George W Emmons
Rank: Pvt Co: I Age: 40 Residence: Lyman Birthplace: Lyman Occupation: farmer Married/Single: M Height: 5' 9.5 Eyes: Hz Hair: Br Complexion: Dk
GEORGE W EMMONS was born in Lyman, Maine on 13 May 1813 [calculated from his age at death on gravestone, subtracted from death date in pension papers and not the one on stone] or between 1813 and 1815 [from ages on censuses], the son of Simeon and Deidamia (Emmons) Emmons. According to his widow's pension papers as well as York County Probate v146 p478, he died on 27 Nov 1882, and NOT the 17 Nov 1889 date on grave, at age 69 yrs, 6mos, 14 das and was buried in his family plot in Lyman [YCCI, p1257].
He married first, on or after 23 Nov 1835 [intents filed 7 Nov 1835;cert issued 23 Nov -NEHGR v97 p20], to HARRIET HILTON of Wells, Maine. She was born on 4 Sept 1814, the daughter of Joseph Jr and Elisabeth (Moffatt) Hilton [VR of Wells, p221]. She died on 20 Oct 1865, aged 50yrs, 1mo [YCCI, p1257]. She is buried with husband. Her sister, Emeline Hilton, was married to George's brother Pendleton Emmons [Wells Vr, p342].
George married second, on 9 Sep 1866 in Lyman [the 5th in pension papers], LUCINDA DAVIS, the daughter of Reuben and Agnes (Lord) Davis. She was born in Lyman on 1 Oct 1840 and died on 8 Nov 1917 in Lyman from a hemorrhage of the spinal cord [ME Death Rec]. She is buried with her husband.
George was a farmer and lived his life in Lyman, Maine, except for his time serving during the Civil War. In Sept 1862, he and his son George both enlisted into the 27th Maine Volunteers. A nine-month term, they were back home by the summer of 1863. The following year, on the 6th of May, George would this time accompany son Alonzo into service, signing up with the 32nd Maine Infantry. His son, however, took ill only two months in, and died in a Philadelphia hospital. Things didn't fare well for George that July either, when the 32nd participated in the seige of Petersburg, Virginia. During the Battle of the Crater, or Burnside's Mine, on 30 July 1864, the 32nd Maine was one of numerous regiments sent into the resulting disaster, where thousands of soldiers were caught up in the crater and in the trenches leading to the Confederate lines and Cemetery Hill, where the 32nd took many of its casualties. Forced in together, shoulder to shoulder, they were unable to fire their muskets, nor retreat while new troops pushed in from behind. Forced to surrender, George was one of the 1400 Union troops taken prisoner that day. His date of release is not currently known, but was possibly a pow through the conclusion of the war. In Dec, 1864, the 32nd being far below regiment strength, was disbanded and its remaining men transferred into the 31st Maine. This included those still being held as prisoners. George would be mustered out on 15 July 1865.
By his first wife Harriet, they had at least the following children:
I. ABBY EMMONS, born ca 1840. Probably their daughter, living in household at age 10 in 1850; age 19 in 1860. Not traced after this.
II. ISAAC EMMONS, born ca 1842. Likely a son of theirs; in 1850 household at age 8; a.18 in 1860. Not found after 1860 census.
III. GEORGE EMMONS born ca 1844 in Lyman (age 6 in 1850; age 15 in 1860). He joined the 27th Maine with his father (click on name to see his own page).
IV. ALONZO EMMONS was born ca Jun 1847 (age 3 in 1850; age 13 in 1860). He enlisted alongside his father into the 32nd Maine Infantry on 6 May 1864, calling himself age 18. He fell ill and died while in the Mower US Hospital in Philadelphia on 18 July 1864 [The 32nd Regiment, p531] at age 17 yrs, 1 mo [ME VR pre-1892].
V. ELISHA EMMONS, born ca 1849 in Lyman (age 1 in 1850; age 11 in 1860); died in Lyman on 20 Nov 1896 at age 49 yrs (age in error). He is buried in parents plot. He married SUSAN A DAVIS, the daughter of Reuben and Agnes (Lord) Davis (and sister to Elisha's step-mother Lucinda). She was born ca Jul 1832 [1900 census] and died on 24 Sep 1913 at age 81yrs,2mos and is buried in husbands family plot [YCCI, p1257]. On 20 Sep 1864, though only about 15 years old, he and his brother George enlisted into the 9th Maine Infantry and served until June, 1865. After the war, he worked as a farm laborer and as a millman. He and Susan divorced, and they had no children.
