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Descendants of Jesse Weed

Generation No. 3

9. George M.³ Weed (William², Jesse¹)³⁰ was born 1846 in , Greene, NY, and died 1917 ³¹. He married Alice C. Wright³² September 11, 1872 in Stamford, Fairfield, CT, daughter of John Wright. She was born 1849 ³³, and died 1932^33,³⁴.

Notes for George M. Weed:
The Thurlow Weed ancestors were from Stamford. Allie Wright was the da ughter of John Wright. The source was the Recorder newspaper index for 1 872, page 57. In addition, the will of Abigail Sisson Winnie mentions h er nephew George M. Weed. My George would have been a nephew of Abigai l Sisson Winnie.

George Weed resided in Schoharie, New York, in 1897, according to an af fidavit in the packet for Charles Sisson at the Vedder Library in Coxsa ckie, New York.
George M. WEED is listed as living with Henry WINANS and Helen (SISSON) W INANS and their daughter Louise.

More About George M. Weed:
Burial: Jefferson Rural Cemetery (Former Name), Now the Town of Catskill Cemetery, Catskill, Greene, NY ³⁵
Occupation: 1870, , , NY; Occupation: tinman ³⁶
Record Change: July 21, 2006
Residence: Abt. 1895, New Scotland, Albany, NY ³⁷

Notes for Alice C. Wright:
The 1880 US Census gave "Cornelia" and the wife of George Weed. I beli eve that "Cornelia" is the given name of my Allie Wright. The Vital St atistics gave George Weed's wife's name as "Allie F."

More About Alice C. Wright:
Burial: 1932, New Jefferson Rural Cemetery, Greene, NY ³⁸
Record Change: July 19, 2006

More About George Weed and Alice Wright:
Marriage: September 11, 1872, Stamford, Fairfield, CT

Child of George Weed and Alice Wright is:

Nelson E.⁴ Weed, born 1873; died 1952.

10. Elnora³ Weed (William², Jesse¹) was born November 1851 in , Greene, NY ³⁹, and died in Y. She married George Lake Abt. 1870 in , , NY. He was born May 1833 in , , NY, and died in Y.

Notes for Elnora Weed:
An Ella Weed married George Lake, both of Cairo, New York, on 10 Februa ry 1870 at the parsonage in Greenville by Reverend Kelley. Ella may be E lnora Weed. Information from the Catskill Examiner 19 February 1870.

The 1860 New York Census gave the name for William Weed and Caroline SI sson's child, born around 1850, as "Alvira," a male.

More About Elnora Weed:
Record Change: July 11, 2006

More About George Lake:
Record Change: July 11, 2006

More About George Lake and Elnora Weed:
Marriage: Abt. 1870, , , NY

Children of Elnora Weed and George Lake are:

Ernest M.⁴ Lake, born December 25, 1878 in Cairo, Greene, NY³⁹; died in Y.

More About Ernest M. Lake:
Drf: September 12, 1918, Catskill, Greene, NY ⁴⁰
Occupation: 1918, Cairo, Greene, NY; Occupation: farmer⁴⁰
Record Change: September 16, 2006

ii.

Adelbert Lake, born July 1885 in , , NY ⁴¹; died in Y.

More About Adelbert Lake:
Record Change: July 11, 2006

iii.

Guy E. Lake, born June 07, 1886 in Goshen, , IN^41,⁴²; died in Y.

Notes for Guy E. Lake:
On his WW I Draft Registration Card, Guy E. LAKE states that he is marr ied and should be exempt because he has a weak heart.

More About Guy E. Lake:
Military: June 05, 1917, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH⁴²
Occupation: 1917, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH; Occupation: department manager for May Company⁴²
Record Change: September 16, 2006

12. Theodore Dennis³ Weed (Dennis², Jesse¹)^43,⁴⁴ was born July 20, 1841 in Oak Hill, Greene, NY, and died July 18, 1895 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, IA ⁴⁵. He married Fannie Catherine Russell October 06, 1878 in Spring Valley, Fillmore, MN. She was born October 06, 1855 in Lacolle, St. Jean, Quebec, Canada, and died July 21, 1921 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, IA ⁴⁶.

