Daniel Voorhis Personius
Daniel Voorhis Personius was born on June 25, 1847, in Caroline, New York, to William and Almira Personius. His father was a farmer who owned $4,380 of real estate and $900 of personal property by 1860. He grew up and attended school in Caroline, New York, and by the early 1860s, he was working as a farmer.
He enlisted in the Union army on January 21, 1864, and he mustered in as a private in Company G of the 50th New York Engineers. According to his service records, he was 5 feet, 5 inches tall, with black hair and hazel eyes. The regiment took part in the Overland Campaign, the siege of Petersburg, and the Appomattox campaign. He mustered out on June 13, 1865.
Personius returned to Caroline after the war and resumed his work as a farmer. He married Elizabeth Piatt around 1869, and they had at least three children: William, born around 1871; Mattie, born around 1873; and Ada, born around 1876. They moved to Barton, New York, in the 1870s, and to Waverly, New York, in the 1880s. By 1900, he was working as a merchant. He died in Waverly on October 15, 1908.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (4551) | Personius, Daniel Voorhis | 1847-06-25 | 1908-10-15 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Soldier
- Rank in: Private
- Rank out: Private
- Rank highest: Private
- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 16
- (12610) [recipient] ~ Charles W. Personius to William Personius et al., 20 September 186X
- (12616) [recipient] ~ Charles W. Personius to William Personius and Julia A. Personius, 24 October 1863
- (12618) [writer] ~ Daniel V. Personius to William Personius and Julia A. Personius, 30 March 1864
- (12619) [writer] ~ Daniel V. Personius to William Personius and Julia A. Personius, 11 April 1864
- (12622) [recipient] ~ Charles W. Personius and Walker V. Personius to William Personius and Julia A. Personius, 15 March 1863
- (12624) [writer] ~ Charles W. Personius and Daniel V. Personius to William Personius and Julia A. Personius, 15 November 1864
- (12626) [writer] ~ Daniel V. Personius to William Personius and Julia A. Personius, 15 December 1864
- (12630) [associated with] ~ Charles W. Personius to William Personius and Julia A. Personius, 30 April 1864
- (12632) [associated with] ~ Charles W. Personius to William Personius and Julia A. Personius, 23 March 1864
- (12634) [writer] ~ Daniel V. Personius to William Personius and Julia A. Personius, 17 February 1864
- (12641) [associated with] ~ Charles W. Personius to William Personius and Julia A. Personius, 14 July 1864
- (12918) [writer] ~ Daniel V. Personius to William Personius and Julia A. Personius, 3 May 1864
- (12924) [writer] ~ Daniel V. Personius to William Personius and Julia A. Personius, 1 June 1865
- (12928) [writer] ~ Charles W. Personius and Daniel V. Personius to William Personius and Julia A. Personius, 5 June 1864
- (12932) [writer] ~ Daniel V. Personius to William Personius and Julia A. Personius, 21 January 186X
- (12940) [recipient] ~ Charles W. Personius to Daniel V. Personius, 18 October 186X
People - Records: 7
- (4551) Personius, Daniel Voorhis is the [sibling of] (4527) Personius, Charles William
- (4551) Personius, Daniel Voorhis is the [sibling of] (4529) Personius, Walker V.
- (4551) Personius, Daniel Voorhis is the [sibling-in-law of] (4530) Personius, Ella M.
- (4551) Personius, Daniel Voorhis is the [child of] (4531) Personius, William
- (4551) Personius, Daniel Voorhis is the [child of] (4532) Personius, Julia Almira
Places - Records: 2
Regiments - Records: 1
- (116) [enlisted] [G] ~ 50th New York Engineers
SOURCES
1850, 1860, 1880, and 1900 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; New York Town Clerks’ Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca. 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; New York Death Index, 1852-1956, available from Ancestry.com
