Alexander Weidman (1830 - 1897)

Born 16 Sep 1830 in Ohio, United States

Died 15 Nov 1897 at age 67 in Westfield, Sauk, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

Alexander, son of Samuel Weidman and Maria Schenk, was born 16 Sep 1830 ^[1] in Ohio.^[2]

He married Eleanor McIlvain 25 Aug 1859 in Sauk, Wisconsin. ^[3] They settled in Westfield, Sauk, Wisconsin, with neighbors John & Isabella Wademan, Samuel Wademan sr, Elizabeth Waltz.^[2]

Private Alexander Weidman served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 25 Dec 1861
Mustered out: 4 Feb 1864
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 19th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry

Alexander enlisted 25 Dec 1861 as a Private in the 19th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry (Union) during the Civil War, and mustered out 4 Feb 1864 in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, for disch disability. ^{[4] [5]}

In his will dated 18 Jan 1864, Samuel Weidman sr. bequeathed his estate to his 3 sons and 4 daughters, including Alexander Weidman of Westfield, Sauk County, Wisconsin.^[6]

After the war, Alexander worked as a farmer in Westfield, Sauk, Wisconsin (Census 1870 & 1880). He died on 15 Nov 1897, aged 67, and was buried at Narrows Prairie Cemetery, Rock Springs, Sauk County, Wisconsin.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find A Grave memorial 54542237 Alexander Weidman (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54542237/alexander-weidman)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1860 United States Federal Census; The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Westfield, Sauk, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1429; Page: 892; Family History Library Film: 805429
3. ↑ Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Index, 1808-1907 (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=4997&h=3150126&ssrc=pt&tid=20518656&pid=402293400146&usePUB=true)
4. ↑ U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865; Film M559 roll 32
5. ↑ U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865; Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers: War of the Rebellion (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/77916:1555?ssrc=pt&tid=20518656&pid=402293400146)
6. ↑ Wisconsin, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Cases, Box 12, Cont - Box 13, Cont (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9088/images/007709174_01314?pId=280083)

• Wisconsin, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Cases, Box 12, Cont - Box 13, Cont (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9088/images/007709174_01314?pId=280083)