Individual Details
Wilbur Fisk Mower
(23 Dec 1841 - 28 Nov 1892)
Events
| Birth | 23 Dec 1841 | Greene, Androscoggin, Maine |  | ||
| Census | 1 Jun 1850 | Greene, Kennebec (now Androscoggin), Maine |  | | |
| Education | Auburn Academy, Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine | ||||
| Census | 1 Jun 1860 | Greene, Androscoggin, Maine | | | |
| Military | during the Civil War | | | ||
| Marriage | 27 Dec 1868 | Clara Acte Hill | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1870 | Greene, Androscoggin, Maine | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1870 | Greene, Androscoggin, Maine | | | |
| Marriage | 7 Sep 1878 | Esther Ann Longley | | ||
| Bio Note | He was a member of the Odd Fellows and the G.A.R. | | |||
| Bio Note | Wilbur was a Republican in politics. | | |||
| Religion | Baptist | ||||
| Death | 28 Nov 1892 | Greene, Androscoggin, Maine | | ||
| Burial | Greenwood Cemetery, Greene, Androscoggin, Maine |
Families
| Spouse | Clara Acte Hill (1848 - 1878) |
| Spouse | Esther Ann Longley (1847 - 1908) |
| Child | Seward Francis Mower (1881 - 1956) |
| Child | George Longley Mower (1882 - 1893) |
| Child | Logan Blaine Mower (1885 - 1894) |
| Child | Alice Esther Mower (1891 - 1934) |
| Father | Oliver Mower (1802 - 1892) |
| Mother | Harriett Hammond Robinson (1811 - 1878) |
| Sibling | Lowell Mason Mower (1831 - 1906) |
| Sibling | Julia Robinson Mower (1834 - 1866) |
| Sibling | Harriet Elizabeth Mower (1837 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Emily Frances Mower (1844 - 1846) |
| Sibling | Francis Oliver Mower (1851 - 1939) |
| Sibling | Seward Porter Mower (1858 - 1877) |
Notes
Census
Wilbur F. Mower was enumerated in the household of Oliver Mower as an 8 year old male, his birthplace listed as Maine, and with a notation that he had attended school within the year.Census
Wilber F. Mower was enumerated in the household of Oliver Mower as an 18 year old male, his birthplace listed as Maine, and with a notation that he had attended school within the year.Military
Wilbur enlisted for 3 years of service in July 1862, joining Co. I, 16th Maine Regiment of Infantry Volunteers; and serving as a Private, Corporal, Sergeant, color-bearer, orderly and Lieutenant until the end of the war. To quote Walter L. Mower, "Distinguished for gallantry and courage; twice wounded and taken prisoner. Besides many smaller engagements, [he] was with his regiment at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, and Petersburg to which scenes he seldom referred unless general conversation with a comrade. At Gettysburg on that memorable 1 Jly. he carried the colors with conspicuous ability, and when the order "Fall in, Forward Sixteenth, Charge Bayonets" was given, 'color-sergeant Wilbur F. Mower was the first man to jump the fence, and the regiment followd with a ringing cheer, and in the face of a galling fire, went double-quick, scattering the rebel line pell-mell to the rear and into the woods, but in the face of tremendous odds, while maintaining with the much reduced regiment, just before being captured as prisoner by the enemy, tore his flag in shreds and made kindling wood of the staff that the boys in blue might claim possession of their colors as priceless trophies of that trying hour, which are cared for to this day.' [Wilbur] was wounded in the shoulder in the engagement before Petersburg."Marriage
They had no children.Census
Wilbur Mower was enumerated in the household of Oliver Mower, as a 28 year old white male, his occupation was as a farmer, his birthplace listed as Greene, Maine, and with a notation that he was a male citizen of the U.S. of age 21 years of age and upwards.Census
Wilbur F. Mower was enumerated in the household of Oliver Mower as his son, a 38 year old white male, married, his occupation was as a farmer, and his birthplace and that of both of his parents were listed as Maine.Endnotes
1. FamilySearch, "Records of births, deaths, marriages and marriage intentions, 1755-1925 (Greene, Maine)," database with digital images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org: accessed 28 August 2016), page 277, image 276 of 855; citing Town Clerk, Greene, Maine; LDS Film #007595552.
2. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 95.
3. 1850 U.S. Census, Kennebec County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Greene, 352, dwelling 242, family 256, Oliver Mower household, line 28, Wilbur F. Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 September 2019); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, 1009 rolls.
4. 1860 U.S. Census, Androscoggin County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Greene, 45, dwelling 345, family 352, Oliver Mower household, line 6, Wilber F. Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 September 2019); NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls.
5. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 100-3.
6. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 103.
7. , Maine: A History: Biographical, Centennial Edition (New York, New York: The American Historial Society, 1919), 70; digital image, Google Books, Gooble Books (books.google.com : accessed 29 October 2019.
8. 1870 U.S. Census, Androscoggin County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Greene, 22, dwelling 189, family 202, Oliver Mower household, line 34, Wilbur Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 September 2019); NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls.
9. 1880 U.S. Census, Androscoggin County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Greene, enumeration district (ED) 6, 11, dwelling 93, family 96, Oliver Mower household, line 7, Wilbur F. Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 September 2019); NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls.
10. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 103.
11. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 103.
12. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 103.
13. FamilySearch, "Records of births, deaths, marriages and marriage intentions, 1755-1925 (Greene, Maine)," database with digital images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org: accessed 28 August 2016), page 277, image 276 of 855; citing Town Clerk, Greene, Maine; LDS Film #007595552.
14. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 95.