John B. Castor's wife was Sybilla. Their daughter Mathilda (1856-1917) married William J. Jahnke (1851-1917)
The book "The Matter Lies Deeper" by Elroy E. Ubl shows a couple photos of the Castor monument & tells a little of John Castor's story...
The Castor monument is a white bronze monument that has a soldier (John Castor)on horseback.
Supposedly if the horse has one foot raised it means that the soldier was wounded in battle & later died of those wounds. The horse on the Castor monument has one foot raised but there is no documentation Mr. Castor was wounded in the year he was in military service.
The story of John Castor states he was living in Milford at the time of the 1862 Sioux Uprising and helped defend New Ulm against the Indians. (His brother Jacob Castor was killed during the uprising. See the Jacob Castor Findagrave memorial for the story of the circumstances of his death.)
"After the 1862 Sioux Uprising, John Castor joined the Union Army with the First Regiment of Minnesota Mounted Rangers, serving in Co. L., of which Wm. Pfaender was lieutenant colonel."
John Castor died March 23, 1904 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the national soldiers' home. He was 75 years old and his only surviving relative was his daughter Mrs. William (Mathilda)Jahnke.
Records from the Soldiers' Home state
John Castor:
-was a Farrier with the 1st MN Rangers
-served from 11/14/1862-12/2/1863
-disablity listed as Rheumatism contacted the summer of 1863 in Fairmont, MN
-born in Prussia
-religion:Catholic
-occupation:farmer
-residence: New Ulm
-single (John & his wife were divorced sometime between the census of 1870 and 1880)
-closest relative William Jahnke (son-in-law of New Ulm)
-Rate of pension $16
-Date of admission & readmission: 11/30/1992...1990 census lists him in the Soldiers Home
-date of death 03/23/1904
-cause of death; cirrhosis of liver
His remains were delivered March 25,1904 to Peacock & Son Undertakers, Milwaukee, Wis. for shipment to New Ulm, MN at request of Frank Willinger (friend) New Ulm. Margaretha Willinger was listed as Executrix & cemetery records list her as the owner of the plot where John Castor is buried.
Note from Shirley Hemingway:
In talking to the caretaker people at the New Ulm City Cemetery I was told that no one but John B. Castor is buried in the lot where the Castor Monument stands. (The plot's owner is listed as Margaretha Willinger)
The book "The Matter Lies Deeper" by Elroy E. Ubl shows a couple photos of the Castor monument & tells a little of John Castor's story...
The Castor monument is a white bronze monument that has a soldier (John Castor)on horseback.
Supposedly if the horse has one foot raised it means that the soldier was wounded in battle & later died of those wounds. The horse on the Castor monument has one foot raised but there is no documentation Mr. Castor was wounded in the year he was in military service.
The story of John Castor states he was living in Milford at the time of the 1862 Sioux Uprising and helped defend New Ulm against the Indians. (His brother Jacob Castor was killed during the uprising. See the Jacob Castor Findagrave memorial for the story of the circumstances of his death.)
"After the 1862 Sioux Uprising, John Castor joined the Union Army with the First Regiment of Minnesota Mounted Rangers, serving in Co. L., of which Wm. Pfaender was lieutenant colonel."
John Castor died March 23, 1904 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the national soldiers' home. He was 75 years old and his only surviving relative was his daughter Mrs. William (Mathilda)Jahnke.
Records from the Soldiers' Home state
John Castor:
-was a Farrier with the 1st MN Rangers
-served from 11/14/1862-12/2/1863
-disablity listed as Rheumatism contacted the summer of 1863 in Fairmont, MN
-born in Prussia
-religion:Catholic
-occupation:farmer
-residence: New Ulm
-single (John & his wife were divorced sometime between the census of 1870 and 1880)
-closest relative William Jahnke (son-in-law of New Ulm)
-Rate of pension $16
-Date of admission & readmission: 11/30/1992...1990 census lists him in the Soldiers Home
-date of death 03/23/1904
-cause of death; cirrhosis of liver
His remains were delivered March 25,1904 to Peacock & Son Undertakers, Milwaukee, Wis. for shipment to New Ulm, MN at request of Frank Willinger (friend) New Ulm. Margaretha Willinger was listed as Executrix & cemetery records list her as the owner of the plot where John Castor is buried.
