Individual Details

William Batchelder POMEROY

(10 Aug 1845 - 28 Aug 1931)

Events

Birth10 Aug 1845Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Military11 Aug 1862enlisted in Company C, 117th Massachusetts [no regiment listed]
Military20 Aug 1862enlisted as a Private Co C, 50 MA Militia with the consent of guardian - Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts
Military19 Sep 1862mustered in to Co C, 50 MA Militia at Camp Stanton - Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts
Military24 Aug 1863Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts
Military16 Jul 1864enlisted in Company E, 60th MA Infantry and served with them in Tennessee during the Civil WAr - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Description16 Jul 1864hazel eyes, brown hair, dark complexion, 5' 6 1/2" - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Military23 Jul 1864and was mustered in at Camp Meigs - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Military30 Nov 1864mustered out as a private, in Co E, 60th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Military27 Jan 1865
Military6 Feb 1865accepted a commission as 2 Lieut in the 117 Reg't US Colored Troops - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Military27 Feb 1865and was mustered in as 2 Lieut 117 USCt, Chapin's Farm, Virginia
Military13 Mar 1865transferred to Co A 117 Reg't USCT
Military12 Apr 1866mustered out for promotion to 1 Lieutenant and appointed Regimental Adjutant
Military13 Apr 1866enlisted as a 1st Lieutenant commissioned in the 117th Infantry Regiment U. S. Colored Troops - Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas
Military23 May 1866relieved of duty as adjutant and permanently assigned to Co "A"
Military28 Jul 1866requested an extension of his leave another 10 days - New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Military12 Sep 1866requested an appointment to 2d Lieut of one of the US Colored Infantry regiments - Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas
Military2 Feb 1867Texas
Military22 Jun 1867was granted a 20 day leave of absence from his Regiment
Military1 Aug 1867discharged from Company C, 117th Massachusetts [no regiment listed]
Military10 Aug 1867mustered out of 117 th Infantry Regiment U. S. Colored Troops
Military31 Dec 1867Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Marriage21 Dec 1871Rhode Island - Clara A RHODES
Occupation9 Jun 1880railroad clerk - Saint Louis, Saint Louis County, Missouri
Occupation13 Nov 1880clerk in RR - Saint Louis, Saint Louis County, Missouri
Residence1883Benton Station, Scott County, Missouri
Occupation1883clerk at Missouri Pacific Railway - Saint Louis, Saint Louis City, Missouri
Residence1884Benton Station, Scott County, Missouri
Occupation1884clerk in the ticket account department of the MO Pacific Railway Co at 7th near Poplar - Saint Louis, Saint Louis City, Missouri
ResidenceJun 1890Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri
Occupation7 Jun 1900accountant - Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri
Residence (family)8 Jun 1900at 1051[no street] - Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri - Clara A RHODES
Miscellaneous25 Apr 1906applied for a Civil War Pension as an invalid
Miscellaneous22 Aug 1907applied for a Civil War Pension as an invalid
Occupation27 Apr 1910book keeper for a plumbing company - Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri
Residence (family)28 Apr 1910at 1051 Pennsylvania Ave. - Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri - Clara A RHODES
Miscellaneous12 Sep 1913inherited his father's estate - Montana
Residence (family)7 Jan 1920at 2309 Pennsylvania Ave. - Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri - Clara A RHODES
Residence27 Aug 1931at 2031 Pearl Ave - Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri
Death28 Aug 1931pneumonia at 2031 Pearl Ave - Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri
Burial31 Aug 1931Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri

Families

SpouseClara A RHODES (1849 - 1921)
ChildCharles Francis POMEROY (1872 - 1913)
ChildRuth POMEROY (1875 - )
ChildWalter Batchelder POMEROY (1882 - 1883)
FatherHonorable Thomas M POMEROY (1812 - 1882)
MotherElizabeth C BATCHELDER ( - 1848)
SiblingSusan Jane POMEROY ( - )