***JULIUS C. BURGOYNE:
Julius C. Burgoyne, of Laurel, Franklin County, Indiana, is a veteran of the Civil War and one of the well known and highly esteemed citizens of the town and county. Officially, he is a justice of the peace, and at this writing has served in that capacity for thirty-three consecutive years, a distinction that no other man in Franklin County possesses.
Squire Burgoyne, as he is familiarly known, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, May 10, 1825. His father was Horatio N. Burgoyne, and his mother's maiden name was Nancy Stewart. The former was born in Charleston, Virginia, April 23, 1799. The family is of French origin, but had been established in Virginia for several generations. The paternal grandfather of the subject of this biography was John Burgoyne, who emigrated from Virginia to Hamilton County, Ohio, in 1815, at which time Horatio was about sixteen years of age.
There John Burgoyne and his wife spent the rest of their lives, the former passing away in 1832, while the latter survived her husband many years, dying at the advanced age of eighty five.
Horatio was one of seven children who attained to mature years. The family was a prominent one in Cincinnati in the early days. One of the brothers, John, became Judge Burgoyne of the probate court of that city. He gained distinction by virtue of his decision that the then existing fugitive-slave law was unconstitutional, and he is said to have been the first judge to decide that the law was in violation of the constitution. That was a time when the subject of slavery was the great political question of the day, and when slaves were constantly escaping from their masters, south of the Ohio River and fleeing northward toward a land of freedom. Hence the decision was a bold and important one. He was probate judge for many years, and died at the age of eighty two years. All of that generation long since passed from the stage of action.
Horatio N. Burgoyne was married in Cincinnati in 1820, to Nancy Stewart. In 1828 they removed to Fayette County, Indiana and located near Connersville. Mr. Burgoyne was a miller by trade and there had charge of a mill till 1829, when he removed his family to the site of the present town of Laurel, and he operated the mill at that point until 1832, when he returned to Fayette County. At the latter place, he spent the rest of his days, passing away at the age of seventy-nine years. The wife and mother survived until the following year, 1879, when she, too, entered into eternal rest.
Julius C. Burgoyne was one of the family of eleven children, nine of whom grew to mature years and six of whom are living in 1899, namely: Mrs. Sarah A. Clum of Centerville, Iowa; Julius C., the next in order of birth; Mrs. Mary A. Adams, of Fayette County, Indiana; Miss Jane Burgoyne; Ephraim K., the youngest son; and Miss Margaret Burgoyne, the youngest of the family, who with her sister, Miss Jane, resides at the old home in Fayette County.
The father of Squire Burgoyne having been a miller, he naturally drifted into that occupation, and when he was sixteen years of age, he came to Laurel and began work in the mill at this place, where he continued until 1849. At the time, the excitement attending the discovery of gold in California prevailed throughout the country, and the subject of our sketch resolved to try his fortune in the new El Dorado. He was the youngest of a party of sixteen young men that made the trip by team across the country to California. The journey occupied a period of six months and was attended with many adventures and dangers. He remained in California, engaged in mining, till April 1854, when he returned by way of the Isthmus of Panama. Of the sixteen young men that comprised the party who crossed the plains together in 1849, he and one other are the only survivors.
On returning to Laurel, Mr. Burgoyne resumed the milling business, which he continued until he gave up his position to enter the Army in defense of the Union. He enlisted in August, 1862, in Company K., Sixty-ninth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry. Ten days after the regiment was mustered into the United States service on August 30, 1862, it was captured by the Confederates under Kirby Smith, at Richmond, Kentucky. The regiment was soon afterward exchanged, and the subject of this sketch took part with his command in the first expedition against Vicksburg, which was under the command of General William T. Sherman. He took part in two-days battle at Haynes Bluff, and in the battle of Arkansas Post, which immediately preceded the siege of Vicksburg, under General Grant. Proceeding from the last battlefield to Young's Point, the regiment took an active part in the famous siege, which resulted in surrendering of the Confederate stronghold, Vicksburg, to General Grant, on July 4, 1863.
