Born about in Union, Pennsylvania, United States
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of Rudolph Provant
and Rebecca Ann (Uncner) Provant
Brother of
Martin (Provant) Prowant, Caroline (Provant) Prowant, Henry E (Provant) Prowant, John R Provant, Rebecca (Provant) Rogers and David Boyd Provant
Husband of
Mary Elizabeth (Lilley) Prowant
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
John Franklin Prowant and Carolyn May Prowant
Died
at about age 45
in Union, Pennsylvania, United States [uncertain]
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Biography
Corporal Amos (Provant) Prowant served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: AUG 22, 1862
Mustered out: AUG 29, 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 150th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D
Enlisted: AUG 22, 1862
Mustered out: AUG 29, 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 150th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D
Amos Prowant was born in 1840. He was the son of Rudolph Provant. He passed away in 1886 and was buried in the Lewisburg Cemetery, Lewisburg, PA.[1]
Research Notes
Although the surname is spelled many ways, especially in census records (Prowant, Provant, Provent, Browand, etc.), the surname on grave stones is consistently Prowant -18 July 2020 Amy Golder-Cooper
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 18 July 2020), memorial page for Amos G. Prowant (1841–18 May 1886), Find A Grave: Memorial #106456728, citing Lewisburg Cemetery, Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Forrest Fothergill (contributor 46917725) .
- 1850 US Census, White Deer, Union County, PA, 9/12/1860, Rudolph Provent (Head 39, Laborer) Rebecca 39, Martain 14, Fianner 12, Amos 10, Caroline 7, Henry 7, John 4, Rebecca 1
- 1860 US Census, White Deer, Union County, PA, PO Mofflinkerry, 7/25/1860, Rudolf Browand (Provant) 41/46 Farmer, Rebecca 41/46, Marten 23 Miner, Amos 19 Laborer, Henry 16 Laborer, John 15 Laborer, Rebecca 11, David 5
- 1880 US Census, (East) Buffalo, Union, PA, 6/7/1880, Amos Porwant 37 Day laborer, Elizabeth 33 (born PA, parents PA) John 12, Carrie 9, Amon (or Amos) 7, Mary 5, Edward 2, Earnest 2/12 (born April)
- Pennsylvania Civil War Muster Rolls, 1860-1869 : Amos Browand age 21, born about 1841, enlistment date 8/22/1862 at Lewisburg, PA, Muster Date 8/29/1862 Harrisburg, PA Corporal 150th PA Infantry Company D (Under Major George W Jones): Promoted Corporal 5/1/1865, was taken prisoner 7/1/1863, Paroled 12/28/1863, Discharged 6/17/1865) Brother Henry in same company as Private
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