PENSION RECORD: File No. W1753
BLWT 6444-16055
Cert. No. 2450
Issued 9-16-1818 Agency: NY
Act of 3-18-1818 Service: Cont. N.H.
At $8 per mo. Rank: Pri.
App. for Pension: 4-17-1818
Age: 56
Res. at date of app.: Watertown, Jefferson Co., N.Y.
Res. at date of enlistment: Salem, Mass.
Enlisted in 1776 under Capt. Joseph Pettengill and Col. Weston and served until Feb. 1777 when he was discharged at Cherry Valley, N.Y. Enlisted again in company of Capt. Dustin, Regt. of Col. Millum of N.H. Line and served until Feb.
1778; discharged at Kingsburg, N.Y.---Amon Trowbridge Judge of Crt. His claim was allowed. He applied again under Act of 1820. Family consists of self aged 58, wife aged 57 and three daughters dependent, Hannah aged 20; Merriam aged 19;
Lucinda who is healthy.His pension was continued.
1 CMNT of Saginaw, Michigan
1 CMNT 1999 Living In Rochester, NY
1 CMNT He Immigrated To U.S. In 1906
Obituary: CLAYTON, March 11.---Hiram C. Russell, 91, a retired farmer and boatman and a former resident of Grindstone Island where he spent most of his life, died at 9:45 p.m. Thursday at the Easter nursing home here where he was a patient two
years.Afflicted with a heart condition, Mr. Russell had continued to remain active until about two weeks ago when he was stricken seriously ill and confined to his bed. Death was attributed to heart disease.
The funeral will be Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at the Cummings Funeral Home with Rev. David M. Talbot, rector of Clayton's Christ-Epsicopal Church, officiating. Burial will be in Clayton Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home tonight ar Saturday night from 7 to 9.
Mr. Russell is survived by a son, Clarence H. Russell, Clayton, and a brother, Floyd, of Binghamton.
He was born in this village on Sept. 17, 1868, a son of Hiram and Mary Stetson Russell. He married Miss Florence Black. Mrs. Russell died in 1935 in a hospital at Gananoque, Ont.
A farmer at Grindstone Island, Mr. Russell was also a boatman for summer tourists here. He retired years ago but continued to live on the island until twelve years ago when he moved to Princeton, N.J. He returned here in 1958 and entered
the Easter Nursing Home at that time.He had served as a member of the Clayton Town Board 15 years.
1 CMNT says she was born in Clayton, Jeff. Co., NY
1 CMNT Of Binghamton
1 CMNT Says Name Was Marguerite
Obituary (from newspaper of 22 April 1916): THERESA---The funeral of Nelson Sheley, aged 75, who died suddenly at his home in this village yesterday morning, will take place tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. W. C. Atwell of the Theresa
Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be at the Theresa Cemetery in the family plot.Mr. Sheley left his home during the morning to do some work and upon his return had just entered the house when he was stricken. He had been in good health.
Mr. Sheley was born in Theresa and had lived in this section his entire life. When 20 years of age he enlisted in the Union Army and fought for three years in the Civil War. He came to Theresa at the close of the war and has resided here
since.Mr. Sheley was an active and charter member of the George W. Flower Post, No. 306, G. A. R., of Theresa. He was also prominently connected with the Theresa Methodist Church, and was bass singer in the choir several years ago. For the
past five years Mr. Sheley had retired from active business but previous to that time he was employed as a woodworker in the shop of his brother, continuing in this capacity until the establishment was discontinued a few years ago.Mr. Sheley had been twice married. His first wife, who was Miss Mary Thompson of this village, died about three years ago. He is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Cecilia Wilson Potter of Theresa and a daughter, Mrs. Fred Potter of
Clayton.Mr. Sheley's comrade in arms through the entire service of the Civil War was Lieutenant Warren F. Swan, of this village. Of Mr. Sheley, Lieutenant Swan says: "Nelson was a faithful and true soldier, never shirking in the gravest dangers,
always doing his duty without flinching." Lieutenant Swan and Mr. Sheley were assigned to Company F, Tenth New York Heavy Artillery. Mr. Sheley saw service for three years, being mustered out of the service at Petersburg, Va., June 29, 1865.
He saw service at Cold Harbor, Battle of the Wilderness, Petersburg, Cedar Creek, and was in the Shenandoah Valley when General Sheridan made his famous ride. He was in the trenches before Petersburg for about two years. After the war he
returned to this village and had resided here mainly ever since.
Obituary (from newspaper of 22 April 1916): THERESA---The funeral of Nelson Sheley, aged 75, who died suddenly at his home in this village yesterday morning, will take place tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. W. C. Atwell of the Theresa
Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be at the Theresa Cemetery in the family plot.Mr. Sheley left his home during the morning to do some work and upon his return had just entered the house when he was stricken. He had been in good health.
Mr. Sheley was born in Theresa and had lived in this section his entire life. When 20 years of age he enlisted in the Union Army and fought for three years in the Civil War. He came to Theresa at the close of the war and has resided here
since.Mr. Sheley was an active and charter member of the George W. Flower Post, No. 306, G. A. R., of Theresa. He was also prominently connected with the Theresa Methodist Church, and was bass singer in the choir several years ago. For the
past five years Mr. Sheley had retired from active business but previous to that time he was employed as a woodworker in the shop of his brother, continuing in this capacity until the establishment was discontinued a few years ago.Mr. Sheley had been twice married. His first wife, who was Miss Mary Thompson of this village, died about three years ago. He is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Cecilia Wilson Potter of Theresa and a daughter, Mrs. Fred Potter of
Clayton.Mr. Sheley's comrade in arms through the entire service of the Civil War was Lieutenant Warren F. Swan, of this village. Of Mr. Sheley, Lieutenant Swan says: "Nelson was a faithful and true soldier, never shirking in the gravest dangers,
always doing his duty without flinching." Lieutenant Swan and Mr. Sheley were assigned to Company F, Tenth New York Heavy Artillery. Mr. Sheley saw service for three years, being mustered out of the service at Petersburg, Va., June 29, 1865.
He saw service at Cold Harbor, Battle of the Wilderness, Petersburg, Cedar Creek, and was in the Shenandoah Valley when General Sheridan made his famous ride. He was in the trenches before Petersburg for about two years. After the war he
returned to this village and had resided here mainly ever since.
Obituary: THERESA. Jan. 6.---Celia Crabb Sheley, widow of Nelson Sheley, died at 3 o'clock this morning at her home in this village, aged 68 years. She had been ill for the last week with influenza.
Mrs. Sheley was born at Norfolk, her maiden name being Celia Crabb. She was three times married, her first husband being Jerry Maloney of Norfolk. They moved to Theresa about 40 years ago. After his death she became the wife of Charles
A. Wilcox who died in 1908, and she was later united in marriage to Mr. Sheley, whose death occurred five years ago.Mrs. Sheley was a member of the Methodist Church, the Home Missionary Society and Sunday School Society thereof, and of the Theresa Chapter, O. E. S., in which she held the office of warden. Surviving are two brothers, Albert Crabb of
Norfolk and Charles of Seneca Falls; a stepson, Clarence G. Wilcox and two stepdaughters, Mrs. Ross McCue and Mrs. Frank Potter of Clayton.The funeral will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the C. A. Giltz undertaking parlors. The Rev. W. G. Atwell will officiate and burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery.