Person:Adam Hark (1)

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Adam Hark
b.1828 Germany
m. 30 Mar 1851
  1. Mary S. HarkBet 1852 & 1853 - 1903
  2. John A. Hark1856 - Bef 1895
  3. Michael Hark1857 - 1887
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Name[1] Adam Hark
Unknown[8] Edward Hark
Gender Male
Birth[5] 1828 Germany
Marriage 30 Mar 1851 Montgomery, Ohio, United Statesto Catherine McGinnis
Residence[5] 1860 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
Military[1] From 8 Dec 1863 to 12 Jun 1864 Civil War Veteran, Private, ?? Artillery, 24th Ohio Infantry, Company E
Death[1] Bet 1864 and 1870 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United Stateswife and children are in 1870 census without him

Why isn't he buried with his wife and children? Did he die between 1864 and 1870 or were they divorced or living separately? If they were divorced, would Catherine still get his pension?

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Dayton Daily News. (Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States).

    newspaper: Dayton Daily News
    dates: May 8 and May 15, 1993
    title: MATRIARCH MURDER - NE'ER-DO-WELL DAUGHTER PRIME SUSPECT IN MOTHER'S DEATH
    author: Roz Young

    article available at www.daytonhistorybooks.com

  2.   United States. Census Office. 11th census, 1890. 1890 U.S. Census Schedules enumerating Union veterans and widows of Union veterans of the Civil War. (Washington [District of Columbia]: The National Archives, 1948).

    1890 Veterans Schedules

    Veteran's name: Adam Hark
    Relative's name: Catherine Hark
    Relationship to veteran: Widow
    Home in 1890 (Township, County, State): Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio
    Year enlisted: 1863
    Year discharged: 1864
    Rank: Private

  3.   United States. Veterans Administration. General index to pension files, 1861-1934. (Washington, District of Columbia, United States: NARA).

    U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

    Name: Adam Hark
    Widow: Catherine Hark
    Roll number: T288_199

  4.   Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System: aka CWSS. (National Park Service).

    Hark , Adam

    BATTLE UNIT NAME:24th Regiment, Ohio Infantry
    SIDE:Union
    COMPANY:E
    SOLDIER'S RANK IN:Private
    SOLDIER'S RANK OUT:Private
    ALTERNATE NAME:
    FILM NUMBER:M552 ROLL 44
    PLAQUE NUMBER:
    NOTES: none
    =======================

    24th Regiment, Ohio Infantry
    OVERVIEW:
    Organized at Camps Chase and Jackson, Ohio, May 29, to June 17, 1861. Left State for West Virginia July 26, reaching Cheat Mountain Summit August 14. Attached to Cheat Mountain Brigade, West Virginia, to November, 1861. 10th Brigade, Army of the Ohio, to December, 1861. 10th Brigade, 4th Division, Army of the Ohio, to September, 1862. 10th Brigade, 4th Division, 2nd Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November, 1862. 3rd Brigade. 2nd Division, Left Wing 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 21st Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to October, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 4th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to April, 1864. 1st Separate Brigade, Post of Chattanooga, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland, to June, 1864.

    SERVICE:Operations on Cheat Mountain, W. Va., September 11-17, 1861. Action at Cheat Mountain September 12. Greenbrier River October 3-4 and October 31. Moved to Louisville, Ky., November 18, thence to Camp Wickliffe and duty there till February, 1862. Advance on Nashville, Tenn., February 14-25. Occupation of Nashville February 25-March 18. March to Savannah, Tenn., March 18-April 6. Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., April 6-7. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Occupation of Corinth May 30. Pursuit to Booneville May 30-June 12. Buell's Campaign in North Alabama and Middle Tennessee June to August. At Athens, Ala., till July 17. At Murfreesboro and McMinnville, Tenn., till August 17. March to Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Bragg August 17-September 26. Pursuit of Bragg to Loudon, Ky., October 1-22. Battle of Perryville, Ky., October 8. Nelson's Cross Roads October 18. March to Nashville, Tenn., October 22-November 7, and duty there till December 26. Advance on Murfreesboro December 26-30. Battle of Stone's River December 30-31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863. Action at Woodbury January 24, 1863. Duty at Readyville till June. Middle Tennessee or Tullahoma Campaign June 23-July 7. At Manchester till August 16. Passage of Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga (Ga.) Campaign August 16-September 7. Battle of Chickamauga September 19-20. Siege of Chattanooga, Tenn., September 24-November 23. Re-opening Tennessee River October 26-29. Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23-27. Battles of Lookout Mountain November 23-24. Mission Ridge November 25. Ringgold Gap, Taylor's Ridge, November 27. Duty at Shellmound till February, 1864. Demonstration on Dalton, Ga., February 22-27, 1864. Near Dalton February 23. Buzzard's Roost Gap and Rocky Faced Ridge February 23-25. Garrison duty at Chattanooga, Tenn., till June. Mustered out June 17-24, 1864, expiration of term.
    Regiment lost during service 6 Officers and 62 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 106 Enlisted men by disease. Total 176.

  5. 5.0 5.1 United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653).

    Name: Adam Hask
    [Adam Hark]
    Age: 32
    Birth Year: abt 1828
    Gender: Male
    Birth Place: Germany
    Home in 1860: Dayton Ward 1, Montgomery, Ohio
    Post Office: Dayton
    Family Number: 402
    Value of real estate: View image
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Mary McGinnis 65
    Cath Hask 28
    Adam Hask 32
    Mary A Hask 8
    John Hask 5
    Michael Hask 2

  6.   United States. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865. (Ancestry.com Operations Inc, Provo, UT, 2009).

    U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
    Name: Adam Hark
    Age at Enlistment: 32
    Enlistment Date: 29 May 1861
    Rank at enlistment: Private
    State Served: Ohio
    Service Record: Enlisted in Company E, Ohio 24th Infantry Regiment on 29 May 1861.Attached to on 08 Dec 1863.
    Birth Date: abt 1829
    Sources: Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio

  7.   U.S. City Directories, 1821-1995: [database on-line]. (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

    U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
    Name: Adam Hark
    Residence Year: 1862
    Street address: 83 Water
    Residence Place: Dayton, Ohio, USA
    Occupation: Cooper
    Publication Title: Dayton, Ohio, City Directory, 1862
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    Is the the same man or someone with the same name?
    Name: Adam J Hark
    Residence Year: 1877
    Street address: ti Flagg
    Residence Place: Dayton, Ohio, USA
    Occupation: Laborer
    Publication Title: Dayton, Ohio, City Directory, 1877
    ===================
    Same man? Someone else?
    Name: Adam E Hark
    Residence Year: 1881
    Street address: 7 Meigs b 1st and 2d
    Residence Place: Dayton, Ohio, USA
    Occupation: Switchman
    Publication Title: Dayton, Ohio, City Directory, 1881
    =========
    Name: Adam Hark
    Residence Year: 1878
    Street address: 6 Flagg
    Residence Place: Dayton, Ohio, USA
    Occupation: Messenger
    Publication Title: Dayton, Ohio, City Directory, 1878

  8. Dayton Daily Journal. (Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States).

    11 October 1895, Friday, "Matricide, Slain by Her Daughter"
    12 October 1895, page 1, column 7, Saturday, "Blood Spots that Cast Suspicion"
    articles on murder of Catherine Hark