Burdick Military

Mexican-American & Spanish-American Wars

The Mexican-Anerican War (1846-1848) and the Spanish-American War(1898) were two separate conflicts but are grouped together here for efficiency.

The Mexican-American War, also known as the Mexican War, was an armed conflict between the United States and the Centralist Republic of Mexico. It followed in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory, despite the 1836 Texas Revolution. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the conflict and specified the major consequence of the war: the forced Mexican Cession of the territories of "Alta California" and "Santa Fe de Nuevo Mexico" to the United States in exchange for $15 million. In addition, the United States assumed $3.25 million of debt owed by the Mexican government to U.S. citizens. Mexico accepted the loss of Texas and thereafter cited the Rio Grande as its national border.

The Spanish-American War was a conflict between Spain and the United States, the result of U.S. intervention in the Cuban War of Independence. U.S. attacks on Spain's Pacific possessions led to involvement in the Philippine Revolution and ultimately to the Philippine-American War. Although the main issue was Cuban independence, the ten-week war was fought in both the Caribbean and the Pacific. The result was the 1898 Treaty of Paris, negotiated on terms favorable to the U.S., which allowed it temporary control of Cuba, and ceded ownership of Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippine islands.

The following 63 Burdick family members are known to have fought in the Spanish-American or Mexican-American Wars.


Edward John Burdick (I2562) (24 APR 1870 - 4 MAR 1926)
  • Edward John Burdick of Stonington, Conn., and Westerly, R. I.
  • Married by Rev. Frank H. Decker Beatrice Maud Gourlay.
  • He was educated in the schools of Mystic and Mystic Valley Institute, and was a machinist.
  • He was named Lieut. in Co. E, 1st Reg't, R. I. Militia, just before the Spanish-American War.
  • He enlisted for that war with Co. K, 1st R. I. Vols., and was promoted to 1st Lieut. in Co. F, during the war.
  • He was past commander of Robert Brucker Camp, Spanish-American War Veterans, and was largely instrumental in securing the Hiker memorial statue in Wilcox Park, Westerly, R. I.
  • He was charter member of Hope Council, Junior Order of American Mechanics.
  • Both he and his wife were members of the Congregational Church.
  • Cr. sister Nettie and Uncle Marcus.


Frank L. Burdick (I3133) (24 MAY 1867 - )
  • Res., 1904, Mandan, N. D.
  • He is a locomotive engineer.
  • During the Spanish-American War, he served as musician in Co. L, 2nd Reg't, Wis. Vols., and was in the army that went to Puerto Rico.
  • Cr. sister Hattie


Archie Wells Burdick (I3211) (13 MAR 1880 - 29 JUN 1930)
  • He died of heart failure.
  • Married by Rev. O. U. Whitford to Grace Melville Burdick.
  • Mr. Burdick was a Spanish War veteran, having served in Co. K, 1st R. I. Vol. Inf.
  • He was in charge of a department at the U. S. Naval Torpedo Station .
  • He was a member of the Odd Fellows, Red Men and Knights of Pythias.
  • Cr. wife Georgina and sister Marguerite.


Paul Champlin Burdick (I3263) (4 JUN 1877 - )
  • Res., 1934, Fallbrook, Calif.
  • He served in the Spanish-American War, Co. H, 4th Vol. Inf., Wis.
  • He was a member of Lodge W. O. W.
  • He was a carpenter at Hacienda Vineda
  • Cr. himself and brother Hugh.


Charles Noyes Burdick (I3336) (13 DEC 1876 - 19 JUN 1933)
  • Buried in Fog Plains, Waterford, Conn., full military honors.
  • Married by Rev. Dr. S. LeRoy Blake to Myra Adelle Cottrell.
  • He was 1st Sergeant of the Third Section of the Conn., Signal Corps at the outbreak of the Spanish-American War.
  • He then enlisted in Co. C, 1st Conn. Heavy Art., U. S. Vols., and when mustered out, re-enlisted in Co. B, 5th U. S. Art. After services with the battery in Puerto Rico, he was discharged and returned to New London and was agent for firms dealing in grocers' specialties.
  • Census records: Brand Street. Middletown, CT (renters). 1920: 71 Lafayette St., Norwich, New London Co, CT (renters). 1930: 121 S. Beacon St., Hartford, CT (renters).
  • Cr. himself and his widow, res. Hartford, Conn.


