James Fitzgerald (1819 - aft. 1900)

Born Jan 1819 in Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Barbara (Clevenger) Fitzgerald — married 28 May 1863 in Montgomery, Ohio, United States

Died after 12 Jun 1900 after age 81 in United States

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Biography

James was born in Kentucky in January of 1819. He was the son of Zachariah Fitzgerald and Fanny Sims. Around 1826-1828 he moved to Ohio with his parents and older brother, Allan. They eventually settled in Montgomery County. James is found living with his parents in Miamisburg, OH. In 1863, James married the widow Barbara (Clevenger) Gebhart. Barbara had six children from her first marriage. In 1870, only two were living with James and Barbara. In 1865, James enlisted in the military at the age of 43 and served briefly until the end of the war. (see note) After his wife Barbara died in 1895, James lived with his stepdaughter, Elizabeth.

Research Notes

1. There is a Pvt. James Edward Fitzgerald, who died 29 Dec 1904 in Dayton, Ohio that is buried in the Dayton National Cemetery. This is not the James Fitzgerald that is the subject of this profile.
2. Military Service - James enlisted in the Union Army on 27 July 1865. Although General Lee had surrendered the Army of Virginia to General Grant on 9 April 1865, the Civil War did not end. It was not until 2 April 1866 that President Andrew Johnston issued a proclamation declaring that the insurrection was over in all states except Texas. It was not until 20 Aug 1866 that a new state government was formed in Texas and the Civil War officially came to an end. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.history.com/news/why-the-civil-war-actually-ended-16-months-after-lee-surrendered

• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z89G-YS3Z : 12 May 2020), James Fitz Geraldo and Barbara Gebhart, 28 May 1863, Montgomery, Ohio.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX37-NPH : 12 April 2016), James Fitzgerald in household of Zachariah Fitzgerald, Miamisburg, Montgomery, Ohio, United States; citing family 796, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)

• "United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRQZ-KDB : 12 March 2018), James E Fitzgerald, 27 Jul 1865; citing p. 58, volume 59, Cincinnati, , Ohio, United States, NARA microfilm publication M233 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 29; FHL microfilm 350,335.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6L8-SRG : 14 June 2019), James Fitzgeralds, Miami Township, Montgomery, Ohio, United States; citing household 777.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM6H-B5Y : accessed 26 December 2019), James Fitzgerald, Miami Township Miamisburg City Ward 1, 3, Montgomery, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 96, sheet 12A, family 272, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,308.