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Facts and Events
| Name |
Captain America Walton |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[3][6][9][10] |
17 Aug 1835 |
Franklin, Maine, United StatesFranklin Plantation |
| Other[7] |
1 Feb 1858 |
Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United StatesPOLICE COURT ... America Walton, violations of liquor law, $10 and costs, and 20 days in House of Correction. Appealed. |
| Military[6][9][10] |
3 Aug 1861 |
Patten, Penobscot, Maine, United StatesEnlisted in Company B, 8th Maine Infantry (Civil War).
Started with the rank of Sergeant; promoted to Captain in 1862.
Shot twice during service, neither wound serious. |
| Physical Description[6] |
1861 |
Patten, Penobscot, Maine, United StatesDark complexion, grey eyes, dark hair, and 5 ft 11 in. tall. |
| Marriage |
1 Jun 1863 |
Maine, United Statesto Sophronia H. Dow |
| Military[6][10] |
1 Jan 1864 |
Reenlisted. |
| Military[6] |
2 Jul 1865 |
Discharged. |
| Census[1] |
1870 |
Salem, Franklin, Maine, United StatesAge 34. Farmer. |
| Census[2] |
1880 |
Phillips, Franklin, Maine, United StatesAge 45. Farmer. |
| Census[3] |
1900 |
Salem Street, Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United StatesAge 65. Day laborer. |
| Census[4] |
1910 |
277 High Street, Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United StatesAge 74 |
| Pension[8] |
1911 |
Civil War pension increased from $20 to $30 per month because of almost four years of faithful military service and because of ill-health, old age, and poverty. |
| Other[9] |
Jun 1913 |
22 Apple Street, Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United StatesCelebrated golden wedding anniverary. |
| Death[5][10] |
15 Mar 1919 |
Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States |
| Burial[10] |
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Edson Cemetery |
Image Gallery
References
- ↑ Franklin, Maine, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule
P. 11, Household 29, NARA Publication M593, FHL microfilm 000552042, Image Number: 372.
America Walton. Male. Age: 34. Birthplace: Maine. Occupation: Farmer.
Sophronia H Walton. Female. Age: 28. Birthplace: Maine. Occupation: Keeps House.
Mary E Walton. Female. Age: 3. Birthplace: Maine.
Maud E Walton. Female. Age: 10 months. Birthplace: Maine
Wilber Ellsworth. Male. Age: 13. Birthplace: Maine. Occupation: Farm laborer.
Frank W Dunn. Male. Age: 9. Birthplace: Maine. Occupation: Farm laborer.
- ↑ Franklin, Maine, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington, DC: United States Census Office, 1880)
P. 533B, Household 147, NARA Publication T9-0479, roll 479, Image Number: 831.
America Walton. Age: 45. Married. Occupation: Farmer. Birthplace: Maine, United States. Father's Birthplace: Maine, United States. Mother's Birthplace: Maine, United States.
Saphronia Walton. Female. Age: 40. Married. Occupation: Keeping House. Birthplace: Maine, United States. Father's Birthplace: Maine, United States. Mother's Birthplace: Maine, United States.
Effie Walton. Female. Age: 12. Occupation: Attending School. Daughter. Birthplace: Maine, United States. Father's Birthplace: Maine, United States. Mother's Birthplace: Maine, United States .
Maud Walton. Female. Age: 11. Occupation: Attending School. Daughter. Father's Birthplace: Maine, United States. Mother's Birthplace: Maine, United States .
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T623)
ED 811, sheet 24B, Household 406, NARA Publication T623, FHL microfilm 1240661, Image Number: 325.
America Walton. Male. Age: 65. Married. Head. Years Married: 37. Birth Date: Aug 1835. Birthplace: Maine. Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts. Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire. Occupation: Day laborer.
Sophronia Walton. Female. Age: 60. Married. Wife. Number of Children: 2, both living. Years Married: 37. Birth Date: Jul 1840. Birthplace: Maine. Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Maine
Effie M L Jensey. Female. Age: 31. Married. Daughter. Number of Children: 0. Years Married: 12. Birth Date: Jul 1869. Birthplace: Maine. Father's Birthplace: Maine. Mother's Birthplace: Maine. Occupation: Clerk in an Office.
Wisman W Chapman. Male. Age: 70. Widowed. Boarder. Birth Date: Mar 1830. Birthplace: New Hampshire. Father's Birthplace: New Hampshire. Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire. Occupation: Asst Engineer.
Frank W Kittredge. Male. Age: 11. Boarder. Birth Date: Mar 1889. Birthplace: Massachusetts. Father's Birthplace: Vermont. Mother's Birthplace: Maine. Occupation: At school.
- ↑ Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T624)
ED 858, sheet 1B, Household 15, NARA Publication M1283, roll 600, Image Number: 137 and 138.
America Walton. Male. Age: 74. Married 46 years. Head. Birthplace: Maine. Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts. Mother's Birthplace: New York.
Sophronia Walton. Female. Age: 69. Married 46 years. Number of Children: 2, both living. Wife. Birthplace: Maine. Father's Birthplace: Maine. Mother's Birthplace: Maine.
Mrs. Effie Kittredge. Female. Age: 42. Married 23 years. Number of Children: 7, 3 living. Daughter. Birthplace: Maine. Father's Birthplace: Maine. Mother's Birthplace: Maine. Occupation: Dressmaker.