Floyd Montrose Burdick (I3365) (12 SEP 1877 - 22 SEP 1963)
  • He served in the Spanish-American War, having enlisted in 202nd N. Y. Reg't, Vol. Inf., Co. L, and was in action at Meriel Harbor, Guanajay and Havana Harbor.
  • He was on the island of Cuba about 6 months.
  • Later he was employed in stores of Mandel Brothers, Marshall Field and Carson Pirie & Scott, all of Chicago, Ill.
  • 1933, he is a miller in Battle Creek Sanatorium, Mich.
  • He is a member of the Woodmen of the World
  • He is an officer in the United Spanish War Veteran Camp.
  • He is a member of the S. D. B. Church.
  • He served in the Spanish American War, N.Y. Infantry, CO L 202 REGT, Private
  • Cr. Himself


William N. Burdick (I3783) (25 JUL 1878 - )
  • They live 1933, Boise, Ida.
  • He is a laborer.
  • He served in the Spanish-American War in the Philippines as Corporal, Co. C, 42nd Inf., U. S. V.
  • He enlisted Sept. 29, 1899 ; honorably discharged June 27, 1901.
  • Cr. sister Evalena


Claude A. Burdick (I3876) (17 MAR 1879 - )
  • Res. 1927, Albany, Ind.
  • He was educated in Muncie Univ.
  • He is an Episcopalian and a Mason.
  • He was a volunteer soldier in the Spanish-American War, Private, Co. B, 14th Reg't, Minn. Inf.
  • He is connected with the Albany Natural Gas Co.
  • Cr. brother Ralph


John Hancock Burdick (I111662) (31 DEC 1883 - 21 JAN 1946)
  • Res. 1934, Hutchinson, Kan.
  • He is a mechanic.
  • Has chn.
  • Coxswain US Navy
  • Hutchinson, KS, April, 1911 newpaper article: Saw his Parent Expire. John Burdick arrived home seven minutes before his father died. Spending three years doing duty under the direction of Uncle Sam, and receiving an honorable discharge and to return home with the intention of remaining with his father and mother in their latter years, only to find father on his deathbed, was the experience of John Burdick, son of H.E. Burdick, who died Tuesday. The younger Burdick has been serving Uncle Sam as a Jack Tar. He returned home with a good record while in the service, only to find his father stricken. He hurried home as soon as he was given the privilege and was greeted with a warning of the death of his father that was about to occur, and did occur seven minutes after he entered the family home. The elder Burdick was 73 years of age and was the father of ten children. All survive him. His wife and helpmate also survive him.
  • Hutchinson, KS Magazine, date unknown, during World War II: Special recognition this month goes to Mr. John H. Burdick, machinist, whose family is certainly going 'all out' in the present emergency. Out of a family of seven boys and six girls, two of the boys are in the United Stated Navy, two are in the Army and two more have 1-A draft classifications and are expected to be called to service within the next six months. One of these is now working for an aircraft company, fighting with production; the other works for an oil company in Great Bend, Kansas, which helps to provide fuel to keep 'em rolling. (Incidentally, he uses 'Cardwell' equipment and says there is none better.) A nephew, Lt. Cmdr. T.B. Klakring, commander of a U.S. Submarine, was recently awarded the Navy Cross for the sinking of eight Japanese cargo ships and damaging of four others, off the coast of Japan.
  • (cont) Mr. Burdick himself started this fighting spirit in his family by serving four years with the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War. The sacrifices being made by this family to help preserve the freedom of the world make us think twice before complaining about our small inconveniences.


James Mark Burdick (I112102) (12 MAY 1864 - 6 JAN 1944)
  • Res. 1935, Detroit, Mich.
  • Unmarried
  • He served in the Spanish-American War and was engaged in 5 battles.
  • Find A Grave note: He was named James after his grandfather, but called by his middle name Mark. He served nearly 25 years in the U.S. Army gaining the rank of 1st Sergeant. Veteran of the Span-Am War both in Cuba and the Philippines.


Fred L. Burdick (I112146) (24 FEB 1861 - 18 MAR 1932)
  • Res. 1934, Houston, Tex.
  • No chn.
  • Gary Carlson note: Following his first marriage (Margaret) they moved to Watertown, South Dakota. During that period he served in Manila as quartermaster for the South Dakota Volunteers.
  • (cont) He also served in World War I and was discharged with the rank of Captain.
  • Fred has no Burdick descendants.


William Alfred Burdick (I113181) (4 JUL 1873 - )
  • He is a veteran of the Spanish-American War.
  • He resided in Brooklyn for several yrs.
  • Res, 1936, Monson, Mass.
  • Unmarried


Floyd F. Carpenter (I113327) (8 AUG 1878 - )
  • Res. 1928, Sidney, N. Y.
  • He conducts a bake shop.
  • He is a member of the Masonic Lodge at Edmeston, N. Y.
  • He is a veteran of the Spanish-American War.


John Fitch Bowen (I213274) (18 JUL 1874 - )
  • Res. 1937, South Orange, N. J.
  • He furnished recs.
  • He served in the Spanish-American War.
  • He is a welder.


Timothy Burdick (I311041) (1828 - )
  • Unmarried
  • Unknown if he was married.
  • He died in the Mexican War in Mexico


Harry Livingston Burdick (I311792) (1866 - )
  • Living 1903.
  • Unmarried
  • Served in Spanish-American War.


Lewis W. Carlisle (I312259) (12 MAR 1878 - 28 JUL 1898)
  • He was wounded in the Spanish-American War and died with fever in Brooklyn, N. Y., July 29, 1898.
  • The Spanish-American camp in Watertown, N. Y., is named in his honor.
  • Watertown Reunion, 1898: Lewis W. Carlisle was moved from the hospital ship, Wednesday, and taken to St. Peter's hospital, Brooklyn. He was very bad, and, in addition to his wound, had a bad case of typhoid fever. The people of the entire city were earnestly hoping that this young soldier, endowed with fine talents, and who only a few weeks ago marched away in health and strength, who did his full duty in the camp and on the field of battle until he fell in defense of the flag and human liberty at Santiago and would be able to fight successfully this battle with disease. The hope was vain, however, for Friday morning news came of his death.
  • (cont) Lewis W. Carlisle was born in this city 20 years ago. He moved with his father, William S. Carlisle, to Dayton, O., about eight years ago at the time of the removal of the Davis Sewing Machine company plant. After graduating from the Dayton high school, he returned to this city about two years ago and began the study of law in the office of his brother, John X. Carlisle. Immediately after returning to this city, he became a member of the 30th Separte company, and no one took more interest in the affairs of the organization than he. He was promoted to corporal last spring. Long before war was declared, he began to make his preparations to go to the front with his company when the call was made. When it was found that his company was not going, it did not swerve him from his determination to go to war. He telegraphed to New York, and found a place in the 71st regiment.
  • Inscription: Wounded in battle Santiago Cuba. He died for the cause of Humanity.


Fritz Arthur Sackett (I312543) (25 MAR 1881 - 13 OCT 1931)
  • Res. 1928, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • He was a soldier in the Philippines.


Claude B. Shotswell (I312745) (20 JUN 1874 - )
  • During the Spanish-American War he served in Co. E, 52nd Reg't, Iowa Vols.
  • He is a traveling salesman.
  • Res. Doon, Ia.


Louis Taylor (I313406)
  • Died in Spanish-American War.
  • Unmarried


George Washington Burdick (I710271) (15 AUG 1822 - 24 SEP 1846)
  • Killed at Battle of Monterey, Mexico, Sept. 24, 1846.


Christopher Lester Avery (I1005196) (4 SEP 1872 - )
  • Christopher L. Avery was a graduate of Yale, 1893, and of the Yale Law School, 1897.
  • He was one of the leading debaters of the Kent Club.
  • He was champion middle and heavyweight wrestler of Yale.
  • He was quartermaster on the monitor 'Jason' in the Spanish-American War.
  • He is a lawyer with offices in New London, Conn.
  • In Dec., 1910, he was appointed paymaster general with the rank of colonel on the staff of Governor Simeon E. Baldwin.
  • Res. Groton, Conn.


George DeVer Simmons (I1007172) (7 JUN 1880 - )
  • He was a school teacher for several years.
  • Then he was a salesman of musical instruments.
  • Enlisted Nov., 1808, in the 9th Regular U. S. Inf. and was honorably discharged at the close of the Spanish-American War.
  • Member of the Spanish-American Veteran Association, Norwich, N. Y.
  • Res. 1937, Earlville, N. Y., where he is a photographer.


