Family:Whitney, Anna Augusta (1839-1921)
Anna Augusta7 Whitney (John6, Amos5, Amos4, Nathaniel3, Benjamin2, John1), daughter of John6 and Betsey (Fairbanks) Whitney, was born 2 Oct 1839, Newburgh, ME, and died 14 Aug 1921, Hampden, ME.
She married 6 Jun 1885, Jonathan Tarbell, son of Daniel and Harriett (Earle) Tarbell. He was born about 1820, Moriah, NY, and died 14 Mar 1887, Washington, DC.
He married firstly Jerusha H. Young, who died 18 Jul 1846, and is buried in South Moriah Cemetery, Moriah, NY. He married secondly, Eugenia K. Barnes, 26 Jun 1849, Addison, VT. She was born about 1826 and died about 1844, Washington, DC.
Military Career:
Name: Jonathan Tarbell
Residence: Oswego, New York
Age at Enlistment: 42
Enlistment Date: 16 May 1861
Rank at enlistment: Major
Enlistment Place: Oswego, New York
State Served: New York
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Promoted to Full Lt Colonel on 16 Dec 1861.
Commissioned an officer in Company S, New York 24th Infantry
Regiment on 17 May 1861. Mustered out on 16 Dec 1861.
Commissioned an officer in Company S, New York 91st Infantry
Regiment on 16 Apr 1862. Promoted to Full Lt Colonel on 16
Jun 1863. Mustered out on 05 Mar 1863. Commissioned an
officer in Company S, New York 91st Infantry Regiment on 16
Jun 1863. Promoted to Brevet Brig-General on 31 Mar 1865.
Promoted to Full Colonel on 02 Feb 1865. Mustered out on 03
Jul 1865 at Washington, DC.
Birth Date: abt 1819
Death Date: 14 Mar 1888
Death Place: Washington, DC
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-GeneralAdjutant General's Office General Order #133, August 22, 1865 Dyer: A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue.
From: American Civil War General Officers:
Name: Jonathan Tarbell
State Served: New York
Highest Rank: Brigadier General
Birth Date: 1820
Death Date: 1888
Birth Place: Moriah, Essex County
Army: Union
Promotions: Promoted to Full Major (24th NY Inf)
Promoted to Full Lt Colonel (91st NY Inf (dismissed 08/23/62)
Promoted to Full Lt Colonel ((reinstated))
Promoted to Full Colonel
Promoted to Brevet Brig-Gen
Jonathan Tarbell is buried in the Gilmore-Tarbell Grave Site, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.
Annie Whitney Tarbell returned to Penobscot Co., Maine after the death of her husband. She resided in Levant, ME until 3.5 months before she died. She received a pension for her husband's miliraty service. She is buried in Chapman Cemetery, Newburgh Center, Me.
Children ofEugenia K. (Barnes) and Jonathan Tarbell:
i. Frederick Tarbell, b. ca. 1855, New York. ii. Carlton Barnes Tarbell, b. 1861, New York; d. 26 Jan 1894, St Paul, MN.
Census
- 1870, Washington, DC; Anna resides with her sister Mary Jane and her husband Charles D. Gilmore. She is a Treasury Department clerk. Perhaps her sister introduced her to Jonathan Tarbell.
References
1. From the Civil War Pension File of Jonathan Tarbell: Major, 24th New York Infantry, Colonel, 91st New York Infantry.
2. Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908; Ancestry.com
3. Maine, Death Records, 1761 to 1922; Ancestry.com
4. Minnesota, Birth and Death Records, 1866-1916;FamilySearch.org
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