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     Pasqua Francese was born on 23 February 1891 in Molfetta, Italy. She was the daughter of Frank Francese and Giustina Bennette. She married Giuseppe Ciannamea, son of Nicholas Ciannamea and Lucretia Tarallo, in Molfetta. She died on 13 July 1971 in Troy, Rensselaer Co., New York, at age 80.

     John Graber was born on 26 November 1878 in Bottenwil, Aargau, Switzerland.¹ He was the son of Samuel Graber and Anna Bucher. He married, at age 19, Ellen A. Galvin, age 20, daughter of Edward Galvin and Anna Golden, on 15 October 1898 in Troy, Rensselaer Co., New York. He died on 12 May 1949 in Troy, Rensselaer Co., New York, at age 70.
     
Occupation: in 1900 Baker.

Notes for John Graber:

In 1903, John is listed as a clerk with a house at 90 South Street in Troy, NY. He is listed as a baker from at least 1915 - 1938. In 1938 he was a baker for Keller Baking Co.

Residence listings:
1903-90 So. St., Troy; 1915-1401 Hutton St., Troy; 1924-159 Congress St., Troy;

Death Notice:
In this city, May 12, 1949. John Graber husband of Ellen Galvin; father of Mrs. Ray Seguin, Mrs. Roy Stebbins, Mrs. Christian Nielsen and Edward J. Graber. Funeral from the John H. Lodge Funeral Home, 2243 Fifth Avenue, Monday morning at 9 O'clock and at 9:30 O'clock from St. Peter's Church where a requiem high mass will be celebrated. Interment in St. Mary's Cemetery. Friends are invited and may call Sunday afternoon and evening.

OBITUARY

John Graber's Funeral

The funeral of John Graber was held at 9 AM today from the John H. Lodge Funeral Home, 2243 Fifth Avenue and at 9:30 AM from St. Peter's Church where a requiem mass was celebrated by Rev. Michael F. English, pastor of the church. W. Leo McCarthy presided at the organ, and the children's choir sang the responses to the mass. The bearers were Hugh, Harold, John and Charles Graber and John and Joseph Galvin. Interment was in St. Mary's Cemetery where Rev. Gerald F. Clune officiated at the grave.

     Ellen A. Galvin was born in September 1878 in Hoosick Falls, New York.¹ She was the daughter of Edward Galvin and Anna Golden. She married, at age 20, John Graber, age 19, son of Samuel Graber and Anna Bucher, on 15 October 1898 in Troy, Rensselaer Co., New York. She died on 28 November 1958 in Troy, Rensselaer Co., New York, at age 80.
     

The NYS Archive Marriage Record listed Ellen Galvin as: Nellie Galvin

DEATH NOTICE:

Graber - In this city November 28, 1958, Ellen Galvin, wife of the late John Graber, mother of Edward J., Mrs. Raymond A. Sequin, Mrs. Roy H. Stebbins, Mrs. Christian Nielsen, also survived by several grandchildren and great grand-children.

Funeral from the John H. Lodge Funeral Home, 2243 Fifth Ave. Monday morning at 8:30 O'clock and at 9 O'clock from St. Peter's Church where a Requiem High Mass will be sung at 9:30 O'clock. Friends are invited and may call Monday evening and Tuesday afternoon and evening.

OBITUARY:

Funeral of Mrs. Graber

The funeral of Mrs. Ellen Graber was held at 8:30 A.M. yesterday from John H. Lodge funeral home, 2243 Fifth Ave. at 9 A.M. from St. Peter's Church where a requiem mass was celebrated. Rev. Charles C. Smith was celebrant. Mrs. Agnes K. Dundon was organist and soloist. She sang "Miserere" at the processional, "Domine Jesu Christe" at the offertory and "In Paradisium" at the processional. Bearers were Harold P. Graber, Richard C. Nielson, Arthur R. Seguin, and Kenneth J. Stebbins. Interment was in St. Mary's cemetery where Rev. Stephen T. O'Connor officiated.

     Samuel Graber was born on 17 June 1853 in Bottenwil, Aargau, Switzerland.^1,2 He was the son of Michael Graber and Elizabeth Baumann. He married, at age 23, Anna Bucher, age 21, daughter of Anna Bucher, on 16 May 1877 in Bottenwil, Aargau.¹ He died on 10 March 1921 in Troy, Rensselaer Co., New York, at age 67 of a cerebral apoplexy (stroke), having been sick 38 days.³ He was buried in New Mt. Ida cemetery.
     
