Person:James Lamson (30)

U.S. Census  > 1870 U.S. Federal Census > Minnesota > Meeker > Collinwood Not found in the 1875 Minnesota Census for Meeker county.

U.S. Census > 1860 > New York >Onondaga >Lysander > image: 19  of 119   

Name Type Section Sect Township Range Meridian Acres Price Total Date Month Date Day Date Year Reside Volume Page Blank SocStatID Corr-Tag LAMSON JAMES H FD E2LOT2NE 33 38N 05E 3 4963 00000 0000000 March 02 1849 000 683 171 W 093981

Event: Military 24 SEP 1861 Albany, New York - enlisted Co. A-18th NY Infantry Organized at Albany, N.Y., and mustered in May 17, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., June 19. Attached to Davies' Brigade, Miles' Division, McDowell's Army of Northeast Virginia, June to August, 1861. Franklin's Brigade, Division of the Potomac, to October, 1861. Newton's Brigade, Franklin's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps, to May, 1863.

Lamson, James Age 24 years. Enlisted September 24, 1861, at Albany. Mustered in as private Co. A, September 24, 1861, to serve two years. Detached on western gunboat service. No further record.

SERVICE.--Reconnaissance on Fairfax Road July 14, 1861. Advance on Manassas, Va., July 16-21. Fairfax Court House July 17. Battle of Bull Run July 21. Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C., until March, 1862. Skirmish at Springfield Station October 3, 1861. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15, 1862. McDowell's advance on Fredericksburg, Va., April 4-12. Ordered to the Virginia Peninsula April 22. Siege of Yorktown April 24-May 4 (on transports). West Point May 7-8. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Gaines Mill June 27. White Oak Swamp and Glendale June 30. Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison's Landing until August 16. Movement to Fortress Monroe, thence to Centreville August 16-28. In works at Centreville August 29-31. Cover Pope's retreat to Fairfax Court House September 1. Maryland Campaign September 6-22. Crampton's Pass, South Mountain, September 14. Battle of Antietam September 16-17. Duty in Maryland until October 30. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. At Falmouth until April. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Operations at Franklin's Crossing April 29-May 2. Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg, May 3. Salem Heights May 3-4. Banks' Ford May 4. Three years men transferred to 121st Regiment New York Infantry May 11. Regiment moved to New York May 16, and mustered out May 28, 1863, expiration of term. Regiment lost during service 4 Officers and 34 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 32 Enlisted men by disease. Total 71. James H. Lamson served on the gunboat Pittsburgh, the last of the seven ironclads to be built for service out west.

John: I have written yo the town historian of Lysander in an attempt to get more information on James H. and John H. Lamson. My experience with town historians and town clerks in the past have been notable failures so I'll have to wait and see on that. The dates I gave you before are all I have and all firm. Here is everything else I have on James H. On june 25, 1850 he succeeded his father as postmaster of Lysander and served until October 22, 1852. In 1853 his father's real estate was sold at auction with the proceeds going to creditors. John H. had owned a "railroad hotel". I have always assumed this was not good news for James H. In the 1855 State census James H. is still living with his family in Lysander. After that I have no firm information on James H. I have a date of death of 1862 for James. However this is undocumented. It came from a greataunt who was a school teacher, member of the DAR, who spent a lot of time and travel doing genealogy. Regardless, it is still without documentation. As to his wife, Lucretia Jane Paine, I found her living with her son in law by 1870. I am going to have to check the 1865 State census to see if I can find her. She lived with her son in law and his wife (Mary Louisa Lamson Wilburn) until her death in 1907 in Rochester NY. Could these two James be the same person? 'My' James would have been 36 in1865 and 48 in 1877 so I guess it's possible. It would make a wild story! Do you have any info that fits, or contradicts, this? If I learn more I will let you know. Tom

Hello John:   A researcher at the McLeod County Historical Society in Hutchinson finished searching the Hutchinson Enterprise for the years 1876-1877 for me.  She found no Lamson names.  This is the earliest newspaper they have.   However, I did find in our rather limited Hutchinson Township records of 1856-1871, the name J. H. Lamson in the "Orders Issued" list.  It is dated Feb. 19 but doesn't state the year.  It is listed as No. 42 with the amount as $4.50.  I really don't know what "Orders Issued" is, but I am guessing that he did some work for the Township of Hutchinson,  As I told you previously, Hutchinson Township is located directly below Collinwood township but is in McLeod County, not Meeker County.

 U.S. Census > 1850 United States Federal Census > New York > Onondaga > Lysander Shown as Hartley Lamson w/wife Lucretia and son William (one year).

I also found in The Meeker County News, Litchfield, Minnesota, the following item:  Collinwood - Jan. 26, 1871, J. H. Lampson Wagon Shop was advertised.   I'm afriad I will have to close this file now, since I feel I have covered as many of the areas as I could.  If I ever come across that name again, I'm sure I will remember it and willl let you know if I find anything else.   Jeanette Servin, Researcher for Dassel Area Historical Society

1. ↑ Oct 22, 1834??
2. ↑ died or disappeared. shown as 1862?