Individual Details
Anton Veling
(25 Nov 1847 - 24 Feb 1932)
Rapid city Journal, on February 25 1932: Yankton Feb 24-- A. P. Anton Veling, 87, believed to have been the last Civil War veteran in Yankton, died early today at his home. Mr Veling had lived here for 54 years. He had worked in the shops of the Dakota Southern railway, the first railway to enter Yankton. Later he was in the service of the Milwaukee railroad and for six years was superintendent of the city water works. A daughter survives, Funeral arrangements have not been made.
Military Records indicate he had alias of Doney Veling
Anton Veling; Doney Veling
Civil: New York
Dony Veling
Age at enlistment: 18
Enlistment Date: 1 Jun 1864
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Syracuse, NY
State Served: New York
Service Record: Enlisted in Company Oneida, New York Oneida Cavalry Company on 06 Jan 1864.
Birth Date: abt 1846
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant
1890 Vets Census of South Dakota
Dony Veling
Home in 1890 (Township, County, State): Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota
Year enlisted: 1864
Year discharged: 1865
Rank: Private
Military Records indicate he had alias of Doney Veling
Anton Veling; Doney Veling
Civil: New York
Dony Veling
Age at enlistment: 18
Enlistment Date: 1 Jun 1864
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Syracuse, NY
State Served: New York
Service Record: Enlisted in Company Oneida, New York Oneida Cavalry Company on 06 Jan 1864.
Birth Date: abt 1846
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant
1890 Vets Census of South Dakota
Dony Veling
Home in 1890 (Township, County, State): Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota
Year enlisted: 1864
Year discharged: 1865
Rank: Private
Events
Families
Spouse | Sarah Clason (1844 - 1920) |
Child | George Wickham Veling ( - ) |
Child | Naomi Seward Veling ( - ) |
Child | Lerna Dietz Veling (1879 - 1977) |
Endnotes
1. Abigail Farris & James Clason By Fay Morehouse Medhaug, April 1987, Page 141.
2. Find A Grave.
3. Abigail Farris & James Clason By Fay Morehouse Medhaug, April 1987, Page 141.
4. Abigail Farris & James Clason By Fay Morehouse Medhaug, April 1987, Page 142.
5. Find A Grave.