Immigration: in 1883, Embarked on the "SS Canada" at the port of Havre, France and arrived in New York on 8 August 1883.
Naturalized: on 29 September 1888, (Declaration of Intent - 5 August 1884).
Religion/Church: Samuel buried from Trinity Methodist Church; Anna buried from St. Francis de Sales RC Church.
Occupation: in 1900 Shoemaker.
Residence: 1885 - 176 5th St;1890 - 1470 5th Ave; 1903 - laborer, 76 13'th st. Troy;1915-1921 - 34 13'th st.
Anna (Bucher) Graber: 1930 - 13th St; 1941 - 361 Congress St.

What brought Samuel and his family to America is unknown but his emigration may be tied to the Hunziker family, a name also associated with Bottenwil. Samuel Graber's uncle (his mothers brother), Hans Jakob Bauman, had married Maria Hunziker in Bottenwil in 1834 and on the ship manifest of the SS Canada in 1883, listed just above the family of Samuel Graber is a Hunziker family. I have not found any record of this particular Hunziker family after their arrival in America however, when Samuel's sister Verena Graber arrived in America 23 years later in 1906 she almost immediately married William Hunziker in Troy. William Hunziker was a widower who had emigrated from Switzerland about 1891 and had previously resided in Pawnee county Nebraska, where a number of Swiss Hunziker families resided. It is speculation that Samuel may have brought his younger sister to Troy as a wife for the widowed William Hunziker.

Samuel Graber, one of eleven children of Michael and Elizabeth (Bauman) Graber, was born in the town of Bottenwil, Canton Aargau, Switzerland in 1853. There he married Anna Bucher in May of 1877 and their first daughter, Rosina, was born the following September followed by Johann, Albert, and Marie by 1882. In 1883 Samuel, Anna, and the four children boarded the "SS Canada" in Havre, France arriving in New York on 8 August, 1883. The family probably removed to Troy shortly after arrival where Samuel filed his Declaration of Intent for citizenship in August of 1884 and where Samuel Gruber [sic] was naturalized on September 29, 1888.

Five months after their arrival in America Troy birth records show the birth of a son John (II) to Samuel and Anna. The birth record indicates that Samuel and Anna had four previous children and three are still living. From this we gather that the youngest, Marie, had probably died shortly after their arrival and we find no further record of her. In December of 1885 their sixth child, Wilhelm, is born. The assertion on the birth record that there are five living children is a further indication that Marie had died.

With the loss of the 1890 census by fire, our first census record of the family is in 1900. At this time we find Samuel and Anna with the only child listed as Albert, John (I) and Rose had married. The census indicates that Anna had bore five children and four are living which would appear to be incorrect. While Marie would be old enough to marry by 1900, John (II) and Wilhelm would be young enough to be living with their parents. With no further record of Marie, John II, or Wilhelm beyond 1885 I believe they had all died by 1900, with Marie probably by 1884. In any case, none of these three are mentioned at the death of Samuel in 1921.

Of the three children who lived to adulthood, John and Albert each had numerous children whose descendants still (2007) live in the vicinity. Rose married William Kelly about 1898 with whom she had a daughter Anna M. In 1910 Rose and daughter Anna are living with Samuel and Anna, whether she is widowed is illegible on the census. By 1920 Rose has remarried to Richard Kittson and has a daughter Irene by him. Her daughter Anna is not listed, however Anna would now be 22 years old and could be married. Rose died in 1921 at the age of 44 (does her obituary show a daughter Anna?).

Samuel and Anna were renters living at various addresses within Troy where Samuel is variously referred to as a laborer or shoemaker. He a Methodist and Anna a Catholic. While they're native language is German, in 1900 they claim to be able to read, write, and speak English. At his death of a stroke at age 67 in March of 1921 he had lived in Troy nearly 40 years, had buried three children and watched the other three marry and start families of their own. The household was further disrupted the following September with the death their daughter Rose (Graber) Kittson. In 1930 Anna's household consists of herself with her son-in-law Richard Kittson and granddaughter Irene. Anna outlived her husband by 20 years and died in 1941 at the age of 86 of heart disease. As a Catholic, she was buried in a different cemetery than her Methodist husband.