Thomas L. Stillman (I1007282) (8 MAR 1879 - )
  • Educated in public schools of North East, Pa.
  • Served in Spanish American War, Battery A, 4th Art.
  • Honorably discharged Mar. 4, 1899.
  • Member of Ottowa Lodge of Masons, has held several offices in that lodge.
  • Worthy patron of No. 132, Order of Eastern Star
  • Odd Fellows No. 376 of Coopersville, has passed through the chairs of that organization.
  • Affiliated member of Independent Order of Foresters of Lewiston, N. Y.
  • Commercial Travelers of Utica, N. Y.
  • Rebekah.
  • Councilman in Coopersville for 4 yrs.
  • Res. 1928, Coopersville, Mich., where he is superintendent and manager of a canning company.


John Geddes Beck (I1007942) (11 MAR 1880 - )
  • Living 1934
  • He is in the general insurance business.
  • He served in the Spanish-American War.
  • Both he and his wife are high school graduates.
  • He is a member of all Masonic Orders to 33-degree, B. P. O. E., K. of P., Keystone Ath.
  • This family are all members of the M. E. Church.


Louis W. Jones (I1011568)
  • Res. 1935, Hines Hospital, Hines, Ill.
  • He is a veteran of the Spanish American War.


William Monmouth Harcourt (I1012714) (21 MAR 1876 - APR 1935)
  • Res. 1933, New York City.
  • He was a member of the 5th Md. Reg't, but during the Spanish-American War he joined a Virginia Cav. Reg't and was brigade commissary to Gen. Fitzhugh Lee's corps.
  • During the Boer War he was a member of Earl Strathcona's British Cav.
  • Married at St. James Hotel, by Rev. Dr. C. Ernest Smith, rector of St. Thomas P. E. Church.


Robert Royston Harcourt (I1012715) (17 FEB 1878 - )
  • Res. 1933, Brooklyn, N. Y
  • He was a member of Co. K, 5th Md. Reg't, during the Spanish-American War.
  • Married by Rev. Claudius T. Smith.


George Burdick (I1013960) (16 NOV 1878 - )
  • He was a soldier in the Philippines, enlisted in the lnf. at Pittsburgh, Pa. ; served for 8 yrs.
  • He is a lawyer in the employ of the Government.


Herbert Burdick (I1015698)
  • Title: Captain
  • He served in the Spanish-American War.
  • Res. was Norwich, Conn.


Herbert H. Hewett (I1018769) (21 JAN 1880 - )
  • He served in Spanish-American War, Co. H, 13th Reg't, from Scranton, Pa.


Charles Roscoe Luce (I1031634) (1861 - 17 JUL 1926)
  • Unmarried
  • Studied pharmacy and then medicine in Georgetown University, Washington, D. C. Physician in Washington for forty-five years.
  • Served in the Spanish American War, in Mexico in 1916, and the World War. In charge of Base Hospital No. 1, with rank of Lieut. Col., afterwards made Major.


John Buell Tubbs (I1041599) (SEP 1876 - 7 JUL 1950)
  • He served in the Spanish American War, 14th Minnesota Infantry, Company I, Musician


Abe Bumgardner (I1062481) (24 AUG 1874 - 16 FEB 1951)
  • He served in the Spanish-American War, Company I, 2nd West Virginia Infantry


Arthur W. Davis (I1063176) (22 JUL 1876 - 20 SEP 1961)
  • He served in the Spanish-American War, Company K, 3 Regiment, New York Infantry. He enlisted May 1, 1898 and was discharged November 30, 1898


William Thomas Babcock (I1064602) (8 MAY 1879 - 15 OCT 1952)
  • He served in the Spanish American War, 7 California Infantry, Private
  • Find A Grave note: His first marriage was to Jesse May Reed on September 20, 1901. I am not sure if they had children but probably did. His second marriage was to Alice Belle Youngblood, about 1918. She is listed as his wife on his World War I Draft Registration. They had no children as far as I know.


Arthur A. Hartman (I1064612) (16 NOV 1877 - 13 JUL 1965)
  • He served in the Spanish American War, Company B, 39 Regiment, US Volunteer Infantry, CPL
  • Obituary: Mr. Arthur Hartman, 85, of 103 Windsor Circle, died Saturday at Veterans hospital, Iowa City. He was born Nov. 16 1877 in Burlington, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Hartman. On June 11, 1913, he married Anamae Jackson at Liberty, MO. He was a member of the First Christian church, a veteran of the Spanish American War, and a member of the VFW and Des Moines Lodge No. 1 (AF&AM). Surviving are: his wife; two sons, Norman Hartman, 1105 S. Fifth, Charles W. Hartman, Ft. Madison; one brother, William J. Hartman, 805 South; two sisters, Mrs. Edna Franklin, Spring Grove and Mrs. Grace Anderson, Holland, MI; two grandchildren. Three brothers died earlier. Services will be Tuesday at 1:30 P.m. from Giles Funeral Home, Rev. L.Z. Patton officiating. Masonic services will be Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Giles. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery with military rites.


