Tracy, William H.
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 21, credited to Sheldon, VT Unit(s): 5th VT INF Service: enl 8/18/62, m/i 9/15/62, Pvt, Co. A, 5th VT INF, wdd, Wilderness, 5/5/64, wdd, Winchester, 9/19/64, dis/wds, 3/10/65 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 03/19/1842, Sheldon, VT Death: 04/29/1908 Burial: Lamoille View Cemetery, Johnson, VT Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone photographer: Deanna French Findagrave Memorial #: 14446254 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, 4/20/1865 Portrait?: Unknown College?: Not Found Veterans Home?: Not Found (If there are state digraphs above, this soldier spent some time in a state or national soldiers' home in that state after the war) Remarks: None DESCENDANTS 3rd Great Grandfather of Joshua S. Tyler, Temple, TX 2nd Great Grandfather of Andrew Tyler, Woodland Park, CO 2nd Great Grandfather of Carolyn Knight, Bristol, VT 2nd Great Grandfather of Marquita Kadavy, Weston, NE (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
BURIAL: Copyright notice   Lamoille View Cemetery, Johnson, VT Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there. |
Obituary
JOHNSON
Johnson, May 5. - William Tracy died April 27 after an illness of several weeks of stomach trouble. Mr. Tracy was born in Sheldon, March 19, 1842. On Oct. 12, 1861, he married Lucinda S. Brown of Enosburgh, who died in March, 1902. There were born to them two sons and five daughters, Hazen Tracy of Montgomery Center, W.E. Tracy of Johnson, Mrs. A.W. Gates of Barre, Mrs. Charles Cristy of Johnson, Mrs. D.B. Smalley of Johnson, Miss Jennie Tracy of Boston and Miss Mabel Tracy of Mendon, Mass., all of whom survive him. On Feb. 7, 1907, he married Mrs. Ella Warren, who survives him. The funeral was held at the Methodist afternoon. Rev. C.D. Pierce officiated. The Grand Army Post of which he was a member, Women's Relief Corps, and Sons of Veterans attended in a body. Mr. Tracy served in Co. A, 5th Vt. Regiment three years and seven months. He was a member of the Methodist church having united with the church in Enosburgh when seventeen years of age. The bearers were the two sons, Hazen and William Tracy and son-in-law, D. B. Smalley and A. W. Gates. H. L. Austin was in charge and the burial was in Lamoille View cemetery. Those in attendance from away were Jonathan Tracy of Sheldon, Chester and George Tracy of Sutton, Quebec, brothers of the deceased, John Tracy of Cambridge Junction, William Tracy of Waterville, Mr. and Mrs. John Gager of Enosburgh, Mrs. Emma McNall and Bryon Fletcher of Belvidere. The family moved to Johnson from Belvidere sixteen years ago.
Source: Burlington Daily News, May 5, 1908
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.