The Troy Times/Troy, NY/Fri. Evening-3/11/1921

Samuel Grober [sic] of 34 13th St. died last evening at 10:30 o'clock after a long illness. He was born in Switzerland, but had resided in Troy for the last thirty-eight years. He was a member of Trinity Methodist Church. The survivors are his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Richard [Rose] Kit[t]son, and two sons, Albert and John Grober. The funeral will take place Sunday afternoon at 2 O'clock from the house, with Rev. C.J. Miller officiating.

DEATH NOTICE - Troy Newspaper

GROBER [sic] - In this city - December 10, 1941, Anna Grober, wife of the late Samuel Grober, mother of John Grober, grandmother of Mrs. Henry [Irene Kittson] Curley. Funeral from the residence, 361 Congress Street Friday morning at 9 O'clock and thence to St. Frances de Sales Church where a 9:30 O'clock requiem high mass will be sung. Friends may call at the residence Thursday evening from 7 to 10 O'clock. Interment in St. Mary's cemetery.

OBITUARY:
Funeral of Mrs. Grober [sic]

The funeral of Mrs. Anna Grober was held this morning from the residence, 361 Congress Street and later from St. Francis de Sales Church where a requiem high mass was celebrated by Rev. Patrick Crowe. Mrs. John J. Bovino presided at the organ and sang "Domine Jesu Christi" at the offertory and "Sweet Saviour Bless Us" at the conclusion of the mass. Bearers were Leo P. Barry, John E. Curley, Charles L. Marre and Bernard Kozilsky. Interment was in St. Mary's cemetery.

     Anna Bucher was born on 23 May 1855 in Wauwil, Luzern, Switzerland.¹ She was the daughter of Anna Bucher. She married, at age 21, Samuel Graber, age 23, son of Michael Graber and Elizabeth Baumann, on 16 May 1877 in Bottenwil, Aargau, Switzerland.² She died on 10 December 1941 in Troy, Rensselaer Co., New York, at age 86 of "Arterio sclerotic heart disease; old age; Toxemia from bilateral gangrous feet."³ She was buried on 11 December 1941 in St. Mary's cemetery.

     Edward Galvin was born circa 1850 in Ireland. He married Anna Golden, daughter of Thomas Golden and Mary (__?__), circa 1872. He died on 2 March 1883 in Hoosick Falls, New York.
     

Lived in Hoosick Falls, NY. The church record noted that he was an important member of the Walter A. Wood Mfg. Co., the largest manufacturer of farm equipment in the world at the time.

He may have been a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.

     Anna Golden was born on 20 April 1849 in Cavan, Ireland. She was the daughter of Thomas Golden and Mary (__?__). She married (1) Edward Galvin circa 1872. She married (2), at age 40, John Russ on 12 December 1889. She died on 14 February 1942 in Hoosick Falls, New York, at age 92.
     

Anna came to America with her mother and brothers around the mid-1860's. She lived in Troy until the early 1870's until she moved to Hoosick Falls. She married Edward Galvin and had eight children, five of whom died by the early 1900's. Her husband died after a brief marriage and she remarried a Civil War veteran, John S. Russ from Hoosick Falls. She outlived him also and lived in Hoosick Falls until 1942 when she died. She is buried with her daughter Ellen at St. Mary's Cemetery in Troy, NY.

Obituary in Troy Newspaper: 2/17/42

Anna Russ - Died 2/14/42 Wife of the late John S. Russ

The funeral of Mrs. Anna Russ was held this morning from the John H. Lodge Funeral Home at 2243 Fifth Avenue and later from St. Peter's Church where a requiem high mass was celebrated by Rev. Leo B. Donovan. Prof. W. Leo McCarthy presided at the organ. The bearers were William T. Couzzens, John J. Griffin, Charles J. Wilson and Joseph F. Flanagan. Interment was in St. Mary's Cemetery where Father Donovan officiated.

DEATH NOTICE:

Russ - In this city, February 14, 1942 - Anna Russ, wife of the late John S. Russ, mother of Mrs. John Graber. Funeral from the John H. Lodge Funeral Home-2243 Fifth Ave. Tuesday morning at 9:30 O'clock, thence to St. Peter's church, where at 10 O'clock a requiem high mass will be celebrated. Friends may call at the funeral home Monday evening.

