William S. Pierson Post #58-G.A.R., Bloomfield, New Jersey [Cemetery link]

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    9/5/2005 from internet research GAR Posts of NJ

         www.firstbaptistbloomfield.org/knox-hist.htm

            Ref: from book “History of Essex & Hudson Co. NJ.

            Chapter LXVIII

 

         WILLIAM S. PIERSON POST, No. 58, GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC, is comparatively a young organization, but has a good working membership of   about fifty veterans of the late war. It was organized Oct. 13, 1881,

 with the following officers: A.J. Marsh, Commander; William B. Sheppard, Senio Vice-Commander; J.H.  Cockefair, Junior Vice-Commander; S.M. Hulin, Adjutant; Enoch Chatterton, Quartermaster, D.W. Gregory, Chaplain;

 J.V. Smith, Officer of the Day; who, with the subjoined, comprised the charter members.— R.D. Brown, C.S. Robotham, Horace Dodd, Daniel Delhagen, W.C. Johnson, P.M. Jacobus, William J. Baldwin, G.W. Cadmus, A.P. Banta,

 J.C Ward, T.L. Brandreth, Aaron P. Quimby, J.E. Hampson, William J. Raab, J.H. Price,Thomas Senior, Louis Schaup, J.G. Koeber, Frederick Florus, Richard Jacobus, Charles Batchelor, Francis Moran, C.L. Voorhees, G.W. Taylor,

         John Gottschalk, Richird Powers, P. Cunningham, William M. Sandford, Eli Drew, John Rushton, Charles Schaffer. The Past Commanders of Pierson Post have been A.J. Marsh, William B. Sheppard, J.H. Cockefair, and C.L. Voorhees.

         The officers for 1884 were William B. Sheppard, C.; William J. Raab, S.V.C.; A. Cadmus, J.V.C.; John Brown, Chaplain; A.J. Marsh, Adjutant G.W. Cadmus, Quartermaster; J.H. Cockefair, Officer of the Day; F. Florus, Officer of the

 Guard; C. Batchelor, Surgeon; G.A. Wheeler, Sergeant-Major; John Rushton, Outside Guard. The post meets each Tuesday evening at Unangst’s Hall.

 

