George Dwight Recor (1841 - 1933)

Born 18 Mar 1841 in Berlin, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Died 13 Jun 1933 at age 92 in Kirkland, King, Washington, United States

Biography

The son of Jesse Recor and Minerva (Penfield) Recor, George Recor was born in Berlin Township in 1841.^{[citation needed]} His father passed away the next year. His entire family then moved west to Minnesota, settling in Rice County. In 1857, George and his mother lived in Wells Township, Minnesota, residing with his sister, Augusta Dunham, and her family. The household also included his aunt, Nancy Penfield, age 74.^[1] George Recor enlisted during the Civil War, enlisting as a Private in Company D of the Minnesota 11th Infantry.^[2]

After the war, In 1865, George returned to Wells Township, residing there with his mother, and his aunt .^[3] having taken in a boarder, David Vosburgh (who later married George's sister, Anna.) George Recor married Catherine Davis (1849-1900), about whom nothing is known. Their children included:

1. Charles Edward Recor (1869-1952)
2. Merton E. Recor (1876-1958)

They made their home in Green Lake, Minnesota.^[4] In 1895, they lived in the village of Wilmar.^[5] His wife passed away in June of 1900; that year, George lived with his son, Merton, in Willmar.^[6] In 1905, he lived in Cass Township,^[7]

George moved to Canada, residing in Brunetta, in Alberta. In 1907, he began receiving his Civil War pension there.^[8] By 1920, he had returned to Minnesota, residing in Waterville, in Le Sueur County.^[9] In 1930, George again lived with Merton and his family, who then lived in Rose Hill, Washington.^[10]

George Recor passed away in Kirkland, Washington at the age of 91^[11] and is buried at Fairview Cemetery in Wilmar, Minnesota.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ "Minnesota Territorial Census, 1857," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3D3D-BZM : 23 February 2021), George D Recor in household of Samuel C Dunham, ; citing line 40, NARA microfilm publication T1175 (Washington D.C.: Central Plains Region, National Archives, n.d.); FHL microfilm 944,288.
2. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F9TR-R2X : 24 August 2021), George D. Recor, 1861-1865.
3. ↑ "Minnesota State Census, 1865 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPS7-VR4 : 22 February 2021), G D Recor in household of Minerva Recor, Wells, Rice, Minnesota, United States; citing volume 8, line 47, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 565,715.
4. ↑ "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8ST-6BK : 8 March 2021), George D Recor, 1890; citing NARA microfilm publication M123 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 338,182.
5. ↑ "Minnesota State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ63-STP : 22 February 2021), George Recor, Willmar village, Ward 02, Kandiyohi, Minnesota; citing p. 23, line 35, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 565,785.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9S5-QMM : accessed 9 May 2022), George D Recor in household of Merlin Recor, Willmar Township Willmar village Ward 1-2, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 85, sheet 5A, family 90, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,772.
7. ↑ "Minnesota State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPSF-5Q6 : 18 February 2021), George D Recor, Township 133-146, Range 25-31, Cass, Minnesota; citing p. 174, line 13, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 928,772.
8. ↑ "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2M2T-6CT : 19 February 2021), George D Recor, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,635,887.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWB4-6GS : 2 February 2021), George D Recor, 1920.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC37-S3R : accessed 9 May 2022), George D Recor in household of Merton E Recor, Rose Hill, King, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 364, sheet 1B, line 93, family 27, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2491; FHL microfilm 2,342,225.
11. ↑ "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N35F-45B : 10 March 2018), George D. Recor, 13 Jun 1933; citing Kirkland, King, Washington, reference 339, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 2,023,062.
12. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #47214093