John K. Stimson
John K. Stimson was born around 1811 in Dedham, Massachusetts. He married Deborah Thaxter on April 30, 1845, and they had at least two children: Virginia, born around 1846; and Edward, born around 1849. They lived in New York City, New York, and he worked for the Adams Express Company. By 1860, he owned $25,000 of personal property. In early 1864, he took “charge of the Adams Express business” in coastal South Carolina. He died in New York City on August 17, 1886.
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| (4761) | Stimson, John K. | 1811 | 1886-08-17 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (13265) [writer] ~ John K. Stimson to Charles A. Moore, 18 March 1864
Places - Records: 2
SOURCES
1850, 1860, and 1870 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; 1875 New York State Census, available from Ancestry.com; Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, available from Ancestry.com; New York, New York, Index to Death Certificates, 1862-1948, available from Ancestry.com; The Palmetto Herald (Port Royal, SC), 30 June 1864; Brooklyn (NY) Eagle, 19 August 1886