VI. FRANK EMMONS, born ca 1851-53. Likely a son, living with them at age 9 in 1860; age 17 in 1870. Unsure of whereabouts after this date.
VII. HENRY M EMMONS was born 1855 in Lyman; died 22 Jul 1934 in Buxton, Maine [ME death rec] at age 79 yrs, 4 mos, 22 das. He married HATTIE J DILLOUS (DILLOS). She was born in Waterboro, ME on 7 Nov 1854 and died on 4 Oct 1935, aged 80 yrs, 10 mos, 27 das [ME death rec]. She was the daughter of Hiram and Lucinda (Hill) Dillous. In 1900 census, they are noted for having 13 children, 8 of whom were living. They are buried in Tory Hill Cemetery, Buxton, Maine [YCCI, p441].
-. Frank Emmons (age 9 in 1880)
-. Henry W Emmons b. Nov 1879 (grave 1878); died in 1951. Buried w/ parents.
-. Dimon Robert Emmons, b. 5 Oct 1886 [WWI Draft Card; 1885 on grave] in Lyman; died in 1967 [YCCI, p446]. He married Dora E Harriman (1891-). They are buried in Buxton.
-. Frances T Emmons, b. June 1888
8. Rose L Emmons, b. 6 May 1893 in Lyman [ME VR]
9. (female, stillborn), b/d 17 Jan 1895 in Lyman [ME VR]
10. Edith B Emmons, b. 17 June 1897 in Lyman [ME VR]
11. (male, stillborn), b/d 25 Dec 1898 in Lyman [ME VR]
VIII. CHARLES F EMMONS, born ca 1862 (age 8 in 1870). Not found in 1880 census.
By Lucinda (1910 census: ch 7/6), George had the following:
IX. HARRIET (HATTIE) EMMONS was born on 28 June 1867 [pension papers; grave says 1868]; died in 1938 [YCCI, p1257]. She married GEORGE W GORDON, a veteran soldier who served with her father in both the 27th and 32nd Maine.
X. CLARA EMMONS, born 8 July 1872 [pension papers]
XI. CLAUDE ELLSWORTH EMMONS (T. Ellsworth in York Cty deeds) was born 23 May 1874 [7 yrs old on 23 May 1881 - York Cty Deed Aff. v380 p485-90; pension papers has 1873]. He died on 23 Jan 1957 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Alfred [YCCI, p47]. He married, on 4 Jul 1901 in Sanford, to AGNES M DOHERTY. She was born in St John, New Brunswick on 18 Apr 1872, the daughter of George and Margaret. She died on 24 May 1948 and is buried with husband [YCCI, p47].
1. Tressa Emmons, b. 3 Aug 1902 in Sanford [ME VR]
2. James E Emmons, b. 9 Jan 1907 in Lyman [ME VR]
XII. MARY EMMONS, born 7 Aug 1878 [pension papers]
XIII. GUY GARFIELD EMMONS was born 23 Aug 1880 [8 mos old on 23 Apr 1881 - York Deed Aff v380 p485-90; WWI Draft Reg Card; mother listed his birth as 23 Sept in pension papers]. He died in 1945 [YCCI, p1906] and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Springvale. He married, on 31 Dec 1902 in Springvale, to NETTIE HAZEL BEAU, the daughter of Charles and Alzadia (Babb) Beau. She was born in 1881 and died in 1936 [YCCI, p1906] Guy moved to Springvale, where he worked as a shoeworker for Sears and Roebuck [WWI Draft Reg Card]
XIV. CHESTER ARTHUR EMMONS was born in Lyman on 5 Feb 1882 [pension papers] and died in Jan 1965 [SSDI]. He married 23 Apr 1904 in Dayton, ME to LURA A BUTLAND, the daughter of Charles and Eliza (Junkins) Butland [ME VR]. She was born in 1886 and died in 1908; buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Kennebunk [YCCI, p795].
