William Cilleken (abt. 1838) 106th New York Vols Co. C

Question

Hi Wikitreers,

I have been working in collaboration with connecting the entire 106th New York Regiment and this veteran is somewhat of a mystery. He has a unique LNAB so connecting should be somewhat easier however I am unable to find much about him or where he is buried. The civilwardata source has a wonderful photo of him and fold3 had him in the 105th in error but even his fold3 source gives no bio or place of birth info that I was hoping to obtain.

Any collaboration is appreciated.

The surname appears to possibly be of Dutch Netherlands origin? Maybe Alternate spellings

Thank you

Note: there is only one person with the surname that exists on FindAGrave see https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45297230/peter-joseph-cillekens

Answer 1

Some little ideas….

"United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M87K-2YP : Wed Oct 04 03:23:39 UTC 2023), Entry for Wm Sillikin and Wm Keller, 1870.  Prussian watchmaker.

Advertising he has the services of a Mr. Cilleken, norther watchmaker with European experience. There are several versions of this ad in this geography.

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-standard/137283875/

Do you have a reunion book for the 106th that shows where they live now and possibly a different name spelling?  This could be a real valuable resource.

Comments

This looks promising it matches his record in research notes

Answer 2

Cillekens and Sillikens are Dutch surnames, especially in the province of Limburg (south of the Netherlands). But I can't find a Willem / William Cillekens in the right timeframe.

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Thank you