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1855 Wisconsin State Census, Milwaukee County, details:
1st ward
Mrs. ? John males 3, females 3, none foreign born
NOTE: Only John family found in census unknown if ours
1860 Federal Census, Town of Stiles, Oconto County, Wisconsin details:
Page No. 77, 31st of July, lines 28-32, dwelling 553, family 469
William Johns, 28, m, w, farmer, vore:600, vope:150, prussia germany
Margaret Johns, 26, f, w, prussia germany
Clara Johns, 6, f, w, Wisconsin
William Johns, 4, m, w, Wisconsin
Henry Johns, 2, m, w, Wisconsin
1870 Federal Census, Town of Gillett, Oconto County, Wisconsin details:
Page No. 6, 23rd day of July, lines 10-16, dwelling 41, family 41
Johns, William, 43, male, white, farmer, vore 2000, vope 500, Prussia, parents of foreign birth, can read & write
Johns, Johanna, 40, female, white, keeping house, Prussia, parents of foreign birth, can read & write
Johns, Clara, 16, female, white, at home, Wisconsin, parents of foreign birth, attended school, can read & write
Johns Alfred, 13, male, white, at school, Wisconsin, parents of foreign birth, attended school, can read & write
Johns, Henry, 11, male, white, at school, Wisconsin, parents of foreign birth, attended school, can read & write
Johns, William, 10, male, white, at school, Wisconsin, parents of foreign birth, attended school, can read & write
Johns, Louisa, 3, female, white, at home, Wisconsin, parents of foreign birth
????, Jesse, 22, male, white, farm laborer, England, parents of foreign birth, can read & write
1875 Wisconsin State Census, Gillett, Oconto County details:
page 1, line 10
F. W. John white male 5[?], female 2
1880 Federal Census, Gillett, Oconto County, Wisconsin details:
Page No. 2, Lines 22-27, house 14, dwelling 14:
John, William, white, male, 53, head, married, farmer, born: Prussia, father: Prussia, mother: Prussia
John, Johanna, white, female, 51, wife, married, keeps house, born: Prussia, father: Prussia, mother: Prussia
John, Henry, white, male, 21, single, helps on farm, born: Wis, father: Prussia, mother: Prussia
John, William, white, male, 19, single, farm laborer, born: Wis, father: Prussia, mother: Prussia
John, Laura, white, female, 13, single, helps in house, born: Wis, father: Prussia, mother: Prussia
John, Victor, white, male, 8, single, at school, born: Wis, father: Prussia, mother: Prussia
Note:.jpeg file, in picture folder, of census page
1885 Wisconsin State Census, Town of Gillett, Oconto County details:
line 1
F. W. John male 3, female 2; nativity US 1, Germ 3
1895 Wisconsin State Census, Town of Gillett, Oconto County details:
line 4
F. W. John males 4, females 2; nativity US 2, Germ 2
1900 Federal Census Gillett, Oconto County, Wisconsin details:
Line #79-83, Family #14, House #14
John, Fredrick W., head, w, m, Mar., 1827, 73, married, 48yrs, born: Germany, father: Germany, mother: Germany, emmigrated 1852, resident 48yrs., naturalized, farmer, can read, write, speak english, own land, free of mortgage, farm
John, Johannah, wife, w, f, May, 1830, 70, married, 48yrs, 6 children, 5 lived, born: Germany, father: Germany, mother: Germany, resident 48yrs., can read, write, speak english
John, Henry D., son, w, m, Oct., 1858, 41, single, born: WI, father: Germany, mother: Germany, can read, write, speak english.
