William F Kilmer was born in Delaware County, New York (per 1855 NY census), the son of Johannes "John" and Emily Knickerbocker Kilmer who had about 10 children. By 1850, he was working in Hamden, Delaware County as a laborer in the Janette Nichol household. By 1855, he had his own household in Hamden, with a wife and two sons.
On May 6, 1852, William married Sarah Jane Van Alstine (1830-1906), the daughter of Abraham and Caroline Kelsey Van Alstine. They had the following children:
Charles Kilmer (1852-1860)
William Edgar Kilmer (1854-1918)
Olive Jane Kilmer Alger (1855-1932)
George Henry Kilmer (1856-1920)
Sarah Catherine Kilmer Davis (1859-1910)
Eliza Kilmer Alger (1861-?)
Mary Augusta Kilmer Carley (1864-1901)
Charles Augustus Kilmer (1866-1942)
By the 1860 cenus, the Kilmers were living in Centre Village, Colesville Township, Broome County, New York. On August 14, 1862, William enlisted as a private in the Union Army, serving in the Civil War in Company G, 89th New York Infantry. After the war, the family lived in Delaware County, first in Colchester (1870 census), and then Masonville (1880 census). William was a farmer by trade, and filed for a Civil War pension on June 30, 1880, app #399153, cert #463.103.
William died at 57 on February 6, 1885 in Ellenton, McNett Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, where his son George and family settled. He is buried in the Ellenton Cemetery, Lot #49, space #1. Wife Sarah Jane died in Otsego County, New York on February 17, 1906 and 3 days later was buried alongside her husband.
On May 6, 1852, William married Sarah Jane Van Alstine (1830-1906), the daughter of Abraham and Caroline Kelsey Van Alstine. They had the following children:
Charles Kilmer (1852-1860)
William Edgar Kilmer (1854-1918)
Olive Jane Kilmer Alger (1855-1932)
George Henry Kilmer (1856-1920)
Sarah Catherine Kilmer Davis (1859-1910)
Eliza Kilmer Alger (1861-?)
Mary Augusta Kilmer Carley (1864-1901)
Charles Augustus Kilmer (1866-1942)
By the 1860 cenus, the Kilmers were living in Centre Village, Colesville Township, Broome County, New York. On August 14, 1862, William enlisted as a private in the Union Army, serving in the Civil War in Company G, 89th New York Infantry. After the war, the family lived in Delaware County, first in Colchester (1870 census), and then Masonville (1880 census). William was a farmer by trade, and filed for a Civil War pension on June 30, 1880, app #399153, cert #463.103.
William died at 57 on February 6, 1885 in Ellenton, McNett Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, where his son George and family settled. He is buried in the Ellenton Cemetery, Lot #49, space #1. Wife Sarah Jane died in Otsego County, New York on February 17, 1906 and 3 days later was buried alongside her husband.
William F Kilmer was born in Delaware County, New York (per 1855 NY census), the son of Johannes "John" and Emily Knickerbocker Kilmer who had about 10 children. By 1850, he was working in Hamden, Delaware County as a laborer in the Janette Nichol household. By 1855, he had his own household in Hamden, with a wife and two sons.
On May 6, 1852, William married Sarah Jane Van Alstine (1830-1906), the daughter of Abraham and Caroline Kelsey Van Alstine. They had the following children:
Charles Kilmer (1852-1860)
William Edgar Kilmer (1854-1918)
Olive Jane Kilmer Alger (1855-1932)
George Henry Kilmer (1856-1920)
Sarah Catherine Kilmer Davis (1859-1910)
Eliza Kilmer Alger (1861-?)
Mary Augusta Kilmer Carley (1864-1901)
Charles Augustus Kilmer (1866-1942)
By the 1860 cenus, the Kilmers were living in Centre Village, Colesville Township, Broome County, New York. On August 14, 1862, William enlisted as a private in the Union Army, serving in the Civil War in Company G, 89th New York Infantry. After the war, the family lived in Delaware County, first in Colchester (1870 census), and then Masonville (1880 census). William was a farmer by trade, and filed for a Civil War pension on June 30, 1880, app #399153, cert #463.103.
William died at 57 on February 6, 1885 in Ellenton, McNett Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, where his son George and family settled. He is buried in the Ellenton Cemetery, Lot #49, space #1. Wife Sarah Jane died in Otsego County, New York on February 17, 1906 and 3 days later was buried alongside her husband.
On May 6, 1852, William married Sarah Jane Van Alstine (1830-1906), the daughter of Abraham and Caroline Kelsey Van Alstine. They had the following children:
Charles Kilmer (1852-1860)
William Edgar Kilmer (1854-1918)
Olive Jane Kilmer Alger (1855-1932)
George Henry Kilmer (1856-1920)
Sarah Catherine Kilmer Davis (1859-1910)
Eliza Kilmer Alger (1861-?)
Mary Augusta Kilmer Carley (1864-1901)
Charles Augustus Kilmer (1866-1942)
By the 1860 cenus, the Kilmers were living in Centre Village, Colesville Township, Broome County, New York. On August 14, 1862, William enlisted as a private in the Union Army, serving in the Civil War in Company G, 89th New York Infantry. After the war, the family lived in Delaware County, first in Colchester (1870 census), and then Masonville (1880 census). William was a farmer by trade, and filed for a Civil War pension on June 30, 1880, app #399153, cert #463.103.
William died at 57 on February 6, 1885 in Ellenton, McNett Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, where his son George and family settled. He is buried in the Ellenton Cemetery, Lot #49, space #1. Wife Sarah Jane died in Otsego County, New York on February 17, 1906 and 3 days later was buried alongside her husband.
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Co. C 89th NY Vet; 1861-1865
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Civil War marker
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