This segment of the 1890 census is more formally known as the "Eleventh Census of the United States, Special Schedule, Surviving Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines and Widows, Etc." The information gathered on surviving veterans was deemed necessary by Congress due to changes in the pension law extending benefits to a wider range of veterans and widows. The veteran or widow was asked to provide the regiment(s) and company served in, dates of service, and current health status of the veteran. Experienced genealogists know that the regular 1890 census of the United States was destroyed in a fire several decades later, with material from only a few scattered counties throughout the U.S. surviving.
The information below was transcribed from a photocopy made from the microfilm. Lewis County researchers are fortunate that the greater portion of the Lewis County 1890 Vets Census is legible, although some towns are light or faded. If your Civil War ancestor is listed, his military and pension records can be ordered from the National Archives, using the company and regiment given below.
House 9, Family 9
BURK, Thomas, Private & 1st Lieu., Co. H, 97th N.Y.
Inf., Jan. 2, 1862 - Jun. 9, 1865
West Martinsburgh, N.Y., prison at Libby,
VA, Dansville, Saulsbury NC, Reinlisted Veteran & Promoted for
galantry
House 12, Family 12
GOWDY, Charles H, Private, Co. I, 1
N.Y. Inf., Mar. 28, 1862 - Jun. 6, 1863
West Martinsburgh, N.Y., Rhumatism,
Liver & Kidneys affected & varicose
House 12, Family
12
GOWDY, Charles H, Sarjent, Co. L, 14th N.Y. Heavy Art., Dec. 3, 1863 -
Sep. 12, 1865
West Martinsburgh, N.Y., Rhumatism, Liver & Kidneys
affected & varicose, Reenlisted Veteran
House 17, Family
17
BELLINGER, Samuel, Private, Co. D, 146th N.Y. Inf., Oct. 3, 1863 - May
18, 1865
West Martinsburgh, N.Y., Typhoid Pneumonia, Discharged on account of
disability
House 21, Family 21
JOHNSON, Francis H., Private, Co.
I, 5th N.Y. H. Ar., Aug. 18, 1862 - Sep. 13, 1865
West Martinsburgh, N.Y.,
Rhumatism, Discharged on account of disability as totally unfit for the invalid
corps
House 29, Family 29
SHEPHERD, Edwin H., Corporal, Co. K, 5th
N.Y. Hy. Ar., Jan. 5, 1864 - Jul. 19, 1865
West Martinsburgh, N.Y.,
Discharged on account of the closing of the war
House 31, Family
31
PASSAGE, Henry, Private, Co. C, 121st N.Y. Inf., Sep. 10, 1863 - Nov.
10, 1863
West Martinsburgh, N.Y.,
House 32, Family 32
SEYMOUR,
William A., Private, Co. I, 5th N.Y. Hy. Art., Dec. 31, 1863 - Jul. 19,
1865
West Martinsburgh, N.Y., Rhumatism & Kidney affection, Discharged at
close of war
House 37, Family 37
WOOD, Byron M., Private, Co. F, 1
Frontier Cav., Jan. 26, 1865 - Jul. 1, 1865
West Martinsburgh, N.Y.,
Discharged at close of war
House 38, Family 38
BOYLE, Christopher,
Mary Boyle, widow of Private, Co. I, 94th N.Y. Inf., Nov. 28, 1861 - Dec. 14,
1862
West Martinsburgh, N.Y., Chronic Diarhea, Died May 12th,
1888
[Additional Info: BOYLE, Chrisopher Age 31, Joined/Enrolled at Lowville,
NY for 3 years by P.M. Nutting. Mustered by Captain Pease on Dec 9, 1861
(private Co I, 94th NY Inf.)]
House 40, Family 40
MOORE, John H.,
Co. B, 35th N.Y. Inf., Oct. 16, 1861 - Jun. 5, 1863
Lowville, N.Y., Chronic
Diarhea & Piles
[Additional information: MOORE, John H., 35th Inf. as a
Recruit. Joined Oct. 16 1861 at Watertown, NY Enrolled by Captain Haddock.
Mustered in October 18, 1861. Age 21 years.]
House 40, Family 40
MOORE, John H., Sarjint, Co. H, 18th N.Y. Cav., Dec. 21, 1863 - May 31,
1866
Lowville, N.Y., Chronic Diarhea & Piles, Reenlisted veteran
House 42, Family 42
LANE, Edwin D., Private, Co. B, 35th N.Y.
