Col. John Calvin Owen Redington, only son of Rev. John Harris Redington and Ruth Emily Washburn, b. Aug. 8, 1837 at Moscow (now Leicester), NY. He d. Oct. 24, 1905 at Syracuse, NY and was known simply as John C.O. Redington.
John's mother died in Dec. 1839 after giving birth to his sister in Aug. 1839. The father of these two siblings d. two years later in Sept. 1841. John subsequently spent most of his youth in Conn. and Mass. in the household of his maternal uncle and his wife, Rev. Asahel Cornwall Washburn and Rhoda Emma Grant. Later when they were in their elder years, Rev. Ashael and wife Rhoda were members of John's household at Syracuse, NY.
At times the Rev. Asahel Washburn household also included Rev. Asahel's niece, Laura Emily Wright, b. in 1824 at Mayhew Mission to the Choctaw Indians southwest of Columbus, Miss. She was the dau. of Rev. Asahel's deceased sister, Lucinda (Washburn) Wright, who was a missionary to the Choctaw Indians from 1822-1826. Laura was sent back to New England for schooling by her father, Rev. David Wright of Columbus, Miss., who died at Columbus, Miss. in 1840. Laura undoubtedly occupied the Washburn household when John C.O. Redington was a youthful member.
John's sister Emily Ruth was adopted by their maternal aunt Semantha Washburn and her husband, Rev. Septimius Robinson of Morrisville, VT. Emily would spend the majority of her youth at Morrisville where she attended People's Academy and married in 1863. Along with her husband, Emily was a longtime missionary at Turkey.
A correspondent provided the writer with two separate obituary notices regarding John C.O. Redington's death, one at Syracuse the day after his death, the other later at Ogdensburg, NY. The Syracuse notice was selected due to its greater detail. The Ogdensburg notice mentions he was initially engaged in the music business at Ogdensburg in partnership with C.H. Clemons and was at the first battle of Bull Run.
Syracuse, NY Herald, Oct. 25, 1905
A Colonel at Chancellorsville
John C. O. Redington Died Last Night of Paralysis.
• Col. John C. O. Redington died at 9:30 o'clock last evening at his home, No. 424 South Crouse avenue, after an illness of six months of paralysis. He was 68 years old and was born at Moscow, Livingston county, being a son of the Rev. John Redington, a Presbyterian clergyman. Mr. Redington was graduated from Middleburg [sic, Middlebury] college in 1859. In 1861 he enlisted as a private at Ogdensburg in the Eighteenth New York Volunteer Infantry. Later he was made captain of Company C, Sixteenth [sic, Sixtieth] regiment.
• He was advanced to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and acted as Colonel at Chancellorsville. At Gettysburg he was in command of the entire skirmish line in his division and was frequently commended by his superior officers.
• Colonel Redington was a member of Root post, G.A.R., of New York city. After the war he was engaged in the music business here. Later he was engaged in collecting and publishing G.A.R. literature and in lecturing.
• Besides a widow, Colonel Redington leaves four sons, George O. and Edward J. Redington of New York, and Arthur C. and Bertram A. Redington of this city. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon.
On Oct. 25, 1868 at Ogdensburg, NY, John m. Emma Isabella Swanger, dau. of George Swanger and Bertha Foster. Although an America citizen, Emma was b. July 15, 1849 at Ottawa, Canada. She d. in 1935 and both are interred at Oakwood Cemetery at Syracuse, NY.
They had the following four children:
• i. George Owen Redington, b. Apr. 30, 1871 at Syracuse, NY and d. Apr 17, 1958 at Danbury, Conn.; m. Oct. 26, 1915 at Baltimore, MD, Allison Janney Miller, dau. of Samuel Bevan Miller and Elizabeth Morris Steinmetz, b. Jan. 20, 1891 at Baltimore City. In April 1930 they were residing at Bronxville in Westchester County, NY with two sons: George O. Jr. and Robert J.
