William George Dakin (1837 - 1864)

Born 1837 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

Husband of Violetta (Loyd) Dakin — married 20 Sep 1861 in Wood County, Virginia (West Virginia), USA

Descendants

Died 13 Jul 1864 at about age 27 in Cumberland, Maryland, USA

Biography

William Dakin served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: mmm dd, yyyy
Mustered out: July 7 1864 (DMS)
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 6th West Virginia Infantry Co. G

Marriage Record

W" Geo Dakin and Violetta Loyd

Sept 20 1861

Parents: Geo & Ann Dakin Nancy Loyd

Occupation: Farmer

Married by: D. O'Conner To view image click HERE. Entry 63, line 15.

Name: Wm G. Dakin

Birth Date: 1836 Birthplace: Pittsburg, Pa. Age: 24

Spouse's Name: Violetta Loyd

Spouse's Birth Date: 1838 Spouse's Birthplace: Wood County, West Virginia Spouse's Age: 22

Event Date: 20 Sep 1860 Event Place: Wood, West Virginia

Father's Name: Geo. Mother's Name: Ann

Spouse's Father's Name: Henry Spouse's Mother's Name: Nancy

Marital Status: Single Spouse's Marital Status: Single ^[1]

Census Records

1850 Census

Pittsburgh, ward 2, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

William Dakin

Event Type: Census

Event Year: 1850 Event Place: Pittsburgh, ward 2, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

Gender: Male Age: 14 Race: White

Birth Year (Estimated): 1836 Birthplace: Pennsylvania

House Number: 159

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

• George Dakin M 44 England
• Ellen Dakin F 36 Maryland
• John Dakin M 16 Pennsylvania
• Emma R Peters F 14 Ohio
• William Dakin M 14 Pennsylvania
• Edward Peters M 9 Illinois
• Laura Peters F 6 Pa
• Charles Camus M 24 Pa
• John Pratt M 23 Ohio^[2]

Military

Dakin , William

Battle Unit Name:6th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry Side:Union Company:G Soldier's Rank In:Private Soldier's Rank Out:Private

Film Number:M507 ROLL 3

Notes: none

Pension Application

Name: William G Dakin

Event Type: Pension Event Date: 1864

Beneficiary's Name: Violetta Dakin ^[3]

Find A Grave Memorial# 10569245

Birth: unknown

Death: Jul. 13, 1864

William Dakin

William Dakin was the son of English born immigrant George Dakin. His mother Ellen Dakin was an American born in Maryland. William was born in Allegheny County Pennsylvania.

AGE: 24 AGE AS OF: 10/11/61 OCCUPATION: Farmer HEIGHT: 5ft. 9in. COMPLEXION: Light EYE COLOR: Blue HAIR COLOR: Sandy

BIRTH CITY: Pittsburgh BIRTH STATE: PA REGIMENT: 6th West Virginia Infantry BEGINNING RANK: PRIVATE ENDING RANK: PRIVATE

DEATH DATE: 07/13/64 CAUSE OF DEATH: Accidental falling off the cars

REMARKS: Accidentally killed by cars at Cumberland, MD 7/13/64. War Department Notation from 6/21/77 states: "The records of this office do not show by what authority he was absent for his company at the time he was killed." Died at Cumberland, MD

Family links: Spouse: Violetta Lloyd Dakin (1841 - 1921)*

Children: George W. Dakin (1862 - 1917)* Nancy Belle Dakin Davis (1863 - 1919)*

• Calculated relationship

Burial: Antietam National Cemetery Sharpsburg Washington County Maryland, USA Plot: GRAVE No./Sec. 2761

Maintained by: Sons of Union Veterans o... Originally Created by: Bev Record added: Mar 06, 2005 Find A Grave: Memorial #10569245

Burial

DAKIN, WILLIAM G

PVT C 6 WV INF CIV WAR DATE OF DEATH: 07/13/1864

BURIED AT: SITE 2761 ANTIETAM NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD SITE SHARPSBURG, MD 21782 (301) 432-5124 ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01400-7 , System Origin: West Virginia-EASy , GS Film number: 34493 , Reference ID: #57 "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XR4H-YP8 : accessed 16 Sep 2014), Wm G. Dakin and Violetta Loyd, 20 Sep 1860; citing Wood, West Virginia, reference #57; FHL microfilm 34493.
2. ↑ Household ID: 173 , Line Number: 41 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: M432 , Affiliate Film Number: 745 , GS Film Number: 20595 , Digital Folder Number: 004191068 , Image Number: 00145 "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M44C-B97 : accessed 16 Sep 2014), William Dakin in household of George Dakin, Pittsburgh, ward 2, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 173, NARA microfilm publication M432.
3. ↑ Affiliate Publication Title: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 , Affiliate Publication Number: T288 , GS Film number: 540865 , Digital Folder Number: 005080198 , Image Number: 02254 "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KDY8-P13 : accessed 16 Sep 2014), William G Dakin, 1864.
4. ↑ http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/index.html