Almerick Webster WILBUR

Male 1839 - 1901  (62 years)


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  • Name Almerick Webster WILBUR  [2
    • Almerick W. Wilbur enlisted 16 Apr. 1861 as a private in Battery A, 1st Mich. Light Art. (known as the Loomis Battery). He served more than 4 yrs. under Generals McClellan, Buell, Crittendon and others. Then he was under Generals Mitchell and Thomas at Nashville, Murfreesboro, Stone River, Tullahoma, Chattanooga, Lookout Mt., MissionRidge, Chickamauqua and Atlanta. He was 5 times wounded and had 2 horses shot out from under him. He was promoted for gallantry through the ranks from Sarg.-Major to 2nd Lt., 1st Lt. and in 1864 to a Captain.

      He engaged in the harness business after the war in Chicago and was living there during the Chicago fire in 1871. In 1876 he moved to Calif. by 1880 he had moved to Brockport, NY. He was with the Johnson harvester Co. in Rochester, NY as an officer. He also served as a pension councilor and processed over 1300 pensions for his clients. he was a member of the Masonic Order and the G.A.R. Post. [1]
    Birth 13 Mar 1839  Arkwright, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Living with parents in Quincy, Branch Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Death 5 Apr 1901  Rochester, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I71382  Main Tree
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2013 

    Father Jeremiah WILBUR,   b. 30 Apr 1803, Brookfield, Madison Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jan 1856, Quincy, Branch Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Sally Orissa PEEBLES,   b. 26 Feb 1807, Madison County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 1898, Quincy, Branch Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 1825  Madison County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F28834  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Pauline L. HOPELY,   b. 5 Sep 1840, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jul 1919, Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 24 Dec 1865  Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Mack James Lindsey WILBUR,   b. 5 Oct 1866, Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Oct 1948, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F28887  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2013 

  • Sources 
    1. [S5367] Mr. Leslie A. Peebles in collaboration with Mrs. E.G. (Thelma) Peebles, "Robert Peebles from Ulster, 1718; Patrick of Pelham, Mass., 1738; Some of their Descendants with some 'Other' Peebles", (Written at Marathon, New York August 15, 1964 by Leslie Peebles).

    2. [S5322] 1850 Census Quincy, Branch County, Michigan.

    3. [S5334] Ancestry.com: Family Trees - Arnold Family Tree.

    4. [S4496] Ancestry.com: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970.

    5. [S5336] Ancestry.com: Family Trees - Hosely-Peebles Family Tree .