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Notes for: James C. (source both marriage records) Shasteen b 1834

Marriage Information: m1 Margaret Alice Brink that married James C. Shasteen 28 Jan 1858 (b 14 Jan 1839 calculated, d 2 Sep 1858 at age 19Y 7M 19D b Springbank Cemetery, Yellowbud, Ross Co., OH.) (maybe died in childbirth?) James was with his father for the 1860 census above, perhaps after Margaret death as the date of the census was 24 Jul 1860. Have tombstone photo. Familysearch.org Batch M513204 1852-1864 Film 0281640 V. G-H Marriage records, 1798-1951 Ohio. Probate Court (Ross County) 17 reels 35 mm James C. Shasteen and Margaret Alice Brink 28 Jan 1858 m2 Catharine Creviston on 21 Aug 1860 (b 3 Sep 1841 Pickaway OH d 14 May 1904 County House, Piatt, IL per IL death index b Bement Cemetery, Piatt Co., IL) (Per researcher Piatt, obit lists her children, buried Bement Cemetery, husband James was a mail carrier.) Familysearch.org Batch M513204 1852-1864 Film 0281640 V. G-H Marriage records, 1798-1951 Ohio. Probate Court (Ross County) 17 reels 35 mm James C. Shasteen and Catharine Creviston 21 Aug 1860

Census Information: Tombstone for James Shasteen, Co. K 89th Ohio Infantry stone in plot 38 of Springbank Cemetery, Yellowbud, Ross Co., OH, no dates indicated (subsequently found birth 1835 Death 1871). County history does not refer to third son of James SR. Feb 18 1865 is his death date per prison records (copy from Ancestry.com) TCL Military History of Ohio Illustrated 977.1 M644, The Eighty-Ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry mustered on August 26, 1862, served in WV through 1862 then in Jan 1863 transferred to Tennessee. At Chickamauga, September 20th [1863], most of the regiment made prisoners, sent to Belle Isle in Richmond then to Andersonville where most of them died of starvation and exposure.) http://www.89thohio.com/ - http://www.89thohio.com/Roster/K%20Company_1.html - For 89th OH Co K - Shasteen Edward - Private 23 at enlistment - MO Mustered Out - dod Sep 21 1919 at Forsyth, IL - MO Mustered Out 7 Jun 65.Shasteen Francis M. Musc 18 at enlistment - CDIP Captured died as a result of Prison dod Feb 17,1865 - Died of Chronic Diarrhea at AndersonvilleShasteen James Private 27 at enlistment - MODU Mustered out different unit- Died at Union Twp, Ross Cty, OH - Notes: Trans to VRC 20 Sep 64. Possible death date, 2/28/71, Congestion Lungs, Yellowbud, Ross, 47y, from Cty Probate Records - Disagrees with roster age.Shasteen Lewis C Private 20 at enlistment - MO mustered out - MO 7 Jun 65 [no death information] http://www.itd.nps.gov/ - Nat’l Park Svc - 8th Reg VRC Shasteen, James Co E in and out as private, no other Shasteens, he is # 1693 http://www.itd.nps.gov/ - Nat’l Park Svc - 89th Infantry listed 1414-1418 - Five Shasteens - all Co K in /out private but Francis, musician - Shasteen, Edward, Francis M. James, James C. Lewis C. Ohio Genealogical Society site http://www.ogs.org/research/results_ohcwss.php agrees with the NPS site, showing both a James and a James C. in Co. K. Findagrave - James Shasteen, Private, Co. K, 89th. Ohio - 31 Aug 63 Muster: Absent, Convalescent Camp Cowan Tenn, Aug 17, 63. - Trans to VRC Sep 20, 1864. -Born: 1835, from roster - Died: Possible death date, 2/28/71, Congestion Lungs, Yellowbud, Ross, 47y, from County Probate Records - Disagrees with roster age. - Residence was not listed; 27 years old. - Enlisted on 8/7/1862 as a Private. - On 8/26/1862 he mustered into "K" Co. OH 89th Infantry - He was transferred out on 9/20/1864 - On 9/20/1864 he transferred into Veteran Reserve Corps - (date and method of discharge not given) - Source: http://www.civilwardata.com/active/hdsquery.dll?SoldierHistory?U&303293 - http://www.civilwardata.com/active/hdsquery.dll?SoldierHistory?U&310837 - Posted a mssg for BEV at the site Apr 30 2008 - subscription to access info required I ASSUME: (1) Grave is for James b 1824 (supposed son of James b est 1785) d 1871 per death record age 47 d 1871. (2) WHHS brother is James C. who married Margaret Alice Brink and then Catharine Creviston and served in the CW with brother Francis Marion Shasteen and after the war moved to IL (with Co K soldiers/cousins Lewis and Edward) died and was buried in Bement IL 1906. (3) Someone in eagerness to credit soldiers assumed the James buried in Springbank (circa Jul 1893 - have copy gov’t contract) was the James of Company K even tho the birth date did not jive with the muster age. The James in Bement Cemetery is actually the soldier, his dob being 1834 which matches with the age of 27 at enlistment, as do all the others. What this assumption does not take into account is neither WHHS or others in the community took issue, so perhaps both of them served. No reason to contact the church apparently as the records were burned circa 1920. Lee Fenner hfenner89@sbcglobal.net - I have the complete set of books that contain the Official Roster of Ohio Soldiers in the Civil War. The 89th is in Vol. 7 and in Company K or for that matter in the entire regiment only one James Shasteen listed. Also the muster rolls in the Ohio Historical Center support there only being one James. As far as the timing between leaving the regiment and transferring into the VRC, I think that is in line with other cases. It seems common to allow for time so the soldier can have a chance to recover sufficiently to be returned to his regiment. When that proved no longer possible, then if at all able for some sort of duty, they were put in the VRC. So I believe there is only one James, but don’t know enough to comment on the initial or the difference in birth/death dates. There was a James A Shasteen that was 18 when enlisting, but that was later in the war and with Co G, 163rd, 12 May to 10 Sep 64, and Co B, 184th, 11 Feb to 20 Sep 65. (Site Source: The information in the rosters came from many sources. Most of it came from: Roster Commission. Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of Rebellion, 1861-1866, Vol VII. Cincinnati: The Ohio Valley Press, 1888. Joseph B. Foraker, late of Company A, was the governor of Ohio when this volume was published. Other sources included: Ohio Graves Registration (Ohio Historical Center), Ohio Death Certificate Index (Ohio Historical Center), County Probate Court Records, Pension Records/Letters, Newspapers, Cemetery Records, and Cemetery Visits. If a field is empty, there was no information available. Age is at the time of mustering; for almost all the soldiers, this was August 1862.) RDS email 5-08 to NPS & Ohio Genealogical Society - I believe you have an error in the Ohio 89th Infantry Co. K for James Shasteen and James C. Shasteen. I have corresponded with a gentlemen that has researched this and from Muster rolls agrees there was only one James Shasteen in the company. His records are at http://www.89thohio.com/Roster/K%20Company_1.html. Also, this man states the muster rolls in the Ohio Historical Center also suppor only one James Shasteen being in Co K of the 89th. Can you research and resolve this issue? - Thanks Ray Shasteen - Response from OGS - Thank you for contacting the Ohio Genealogical Society regarding the database of Ohio Civil War soldiers. - The database on the OGS site as well as the database on the National Park Service site came from the Index to Compiled Service Records. The index cards were created in the late 1800s to facilitate finding service records for veterans applying for pensions. Because of this, the clerks at the time were instructed to make a new card for each way that the name appeared on the monthly or bi-monthly muster rolls. It is quite common for a man to have more than one card -- once with a middle name or initial and once without. (Some men have multiple cards due to various spellings of their first name or surname.) Thus, it is quite possible, and indeed probable, that the entries for James C. Shasteen and James Shasteen of Company K, 89th OVI refer to one and the same man. - Amy Johnson Crow, Webmaster, Ohio Genealogical Society May 22, 2008 webmaster@ogs.org

James C. Shasteen that married Catharine Creviston 21 Aug 1860. - Timing would work as 1860 census was taken July 24 1860 before wedding date. 1870 Cerro Gordo, Piatt, IL - James SHOSTEIN 33 b OH , Catherin 27 b OH, Minesota 5 b OH, Nevada 3 b OH, Mary b Feb 1870 7/12 IL 1880 Dist 175 Bement Piatt IL census - James SHASTINE 44 b OH f/m VA Catharine 37 b OH f/m PA/Mary, dau Minisota (Minnie) 14 b OH, dau Navada 12 b OH, Mary M 10 b IL, Rueben 7 b IL, Anna M 4 b IL 1900 census Dist 125 Bement township, Piatt Co., IL James Shasteen b Nov 1834 age 65 m 40 yrs b OH f/m b VA owned his home, mortgaged, day laborer and William 18 b Apr 1882 Single b IL parents OH mail carrier

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Identity - James C in both marriage records, James C in the Estate of Johann Albrecht and Catharine’s brothers spelling of her last name and her cemetery records in Piatt using Creston. Also the James b 1823 son of James b 1774-1794 living with his wife Martha and Nancy can’t be the husband of these two women as he was still in the same household in 1870 living with Nancy (either his wife or more likely his sister who inherited the property based on the ordering in the census she appears to be head of household and is not married to a Catharine!)

Obit James (from Lucia Wilkin volunteer Piatt Co. Hist Soc viat roots web post Apr 2008) Piatt County Republican Sept 13, 1906....under "Bement Happenings" - James Shasteen, who has been ill for the past month died Monday forenoon. "Jimmy" as he was famillarly called was well known in Bement and vicinity and for many years was mail carrier for Uncle Sam from the post offices and the depot. The funeral was held at the M.E. Church yesterday at 2:00 pm. Rev. Stevenson officiating. Interment in Bement cemetery.

Obit Catherine (from Lucia Wilkin volunteer Piatt Co. Hist Soc viat roots web post Apr 2008) Mrs. James Shasteen -no date on card or newspaper. Died May 14, 1904, Mrs. James Shasteen of a paralytic stroke, aged 62 in Piqua county, Ohio, Sept 3, 1841. Married James Shasteen Aug. 21, 1860. Moved to Cerro Gordo, Ill. about 1868 and some time later to Bement. She was the mother of eight children, two died in Ohio. There are four girls and two boys living, Minnie Hughes and Nevada Moore of Decatur; Anna Ishler of Penn.; Mary Rinehart of Springfield, Ill; William and Ruby of Decatur. The funeral was held Monday, A.B. Peck officiating. The interment was in Bement cemetery. All the children but one were present. Mrs. Shasteen has led a retired life for some years and many did not know of her illness until they heard of her death. Mr. Shasteen has been in the employ of the government as mail carrier for many years.

Burial information: Death info per IL death index SHASTEEN, JAMES 09/10/1906 BEMENT 71 YR M 2 42 PIATT (http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/DeathSearchServlet) SHASTEEN, CATHARINE 05/14/1904 COUNTY HOUSE 64 YR F 1 130 1674 PIATT The cemetery is located on about 2 miles north of Bement, Piatt Co., Illinois on SR 105 (at 1100N, CR900E). The Bell Insurance Agency maintains good burial records: contact them at P.O. Box 229, Bement, IL 61813; (217) 678-2881.

Burial Source: Apr 2 2008 call to Geraldine Grant at Bement Cemetery 217-678-8122 - Lot 47 SE Catherine Creston Shasteen b Pickaway Co OH 3 Sep 1841 d 14 May 1904 - James b 1834 d 1906 - Perry baby 1924 - William Franklin Shasteen d 13 May 1956 age 74 (cal b 1882)