James Alston (1829 - 1912)

Born 1829 in Albany, Albany, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 15 Jan 1912 at about age 83 in Bath, Steuben, New York, United States

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Biography

James was born in Albany New York in 1830. He was found in the 1860 US Census for West Troy Ward 2 living with wife, Loretta and 3 children, James, 5; William, 3 and Mary A., 2. ^[1][2] He was drafted for the US Civil War in 1863 ^[3]and was wounded in 1864 at North Anna River Virginia^[4] He married Loretta about 1854 and they had at least 7 children. He died in 1912^[2]

This information was derived in part from the McClellan Family Tree on Ancestry.com^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ 1860 US Census West Troy Ward 2 https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&indiv=try&h=45792405
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} US Find A Grave Index https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60525&h=136184611&ssrc=pt&tid=117466173&pid=250168315869&usePUB=true
3. ↑ New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=1965&h=54823&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=60525
4. ↑ https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1555&h=1195254&ssrc=pt&tid=117466173&pid=250168315869
5. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/117466173/person/250168315869/facts