Captain JOSEPH HARNEY/HARNIE THIBADEAU, 8th Maine & 1st South Carolina Volunteer Infantry/33d U.S.C.T.

Joseph Harney/Harnie Thibadeau was born on March 4, 1842 in or near Fort Kent, Aroostook County, Maine, the son of Francis "Frank" Thibadeau and Flavie (__________) Thibadeau. Francis Thibadeau was born c. 1799/1800 in New Brunswick, Canada, while Flavie ___________ was born c. 1805/1810, probably also in the New Brunswick area of Canada. Francis and Flavie must have been married c. 1830.
At least 15 children were born to them.
At the time of the 1850 census, this is the way the Thibadeau family appears in Hancock, Aroostook County, Maine;
John S Turner M 25 Maine
Harriett Turner F 24 Maine
Catherine Caroll F 18 Ireland
Hugh Bolden M 28 Ireland
Francis Thibbedoux M 50 Maine
Flora Thibbedoux F 29 Maine
Adam Thibbedoux M 18 Maine
Richard Thibbedoux M 17 Maine
Zebedn Thibbedoux M 16 Maine
Ulnah Thibbedoux M 13 Maine
Fredk Thibbedeax M 12 Maine
Jos Thibbedeax M 9 Maine
Frances Thibbedeax M 8 Maine
Susan Thibbedeax F 6 Maine
Martha Thibbedeax F 5 Maine
Elwood Thibbedeax M 3 Maine
Flora Thibbedeax F 1 Maine

At the time of the 1860 census, this is the way the Thibadeau family appears in Township 15 Range 7, Aroostook County, Maine;
Francis Thibadeau M 55 N Brunswick
Flavie Thibadeau F 45 Canada
Zebulon Thibadeau M 26 Maine
John Thibadeau M 25 Maine
Frederick Thibadeau M 22 Maine
Joseph Thibadeau M 19 Maine
Francies Thibadeau M 17 Maine
Susan Thibadeau F 16 Maine
Martha Thibadeau F 15 Maine
Elias Thibadeau M 13 Maine
Flavie Thibadeau F 12 Maine
Philip Thibadeau M 10 Maine
Mary Thibadeau F 7 Maine
Desire Thibadeau F 5 Maine
David Thibadeau M 3 Maine

At the time of the 1870 census, the Thibadeau family is found on Eagle Lake Plantation in Aroostook County, Maine;
Frank Thibdeau M 70 Canada
Fleria Thibdeau F 60 Canada
Frank Thibdeau M 24 Maine
Phillipp Thibdeau M 22 Maine
Mary Thibdeau F 17 Maine

Both Francis Thibadeau and Flavie (__________) Thibadeau must have died in the 1870's in Maine, as they can not be located in the 1880 census.

Now to continue with the biography of Joseph Harney Thibadeau;
Joseph Harvey Thibadeau served initially as a Private in Co. B of the 8th Regiment of Maine Volunteer Infantry, but soon was selected to serve as it's Sergeant Major.

Joseph was a clerk in the Paymaster General's Office, residing in Falls Church, VA at the time of his death. He had served as a captain of a Maine regiment in the Civil War from 1861 until the end, then moved first to Oshkosh, WI, then to Atlanta, GA, where he ran several businesses.

He took his own life by gunshot, standing in front of a mirror in the St. James Hotel. He left a long letter saying he was in financial straits, and more importantly, the victim of a persecution "greater than that of Dreyfus" but that he was innocent, and asking that he be buried at Arlington, "where repose the remains of five of my warmest and truest friends". The source of his trouble remained a mystery.

According to news reports, he left a wife and eleven living children. Six of the children were by a former marriage; one of these, Baxter, was living in Falls Church, and the other five in Atlanta.

He was one of at least 15 children of Francis and Flora "Flavie" Thibadeau, natives of Canada.

Married first, Mina Frances Maloney, who died in Atlanta on 3 Jan 1892.

Children:
1. Louis Maloney, b. 23 Jul 1865, d. 20 Aug 1924; m. Nevada Elizabeth Parker.

2. Hortense Theresa Thibadeau, b. 20 Aug 1868, d. 11 Mar 1930; m. Berry Wilson Fite.

3. Joseph Francis, b. 18 Sep 1869, d. 4 Jun 1964; m. Anne E. Duvall (div. 1909); m. second, Ethel Henderson, 1942.

4. R.F. (son), b. c. 1871.

5. Cora M., b. Jan 1875, d. 30 Jun 1915; m. Frank H. Moses, 9 Dec 1896.

6. Charles Bayard, b. 7 Mar 1878, d. 27 Aug 1960; m. Daisy M. Craig.

7. James Garfield, b. 4 Apr 1881, d. 28 Oct 1946.

8. Child, b. 1883, buried in Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, 20 Feb 1886.

9. Stillborn child, b. and d. 27 Feb 1886.

8. Richard Baxter Thibadeau, b. 14 Feb 1887, d. 28 Nov 1979; m. first, Marie Elizabeth Nies (d. 1974); m. second, Lena Virginia Dunkum.

Married second, Mary Amanda "Mae" Cobb. Mary died in Atlanta on 28 Oct 1917.

Children:
9. William Cobb, Sr., b. 29 Sep 1894, d. 18 Nov 1931; m. Nellie Murray.
10. Mary, b. 10 Jan 1896, d. 20 Oct 1983; never married.
11. Adele Margaret, b. 10 Dec 1898, d. 27 Dec 1996; m. William Linton McEver.
12. Joseph Harnie, Jr., b. 9 Jan 1903, d. 1. Dec 1982; m. Lillian Frances _____.

by HWA, and Baxter B. Fite III