Squire Burgoyne's health became badly shattered early in the progress of that famous siege, and much of the time during its progress he was confined to the hospital. About six weeks after the surrender, when the Army was reorganized, he was discharged on account of disability. A brother of Squire Burgoyne, Horatio A. Burgoyne, who served with him in the same regiment, died at Vicksburg, in February, 1863.
On retiring from the Army, Mr. Burgoyne returned to Laurel, which is still his home. June 14, 1859, he was married at Seaford, Delaware, to Miss Anna Hazard, who died December 8, 1868, leaving a son and a daughter, Edgar H. of Springfield, Ohio, and Gertrude, wife of Forrest M. Webb, of Laurel. Mr. and Mrs. Webb have one child, Harry Julius, born at Laurel, and Peasley, who died March 11, 1895.
Politically the subject of our sketch affiliated with the Democratic Party. He is a worthy member of the Masonic fraternity and Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias and Grand Army of the Republic, and he has long been a worthy and consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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***Information Courtesy of INGenWeb Project and Contributor HammBoys.
Julius C. Burgoyne, of Laurel, Franklin County, Indiana, is a veteran of the Civil War and one of the well known and highly esteemed citizens of the town and county. Officially, he is a justice of the peace, and at this writing has served in that capacity for thirty-three consecutive years, a distinction that no other man in Franklin County possesses.
Squire Burgoyne, as he is familiarly known, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, May 10, 1825. His father was Horatio N. Burgoyne, and his mother's maiden name was Nancy Stewart. The former was born in Charleston, Virginia, April 23, 1799. The family is of French origin, but had been established in Virginia for several generations. The paternal grandfather of the subject of this biography was John Burgoyne, who emigrated from Virginia to Hamilton County, Ohio, in 1815, at which time Horatio was about sixteen years of age.
There John Burgoyne and his wife spent the rest of their lives, the former passing away in 1832, while the latter survived her husband many years, dying at the advanced age of eighty five.
Horatio was one of seven children who attained to mature years. The family was a prominent one in Cincinnati in the early days. One of the brothers, John, became Judge Burgoyne of the probate court of that city. He gained distinction by virtue of his decision that the then existing fugitive-slave law was unconstitutional, and he is said to have been the first judge to decide that the law was in violation of the constitution. That was a time when the subject of slavery was the great political question of the day, and when slaves were constantly escaping from their masters, south of the Ohio River and fleeing northward toward a land of freedom. Hence the decision was a bold and important one. He was probate judge for many years, and died at the age of eighty two years. All of that generation long since passed from the stage of action.
Horatio N. Burgoyne was married in Cincinnati in 1820, to Nancy Stewart. In 1828 they removed to Fayette County, Indiana and located near Connersville. Mr. Burgoyne was a miller by trade and there had charge of a mill till 1829, when he removed his family to the site of the present town of Laurel, and he operated the mill at that point until 1832, when he returned to Fayette County. At the latter place, he spent the rest of his days, passing away at the age of seventy-nine years. The wife and mother survived until the following year, 1879, when she, too, entered into eternal rest.
Julius C. Burgoyne was one of the family of eleven children, nine of whom grew to mature years and six of whom are living in 1899, namely: Mrs. Sarah A. Clum of Centerville, Iowa; Julius C., the next in order of birth; Mrs. Mary A. Adams, of Fayette County, Indiana; Miss Jane Burgoyne; Ephraim K., the youngest son; and Miss Margaret Burgoyne, the youngest of the family, who with her sister, Miss Jane, resides at the old home in Fayette County.
The father of Squire Burgoyne having been a miller, he naturally drifted into that occupation, and when he was sixteen years of age, he came to Laurel and began work in the mill at this place, where he continued until 1849. At the time, the excitement attending the discovery of gold in California prevailed throughout the country, and the subject of our sketch resolved to try his fortune in the new El Dorado. He was the youngest of a party of sixteen young men that made the trip by team across the country to California. The journey occupied a period of six months and was attended with many adventures and dangers. He remained in California, engaged in mining, till April 1854, when he returned by way of the Isthmus of Panama. Of the sixteen young men that comprised the party who crossed the plains together in 1849, he and one other are the only survivors.