Paul, Victor T., grandson, w, m, Aug. 1891, 8, single, born: Wisconsin, father: Wisconsin, mother: Wisconsin, at school, 9 months, can read, write, speak english
Richtra, Henrietta, servant, w, f, feb 1826, 14, single, born: Poland Russ, father: Poland Russ, mother: Poland Russ, servant, 7, 3 can read, write, speak english
1905 Wisconsin State Census, Village of Gillett, Oconto County, Wisconsin details:
Sheet 1, line 1-6
F. W. John head, white, male, age 78, married, born in Germany, parents born in Germany, occupation postmaster, employed 12 months, own home free of mortgage
Johanna wife, white, female, age 75, married, born in Germany, parents born in Germany
Laura Maylor [Naylor] daughter, white female, age 38, divorce, born in Wisconsin, parents born in Germany, cook
Henry son, white, male, age 47, single, born in Wisconsin, parents born in Germany, laborer
Henrietta Richter servant, white, female, age 19, female, born Wisconsin, parents born in Germany, servant
1910 Federal Census Village of Gillett, Oconto County, Wisconsin details:
Sup. dist. no. 8, Enumer. dist.no. 99, sheet no. 14A, Enumeration 7051, April 25th, Lines 1-3, dwelling 1, family 1
John, William F., head, m, w, 83, widowed, born: Germany, parents: Germany, emmigrated 1852, naturalized, speak english, own income, read, write, own home, farm, Union Vet
John, Henry, son, m, w, 51, single, born: Wisconsin, parents: Germany, speak english, farmer, general farm, oa, read, write
Richter, Henrietta, servant, f, w, 24, single, born: Russia/Germany parents: Russia/Germany, emmigrated 1892, speak english, servant, private family, w, no, o, read, write
FEDERAL CENSUS’ DONE FOR WILLIAM AND JOHANNA!!!
Can’t find them in 1855 State census, otherwise finished. |
| MILI |
In Prussia:
Assigned to the squad of Corporal Obest under Commander Bareh and Reitmaster Vadel. The assignment by regiment was the 6th or “Steel” regiment from the soldiers of that command wearing steel breastplates. It was also called the “Nicholas” regiment, the crown prince commanding it in person. Cavalry? Served 5 years 1845?-50?. [NOTE: from Wikipedia this might be the regiment’s offical name: 6th (Brandenburg) Cuirassiers "Emperor Nicholas I of Russia", were a heavy cavalry regiment of the Royal Prussian Army. The regiment was formed in 1807. The regiment fought in the War of the Sixth Coalition, the Second Schleswig War, the Austro-Prussian War, the Franco-Prussian War and World War I. The regiment was disbanded in 1919.]
In FW’s bio below, several facts are put forth that need to be clarified from actual records:
1. ...arrived in time to witness the explosion of the mine July 30th... - according to the General Adjutant records the 38th Cos. F-K were not forwarded to the field until Sept. 22 1864 from Madison, it would have taken them, at the least, several days to get to Virginia for the battle there and according to the Soldier and Sailors website summary they did not arrive until Oct. 1 [although I do not know how accurate the web site’s information is.]
2. ...was in on the Battle of Weldon RR... - according to the Wisconsin Adjutant General’s records the battle of Weldon RR took place on August 19-21 during a nasty rain storm. It is possible that they arrived at the tale end of the battle, but again Oct. 1 is the date given for their arrival at the line.
3. ...on the formation of his company was made 5th Sergeant... - according to the enlistment rolls he was a Corporal until his promotion to 5th Sergeant on February 20, 1865, a bit after the company formation.,
Frederick William John, a citizen of Gillett , Wisconsin, and a former soldier of the Union was born March 3, 1827, in Prussia. He is the son of Ludovick and Justina (Schule) John. His father was a soldier in the Allied Army and was 18 when he was conscripted according to the laws of his native country and was in the force that marched to Paris after the treaty of peace was signed. He fought at Leipsic, Austerlitz and Waterloo. The grandfather of Mr. John was in the service of Frederick the Great of Prussia 56 years and when he had been connected with the German army half a century received a gold medal from his sovereign. A brother of Mr. John, named August, resides in Iowa.
Mr. John was reared in his native country and educated according to the customs there, and when he arrived at a suitable age he entered the German army. He was assigned to the squad of Corporal Obest under Commander Bareh and Reitmaster Vadel. The assignment by regiment was the 6th, which was know as the “steel” regiment from the soldiers of that command wearing steel breastplates. It was also called the “Nicholas” regiment, the crown prince commanding it in person. He received three flesh wounds in the course of his five years’ service. In 1852 he came to America and located in Oconto Co., Wisconsin.
