Updated 11/9/2023

Franklin Township, Lenawee Co, Special Census
Surviving Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Widows

Disclaimer: 1890 Special Census Schedules can also be found on Ancestry.com (with a census subscription). Those found on this website were transcribed by Mary Teeter from online Special Census schedule images and are always subject to corrections and additions. If you are looking for a certain surname and don't find it, please check the actual images as the handwriting is often difficult to interpret.
Adrian Twp. Pt 1      Adrian Twp. Pt 2      Blissfield Twp.      Cambridge Twp.      
Clinton Twp.Deerfield Twp. Dover Twp.Fairfield Twp.
Franklin Twp.Hudson Twp. Pt 1Hudson Twp. Pt 2Macon Twp.
Madison Twp.Medina Twp.Ogden Twp.Palmyra Twp.
Raisin Twp.Ridgeway Twp.Riga Twp.Rollin Twp.
Rome Twp.Seneca Twp.Tecumseh Twp.Woodstock Twp.

Name RankCo.Reg't/VesselEnlist DateDischarge DateLength of Service Post OfficeDisability Incurred; Discharged
WILSON,
Elmer A
PvtB9 Mich Cav15 Feb 18648 Aug 18651y, 5m, 21dTipton, MichInjury left knee, spine & rectum
SIMMONS,
Charles
PvtH11 Mich Cav19 Aug 1864Jun 186511mTipton, MichRupture
MORSMAN,
Albert L
PvtG4 Mich Inf3 Sep 18613 Sep 18643yTipton, MichRheumatism
CRITTENDEN,
Burt E
PvtB30 Mich Inf30 Nov 186430 Jun 18657mTipton, MichRheumatism
BOUCK,
Andrew J
PvtB4 Mich Inf26 Aug 186426 May 18662y, 9mTipton, MichNo data
DAVIS,
Charles
PvtE18 Mich Inf8 Aug 186226 Jun 18652y, 10m, 8dClinton, MichNo data
HOLMES,
William C
PvtB17 Mich Inf14 Aug 18626 Nov 18622m, 22dClinton, MichChrnic diarrhea & gunshot wound
LEE, Laura GRAY,
formerly widow of
LEE, Edwin
CplE4 Mich Inf25 Aug 186113 Jun 18652y, 9m, 18dTipton, MichRheumatism & heart trouble
MILLS,
Ransom W
PvtE18 Mich Inf26 Jul 186226 Aug 18653yTipton, MichThroat & deafness; lost
speech for six weeks entirely
WELCH,
Alonzo
PvtL11 Mich Cav3 Aug 186415 Jun 186510m, 12dClinton, MichLung trouble & pleurisy
CLAPP,
Edward L
Sgt MajorF & S9 Minn InfAug 1862Jul 1865No dataClinton, MichRheumatism of heart; caused
by in prison in Andersonville
CRITTENDEN,
Willard M
PvtE18 Mich Inf26 Aug 186225 Dec 18624mTipton, MichChronic diarrhea ***** rheumatism
PAYSON,
Charles A
PvtE18 Mich Inf22 aug 186226 Jun 18652y, 11m, 4dTipton, MichNo data
BELDING, A Eliza SMITH,
formerly widow of
BELDING, William D
Orderly SgtK27 Mich Inf19 Dec 1863No dataNo dataTipton, MichWounded at Cold Harbor
June 3rd 1864; died from effects
June 2*, 1864
GRAY,
Martin
PvtF13 Mich Inf29 Feb 186425 Jul 18651y, 3m, 26dClinton, MichHeart disease, chronic diarrhea
& rheumatism
LEWIS,
George W
PvtG4 Mich Inf20 Feb 186127 Jan 18643y, 0m, 7dSpringville, MichWounded in right arm
VANDERPOOL,
Grovener
PvtD11 Mich Cav17 Aug 18647 Jun 18658m, 21dPentecost, MichBronchitis, piles, chronic diarrhea
VANDERPOOL,
John
PvtD28 Mich Inf29 Aug 186426 May 18659m, 27dPentecost, MichUrinary organs
SIMMONS, Mary E
widow of
SIMMONS, Nicholas
SgtG11 Mich Cav30 Oct 186326 Sep 18651y, 9m, 26dPentecost, MichTook cold, settled in head;
caused catarrh resulted in consumption
DANIELS,
Harrison
PvtGOld 4 Mich Inf17 Apr 186127 Jun 18643y, 2mPentecost, MichDisease of stomach
DANIELS, LorenzoPvtD11 Mich Cav18631865No dataPentecost, MichInjury toleft knee
LAMKIN,
Benjamin
PvtH18 Mich Inf8 Aug 186217 Jun 186310m, 9dTecumseh, MichChronic diarrhea, rheumatism; disease of respiratory
organs resulting in disease of heart
SWARTS,
George
PvtL136 NY Inf26 Aug 186225 Jun 18652y, 9m, 29dTecumseh, MichGunshot wound in left knee;
chronic diarrhea; lumbago
Van DEUSEN,
Linus
PvtH91 NY Inf15 Sep 186410 Jun 18658m, 26dTipton, MichChronic diarrhea
DUNN, Elizabeth SMITH
formerly widow of
DUNN, Peter
PvtB18 Mich Inf5 Aug 186226 Jun 18652y, 11m, 21dTipton, MichInjured back
WHELAN,
Simeon
SgtH11 Mich Cav2 Sep 18636 Oct 18652y, 1m, 4dTipton, MichFrozen feet; chronic diarrhea; piles
LANGTON,
Thomas
BuglerG9 Mich Cav15 May 18638 Aug 18652y, 4m, 23dTecumseh, MichRheumatism, hay fever
GOULD,
David L
SgtB7 Mich Cav29 Apr 186215 Dec 18653y, 2m, 16dAdrian, MichChronic diarrhea
LANNING,
Williamson
1st Arty ? SgtC14 Ohio Inf17 Aug 186111 Jul 18653y, 10m, 14dTecumseh, MichRheumatism & heart disease
PRESTON,
Daniel J
CplH11 Mich Cav15 Oct 186322 Sep 18651y, 11m, 7dTipton, MichRheumatism; Injury to hip & Spine
COLE,
Baker J
Sgt*11 Mich Cav30 Aug 186322 Sep 18652y, 21dPentecoSt, MichInjury to back & privates
BLAIR,
Patrick
1st CplF43 US Col InfOct 1864Feb 18661y, 4mTipton, MichThroat trouble
VANVALKENBURG,
Amenzo
Pvt*Ro*** 's Squad7 Oct 186324 Oct 1864See nextSee nextSee next
VANVALKENBERG,
Amenzo
PvtB11 Mich Inf13 Feb 186516 Sep 18651y, 8mTecumseh, MichNone
JAY,
William H
PvtF100 Ohio Inf2 Aug 186220 Jun 18652y, 10m, 18dTecumseh, MichHeart trouble & hit on
head with piece of shell
BUTRICK,
Riley P
PvtA178 NY Inf25 May 186320 Apr 18662y, 10m 25dTipton, MichPleura pneumonia & rheumatism
CAMBURN,
Albert
SgtE18 Mich InfNo data22 Aug 1865No dataPentecost, MichAway from home; could *** get above (?)
GLASSON,
Samuel M
U S SoldierNo further data****Franklin, MichRheumatism 26 yrs
BRACY, Mary
widow of
BRACY, John
Widow of US SoldierNo further data****Franklin, MichNo data
PALMER,
Horace
U S SoldierNo further data****Franklin, MichNo data