• ii. Edward John Redington, b. Sept. 11, 1873 at Evanston, Illinois, d. at Pelham, NY in 1960 according to his gravestone; m. prior to June 1, 1925 Louise W. Tate, dau. of Sam Tate, Jr. and Lula "Lulie" C. Wilhoite, b. Nov. 25, 1890 at Tennessee. She d. July 7, 1986 at Bellview, Wash. In April 1940 they were residing at the Village of North Pelham in Westchester County, NY with 11 year old dau. Hope.
• iii. Arthur Calvin Redington, b. Mar. 1, 1879 at Syracuse, NY; d. unmarried Feb. 17, 1907 at Ashville, NC.
• iv. Bertram Alfred Redington, b. Feb. 21, 1882 at Kearney Township, Hudson County, NJ and d. in Jan. 1974 at Syracuse, NY; m. Sept. 29, 1911 at Syracuse, Ruth Holley Cabeen, dau. of Charles William Cabeen and Sarah Amelia Clark, b. Feb. 10, 1888 at Neenah, Wisconsin. She d. in Feb. 1973 at Syracuse, NY. In April 1930 they were residing at 265 Kent Street at Syracuse with two daus.: Emily O. and Ruth Holly.
John's mother died in Dec. 1839 after giving birth to his sister in Aug. 1839. The father of these two siblings d. two years later in Sept. 1841. John subsequently spent most of his youth in Conn. and Mass. in the household of his maternal uncle and his wife, Rev. Asahel Cornwall Washburn and Rhoda Emma Grant. Later when they were in their elder years, Rev. Ashael and wife Rhoda were members of John's household at Syracuse, NY.
At times the Rev. Asahel Washburn household also included Rev. Asahel's niece, Laura Emily Wright, b. in 1824 at Mayhew Mission to the Choctaw Indians southwest of Columbus, Miss. She was the dau. of Rev. Asahel's deceased sister, Lucinda (Washburn) Wright, who was a missionary to the Choctaw Indians from 1822-1826. Laura was sent back to New England for schooling by her father, Rev. David Wright of Columbus, Miss., who died at Columbus, Miss. in 1840. Laura undoubtedly occupied the Washburn household when John C.O. Redington was a youthful member.
John's sister Emily Ruth was adopted by their maternal aunt Semantha Washburn and her husband, Rev. Septimius Robinson of Morrisville, VT. Emily would spend the majority of her youth at Morrisville where she attended People's Academy and married in 1863. Along with her husband, Emily was a longtime missionary at Turkey.
A correspondent provided the writer with two separate obituary notices regarding John C.O. Redington's death, one at Syracuse the day after his death, the other later at Ogdensburg, NY. The Syracuse notice was selected due to its greater detail. The Ogdensburg notice mentions he was initially engaged in the music business at Ogdensburg in partnership with C.H. Clemons and was at the first battle of Bull Run.
Syracuse, NY Herald, Oct. 25, 1905
A Colonel at Chancellorsville
John C. O. Redington Died Last Night of Paralysis.
• Col. John C. O. Redington died at 9:30 o'clock last evening at his home, No. 424 South Crouse avenue, after an illness of six months of paralysis. He was 68 years old and was born at Moscow, Livingston county, being a son of the Rev. John Redington, a Presbyterian clergyman. Mr. Redington was graduated from Middleburg [sic, Middlebury] college in 1859. In 1861 he enlisted as a private at Ogdensburg in the Eighteenth New York Volunteer Infantry. Later he was made captain of Company C, Sixteenth [sic, Sixtieth] regiment.
• He was advanced to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and acted as Colonel at Chancellorsville. At Gettysburg he was in command of the entire skirmish line in his division and was frequently commended by his superior officers.
• Colonel Redington was a member of Root post, G.A.R., of New York city. After the war he was engaged in the music business here. Later he was engaged in collecting and publishing G.A.R. literature and in lecturing.
• Besides a widow, Colonel Redington leaves four sons, George O. and Edward J. Redington of New York, and Arthur C. and Bertram A. Redington of this city. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon.