For 22 years he was engaged in the various branches of lumbering in Wisconsin and when he entered upon the career of a farmer he settled on the farm on which he now resides. He enlisted in July 1864, in Company G, 38th Wisconsin Infantry at Oconto for one year, and on the formation of his company was made 5th Sergeant. He received honorable discharge at Washington in June, 1865. The regiment left the State in May, 1864, going to the Capital from Camp Randall, Madison, after four weeks. Soon after arriving at Washington, they went to City Point, Va., and thence to the Wilderness and was first detailed as escort to supply trains to Cold Harbor. They led the advance in Grant’s flanking movement to the rear of Richmond, marching day and night until they arrived at Petersburg. They went immediately into action and were constantly engaged fighting by day, and rebuilding earthworks and fortifications by night, and Mr. John joined the command in time to witness the explosion of the mine July 30th. The regiment was then relieved and, in August, Mr. John was in battle on the Weldon railroad. He fought at Ream’s Station and at Poplar Grove Church and at Hatcher’s Run where the 37th and 38th Wisconsin were engaged in brisk skirmishing. The 38th went next to Petersburg and in the spring was in the movements through March and in the battle at Five Forks. Mr. John was in the assault at Fort Mahone and Fort Sedgwick and entered Petersburg after their capture. After the pursuit he returned to Petersburg and marched thence to Tenallytown where he went into camp. In the Grand Review at Washington, the 38th led the advance and returned to Wisconsin to be disbanded.
Mr. John was married in 1850 to Henrietta Vokes who died within two years. Mr. John was again married to Johanna Deadrech, a native of Brunswick. (Germany.) they have five living children. Clara died when 32 years old. Mr. John has served three years as Town Treasurer, Assessor one year, Supervisor three years and School Treasurer, 16 years.
Regarding FW John's Civil War Record:
Rank In: Private [Corporal]
Rank Out: 5th Sergeant
UNION WISCONSIN VOLUNTEERS
38th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry [Company G]
SERVICE.- Poplar Springs Church September 29-October 2. Boydton Plank Road , Hatcher's Run, October 27-28. (Companies "F," "G," "H," "I" and "K" joined October 1, 1864, [they were forwarded to the field from Madison, Wisconsin on the 22nd of September 1864]). Received Rebel Peace Commissioners Stephens, Hunter, Campbell and Hatch through lines under flag of truce January 29, 1865. Fort Stedman, Petersburg, March 25. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 2. Occupation of Petersburg April 3. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Moved to Washington, D. C., April 21-25. Grand Review May 28. 2nd Battalion mustered out June 6, 1865.
CWSAC Battle Summaries:
Peebles’ Farm
Other Names: Poplar Springs Church, Wyatt’s Farm, Chappell’s House, Pegram’s Farm, Vaughan Road, Harmon Road
Location: Dinwiddie County
Campaign: Richmond-Petersburg Campaign (June 1864-March 1865)
Date(s): September 30-October 2, 1864
Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, Maj. Gen. John G. Parke, and Maj. Gen. G.K. Warren [US]; Lt. Gen. A.P. Hill and Maj. Gen. Wade Hampton [CS]
Forces Engaged: Corps
Estimated Casualties: 3,800 total
Description:In combination with Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler’s offensive north of the James River, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant extended his left flank to cut Confederate lines of communication southwest of Petersburg. Two divisions of the IX corps under Maj. Gen. John G. Parke, two divisions of the V Corps under Maj. Gen. G.K. Warren, and Brig. Gen. David M. Gregg’s cavalry division were assigned to the operation. On September 30, the Federals marched via Poplar Spring Church to reach Squirrel Level and Vaughan Roads. The initial Federal attack overran Fort Archer, flanking the Confederates out of their Squirrel Level Road line. Late afternoon, Confederate reinforcements arrived, slowing the Federal advance. On October 1, the Federals repulsed a Confederate counterattack directed by Lt. Gen. A.P. Hill. Reinforced by Maj. Gen. Gershom Mott’s division, the Federals resumed their advance on the 2nd, captured Fort MacRae which was lightly defended, and extended their left flank to the vicinity of Peebles’ and Pegram’s Farms. With these limited successes, Meade suspended the offensive. A new line was entrenched from the Federal works on Weldon Railroad to Pegram’s Farm.