Membership 

Last Name 1st.  Name Mid Regt. Birth  Death  Buried Rank Notes Add.  Dt Address
Andrew Alxander   Co. H, 39 NJ   2/7/1925 Bloomfield Pvt. 1908    
Arcularius C. T. Co. , 26    12/10/1919 Orange Cpl. PPC, 1894, listed as Charles F. PC 1895, listed as C. F. 1896, 1897 through 1905,1908   Bloomfield
Baldwin William J. 14 Ind Batt. Ohio Lt. Art.   2/22/1922 Bloomfield Pvt. Charter member 1881 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co., 1919    
Bancroft John M. Co. I, 14 Mich.   7/27/1918 Reading, Mass. Sgt. PPC 1892, 1893, 94, 95, 96, 1897 through 1910, 1911 - 1919   Bloomfield
Banta A. P. Co. D, 22 NJ   2/2/1902 Westwood Pvt. Charter member 1881 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co., 1902    
Bartlett H. T.           1908    
Batchelor Charles F. Co. I, 39 NJ   1/6/1900 Newark Cpl. Charter member 1881, Surgeon Hist of Essex & Hudson Co.    
Brandreth T. L. Co. H, 51 NY   9/2/1913 Caldwell Musician Charter member 1881 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co.    
Brooks Abraham   Co. K, 25 NJ   12/22/1934 Montclair Pvt. 1908    
Brower R. D. Co. H, 22 NJ   1/6/1914 Bloomfield Pvt. 1886, 1908    
Brown John   Co. E, 27 NJ   4/24/1905 Bloomfield   Chaplain 1884 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co.    
Brown R. D.           Charter member 1881 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co.    
Cadmus Abraham   Co. A, 13 NJ   4/16/1898 Bloomfield Cpl. JVC 1884 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co.    
Cadmus George  M. Co. C, 74 NY   2/8/1914 Bloomfield Pvt. PPC 1889, Charter member 1881 QM 1884 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co., PPC 1892, 93, 94, listed as Geo. M. PPC 1896 - 1910, 1911, 1912, 1914   36WashingtonSt.
Cadmus George W. Co. F, 26 NJ   9/21/1915 Bloomfield Sgt. Charter Member 1881, QM 1884, 1908    
Cadmus Theodore   Co. F, 1 NJ Mil.   5/8/1916 Bloomfield Sgt. PPC, PC 1894, PPC 1895, 1896 - 1910, 1911 - 1917   Bloomfield
Campp G.             1885    
Chatterton Enoch   Co. K, 1 NY Marine Art.   12/9/1921 Newark Pvt. QM, 1892 1881 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co.    
Cigier Tony   Co. A, 43 Reg. USCT   3/10/1894 Bloomfield Pvt.      
Clark Charles A. Co. H, 17 MASS.       Pvt. 1892    
Cockefair, Jr. John Henry Co. F, 26 NJ   11/27/1914 Bloomfield Pvt. PPC 1885, 1886, 87, 89, JVC 1881, OOD 1884 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co.    
Cockefair S. A.           1885    
Cunningham Patrick   Co. D, 27 NJ   8/15/1892 Bloomfield Pvt. Charter member 1881 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co.    
Danbacher Francis   Co.F, 26 NJ   5/8/1912 Bloomfield 1 Lt. 1904, listed as Danbracker PPC 1907, PPC 1910, 1912   Bloomfield
Dancer Thomas L. Co. E, 20 Mich.   12/2/1911 Bloomfield Pvt. 1908    
Dealing Wm. H. Co. F, 17 NYV   10/20/1904 Bloomfield Cpl. In Me  moriam 1905    
Delhagen Daniel   Co. F, 26 NJ       Pvt. Charter member 1881 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co.    
Delhagen John             1885    
Dodd, Jr. Horace   Co. F, 26 NJ   1/29/1924 Bloomfield Pvt. Charter member 1881 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co.    
Dodd Robert   Batt. B, 1 NJ Art.   2/28/1912 Bloomfield Pvt. 1897. 1898    
Dodd William C.     3/1/1915 Bloomfield        
Dodd William H.   Co. D, 13 NJ   3/14/1903 Bloomfield Cpl. PPC 1889, 1892, 93, 94, 95, 96, 1897 through 1905   Bloomfield
Drew Eli   Co. F, 26 NJ   8/14/1916 Clifton Pvt. Charter member 1881 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co.    
Dunbar John  B. Co. H, 52 MASS.   3/12/1914   Pvt. 1889, PC 1897, PPC 1898    
Emenwein Peter E. Co. K, 54 NY   4/27/1902 Ohio Cpl.      
Farley George E. Co. H, 14 Ohio   3/11/1932   Cpl. 1908    
Farley H. J.                
Flannery Thomas J. Co. B, 7 NJ   9/29/1896 Bloomfield Pvt.      
Florus Frederick   Co. F, 3 NJ Cav.   12/11/1907 Bloomfield Pvt. Charter member 1881 OOG,  1884 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co. listed as Floris 1892, 1896    