On Oct. 25, 1868 at Ogdensburg, NY, John m. Emma Isabella Swanger, dau. of George Swanger and Bertha Foster. Although an America citizen, Emma was b. July 15, 1849 at Ottawa, Canada. She d. in 1935 and both are interred at Oakwood Cemetery at Syracuse, NY.
They had the following four children:
• i. George Owen Redington, b. Apr. 30, 1871 at Syracuse, NY and d. Apr 17, 1958 at Danbury, Conn.; m. Oct. 26, 1915 at Baltimore, MD, Allison Janney Miller, dau. of Samuel Bevan Miller and Elizabeth Morris Steinmetz, b. Jan. 20, 1891 at Baltimore City. In April 1930 they were residing at Bronxville in Westchester County, NY with two sons: George O. Jr. and Robert J.
• ii. Edward John Redington, b. Sept. 11, 1873 at Evanston, Illinois, d. at Pelham, NY in 1960 according to his gravestone; m. prior to June 1, 1925 Louise W. Tate, dau. of Sam Tate, Jr. and Lula "Lulie" C. Wilhoite, b. Nov. 25, 1890 at Tennessee. She d. July 7, 1986 at Bellview, Wash. In April 1940 they were residing at the Village of North Pelham in Westchester County, NY with 11 year old dau. Hope.
• iii. Arthur Calvin Redington, b. Mar. 1, 1879 at Syracuse, NY; d. unmarried Feb. 17, 1907 at Ashville, NC.
• iv. Bertram Alfred Redington, b. Feb. 21, 1882 at Kearney Township, Hudson County, NJ and d. in Jan. 1974 at Syracuse, NY; m. Sept. 29, 1911 at Syracuse, Ruth Holley Cabeen, dau. of Charles William Cabeen and Sarah Amelia Clark, b. Feb. 10, 1888 at Neenah, Wisconsin. She d. in Feb. 1973 at Syracuse, NY. In April 1930 they were residing at 265 Kent Street at Syracuse with two daus.: Emily O. and Ruth Holly.
Col. John Calvin Owen Redington, only son of Rev. John Harris Redington and Ruth Emily Washburn, b. Aug. 8, 1837 at Moscow (now Leicester), NY. He d. Oct. 24, 1905 at Syracuse, NY and was known simply as John C.O. Redington.
John's mother died in Dec. 1839 after giving birth to his sister in Aug. 1839. The father of these two siblings d. two years later in Sept. 1841. John subsequently spent most of his youth in Conn. and Mass. in the household of his maternal uncle and his wife, Rev. Asahel Cornwall Washburn and Rhoda Emma Grant. Later when they were in their elder years, Rev. Ashael and wife Rhoda were members of John's household at Syracuse, NY.
At times the Rev. Asahel Washburn household also included Rev. Asahel's niece, Laura Emily Wright, b. in 1824 at Mayhew Mission to the Choctaw Indians southwest of Columbus, Miss. She was the dau. of Rev. Asahel's deceased sister, Lucinda (Washburn) Wright, who was a missionary to the Choctaw Indians from 1822-1826. Laura was sent back to New England for schooling by her father, Rev. David Wright of Columbus, Miss., who died at Columbus, Miss. in 1840. Laura undoubtedly occupied the Washburn household when John C.O. Redington was a youthful member.
John's sister Emily Ruth was adopted by their maternal aunt Semantha Washburn and her husband, Rev. Septimius Robinson of Morrisville, VT. Emily would spend the majority of her youth at Morrisville where she attended People's Academy and married in 1863. Along with her husband, Emily was a longtime missionary at Turkey.
A correspondent provided the writer with two separate obituary notices regarding John C.O. Redington's death, one at Syracuse the day after his death, the other later at Ogdensburg, NY. The Syracuse notice was selected due to its greater detail. The Ogdensburg notice mentions he was initially engaged in the music business at Ogdensburg in partnership with C.H. Clemons and was at the first battle of Bull Run.
Syracuse, NY Herald, Oct. 25, 1905
A Colonel at Chancellorsville
John C. O. Redington Died Last Night of Paralysis.
