William Henry Maybee was born September 5, 1844 in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, a son of Jasper and Caroline Maybee. Between 1850 and 1860, the Jasper Maybee family had migrated to Indiana and was living in Steuben County.
William Henry Maybee answered his country’s call to serve the Union during the Civil War, as did many members of the Maybee clan. William enlisted with the 48th Indiana Infantry, Company G, on the 16th of January, 1862, at Goshen, Indiana. The regiment left for Fort Donelson, Kentucky, on February 1, 1862 and arrived there the day after the Confederate forces had surrendered that fort. Moving with Grant’s Army to Paducah, Kentucky and then down the Tennessee River, the 48th Indiana participated in the Siege of Corinth (also known as the 1st Battle of Corinth), Mississippi, during April-May 1862.
The 48th Indiana went on to participate in many engagements and battles in the Western Theatre; William however was unable to continue his service and was discharged due to disability (unknown cause) on May 28, 1862.
Returning to LaGrange County William resided in the village of Ontario. On October 17, 1869 he and Emily M. Forker were married in Sturgis, Michigan. William and Emily had at least three children, Arthur Alma, William Almond, and Emma Caroline – William Almond and Emma Caroline both died in infancy. On April 30, 1876, William Henry Maybee passed away and here is where a mystery begins.
There were several of the Maybee family who served during the Civil War as well as family by marriage. William Henry’s uncles Cornelius Maybee, Jr. and James W. Maybee both served with Indiana regiments – Cornelius survived the war and is buried at Sidener Cemetery, LaGrange County while James died of wounds during the 1864 Atlanta campaign and is buried in Georgia. Until recently the location of William Henry and Emily M. Maybee’s graves were unknown. Some family researchers suggest that they might have been cremated and their ashes given to family or friends. In the early fall of 2016 the Veterans’ Headstone Project began work on soldier’s graves at Plato Cemetery, Bloomfield Township. Township Trustee Bill Pipher read the original “map” of the graves and on it was written “Wm. Maybee, a soldier”. No headstone at the grave site remains however, there had been a government issued monument applied for and delivered to the County (source: VA headstone card file for Union Soldiers). The Veterans’ Headstone Project provided William a monument as part of the 2017 memorial efforts at Plato Cemetery. We included his wife Emily’s information as well (she passed in 1879) and no record of her burial location is known.∼They are listed together in Civil War Pension Papers
William Henry Maybee answered his country’s call to serve the Union during the Civil War, as did many members of the Maybee clan. William enlisted with the 48th Indiana Infantry, Company G, on the 16th of January, 1862, at Goshen, Indiana. The regiment left for Fort Donelson, Kentucky, on February 1, 1862 and arrived there the day after the Confederate forces had surrendered that fort. Moving with Grant’s Army to Paducah, Kentucky and then down the Tennessee River, the 48th Indiana participated in the Siege of Corinth (also known as the 1st Battle of Corinth), Mississippi, during April-May 1862.
The 48th Indiana went on to participate in many engagements and battles in the Western Theatre; William however was unable to continue his service and was discharged due to disability (unknown cause) on May 28, 1862.
Returning to LaGrange County William resided in the village of Ontario. On October 17, 1869 he and Emily M. Forker were married in Sturgis, Michigan. William and Emily had at least three children, Arthur Alma, William Almond, and Emma Caroline – William Almond and Emma Caroline both died in infancy. On April 30, 1876, William Henry Maybee passed away and here is where a mystery begins.
There were several of the Maybee family who served during the Civil War as well as family by marriage. William Henry’s uncles Cornelius Maybee, Jr. and James W. Maybee both served with Indiana regiments – Cornelius survived the war and is buried at Sidener Cemetery, LaGrange County while James died of wounds during the 1864 Atlanta campaign and is buried in Georgia. Until recently the location of William Henry and Emily M. Maybee’s graves were unknown. Some family researchers suggest that they might have been cremated and their ashes given to family or friends. In the early fall of 2016 the Veterans’ Headstone Project began work on soldier’s graves at Plato Cemetery, Bloomfield Township. Township Trustee Bill Pipher read the original “map” of the graves and on it was written “Wm. Maybee, a soldier”. No headstone at the grave site remains however, there had been a government issued monument applied for and delivered to the County (source: VA headstone card file for Union Soldiers). The Veterans’ Headstone Project provided William a monument as part of the 2017 memorial efforts at Plato Cemetery. We included his wife Emily’s information as well (she passed in 1879) and no record of her burial location is known.∼They are listed together in Civil War Pension Papers
William Henry Maybee was born September 5, 1844 in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, a son of Jasper and Caroline Maybee. Between 1850 and 1860, the Jasper Maybee family had migrated to Indiana and was living in Steuben County.
