Gazlay Family History
Jacob P. Latimer
Parents
| Father | Lewis B. Latimer (24 May 1805 - 15 June 1845) |
| Mother | Catharine Smith (ca. 1806 - ca. 1871) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 20 January 2024; Last Edited: 27 January 2024 |
| Person ID | 14853 |
| Name | Jacob P. Latimer |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | ca. 1841 in Ulster County, New York1, 2, 3 |
| Died | 10 August 1863 in Camp Convalescent, Alexandria, Arlington County, Virginia4, 5, 6 |
| Buried | in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia5 |
Biography
Jacob enlisted in the Army at Kingston, New York, on 10 September 1861 in Company D, 80th New York Volunteers. He died of typhoid fever on 10 August 1863 [some sources say 11 August] at Camp Convalescent, Virginia, located near present-day Old Town Alexandria (one source says he died at Fort Barnard, Virginia, about four miles north of Camp Convalescent).4
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Ulster County, Town of Marbletown, Image 18 of 93, Jeremiah Hawver, 27, NY, laborer; Cath Hawver, 46, NY; Sarah Hawver, 16, NY; Jacob Hawver, 12, NY; Josephus Hawver, 1, NY
- New York State Census, 1855, Ulster County, Town of Marbletown E.D. 3, Catheron Latimore, 49, Ulster [County], widowed; child Jacob P. Latimore, 14, Ulster; child Joseph Latimore, 5, Ulster; child Sarah A. Latimore, 21, Ulster; child Sarah A. Wood, 16, Ulster; child Olive Jonsbury, 1, Ulster.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Ulster County, Town of Marbletown, Page 383, Cath Lademan [sic, Latimer], 53, New York; Jacob Lademan, 18, New York, laborer; Josephus Lademan, 11, New York.
- U.S., Civil War Widow’s Pensions, 1861-1910 (available at fold3.com), Jacob P. Latimer. Nineteen pages of the application for pension by his mother, Catherine Latimer, resident of Ulster County, New York, Post Office address: Stone Ridge, New York, and in later included documents as Kerhonkson, New York. Various documents and affidavits provide vital details, including his death date and place [given as 10 August 1863 at Camp Convalescent, Virginia], and the death date and place for Jacob’s father, Lewis B. Latimer [15 June 1845 in Marbletown, New York].
- Find a Grave (website). Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Pvt. J. P. Latimer, born: unknown; died: 11 August 1863 (from record, which includes a note: Served in the 80th New York Infantry). Other records indicate he died on 10 August 1863.
- New York State Census, 1865, Ulster County, Town of Marbletown, Second and Fourth E.D., VII, Deaths of Officers and Enlisted Men, Jacob P. Latimer, entered service on 18 September 1861, regiment: 20th NYSM, private; died: 10 August 1863 at Fort Barnard, Va; died of sickness acquired in service; parents dependant: M; place of burial: near Fort Barnard Va.