William S. AINSWORTH, son of James S. Ainsworth (from Ireland) and Elizabeth (___); born 1811, Miamisburg, Montgomery Co., Ohio; died in Civil War Military Service 27 May 1862, in hospital near Corinth, Alcorn Co., Mississippi; buried (cemetery & place unknown).
****** IN HIS MEMORY ******
William married twice.
1st wife: Susan MITTON (1808-1855)
Married about 1834, South Charleston, Ohio
They had 8 known children:
John Marion Ainsworth 1835 – 1912
Eliza I Ainsworth* 1837 – 1838
Joseph Ainsworth* 1839 – 1911
Sarah E. Ainsworth* 1840 – 1841
Lydia A. Ainsworth* 1843 – 1844
William W Ainsworth* 1845 – 1846
Emma L. Ainsworth* 1848 – 1849
One child unknown.
2nd wife: Caroline VANCE
Married: 24 May 1857, Van Wert Co., OH
EXCERPT INDIVIDUAL NARRATIVE:
"The first of the family to settle in this country was James Ainsworth, our subject's [John Marion AINSWORTH] grandfather, who came from Ireland in early manhood and located in Ohio, first in the vicinity of Dayton and later in Miamisburg. William S. Ainsworth, the father of our subject, was born in the latter place in 1811, and as a young man learned the hatter's trade there. In 1834 he was married at South Charleston, Ohio, to Miss Susan Mitton, daughter of John Mitton, a well-known wheelwright and manufacturer of spinning wheels and similar articles. After his marriage our subject's father made his home for a time in West Jefferson, Madison county, Ohio, and in 1848 he removed to VanWert county, this State, where he engaged in farming. He was a man of influence in the county, taking an active part in all important movements, and at one time served ably as sheriff. His wife died in 1855, and in 1862 he met a soldier's death in Corinth, Mississippi, while with the Union army."
SOURCE:
"Commemorative Biographical Records of Northwestern Ohio including the counties of Defiance, Henry, Williams & Fulton." Published at Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1899.
NOTE:
Book in public domain is available for review on the internet.
ROSTER, 15TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, COMPANY H, UNION ARMY
"NAME: WILLIAM S. AINSWORTH; RANK: do [Corporal]; AGE: 30; DATE OF ENTERING THE SERVICE: Sept. 7, 1861; PERIOD OF SERVICE: 3 yrs.; REMARKS: Died May 27, 1862, in Regimental Hospital near Corinth, Miss."
SOURCE:
www.15thohio.4t.com/images/co._h_001.jpg
The 15th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (or 15th OVI) was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
SOURCE: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Ohio_Infantry
1890 Veterans Schedules
Line 41: 1-HOUSE NO: 285; 2-FAMILY NO: 298; 3-NAME OF SURVIVING SOLDERS, SAILORS AND MARINES, AND WIDOWS: Caroline, Widow of William S Ainsworth; 4-RANK: Private; 5-COMPANY: H.; 6-NAME OF REGIMENT: 15-O-II; 7-DATE OF ENLISTMENT: Sept 7, 1861; 8-DATE OF DISCHARGE: Died in service 27 May 1862; 9-LENGTH OF SERVICE: [blank]; 10-POST-OFFICE ADDRESS: Van Wert Ohio; 11-DISABILITY INCURRED: None."
Source Citation: Year: 1890; Census Place: Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio; Roll: 61; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 114.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1890 Veterans Schedules [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Original data: Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M123, 118 rolls); Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
LINK TO SON:
John Marion Ainsworth
****** IN HIS MEMORY ******
William married twice.
1st wife: Susan MITTON (1808-1855)
Married about 1834, South Charleston, Ohio
They had 8 known children:
John Marion Ainsworth 1835 – 1912
Eliza I Ainsworth* 1837 – 1838
Joseph Ainsworth* 1839 – 1911
Sarah E. Ainsworth* 1840 – 1841
Lydia A. Ainsworth* 1843 – 1844
William W Ainsworth* 1845 – 1846
Emma L. Ainsworth* 1848 – 1849
One child unknown.
