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Samuel Daniel Beltz (1846 - 1915)

Samuel Daniel Beltz aka Beltz
Born in Richfield, Adams, Illinois, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 6 Jul 1879 in Adams County, Illinoismap
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Died at age 69 in Kingston, Adams, Illinois, United Statesmap
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Biography

Samuel Beltz served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Aug 14, 1862
Mustered out: Oct 01, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co. F, 118th Illinois Infantry

Daniel Beltz was born April 19, 1846 in Richfield, Adams County, Illinois. He was the son of Jacob and Eunice (Olmsted) Beltz, also found as BELTS. [1] [2] [3] [4]

He enlisted in the Army on August 14, 1862 in Richfield, Illinois to serve for 3 years, posing as an 18-year-old. He was mustered in with Company F, 118th Illinois Infantry at Camp Butler, Illinois on November 7, 1862. His father died of wounds in January 1863 but Daniel continued to serve, mustering out October 1, 1865 at Baton Rouge, Louisiana. [5]

He married the widow Mary E. (Stillwell) Welton on July 6, 1879 in Adams County. [6]

Daniel died May 10, 1915 in Kingston, Adams County, Illinois. He is buried in Kingston Park Cemetery, Beverly Township, Adams County, Illinois. [7]

When Samuel Daniel Belts (Beltz) was born on April 19, 1846, in Richfield, Illinois, his father, Jacob, was 24 and his mother, Eunice, was 20. He married Elizabeth Frances "Lydia" Rennecker and they had four children together. He then married Mary Elizabeth Stillwell (Welton) and they had two children together. He died on May 10, 1915, in Kingston, Illinois, at the age of 69, and was buried there.

Sources

  1. ↑ Olmste(a)d files of Walt Steesy
  2. ↑ Olmsted, Henry King, M.D. Genealogy of the Olmsted Family in America (A.T. De La Mare, New York, 1912); pg. 308, #7170.
  3. ↑ Birth date, April 19, 1846: Jacob Beltz Bible; pages reproduced for Pension Application WC85102 (Certified: October 18, 1866); Belts, Jacob Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of Civil War Veterans, ca. 1861 – ca. 1910. Nara Catalog ID: 300020.
  4. ↑ U. S. Federal Census: 1860, Richfield (P. O. Fairweather), Adams County, Illinois.
  5. ↑ U. S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865; online database, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT.
  6. ↑ Illinois Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900; online database, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT.
  7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #25747214 with photo.
  • family records
  • Year: 1850; Census Place: Richfield, Adams, Illinois; Roll: 97; Page: 295a
  • Year: 1870; Census Place: Richfield, Adams, Illinois; Roll: M593_187; Page: 696B
  • Year: 1880; Census Place: Richfield, Adams, Illinois; Roll: 174; Page: 322D; Enumeration District: 020
  • Year: 1900; Census Place: Beverly, Adams, Illinois; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0100; FHL microfilm: 1240235
  • Year: 1910; Census Place: Beverly, Adams, Illinois; Roll: T624_229; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 1374242
  • Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 Name Samuel Bettz Gender Male Spouse Name Eliza Rennecker Marriage Date 4 Mar 1864 Marriage County Adams Comments This record can be found at the County Court Records, Film # 1845384 -1845385.
  • Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940 Name Daniel Belts Gender Male Spouse Eliza Rennecker Child Chas W Belts
  • Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920 Name Samuel Daniel Belts Gender Male Marriage Date 4 Mar 1864 Marriage Place Adams, Illinois, USA Spouse Name Eliza Rennecker Spouse Gender Female Household members
  • U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 Name Daniel Belts Enlistment Date 14 Aug 1862 Enlistment Rank Private Muster Date 7 Nov 1862 Muster Place Illinois Muster Company F Muster Regiment 118th Infantry Muster Regiment Type Infantry Muster Information Enlisted Muster Out Date 1 Oct 1865 Muster Out Place Baton Rouge, Louisiana Muster Out Information Mustered Out Side of War Union Survived War? Yes Residence Place Payson, Illinois Last Known Residence Place Illinois Death Date 12 May 1915 Title Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men; GAR Dept of Illinois: Death Rolls
  • https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25747214/daniel-belts




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