Ernest Godwin Geisendorff was born on June 11, 1838 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA. [1]
He married Alice Foster Simms on 4 September 4, 1867
in Tyler, Texas.
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In 1870, they were living together with their children in Tyler, Texas.
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During his life, Ernest served in the American Civil War for the Confederacy, achieving the rank of Lieutenant, serving in Thirteenth Cavalry (Burnett's Regiment, Thirteenth Mounted Volunteers). [5]
Ernest passed away on He passed away on April 30, 1897 in Woodville, Tyler County, Texas. [1][6] Upon his death, his wife received a widow's pension for his war service
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Birth Place: Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
Death Date: 30 abr 1897 (30 Apr 1897)
Death Place: Woodville, Tyler County (Tyler), Texas, United States of America
Cemetery: Magnolia Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Woodville, Tyler County (Tyler), Texas, United States of America
Spouse: Aplice Foster Geisendorff
Children:
Kenneth B Geisendorff
Benellen G Bullitt
Henry Pedigo Geisendorff
Florence Williams
Frederic William Geisendorff
Julian C. Geisendorff
Albert Graeme Geisendorff
Ernest Bertrand Geisendorff
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"Texas Marriages, 1837-1973," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX7Z-5XZ : 11 February 2018), E. G. Guisendorff and A. F. Sims, 04 Sep 1867; citing , Tyler, Texas, , reference 2:ZNWZ8J; FHL microfilm 1,006,070. Detail provided:
Name: E. G. Guisendorff
Spouse's Name: A. F. Sims
Event Date: 04 Sep 1867
Event Place: , Tyler, Texas
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Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas; Ancestry.com. Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Dodd, Jordan R, et. al. Early American Marriages: Texas to 1850. Bountiful, UT: Precision Indexing Publishers, 19xx.
↑ "Texas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ4R-Y67 : 5 December 2014), Ernest G Geisendorff, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Texas," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Thirteenth Cavalry (Burnett's Regiment, Thirteenth Mounted Volunteers), NARA microfilm publication M323 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1961), roll 77. Detail provided.
Name: Ernest G Geisendorff
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 1862
Age (Original): 23
Military Unit Note: Thirteenth Cavalry (Burnett's Regiment, Thirteenth Mounted Volunteers)
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission; Austin, Texas; Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975; Collection #: CPA16746; Roll #: 174; Roll Description: Pension File Nos 16746 to 16785, Application Years 1908 to 1909. Detail listed:
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