1. Susie E Emmons, b. 9 Sep 1904 in Springvale, ME [ME VR]
2. Delma C Emmons, age 2 in 1910.
Additional Source Data:
1850 Lyman, York, Maine census: hh 210/219
1860 Lyman census (pg 27): hh 338/338
1870 Lyman (pg 9): hh 82/84
1870 Lyman (pg 4):Elisha data
1880 Lyman (pg 21): hh 196/203
1880 Lyman (pg 3): hh 29/29; Elisha div, works sawmill
1900 Lyman (pg 9A): hh 207/210; Henry and fam
1900 Lyman (pg 10A): Chester w/ Herb and Mary Wakefield
1900 Lyman (pg 10B): hh 251/254; Susan (w/ of Elisha), Chester also listed here in hh as "nephew"
hh 252/259; Claude and Guy
1910 Lyman (pg 7B): hh 172/174; Chester w/ dau's and mother
1910 Lyman (pg 8A): hh 183/186; Claude and wife
He married first, on or after 23 Nov 1835 [intents filed 7 Nov 1835;cert issued 23 Nov -NEHGR v97 p20], to HARRIET HILTON of Wells, Maine. She was born on 4 Sept 1814, the daughter of Joseph Jr and Elisabeth (Moffatt) Hilton [VR of Wells, p221]. She died on 20 Oct 1865, aged 50yrs, 1mo [YCCI, p1257]. She is buried with husband. Her sister, Emeline Hilton, was married to George's brother Pendleton Emmons [Wells Vr, p342].
George married second, on 9 Sep 1866 in Lyman [the 5th in pension papers], LUCINDA DAVIS, the daughter of Reuben and Agnes (Lord) Davis. She was born in Lyman on 1 Oct 1840 and died on 8 Nov 1917 in Lyman from a hemorrhage of the spinal cord [ME Death Rec]. She is buried with her husband.
George was a farmer and lived his life in Lyman, Maine, except for his time serving during the Civil War. In Sept 1862, he and his son George both enlisted into the 27th Maine Volunteers. A nine-month term, they were back home by the summer of 1863. The following year, on the 6th of May, George would this time accompany son Alonzo into service, signing up with the 32nd Maine Infantry. His son, however, took ill only two months in, and died in a Philadelphia hospital. Things didn't fare well for George that July either, when the 32nd participated in the seige of Petersburg, Virginia. During the Battle of the Crater, or Burnside's Mine, on 30 July 1864, the 32nd Maine was one of numerous regiments sent into the resulting disaster, where thousands of soldiers were caught up in the crater and in the trenches leading to the Confederate lines and Cemetery Hill, where the 32nd took many of its casualties. Forced in together, shoulder to shoulder, they were unable to fire their muskets, nor retreat while new troops pushed in from behind. Forced to surrender, George was one of the 1400 Union troops taken prisoner that day. His date of release is not currently known, but was possibly a pow through the conclusion of the war. In Dec, 1864, the 32nd being far below regiment strength, was disbanded and its remaining men transferred into the 31st Maine. This included those still being held as prisoners. George would be mustered out on 15 July 1865.
By his first wife Harriet, they had at least the following children:
I. ABBY EMMONS, born ca 1840. Probably their daughter, living in household at age 10 in 1850; age 19 in 1860. Not traced after this.
II. ISAAC EMMONS, born ca 1842. Likely a son of theirs; in 1850 household at age 8; a.18 in 1860. Not found after 1860 census.
III. GEORGE EMMONS born ca 1844 in Lyman (age 6 in 1850; age 15 in 1860). He joined the 27th Maine with his father (click on name to see his own page).
IV. ALONZO EMMONS was born ca Jun 1847 (age 3 in 1850; age 13 in 1860). He enlisted alongside his father into the 32nd Maine Infantry on 6 May 1864, calling himself age 18. He fell ill and died while in the Mower US Hospital in Philadelphia on 18 July 1864 [The 32nd Regiment, p531] at age 17 yrs, 1 mo [ME VR pre-1892].
V. ELISHA EMMONS, born ca 1849 in Lyman (age 1 in 1850; age 11 in 1860); died in Lyman on 20 Nov 1896 at age 49 yrs (age in error). He is buried in parents plot. He married SUSAN A DAVIS, the daughter of Reuben and Agnes (Lord) Davis (and sister to Elisha's step-mother Lucinda). She was born ca Jul 1832 [1900 census] and died on 24 Sep 1913 at age 81yrs,2mos and is buried in husbands family plot [YCCI, p1257]. On 20 Sep 1864, though only about 15 years old, he and his brother George enlisted into the 9th Maine Infantry and served until June, 1865. After the war, he worked as a farm laborer and as a millman. He and Susan divorced, and they had no children.
VI. FRANK EMMONS, born ca 1851-53. Likely a son, living with them at age 9 in 1860; age 17 in 1870. Unsure of whereabouts after this date.
