The son of David & Margarina Stinnett, Nicholas and his two siblings, James & Elizabeth were orphaned before they reached adulthood. Nicholas lived with the John Stinnett family in the 1850 Census.
He was not in the 1860 census because he was serving in the Union forces in the Civil War, during which he suffered non-battle related injury. The story goes that he had kept his tobacco in the same pocket with some cartridges (probably paper) and when he lit his filled pipe, there was an explosion that damaged his eyes. He married Nancy Mayberry on April 28, 1858 in Greene Co., Ill. Nicholas and family settled near Mt. Vernon, Illinois.
His brother, James Hathaway traveled by wagon to Mt. Vernon to get Aunt Nance and her children and bring them back to Greene Co. At night they slept under the wagon. Aunt Nance (Nancy Maberry) smoked a corn cob pipe. (From Dan Stinnett).
The Civil War muster roll of Co. K, 28th IL. consolidated lists Nicholas H. Stinnett as a recruit. Information from Civil War record: no home of record; describes him as 5'9", brown hair and eyes and fair complected; his (civilian) occupation was a blacksmith; he mustered in March 9, 1865, and out March 7, 1866. He name was also under Co. G. 91 IL US INF. It is spelled Steanett. These units may have consolidated after the war.
(From Rebecca Maberry)
He was not in the 1860 census because he was serving in the Union forces in the Civil War, during which he suffered non-battle related injury. The story goes that he had kept his tobacco in the same pocket with some cartridges (probably paper) and when he lit his filled pipe, there was an explosion that damaged his eyes. He married Nancy Mayberry on April 28, 1858 in Greene Co., Ill. Nicholas and family settled near Mt. Vernon, Illinois.
His brother, James Hathaway traveled by wagon to Mt. Vernon to get Aunt Nance and her children and bring them back to Greene Co. At night they slept under the wagon. Aunt Nance (Nancy Maberry) smoked a corn cob pipe. (From Dan Stinnett).
The Civil War muster roll of Co. K, 28th IL. consolidated lists Nicholas H. Stinnett as a recruit. Information from Civil War record: no home of record; describes him as 5'9", brown hair and eyes and fair complected; his (civilian) occupation was a blacksmith; he mustered in March 9, 1865, and out March 7, 1866. He name was also under Co. G. 91 IL US INF. It is spelled Steanett. These units may have consolidated after the war.
(From Rebecca Maberry)
The son of David & Margarina Stinnett, Nicholas and his two siblings, James & Elizabeth were orphaned before they reached adulthood. Nicholas lived with the John Stinnett family in the 1850 Census.
He was not in the 1860 census because he was serving in the Union forces in the Civil War, during which he suffered non-battle related injury. The story goes that he had kept his tobacco in the same pocket with some cartridges (probably paper) and when he lit his filled pipe, there was an explosion that damaged his eyes. He married Nancy Mayberry on April 28, 1858 in Greene Co., Ill. Nicholas and family settled near Mt. Vernon, Illinois.
His brother, James Hathaway traveled by wagon to Mt. Vernon to get Aunt Nance and her children and bring them back to Greene Co. At night they slept under the wagon. Aunt Nance (Nancy Maberry) smoked a corn cob pipe. (From Dan Stinnett).
The Civil War muster roll of Co. K, 28th IL. consolidated lists Nicholas H. Stinnett as a recruit. Information from Civil War record: no home of record; describes him as 5'9", brown hair and eyes and fair complected; his (civilian) occupation was a blacksmith; he mustered in March 9, 1865, and out March 7, 1866. He name was also under Co. G. 91 IL US INF. It is spelled Steanett. These units may have consolidated after the war.
(From Rebecca Maberry)
He was not in the 1860 census because he was serving in the Union forces in the Civil War, during which he suffered non-battle related injury. The story goes that he had kept his tobacco in the same pocket with some cartridges (probably paper) and when he lit his filled pipe, there was an explosion that damaged his eyes. He married Nancy Mayberry on April 28, 1858 in Greene Co., Ill. Nicholas and family settled near Mt. Vernon, Illinois.
His brother, James Hathaway traveled by wagon to Mt. Vernon to get Aunt Nance and her children and bring them back to Greene Co. At night they slept under the wagon. Aunt Nance (Nancy Maberry) smoked a corn cob pipe. (From Dan Stinnett).
The Civil War muster roll of Co. K, 28th IL. consolidated lists Nicholas H. Stinnett as a recruit. Information from Civil War record: no home of record; describes him as 5'9", brown hair and eyes and fair complected; his (civilian) occupation was a blacksmith; he mustered in March 9, 1865, and out March 7, 1866. He name was also under Co. G. 91 IL US INF. It is spelled Steanett. These units may have consolidated after the war.
(From Rebecca Maberry)
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