Constantine Eddy (1842 - 1915)

Born 11 Jul 1842 in Mayfield, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

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Died 17 Dec 1915 at age 73 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

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Biography

1st Lieutenant Constantine Eddy served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 11 Jul 1862
Mustered out: 12 Jun 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 103rd Ohio Infantry, Company D and Company F

Constantine was born in 1842 in Mayfield, Ohio to Ezra Eddy and Sarah Ann Keyt. He was raised on the family farm in Mayfield. Constantine enlisted in Company D of the 103rd OVI on 11 Jul 1862. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 1 Sep 1863 and transferred to Company F. On 25 May 1864 he was promoted to 1st Lieutenant. He mustered out with Company F on 12 Jun 1865. After the war he married Martha L. Jones on 17 Jan 1866 and moved to Chester Twp., Geauga, Ohio where he purchased over 200 acres of land and began farming. In 1899 he contributed a chapter titled "Recruiting in Tennessee" in the "Personal Reminiscences and Experiences" book of the 103rd Memorial Foundation. He passed away in 1915.

103rd OVI Memorial Foundation

The 103rd O.V.I. is a private organization whose members are all direct descendants of the veterans of the 103rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. We are always discovering new members; if you believe that you might be a member please contact us. We will check our records; if you are a descendant you are welcome to join us for the entire week of our annual reunion. [1]

Sources

• Ancestry.com. Ohio, U.S., Soldier Grave Registrations, 1804-1958 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Original data: Graves Registration Cards Collection, Ohio History Connection, Columbus, Ohio.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74778416/constantine-eddy: accessed 30 April 2023), memorial page for Constantine Eddy (11 Jul 1842–17 Dec 1915), Find a Grave Memorial ID 74778416, citing Willoughby Village Cemetery, Willoughby, Lake County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by KBSkala (contributor 48225033).

• The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Mayfield, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 673; Page: 353a

• 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: Mayfield, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: M653_955; Page: 573; Family History Library Film: 803955

• Year: 1870; Census Place: Chester, Geauga, Ohio; Roll: M593_1204; Page: 111B

• Year: 1880; Census Place: Chester, Geauga, Ohio; Roll: 1019; Page: 52D; Enumeration District: 069

• Year: 1900; Census Place: Chester, Geauga, Ohio; Roll: 1271; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0045

• Year: 1910; Census Place: Chester, Geauga, Ohio; Roll: T624_1185; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0057; FHL microfilm: 1375198

• The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Record Group Number: 15; Census Year: 1890

• Cuyahoga County Archive; Cleveland, Ohio; Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1810-1973; Volume: Vol 10-12; Page: 249; Year Range: 1859 Jun - 1866 Jun

• Year: 1840; Census Place: Mayfield, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 389; Page: 195; Family History Library Film: 0020163

• Ancestry.com. U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Various publishers of County Land Ownership Atlases. Microfilmed by the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.