GAR 111TH OVI COMPANY I
ENLISTED 15 AUGUST 1862
APPOINTED SERGEANT SEPTEMBER 4, 1862
COMMISSIONED 2ND LIEUTENANT NOVEMBER 26, 1862
RESIGNED DECEMBER 7, 1863
James Chilcote, whose birth occurred at Risdon, now Fostoria, Ohio, August 8, 1835, was the eldest son and child of Joseph and Elizabeth Jones Chilcote, and after completing a course in the common schools near his home, he attended the school at Republic, Ohio, taught by Professor Schuyler. At the age of 17 years he began teaching, his first school being in the Flack district, in Seneca County, Ohio, and he followed that profession continuously until his marriage. It was in 1859 that Mr. Chilcote wedded rose Stewart, a daughter of Thomas D. Stewart, was born in 1804, and Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, and in that state married Frances Riddell, whose death occurred in February 1843. They had four children, namely: Mary S., now Mrs. Abram Hyter, of Bradner; Rose E., now Mrs. G. H. Caldwell, of Republic; Frank R., of the Stewart Hardware Company of Fostoria, Ohio, who enlisted as a private of Company H, 49th OVI, during the Civil War, and when hostilities had ceased, returned home as Captain of Company A, of the same Regiment, receiving his commission soon after the battle of Nashville, in December, 1864; A.D., ex-county clerk of Wood County, who is now located at Toledo, Ohio; and J. M., a physician of Fremont, Ohio. For his second wife Mr. Stewart chose miss Henrietta Bernard, and they had four children: John T.,of St. Paul, Minnesota; W. D., a physician of Toledo; C. H., a grocery man of Fostoria; and C. E., a physician of Hicksville, Ohio. The family was one of the most illustrious in Wood County. In the spring of 1838 Mr. Stewart had removed to Clinton Township Seneca County, Ohio, and in 1854 located in Perry Township, Wood County, where he died on March 12, 1875, and was buried at Fostoria.
After the marriage of James and rose, they located upon a rented farm in Perry Township, where they were living when the Civil War broke out. On August 15, 1862, the father enlisted in Company I, 111th OVI , was promoted to First Sergeant. September 4 of the same year; November 26 following, was made second Lieutenant, but December 7, 1863, resigned his commission. On his return from the Army he located in what is now Bradner, Ohio, where he conducted a sawmill up to the time of his death, which occurred December 10, 1869, and his remains were and tiered at Center, Perry Township. Politically, he was always a staunch Republican, casting his first vote for John C Fremont, and, at the age of 28 years, served as justice of the peace. And earnest Christian, he held membership with the Methodist Episcopal Church, with which he was also officially connected and socially joined the Masonic Order at Fostoria. He was a large man, being 5'10" in height, in weighing 200 pounds.
The parental household included five children, namely: P.V., a telegraph operator, stationed the Air Line Junction, Ohio; Frank P., of Lewiston, Idaho, who is secretary of a mining company; Minnie M., Who was the wife of A. A. Brownsberger, and died at Lime City, Ohio; Lily B., now a teacher of Fostoria, Ohio; and Thomas.
History of Wood County, Beers, 1897, p. 1269
ENLISTED 15 AUGUST 1862
APPOINTED SERGEANT SEPTEMBER 4, 1862
COMMISSIONED 2ND LIEUTENANT NOVEMBER 26, 1862
RESIGNED DECEMBER 7, 1863
James Chilcote, whose birth occurred at Risdon, now Fostoria, Ohio, August 8, 1835, was the eldest son and child of Joseph and Elizabeth Jones Chilcote, and after completing a course in the common schools near his home, he attended the school at Republic, Ohio, taught by Professor Schuyler. At the age of 17 years he began teaching, his first school being in the Flack district, in Seneca County, Ohio, and he followed that profession continuously until his marriage. It was in 1859 that Mr. Chilcote wedded rose Stewart, a daughter of Thomas D. Stewart, was born in 1804, and Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, and in that state married Frances Riddell, whose death occurred in February 1843. They had four children, namely: Mary S., now Mrs. Abram Hyter, of Bradner; Rose E., now Mrs. G. H. Caldwell, of Republic; Frank R., of the Stewart Hardware Company of Fostoria, Ohio, who enlisted as a private of Company H, 49th OVI, during the Civil War, and when hostilities had ceased, returned home as Captain of Company A, of the same Regiment, receiving his commission soon after the battle of Nashville, in December, 1864; A.D., ex-county clerk of Wood County, who is now located at Toledo, Ohio; and J. M., a physician of Fremont, Ohio. For his second wife Mr. Stewart chose miss Henrietta Bernard, and they had four children: John T.,of St. Paul, Minnesota; W. D., a physician of Toledo; C. H., a grocery man of Fostoria; and C. E., a physician of Hicksville, Ohio. The family was one of the most illustrious in Wood County. In the spring of 1838 Mr. Stewart had removed to Clinton Township Seneca County, Ohio, and in 1854 located in Perry Township, Wood County, where he died on March 12, 1875, and was buried at Fostoria.
