DISCREPANCIES RE SURNAME: Clinton Co cemetery database (2017) lists John as "Seger, John, " "B. 1845, Bur. Sec 1 Lot 16 grave 2, Civil War Army Veteran," but the same database lists his wife's surname as "Sager" and mentions John as "John Sager" in her listing. On his record at the National Home for Disabled Soldiers, he's listed as "Sagar," and on the order card for his government tombstone, he's similarly listed as "Sagar." In the 1890 Federal Census, he's listed as "Sagur."

DISCREPANCIES RE DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: The Clinton Co cemetery database says he was born 1845, and the 1870 Federal Census says he was born in Bavaria (Germany); the 1880 Federal Census says he was age 60 in 1880 (therefore born abt 1820) and born In France. The Roster of the 4th Ohio Cavalry lists John "Seger" as age 19 when he enlisted in 1864, which would suggest a date of birth of 1845, consistent with the date in the Clinton Co cemetery database.

DISCREPANCY RE PLACE OF BURIAL: Clinton Co cemetery database says he is buried at Mount Pleasant (which probably means a grave marker is found there), but the tombstone order card says he was to be buried in the cemetery at the Soldiers Home near Dayton. John's record from the National Home for Disabled Soldiers said he was to be buried in Wilmington, so Mount Pleasant Cemetery must be correct.?

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John Sagar
United States Census, 1870
Name John Sagar
Event Type Census
Event Year 1870
Event Place Ohio, United States [Wilmington, Vernon Twp, Clinton Co, OH]
Gender Male
Age 27
Race White
Race W
Birth Year (Estimated) 1842-1843
Birthplace Bavaria, Bavaria
Page Number 34
John Sagar M 27 Bavaria, Bavaria
Catharine Sagar F 35 Ireland
William Sagar M 13 Ohio
Michael Sagar M 9 Ohio
Nancy Sagar F 6 Ohio

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John Sagar
United States Census, 1880
Name John Sagar
Event Type Census
Event Date 1880
Event Place Vernon, Clinton, Ohio, United States
Gender Male
Age 60 [Inexplicably, this is 25 years too old. And the birthplace of "France" is inexplicable, because he was born in Bavaria on the other side of Germany from France. Were it not for the wife's name (Catherine) and family members named "Bermingham"/Birmingham (Catherine's children by her previous marriage), this would look like an entry for a different John Seger/Sagar.]
Marital Status Married
Race White
Race W
Occupation Works On Farm
Relationship to Head of Household Self
Relationship to Head of Household Self
Birth Year (Estimated) 1820
Birthplace France
Father's Birthplace France
Mother's Birthplace France
Sheet Letter A
Sheet Number 206
Person Number 0
Volume 1
John Sagar Self M 60 France
Cathrine Sagar Wife F 52 Ireland
William Bermingham Stepson M 23 Ohio, United States
Mickel Bermingham Stepson M 20 Ohio, United States
Jane Bermingham Stepdaughter F 16 Ohio, United States

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John Sagar
United States General Index to Pension Files
Name John Sagar
Event Type Pension
Event Date 1882
Event Place Ohio, United States
Beneficiary's Name Catharine Sagar

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John Sagur
United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890
Name John Sagur
Event Type Census
Event Date 1890
Event Place Vernon, Clinton, Ohio, United States