On returning to Laurel, Mr. Burgoyne resumed the milling business, which he continued until he gave up his position to enter the Army in defense of the Union. He enlisted in August, 1862, in Company K., Sixty-ninth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry. Ten days after the regiment was mustered into the United States service on August 30, 1862, it was captured by the Confederates under Kirby Smith, at Richmond, Kentucky. The regiment was soon afterward exchanged, and the subject of this sketch took part with his command in the first expedition against Vicksburg, which was under the command of General William T. Sherman. He took part in two-days battle at Haynes Bluff, and in the battle of Arkansas Post, which immediately preceded the siege of Vicksburg, under General Grant. Proceeding from the last battlefield to Young's Point, the regiment took an active part in the famous siege, which resulted in surrendering of the Confederate stronghold, Vicksburg, to General Grant, on July 4, 1863.
Squire Burgoyne's health became badly shattered early in the progress of that famous siege, and much of the time during its progress he was confined to the hospital. About six weeks after the surrender, when the Army was reorganized, he was discharged on account of disability. A brother of Squire Burgoyne, Horatio A. Burgoyne, who served with him in the same regiment, died at Vicksburg, in February, 1863.
On retiring from the Army, Mr. Burgoyne returned to Laurel, which is still his home. June 14, 1859, he was married at Seaford, Delaware, to Miss Anna Hazard, who died December 8, 1868, leaving a son and a daughter, Edgar H. of Springfield, Ohio, and Gertrude, wife of Forrest M. Webb, of Laurel. Mr. and Mrs. Webb have one child, Harry Julius, born at Laurel, and Peasley, who died March 11, 1895.
Politically the subject of our sketch affiliated with the Democratic Party. He is a worthy member of the Masonic fraternity and Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias and Grand Army of the Republic, and he has long been a worthy and consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
***Di 21.06.200523:12 m Auftrag von; pashe@
***Information Courtesy of INGenWeb Project and Contributor HammBoys.
***JULIUS C. BURGOYNE:
Julius C. Burgoyne, of Laurel, Franklin County, Indiana, is a veteran of the Civil War and one of the well known and highly esteemed citizens of the town and county. Officially, he is a justice of the peace, and at this writing has served in that capacity for thirty-three consecutive years, a distinction that no other man in Franklin County possesses.
Squire Burgoyne, as he is familiarly known, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, May 10, 1825. His father was Horatio N. Burgoyne, and his mother's maiden name was Nancy Stewart. The former was born in Charleston, Virginia, April 23, 1799. The family is of French origin, but had been established in Virginia for several generations. The paternal grandfather of the subject of this biography was John Burgoyne, who emigrated from Virginia to Hamilton County, Ohio, in 1815, at which time Horatio was about sixteen years of age.
There John Burgoyne and his wife spent the rest of their lives, the former passing away in 1832, while the latter survived her husband many years, dying at the advanced age of eighty five.
Horatio was one of seven children who attained to mature years. The family was a prominent one in Cincinnati in the early days. One of the brothers, John, became Judge Burgoyne of the probate court of that city. He gained distinction by virtue of his decision that the then existing fugitive-slave law was unconstitutional, and he is said to have been the first judge to decide that the law was in violation of the constitution. That was a time when the subject of slavery was the great political question of the day, and when slaves were constantly escaping from their masters, south of the Ohio River and fleeing northward toward a land of freedom. Hence the decision was a bold and important one. He was probate judge for many years, and died at the age of eighty two years. All of that generation long since passed from the stage of action.
Horatio N. Burgoyne was married in Cincinnati in 1820, to Nancy Stewart. In 1828 they removed to Fayette County, Indiana and located near Connersville. Mr. Burgoyne was a miller by trade and there had charge of a mill till 1829, when he removed his family to the site of the present town of Laurel, and he operated the mill at that point until 1832, when he returned to Fayette County. At the latter place, he spent the rest of his days, passing away at the age of seventy-nine years. The wife and mother survived until the following year, 1879, when she, too, entered into eternal rest.