After the marriage of James and rose, they located upon a rented farm in Perry Township, where they were living when the Civil War broke out. On August 15, 1862, the father enlisted in Company I, 111th OVI , was promoted to First Sergeant. September 4 of the same year; November 26 following, was made second Lieutenant, but December 7, 1863, resigned his commission. On his return from the Army he located in what is now Bradner, Ohio, where he conducted a sawmill up to the time of his death, which occurred December 10, 1869, and his remains were and tiered at Center, Perry Township. Politically, he was always a staunch Republican, casting his first vote for John C Fremont, and, at the age of 28 years, served as justice of the peace. And earnest Christian, he held membership with the Methodist Episcopal Church, with which he was also officially connected and socially joined the Masonic Order at Fostoria. He was a large man, being 5'10" in height, in weighing 200 pounds.
The parental household included five children, namely: P.V., a telegraph operator, stationed the Air Line Junction, Ohio; Frank P., of Lewiston, Idaho, who is secretary of a mining company; Minnie M., Who was the wife of A. A. Brownsberger, and died at Lime City, Ohio; Lily B., now a teacher of Fostoria, Ohio; and Thomas.
History of Wood County, Beers, 1897, p. 1269
GAR 111TH OVI COMPANY I
ENLISTED 15 AUGUST 1862
APPOINTED SERGEANT SEPTEMBER 4, 1862
COMMISSIONED 2ND LIEUTENANT NOVEMBER 26, 1862
RESIGNED DECEMBER 7, 1863
James Chilcote, whose birth occurred at Risdon, now Fostoria, Ohio, August 8, 1835, was the eldest son and child of Joseph and Elizabeth Jones Chilcote, and after completing a course in the common schools near his home, he attended the school at Republic, Ohio, taught by Professor Schuyler. At the age of 17 years he began teaching, his first school being in the Flack district, in Seneca County, Ohio, and he followed that profession continuously until his marriage. It was in 1859 that Mr. Chilcote wedded rose Stewart, a daughter of Thomas D. Stewart, was born in 1804, and Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, and in that state married Frances Riddell, whose death occurred in February 1843. They had four children, namely: Mary S., now Mrs. Abram Hyter, of Bradner; Rose E., now Mrs. G. H. Caldwell, of Republic; Frank R., of the Stewart Hardware Company of Fostoria, Ohio, who enlisted as a private of Company H, 49th OVI, during the Civil War, and when hostilities had ceased, returned home as Captain of Company A, of the same Regiment, receiving his commission soon after the battle of Nashville, in December, 1864; A.D., ex-county clerk of Wood County, who is now located at Toledo, Ohio; and J. M., a physician of Fremont, Ohio. For his second wife Mr. Stewart chose miss Henrietta Bernard, and they had four children: John T.,of St. Paul, Minnesota; W. D., a physician of Toledo; C. H., a grocery man of Fostoria; and C. E., a physician of Hicksville, Ohio. The family was one of the most illustrious in Wood County. In the spring of 1838 Mr. Stewart had removed to Clinton Township Seneca County, Ohio, and in 1854 located in Perry Township, Wood County, where he died on March 12, 1875, and was buried at Fostoria.