Charles Jesse Clark (I1067290) (13 JUN 1879 - 30 JAN 1958)
  • He served in the Spanish-American War, Company B, 49th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Private
  • He married (2) Ethel Almedia Wolfe (1892-1983) in 1928
  • Biography: Charles Jesse Clark was born in Oelwein, Iowa in 1879. He married (1st), Ethelyn Pearl Rella Shippy. They had seven children, including my father, Clair Jesse. Ethelyn died in 1922 after the birth of Clyde. Jesse, then married Ethel Wolfe of Grove Hill, Iowa in 1928. Jesse Clark served in the Spanish American War and saw active duty in many battles in Cuba. My grandfather died in 1958. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Ethelyn and by son Clyde who was killed in action in 1944.


Glendale Hemminger (I1067947) (9 MAR 1887 - 3 JUN 1940)
  • He served in the Spanish-American War and World War I, U.S. Army
  • He married (1) Marie Daisy Bick (1892-1990)
  • The Sabbath Recorder, Vol 129, No 7, p 120, Aug. 12, 1940: Glen Hemminger was born in Grand Rapids, Mich., March 9, 1887, and died in Riverside, Calif., June 3, 1940. Mr. Hemminger was a veteran of both the Spanish American and the World War. He joined the Seventh Day Baptist Church in Boulder, Colo., in the spring of 1926. On December 18, 1926, he was married to Miss Gladys Coon. He is survived by his wife; two children, Glendale and Alice; a married daughter by a former marriage, Mrs. Jessie Snell; and a sister, Mrs. Ella Townsend of Grand Rapids, Mich. L. F. H.


Frederick Hess Johnson (I1068622) (5 OCT 1877 - 29 JUL 1944)
  • He served in the Spanish American War, U.S. Army, Company F, 19th Regiment Infantry


Otto Raymond 'Ottie Ray' Solt (I1069039) (28 FEB 1883 - 18 JAN 1941)
  • He served in the Spanish-American War, Ohio Corp 29 Infantry
  • He married (1) Ethel Eastman (1882-?)
  • Republican Courier, Hancock Co., OH, Monday, January 20, 1941, Page 12: Otto R. Solt, 57 of Jackson Center, died Saturday morning (1/18/1942) at 9:00PM in the hospital in Sidney where he was taken Friday afternoon. His death was due to diabetes. Mr. Solt had been seriously ill only three days. He was born January 30, 1883 in Eagle Township, the son of John 'Euriah' and Martha 'Jane' (Dailey) Solt. Eleven children were born to this union and Mr. Solt is the first to die. His mother and father both preceded him in death.
  • (cont) He is survived by his wife, Pearl, a daughter, Mrs. Twila Porter, three grandchildren and the following sisters and brothers, Mrs. Hettie Trovinger and Dr. Charles Solt of Arlington, Sanderson and Peter Solt of San Antonio, TX, Mrs. Ollie Hogue of Vinita, OK, Guile Solt of Adair, OK, Burnie Solt of Waterville, KS, Henry Solt of Columbia City, IN, Carl Solt of Denver, IN and Mrs. Leo Figel of Fort Wayne IN. Mr. Solt was a Spanish-American war veteran. Funeral servies will be held at the residence in Jackson Center at 10:00 Tuesday morning. Burial will be in Powell cemetery, Eagle Township. The body is at the family residence.


Wililam Gilbert Burdick (I1071672) (12 JUL 1880 - 29 DEC 1964)
  • He was a veteran of the Spanish American War and of World War I.


