Walker V. Personius
Walker V. Personius was born around 1836 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. He married a woman named Ella around 1856, and their daughter Julia was born around 1859. They lived in Catlin, New York, and Personius worked as a farmer. By 1860, he owned $1,800 of real estate and $1,300 of personal property.
 
In August 1861, he received a commission as a captain in Company G of the 50th New York Engineers. The regiment took part in the Seven Days’ Battles, the Battle of Fredericksburg, the Battle of Chancellorsville, the Battle of Gettysburg, the Overland Campaign, and the siege of Petersburg. In February 1863, he wrote that “this war is a terrible thing to keep husbands from their wives and parents brothers and sisters who are sick at home.” The “horrors of war,” he added,” are nothing in comparison with the separation of loved ones.” He mustered out on September 20, 1864.
 
He settled in Caroline after the war and earned a living as a dry goods merchant. By 1870, he owned $2,000 of real estate and $8,000 of personal property. He employed at least one white servant. He applied for a federal pension in June 1880 and eventually secured one. In 1883, he received an appointment as a local postmaster. He was an active member of Caroline society, serving as secretary of the Tompkins County Cooperative Fire Insurance Company and serving on the Board of Trustees of the Brookton Congregational Church.
 
By 1890, he was dealing with a “disease of stomach.” His wife died in 1909. By 1910, he was living in his daughter Ellen’s household in Caroline. He died in Caroline on September 24, 1914.
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DATABASE CONTENT
(4529)Personius, Walker V.18361914-09-24
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Soldier
  • Rank in: Captain
  • Rank out: Captain
  • Rank highest: Captain
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 8

  • (12602) [writer] ~ Walker V. Personius to Ella M. Personius et al., 9 March 1863
  • (12609) [writer] ~ Walker V. Personius to Ella M. Personius et al., 20 February 1863
  • (12612) [writer] ~ Walker V. Personius to Unknown, 23 September 1863
  • (12622) [writer] ~ Charles W. Personius and Walker V. Personius to William Personius and Julia A. Personius, 15 March 1863
  • (12943) [writer] ~ Walker V. Personius to William Personius and Julia A. Personius, 25 March 1864
  • (12944) [writer] ~ Walker V. Personius to William Personius and Julia A. Personius, 14 June 1864
  • (12948) [writer] ~ Walker V. Personius to Ella M. Personius et al., 16 January 1864
  • (12953) [writer] ~ Walker V. Personius to William Personius and Julia A. Personius, 14 October 1861

People - Records: 7

  • (4529) Personius, Walker V. is the [sibling of] (4527) Personius, Charles William
  • (4530) Personius, Ella M. is the [wife of] (4529) Personius, Walker V.
  • (4531) Personius, William is the [parent of] (4529) Personius, Walker V.
  • (4532) Personius, Julia Almira is the [parent of] (4529) Personius, Walker V.
  • (4551) Personius, Daniel Voorhis is the [sibling of] (4529) Personius, Walker V.
  • (4552) Personius, Harriet is the [sibling of] (4529) Personius, Walker V.
  • (4553) Personius, Julia is the [sibling of] (4529) Personius, Walker V.

Places - Records: 1

  • (2869) [birth, death] ~ Caroline, Tompkins County, New York

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Regiments - Records: 1

  • (116) [officer] [G] ~ 50th New York Engineers

Groups - Records: 1

  • (6) [member/supporter] ~ Grand Army of the Republic
SOURCES

1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1910 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; 1890 Veterans Census, available from Ancestry.com; Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, available from Ancestry.com; New York Grand Army of the Republic Records, 1866-1931, 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; Appointments of U.S. Postmasters, 1832-1971, available from Ancestry.com; The Ithaca (NY) Journal, 24 September 1914; Walker V. Personius to Ella Personius et al., 20 February 1863, DL1807.011, Nau Collection