Notes for Theodore Dennis Weed:
Jean Loraine Weed gave name as Theodore R. Weed.
Theodore Weed, in written history of his life, gave his birth year as 1 846, but this date is after his father's death (died 1843). On page 21 o f Greene Genes, Vol. 6 #1, Spring 1993, is listed the 1860 census. The odore Weed, age 18*, laborer on farm of Charles (age 35) and Polly (age 7 0) Sisson. This fits with 1841 as his birth year.
This note is from a document given to me by Jeanne James Weed. It is a n autobiographical sketch by Theodore D. Weed about his military record i n the Civil War. It will be entered here as originally written.

THEODORE D. WEED

Theodore D. Weed was born at Catskill, Oak Hill, Greene Co., New York, o n the Hudson River on July 20, 1846.

Prior to the War I was a student; I graduated at Fort Edward (1) Instit ute, Washington County, New York. I graduated before I was fifteen yea rs old.

I entered the war first with the Ellsworth Zuaves (2). I was at the fi rst Battle of Bull Run, also at the Marshall House, Alexandria.

When a youthful commander fell mortally wounded, Elmer E. Ellsworth, I r eturned home and re-enlisted in the Ellsworth's Avengers, 44th regiment , New York, S.V. Co., 1, for three years. Sept. 27th, 1861, at Albany, N .Y.

We numbered 1260 young men. I participated in 13 battles and skirmishe s. I was at the siege of Yorktown (3), Battle of Williamsburg(4), Fair O aks(5), Mulhaenies Hills, Hausen Camp. I was in two engagements of the d ay.

I was captured Prisoner of War at that time, May 27th, 1862 taken to Ri chmond, and put in Castle Thunder, then in Libbye (sic) Prison (6), Bel le Isle, then Florence and Andersonviles (sic) (7). I was imprisoned 2 y ears, 11 months, 25 days.

I held the colors when I fell. Mrs. Eraslus (sic) Corning of Albany, N .Y. (8) presented our regiment with a standard of colors in pure silk w ith the inscription, "Peoples Ellsworth Regiment, 44th New York S.V.", o therwise Ellsworth Avengers. Also Mr. E. Corning (9) gave to our entir e regiment a Zuave uniform to each member.

In the last battle we fought over two hours, until we exhausted all our a mmunition. Then we fixed bayonets for final charge. I was acting Colo r Corporal, having never received my new commission. Afterward as color S argeant Young received five wounds. Holding the staff in his hand when t he fatal fifth wound. Then I also received my fatal (sic) injuries wit h seven flesh wounds. Having been thrown by the front and rear ranks i nto the rebel dugouts. When I received the fatal (sic) injury of the s pine, from which I have suffered for all these years. Spinal Paralysis f rom injury of the spine.

I am including information on the numbered subjects for clarity, they a re as follows:

(1) Fort Edward, village, New York, Washington County, on the Hudson Ri ver, 50 miles north of Albany. The village was founded on the site of a f ort built by Gen. Phineas Lyman in 1755 and was first known as Fort Lym an but afterward renamed For Edward in honor of one of the grandsons of K ing George II. The fort was important during the French and Indian War , and used during campaigns in the American Revolution, but was later a bandoned.

(2) Ellsworth, Elmer Ephraim, 1837-1861, born in Malta, NY. In Chicago , he organized the Zouave Cadets, who became famous for their perfectio n in drill and gave exhibitions throughout the north. He entered Abrah am Lincoln's law office (1860), and accompanied Lincoln to Washington ( 1861). When the Civil War began, Ellsworth became colonel of volunteer 1 1th Zouave regiment recruited from New York firemen. On 24 May 1861, t he 24 year old Ellsworth became the first Union combat fatality while a ttempting to remove a Confederate flag from a hotel roof.

(3) Siege of Yorktown, 18 April 1862 to 3 May 1862; the enormous force o f the Army of the Potomac overwhelmed the Confederates without a major b attle. The Southern troops move toward Richmond and McClellan's forces e nter Yorktown.

(4) Williamsburg, city, SE Virginia, between the York and James Rivers, 4 8 miles SE of Richmond. Here, on 5 May 1862, a division of Gen. McClel lan's army, under Hooker, overtook the rear column of the retreating Co nfederate forces under Gen. Magruder. In all, 1703 Southern soldiers a nd 456 Union soldiers were lost, with 373 Union soldiers listed as miss ing.

