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Information researched by Elaine Johnson using information found on the internet at Ancestry.com and other sources.  All sources should be checked as I have no personal knowledge of this soldier.  All information was gathered from the internet and may contain errors.

 

Name: John Felcher, Jr
Birth: Jan. 13, 1826 in Moira, St Lawrence, NY, USA
Death: 19 Feb 1895 in Nashua, Chickasaw, IA, USA
Buried:  Oakhill Cemetery, Nashua, Chickasaw Co., Iowa

Note: Served in Civil War. Both wives buried by him. In 1860 was enumerated in Chickasaw County Bradford Twp on 4 Jun 1860 and Ingham Twp Franklin County on 25 Jun 1860. Owned property in Franklin County. Stepchildren Sarah and John Lyons were listed in Chickasaw County but not in Franklin County. Occupation in Chickasaw County shown as day laborer and in Franklin County as master carpenter

Father: John Felcher b: Abt 1792 in New Hampshire, Vermont or Massachusetts, USA
Mother: Esther Frisbie b: Abt 1793 in Farmington, Hartford, CT, USA

Marriage 1 Salome Caroline Noble b: about 1829 in Canada, died Aug. 1, 1856.  Buried: Oakhill Cemetery, Nashua, Chickasaw Co., Iowa

Married: Mar 1848 in New York, USA

Children of John Felcher and Salome Noble:
  1.  Esther L Felcher b: Abt 1849
  2. Andrew Felcher b: Abt 1850 in New York, USA

Marriage 2 Eliza C Waite b: 4 Feb 1823 in Antwerp, Jefferson, NY, USA
Married: 19 Sep 1857 in Chickasaw Co, IA, USA 

Note:  Eliza C. Waite married first John Lyons about 1844 in New York.

Children of Eliza C. Waite and John Lyons:

  1. Sarah Lyons b: Abt 1845 in New York, USA
  2. Eliza Jane Lyons b: Abt 1846 in New York, USA
  3. John Lyons b: May 1847 in New York, USA

Children of John Felcher and Eliza C. Waite:

  1. Florence Felcher b: Abt 1858 in Iowa, USA
  2. Elbert H Felcher b: Abt 1861 in Iowa, USA
  3. Margaret Eleanor(Ella) Felcher b: 17 Apr 1863 in Chickasaw Co, IA, USA
  4. Carlyle Dean Felcher b: Abt 1867 in Iowa, USA
  5. William Felcher b: Abt Mar 1870 in Iowa, USA

 

1850 Census

Brasher, Saint Lawrence, New York,

John Felcher, age 24, male, farmer, born NY
Salona Felcher, age 21, female, born Canada
Esther L. Felcher 1/12, female, born NY

Note: They were living next door to the John Scott and Polly (Wait) Hall Family -- Three of their sons (Enoch, Dyer and Giles Hall) served in Company G with John Felcher.

 

1856 Iowa State Census
Bradford, Chickasaw County, Iowa

John Felcher, age 31, male, married, resided in the state 1 year, born New, Carpenter
Salona Felcher, age 28, female, married, resided in the state 1 year, born Canada
Esther Felcher, age 6, female, resided in the state 1 year, born N York
C. Corlin Felcher, age 2, male, resided in the state 1 year, born N York.

 

1860 Census
Bradford, Chickasaw County, Iowa
4 June, 1860

John Felcher, Jr., age 34, male, day laborer, born New York
Eliza Felcher, age 36, female, born Vermont
Sarah Lyons, age 15, female, born Vermont
John Lyons, age 12, male, born NY
Esther Felcher, age 10, female, born NY
Florence Felcher, age 2, male?, born Iowa

Next to them (Parents and one brother of John Felcher):

John Felcher Sr., age 66, male, farmer, born Mass
Esther Felcher, age 65, female, born Conn.
Hiram Felcher, age 30, male, farmer, born New York
Emerson Raymon, age 9, male, born New York

For some reason he is also listed in Ingham, Franklin County, Iowa
June 25, 1860

John Felcher, Jr., age 34, male, master carpenter, born New York
Eliza Felcher, age 35, female, born Vermont
Esther Felcher, age 11, female, born NY
Florence Felcher, age 3, female, born Iowa

It's interesting to note the age differences.  Probably two different people supplied the information.

 

1870 Census
Bradford, Chickasaw County, Iowa

Felcher, John, age 44, male, white, house carpenter, 800, 200, born New York
Felcher, Eliza, age 46, female, white, housekeeper, born New York
Felcher, Florence, age 12, female, white, at home, born Iowa
Felcher, Elbert, age 9, male, white, at home, born Iowa
Felcher, Ella, age 7, female, white, at home, born Iowa
Felcher, Dean, age 3, male, white, at home, born Iowa
Felcher, William age 5/12, male, white, at home, born Iowa (Born Jan.)
Felcher, Andrew, age 20, male, white, Brickmaker, born New York.

 

 

1880 Census
Nashua, Chickasaw County, Iowa.

Felcher, John, white, male, age 54, married, carpenter, born NY, father born VT, mother born VT.
Eliza, white, female, age 56, wife, married, housekeeper, born NY, father born VT, mother born VT.
Felcher, Carlyle, white, male, age 13, son, single, at home, born IA, father born NY, mother born NY
Felcher, William, white, male, age 10, son, single, at home, born IA, father born NY, mother born NY.
Felcher, Elbert, white, male, age 19, son, single, laborer, born IA, father born NY, mother born NY

 

 

Parents and Siblings of John Felcher

Father's Name: John Felcher
 Birth: Abt 1792 in New Hampshire, Vermont or Massachusetts, USA 
Death: After 1877 in Prob Iowa, USA

Marriage 1 Esther Frisbie b: Abt 1793 in Farmington, Hartford, CT, USA

  • Married: Aug 1815 in Westford, VT, USA

Children

  1.  John Felcher b: Abt 1826 in Moira, St Lawrence, NY, USA
  2.  Hiram Felcher b: Abt 1830 in New York, USA
  3.  Charlotte Felcher b: Abt 1836 in New York or Vermont, USA

 

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