William Henry Blood (1835 - 1919)

Born 13 Feb 1835 in New York, United States

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Died 14 Dec 1919 at age 84 in New York, United States

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Biography

Henry Blood served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Aug 12, 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company K, 118th New York Infantry

Henry was born on 13 February 1835 in New York, the son of Sylvenus Blood^[1]

He married Olive Bruce and together they had three children.

He served in the civil war, worked for the J & I Rogers Company for thirty years, and served as postmaster for Black Brook, Clinton County, New York for twenty years. He moved to Au Sable Forks around 1917 to live with his son Sherwood and family.^[2]

He died on 14 December 1919 and was buried in Black Brook Cemetery in Black Brook, Clinton County, New York.^[3] He left three sons: Sherwood E. and Orman of Au Sable Forks and Edgar, of Kansas, and one sister, Mrs. Ellsworth Hayes of Lake Placid.^[4]

The following story comes from the Clinton County, NY, Civil War Record 1861-1865 Facebook Page:

WORKED AT J. & J. ROGERS FOR 30 YEARS - On August 12, 1862, a 35-year-old sawyer, Henry Blood, from Black Brook enlisted in the 118th Infantry. He was one of 45 men from the Black Brook area who enlisted in the newly-formed regiment. Henry was assigned to Captain John Stone’s Company K while the regiment was organizing in Plattsburgh. They left for Washington on September 1st.

For almost two years, Henry was with the regiment in Washington and on the battlefields in Virginia. Finally, his luck ran out and he received a gunshot wound at Drewry’s Bluff in mid-May 1864 and spent the rest of the war in the hospital, mainly in Albany. He was discharged administratively from the hospital on David’s Island in New York Harbor.

The Adirondack Record of December 19, 1919, carried his obituary - The death of William Henry Blood, a veteran of the Civil War occurred at the home of his son, Sherwood, on Monday morning of this week. Mr. Blood was a lifelong resident of this place, being the son of the later Mr. and Mrs. Sylvenus Blood and he lived until February 13, he would have reached his 84th birthday, having been born February 13, 1836. He served with the colors for three years having enlisted in 1862, and was a member of the local G. A. R. He was employed by the J. & J. Rogers Company for a period of over 30 years and acted as the postmaster at Black Brook for nearly twenty years.

His wife, the former Olive Bruce, died in 1889 and was buried in the Black Brook Cemetery. Two years ago, he came to Au Sable Forks and since then has made his home with his son here. The deceased was well-known and highly respected by everyone in this entire section and leaves a large circle of friends. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Fred Martin of Gabriels, three sons, Sherwood and Ormand of this place and Edgar of Kansas and one sister, Mrs. Ellsworth Hayes of Lake Placid. The funeral was held at the house at one o’clock on Wednesday afternoon of this week and was conducted by Rev. A. J. Sunderland. The bearers were his two sons, Sherwood and Orman, and his grandsons, Clarence and Ernest Blood. The interment was in the Black Brook Cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary: The Adirondack Record (Au Sable Forks, New York), 19 Dec 1919, p. 7, col. 3, New York State Historic Newspapers (http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn84031732/1919-12-19/ed-1/seq-7/)
2. ↑ Obituary: The Adirondack Record (Au Sable Forks, New York), 19 Dec 1919, p. 7, col. 3, New York State Historic Newspapers (http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn84031732/1919-12-19/ed-1/seq-7/)
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #76308967
4. ↑ Obituary: The Adirondack Record (Au Sable Forks, New York), 19 Dec 1919, p. 7, col. 3, New York State Historic Newspapers (http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn84031732/1919-12-19/ed-1/seq-7/)

• Rosters Of The New York Infantry Regiments During The Civil War

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCTY-5MR :23 December 2020), William H Blood in household of Sylvenus Blood, Black Brook, Clinton, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC78-57L :Mon., Jun 26 17:38:08 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry Blood and Olive Blood, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8FX-VYJ :29 May 2021), Henry Blood, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZZX-QWX :14 January 2022), Henry Blood, Black Brook, Clinton, New York, United States; citing enumeration district, sheet, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS6P-ZWV :22 January 2022), Henry Blood in entry for Aherwood Blood, 1900.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5QQ-F2R :accessed 6 July 2023), Henry Blood in household of Sherwood Blood, Black Brook, Clinton, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 3B, family 61, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 932; FHL microfilm 1,374,945.

• "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q298-DM5V :8 June 2021), Henry Blood in entry for Edgar J. Blood, 1886.
• "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q298-XTCP :8 June 2021), Henry Blood in entry for Edgar J. Blood, 1886.
• "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q298-D9VW :8 June 2021), Henry Blood in entry for Edgar J. Blood, 1886.