(5) The battle of Fairoaks, Virginia (aka Seven Pines), 31 May 1862, wa s a major operation that took the lives oif 5031 Union and 6134 Confede rate troops. Despite being a Southern victory, it did little to ease N orthern pressure on Richmond . It was part of the Eastern Theater, Pen insular Campaign.

(6) Libby Prison, Richmond, VA, formerly the candle warehouse of Libby a nd Sons Ships Chandlers. Largely used to confine officer POW's, the mo st notorious after Andersonville, it was commandeered by Gen. J. H. Win der after the 1st battle of Bull Run. It was 4 story, brick, with 8 roo ms, no furniture. Prisoners slept on the floor. During the war, 125,0 00 prisoners passed through. The conditions in Libby Prison were excee ded in infamy only by those at Andersonville. There was one escape on 9 F eb 1864, and two Federal raids (28 Feb and 4 Mar 1864) in attempts to f ree prisoners. It was torn down in 1888-89.

(7) Andersonville Prison, located SW Georgia, first called Camp Sumter. H astily built in the winter of 1863/4 (opened 27 Feb 1864) to hold the b urgeoning Federal prisoners, the prison consisted of a 16 1/2-acre log s tockade, later enlarged, divided by a stream. The stockade held more t han 30,000 men at one time. Poor sanitation, lack of medical care and i nsufficient clothing caused an average of 958 prisoners to die every mo nth during the 13 months the prison was in operation. Capt. H. Wirz, f ormer commander of the prison, was hanged in November 1865, after being f ound guilty of charges of cruelty to Federal prisoners of war held at A ndersonville.

(8) Corning, city, NY, on the Cheming River, about 18 miles NW of Elmir a. It was settled in 1789 and named for Erastus Corning, railway build er.

(9) Corning, Erastus, 1794-1872, born Norwich, CN. Began a successful i ron manufacturing concern in Albany (1814), headed Utica and Schenectad y RR (1833-53), formed the NY Central system and became its first presi dent (1853-64), organized the Corning Land Co. (1835) as a commercial c enter. Four times the mayor of Albany, state senator (1842-46), member o f Congress (1857-59, 1861-63), and a member of the Peace Conference at W ashington (1861).

Works Cited: Hesseltine, W.B., Civil War Prisons: A Study in War Psych ology (1930).
Bowman, H.S., The Civil War: Day by Day (1989).
On page 21 of Greene Genes, Vol. 6 #1, Spring 1993, is listed the 1860 c ensus. Theodore Weed, age 18*, laborer on farm of Charles (age 35) and P olly (age 70) Sisson. (*Please note that Theodore's birthdate is 1846, w hich would have made him 14, not 18, as stated. He may have lied to fi nd work, or he may have misstated his birthdate in biographical sheet.)
Theodore Dennis WEED enlisted at the age of 19 on 26 Sep 1861 as a Priv ate in the Union Army, Company I, 44th Infantry Regiment, NY Volunteers ( Ellsworth Avengers, People's Ellsworth Regiment). He received a disabi lity discharge on 16 Jul 1862 at Fort Monroe, VA for wounds received in b attle. He is recorded as receiving a Distinguished Service discharge.

The 44th Infantry Regiment numbered 1,061 men.

Regiment History: Regiment left Albany, 21 Oct 1961 for Washington. A ssigned to the 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, and later joined with the 5th C orps. On 28 Oct they camped at Hall's Hill.

10 Mar 1862 they advanced to Centerville, returned to Fairfax, and proc eeded to Yorktown arriving on 1 Apr. From May 5 - 19, the 44th was gar risoned at Fort Magruder. They then proceeded to Gaines' Mill, engaged t he enemy at Hanover Court House with a loss of 86 men; killed, wounded o r missing. The 44th participated in the Seven Days' battles with a tot al loss of 56 men at Gaines' Mill and 99 men at Malvern Hill out of 225 e ngaged in last named battle.

The company returned to Alexandria, by way of Fort Monroe to Manassas, a nd in the battle of 30 Aug lost 71 men; killed, wounded or missing. Th e 44th was held in reserve at Antietum; spent time at Shepherdstown and F redericksburg; shared the hardships of Burnside's "Mud March" and retur ned to winter quarters at Stoneman Switch near Falmouth.

