Ashbel Fenton (abt. 1830 - abt. 1863)

Born about 1830 in Pitcairn, St. Lawrence, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Anna (Lantz) Ward — married 27 Nov 1860 (to 1863) in Vinton County, Ohio, United States

Died about Apr 1863 at about age 33 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Ashbel Fenton was born in about 1830 in Pitcairn, St. Lawrence, New York, United States, son of John Fenton Jr and Susanna Sykes.

Captain Ashbel Fenton served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1 July 1863
Mustered out: 4 Apr 1864
Side: USA

Ashbel married Anna Santz on 27 November 1860 in Vinton, Elk Township, Vinton, Ohio, United States.^[1]

Ashbel married Anna Lantz on 27 November 1860 in Vinton, Ohio, United States.^[2]

Ashbel was in a military record on 31 December 1862. He was a Captain in the Civil War in the Ohio 18th Infantry after enlisting on 10 Aug 1861 in Vinton, Ohio. He was wounded on 31 December 1862 at the Battle of Stones River. He was musterd out 4 Apr 1863 and died from his wounds. ^[3]

His position in the battle and his death are mentioned in the William Lewis Bartlett Civil War Memoir who was in his same unit.

Ashbel was mentioned on a memorial in Stones River National Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States with a death date of April 1863.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, citing Digital film/folder number: 004016277; FHL microfilm: 311571; Image number: 207; Packet letter: B; Indexing batch: I08980-1, (FamilySearch Record: XZVB-RP8 : accessed 28 April 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6S6J-KF, Ashbel Fenton marriage to Anna Santz on 27 Nov 1860 in Vinton, Elk Township, Vinton, Ohio, United States.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, citing Digital film/folder number: 004016277; FHL microfilm: 311571, (FamilySearch Record: XDK4-D8N : accessed 28 April 2024), Ashbel Fenton marriage to Anna Lantz on 27 Nov 1860 in Vinton, Ohio, United States.
3. ↑ Military: "U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865," database, Historical Data Systems, Inc., Duxbury, MA 02331, American Civil War Research Database, (Ancestry Record 1555 #2209902 : accessed 28 April 2024), Name: Ashbel Fenton; Enlistment Age: 31; Birth Date: abt 1830; Enlistment Date: 10 Aug 1861; Enlistment Rank: Captain; Muster Date: 10 Aug 1861; Muster Place: Ohio; Muster Company: B; Muster Regiment: 18th Infantry; Muster Regiment Type: Infantry; Muster Information: Commission; Casualty Date: 31 Dec 1862; Casualty Place: Stones River, Tennessee; Type of Casualty: Wounded; Muster Out Date: 4 Apr 1863; Muster Out Place: Murfreesboro, Tennessee; Muster Out Information: died wounds; Side of War: Union; Survived War?: No; Was Officer?: Yes; Injured in Line of Duty?: Yes; Burial Place: Murfreesboro, Tennessee; Cemetery: Stones River National Cemetery; Title: Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio.
4. ↑ Memorial: "Find a Grave," database, (Find A Grave: Memorial #57950669 : accessed 28 April 2024), Memorial page for Capt Ashbel Fenton (1830-Apr 1863), citing Stones River National Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Ted (Hal) Myers (contributor 46904394). "From the Nashville Daily Union newspaper, April 30, 2016
   "Murfreesboro, April 26 -- Capt. Ashbell Fenton, of the 18th Ohio, distinguished for gallantry at Stone [sic] River, recently died here from a wound received in battle."'.

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