Durick, Michael

Abt 1848 - Abt 1878  (~ 30 years)

• Name	Durick, Michael
  Birth	Abt 1848
  Gender	Male
  Other Info or Events	Aft 1864
  Family History Researcher Mary fairchild; RE Michael Durick Mike, (son of Michael & Honora), may have been as young as 12 when he joined to serve in the Civil War and perhaps age 16 when the war ended. He wrote to family that he was returning home, and that they should not expect any more mail from him. He never returned home, and his sister, Catherine Durick - Wittlin sought information from the U. S. Government to no avail and had no records that he even existed. She speculated that he may have been wounded and in the hospital when he last wrote. ~ Many genealogy records and family trees also fail to recognize his existence, but census records provide proof of him as a child. ~ It is not known whether he was Union or Confederate. On both sides, boys often volunteered or were recruited for service when they were technically "too young ". Often boys lied about their age. War records may have been subdued or destroyed by bombs/fire? At what age, and at what date he entered service is not known. He may have served in some other capacity, other than as a soldier, such a drummer, water boy, cook, etc? In general, it seems that at the war's end, the population on both sides had been so traumatized by that awful war that they cared little about records and images of it. (One source mentioned that vast numbers of glass plate photographic images were used for glass greenhouse structures.) ~ Many young men, in the war's final months, began deserting and going home. Every possible scenario is open to speculation. ~ [To add to the mystery, Mr Thompson's notes refer to "a son of Michael drowning, but do no specify which Michael. In the same note, it is said "his grave is empty", but whose grave is not clear. See Scan 12] I am hoping you can shed some light on this missing boy, that I am just becoming aware of. I can send you documentation, or, if you are able, you can find him on ancestry, in MOntgomery Family Tree. Best regards, Mary Fairchild
  Military Service	Bef 1866
  Civil War
  Possibly died in the Civil War, story goes that he wrote to his siter he was coming home after the war, but he was never heard from again.
  Death	Abt 1878
  Person ID	I196949	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	Durick, Michael,   b. Abt 1814, , , , Ireland d. Abt 1878, Ellington, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age ~ 64 years)
  Mother	O'Brien, Hanora "Nora",   b. Abt 1817, , County Limerick, Ireland d. 4 Dec 1882, Ellington, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age ~ 65 years)
  Family ID	F30037	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart