Samuel Molson

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• Name	Samuel Molson  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	1831 Pennsylvania, USA [2]
  Born	1832 Pennsylvania, USA [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Military	​ New York, USA [5]
  Gravestone Location	Block E Section #3 Row #2 Lot #58
  Lincoln Cemetery Burial Record	Block E Section #3 Row #2 Lot #58 [6]
  Residence	1850 West Ward, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA  –  Age: 18; Occupation: Laborer; AttendedSchool: Yes
  Residence	1860 Ward 6, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA  –  29 Age: 29
  Military Enlistment	1 Jul 1863 Elmira, Chemung, New York, USA [1]  –  Age on 1 July 1863: 32; Race: Black; Marital Status: Widowed; Residence: Elmira, New York; Congressional District 27th Class 1.
  Race	Unknown
  Veteran	Civil War [7, 8]
  Name	Samuel B. Molson
  Name	Samuel K Klipper [8]
  Name	Samuel Klipper [5]
  Name	Samuel Molson [9]
  Name	Samuel Molson
  Residence	​ Michigan, USA [8]
  Residence	1885 1240 Derry street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [4]
  Residence	1886 1707 North 3rd street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [4]
  Died	31 Jan 1887 [7, 9, 10]
  Buried	​ 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [6, 7, 9, 10]
  	Lincoln Cemetery
  Notes	“There is a twenty-nine-year-old Samuel Molson living in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, in the 1860 census, but it is not certain this is he. According to the subject of this post's first set of military records, in 1861 he was a sailor living in Winnebago County, Illinois and was German born. (The aforementioned census entry has that man born in Pennsylvania.) A Civil War veteran, he served two terms of service: 1. Enlisted at the stated age of twenty-nine in Illinois as "Samuel Molson" and mustered into federal service there December 19, 1861, as a private with Co. I, 58th Illinois Infantry. His final status is not listed in any military record found online. Given what he did next strongly suggests that he deserted. 2. Enlisted at the stated age of thirty as "Samuel Klipper" at Buffalo, New York, June 4, 1863, and mustered into federal service there June 8 as a private with Co. C, 16th New York Cavalry. Promoted to corporal May 1, 1864, he honorably discharged with his company August 17, 1865, at Washington DC. He is also on the rolls as "Clipper." He listed both regiments and the alias in his pension index. His tombstone only reflects the 16th New York Cavalry service, although that is not unusual for veterans who served multiple terms of service. On December 14, 1880, he applied for a disability pension from Michigan but did not receive it. No obituary was found in any online newspaper archive. The question is, was Samuel Molson black? He served in two white regiments yet is buried in a traditionally black Cemetery.” From research conducted by Findagrave Contributor: Dennis Brandt (47232334). Samuel Molson’s gravestone first became legible after it was cleaned with D2 Biological Solution in late summer 2021 by SOAL volunteers. His inscription reads: Corporal of Co. C 16th Reg Calvary NY Volunteers Aged 56 years
  Person ID	I887 SOALsearch
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024

  
  
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  Father	John Molson (Age 78 years) b. Abt 1802, Virginia, USA d. 1 Dec 1880, 1316 Marion, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Molson b. 1810, Pennsylvania, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F110 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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