William Henry Maybee answered his country’s call to serve the Union during the Civil War, as did many members of the Maybee clan. William enlisted with the 48th Indiana Infantry, Company G, on the 16th of January, 1862, at Goshen, Indiana. The regiment left for Fort Donelson, Kentucky, on February 1, 1862 and arrived there the day after the Confederate forces had surrendered that fort. Moving with Grant’s Army to Paducah, Kentucky and then down the Tennessee River, the 48th Indiana participated in the Siege of Corinth (also known as the 1st Battle of Corinth), Mississippi, during April-May 1862.
The 48th Indiana went on to participate in many engagements and battles in the Western Theatre; William however was unable to continue his service and was discharged due to disability (unknown cause) on May 28, 1862.
Returning to LaGrange County William resided in the village of Ontario. On October 17, 1869 he and Emily M. Forker were married in Sturgis, Michigan. William and Emily had at least three children, Arthur Alma, William Almond, and Emma Caroline – William Almond and Emma Caroline both died in infancy. On April 30, 1876, William Henry Maybee passed away and here is where a mystery begins.
There were several of the Maybee family who served during the Civil War as well as family by marriage. William Henry’s uncles Cornelius Maybee, Jr. and James W. Maybee both served with Indiana regiments – Cornelius survived the war and is buried at Sidener Cemetery, LaGrange County while James died of wounds during the 1864 Atlanta campaign and is buried in Georgia. Until recently the location of William Henry and Emily M. Maybee’s graves were unknown. Some family researchers suggest that they might have been cremated and their ashes given to family or friends. In the early fall of 2016 the Veterans’ Headstone Project began work on soldier’s graves at Plato Cemetery, Bloomfield Township. Township Trustee Bill Pipher read the original “map” of the graves and on it was written “Wm. Maybee, a soldier”. No headstone at the grave site remains however, there had been a government issued monument applied for and delivered to the County (source: VA headstone card file for Union Soldiers). The Veterans’ Headstone Project provided William a monument as part of the 2017 memorial efforts at Plato Cemetery. We included his wife Emily’s information as well (she passed in 1879) and no record of her burial location is known.∼They are listed together in Civil War Pension Papers
William Henry Maybee answered his country’s call to serve the Union during the Civil War, as did many members of the Maybee clan. William enlisted with the 48th Indiana Infantry, Company G, on the 16th of January, 1862, at Goshen, Indiana. The regiment left for Fort Donelson, Kentucky, on February 1, 1862 and arrived there the day after the Confederate forces had surrendered that fort. Moving with Grant’s Army to Paducah, Kentucky and then down the Tennessee River, the 48th Indiana participated in the Siege of Corinth (also known as the 1st Battle of Corinth), Mississippi, during April-May 1862.
The 48th Indiana went on to participate in many engagements and battles in the Western Theatre; William however was unable to continue his service and was discharged due to disability (unknown cause) on May 28, 1862.
Returning to LaGrange County William resided in the village of Ontario. On October 17, 1869 he and Emily M. Forker were married in Sturgis, Michigan. William and Emily had at least three children, Arthur Alma, William Almond, and Emma Caroline – William Almond and Emma Caroline both died in infancy. On April 30, 1876, William Henry Maybee passed away and here is where a mystery begins.
There were several of the Maybee family who served during the Civil War as well as family by marriage. William Henry’s uncles Cornelius Maybee, Jr. and James W. Maybee both served with Indiana regiments – Cornelius survived the war and is buried at Sidener Cemetery, LaGrange County while James died of wounds during the 1864 Atlanta campaign and is buried in Georgia. Until recently the location of William Henry and Emily M. Maybee’s graves were unknown. Some family researchers suggest that they might have been cremated and their ashes given to family or friends. In the early fall of 2016 the Veterans’ Headstone Project began work on soldier’s graves at Plato Cemetery, Bloomfield Township. Township Trustee Bill Pipher read the original “map” of the graves and on it was written “Wm. Maybee, a soldier”. No headstone at the grave site remains however, there had been a government issued monument applied for and delivered to the County (source: VA headstone card file for Union Soldiers). The Veterans’ Headstone Project provided William a monument as part of the 2017 memorial efforts at Plato Cemetery. We included his wife Emily’s information as well (she passed in 1879) and no record of her burial location is known.∼They are listed together in Civil War Pension Papers
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