Samuel Mathew Stanton, I

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• Name	Samuel Mathew Stanton  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Suffix	I
  Born	18 Aug 1842 Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Military	MilitaryUnit: C. 3 U.S.C. Inf [6]
  Military	U.S. Navy Landsman. U.S. 5. North Carolina. Powhaton.; Rhoda Island.
  Birth	Aug 1843 Pennsylvania, USA [7]
  Military Pension	5 May 1891 Pennsylvania, USA [6]
  Residence	1900 Ward 3, Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA [7]  –  StreetAddress: Washington Street; 56 Age: 56; Janitor Lawy Office Occupation: Janitor Lawy Office; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; CityWard: 3rd Ward; EnumerationDistrict: 0017; HomeOwnership: Rent; MonthsUnEmployedPastYear: 0; OwnsFarm: H; YearsMarried: 27; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Head RelationToHead: Head
  Died	16 Apr 1912 Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA [4, 5]
  	69 Age: 69
  Death	18 Apr 1912 Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA  –  69 Age: 69
  Ethnicity	American [7]
  Race	Black [7]
  Race	Colored [5]
  Name	Samuel Johnson [6]
  Name	Samuel M Stanton [6]
  Name	Samuel M Staunton [5]
  Name	Samuel Matthew Stanton Sr.
  Name	Samuel Stanton [7]
  Residence	​ Pennsylvania, USA [6]  –  Soldier RelationToHead: Soldier
  Buried	​ Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA [4]
  Notes	Husband of Harriet Ciata (Jenkins) Stanton OBITUARY : SAMUEL STANTON DIES SUDDENLY Well Known Colored Resident of Gettysburg Found Lying Dead on Pavement Near his Home. Was Veteran of the Civil War. SAMUEL M. STANTON, one of the best known colored residents of Gettysburg, was found dead about half past five o'clock this morning on South Washington street, evidently a victim of alcoholism. Mr. Stanton had been home during the night but went out in the early morning hours and shortly after two o'clock. Thad Fletnming found the dead body lying on the pavement in front of the Asbury M. E. parsonage a few doors north of his home. The body was taken to his home but physician's services were useless. "Sam" Stanton, as he was generally known here, was a familiar figure on the streets of town. Not a day passed that he did not make a tour of the town and in summer he could always be seen with his shoe shinning outfit soliciting trade. "Sam" was a native of Gettysburg and lived in this town all of his life. He was a veteran of the Civil War, having served three years with Company C, Third Regiment United States Colored Volunteers. His age was about seventy years. He leaves his wife who was Miss Harriet Jenkins, of Virginia; and the following children, Marshall Stanton, of Pittsburgh; Charles Stanton, of Harrisburg; Samuel Stanton, in the service of the United States Navy and now located at Annapolis; Greenberry Stanton, of Pittsburgh: Mrs. Emma Jolly, of Harrisburg: and the folllowing at home, Mrs. Eliza Goens, Jacob, David and Freeman Stanton, at home. Funeral at two o'clock Thursday afternoon from his late residence. Interment in the Colored Cemetery. Source : The Gettysburg Times Newspaper - Gettysburg, Adams Co., Pennsylvania - Tuesday, April 16, 1912 -------------------------------- aka Samuel Johnson A Civil War veteran, he allegedly served with Co. C, 3rd U.S. Colored Troops as "Samuel Johnson." While there are compiled military service records for a Samuel Johnson of this man's age in that unit, that man claimed birth in New Orleans, Louisiana, and enlisted a long way from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. There is no evidence that anyone named Stanton served in any company of that regiment. It was common for black recruits to offer false personal information in the event of capture by Confederate forces, but it was highly unusual for a Pennsylvania-born black recruit to provide a slave state as his birth location. Per the compiled military service records, Samuel Johnson enlisted at the stated age of twenty-one at West Lebanon, New Hampshire, September 30, 1864, mustered into federal service that day as a private with Co. C, 3rd U.S. Colored Troops, and honorably discharged with his company October 31, 1865, at Jacksonville, Florida. Several men named Samuel Johnson served in the 3rd U.S. Colored Troops but only one in Co. C and none other whose personal and military data match the subject of this post. After the war, he served as "Samuel M. Stanton" with the U.S. Navy at the rank of landsman aboard the gunship North Carolina, the side-wheel frigate Powhatan, and the supply ship steamer Rhode Island. Both of his names and terms of service are present in his pension index NOTE : The son of Greenberry and Gettys Ann (O'Brien) Stanton. His brother Greenberry served in the Civil War with Co. D, 22nd U.S.C.T., and in the post-war regular army with Co. D, 24th U.S. Infantry. Note provided by Dennis Brandt FAG # 47232334.
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  Father	Greenbury Stanton, I (Age 66 years) b. Abt 1820, Maryland, USA d. 1 Sep 1886, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Getty Ann Snavely O'Brien b. 12 Dec 1821, Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F2279 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Harriet Ciata Jenkins (Age 89 years) b. 1845, Stephenson, Frederick, Virginia, USA d. 17 Aug 1934, West Breckenridge street, Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 89 years)
  Married	1873
  Children	1. John William Stanton (Age 0 years) b. 27 Feb 1890, Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA d. 5 Mar 1890, Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 0 years)  [natural]   2. Samuel Matthew Stanton, II (Age 65 years) b. 2 Apr 1872, Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA d. 4 May 1937, Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 65 years)  [natural]   3. Greenberry Stanton b. 19 Oct 1880, Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA  [natural]   4. Eliza Louise Catherine Stanton (Age 87 years) b. 27 May 1883, Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA d. Mar 1971, Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 87 years)  [natural]   5. Jacob Arthur Stanton (Age 64 years) b. 15 Jun 1887, Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA d. 5 Jan 1952, Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 64 years)  [natural]   6. David Eli Stanton (Age 62 years) b. 21 Jul 1891, Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA d. 29 Jul 1953, USA (Age 62 years)  [natural]   7. Freeman Levi Stanton (Age 26 years) b. 30 Mar 1897, Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA d. 5 Sep 1923, Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 26 years)  [natural]   8. Emma Amanda Stanton b. 10 Mar 1874, Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA  [natural]
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F2276 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Harriet Mount b. Virginia, USA
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F4495 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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