1890 US Federal Census
Town of Petersburgh

Surviving Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines, and Widows, Etc.
The 1890 US Census was destroyed by fire; only a few counties in the entire USA survive. However, the 1890 US Census also included a "special schedule of persons who served in the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps of the United States during the War of the Rebellion [now generally known as the American Civil War, 1861-1865] (who are survivors), and widows of such persons", enumerated in June 1890. These special schedules of veterans and widows of veterans survived the fire for most counties of the USA, and we present here those for towns in Rensselaer County, NY. Information on this page was transcribed from a microfilm of the original census schedule. The Town of Petersburgh contained in 1890 the villages of Petersburgh and Petersburgh Four Corners. 
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HOUSE  FAMILY                                                           REGT. OR          DATE OF      DATE OF      LENGTH OF   POST OFFICE
NO.    NO.     NAME                                      RANK      CO.  VESSEL            ENLISTMENT   DISCHARGE    SERVICE     ADDRESS       DISABILITY INCURRED                 REMARKS
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Page No. 1, Supervisor's District No. 5, Enumeration District No. 182, Petersburg
14     16      Jones, Amos                               Private   G    85 NY Inf.        __ Oct 1861  __ Jun 1865  3y 5m       Petersburgh   Rheumatism
22     26      Hakes, William F.                         Private   H    169 NY Inf.       7 Sep 1862   __ May 1865  2y 5m       Petersburgh   Shot through the foot
23     27      Thomas, Noel R.                           Private   H    169 NY Inf.       29 Aug 1862  8 Jun 1865   2y 10m 9d   Petersburgh   Gunshot wound in arm
16     19      Wason, Isaac                              Private   _    7 NY H.A.         14 Jun 1863  5 Aug 1865   2y 5m 21d   Petersburgh   Pulmonary difficulty
2_     33      Jones, Edwin                              Private   B    1 NY M.R.         3 Sep 1864   28 Jun 1865  10m 25d     Petersburgh   Rheumatism
3_     __      Church, John W.                           Private   G    2 NY Cav.         19 Sep 1863  Unknown      Unknown     Petersburgh   Broken collarbone                   Taken prisoner, discharged fall of 1869
43     49      Steward, Addison D.                       Private   A    3 NY Vols.        25 Nov 1861  25 Nov 1864  3y          Petersburgh   Rheumatism
48     5_      Maine, Hiland A.                          Private   E    2 NY Cav.         2 Aug 1861   2 Aug 1864   3y          Petersburgh   Loss of left arm at shoulder joint  
67     78      Odell, Daniel                             Private   H    169 NY Vols.      21 Aug 1862  19 Jul 1865  2y 10m 28d  Petersburgh   Gunshot wound
__     __      Maine, Ichabod                            Private   H    169 NY Vols.      21 Aug 1862  19 Jul 1865  2y 10m 28d  Petersburgh
86     97      Burwith, Andrew                           Private   K    93 NY Vols.       21 Dec 1861  20 Oct 1862  10m 29d     Petersburgh   Totally deaf
99     110     Merrithew, Anna, widow of Samuel          Private   A    125 NY Vols.      11 Jun 1862  18 Dec 1862  5m 9d       Petersburgh   [illegible] settled in leg
  
Page No. 2, Supervisor's District No. 5, Enumeration District No. 182, Petersburg
109    120     Brimmer, Stephen                          Private   G    93 NY Inf.        19 Sep 1863  12 Jun 1865  1y 8m 23d   Petersburgh   Rheumatism
107    115     Dill, Almon                               Private   A    125 NY Vols.      __ Mar 1862  Unknown      Unknown     Petersburgh                                       Deserted, re-enlisted under name [illegible] and was discharged
131    122     Davis, Nancy L., widow of Robert          Private   C    169 NY Vols.      28 Aug 1862  21 Feb 1863  6m          Petersburgh   Rheumatism
133    124     Church, Noel R.                           Private   D    169 NY Inf.       23 Aug 1862  19 Jul 1865  2y 10m 26d  Petersburgh   Rheumatism
150    161     Carr, Daniel                              Private   A    125 NY Vols.      28 Aug 1862  Unknown      Unknown     Petersburgh   Rheumatism                          Discharge papers not at home
151    163     Taylor, Jemima, widow of _____            Private   I    1 NY Inf.         9 Nov 1862   Unknown      Unknown     Petersburgh   Killed
151    175     Reynolds, Elizabeth, widow of William H.  Private   A    125 NY Inf.       Unknown      Unknown      Unknown     Petersburgh                                       Deserted
153    177     Reynolds, _____                           Captain   A    Black Horse Cav.  1 Aug 1861   2 May 1862   8m 29d      Petersburgh
___    ___     Thomas, _____, widow of Ebenezer R.       Private   H    169 NY Inf.       2 Sep 1862   23 May 1863  10m 1d      Petersburgh
___    ___     Smith, Aaron P.                           Private   I    125 NY Inf.       27 Aug 1862  13 Jun 1865  2y 4m 16d   Petersburgh   Rheumatism and ulcer
___    ___     Tilley, _____                             Private   G    107 PA Inf.       18 Jan 1862  1 Feb 1865   3y 13d      Petersburgh   Rheumatism [illegible]
143    204     Randall, William H.                       Private   K    16 NY H.A.        20 Dec 1863  31 Aug 1865  1y 7m 12d   Petersburgh
___    224     Shumway, Hiram                            Private   B    125 NY Inf.       9 Aug 1862   5 Jun 1865   2y 9m 26d   Petersburgh   Rheumatism
321    235     [illegible], William H.                   Private   I    21 NY Cav.        4 Jan 1862   10 Jun 1865  1y 6m 6d    Petersburgh   Rheumatism, blind in one eye

Page No. 3, Supervisor's District No. 5, Enumeration District No. 182, Petersburg
324    3_3     Merrithew, Andrew J.                      Private   A    93 NY Inf.        15 Aug 1861  1 Jul 1865   3y 10m 16d  Petersburgh                                          Re-enlisted in CT
313    324     Sweet, Charles E.                         Lieut.    A    125 NY Inf.       12 Aug 1862  15 Jun 1865  2y 10m 3d   Petersburgh
273    292     [illegible], William H.                   Lieut.    H    169 NY Inf.       2 Sep 1862   2 Sep 1864   2y          Petersburgh                                          Commissioned [illegible]
184    198     Welch, Rose A., widow                     Unknown   _    Unknown           Unknown      Unknown      Unknown     Petersburgh 
122    133     Peckham, Silas C.                         Unknown   _    Unknown           Unknown      Unknown      Unknown     Petersburgh 
110    121     Love, Robert                              Unknown   _    Unknown           Unknown      Unknown      Unknown     Petersburgh
36     40      Maine, Hiram                              Unknown   _    Unknown           Unknown      Unknown      Unknown     Petersburgh

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