Robert Henry Halsey (1835 - 1902)

Born 19 Nov 1835 in Lima Township, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Died 27 Nov 1902 at age 67 in Hot Springs Township, Fall River, South Dakota, United States

This profile is Genealogically Defined.

Biography

The son of Peter Halsey and Mary (Van Vleet) Halsey, Robert Halsey was born in Dexter Township, Michigan^{[citation needed]} in 1835. He migrated west with his family west to the new state of Michigan, taking up residence in Lima Township, in Washtenaw County.^[1]

War broke out and Robert enlisted as a Private in the Michigan 1st Volunteer Infantry, mustering into Company H in June of 1861, and rising to the rank of Corporal; he was discharged in March of 1863.^[2][3] After his discharge, he registered for the Civil War draft, registering in Washtenaw County Michigan in June of 1863, when he was 25.^[4]

Robert went west, residing in 1870 in Walla Walla, Washington, boarding in the home of farmer William Sanders and his wife, Carrie, and working as a teamster.^[5] By 1880, he lived alone in Whitman, Washington, farming.^[6]

By 1890, Robert lived in Pactola, South Dakota, nothng on the 1890 Civil War Veteran Census that he had suffered a gunshot to his right leg during his Civil War service.^[3] In 1900, at the age of 63, Robert was a resident of the National Home for Disabled Soldiers in Hot Springs, South Dakota.^[7] He passed away there^{[citation needed]} at the age of 67 and is buried at State Veterans Home Cemetery in Hot Springs.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ 1850, Lima, Michigan: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8P-49M : 22 December 2020), Henry Halsey in household of Peter Halsey, Lima Township, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ 1861, Enlistment, Michigan 1st Volunteer Infantry: "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F9T8-G4S : 24 August 2021), Robert Halsey, 1861-1865.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8S3-3MS : Fri Mar 08 17:40:09 UTC 2024), Entry for Robert H Halsey, 1890.
4. ↑ 1863, Civil War Draft Registration: The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110; Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); NAI: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 1 of 3. Ancestry.com. U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Ancestry Record 1666 #1526771 with attached Image
5. ↑ 1870, Walla Walla, Washington: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.CYear: 1870; Census Place: Walla Walla, Washington Territory; Roll: M593_1683; Page: 273B. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Ancestry Record 7163 #14650206 with attached Image
6. ↑ 1880, Whitman, Washington: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.Year: 1880; Census Place: Whitman, Washington; Roll: 1398; Page: 368a; Enumeration District: 057. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA; Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.Ancestry Record 6742 #14828346 with attached {{Ancestry Image|6742|4244646-00413}]
7. ↑ 1900, Hot Springs, South Dakota: "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMRQ-24Y : Thu Mar 07 05:43:19 UTC 2024), Robert H Halsey in Entry for Arthur Lima and Ella Lima, 1900.
8. ↑ Burial, State Veterans Home Cemetery, Hot Springs, South Dakota: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21935832/robert_h-halsey: accessed April 8, 2024), memorial page for Robert H Halsey (unknown–27 Nov 1902). Find A Grave: Memorial #21935832 State Veterans Home Cemetery, Hot Springs, Fall River County, South Dakota, USA; Maintained by Honoring Our Veterans (contributor 47841402).