After the marriage of James and rose, they located upon a rented farm in Perry Township, where they were living when the Civil War broke out. On August 15, 1862, the father enlisted in Company I, 111th OVI , was promoted to First Sergeant. September 4 of the same year; November 26 following, was made second Lieutenant, but December 7, 1863, resigned his commission. On his return from the Army he located in what is now Bradner, Ohio, where he conducted a sawmill up to the time of his death, which occurred December 10, 1869, and his remains were and tiered at Center, Perry Township. Politically, he was always a staunch Republican, casting his first vote for John C Fremont, and, at the age of 28 years, served as justice of the peace. And earnest Christian, he held membership with the Methodist Episcopal Church, with which he was also officially connected and socially joined the Masonic Order at Fostoria. He was a large man, being 5'10" in height, in weighing 200 pounds.
The parental household included five children, namely: P.V., a telegraph operator, stationed the Air Line Junction, Ohio; Frank P., of Lewiston, Idaho, who is secretary of a mining company; Minnie M., Who was the wife of A. A. Brownsberger, and died at Lime City, Ohio; Lily B., now a teacher of Fostoria, Ohio; and Thomas.
History of Wood County, Beers, 1897, p. 1269
ENLISTED 15 AUGUST 1862
APPOINTED SERGEANT SEPTEMBER 4, 1862
COMMISSIONED 2ND LIEUTENANT NOVEMBER 26, 1862
RESIGNED DECEMBER 7, 1863
James Chilcote, whose birth occurred at Risdon, now Fostoria, Ohio, August 8, 1835, was the eldest son and child of Joseph and Elizabeth Jones Chilcote, and after completing a course in the common schools near his home, he attended the school at Republic, Ohio, taught by Professor Schuyler. At the age of 17 years he began teaching, his first school being in the Flack district, in Seneca County, Ohio, and he followed that profession continuously until his marriage. It was in 1859 that Mr. Chilcote wedded rose Stewart, a daughter of Thomas D. Stewart, was born in 1804, and Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, and in that state married Frances Riddell, whose death occurred in February 1843. They had four children, namely: Mary S., now Mrs. Abram Hyter, of Bradner; Rose E., now Mrs. G. H. Caldwell, of Republic; Frank R., of the Stewart Hardware Company of Fostoria, Ohio, who enlisted as a private of Company H, 49th OVI, during the Civil War, and when hostilities had ceased, returned home as Captain of Company A, of the same Regiment, receiving his commission soon after the battle of Nashville, in December, 1864; A.D., ex-county clerk of Wood County, who is now located at Toledo, Ohio; and J. M., a physician of Fremont, Ohio. For his second wife Mr. Stewart chose miss Henrietta Bernard, and they had four children: John T.,of St. Paul, Minnesota; W. D., a physician of Toledo; C. H., a grocery man of Fostoria; and C. E., a physician of Hicksville, Ohio. The family was one of the most illustrious in Wood County. In the spring of 1838 Mr. Stewart had removed to Clinton Township Seneca County, Ohio, and in 1854 located in Perry Township, Wood County, where he died on March 12, 1875, and was buried at Fostoria.
After the marriage of James and rose, they located upon a rented farm in Perry Township, where they were living when the Civil War broke out. On August 15, 1862, the father enlisted in Company I, 111th OVI , was promoted to First Sergeant. September 4 of the same year; November 26 following, was made second Lieutenant, but December 7, 1863, resigned his commission. On his return from the Army he located in what is now Bradner, Ohio, where he conducted a sawmill up to the time of his death, which occurred December 10, 1869, and his remains were and tiered at Center, Perry Township. Politically, he was always a staunch Republican, casting his first vote for John C Fremont, and, at the age of 28 years, served as justice of the peace. And earnest Christian, he held membership with the Methodist Episcopal Church, with which he was also officially connected and socially joined the Masonic Order at Fostoria. He was a large man, being 5'10" in height, in weighing 200 pounds.
The parental household included five children, namely: P.V., a telegraph operator, stationed the Air Line Junction, Ohio; Frank P., of Lewiston, Idaho, who is secretary of a mining company; Minnie M., Who was the wife of A. A. Brownsberger, and died at Lime City, Ohio; Lily B., now a teacher of Fostoria, Ohio; and Thomas.
History of Wood County, Beers, 1897, p. 1269
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