VII. HENRY M EMMONS was born 1855 in Lyman; died 22 Jul 1934 in Buxton, Maine [ME death rec] at age 79 yrs, 4 mos, 22 das. He married HATTIE J DILLOUS (DILLOS). She was born in Waterboro, ME on 7 Nov 1854 and died on 4 Oct 1935, aged 80 yrs, 10 mos, 27 das [ME death rec]. She was the daughter of Hiram and Lucinda (Hill) Dillous. In 1900 census, they are noted for having 13 children, 8 of whom were living. They are buried in Tory Hill Cemetery, Buxton, Maine [YCCI, p441].
-. Frank Emmons (age 9 in 1880)
-. Henry W Emmons b. Nov 1879 (grave 1878); died in 1951. Buried w/ parents.
-. Dimon Robert Emmons, b. 5 Oct 1886 [WWI Draft Card; 1885 on grave] in Lyman; died in 1967 [YCCI, p446]. He married Dora E Harriman (1891-). They are buried in Buxton.
-. Frances T Emmons, b. June 1888
8. Rose L Emmons, b. 6 May 1893 in Lyman [ME VR]
9. (female, stillborn), b/d 17 Jan 1895 in Lyman [ME VR]
10. Edith B Emmons, b. 17 June 1897 in Lyman [ME VR]
11. (male, stillborn), b/d 25 Dec 1898 in Lyman [ME VR]
VIII. CHARLES F EMMONS, born ca 1862 (age 8 in 1870). Not found in 1880 census.
By Lucinda (1910 census: ch 7/6), George had the following:
IX. HARRIET (HATTIE) EMMONS was born on 28 June 1867 [pension papers; grave says 1868]; died in 1938 [YCCI, p1257]. She married GEORGE W GORDON, a veteran soldier who served with her father in both the 27th and 32nd Maine.
X. CLARA EMMONS, born 8 July 1872 [pension papers]
XI. CLAUDE ELLSWORTH EMMONS (T. Ellsworth in York Cty deeds) was born 23 May 1874 [7 yrs old on 23 May 1881 - York Cty Deed Aff. v380 p485-90; pension papers has 1873]. He died on 23 Jan 1957 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Alfred [YCCI, p47]. He married, on 4 Jul 1901 in Sanford, to AGNES M DOHERTY. She was born in St John, New Brunswick on 18 Apr 1872, the daughter of George and Margaret. She died on 24 May 1948 and is buried with husband [YCCI, p47].
1. Tressa Emmons, b. 3 Aug 1902 in Sanford [ME VR]
2. James E Emmons, b. 9 Jan 1907 in Lyman [ME VR]
XII. MARY EMMONS, born 7 Aug 1878 [pension papers]
XIII. GUY GARFIELD EMMONS was born 23 Aug 1880 [8 mos old on 23 Apr 1881 - York Deed Aff v380 p485-90; WWI Draft Reg Card; mother listed his birth as 23 Sept in pension papers]. He died in 1945 [YCCI, p1906] and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Springvale. He married, on 31 Dec 1902 in Springvale, to NETTIE HAZEL BEAU, the daughter of Charles and Alzadia (Babb) Beau. She was born in 1881 and died in 1936 [YCCI, p1906] Guy moved to Springvale, where he worked as a shoeworker for Sears and Roebuck [WWI Draft Reg Card]
XIV. CHESTER ARTHUR EMMONS was born in Lyman on 5 Feb 1882 [pension papers] and died in Jan 1965 [SSDI]. He married 23 Apr 1904 in Dayton, ME to LURA A BUTLAND, the daughter of Charles and Eliza (Junkins) Butland [ME VR]. She was born in 1886 and died in 1908; buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Kennebunk [YCCI, p795].
1. Susie E Emmons, b. 9 Sep 1904 in Springvale, ME [ME VR]
2. Delma C Emmons, age 2 in 1910.
Additional Source Data:
1850 Lyman, York, Maine census: hh 210/219
1860 Lyman census (pg 27): hh 338/338
1870 Lyman (pg 9): hh 82/84
1870 Lyman (pg 4):Elisha data
1880 Lyman (pg 21): hh 196/203
1880 Lyman (pg 3): hh 29/29; Elisha div, works sawmill
1900 Lyman (pg 9A): hh 207/210; Henry and fam
1900 Lyman (pg 10A): Chester w/ Herb and Mary Wakefield
1900 Lyman (pg 10B): hh 251/254; Susan (w/ of Elisha), Chester also listed here in hh as "nephew"
hh 252/259; Claude and Guy
1910 Lyman (pg 7B): hh 172/174; Chester w/ dau's and mother
1910 Lyman (pg 8A): hh 183/186; Claude and wife