2nd wife: Caroline VANCE
Married: 24 May 1857, Van Wert Co., OH
EXCERPT INDIVIDUAL NARRATIVE:
"The first of the family to settle in this country was James Ainsworth, our subject's [John Marion AINSWORTH] grandfather, who came from Ireland in early manhood and located in Ohio, first in the vicinity of Dayton and later in Miamisburg. William S. Ainsworth, the father of our subject, was born in the latter place in 1811, and as a young man learned the hatter's trade there. In 1834 he was married at South Charleston, Ohio, to Miss Susan Mitton, daughter of John Mitton, a well-known wheelwright and manufacturer of spinning wheels and similar articles. After his marriage our subject's father made his home for a time in West Jefferson, Madison county, Ohio, and in 1848 he removed to VanWert county, this State, where he engaged in farming. He was a man of influence in the county, taking an active part in all important movements, and at one time served ably as sheriff. His wife died in 1855, and in 1862 he met a soldier's death in Corinth, Mississippi, while with the Union army."
SOURCE:
"Commemorative Biographical Records of Northwestern Ohio including the counties of Defiance, Henry, Williams & Fulton." Published at Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1899.
NOTE:
Book in public domain is available for review on the internet.
ROSTER, 15TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, COMPANY H, UNION ARMY
"NAME: WILLIAM S. AINSWORTH; RANK: do [Corporal]; AGE: 30; DATE OF ENTERING THE SERVICE: Sept. 7, 1861; PERIOD OF SERVICE: 3 yrs.; REMARKS: Died May 27, 1862, in Regimental Hospital near Corinth, Miss."
SOURCE:
www.15thohio.4t.com/images/co._h_001.jpg
The 15th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (or 15th OVI) was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
SOURCE: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Ohio_Infantry
1890 Veterans Schedules
Line 41: 1-HOUSE NO: 285; 2-FAMILY NO: 298; 3-NAME OF SURVIVING SOLDERS, SAILORS AND MARINES, AND WIDOWS: Caroline, Widow of William S Ainsworth; 4-RANK: Private; 5-COMPANY: H.; 6-NAME OF REGIMENT: 15-O-II; 7-DATE OF ENLISTMENT: Sept 7, 1861; 8-DATE OF DISCHARGE: Died in service 27 May 1862; 9-LENGTH OF SERVICE: [blank]; 10-POST-OFFICE ADDRESS: Van Wert Ohio; 11-DISABILITY INCURRED: None."
Source Citation: Year: 1890; Census Place: Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio; Roll: 61; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 114.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1890 Veterans Schedules [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Original data: Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M123, 118 rolls); Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
LINK TO SON:
John Marion Ainsworth
William S. AINSWORTH, son of James S. Ainsworth (from Ireland) and Elizabeth (___); born 1811, Miamisburg, Montgomery Co., Ohio; died in Civil War Military Service 27 May 1862, in hospital near Corinth, Alcorn Co., Mississippi; buried (cemetery & place unknown).
****** IN HIS MEMORY ******
William married twice.
1st wife: Susan MITTON (1808-1855)
Married about 1834, South Charleston, Ohio
They had 8 known children:
John Marion Ainsworth 1835 – 1912
Eliza I Ainsworth* 1837 – 1838
Joseph Ainsworth* 1839 – 1911
Sarah E. Ainsworth* 1840 – 1841
Lydia A. Ainsworth* 1843 – 1844
William W Ainsworth* 1845 – 1846
Emma L. Ainsworth* 1848 – 1849
One child unknown.
2nd wife: Caroline VANCE
Married: 24 May 1857, Van Wert Co., OH
EXCERPT INDIVIDUAL NARRATIVE:
"The first of the family to settle in this country was James Ainsworth, our subject's [John Marion AINSWORTH] grandfather, who came from Ireland in early manhood and located in Ohio, first in the vicinity of Dayton and later in Miamisburg. William S. Ainsworth, the father of our subject, was born in the latter place in 1811, and as a young man learned the hatter's trade there. In 1834 he was married at South Charleston, Ohio, to Miss Susan Mitton, daughter of John Mitton, a well-known wheelwright and manufacturer of spinning wheels and similar articles. After his marriage our subject's father made his home for a time in West Jefferson, Madison county, Ohio, and in 1848 he removed to VanWert county, this State, where he engaged in farming. He was a man of influence in the county, taking an active part in all important movements, and at one time served ably as sheriff. His wife died in 1855, and in 1862 he met a soldier's death in Corinth, Mississippi, while with the Union army."
SOURCE:
"Commemorative Biographical Records of Northwestern Ohio including the counties of Defiance, Henry, Williams & Fulton." Published at Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1899.
NOTE:
Book in public domain is available for review on the internet.
