Andrew Jackson Mulnix
24 Jan 1833 - 26 Mar 1900
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Andrew Mulnix was born in Delaware County, New York on 24 Jan 1833. He was the son of John and Theresa/Thirzy Mulnix. He settled in Montcalm County in September of 1855. On 18 Jul 1857 he married Olive Ruth Miner in Bloomer Township, Montcalm County, MI. She was born 24 Sep 1843 to John A. and Cordelia (Thompson) Miner.

Andrew and Olive had the following children: Adelbert Anderson(1860-1930) husband to Annie E. Bellows, Anna Daverman and Elsie (Hatfield) Hartman; Linda S. (1862-); Minerva/Minnie D. (1865-1935) wife of Samuel Lorenzo Pratt; Frederick J. (1869-1956) husband of Daisy Anderson; Lillian; Maud May (1877-1906) wife of Thomas A. Bennett; and Nellie Ethel (1882-1958) wife of Frank M. Keesler.

Olive in listed in Sidney Township in the 1900 and 1910 census records. She died 21 Aug 1923 and is also buried in Sidney Township Cemetery.
Service At the age of 28, Andrew Mulnix enlisted for three years from Bloomer Township, 18 Dec 1861, as a private in Company I, 1st US Sharpshooters, Berdan's Corps. In April 1862 he was sent to the hospital at Washinton, D. C. with chronic diarrhea, remaining three months, and received a final discharge for disability while there. He was pensioned.
GAR Stanton Post #37
Siblings A brother, Walter, was in the same command. His father fought in the War of 1812, as did the grandfather of his wife, Andrew Miner, who held the rank of Captain.
Records 1850 Census Lexington, Greene County, NY listed as Jackson
  1860 Census Bloomer Township, Montcalm County, MI listed as Jackson, with Olive and Anderson
  1870 Census Bloomer Township, Montcalm County, MI farm laborer
  1880 Census Evergreen Township, Montcalm County, MI farmer
  1884 MI Census Sidney Township, Montcalm County, MI farmer
  1890 Veteran Census Sidney Township, Montcalm County, MI Stanton
  1894 MI Census Sidney Township, Montcalm County, MI farmer
Obit Greenville Independent, Wednesday, April 4, 1900
Mortuary List: A. J. Mulnix of Sidney, aged 67, a veteran of the Civil War
Stanton Weekly Clipper, Friday, March 30, 1900
A. J. Mulnix, of Sidney township, died Wednesday morning at 3 o'clock after an illness of six weeks, aged 67 years. He was a veteran of the Civil War, serving with Berdan's sharpshooters, and had been a resident of Sidney township for over a quarter of a century. He has been a highly respected citizen of the township. A wife, two sons and four daughters survive him. Funeral services will be held at Sidney Center to-day, Friday, at 1 o'clock p.m., under the auspices of Stanton Post No. 37, G. A. R. of which he was a member.
Death
Burial Sidney Township Cemetery
Sidney, Montcalm County, MI
Find A Grave #44857208
  Some biographical information from Presidents, Soldiers, Statesmen Vol II, 1892.
contributed by Paula Johnson