Thurston VanDeusen (1827 - 1864)

Born 23 Oct 1827 in Oneida, Madison Co., N. Y.

Ancestors

Husband of Helen (Scully) VanDeusen — married 4 Jan 1851 in Vernon, Oneida Co., N. Y.,

Died 3 Sep 1864 at age 36 in Jonesboro, Clayton Co., Ga.

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Biography

iii Thurston, b Oct. 23, 1827; m Jan. 4, 1851, at Vernon, Oneida Co., N. Y., Helen Scully.

He enlisted in Co. C, 32nd Wis. Vol. Inf., Aug. 13, 1862, and d Sept. 3, 1864, being struck by lightning at Jonesboro, Clayton Co., Ga. (Pen. Ctf. 66,471); res of widow 1894, Phillips, Price Co., Wis.

United States Census, 1850,Lenox, Madison, New York, [2]

United States Census, 1860,Princeton, Green Lake, Wisconsin[3] oc. Mason Issue:

Zoa C, b at Oneida, Madison Co., N.Y., Sept. 12,1853;

Frances Adella, b at Oneida, Oct. 1, 1855;

Orville, b at Princeton, Green Lake Co., Wis., Apr. 6,1860.

Pvt Thurston VanDeusen served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA

Pvt. Thirsten VanDusen alias Thursten was married in 1851 to Helen Scully (1831-1913). They had three children listed on his military pension:^[1][2]

1. Zoa VanDusen born 12 September 1853, died 1916
2. Frances A. VanDusen born 11 October 1855
3. Orville VanDusen born 6 April 1860, died 1920

Thirsten enlisted with the Union Army on 13 August 1862. He was mustered into Company C, 32nd Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry.^[3]

Pvt. VanDusen was killed accidently by a lightning strike near Jonesboro, Georgia on 3 September 1864.

He was reinterred at the Marietta National Cemetery in Marietta, Georgia after its opening in 1866 during a 3-year project to relocate Union soldiers to this military cemetery.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4PD-YJC : 24 March 2016), Thirsten Van Deusen, 1865.
2. ↑ "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDP-YHYP : Sat Mar 09 22:20:51 UTC 2024), Entry for Thirsten Van Deusen and Helen Van Deusen, 1865.
3. ↑ ACWRD: Thirsten VanDusen Residence Princeton WI; Enlisted on 8/13/1862 as a Private. On 8/13/1862 he mustered into "C" Co. WI 32nd Infantry He was Accidentally Killed on 9/3/1864 at Jonesboro, GA (Killed by lightening) Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.: - Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers: War of the Rebellion (c) Historical Data Systems, Inc. @ www.civilwardata.com
4. ↑ Marietta National Cemetery

• https://archive.org/stream/vandeursenfamily01vand/vandeursenfamily01vand_djvu.txt pg 275

[2]*"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCY1-V2P : 9 November 2014), Thurston Van Dusen in household of Levi Van Dusen, Lenox, Madison, New York, United States; citing family 848, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

[3]* Citing this Record

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW9Q-M7D : 30 December 2015), Thursten Van Dusen, 1860.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3957978/thursten-vandusen: accessed July 21, 2024), memorial page for Pvt Thursten VanDusen (1828–3 Sep 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 3957978, citing Marietta National Cemetery, Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Janet (contributor 46573654).
• Fold3 image: https://www.fold3.com/image/21846901/van-deusen-thirsten-us-civil-war-pensions-index-1861-1900