Gideon Harvey Totten (abt. 1839)

Born about 1839 in Tazewell County, Virginia

Ancestors

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Biography

Gideon was born about 1839 in Virginia and a son of Amos Totten and Rebecca Wright. Harvey served in the Civil War for the Union and was a member of the Cass County Home Guard in Company H & C with a Rank of Private. Their primary duty was to protect bridge in Cass and adjoining counties. The engaged in skirmishes in Parkville, Harrisonville, Jonesborough, Wadesborg, Butler, Grand River and Old Randolph. His death and burial details are unknown. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial Number: 253066929

Military

U. S. CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS 1861-1865

Name: Harvey Totten

Side: Union

Regiment Name: Cass County Home Guard, Missouri Cavalry

Company: H & C

Rank In: Private

Rank Out: Private

Film No.: M390 - Roll: 49

Researcher: Richard Parker

Source Information: Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.

UNION MISSOURI VOLUNTEERS

Cass County Home Guard, Missouri Cavalry

Overview: Organized in Cass County June-August, 1861, for duty in Cass and adjoining Counties and to protect bridges. Skirmish at Parksville, Mo., July 17-19, 1861; Harrisonville July 27; Jonesborough August 21-22; Old Randolph September 14; Bush Bridge Road October 14; Butler November 20; Grand River November 30; Dayton December 23; Wadesburg December 24. Mustered out February 28, 1862.

Lost during service 1 Officer and 5 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 10 Enlisted men by disease. Total 16

Researcher: Richard Parker

Source Information: U. S. CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS AND SAILOR SYSTEM, National Park Service, Washington, D. C.

File File: http:/trees.ancestry.comrd?f=document&guid=d4ec73c9-bc56-4710-8ceb-81fe377fa925&tid=10528961&pid=625. Format: htm. Gideon Harvey's Military Record.

U. S. Censuses

1850 --- U. S. Federal Census, Western District, Tazewell County, Virginia -- Dwelling Number: 342 - Line: 13 - Page: 240A - Microfilm Roll: 979 ----- Amos Totten 32 (head) -- Rebecca 27 (wife) -- Gideon H. 11 (son) -- Eleamor M. 8 (daughter) -- Rebecca J. (daughter) -- Rees 2 (son) --- Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: M432_979; Page: 240A; Image: 58. -- Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.---Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1860 --- U. S. Federal Census, Greene Township, Lawrence County, Missouri -- Dwelling No: 432 -- Page: 813 - Microfilm Roll: 628. ----- A. Totten 46 (head) -- Jane 21 (daughter) -- Harvey 20 (son) -- Marinda 19 (daughter) -- Jane 16 (daughter) -- Recey 11 (son) -- Recina 7 (daughter) -- Eliza 5 (daughter) -- William 3 (son) -- Milton 1 (son) --- Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Green, Lawrence, Missouri; Roll: M653_628; Page: 813; Image: 459; Family History Library Film: 803628---Source Information:Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. ---Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.