Ephram Augustus Shellenberger (1843 - 1915)

Born 29 Oct 1843 in New Springfield, Mahoning, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Louise Clinker — married 19 Oct 1865 in Mahoning, Ohio

Descendants

Died 10 Feb 1915 at age 71 in North Lima, Mahoning County, Ohio

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Biography

Ephram Shellenberger was born in Appalachia, in Ohio.

Ephram Shellenberger was an Ohioan.

Sergeant Ephram Shellenberger served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 61st Regiment, Ohio Infantry, 82nd Regiment, Ohio Infantry, United States Civil War

Sergeant Ephram Shellenberger was Wounded in Action during United States Civil War.

When Ephram Augustus Shellenberger was born on October 29, 1843, in New Springfield, Ohio, his father John F., was 25 and his mother, Mary, was 31. He married Louise Margaret Clinker on October 19, 1865, in Mahoning County, Ohio. They had four children during their marriage. He died on February 10, 1915, in North Lima, Ohio, at the age of 71, and was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery.^[1]

Ephraim Shellenberger (1843-1915) enlisted when he was 18 as a private on 25 February 1862 and was mustered into Company D of the 61st Infantry on the same day. He saw several promotions, initially to first sergeant (no date listed), then to corporal (9 December 1862), and finally to sergeant (1 November 1863). The regiment was bloodied throughout the war, seeing early action at Second Bull Run, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg, where Shelleberger was wounded in action, probably during the retreat to Cemetery Hill. A CDV portrait of Shellenberger is published on page 59 of Baumgartner’s Buckeye Blood: Ohio at Gettysburg. In April 1864 the 61st Ohio was reassigned to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, XX Corps (20th A.C.) where it saw extensive action in the Atlanta Campaign, battles throughout Georgia, and Sherman’s March to the Sea. Afterward, the regiment marched through the Carolinas and was consolidated with the 82nd Ohio Infantry, taking its name, and where Shellenberger was transferred into Co. E. ^[2]

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Sources

Union Soldiers with Civil War Service in Ohio [1] Surname First Name Company Regiment Beginning Rank Ending Rank Other Names Notes Additional Info Shellenberger Ephraim D 61st Regiment, Ohio Infantry Private Sergeant See Also 82 O. V. I. Shellenberger Ephraim E 82nd Regiment, Ohio Infantry First Sergeant Sergeant See Also 61 Ohio I.

Family Search Marriage 1865 Ephraim Shellenberger mentioned in the record of Ephraim Shellenberger and Louisa M. Clinker Name: Ephraim Shellenberger Spouse's Name: Louisa M. Clinker Event Date: 19 Oct 1865 Event Place: Mahoning,Ohio Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51406-1 , System Origin: Ohio-ODM , GS Film number: 0906673 V. 1-2 Attach to Family Tree No image available Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958 Search collection About this collection Citing this Record ^[3]

Find A Grave Memorial# 46592297

Family Search LDS: LVPF-15B

Footnotes

1. ↑ Entered by Rick Mengle, Tuesday, August 13, 2013.
2. ↑ https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Shellenberger-70
3. ↑ "Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDJF-2MG : accessed 25 March 2015), Ephraim Shellenberger and Louisa M. Clinker, 19 Oct 1865; citing Mahoning,Ohio, reference ; FHL microfilm 0906673 V. 1-2.

Acknowledgments

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