Battles in which Theodore Dennis WEED fought with the 44th:
30 Apr 1862: Yorktown, VA
27 May 1862: Hanover Court House, VA
18 Jun 1862: Mississippi River
27 Jun 1862: Chickahoming, VA
Gaines' Mill, VA
28 Jun 1862: Savages' Station, VA
29 Jun 1862: Malvern Hill, VA
Savages' Station, VA
30 Jun 1862: Savages' Station, VA
1 Jul 1862: James River, VA
Malvern Hill, VA

More About Theodore Dennis Weed:
CWSR: NY to VA ⁴⁷
Military: September 26, 1861, New York, New York, NY ⁴⁸
Misc event: 1860, , Greene, NY
Record Change: July 21, 2006

Notes for Fannie Catherine Russell:
Fannie Russell resided at 710 Garfield Street, Mason City, Iowa, in May 1 897, according to Surogate Court records held at the Vedder Library in t he file of Charles Sisson.
On Guy Weed and Esther Ostman's marriage certificate, Guy states that h is mother was from Wisconsin. However, his daughter, Jean Lorraine (We ed) Weis, notes that she thought that Fannie C. Russell was from Canada .
In the Iowa census of 1900, Fanny C. (Russell) WEED is listed as having g iven birth to eight children, seven of whom lived to adulthood. She al so lists herself and her parents as being born in French Canada.

More About Fannie Catherine Russell:
Record Change: December 30, 2006
Residence: 1900, Mason City, Cerro Gordo, IA; Residence: at 524 West Drummand Street ⁴⁹

More About Theodore Weed and Fannie Russell:
Marriage: October 06, 1878, Spring Valley, Fillmore, MN

Children of Theodore Weed and Fannie Russell are:

Claude Theodore⁴ Weed, born October 15, 1880 in Lake Benton, Lincoln, MN ⁵⁰; died January 1971 in Covina, Los Angeles, CA ⁵¹.

More About Claude Theodore Weed:
Record Change: June 29, 2004

ii.

Adelbert Walter Weed, born February 07, 1883 in Yankton, Yankton, SD ⁵²; died May 19, 1962 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.

More About Adelbert Walter Weed:
Occupation: 1900, Mason City, Cerro Gordo, IA; Occupation: barber ⁵³
Record Change: December 30, 2006
Social Security Number: 484-18-2566

iii.

Maude Ellen Weed, born June 24, 1885 in Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI ⁵⁴; died in Y. She married William Dempsey Abt. 1909 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, IA ⁵⁵; born Abt. 1887 in Canada - English⁵⁵; died in Y.

More About Maude Ellen Weed:
Record Change: August 18, 2006

More About William Dempsey:
Record Change: June 29, 2004

More About William Dempsey and Maude Weed:
Marriage: Abt. 1909, Mason City, Cerro Gordo, IA⁵⁵

+	29	iv.		Guy Lanclet Weed, born April 17, 1887 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, IA; died March 01, 1968 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
	30	v.		Pearl Rhoda WEED, born September 28, 1890 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, IA ^56,⁵⁷; died May 1972 in San Pedro, Los Angeles, CA ⁵⁸. She married Leonard Goodman; born July 16, 1890⁵⁸; died November 1967 in Goshen, Columbiana, OH⁵⁸.

More About Pearl Rhoda WEED:
Record Change: June 29, 2004
Social Security Number: 550-34-6049⁵⁸

More About Leonard Goodman:
Record Change: June 29, 2004
Social Security Number: 295-05-8314⁵⁸

vi.

Hazel Fannie Weed, born January 01, 1893 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, IA ⁵⁹; died in Y. She married Henry Gunderson; born April 21, 1893 in , , MN ⁶⁰; died July 1982 in Gary, Norman, MN ⁶¹.

More About Hazel Fannie Weed:
Record Change: June 29, 2004

More About Henry Gunderson:
Record Change: June 29, 2004
Social Security Number: 468-40-8011 ⁶²

vii.

Lloyd Weston Weed, born September 24, 1894 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, IA; died September 22, 1969 in Central Heights, Cerro Gordo, IA.

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