     John Russ was born in 1829. He married (2) Anna Golden, age 40, daughter of Thomas Golden and Mary (__?__), on 12 December 1889. He died on 12 March 1905 in Hoosick Falls, New York.

     Mary (__?__) was born before 1827 in Ireland. She married Thomas Golden. She died on 23 April 1893.

     Thomas Golden married Mary (__?__).

     John J. Broderick was born circa 1855 in Queens County, Now Cty Laois, Ireland. He was the son of Martin Broderick and Elizabeth (__?__). He married Ellen A. Phelan, daughter of Edward Phelan and Margaret Cahill. He died on 15 March 1898 in Troy, Rensselaer Co., New York.
     

He was born about 1855 in Ireland and died in Troy, NY on March 15, 1898 at the age of 43. He died at 376 Third Street after an illness of three days following an injury at his work - (Burden Iron Works in Troy). City death record. file no. 21426. Index. He married Ellen Phalen who was born in Ireland on June 8, 1853 and died in Troy on Feb. 8, 1926 at the age of 72 years and 8 months. She died at Troy Hospital, while residing at 2626 5th Ave.) Dr. Mario Cuoca. Arterial Sclerosis. City death record/Page 219, No.153. Reg. No.26. This couple is buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery in South Troy. The lot is not marked. They had 10 children.

     Ellen A. Phelan was born on 8 June 1853 in Kings Cty(?), (now Offaly), Ireland. She was the daughter of Edward Phelan and Margaret Cahill. She married John J. Broderick, son of Martin Broderick and Elizabeth (__?__). She died on 8 February 1926 in Troy, Rensselaer Co., New York, at age 72.
     

John Broderick married Ellen Phelan who was born in Ireland on June 8, 1853 and died in Troy on Feb. 8, 1926 at the age of 72 years and 8 months. Her baptismal record states that she was baptized according to the Rite of the R.C. Church on June 9, 1853 in the Ossory Diocese of Johnstown in County Kilkenny. She died at Troy Hospital, while residing at 2626 5th Ave.) Dr. Mario Cuoca. Arterial Sclerosis. City death record/Page 219, No. 153 Reg. No.26. This couple is buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery in South Troy. The lot is not marked. They had 10 children.

Ellen's Baptismal Certificate:

"I certify that according to the Parochial Register, Ellen, daughter of Edward Phelan and Margaret Cahill of Larally was baptized according to the Rite of the R.C. Church on the 9th June 1853-
(Signed) W. Healy, P.P.
Johnstown (Ossory Diocese), Co. Kilkenny"

(This note was written by the parish priest on May 21st, 1900, and sent to Ellen in America)

While the baptismal certificate indicates that Ellen was baptized in Co. Kilkenny, the historian, Francis Broderick, states that Ellen A. Phalen was born in Kings County (now County Offaly). Could this be a mistake?

     Martin Broderick was born in 1833 in Ireland. He was the son of John Broderick and Bridget Kerwick. He married Elizabeth (__?__) in Ireland. He died on 12 January 1887 in Troy, Rensselaer Co., New York.
     

Martin, his wife Elizabeth, and their son and daughter-in-law, John and Ellen Broderick left Ireland around 1879 and went to Manchester, England, to earn passage to America. Ellen and John's daughter, Mary (Aunt Mame) was born in England. They moved to Troy and then on to Iowa where second daughter Margaret (Marge) was born. After surviving a tornado, they moved back to Troy. Later in life, Ellen (Phalen) Broderick lived with daughter Anna (Graber) at 2626 5th Avenue, Troy, until her death.

One story passed down is that Ellen Phalen's family in Ireland had more money than the average family. John J. Broderick was her coachman on the family estate. John and Ellen fell in love and emigrated to America. It seems her family may not have approved.

Martin Broderick died on January 12, 1887 at 701 4th St., Troy. He is buried in the lot he purchased in 1860 in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Row 102, lot 14.

     Elizabeth (__?__) was born in Ireland. She married Martin Broderick, son of John Broderick and Bridget Kerwick, in Ireland. She died in Troy, Rensselaer Co., New York.

     John Broderick was born in Ireland. He married Bridget Kerwick in Ireland.

     Bridget Kerwick was born in Ireland. She married John Broderick in Ireland.

