John Damon Edminster served in the Civil War as a private in Co. F, 57th Illinois Vol. Inf. He was discharged for deafness 23 Aug 1862 at Cornith, MS.
Henry Edminster died young.
Civil War Pension File
Widow application # 248497, cert # 195151
Enlisted August 12, 1862, Company K, 27th Iowa Infantry Regiment
Josiah died August 16, 1868
Married Rosilla Fletcher December 25, 1853, she died May 5, 18578
Child Edward born March 8, 1856
Married Lodica Prince February 7, 1860, she was born July 26, 1842
Children
Nellie R. born November 4, 1860
John F. born October 12, 1862
George E. born October 10, 1864
Ida M. born December 1, 1867
New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865
Name: Josiah Haskell
Birth Date: 22 Mar 1845
Birth Place: Harford, Cortland Co, New York
Father: Benjamin Haskell
Mother: Sabery Spencer
Residence Place: Dryden, New York
Enlistment Date: 8 Jan 1864
Enlistment Location: Harford, Cortland, New York
Regiment: 2nd Mounted Rifles
Company: F
Rank: Private
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
American Civil War Soldiers
Name: Francis Haskell
Enlistment Date: 18 Jan 1864
Enlistment Place: Virgil, New York
Side Served: Union
State Served: New York
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 18 January 1864 at the age of 24.
Enlisted in Company U, 16th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 19 Jan 1864.
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Civil War Pension File
Invalid application # 462543, cert # 526811
Widow application # 730161, cert # 542106
Enrolled January 19, 1864, Company B., 16th NY Artillery.
Discharged August 24, 1865
Francis D. Haskell married Alvira Mynard, December 31, 1862
Three living children in 1898
Della Haskell, now Chatterton, born October 22, 1863
Martha Hasakell, now Roak, born May 30, 1875
Edgar Haskell born October 26, 1872
Also George Haskell born July 22, 1866, now dead
Francis died November 9, 1900
Per death record his father was John Haskell