Result(s): Union victory
Boydton Plank Road
Other Names: Hatcher’s Run, Burgess’ Mill
Location: Dinwiddie County
Campaign: Richmond-Petersburg Campaign (June 1864-March 1865)
Date(s): October 27-28, 1864
Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock [US]; Maj. Gen. Henry Heth [CS]
Forces Engaged: Corps (35,000 total)
Estimated Casualties: 3,058 total (1,758 US; 1,300 CS)
Description: Directed by Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock, divisions from three Union corps (II, V, and IX) and Gregg’s cavalry division, numbering more than 30,000 men, withdrew from the Petersburg lines and marched west to operate against the Boydton Plank Road and South Side Railroad. The initial Union advance on October 27 gained the Boydton Plank Road, a major campaign objective. But that afternoon, a counterattack near Burgess’ Mill spearheaded by Maj. Gen. Henry Heth’s division and Maj. Gen. Wade Hampton’s cavalry isolated the II Corps and forced a retreat. The Confederates retained control of the Boydton Plank Road for the rest of the winter.
Result(s): Confederate victory
Fort Stedman
Other Names: None
Location: Petersburg
Campaign: Richmond-Petersburg Campaign (June 1864-March 1865)
Date(s): March 25, 1865
Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. John G. Parke [US]; Gen. Robert E. Lee and Maj. Gen. John B. Gordon [CS]
Forces Engaged: Corps
Estimated Casualties: 3,850 total (US 950; CS 2,900)
Description: In a last-gasp offensive, Gen. Robert E. Lee amassed nearly half of his army in an attempt to break through Grant’s Petersburg defenses and threaten his supply depot at City Point. Directed by Maj. Gen. John B. Gordon, the pre-dawn assault on March 25 overpowered the garrisons of Fort Stedman and Batteries X, XI, and XII. The Confederates were brought under a killing crossfire, and counterattacks led by Maj. Gens. Parke and Hartranft contained the breakthrough, cut off, and captured more than 1,900 of the attackers. During the day, elements of the II and VI Corps assaulted and captured the entrenched picket lines in their respective fronts, which had been weakened for the assault on Fort Stedman. This was a devastating blow for Lee’s army, setting up the Confederate defeat at Five Forks on April 1 and the fall of Petersburg on April 2-3.
Result(s): Union victory
Petersburg
Other Names: Petersburg
Location: City of Petersburg
Campaign: Appomattox Campaign (March-April 1865)
Date(s): April 2, 1865
Principal Commanders: Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant [US]; Gen. Robert E. Lee [CS]
Forces Engaged: Armies
Estimated Casualties: 7,750 total (US 3,500; CS 4,250)
Description: With Confederate defeat at Five Forks on April 1, Grant and Meade ordered a general assault against the Petersburg lines by II, IX, VI and XXIV Corps on April 2. A heroic defense of Fort Gregg by a handful of Confederates prevented the Federals from entering the city that night. Lt. Gen. A.P. Hill was killed trying to reach his troops in the confusion. After dark, Lee ordered the evacuation of Petersburg and Richmond. Grant had achieved one of the major military objectives of the war: the capture of Petersburg, which led to the fall of Richmond, the Capitol of the Confederacy.
Result(s): Union victory
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The complete book below has been photocopied by me and is a digital file in my John genealogy:
Pierce, S. W. 1998. Battle fields and camp fires of the Thirty-Eighth: an authentic narrative and record of the organization of the Thirty-Eighth Regiment of Wis. Vol. Inf'y, and the part taken by it in the late war, a short biographical sketch of each commissioned officer, and the name, age at time of enlistment, nativity, residence and occupation of every enlisted man, with notes of incidents relating to them. La Crosse, Wis: Brookhaven Press.
[This particular copy found at FHL film no. 6118426, Salt Lake City, Utah] [3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] |
1827 - 1910 (83 years)
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