Edgar Russell Elwell

Male 1844 - 1910  (~ 66 years)


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  • Name Edgar Russell Elwell  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Born Mar 1844  New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Died 17 Sep 1910 
    Person ID I930  MySiscoFamily
    Last Modified 17 Jan 2018 

    Father Ambrose Elwell,   b. Abt 1810, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jul 1865, Kirkwood, Broome, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 55 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Marilda Doub,   b. Abt 1820, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1894, Binghamton, Broome, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 1 Jan 1840  Windsor, Broome, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F385  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Edgar Elwell served as a Private in the American Civil War. He enlisted on August 22, 1862 and mustered in on September 3, as an 18 year old in Kirkwood, NY and served three years in the 137th New York State Volunteers beginning in Company F. He was then transfeerred to Company B on September 26.He enlisted with WIlliam and James Youngs. On October 29, 1863, Edgar was wounded in the thigh during the Battle of Wauhatchee, TN. He recuperated in a hospital in Nashville, TN. from October 1863 through Feb 1864. He was present at the battle of Gettysbug, PA and was with General Sherman in Atlanta. He mustered out with the unit on June 9, 1865 from a camp near Bladensburg, MD.

  • Sources 
    1. [S272] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, comp, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;).

    2. [S182] New York, State Census, 1892, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

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    4. [S271] New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; Town Clerks´ Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865; Collection Number: (N-Ar)13774; Box Number: 4; Roll Number: 2.

    5. [S247] New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), New York State Archives, Cultural Education Center, Albany, New York; New York Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900; Archive Collection #: 13775-83; Box #: 546; Roll #: 202.