Wilson Nevyus
Wilson Nevyus was born on June 11, 1838, in Pulteney, New York, to William and Jane Nevyus. His father was a farmer who owned $2,500 of real estate and $700 of personal property by 1860. The family lived in Pulteney, and by 1860, Nevyus was working as a farm laborer.
 
He enlisted in the Union army on August 22, 1862, and he mustered in as a private in Company A of the 161st New York Infantry on September 18. The regiment took part in the siege of Port Hudson, the Second Battle of Sabine Pass, the Red River campaign, and the Mobile campaign. He mustered out on September 20, 1865.
 
Nevyus returned to Pulteney after the war, and he married Louisa Austin in May 1870. They had at least three children: Louisa, born around 1872; Mattie, born around 1874; and Andrew, born around 1878. He worked as a farmer, and by 1870, he owned $4,000 of real estate and $500 of personal property. He applied for a federal pension in July 1890 and eventually secured one. He died in Pulteney on May 1, 1901.
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DATABASE CONTENT
(1680)Nevyus, Wilson1838-06-111901-05-01
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Soldier
  • Rank in: Private
  • Rank out: Private
  • Rank highest: Private
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 62

  • (5790) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus Diary, 1863
  • (5791) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus Diary, 1864
  • (7141) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 21 April 1861
  • (7142) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 28 September 1862
  • (7143) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 4 October 1862
  • (7144) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 19 October 1862
  • (7145) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 27 October 1862
  • (7146) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 1862
  • (7147) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Jane Nevyus, 25 March 1863
  • (7148) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 18 April 1863
  • (7149) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 24 April 1863
  • (7150) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 20 May 1863
  • (7152) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 15 July 1863
  • (7158) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 19 July 1863
  • (7159) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 2 October 1863
  • (7160) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 10 October 1863
  • (7161) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 6 November 1863
  • (7162) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 14 November 1863
  • (7163) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 23 November 1863
  • (7164) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 25 December 1863
  • (7165) [writer] ~ Henry R. Hess and Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 27 December 1863
  • (7166) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 13 September 1863
  • (7167) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 12 January 1864
  • (7168) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 21 January 1864
  • (7169) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 31 January 1864
  • (7170) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 22 February 1864
  • (7171) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 27 February 1864
  • (7172) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 8 March 1864
  • (7173) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 22 May 1864
  • (7174) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 20 June 1864
  • (7182) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 30 June 1864
  • (7183) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 10 August 1864
  • (7184) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 29 August 1864
  • (7185) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 2 September 1864
  • (7186) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 12 September 1864
  • (7187) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 14 October 1864
  • (7196) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 16 November 1864
  • (7197) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 1 December 1864
  • (7198) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 23 December 1864
  • (7199) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 29 December 1864
  • (7200) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 30 January 1865
  • (7202) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 7 February 1865
  • (7203) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 11 February 1865
  • (7204) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 19 February 1865
  • (7217) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 5 March 1865
  • (7218) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 21 March 1865
  • (7219) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 4 April 1865
  • (7222) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Martha (?), 8 April 1865
  • (7228) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 20 April 1865
  • (7229) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 5 May 1865
  • (7231) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 9 May 1865
  • (7235) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Martha (?), 20 May 1865
  • (7258) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 27 May 1865
  • (7259) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 31 May 1865
  • (7260) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 14 June 1865
  • (7261) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 20 June 1865
  • (7262) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 19 July 1865
  • (7263) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 2 August 1865
  • (7264) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 15 August 1865
  • (7267) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 26 August 1865
  • (7268) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 25 March 186X
  • (7269) [writer] ~ Wilson Nevyus to Peter Nevyus, 18 May 186X

People - Records: 7

  • (2426) Nevyus, Peter is the [sibling of] (1680) Nevyus, Wilson
  • (2427) Nevyus, Jane is the [parent of] (1680) Nevyus, Wilson
  • (2428) Nevyus, William is the [parent of] (1680) Nevyus, Wilson
  • (2429) Long, Oliver F. is the [friend of] (1680) Nevyus, Wilson
  • (2437) Hess, Henry R. is the [friend of] (1680) Nevyus, Wilson
  • (2450) Brown, Abel U. is the [friend of] (1680) Nevyus, Wilson
  • (2460) (?), Martha L. is the [sibling-in-law of] (1680) Nevyus, Wilson

Places - Records: 1

  • (1360) [birth, death] ~ Pulteney, Steuben County, New York

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Regiments - Records: 1

  • (433) [enlisted] [A] ~ 161st New York Infantry
SOURCES

1860, 1870, 1880, and 1900 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; New York Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900, available from Fold3.com; New York Death Index, 1852-1956, available from Ancestry.com; General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, available from Ancestry.com.