Harrison Kuhn Shirk (I1072194) (18 MAR 1869 - 4 JUN 1967)
  • He served in the Spanish American War, U.S. Army, 1st SGT, Pennsylvania


John Joseph 'Jack' LaMaire (I1073931) (21 JUL 1878 - 2 FEB 1960)
  • He served in the Spanish American War and World War I, U.S. Army, Compmany B, 3rd Regiement, New Jersey Infantry, Private.
  • He married (2) Elizabeth Hardmeyer LaMaire(1905-1978) in 1927


Daniel Carr Main (I1075509) (29 AUG 1876 - 3 SEP 1935)
  • Title: Doctor
  • He served in World War I, Medical Corps, Captain
  • Palatka Daily News, September 6, 1935 (extracts): Dr. Daniel Carr Main, the state medical director for the veteran's work, was killed in the storm at Matecumbe Key, on Labor Day. Dr. Main was born in Rhode Island 59 years ago but came to Florida as a young boy. He enlisted in the Spanish-American War and received his medical education after being mustered out of the service. In 1909 he settled in Welaka, where he practiced his profession until about 1916 when he went to Alfred, N.Y., where his father was dean of a theological college. He served as medical officer for the local S.A.T.C. during the early part of the war and achieved distinction by holding deaths from flu during the epidemic to an astonishing low rate. Volunteering for overseas service, Dr. Main was prevented from engaging in this capacity owing to his physical condition, but was attached to St. Elizabeth's Hospital at Washington, D.C. where he served as clinical director for several years.
  • (cont) He returned to Florida in 1928 on the retired officer's roster with the rank of major and just last year had again resumed active duty in connection with the veteran's program in the state. He was first made medical director at Camp Welaka and later director of veteran's camps on the Keys. Just a few months ago he was appointed state medical director. He is survived by his widow, five children and a brother, George Main of Daytona Beach. The children are Elwyn, officer manager of the veteran's camp at Leesburg, and George, Charles, D.C. Jr. and Dorothy, all of Pomona.
  • Obituary: The body of Dr. Daniel Carr Main, 59, medical director of the veterans' work program on the keys, who was killed in the storm when the hospital at Upper Matecumbe collapsed, will be send to Palatka, Fla., for funeral services, and to Washington, D. C. for burial at Arlington National cemetery. Dr. Main was a resident of Pompano, Fla., and had resided in Florida for 20 years. He was a veteran of the Spanish American war. During the World war he was medical director at St. Elizabeth hospital, a post he continued to hold for 10 years. He had served as assistant professor in several colleges. He leaves the widow, Mrs. Edith Main; one daughter, Miss Dorothy Main; four sons, Elwin, George, Charles and Daniel of Pompano; five grandchildren, on brother and one aunt.


Edward Mansier Greene (I1077339) (28 JAN 1877 - 3 MAR 1919)
  • He served in the Spanish American War
  • The Journal-Telephone, Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, Mar. 13, 1919, p 1: Edward Mansur Greene, son of Mansur W. and Minerva Stillman Greene, was born at Wells, Minn., June 28, 1877. Later the family moved to Fargo, N. D., where they lived several years and where the father practiced law. There were born to them five children, two of whom passed away, a sister and a brother, while they lived in Fargo. Two of the family still remain, Ernest S. of Seattle, Wash., and Frank W. of Chicago. After the death of the father the mother brought her family to Milton. Edward was married to Helen Smith November 5, 1895. One child, a daughter, Edna Louise, was born to them. Edward died March 3, 1919. As friends and neighbors we pause a while from our daily occupations to sympathize with his family. He was a kind and loving husband, father, son, brother and neighbor. May he have entered into that rest that remains for the people of God.
  • (cont) The funeral services were held Thursday. The house was filled with sympathizing friends and the flowers were numerous and lovely. Rev. F. H. Burdick gave a comforting discourse and the song service was beautifully rendered by a quartet composed of Miss Alberta Crandall, Mrs. J. H. Babcock, Howell Randolph and L. A. Babcock. Interment was in the Milton cemetery.


Albert V. Lawson (I1078322) (14 FEB 1876 - 6 FEB 1947)
  • He served in the Spanish-American War, U.S. Army, 47 NY INF, Copany G, Private
  • Obituary: Albert V. Lawson, a former custodian at public libraries and schools in Brooklyn for many years, died yesterday at his home, 27 Covert St., as the result of a fall down a stairway in which he fractured his skull. Mr. Lawson was 70 and a native of Brooklyn. For the last ten years he had been a bartender at the Belvedere Grill. He was a veteran of the Spanish-American War. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Florence Allen Lawson; a son, the Rev. Albert V. Lawson Jr.; two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Samson and Mrs. Mildred Daly; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Also a brother, Benjamin, and a sister, Mrs. Mildred Reading. Funeral services will be conducted at 8 o'clock tonight at the Kearns & Son Chapel, 1504 Bushwick Ave., with the Rev. Ernest J. Strassberger of the Emanuel Evangelical and Reformed Church of Woodhaven officiating. Burial will be at the United States National Cemetery at Pinelawn Saturday.