Julius C. Burgoyne was one of the family of eleven children, nine of whom grew to mature years and six of whom are living in 1899, namely: Mrs. Sarah A. Clum of Centerville, Iowa; Julius C., the next in order of birth; Mrs. Mary A. Adams, of Fayette County, Indiana; Miss Jane Burgoyne; Ephraim K., the youngest son; and Miss Margaret Burgoyne, the youngest of the family, who with her sister, Miss Jane, resides at the old home in Fayette County.
The father of Squire Burgoyne having been a miller, he naturally drifted into that occupation, and when he was sixteen years of age, he came to Laurel and began work in the mill at this place, where he continued until 1849. At the time, the excitement attending the discovery of gold in California prevailed throughout the country, and the subject of our sketch resolved to try his fortune in the new El Dorado. He was the youngest of a party of sixteen young men that made the trip by team across the country to California. The journey occupied a period of six months and was attended with many adventures and dangers. He remained in California, engaged in mining, till April 1854, when he returned by way of the Isthmus of Panama. Of the sixteen young men that comprised the party who crossed the plains together in 1849, he and one other are the only survivors.
On returning to Laurel, Mr. Burgoyne resumed the milling business, which he continued until he gave up his position to enter the Army in defense of the Union. He enlisted in August, 1862, in Company K., Sixty-ninth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry. Ten days after the regiment was mustered into the United States service on August 30, 1862, it was captured by the Confederates under Kirby Smith, at Richmond, Kentucky. The regiment was soon afterward exchanged, and the subject of this sketch took part with his command in the first expedition against Vicksburg, which was under the command of General William T. Sherman. He took part in two-days battle at Haynes Bluff, and in the battle of Arkansas Post, which immediately preceded the siege of Vicksburg, under General Grant. Proceeding from the last battlefield to Young's Point, the regiment took an active part in the famous siege, which resulted in surrendering of the Confederate stronghold, Vicksburg, to General Grant, on July 4, 1863.
Squire Burgoyne's health became badly shattered early in the progress of that famous siege, and much of the time during its progress he was confined to the hospital. About six weeks after the surrender, when the Army was reorganized, he was discharged on account of disability. A brother of Squire Burgoyne, Horatio A. Burgoyne, who served with him in the same regiment, died at Vicksburg, in February, 1863.
On retiring from the Army, Mr. Burgoyne returned to Laurel, which is still his home. June 14, 1859, he was married at Seaford, Delaware, to Miss Anna Hazard, who died December 8, 1868, leaving a son and a daughter, Edgar H. of Springfield, Ohio, and Gertrude, wife of Forrest M. Webb, of Laurel. Mr. and Mrs. Webb have one child, Harry Julius, born at Laurel, and Peasley, who died March 11, 1895.
Politically the subject of our sketch affiliated with the Democratic Party. He is a worthy member of the Masonic fraternity and Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias and Grand Army of the Republic, and he has long been a worthy and consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
***Di 21.06.200523:12 m Auftrag von; pashe@
***Information Courtesy of INGenWeb Project and Contributor HammBoys.
Julius C. Burgoyne, of Laurel, Franklin County, Indiana, is a veteran of the Civil War and one of the well known and highly esteemed citizens of the town and county. Officially, he is a justice of the peace, and at this writing has served in that capacity for thirty-three consecutive years, a distinction that no other man in Franklin County possesses.
Squire Burgoyne, as he is familiarly known, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, May 10, 1825. His father was Horatio N. Burgoyne, and his mother's maiden name was Nancy Stewart. The former was born in Charleston, Virginia, April 23, 1799. The family is of French origin, but had been established in Virginia for several generations. The paternal grandfather of the subject of this biography was John Burgoyne, who emigrated from Virginia to Hamilton County, Ohio, in 1815, at which time Horatio was about sixteen years of age.
There John Burgoyne and his wife spent the rest of their lives, the former passing away in 1832, while the latter survived her husband many years, dying at the advanced age of eighty five.