Note from Shirley Hemingway:
In talking to the caretaker people at the New Ulm City Cemetery I was told that no one but John B. Castor is buried in the lot where the Castor Monument stands. (The plot's owner is listed as Margaretha Willinger)
John B. Castor's wife was Sybilla. Their daughter Mathilda (1856-1917) married William J. Jahnke (1851-1917)
The book "The Matter Lies Deeper" by Elroy E. Ubl shows a couple photos of the Castor monument & tells a little of John Castor's story...
The Castor monument is a white bronze monument that has a soldier (John Castor)on horseback.
Supposedly if the horse has one foot raised it means that the soldier was wounded in battle & later died of those wounds. The horse on the Castor monument has one foot raised but there is no documentation Mr. Castor was wounded in the year he was in military service.
The story of John Castor states he was living in Milford at the time of the 1862 Sioux Uprising and helped defend New Ulm against the Indians. (His brother Jacob Castor was killed during the uprising. See the Jacob Castor Findagrave memorial for the story of the circumstances of his death.)
"After the 1862 Sioux Uprising, John Castor joined the Union Army with the First Regiment of Minnesota Mounted Rangers, serving in Co. L., of which Wm. Pfaender was lieutenant colonel."
John Castor died March 23, 1904 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the national soldiers' home. He was 75 years old and his only surviving relative was his daughter Mrs. William (Mathilda)Jahnke.
Records from the Soldiers' Home state
John Castor:
-was a Farrier with the 1st MN Rangers
-served from 11/14/1862-12/2/1863
-disablity listed as Rheumatism contacted the summer of 1863 in Fairmont, MN
-born in Prussia
-religion:Catholic
-occupation:farmer
-residence: New Ulm
-single (John & his wife were divorced sometime between the census of 1870 and 1880)
-closest relative William Jahnke (son-in-law of New Ulm)
-Rate of pension $16
-Date of admission & readmission: 11/30/1992...1990 census lists him in the Soldiers Home
-date of death 03/23/1904
-cause of death; cirrhosis of liver
His remains were delivered March 25,1904 to Peacock & Son Undertakers, Milwaukee, Wis. for shipment to New Ulm, MN at request of Frank Willinger (friend) New Ulm. Margaretha Willinger was listed as Executrix & cemetery records list her as the owner of the plot where John Castor is buried.
Note from Shirley Hemingway:
In talking to the caretaker people at the New Ulm City Cemetery I was told that no one but John B. Castor is buried in the lot where the Castor Monument stands. (The plot's owner is listed as Margaretha Willinger)
The book "The Matter Lies Deeper" by Elroy E. Ubl shows a couple photos of the Castor monument & tells a little of John Castor's story...
The Castor monument is a white bronze monument that has a soldier (John Castor)on horseback.
Supposedly if the horse has one foot raised it means that the soldier was wounded in battle & later died of those wounds. The horse on the Castor monument has one foot raised but there is no documentation Mr. Castor was wounded in the year he was in military service.
The story of John Castor states he was living in Milford at the time of the 1862 Sioux Uprising and helped defend New Ulm against the Indians. (His brother Jacob Castor was killed during the uprising. See the Jacob Castor Findagrave memorial for the story of the circumstances of his death.)
"After the 1862 Sioux Uprising, John Castor joined the Union Army with the First Regiment of Minnesota Mounted Rangers, serving in Co. L., of which Wm. Pfaender was lieutenant colonel."
John Castor died March 23, 1904 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the national soldiers' home. He was 75 years old and his only surviving relative was his daughter Mrs. William (Mathilda)Jahnke.
Records from the Soldiers' Home state
John Castor:
-was a Farrier with the 1st MN Rangers
-served from 11/14/1862-12/2/1863
-disablity listed as Rheumatism contacted the summer of 1863 in Fairmont, MN
-born in Prussia
-religion:Catholic
-occupation:farmer
-residence: New Ulm
-single (John & his wife were divorced sometime between the census of 1870 and 1880)
-closest relative William Jahnke (son-in-law of New Ulm)
-Rate of pension $16
-Date of admission & readmission: 11/30/1992...1990 census lists him in the Soldiers Home
-date of death 03/23/1904
-cause of death; cirrhosis of liver
His remains were delivered March 25,1904 to Peacock & Son Undertakers, Milwaukee, Wis. for shipment to New Ulm, MN at request of Frank Willinger (friend) New Ulm. Margaretha Willinger was listed as Executrix & cemetery records list her as the owner of the plot where John Castor is buried.
Note from Shirley Hemingway:
In talking to the caretaker people at the New Ulm City Cemetery I was told that no one but John B. Castor is buried in the lot where the Castor Monument stands. (The plot's owner is listed as Margaretha Willinger)
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