Henry Warnock (abt. 1838 - 1908)

Born about 1838 in Ulster, Ireland

Husband of Lucretia Jane (Costello) Warnock — married 14 Oct 1869 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Died 30 Jun 1908 at about age 70 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Henry was born about 1838. He was the son of Thomas Warnock and Catherine (Atchinson) Warnock.

He emigrated from Ireland with the Warnock family about 1852, settling in Meriden, Connecticut. Henry became a naturalized American citizen in 1859.

He first married Elizabeth Hazen. Henry and Elizabeth had one child.

1. Thomas Henry Warnock, b. 1863, d. 1952, m.

In the Civil War, Henry enlisted in Company F, 1st Connecticut Volunteer Infantry in April 1861. The company guarded Long Bridge over the Potomac River at Washington, DC. He reenlisted in Company A, 15th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry in July 1862 and was wounded at the Battle of Fredericksburg in December 1862. He was discharged in August 1865.

Elizabeth died in 1863. (She died in childbirth while Henry was away serving in the Connecticut Volunteers.)

Henry married Lucy Jane Costello in Massachusetts in 1869. Henry and Lucy had two children.

1. William George Warnock, b. 1870, d. 1923, m. Josephine Blair Wood (1873-1950)
2. Harriet (Hattie) E. Warnock. b. 1874, d. 1942

They separated around 1876 and Henry appears to have vanished for a time. He reappears in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1901 as a salesman for the Meriden Britannia Company.

He passed away in 1908 and was interred at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Meriden Connecticut.

Henry Warnock, formerly of this city, was found dead in bed at his home on Buckingham street in Hartford Tuesday morning. Mr. Warnock had retired from active business and had been living in Hartford for several years. His death was a great shock to his relatives and friends. He leaves a brother, Matthew, of West main street, and a sister, Mrs. Albert Thorp, of Britannia street. He is survived also by two sons, William G. Warnock and Thomas H. Warnock, and a daughter, Miss Hattie Warnock. The funeral, which will be strictly private, will be held today at the home of T.H. Warnock, Rev. A.T. Randall officiating.--The Meriden Morning Record, July 1, 1908, p. 8.

Sources

• "Connecticut Naturalization Records, 1795-1942", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:C3SZ-H66Z : 4 June 2020), Henry Warnock, 1859.
• Connecticut. Adjutant-General's Office. Record of service of Connecticut Men in the Army and Navy of the United States During the War of the Rebellion. Hartford, Conn.: Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1889. p. 14.
• Connecticut. Adjutant-General's Office. Record of service of Connecticut Men in the Army and Navy of the United States During the War of the Rebellion. Hartford, Conn.: Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1889. p. 593.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN7V-7SY : 19 March 2020), Henry Warnuch, 1870.
• New Haven, Including West Haven, Directory 1901. p. 631. Warnock Henry, salesman, rms 94 St. John.
• "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7NK-JW1 : 11 June 2020), Henry Warnock, 1908.
• "Gas Ends the Life of Aged Veteran". Hartford Courant, July 1, 1908, p. 7.
• "Henry Warnock". The Meriden Morning Record, July 1, 1908, p. 8.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 July 2020), memorial page for Henry Warnock (unknown–30 Jun 1908), Find a Grave Memorial no. 12917836, citing Walnut Grove Cemetery, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Jan Franco (contributor 46625834). Includes photo of gravestone.