The photographs on this page feature these people:
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RUSSELL, James A
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RUSSELL, Robert Lee
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WILHELM, Evangeline Anna
HITCHCOCK, Clarissa
RUSSELL, Marian Margarite
TAYLOR, Benona
(Twin of Benahar)
TAYLOR, William J.
___, Betsy
TAYLOR, David Zachary
PERKINS, Amanda
TAYLOR, Ada Icena
RITTER, John
RITTER, Hannah Louise
JORDAN, Ellen Jane
Marian Marguerite Russell
Robert Lee Russell and Ada Icena Taylor
James A Russell and Eva Anna Wilhelm
Clarissa Achsah Hitchcock Wilhelm
David Zachary Taylor and Hannah Louise Ritter
William Taylor and Amanda Perkins
John Ritter and Ellen Jane Jordan
John Ritter in His Civil War Uniform
(L) My mother as a baby. (R) My mother as a teenager.
Inez, Eva and Mom on the Burnham farm near Plainview, MN
My maternal grandparents' wedding picture:
Ada Icena Taylor and Robert Lee Russell.
(L) My grandfather at age 21. (R) My grandmother as a teenager.
(L)Grandpa and his head-warmer on his farm outside of Plainview, MN.
(R) Grandpa and me, probably at a church dinner in the park in Plainview, MN.
My maternal great-grandparents ~ James A Russell and Eva Anna Wilhelm
Notice that there is a horse standing behind Great-Grandpa James. Notice also that he is missing part of his thumb and fingers on his right hand, lost to frostbite while he was a drummer boy during the Indian Wars in the mid-1800s. Great-Grandma Eva appears to be a great genetic contributor to my granddaughter's curly hair.
His name appears just above "James F"
His company is "F" and his regiment is the "30th Infantry"
Record from Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865
The Thirtieth Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Randall, Madison, WI, and mustered into the service of the United States on October 21, 1862. While headquarters remained at Camp Randall, portions of the regiment were detailed on guard duty in various parts of the state. In May 1863, a number of companies were transferred to the Indian frontier and for some months were engaged in guard duty on the line of the Missouri River from Sioux City north to Ft. Pierre, SD. In the summer of the same year the one company remaining in the state was transferred to Superior and later to Bayfield, WI. Other companies were transferred to Camp Washburn, Milwaukee, WI, in December 1863, and took charge of and guarded the conscript camp. Again in 1864 most of the regiment was transferred to the Indian frontier, where it remained until November 1864, when nine companies were transferred to Paducky, KY, and in the following month to Bowling Green, KY. The regiment was on provost, guard and fatigue duty on different assignments in northern Kentucky from that time until it was mustered out of service of the United States on September 20, 1865, at Louisville, KY. It returned to Madison and was disbanded.
My Maternal great-great-grandmother:
Clarissa Hitchcock Wilhelm
My maternal great-grandparents:
David Zachary Taylor and Hannah Louise Ritter
My maternal great-great-grandparents
William J. Taylor and Amanda Perkins
My maternal great-great-great-grand-uncle and his sister
Benahar Taylor and Rhoda Ann Taylor
Benahar was the twin of GGGGrandpa Benona Taylor
Benahar's Marriage Certificate
My maternal great-great-grandparents
John Ritter and Ellen Jane Jordan
John Ritter in his Civil War uniform, taken from a tintype.
He served in Company G of the First Regiment Heavy Artillery Minnesota Volunteers.
This information can also be found at The Great Rebellion ~ The American Civil War
From: Dear Mr. Anderson:
Subj: Re: John Ritter
Hi Barbara,
To: Anderson, Jerald M
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 2:54 PM
Subject: John Ritter
You have one of my ancestors listed with the Civil War Veterans
of Wabasha County. His name is John Ritter. There are two
pictures of him on my genealogy site at: http://www.megspace.com/family/achsah2/RussellTaylor.html at
the very bottom of the page. His obituary appears on my site at:
http://www.megspace.com/family/achsah2/obits.html.
Thank you for your hard work in transcribing all that
information. You mentioned that you have a limited amount of
related information that you would be willing to share. I would
enjoy that.
I was born and raised in Plainview, Minnesota. I am 57 years
old. My site has considerable information on both my mother's
family and my husband's who was also a Plainview native.
Again, thank you for your contributions to the GenWeb project.
Barbara Koska Timm
Date: 8/3/2000 12:58:07 PM Pacific Daylight Time
From: JANDERS6@amfam.com (Anderson, Jerald M)
To: barbaraktimm@bellsouth.net
I'm sorry it took me so long to get back to you. Thanks for the
information and picture of John Ritter. Perhaps I could get an
original copy of the photograph you have on your website? I am
compiling a book of all that served from Wabasha county and
would love to include John in it.
I have very little more info for you other than he was born in
Germany, was 41 at the time of his enlistment, he enlisted on
2-11-1865 and was absent when mustered out of service. The 1st
Heavy Artillery was a unit comprised of the older men that
served later in the war. 41 is pretty old to serve but
certainly not unheard of.
I am also from Plainview originally but now live near Glencoe on
a farm. I occasionally come down to do a presentation at the
theatre or history center in my Civil War uniform as I am a
reenactor and overall ham. I'll be down marching in the Corn on
the Cob day parade with a bunch of my fellow reenactors on the
20th. I hope to see you there. If you are 57 you probably know
my oldest sister Kathy. Our parents are Andy and Mary Anderson.
If I could get your phone number I would love to arrange to
take a copy of your photo. Thanks so much for your kind help.
Regards,
Pvt Fritz Anderson First MN Volunteers
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Mommy and Me ~ A Collage
Russell/Taylor Photographs
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Timm/Mahler Photographs
The House That Jack Built
Winter 1974
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