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| Photo by Dave Avery 2010 from Findagrave.com |
This is the tombstone of my 2nd great-grandfather, Ebenezer Perry Carlisle Webster. He was born on 11 August 1838 in Racine, Meigs, Ohio and died 6 May 1915 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Ebenezer's parents were Moses Augustine Webster and Amanda Melvina Carlisle.
Ebenezer married Cynthia Maria Waterman on 25 July 1858 in Athens, Ohio. Cynthia was the daughter of Asher Waterman and Bathsheba Paulk. I first introduced you to Asher Waterman in my post Sunday's Obituary - Asher Waterman.
Ebenezer and Cynthia were the parents of six children, one of whom was my "Traveling Dentist" Great-Grandfather Watson (Frederick) Emory Webster. I introduced the rest of Ebenezer's and Cynthia's children in my post The Webster Brothers.
Ebenezer served in the U.S. Civil War in Company E of the 74th Illinois Infantry. He didn’t serve for very long and was discharged due to health problems.
I found this interesting document on Ancestry.com. It's a page from the U.S. Civil War Draft Registration Records. Ebenezer is listed on line 18. It states that Ebenezer had six months of former military service. This reflects his previous service during the Civil War. He first enlisted on 7 August 1862 and was discharged for disability on 18 February 1863.
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Source Citation: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War); Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); ARC Identifier: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 2 of 3.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
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I have Ebenezer’s Civil War Pension File and will be posting more about him in a future post.
Thanks for reading!
Copyright © Jana Last 2012
Copyright © Jana Last 2012
My 2G Grandfather enlisted in the Civil War several times. Evidently soldiers could just come and go when necessary such as to take care of the farm or handle personal matters. Maybe that's what was going on with Ebeneezer.
ReplyDeleteHi Wendy, Oh brother, do I feel dumb! After looking further at Ebenezer's pension file, I realized that the Draft Record above was from 1863, and Ebenezer served in the Civil War for a short time in 1862 and was discharged because of health issues. Thanks for the heads up and for the tip. I didn't realize that the soldiers could come and go when necessary. Very interesting!
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