ROSTER, 15TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, COMPANY H, UNION ARMY
"NAME: WILLIAM S. AINSWORTH; RANK: do [Corporal]; AGE: 30; DATE OF ENTERING THE SERVICE: Sept. 7, 1861; PERIOD OF SERVICE: 3 yrs.; REMARKS: Died May 27, 1862, in Regimental Hospital near Corinth, Miss."
SOURCE:
www.15thohio.4t.com/images/co._h_001.jpg
The 15th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (or 15th OVI) was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
SOURCE: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Ohio_Infantry
1890 Veterans Schedules
Line 41: 1-HOUSE NO: 285; 2-FAMILY NO: 298; 3-NAME OF SURVIVING SOLDERS, SAILORS AND MARINES, AND WIDOWS: Caroline, Widow of William S Ainsworth; 4-RANK: Private; 5-COMPANY: H.; 6-NAME OF REGIMENT: 15-O-II; 7-DATE OF ENLISTMENT: Sept 7, 1861; 8-DATE OF DISCHARGE: Died in service 27 May 1862; 9-LENGTH OF SERVICE: [blank]; 10-POST-OFFICE ADDRESS: Van Wert Ohio; 11-DISABILITY INCURRED: None."
Source Citation: Year: 1890; Census Place: Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio; Roll: 61; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 114.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1890 Veterans Schedules [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Original data: Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M123, 118 rolls); Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
LINK TO SON:
John Marion Ainsworth
****** IN HIS MEMORY ******
William married twice.
1st wife: Susan MITTON (1808-1855)
Married about 1834, South Charleston, Ohio
They had 8 known children:
John Marion Ainsworth 1835 – 1912
Eliza I Ainsworth* 1837 – 1838
Joseph Ainsworth* 1839 – 1911
Sarah E. Ainsworth* 1840 – 1841
Lydia A. Ainsworth* 1843 – 1844
William W Ainsworth* 1845 – 1846
Emma L. Ainsworth* 1848 – 1849
One child unknown.
2nd wife: Caroline VANCE
Married: 24 May 1857, Van Wert Co., OH
EXCERPT INDIVIDUAL NARRATIVE:
"The first of the family to settle in this country was James Ainsworth, our subject's [John Marion AINSWORTH] grandfather, who came from Ireland in early manhood and located in Ohio, first in the vicinity of Dayton and later in Miamisburg. William S. Ainsworth, the father of our subject, was born in the latter place in 1811, and as a young man learned the hatter's trade there. In 1834 he was married at South Charleston, Ohio, to Miss Susan Mitton, daughter of John Mitton, a well-known wheelwright and manufacturer of spinning wheels and similar articles. After his marriage our subject's father made his home for a time in West Jefferson, Madison county, Ohio, and in 1848 he removed to VanWert county, this State, where he engaged in farming. He was a man of influence in the county, taking an active part in all important movements, and at one time served ably as sheriff. His wife died in 1855, and in 1862 he met a soldier's death in Corinth, Mississippi, while with the Union army."
SOURCE:
"Commemorative Biographical Records of Northwestern Ohio including the counties of Defiance, Henry, Williams & Fulton." Published at Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1899.
NOTE:
Book in public domain is available for review on the internet.
ROSTER, 15TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, COMPANY H, UNION ARMY
"NAME: WILLIAM S. AINSWORTH; RANK: do [Corporal]; AGE: 30; DATE OF ENTERING THE SERVICE: Sept. 7, 1861; PERIOD OF SERVICE: 3 yrs.; REMARKS: Died May 27, 1862, in Regimental Hospital near Corinth, Miss."
SOURCE:
www.15thohio.4t.com/images/co._h_001.jpg
The 15th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (or 15th OVI) was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
SOURCE: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Ohio_Infantry
1890 Veterans Schedules
Line 41: 1-HOUSE NO: 285; 2-FAMILY NO: 298; 3-NAME OF SURVIVING SOLDERS, SAILORS AND MARINES, AND WIDOWS: Caroline, Widow of William S Ainsworth; 4-RANK: Private; 5-COMPANY: H.; 6-NAME OF REGIMENT: 15-O-II; 7-DATE OF ENLISTMENT: Sept 7, 1861; 8-DATE OF DISCHARGE: Died in service 27 May 1862; 9-LENGTH OF SERVICE: [blank]; 10-POST-OFFICE ADDRESS: Van Wert Ohio; 11-DISABILITY INCURRED: None."
Source Citation: Year: 1890; Census Place: Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio; Roll: 61; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 114.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1890 Veterans Schedules [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Original data: Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M123, 118 rolls); Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
LINK TO SON:
John Marion Ainsworth
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