Arthur Stetson Sherman (I1079826) (12 MAR 1867 - 27 APR 1902)
  • He served in the Spanish-American War, U.S. Army. He died of illnesses acquired during war service in Puerto Rico.
  • The Sabbath Recorder, Vol 58, No 19, p 302, May 12, 1902: Arthur Stetson Sherman was born at Eau Claire, Wis., March 12, 1867, and died at Wellsville, N. Y., April 27, 1902. He received part of his education at Alfred. He was married April 14, 1890, to Susie M., only child of Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Crandall, of Wellsville, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman lived at Eau Claire until 1898, when Mr. Sherman enlisted in the United States Army and was sent to Puerto Rico, proving himself a brave soldier. He came home in the fall of 1899, enfeebled with fever. Attacks of la grippe were followed by tuberculosis.. He was much beloved. Services were conducted by Dr. Perkins, of the Wellsville Baptist church. Burial service at Alfred by the pastor. L. C. R.


Asahel M. 'Asel' Wickham (I1079841) (23 MAR 1810 - 26 MAR 1880)
  • He served in the Civil War and the Mexican-American War
  • He married (1) Catherine Rebecca Millslagle (1810-1861) in 1863
  • History of Hardin County, Iowa, Springfield, IL Union Publishing Company, 1883: Clay Township. Asel Wickham, of Clay township, died suddenly Friday, March 26, 1880. While sitting at his loom, weaving, he dropped over dead. Dr. Lowe held an autopsy, and a piece of rib was revealed, having been broken during the war, and, by some misplacement later in life, had entered the heart, causing death. He was a native of Ohio, serving as a dragoon all through the Mexican war, and received for services a patent to 600 acres of land in Texas. Though past fifty when the Rebellion began, he was fired with patriotism, and enlisted in the 12th Iowa. At Shiloh he was captured, and finally brought up in Libby Prison, where he was a captive eighteen months. During a futile attempt to escape, he received a blow from the butt end of a musket, which broke the rib which ultimately caused his death.


John Mowry Maxson (I1080108) (6 SEP 1876 - 25 APR 1956)
  • He served in the Spanish American War, Company B, 3rd Connecticut Infantry, Private


John Blair May (I1080718) (28 AUG 1871 - 12 AUG 1940)
  • He served in the Spanish-American War, 1st South Dakota Infantry, Corporal. He enlisted on May 15,1898 and was discharged on Oct 5, 1899.
  • He died at the Battle Mountain Sanitarium in Hot Spring, SD, U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
  • Find A Grave note: In 1920 was employed as the Ryder School janitor, Justice of Peace, and operated a shoe repair shop in his basement. In 1925 he lived in Ward, MN. He had served with the U.S. Army in the Philippines during the Spanish American War contracting Malaria which resulted in creeping paralysis with him using a cane and crutches and by 1925 confined to a wheel chair.


James Glen Moore (I1080810) (11 JAN 1882 - 4 JUN 1941)
  • He served in the Spanish-American War, U.S. Marine Corps, Private


Orley J. Church (I1087649) (? - 8 SEP 1957)
  • He served in the Spanish-American War
  • He married (2) Minnie Gallup (1878-1965)
  • Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, FL, September 9, 1957, Monday, Page 26: Orley J. Church, 87, retired office manager for the Cushman Bakery Co., Long Island, N.Y., died yesterday in a local hospital. He lived at 450 13th Street North. Mr. Church had been a resident six years, coming from New York City. He was a veteran of the Spanish-American War and a member of the Broadway Temple Methodist Church of New York City. He is survived by his wife, Minnie Twiss Church, here; a nephew, Clarence, Sarasota; two step-daughters, Mrs. Roy Manuel here and Mrs. Robert Kirk, Tampa, and five step-children. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m., in the Baynard-Barnes Chapel, 770 Fourth Avenue North, with the Rev. Allison A. McCracken officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.


