| Soldier | Rowley, Russel | Enlist Date: 13 Feb 1864 | |||
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| Widow | Rowley Clark Tuttle, Lucy Lord Bishop | Enlist Place: Burr Oaks, MI | |||
| Service | 17 Mich Inf | Enlist Rank: Private | |||
| PENSION | File Date | Appl. # | Cert. # | State | City/Town |
| Widow | 1865---Oct 6 | 111,692 | 602,133 | MI | |
| Guardian | 1868---Feb 8 | 147,741 | 120,631 | MI | |
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ABSTRACT OF PENSION FILE |
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| Enlistment Age |
Date of Birth | Birthplace | Date of Death | Place of Death | |
| Soldier: | 38 | abt 1826 |
Alleged 25 May 1864 |
see note | |
| Spouse: | XXXXXXXX | 7 Feb 1911 | Sturgis, St Joseph Co., MI | ||
| Marriage | Date | Place | By Whom | ||
| Record: | 9 Oct 1849 | home of James L Bishop in Farmersville, Cattaraguas Co., NY | Elder Benjamin Lanley (Lawley?) | ||
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Name | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Date of Death | Place of Death |
| Child 1: | James D. | 31 Jan 1852 | Farmersville. Cattaragaus Co., MI | ||
| Child 2: | Freddy R. | 23 Oct 1854 | Burr Oak, St Joseph Co., MI | 30 Oct 1858 | |
| Child 3: | Ellen C. (or as Nellie C.) | 25 May 1857 | Burr Oak, St Joseph Co., MI | ||
| Child 4: | Henry G. | 7 Nov 1859 | Burr Oak, St Joseph Co., MI | ||
| Child 5: | Frank Ellsworth | 17 Sep 1861 | Burr Oak, St Joseph Co., MI | (Name changed to Spencer Ellsworth about 1866) | |
| Russel became a missing person case: last whereabouts given in a letter written May 19th, 1864, as a war prisoner "25 miles N.W. Orange C. H., Virginia"; assumed died from battle wounds in the thigh on May 6, 1864, during the "Battle of the Wilderness" in Virginia. His letter said he was losing his leg to amputation. | |||||
| Lucy married (2): Allen B. Clark, April 11, 1867 in Burr Oak, St. Joseph County, MI. Note Allen Clark is a pensioner for service in Co. E, 153rd Indiana
Volunteers. Divorced(2): Apr 28, 1873, in Wells County, IN. Married (3): Hiram O. Tuttle, Nov. 13, 1877, Sturgis, St. Joseph County, MI. |
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Provided by Irene Rowley
Last update on April 16, 2008