 1856; Alvira, born 1854; Highlow, born 1856; Mary, born 1859, all in Ohio, according to the 1860 U.S. Census. However, in the 1870 U.S. Census none of those children are shown but two additional daughters appear: Lavenia, born in 1853, and Annette, born in 1856.
After Lydia died in 1884 she was buried in Fields Cemetery in what is now the City of North Ridgeville, Ohio in Lorain County. Lucius remarried to a woman named Elizabeth, born in England in 1832. When Lucius died in 1890 he was buried in Knoxville National Cemetery. There are 19 other 103rd O.V.I. soldiers buried there, all who died during the Civil War.
The grave of Lucius is the only post-war burial of a 103rd O.V.I. soldier. Lucius's name was placed on the cemetery monument as a memorial with fist wife Lydia in Field's Cemetery. (Section A, Lot 7, Grave 4.) The inscription reads: Lucius Abbey 1822-1890. Mem. Co. K 103 O.V.I. Buried at Knox. Ten." Son, Charles, is buried at Bearden, Tennessee in Knox County where he moved to farm after the war. Charles also served in the 103rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War, but in Company H.
Lucius's widow, and second wife, Elizabeth M. Abbey, was shown in the 1900 U.S. Census, living in Ward 1, Elyria, Ohio, Lorain County. She had filed for a widow's pension for Lucius's army service in 1890. Lucius's surname was misspelled "Abbe" on the penson application which was granted to Elizabeth.
Lucius had applied for an invalid pension (Application #750670 in Ohio), Jan. 22, 1890, which was never issued. His wife, Elizabeth M. Abbey, applied for a widow's pension, July 9, 1890, which was approved and issued as Certificate #330986 in Ohio. Lucius's surname is mistakenly spelled "Abbe" on his pension application card.
Lucius is the only post-war burial of a 103rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry veteran at Knoxville National Cemetery. There are 19 other 103rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry soldiers buried at Knoxville National Cemetery who died during the war, so that there is a total of 19 war-time and 1 post war burial for a grand total of 20.
He and his first wife, Lydia, nee Blaine,(Aug. 23, 1816-Apr. 8, 1884), raised the following children: Charles, born 1844; Ghent, born 1856; Alvira, born 1854; Highlow, born 1856; Mary, born 1859, all in Ohio, according to the 1860 U.S. Census. However, in the 1870 U.S. Census none of those children are shown but two additional daughters appear: Lavenia, born in 1853, and Annette, born in 1856.
After Lydia died in 1884 she was buried in Fields Cemetery in what is now the City of North Ridgeville, Ohio in Lorain County. Lucius remarried to a woman named Elizabeth, born in England in 1832. When Lucius died in 1890 he was buried in Knoxville National Cemetery. There are 19 other 103rd O.V.I. soldiers buried there, all who died during the Civil War.
The grave of Lucius is the only post-war burial of a 103rd O.V.I. soldier. Lucius's name was placed on the cemetery monument as a memorial with fist wife Lydia in Field's Cemetery. (Section A, Lot 7, Grave 4.) The inscription reads: Lucius Abbey 1822-1890. Mem. Co. K 103 O.V.I. Buried at Knox. Ten." Son, Charles, is buried at Bearden, Tennessee in Knox County where he moved to farm after the war. Charles also served in the 103rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War, but in Company H.
Lucius's widow, and second wife, Elizabeth M. Abbey, was shown in the 1900 U.S. Census, living in Ward 1, Elyria, Ohio, Lorain County. She had filed for a widow's pension for Lucius's army service in 1890. Lucius's surname was misspelled "Abbe" on the penson application which was granted to Elizabeth.
Lucius had applied for an invalid pension (Application #750670 in Ohio), Jan. 22, 1890, which was never issued. His wife, Elizabeth M. Abbey, applied for a widow's pension, July 9, 1890, which was approved and issued as Certificate #330986 in Ohio. Lucius's surname is mistakenly spelled "Abbe" on his pension application card.
Lucius is the only post-war burial of a 103rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry veteran at Knoxville National Cemetery. There are 19 other 103rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry soldiers buried at Knoxville National Cemetery who died during the war, so that there is a total of 19 war-time and 1 post war burial for a grand total of 20.
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