Maud Dean. Female. Age: 39. Married 4 years. Number of Children: 1, not living. Daughter. Birthplace: Maine. Father's Birthplace: Maine. Mother's Birthplace: Maine. Occupation: Bookeeper, Grocery Store.
William F Dean. Female. Age: 38. Married 4 years. Son-in-law. Birthplace: Massachusetts. Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts. Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts. Occupation: Salesman, Tea Store.
Paul E Kittredge. Male. Age: 19. Single. Grandson. Birthplace: Massachusetts. Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts. Mother's Birthplace: Maine. Occupation: Driver, Bottling Co.
Guy M Kittredge. Male. Age: 11. Single. Grandson. Birthplace: Massachusetts. Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts. Mother's Birthplace: Maine
- ↑ May 26, 1919, in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. The Lowell Sun. (Lowell, Massachusetts)
p. 4.
America Walton, died March 15, 1919, aged 83 years.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Maine, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Card Index, 1861-1865, in Maine, United States. Maine State Archive Collections, 1718-1957
Digital Folder Number: 004388587, Image Number: 01320.
Name: Walton, America
Age: 26
Co.: B
Inf: 8th
Rank: Sergt., 1st Sergt., 2nd Lieut., 1st Lieut., Capt.
Marital Status: Single
Physical Description: Dark complexion, gray eyes, dark hair, 5 ft 11 in.
Occupation: Farmer
Enlisted: Aug 3, 1861
Mustered: Sep 7, 1861
Years: 3
Born: Franklin
Residence: Patten
Left Service: July 2, 1865
How left Service: Disch'd by S. O.
Reenlisted: Vet. Vol. Jan. 1, 1864.
- ↑ Monday, February 1, 1858, in Lowell Journal and Courier.
- ↑ United States. United States Congressional Serial Set. (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1817-)
Senate, 61st Congress, 3rd Session, Report. no. 1042, HR 27305.
HR 27305. America Walton, aged 75 years, served as an enlisted man, second and first lieutenants, and captain in Company B, Eighth Regiment Maine Volunteers, from September 7, 1861, to July 2, 1865, and is now a pensioner under the act of February 6, 1907, at $20 per month.
He was formerly pensioned under the act of June 27, 1890, at $12 per month by reason of senile debility and disease of heart. He was originally pensioned under the general law at $4 per month on account of chronic diarrhea. Increase of pension under this law was denied in March, 1909.
A claim on account of disease of head was properly rejected by the Pension Bureau in May, 1909.
The Trenton (N. J.) board of surgeons, which last examined claimant on October 21, 1908, found him afflicted with marked intolerance of heat, loss of memory, total deafness of right ear, severe deafness of left ear, bronchitis, and partial paralysis of the left arm and leg, the result of an attack of paralysis five or six years prior to 1908, and general atrophy of the muscles all over the body. Dr. Leland, of Lowell, Mass.--claimant's home--states that he has treated claimant for diarrhea and results of sunstroke, an irregular and weak heart, kidney and stomach troubles, and a general nervous and physical debility, which has caused total inability to labor.
He has no property and no income aside from his pension except some State aid.
Having rendered nearly four years of faithful service and being now very old and poor, an increase of his pension to $30 per month is recommended.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Tuesday, June 03, 1913, in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. The Lowell Sun. (Lowell, Massachusetts)
p. 13.
MARRIED FIFTY YEARS
Capt. and Mrs. America Walton, of 22 Apple street, observed their golden wedding yesterday. A large number of relatives and friends of the happy couple called on them during the evening and showered them with congratulations and costly gifts, showing the esteem in which the captain and his wife are held.
During the evening an informal musical program was rendered and a dainty luncheon was served. There were friends present from Waltham, Woburn, Providence, Springfield and other places, and many letters were received from friends and old acquaintances in Maine and other places.
America Walton was born on Franklin plantation, Oxford county, Maine, August 17, 1835. At the age of ten he moved to Pere, Me., with his parents, where he received his early education. He came to Lowell at the age of 23 and secured employment at the Lowell Bleachery. Later he joined Co. B of the City Guards, and in 1860 he went to Patten Me., there enlisting as a private in Co. B of the eighth Maine regiment on Aug. 3, 1861.
During his service Captain Walton was shot twice, neither wound, however, proving serious. In 1862 after being made sergeant and lieutenant he was promoted to captain.
Mrs. Sophronia B. Dow Walton, was born in Avon, Me. in 1840. She was married to Capt. Walton on June1, [illegible]
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Captain America Walton, in Lowell Doughboys and more...
11 November 2014.
"America Walton was born in Franklin Plantation, Maine in August of 1835. His family moved to Peru, Maine when he was nine and then on to Lowell by himself in 1856. He worked at the Lowell Bleachery and joined the Company B of the City Guards. He must of resigned from the 6th Massachusetts because he is not listed on the roster in 1861 and in May of 1861 he went to Patten Maine where he joined the 8th Maine Company B Infantry. In 1863 while on furlough he married Sophronia Dow. He was involved in several battles and was shot twice. He was at Appomattox when Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865. He was promoted often and ended up a Captain in 1865. He died in Lowell March 15, 1919 and is buried in Edson Cemetery. "
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