     Charles Henry Lange was born on 10 June 1879 in Utica, Oneida Co., New York.¹ He was the son of Charles Henry Lange and Catherine Wolfe. He married, at age 31, Mary Frances Messenger, age 24, daughter of Irving Messenger and Bridget Gagan, on 23 November 1910 in Syracuse, New York, married by J.P. McPeak (priest). Witnessed by Catherine L. Lange and James Mahar.^2,3 He died on 29 April 1932 in Utica, Oneida Co., New York, at age 52 of congestive heart failure. He was buried in Forest Hill cemetery (stone), Utica, New York.
     
Religion/Church: Lutheran.
Military Service: Sergeant, Co. A. 1st Regt. NY Infantry National Guard. Discharged in 1917 because he had family. Eventually had 25 years of service.

     Charles serves in the National Guard from March, 1900 - 1906 in Co. A. 1'st Regt. (28th Sep. Co.). It is noted that he is a Corporal on Jan. 25, 1913 and a Sergeant Feb. 5, 1915. Which may indicate that his service in the NG was continuous. He reenlists in 1915 and is discharged as a Sergeant in June, 1917, by reason of "having relatives depending upon him for support". It is noted that his Character was excellent and his "Service Honest and Faithful". His marksmanship is poor. Charles obituary states that he served for 25 years in the National Guard. He did not serve overseas during WW I. His trade was listed as a cigarmaker.

     Mary Frances Messenger was born on 12 November 1886 in Utica, Oneida Co., New York.^1,2 She was the daughter of Irving Messenger and Bridget Gagan. She married, at age 24, Charles Henry Lange, age 31, son of Charles Henry Lange and Catherine Wolfe, on 23 November 1910 in Syracuse, New York, married by J.P. McPeak (priest). Witnessed by Catherine L. Lange and James Mahar.^3,4 She died on 9 December 1940 in Utica, Oneida Co., New York, at age 54.^5,6 She was buried in Forest Hill cemetery, Utica, New York.
     
Religion/Church: in St. Francis de Sales RC Church.

     Irving Messenger was born on 10 February 1856 in Granby, Hartford Co., Conn..¹ He was the son of Frank Messenger and Sarah Ann Winchell. He married Bridget Gagan, daughter of Hugh Gagan and Ann (Nancy) McCabe, in 1885 in Utica, Oneida Co., New York.² He died on 15 December 1899 in Utica, Oneida Co., New York, at age 43 of a hemorhage.^3,4 He was buried in Forest Hill cemetery (no stone), Utica, New York.
     
Religion: Buried from Calvary Episcopal Church.⁵
Occupation: in 1876 Cigarmaker and lived @ 34 Elizabeth St.⁶
Medical: "he (the coroner) learned that Messenger had been in ill health for several years and had suffered hemorrhages on previous occasions."
Hobbies/Interests: Irving was a member of the Cigarmakes union and worked for Stevens Lockart.

     Irving is found in some records as "Willis I." Messenger. He was born in Granby Connecticut, an area his ancestors had settled in the 1600's. He came to Utica New York as a teenager with his mother and grandmother about 1872. What brought them to Utica is unknown. About 1885 he married Bridget Gagan.
     Bridget was an Irish immigrant, coming to America about 1872, at about 14 years old. She came with two sisters, Ann, who would marry Pat Crosby, and Mary. Apparently the three girls came without their parents or siblings. It is quite possible that they came as indentured servants/maids. Many Irish used this option to pay their passage to America. Bridget worked as a housekeeper in some of the finer homes in the area. Her sister Mary was educated and lived in Philadelphia and came to Utica about 1935. Ann married Pat Crosby and also lived for a while in the Philadelphia or Washington area. All lived to near 90, and when the last of the three, Mary, died in 1948, her obituary claimed two sisters and a brother were still alive in Ireland. Bridget, a Catholic, was of an English speaking part of Ireland. Granddaughter Catherine (Lange) Bankert recalls that Bridget talked of going to Dublin with her brother to sell wares. Where they were from in Ireland is not yet known, however, it would seem reasonable that researchers might concentrate near to the Dublin area (some of the family was still alive in 1948).
Irving and Bridget's first child was Mary, born in 1886. Mary was followed by Clarence, Mabel, Marguerite, and in 1895, Loretta, the last of their five children. Living with the young family were Irving's mother Sarah (Winchell) Messenger, and grandmother, Wealthy (Gillett) Winchell.
     On Friday evening, December 16, 1899, while Irving was returning from work as a cigarmaker at Stevens Lockart, he became sick and went into Howarth and Ballard's drug store on Genesee street seeking assistance. Irving soon fell to the floor and was hemorrhaging. He died quickly, before a doctor could be summoned. Services were held at Calvary Episcopal Church and 43 year old Irving was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery. Members of the Cigarmakers Union acted as pall bearers.
     The family had always struggled and Irving's death had to bring new hardships. Not only were the five children all young, but the in-laws, Sarah in her sixties, and Wealthy in her eighties, were no longer young enough to be able to help the finances of the family.
     These were tough times for many families. Bridget and her young family did not thrive but they did survive. Clarence was a veteran of World War I and had survived mustard gas in the trenches of France. His niece, Catherine Bankert, was an RN and had the opportunity to care for him in his later years. She says that the mustard gas had left his legs with much scarring. While Clarence never married, All four daughters married and had children. Bridget herself outlived her husband by 48 years, dying in 1947 in the vicinity of 90 years of age.