Horatio was one of seven children who attained to mature years. The family was a prominent one in Cincinnati in the early days. One of the brothers, John, became Judge Burgoyne of the probate court of that city. He gained distinction by virtue of his decision that the then existing fugitive-slave law was unconstitutional, and he is said to have been the first judge to decide that the law was in violation of the constitution. That was a time when the subject of slavery was the great political question of the day, and when slaves were constantly escaping from their masters, south of the Ohio River and fleeing northward toward a land of freedom. Hence the decision was a bold and important one. He was probate judge for many years, and died at the age of eighty two years. All of that generation long since passed from the stage of action.
Horatio N. Burgoyne was married in Cincinnati in 1820, to Nancy Stewart. In 1828 they removed to Fayette County, Indiana and located near Connersville. Mr. Burgoyne was a miller by trade and there had charge of a mill till 1829, when he removed his family to the site of the present town of Laurel, and he operated the mill at that point until 1832, when he returned to Fayette County. At the latter place, he spent the rest of his days, passing away at the age of seventy-nine years. The wife and mother survived until the following year, 1879, when she, too, entered into eternal rest.
Julius C. Burgoyne was one of the family of eleven children, nine of whom grew to mature years and six of whom are living in 1899, namely: Mrs. Sarah A. Clum of Centerville, Iowa; Julius C., the next in order of birth; Mrs. Mary A. Adams, of Fayette County, Indiana; Miss Jane Burgoyne; Ephraim K., the youngest son; and Miss Margaret Burgoyne, the youngest of the family, who with her sister, Miss Jane, resides at the old home in Fayette County.
The father of Squire Burgoyne having been a miller, he naturally drifted into that occupation, and when he was sixteen years of age, he came to Laurel and began work in the mill at this place, where he continued until 1849. At the time, the excitement attending the discovery of gold in California prevailed throughout the country, and the subject of our sketch resolved to try his fortune in the new El Dorado. He was the youngest of a party of sixteen young men that made the trip by team across the country to California. The journey occupied a period of six months and was attended with many adventures and dangers. He remained in California, engaged in mining, till April 1854, when he returned by way of the Isthmus of Panama. Of the sixteen young men that comprised the party who crossed the plains together in 1849, he and one other are the only survivors.
On returning to Laurel, Mr. Burgoyne resumed the milling business, which he continued until he gave up his position to enter the Army in defense of the Union. He enlisted in August, 1862, in Company K., Sixty-ninth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry. Ten days after the regiment was mustered into the United States service on August 30, 1862, it was captured by the Confederates under Kirby Smith, at Richmond, Kentucky. The regiment was soon afterward exchanged, and the subject of this sketch took part with his command in the first expedition against Vicksburg, which was under the command of General William T. Sherman. He took part in two-days battle at Haynes Bluff, and in the battle of Arkansas Post, which immediately preceded the siege of Vicksburg, under General Grant. Proceeding from the last battlefield to Young's Point, the regiment took an active part in the famous siege, which resulted in surrendering of the Confederate stronghold, Vicksburg, to General Grant, on July 4, 1863.
Squire Burgoyne's health became badly shattered early in the progress of that famous siege, and much of the time during its progress he was confined to the hospital. About six weeks after the surrender, when the Army was reorganized, he was discharged on account of disability. A brother of Squire Burgoyne, Horatio A. Burgoyne, who served with him in the same regiment, died at Vicksburg, in February, 1863.
On retiring from the Army, Mr. Burgoyne returned to Laurel, which is still his home. June 14, 1859, he was married at Seaford, Delaware, to Miss Anna Hazard, who died December 8, 1868, leaving a son and a daughter, Edgar H. of Springfield, Ohio, and Gertrude, wife of Forrest M. Webb, of Laurel. Mr. and Mrs. Webb have one child, Harry Julius, born at Laurel, and Peasley, who died March 11, 1895.
Politically the subject of our sketch affiliated with the Democratic Party. He is a worthy member of the Masonic fraternity and Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias and Grand Army of the Republic, and he has long been a worthy and consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
***Di 21.06.200523:12 m Auftrag von; pashe@
***Information Courtesy of INGenWeb Project and Contributor HammBoys.
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