Judson Cyrus Ware (1842 - 1906)

Born 15 Feb 1842 in Keene, Essex, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 1906 at about age 63 in Lake Placid, Essex, New York, United States

Judson Ware served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1862
Mustered out: February 6, 1866
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 96th New York Infantry

Biography

Judson was born in 1842. He was the son of Cyrus Ware and Mary Lee. He passed away in 1906.

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

3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS, 24 DAYS IN SERVICE - Judson C. Ware first enlisted in the 22nd Infantry n Keeseville on May 7, 1861. The record shows that he was mustered into Captain Oliver Peabody’s Company C as a private on June 6th, and later in the month, he deserted. Some say he became ill and he returned home to Keene in Essex County.

In February 1862, he enlisted again, this time at North Elba, and went quickly through the ranks while the regiment in Virginia and North Carolina until the end of the war. His last promotion was his commission to second lieutenant on May 31, 1865. His Muster Roll Abstract is unusual in that it says he had a “freckled complexion.”

The Elizabethtown Post of October 29, 1908, carried his obituary – “Judson C. Ware, Esq., died suddenly and without warning at his Lake Placid home Monday evening in the 67th year of his age. He was the son of Cyrus Comstock Ware and Mary Lee, his wife, and was born in the town of Keene, NY. February 15, 1842. The father and mother of the deceased were married in 1839, the latter being the daughter of Seth and Sophia Lee and a native of Lewis.

In 1862, Judson Ware enlisted as a private in Company K, 96th New York Infantry, and was in service of the Union most 4 years, being twice wounded. His bravery in action was noted and he returned home with the rank Second Lieutenant. Dec. 21, 1870, Mr. Ware married Miss Carrie A. Brewster of North Elba, who with two sons, Edward L. and Vernon G. survives.

Mr. Ware was for many years one of North Elba's most prominent farmers. He served as Collector, Justice of the Peace and Supervisor of North Elba and Sheriff of Essex County, serving in the latter capacity from January 1877, to December 31, 1879, inclusive. During bis term as sheriff, Mr. Ware and family resided in Elizabethtown, making many warm and steadfast friends here. Personally, the editor of the Post feels the death of Judson C. Ware keenly, and hereby acknowledge the loss of a lifelong friend and expresses heartfelt sympathy for the sorrowing family.”

He was buried in the North Elba Cemetery in North Elba, NY.

Sources

• Find A Grave: Memorial #122762969
• New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900
• New York, Death Index, 1852-1956
• New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865
• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
• U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
• U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
• 96th New York Infantry