• Col. John C. O. Redington died at 9:30 o'clock last evening at his home, No. 424 South Crouse avenue, after an illness of six months of paralysis. He was 68 years old and was born at Moscow, Livingston county, being a son of the Rev. John Redington, a Presbyterian clergyman. Mr. Redington was graduated from Middleburg [sic, Middlebury] college in 1859. In 1861 he enlisted as a private at Ogdensburg in the Eighteenth New York Volunteer Infantry. Later he was made captain of Company C, Sixteenth [sic, Sixtieth] regiment.
• He was advanced to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and acted as Colonel at Chancellorsville. At Gettysburg he was in command of the entire skirmish line in his division and was frequently commended by his superior officers.
• Colonel Redington was a member of Root post, G.A.R., of New York city. After the war he was engaged in the music business here. Later he was engaged in collecting and publishing G.A.R. literature and in lecturing.
• Besides a widow, Colonel Redington leaves four sons, George O. and Edward J. Redington of New York, and Arthur C. and Bertram A. Redington of this city. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon.
On Oct. 25, 1868 at Ogdensburg, NY, John m. Emma Isabella Swanger, dau. of George Swanger and Bertha Foster. Although an America citizen, Emma was b. July 15, 1849 at Ottawa, Canada. She d. in 1935 and both are interred at Oakwood Cemetery at Syracuse, NY.
They had the following four children:
• i. George Owen Redington, b. Apr. 30, 1871 at Syracuse, NY and d. Apr 17, 1958 at Danbury, Conn.; m. Oct. 26, 1915 at Baltimore, MD, Allison Janney Miller, dau. of Samuel Bevan Miller and Elizabeth Morris Steinmetz, b. Jan. 20, 1891 at Baltimore City. In April 1930 they were residing at Bronxville in Westchester County, NY with two sons: George O. Jr. and Robert J.
• ii. Edward John Redington, b. Sept. 11, 1873 at Evanston, Illinois, d. at Pelham, NY in 1960 according to his gravestone; m. prior to June 1, 1925 Louise W. Tate, dau. of Sam Tate, Jr. and Lula "Lulie" C. Wilhoite, b. Nov. 25, 1890 at Tennessee. She d. July 7, 1986 at Bellview, Wash. In April 1940 they were residing at the Village of North Pelham in Westchester County, NY with 11 year old dau. Hope.
• iii. Arthur Calvin Redington, b. Mar. 1, 1879 at Syracuse, NY; d. unmarried Feb. 17, 1907 at Ashville, NC.
• iv. Bertram Alfred Redington, b. Feb. 21, 1882 at Kearney Township, Hudson County, NJ and d. in Jan. 1974 at Syracuse, NY; m. Sept. 29, 1911 at Syracuse, Ruth Holley Cabeen, dau. of Charles William Cabeen and Sarah Amelia Clark, b. Feb. 10, 1888 at Neenah, Wisconsin. She d. in Feb. 1973 at Syracuse, NY. In April 1930 they were residing at 265 Kent Street at Syracuse with two daus.: Emily O. and Ruth Holly.
John's mother died in Dec. 1839 after giving birth to his sister in Aug. 1839. The father of these two siblings d. two years later in Sept. 1841. John subsequently spent most of his youth in Conn. and Mass. in the household of his maternal uncle and his wife, Rev. Asahel Cornwall Washburn and Rhoda Emma Grant. Later when they were in their elder years, Rev. Ashael and wife Rhoda were members of John's household at Syracuse, NY.
At times the Rev. Asahel Washburn household also included Rev. Asahel's niece, Laura Emily Wright, b. in 1824 at Mayhew Mission to the Choctaw Indians southwest of Columbus, Miss. She was the dau. of Rev. Asahel's deceased sister, Lucinda (Washburn) Wright, who was a missionary to the Choctaw Indians from 1822-1826. Laura was sent back to New England for schooling by her father, Rev. David Wright of Columbus, Miss., who died at Columbus, Miss. in 1840. Laura undoubtedly occupied the Washburn household when John C.O. Redington was a youthful member.
