Person:Alphonso Witherell (1)

Watchers
Alphonso Witherell
d.1939
  1. Miriam C. Witherell1828 -
  2. John WitherellAbt 1840 -
  3. Alphonso Witherell1843 - 1939
  4. Elizabeth Fidelia Witherell1846 -
  5. Eliza Jane Witherell1849 -
m. 18 Oct 1876
  1. Philip Witherell1877 - 1968
Facts and Events
Name Alphonso Witherell
Gender Male
Birth? May 1843 Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Military[2] 1864 American Civil War, Port Hudson and New Orleans
Marriage 18 Oct 1876 Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United Statesby Rev. E.G. Cobb
to Esther Moody Hoxie
Occupation[1] 1930 Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United StatesLetter Carrier
Residence? 1930 Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States78 High St
Death? 1939


References
  1. Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T626).
  2. Obituary.

    Northampton, MA: Commander Alphonso Witherell, 96, of Baker Post, was only 19 when he enlisted in the war's third year. He was in battles near New Orleans and helped capture Ft. Hudson on the Mississippi. Severely wounded, he was given only a short time to live by doctors. After the was he engaged in the grocery business here & in Holyoke for 20 years. Then he was a letter carrier, retiring at 70. Alphonse & Esther resided in Northampton Centre.