Vol., Sep. 29, 1861 - Jun. 5, 1863
Lanesburg, Lewis Co., N.Y., Deafness, Ribs
broken over hear. Heart affected. Shoulder & Left Side
Injured
[Additional information: LANE, Edwin D. Age 21 years. Joined Sept 27,
1861 as a recruit in Watertown NY. Enrolled by LT C.F. Smith. Mustered in Oct
16, 1861.]
House 42, Family 42
LANE, Edwin D., Sarjint, Co. A, 1st
N.Y. Vet Cav., Jun. 6, 1863 - Aug. 5, 1865
Lanesburg, Lewis Co., N.Y.,
Reenlisted Veteran
House 46, Family 46
SMITH, Horatio, Private,
Co. H , 186th N.Y. Vol. Sep. 24, 1864 - June 2, 1865
Lanesburg, Lewis Co.,
N.Y., Injury to Shins & left side & left testicle in making a charge on
Fort at Petersburg Va,
Reenlisted Veteran, Discharged at close of
war
House 52, Family 52
LOCKIN(?), Francis, Private, Co. I, 5th
N.Y. Hv. Art., Aug. 1863 - Jul. 3, 1864
West Martinsburgh, Lewis Co., N.Y.,
Discharge papers supposed to be lost
House 78, Family 78
BATEMAN,
Elisha P., Corporal, Co. I, 5th N.Y. Hv. Art., Dec. 31, 1863 - Jul. 19,
1865
West Martinsburgh, Lewis Co., N.Y., Chronic Diarhea - Rhumatism - Heart
Truble - Dimness of vision - loss of hearing
House 85, Family
85
SHEPHERD, Darius A., Susan Z.(?), widow of, Private, Co. I, 5th N.Y.
Hvy. Art., dates not given
West Martinsburgh, Lewis Co., N.Y., Discharge
paper never returned for war
House 88, Family 88
STURTZ, Gustavus,
Jane, widow of, Private, Co. C, 6 N.Y. Art., dates not given
West
Martinsburgh, Lewis Co., N.Y., This soldier abandoned his wife during war. She
can furnish no dates.
House 111, Family 111
PRAME, George H.,
Private, Co. G, 10th N.Y. Art., Aug. 13, 1862 - Jun. 23, 1865
Lowville, Lewis
Co., N.Y., Chronic Diarhea
House 115, Family 115
ARCHER, George
W., Private, Co. I, 5th N.Y. Hvy. Art., Aug. 31, 1862 - Jul. 2, 1865
West
Martinsburgh, Lewis Co., N.Y., Deafness - Rhumatism - Heart trouble - Malarial
Poison Liver complaint, discharged at close of war
House 131, Family
131
POTTER, Alfred M., Samantha L., widow of, Private, Co. L, 5th N.Y.
Art., Aug. 20, 1862 - Jun. 26, 1865
Lowville, Lewis Co., N.Y., Discharged at
close of war
House 133, Family 133
BRADT, Sylvester, Private, Co.
I, 5th N.. Hvy. Art., Aug. 21, 1862 - Jun. 30, 1865
Lowville, Lewis Co.,
N.Y., Chronic Diarhea
House 143, Family 143
McCONNELL, Felix,
Private, Co. K, 5th US Cav., Dec. 15, 1861 - Dec. 15, 1864
Lowville, Lewis
Co., N.Y., Deafness, Was one of the escort of Gen. Grant from Mch. 24, 1864 to
date of discharge
House 153, Family 153
WOOD, George, Private, Co.
H, 1 Frontier Cav., Jan. 24, 1865 - Jul. 1, 1865
West Martinsburgh, Lewis
Co., N.Y.
House 156, Family 156
REARY, John, Private, Co. F, 60th
N.Y. Inf., Aug. 8, 1861 - 1864
Lowville, Lewis Co., N.Y., Wounded in thigh,
This soldiers dischage papers (illegible) burned & no accurate dates can be
given
House 156, Family 156
REARY, John, Sarjint, Co. H, 126th
N.Y. Cav., Jan. 1865 - Jul. 20, 1865
Lowville, Lewis Co., N.Y., Reenlisted
Veteran
[Note: the foregoing listings are for Martinsburgh residents whose post office addresses were West Martinsburgh, Lanesburgh and Lowville.]
Source: This electronic text was transcribed from original microfilm of the
1890 US census by Martha S. Magill, Coordinator, Herkimer/Montgomery Counties
NYGenWeb. Due to the difficulties in transcribing old and stylized handwriting,
the original census should be referred to. Additional information found in the
official state muster rolls was added by Robert A. Lorick, Contributing Editor,
Herkimer/Montgomery Counties NYGenWeb.
Copyright © 2001 Martha S. Magill/
Robert A. Lorick
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