George E. Davis (I1092277) (1 JUL 1874 - 12 OCT 1934)
  • He served in the Spanish-American War, 3rd Missouri Infantry, Private


Leland Stanford Stillman (I1092611) (8 SEP 1870 - 5 JUL 1933)
  • He served in the Spanish-American War, Troop A, Squadron A, New York Volunteer Cavalry. Participated in the Puerto Rico Campaign.
  • He was a banker


Claude Talbert Childers (I1093256) (11 NOV 1876 - 1920)
  • He served in the Spanish-American War, Company D ,32 U.S.Volunteer Infantry, Corporal
  • The Emporia Weekly Gazette, May 24, 1900: Several letters was [sic] received from Claude Childers last week. He is with the Thirty-second Regiment at Pilar, P.I. He was well and is company cook.
  • The Emporia Gazette, June 12, 1922, Monday: A newspaper clipping from the Emporia Gazette 22 years ago will be used to press a claim for a grave marker for Claude Childers, a Spanish War veteran who died in Emporia about 18 months ago. H. Ferrin and I. A. Laughlin, county clerk, have forwarded the clipping to Washington. A clerk in the war department bureau had misspelled Childers' first name and the newspaper clipping cleared up the difficulty. Childers went with the Emporia Spanish-American war contingent in the Thirty-second Infantry. He saw service in the Philippines. Other Emporia men who went with Childers were: William Weaver, A. A. Wilhite, Ira Clements, Silas Fish, Charles Farmer, J. N. Tiffany, Frank Renner, Knowles Myers, Fred Kitts, George Weesner, J. D. Moyer, Tom Anderson, Charles Davis, Jacob Shaffer, James L. Brown and Tent Spohn.
  • (cont) Only eight Spanish-American war veterans are living in Emporia and the number is too small to maintain a post of the veterans' organization, according to Mr. Ferren.


David Maxson (I1093293) (9 JUN 1880 - 1 NOV 1938)
  • He served in the Spanish-American War, 3rd Company, Coast Artillery, Army Mechanic. He enlisted October 28, 1901 and was discharged October 27, 1909.


Ora Clad Willis (I1093919) (23 MAY 1879 - 6 JAN 1957)
  • He served in the Spanish American War, Company I, 2nd Regiment, West Virginia Infantry, Corporal


John Franklin 'Frank' Furrow (I1094076) (9 JUN 1870 - 16 MAR 1950)
  • He served in the Spanish American War, Company K, 49th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Private


Joshua Max Yingling (I10123011) (15 SEP 1880 - 10 JUL 1957)
  • Paul Wilkerson note, 1993: Maxine has little recollection of her father Joshua Max, as a child, but knows that he was a sergeant in the United States Army, and was said to have fought with Teddy Roosevelt during the Spanish American War. The Statement of Service secured by the family indicates that J. Max Yingling was enlisted on November 8, 1899, then enlisted again on June 20, 1918. Both tours ended with an honorable discharge.
  • (cont) Joshua was employed by the Austin Bridge Company located in Dallas, Texas and spent much time traveling. He was in charge of the Little Rock, Arkansas branch of this firm. Also attributed to Joshua is his campaign and victory for the position of County Surveyor for Lyon County, Kansas as a Republican Candidate. Joshua committed suicide on July 10, 1957 following the discovery that he had cancer in his eyes.


James Nelson Langworthy (I11370338) (4 MAR 1872 - 26 JAN 1971)
  • A veteran of the Spanish-American War. Lived at Cody, Wyoming.
  • Census Tracking: 1880 - Depere, Brown Co., Wisconsin. 1900 - Pueblo, Pueblo Co., Colorado. 1910 - Township 21, Custer Co., Colorado. 1930 - Cody, Park Co., Wyoming.


Herman Howes (I11560068)
  • He was a soldier in Spanish-American War.


Thomas Dygart (I11690067) (20 APR 1852 - 15 MAR 1930)
  • He served in the U.S. Army and spent a period of five years along the Mexican border and through the western states.
  • Thorp Courier, Thorp, WI, March 30, 1930: Thomas Dygart, aged 77 years, 10 months and 23 days, died at his home in this village (Thorp, Clark Co., Wis.) on Saturday, Mar. 15, 1930, after an illness extending over a period of about three weeks. General debility incident to old age was the cause of his death. He was born in the town of Brotherton, Calumet Co., Wis., on April 20, 1852, where he spent his boyhood days. Upon reaching the age of manhood he enlisted in the U. S. Army and spent a period of five years in the service along the Mexican border and through the western states. On March 13, 1882 he was united in marriage to Hannah Park Bishop of Gravesville, Wis., where they resided until coming to Thorp about fourteen years ago. He leaves to mourn his aged wife and Mrs. Joseph Brickheimer, an adopted daughter, of Athens, Wis. The funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon from the M. E. Church, Rev. J. Irish officiating and the body was laid to rest in the village cemetery.


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