     Bridget Gagan was born on 11 July 1858 (year varies with record. In 1930 census b. 1856 in "Irish Free State") possibly in co. Meath, Ireland.^1,2 She was the daughter of Hugh Gagan and Ann (Nancy) McCabe. She married Irving Messenger, son of Frank Messenger and Sarah Ann Winchell, in 1885 in Utica, Oneida Co., New York.³ She died on 11 October 1947 in Utica, Oneida Co., New York, at age 89.² She was buried in Mount Olivet cemetery (stone), Whitesboro, Oneida Co., New York, from Blessed Sacrament Church, Section B-3, #64.
     
Immigration: From Ireland, 1872.⁴
Religion/Church: in Utica, New York, Roman Catholic.
Occupation: Cleaning Woman.
Residence: In 1900, 446 Seymour Ave, Utica NY.

     Charles Henry Lange was born on 3 February 1840 in Teuchern, Germany.^2,3 He was the son of John George Lange and Johanna Sonden. He married (1), at age 27, Catherine Wolfe, age 17, daughter of Henry Wolfe, on 30 September 1867 in Utica, Oneida Co., New York, married by Rev. Andrew Wetsel. He married (2) Mary Ritzel after 1899 in New York.⁴ He married (3), at age 62, Nellie Ida Brown Walker of Cleveland, Ohio, daughter of Edward Walker and Mary Jane Jones, on 21 December 1902 in Utica, Oneida Co., New York.⁴ He died on 16 September 1903 in Utica, Oneida Co., New York, at age 63 of Endocarditis.⁵ He was buried in Forest Hill cemetery, Utica, New York.
     
Immigration: From Germany with his parents, 1851.
Religion/Church: Zion's Lutheran Church to 1896, the Church of the Redeemer.
Occupation: Shoemaker.⁶
Hobbies/Interests: GAR Bacon Post of the Grand Old Army; Organized Reynolds Post; Helped organize the Harrer Post and served in many of its official capacities; Protection Hose Co. No 4, and No. 5; Franklin Hose Co; Excempt Firemans Assoc; Utica Maennerchor.
Military Service: between 1862 and 1865 Civil War, Co B. 122 NY Volunteer Regiment. Enlisted as a Sergeant, reduced to private on Dec 31 1863.