Gerner Louis   Co. E, 15 NY HA   2/1/1921 Bloomfield Pvt.      
Gottschalk John   Co. F, 26 NJ      /   /1888 Bloomfield Pvt. 1889, Charter member 1881 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co.    
Gould Thomas   Co. K, 25 NJ   7/29/1911 Bloomfiels Sgt.      
Gregory David W. Co. K, 18 NY   12/18/1922 Brooklyn   PC 1887, PPC 1889, Chaplain, Charter member 1881 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co. PPC 1904, 05 through 1910   Bloomfield
Hampson James E. Co. G, 39 NJ   2/10/1911 Newark Pvt. Charter member 1881 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co.    
Hampson Samuel   Co. G, 39 NJ   4/7/1897 Newark Pvt.      
Hardy Adolohus C. Bat. I, 4 US Reg. Art.   2/25/1921 Morristown Pvt. 1908    
Haskell Benjamin   Co. G, 13 NY   7/28/1926 Brooklyn Sgt. 1908    
Hayes Edwin Lewis Co's F - S, 100 Ohio   1/1/1917 Bloomfield Col. 1893    
Hayter  SamuelG.Hayter(1897).jpg (293869 bytes) Samuel G. US Navy, USS Patroon   5/21/1920 Bronx, NY Masters Mate DC 1897, PPC 1892 listed as Haytor PPC 1893, 94, 95, 96 through 1910, 1911 - 1919   Bloomfield
Hofker John   Cunatuck USN?   3/3/1899   Fireman In Memoriam 1899    
Hulin S. Morris Co. A, 13 NJV   6/16/1904   Pvt. 1889, Adj., Charter member 1881 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co. In Memoriam 1905    
Jacobus Pierson M. 1 NJ Mil.         Charter member 1881 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co.    
Jacobus Richard   Co. F, 26 NJ   8/28/1915 Bloomfield Pvt. Charter member 1881 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co.    
Johnson Thomas   Batt. H, 5 US Reg. Art.       Pvt. Charter Member    
Johnson William C. Co. H, 40 NY   8/11/1901 Newark Pvt. Charter member 1881 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co.    
Kane James   Co. E, 13 NJ   4/17/1923 East Orange Pvt.      
Kaupp George   Co. A, 39 NJ   9/4/1898 Blomfield Pvt.      
entz Balthazar   Co. F, 26 NJ   12/7/1898 Blomfield Pvt.      
Koeber J. G. Co. M, 3 NJ Cav.   2/17/1904 Bloomfield Pvt. Charter member 1881 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co.    
Krenrich A.   Co. G, 25 NJ      /   /1888 Bloomfield Pvt. 1889    
Laterett James   Co. F, 15 NJ     Somerville Pvt.      
Leahy Conrad                  
Madison Robert   Co A, 13 NJV   12/3/1913 Orange Pvt.     Bloomfield
Marsh Andrew J. Co. B, 7 NJ   4/17/1919 Dunmore, Pa. Drummer PPC 1885, 87, 89, 1st Post Cmdr, Charter member 1881 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co.    
Meyers Bennie   Co. D, 128 NY   11/3/1897 Bloomfield Pvt.      
Moore Wm. E. US Navy   3/14/1917 Bloomfield   1906, 1908    
Moran Francis   Co. H, 39 NJ   10/1/1897 Bloomfield Pvt. Charter member 1881 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co.    
Mucane W.                  
Mullane Jeremiah   US Navy, USS Lenapee   5/17/1921 Bloomfield Landsman      
Page Gilbert R.     11/22/1890 Newark Cpl.      
Pancoast George W.     1/10/1912 Bloomfield Pvt.      
Peloubet Joseph A. Co. B, 4 NY HA   3/15/1907 Bloomfield 1 Lt. PPC, PC 1893, PPC 1894, 1895, 1897 through 1905   Bloomfield
Pitch Frederick H. Co. D, 1 NJ Mil. - Co. F, 27 NJ   12/5/1889 Bloomfield Pvvt.      
Post Luman B. Co. H, 39 NJ   2/14/1914 Newark Pvt.      
Powers Richard   Co. K, 27 NJ   12/26/1902 Bloomfield Pvt. Charter member 1881 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co.    
Price J. H. Co. H, 1 Conn.   3/7/1887 Bloomfield Pvt. Charter member 1881 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co.    
Quimby Aaron P. Co. F, 26 NJ   2/16/1875 Bloomfield Pvt. Charter member 1881 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co.    
Raab William J. Co. C, 11 NY Mil.   3/18/1905 Bloomfield Pvt. PC 1886, PPC 1889 Charter member 1881 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co. PPC 1892, 93, 94, 95, 96, 1897, 1898    
