Walter L Colton (1837 - 1865)

Born 27 Mar 1837 in Shelby, Macomb, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Clarissa (Prichard) Hoyland — married 27 Apr 1861 (to 1865) in Macomb, Michigan, United States

Died 13 Aug 1865 at age 28 in Willow Springs, Dakota Territory, United States

Biography

Walter was born in 1837. He was the son of George Colton and Catherine Vincent, a harness maker by trade, like his father.

He married Clarissa Prichard in 1861.^[1] Since he is listed as 25 years old on the Union roster, he must have enlisted shortly after his marriage. He mustered in at Detroit, Michigan August 30, 1862. His pension records show he served with Co. A 1st Michigan Cavalry as well as Co. F in the 5th. He served as a saddler.^[2] He was killed by Indians near Willow Springs, Big Laramie, Dakota Territory, while serving with the 1st Michigan Calvary, Company A in 1865.

Monument in Remembrance of Camp Collins Soldiers 1863-1866. Killed in Action, Saddler Walter Colton

His widow began receiving a pension in 1865.^[3][4][5] Clarissa remarried to Joel Rugg and George Hoyland. She passed away in 1913.

Sources

1. ↑ "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN2G-9JQ : 17 December 2020), Walter Colton and Clarissa Prichard, 17 Apr 1861; citing reference ID , various county clerks and libraries, Michigan; FHL microfilm 979,571.
2. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F9T4-KPX : 25 August 2021), Walter L. Colton, 1861-1865.
3. ↑ "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4L6-ZXM : 24 March 2016), Walter L. Colton, 1865.
4. ↑ "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4LR-86K : 24 March 2016), Walter L. Colton, 1865.
5. ↑ "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDBB-5Z7 : 20 February 2021), Clarissa Colton in entry for Walter L Colton, 1865.

See also:

• "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F9T4-KPX : 4 December 2014), Walter F. Calton, Saddler, Company F, 5th Regiment, Michigan Cavalry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M545 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 6; FHL microfilm 881,919.
• "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD57-WNB : 13 March 2018), Walter L Colton, 1865. {Clarissa Colton, widow}
• "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4L6-ZXM : 24 March 2016), Walter L. Colton, 1865.
• "United States Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications, 1887-1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ79-G22 : 8 August 2017), Walter L Colton, 1904; citing Pension, NARA microfilm publication M1784 and M1785 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 2,155,466.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/222684987/walter-l-colton : accessed 13 September 2021), memorial page for Walter L Colton (1837–13 Aug 1865), Find a Grave Memorial ID 222684987, citing Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, USA ; Maintained by LynI (contributor 48813319) .