Joseph Chester Springer
Joseph Chester Springer was born on April 13, 1815, in New Jersey to Samuel Springer and Sarah Chester. His father was a farmer who owned $1,000 of real estate and $400 of personal property by 1860. He married Eliza Ludlam in Cape May County, New Jersey, on January 8, 1837, and they had at least ten children: Francis, born around 1839; John, born around 1844; Reuben, born around 1846; Charles, born around 1848; Joseph, born around 1851; Alexander, born around 1853; James, born around 1855; Mary, born around 1857; Lewis, born around 1859; and Samuel, born around 1861.
 
They lived in Middle, New Jersey, until the 1840s, when they moved to Dennis, New Jersey. Springer worked as a merchant, and by 1850, he owned $1,500 of real estate. A decade later, he was working as a farmer, and he owned $2,500 of real estate and $500 of personal property. By 1870, his wealth had grown to $3,000 of real estate and $1,000 of personal property. His wife died in 1879, and he passed away in New Jersey on June 20, 1892.
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(1542)Springer, Joseph Chester1815-04-131892-06-20
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 5

  • (5378) [recipient] ~ Francis G. Springer to Joseph C. Springer and Eliza Springer, 14 January 1864
  • (5379) [recipient] ~ Francis G. Springer to Joseph C. Springer and Eliza Springer, 27 July 1864
  • (5380) [recipient] ~ Francis G. Springer to Joseph C. Springer and Eliza Springer, 13 September 1864
  • (5381) [recipient] ~ Francis G. Springer to Joseph C. Springer and Eliza Springer, 1 November 1864
  • (5382) [recipient] ~ Francis G. Springer to Joseph C. Springer et al., 15 April 1865

People - Records: 2

  • (1542) Springer, Joseph Chester is the [parent of] (1538) Springer, Francis G.
  • (1544) Springer, Eliza is the [wife of] (1542) Springer, Joseph Chester

Places - Records: 1

  • (415) [birth, death] ~ New Jersey

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SOURCES

1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; New Jersey Compiled Marriage Records, 1684-1895, available from Ancestry.com.