     On August 1, 1862, Charles Lange., was mustered in at the rank of sergeqant in Co B, 122'nd regiment of the NYS volunteers in Syracuse, NY at the age of 23. The 122'nd took part in some of the bloodiest battles of the war, including, Antietem, South Mt., Fredricksburgh, Shanendoah Valley, Harpers Ferry, Cedar Creek, The Wilderness, Spottsylvania, and others.
     The 122'nd also took part in Gettysburgh, however Charles had been recorded as a deserter on the march from Fredericksburgh to Gettysburgh. Ten months later he is back on the rolls and it is noted that he was at a hospital in Washington D. C. On December 31, 1863, Charles rank is reduced from sergeant to private. Whether this is related to his missing status is as yet unknown. It may be that dysentery was the cause of his illness as his pension is issued for the disability he acquired at Fredericksburgh…chronic diarrhea causing bleeding piles! Charles was very active in GAR activities after the war.
     As summer wanes into September, 1874. Charles and his wife Catherine are dealing with the colds and sniffles of four daughters, Fanny, Henrietta, Bertha, and Elizabeth. On the 14'th of September six year old Fanny dies of Scarlet fever, she is followed two days later by two year old Bertha, and again on the 17'th by the infant, Elizabeth. On September 18, 1874, Catherine and Charles bury three of their four children in Forest Hills Cemetery leaving four year old Henrietta as the only surviving child. Charles and Catherine would bury 7 of their 13 children.
     Although Charles only lived 3 1/2 years after the death of his wife Catherine, single life apparently did not appeal to him. He married two more times in those 3 1/2 years, and buried his second wife. At his death, Catherine (deceased) and their children are mentioned as his family. There was no mention of his other marriages or wives.

1380 men served, 179 died in service (more than 1 out of 8)

Battles Fought
Battle at Fredericksburg, Virginia on 13 December 1862
Battle at Fredericksburg, Virginia on 03 May 1863
Battle at Marye's Heights, Virginia on 03 May 1863
Battle at Fredericksburg, Virginia on 04 May 1863
Battle at Rappahannock River, Virginia on 10 June 1863
Battle at Fredericksburg, Virginia on 11 June 1863
Battle at Rappahannock River, Virginia on 13 June 1863
Battle at On The March on 17 June 1863
Battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on 03 July 1863
Battle on 18 July 1863
Battle at Fairfax Court House, Virginia on 30 September 1863
Battle at Rappahannock Station, Virginia on 07 November 1863
Battle at Rappahannock Station, Virginia on 08 November 1863
Battle at Wilderness, Virginia on 06 May 1864
Battle at Rapidan River, Virginia on 08 May 1864
Battle at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia on 09 May 1864
Battle at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia on 10 May 1864
Battle at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia on 11 May 1864
Battle at While On Picket on 11 May 1864
Battle at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia on 12 May 1864
Battle at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia on 14 May 1864
Battle at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia on 15 May 1864
Battle at Indiana Skirmish on 16 May 1864
Battle on 23 May 1864
Battle at Cold Harbor, Virginia on 01 June 1864
Battle at Cold Harbor, Virginia on 02 June 1864
Battle at Cold Harbor, Virginia on 03 June 1864
Battle at Cold Harbor, Virginia on 06 June 1864
Battle at Petersburg, Virginia on 19 June 1864
Battle at Petersburg, Virginia on 21 June 1864
Battle at Fort Stevens, District of Columbia on 12 July 1864
Battle on 14 July 1864
Battle at Charles Town, West Virginia on 21 August 1864
Battle at Charlestown, West Virginia on 21 August 1864
Battle on 13 September 1864
Battle at Winchester, Virginia on 19 September 1864
Battle at Strasburg, Virginia on 21 September 1864
Battle at Winchester, Virginia on 21 September 1864
Battle at Fisher's Hill, Virginia on 22 September 1864
Battle at Cedar Creek, Virginia on 19 October 1864
Battle at Middletown, Virginia on 19 October 1864
Battle on 09 January 1865
Battle at While On Picket on 10 January 1865
Battle at Fort Fisher, Virginia on 25 March 1865
Battle at Petersburg, Virginia on 25 March 1865
Battle at Petersburg, Virginia on 27 March 1865
Battle at While On Picket on 27 March 1865
Battle at Petersburg, Virginia on 02 April 1865.

     Catherine Wolfe was born on 14 March 1850 in West Leydon, Lewis Co., New York.^1,2 She was the daughter of Henry Wolfe. She married (1), at age 17, Charles Henry Lange, age 27, son of John George Lange and Johanna Sonden, on 30 September 1867 in Utica, Oneida Co., New York, married by Rev. Andrew Wetsel. She died on 3 March 1899 in Utica, Oneida Co., New York, at age 48 of heart disease.² She was buried in Forest Hill cemetery, Utica, New York.
     
Religion/Church: Zion Lutheran Church to 1896, then the Church of the Redeemer.
Hobbies/Interests: member: Bacon Relief Corps.

