Civil War Veterans Buried In Washington State - William Keyes

William E. Keyes
Residence Jamestown MI; 26 years old.

Enlisted on 9/12/1862 at Wyoming, MI as a Sergeant.

On 10/11/1862 he mustered into "B" Co. MI 6th Cavalry

He was discharged on 11/7/1865 at Fort Leavenworth, KS

He was listed as:

* Wounded 7/14/1863 Falling Waters, MD

* Returned 9/24/1864 (place not stated)

Promotions:

* Sergt Major 1/15/1865

Other Information:

born in DeKalb, NY

Member of GAR Post # 37 (Stanton) in Stanton, MI

After the War he lived in Stanton, MI

Name:

William E Keyes

Enlistment Age:

26

Birth Date:

abt 1836

Birth Place:

DeKalb, New York

Enlistment Date:

12 Sep 1862

Enlistment Place:

Wyoming, Michigan

Enlistment Rank:

Sergeant

Muster Date:

11 Oct 1862

Muster Place:

Michigan

Muster Company:

B

Muster Regiment:

6th Cavalry

Muster Regiment Type:

Cavalry

Muster Information:

Enlisted

Rank Change Date:

15 Jan 1865

Rank Change Rank:

Sergeant Major

Casualty Date:

14 Jul 1863

Casualty Place:

Falling Waters, Maryland

Type of Casualty:

Wounded

Muster Out Date:

7 Nov 1865

Muster Out Place:

Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

Muster Out Information:

disch

Side of War:

Union

Survived War?:

Yes

Injured in Line of Duty?:

Yes

Residence Place:

Jamestown, Michigan

Last Known Residence Place:

Stanton, Michigan

Notes:

1864-09-24 Returned

Title:

Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65; Michigan GAR Membership: http://www.suvcwmi.org/gar/members.php

Name:

William E Keyes

Gender:

Male

Spouse:

Sophronia M Salmon

Child:

William Humphrey Keyes

Name:

William E Keyes

Gender:

Male

Rank:

Sergeant Major

Role:

Veteran

Residence Date:

Jun 1890

Residence Place:

Montesano, Chehalis, Washington, USA

Enumeration District:

2

Enlistment Date:

Sep 1862

Discharge Date:

Nov 1864

Regiment or Vessel:

6 Michigan Cav.

Company:

B

Length of service:

3 Yrs 2 Mos

Household:

Name:

Wm E Keyes

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

Birth Date:

abt 1840

Birth Place:

New York

Death Date:

3 Mar 1895

Age at Death:

55 cancer of Rectum

Death Location:

Aberdeen, Washington

Residence:

Aberdeen, Washington

Father:

James Keyes

Father's Birth Place:

Massachusetts

Mother:

Sally Peters

Mother's Birth Place:

New York

Name:

Sophronia M Keyes

Issue Date:

18 Jun 1890

Place:

Grays Harbor, Washington, USA

Meridian:

Willamette

Township:

020n

Range:

007W

Aliquots:

E½NE¼

Section:

34

Accession Number:

WASAA 099684

Document Number:

12080

Original URL:

http://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=WASAA%20%20099684&docClass=SER&sid=ckmh2lqk.eox

Name:

Sophroma M Keyes

Gender:

Female

Filing Date:

16 May 1895 pension card

Place Filed:

Washington, USA

Relation to Head:

Widow

Spouse:

William E Keyes

Roll number:

259