John's sister Emily Ruth was adopted by their maternal aunt Semantha Washburn and her husband, Rev. Septimius Robinson of Morrisville, VT. Emily would spend the majority of her youth at Morrisville where she attended People's Academy and married in 1863. Along with her husband, Emily was a longtime missionary at Turkey.
A correspondent provided the writer with two separate obituary notices regarding John C.O. Redington's death, one at Syracuse the day after his death, the other later at Ogdensburg, NY. The Syracuse notice was selected due to its greater detail. The Ogdensburg notice mentions he was initially engaged in the music business at Ogdensburg in partnership with C.H. Clemons and was at the first battle of Bull Run.
Syracuse, NY Herald, Oct. 25, 1905
A Colonel at Chancellorsville
John C. O. Redington Died Last Night of Paralysis.
• Col. John C. O. Redington died at 9:30 o'clock last evening at his home, No. 424 South Crouse avenue, after an illness of six months of paralysis. He was 68 years old and was born at Moscow, Livingston county, being a son of the Rev. John Redington, a Presbyterian clergyman. Mr. Redington was graduated from Middleburg [sic, Middlebury] college in 1859. In 1861 he enlisted as a private at Ogdensburg in the Eighteenth New York Volunteer Infantry. Later he was made captain of Company C, Sixteenth [sic, Sixtieth] regiment.
• He was advanced to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and acted as Colonel at Chancellorsville. At Gettysburg he was in command of the entire skirmish line in his division and was frequently commended by his superior officers.
• Colonel Redington was a member of Root post, G.A.R., of New York city. After the war he was engaged in the music business here. Later he was engaged in collecting and publishing G.A.R. literature and in lecturing.
• Besides a widow, Colonel Redington leaves four sons, George O. and Edward J. Redington of New York, and Arthur C. and Bertram A. Redington of this city. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon.
On Oct. 25, 1868 at Ogdensburg, NY, John m. Emma Isabella Swanger, dau. of George Swanger and Bertha Foster. Although an America citizen, Emma was b. July 15, 1849 at Ottawa, Canada. She d. in 1935 and both are interred at Oakwood Cemetery at Syracuse, NY.
They had the following four children:
• i. George Owen Redington, b. Apr. 30, 1871 at Syracuse, NY and d. Apr 17, 1958 at Danbury, Conn.; m. Oct. 26, 1915 at Baltimore, MD, Allison Janney Miller, dau. of Samuel Bevan Miller and Elizabeth Morris Steinmetz, b. Jan. 20, 1891 at Baltimore City. In April 1930 they were residing at Bronxville in Westchester County, NY with two sons: George O. Jr. and Robert J.
• ii. Edward John Redington, b. Sept. 11, 1873 at Evanston, Illinois, d. at Pelham, NY in 1960 according to his gravestone; m. prior to June 1, 1925 Louise W. Tate, dau. of Sam Tate, Jr. and Lula "Lulie" C. Wilhoite, b. Nov. 25, 1890 at Tennessee. She d. July 7, 1986 at Bellview, Wash. In April 1940 they were residing at the Village of North Pelham in Westchester County, NY with 11 year old dau. Hope.
• iii. Arthur Calvin Redington, b. Mar. 1, 1879 at Syracuse, NY; d. unmarried Feb. 17, 1907 at Ashville, NC.
• iv. Bertram Alfred Redington, b. Feb. 21, 1882 at Kearney Township, Hudson County, NJ and d. in Jan. 1974 at Syracuse, NY; m. Sept. 29, 1911 at Syracuse, Ruth Holley Cabeen, dau. of Charles William Cabeen and Sarah Amelia Clark, b. Feb. 10, 1888 at Neenah, Wisconsin. She d. in Feb. 1973 at Syracuse, NY. In April 1930 they were residing at 265 Kent Street at Syracuse with two daus.: Emily O. and Ruth Holly.
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