     The death certificate of Catherine (Wolfe) Lange lists her father as Henry Wolfe, born in the U.S.. If Henry was born in America it is possible that Catherine descends from early Dutch American immigrants. Although I have yet to verify the parents of Catherine, it is likely that she was a child of one of two Henry Wolfes in the West Turin area of NY, a neighboring community of the listed birth place of Catherine of West Leyden. Census records list both of these Henry Wolfes as born in Germany.

     John George Lange was born on 13 April 1881 in Utica, Oneida Co., New York.¹ He was the son of Charles Henry Lange and Catherine Wolfe. He married Edith E. Robertson, daughter of James W. Robertson and Sarah A. (__?__), circa 1904 in New Bedford, Mass..¹ He was killed by a train on 13 July 1917 in Canastota, New York, at age 36.² He was buried in Forest Hill cemetery, Utica, New York.
     
Military Service: Spanish American War, Co. B. 41'st US volunteers.
Occupation: New York Central Brakeman.²

     Anton Bankert was born in November 1864 in Friedrichsberg, Prussia.^1,2 He was the son of Peter Bankert and Gertrude Czarkowski. He married, at age 26, Helen M. Hamberger, age 24, daughter of Sebastian F. Hamberger and Mary Meaney, on 14 April 1891 in St. Joseph's RC Church, Utica, New York, married by Rev. Albert Regensburger, the brides cousin. Witnessed by Mary Hamberger and Frank Bankert.³ He died on 23 November 1944 in Utica, Oneida Co., New York, at age 80 years.⁴ He was buried in St. Joseph's cemetery (stone), Utica, New York.
     
Immigration: on 27 September 1880, Arrived with his parents in New York from Hamburg, Germany on the ship "Vandalia."
Naturalized: on 20 October 1886 in Utica, Oneida Co., New York, DI date 25 May 1885.
Religion/Church: Catholic, parishoner of St. Joseph's Church and Our Lady of Lourdes.
Occupation: Tailor - Retired from H. H. Cooper Co.
Cemetery: St. Joseph's cemetery; Lot 192, St Stephen's Section, Approx. 5 rows back, 6 in, Stone, N43°06.136', W75°16.215.'

     Our German ancestors were much more accurate in recording dates than our Irish ancestors, who tended to be less literate. However, I do have an inconsistency with the brothers John, Anton, and Frank. John, Anton and Frank arrived in America in 1880 on the ship Vandalia with their parents. On the ship departure and arrival lists the ages of the children are give as John 18, Anton 12, and Frank 9. As they reached adulthood each seemed to gain 3-4 years in their age. A possibility is that they were anxious for citizenship. Anton applied for naturalization in 1885 and became a citizen in 1886. If the age on shipping records is correct, he would have applied for citizenship at the age of 17, however, he gave his birth year as 1861 (age 20), the required age for citizenship was 21. Another possibility is that there may have been a reason to represent the children as younger than they actually were in Germany. So what I have is a series of birth years for Anton; c. 1868 (shipping list) , 1861 (naturalization), 1864 (1900 census), and 1864 (obituary).
     Anton followed his fathers trade as a tailor and retired in 1924 from H. H. Cooper Co. He resided at 1108 Orchard St. in West Utica for most of his adult life. At some point after the death of his wife in 1939, he moved to 23 Parkside Court where he died in 1944 at the age of 80. In 1900, Anton could read and speak English, he could not write in English. Utica born Helen could read, write and speak English. My uncle, Paul Carey, remembers Anton as being of a serious disposition and an accomplished opponent at the game of pinochle.

     Helen M. Hamberger was born on 29 November 1866 in Utica, Oneida Co., New York.¹ She was the daughter of Sebastian F. Hamberger and Mary Meaney. She married, at age 24, Anton Bankert, age 26, son of Peter Bankert and Gertrude Czarkowski, on 14 April 1891 in St. Joseph's RC Church, Utica, New York, married by Rev. Albert Regensburger, the brides cousin. Witnessed by Mary Hamberger and Frank Bankert.² She died on 10 September 1939 in Poland, Herkimer Co., New York, at age 72 in an auto accident.^1,3 She was buried in St. Joseph's cemetery (stone), Utica, New York.
     
Religion/Church: in Utica, New York.
Cemetery: St. Joseph's cemetery; Lot 192, St Stephen's Section, Approx. 5 rows back, 6 in, Stone, N43°06.136', W75°16.215.'