Individual Details

John KNICKERBOCKER {K-745}

(Abt 1832 - 1896)

Events

Knick Lineage18321. HJ / 2. Lourens / 3. Petrus / 4. Hugh / 5. Benjamin / 6. John (this person)
Knick Generation Number18326
BirthAbt 1832His enlistment record shows b Riga NY - Riga, Monroe, New York, United States
Residence1850Riga, Monroe, New York, USA
Knick Census Project: 18501850NY, Monroe, Riga. HOH = Benjamin Knickerbocker.
Military1861 - 1865John "P" Knickerbocker military record shows b. Riga NY. Must be son of either Benjamin or Valentine. No way to tell, yet.
Military5 Aug 1862106th infantry - Elkhart, IL
Military12 Jul 1865John enlisted in Illinois, but mustered out in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He must have liked it. - Pine Bluff, AR
Residence1880Dorsey County (now called Cleveland County) is just south of Pine Bluff - Miller, Dorsey, Arkansas, USA
Residence1889Civil war pension. Illinois 106th - Arkansas, USA
Military31 Jan 1889Pension claim for John P Knickerbocker of the 106th infantry.
Death1896Wife Elizabeth filed for death pension - Arkansas
Burial1896Name on tombstone shows name as "J R" or "J P" Knickerbocker. Birth location shown as Illinois (which would be an understandable mistake for his survivors to make). Birth date shown as 1844, which is way off. Nonetheless, this must be him. - Kingsland, Cleveland County, Arkansas, United States of America
ResidenceArkansas, USA
ResidenceMarital Status: Married - Elkhart, Logan CO, IL

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