Rall Benedict   Co B, 1 NJ Art   8/20/1892 Bloomfield Pvt. Death Record 1893  68 yrs. old    
Robotham Charles M. Co. C, 2 NJ   12/24/1926 Newark Sgt. Charter member 1881 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co. listed as C. M. 1894, 1895,  listed as Charles M. PC 1896 changed  C. S. to Charles M. 1897 through 1905    
Roubaud George   192 - 197 PA.   7/26/1923 Bloomfield   1896    
Rushton John   Co. H, 39 NJ   12/29/1889 Bloomfield Pvt. Charter member 1881 Outside Guard 1884 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co.    
Russell Nathan   Co. F, 38 Mass.   5/26/1917 Bloomfield 1 Lt. PPC 1893, 1895 - 1906, listed as Mathew PPC 1907, PPC 1908, 1910   Bloomfield
Sammis George S. Co. E, 127 NY   1/24/1914 Bloomfield 1 Lt. PC 1903, 1913, PC 1904, listed as Stammis PPC 1905, 06, 07, 1910   157AshlandAve
Sanford M.   Co. E, 13 NJ   2/19/1907 Bloomfield Wagoner Charter member 1881 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co.    
Schaffer Charles   Co. F, 3 NJ Cav.   1/6/1902 Bloomfield Pvt. Robeson Post 42 roster Book, Charter member 1881 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co. #105,  6/9/1881  
Schaup Louis   Batt. I, 16 NY HA   11/25/1885 Bloomfield Sgt. Charter member 1881 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co.    
Schmidt George G. Co. H, 56 NY   5/18/1917 Bloomfield Cpl. 1910    
Schoner J. Lewis Co. C, 8 NJ   7/25/1928 Bloomfield Musician      
Schuyler Richard K. Co. H, 22 NJ   2/25/1920 Bloomfield Sgt. 1905. 1906, 1907    
Seely   UriahSeely(Pat.Inst.1912-1915).jpg (471511 bytes) Uriah   Co. D, 29 NJ   10/3/1929 Fairview Pvt. PPC, 1898, 1900, PC 1902, PPC 1904, DJVC & PPC 1905, Member of Lincoln Post - Dept of Calif  1905, also member of Lincoln Poat #11 Dept. of NJ 1907   Bloomfield
Senior Thomas   Co. H, 39 NJV   3/29/1905   Pvt. Charter member 1881 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co. In Memoriam 1908    
Shaper Charles                  
Sheets Levi D. US Navy   8/24/1914 Brooklyn Surgeon PPC, 1905, PC 1907, PPC 1908, 1910   Bloomfield
Sheppard William B. Co. F, 164 NY   6/25/1889 Bloomfield Sgt. PPC 1885, 87, 89, SVC 1881, Charter member 1884 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co.    
Simons Ezra D. Co. F, S, 125 NY   6/26/1888   Chaplain      
Smith David   Co. E, 122 NY     Syracuse, NY Pvt. PC 1914   Bloomfield
Smith J.  Fletcher Co. A, 11 Ohio   3/8/1918 Orange Pvt. 1904, PC 1908, PPC 1910    
Smith J. V. Co. F, 8 NJ   4/23/1917 Bloomfield Pvt. OOD, Charter member 1881 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co.    
Stammis Geo. S.           PPC 1908    
Taylor G. W.           Charter member 1881 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co.    
Taylor Henry   26 NJV   5/17/1894 Bloomfield Pvt. Med. Dir. report 1/1/1895 58 yrs.     
Thomas Robert G.     1933     Last surviving Civil War Vet in Glen Ridge in 1933    
Thompson James   Co. H, 39 NJ   9/7/1905 Bloomfield Pvt.      
Unbehagen Andrew F. Co. E, 65 NY    4/6/1905 Caldwell Cpl. 1902, listed as Underhagen 1904, 05, 1907   Bloomfield
Underwood Charles S.                
Van Gleason Hiram L. Co. D, 39 NJ   7/28/1909 Bloomfield Sgt.      
Voorhees C. L. Co. A, 30 NJ   3/11/1905 North Branch Sgt. PPC 1885, 87, 89, Charter member 1881 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co., PPC 1892, 93, 94, 95, 96    
Wambold Joseph C. Co. F - S, 1 NY   8/18/1926 Bloomfield Drum Maj.      
Ward J. C. Co. H, 39 NJ       Pvt. Charter member 1881 Hist of Essex & Hudson Co.    
Way George W. Co. M, 1 Conn.   7/4/1909 Bloomfield Cpl. PPC, PC 1892, PPC 1893, 94, 95, 96   Bloomfield
Wheeler G. A. Co. A, 13 NJ   3/27/1917 Hillside Sgt. Sgt. Maj. 1884 Hist. of Esses & Hudson Co.    
White William H. Co. F - S, 79 PA.   12/29/1916 Bloomfield Surgeon      
Woodward Charles S. Co. C, 137 Ohio   6/14/1929 Bloomfield Pvt. 1910    
Zubler Randolph H. Co. A, 134 NY   5/28/1892 Bloomfield Cpl.      

 

 

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