Wigman, Henry

Other Events:

• Immigration: 9 May 1848, New York, New York, New York, USA; on the Maria Magdelena from Rotterdam Line 143 on 3/29/1848
• 1850 Census: 1850, Kaukalin, Brown, Wisconsin, USA; Page 145 Line 23
• 1860 Census: 1860, Marquette, Marquette, Michigan, USA
• Military Service: Between 7 Sep 1861 and 13 Dec 1862; Civil War, Srgt, Company A, 16th Michigan Infantry

Notes:

1850 Census:
T J Vanderbrook - 67
G Van Don Heuvel - 30
E Smith - 30
Franics Croot - 40
Michael Coffee - 35
Eleanor Snyder - 20
Hendrick Weighman - 14

1860 Census:
Samuel P Ely33
Harriett H Ely27
Hannah Lilly Ely6
Philip van ransalass Ely4
Prescott Ely1
Henry J Wagman22 Day Laborer at Superior Mining Co.
Mary Shanklin35
Ann Melloday18

Military Service:
From the bio of his brother;
On the breaking out of the civil war his [John H. M. WIGMAN's] brother [Henry
J. WIGMAN?] enlisted in the 16th Michigan Infantry, and was killed in the battle of Fredericksburg on the day of his promotion to a Second Lieutenancy. [The battle of Fredericksburg was fought 13 December 1862] In 1862 his father [James B. WIGMAN] died, and Mr. [John H. M.] WIGMAN went to Holland to settle his father's estate. Returning in July [1862] and bringing his sister, Mrs. Helena M. BERENDSEN, with him, he [John H. M. WIGMAN] took up his residence at Appleton [Outagamie County, Wisconsin], entering the office of T. R. HUDD as a law student. In February 1864 he was examined in open court, and admitted to the bar. A law partnership was then formed under the firm name of Hudd & Wigman.

Name:Henry I Wigman
Residence:Ontonagon, Michigan, Michigan
Age at Enlistment:24
Enlistment Date:4 Aug 1861
Rank at enlistment:Private
Enlistment Place:Ontonagon, Michigan
State Served:Michigan
Survived the War?:No
Service Record:Enlisted in Company A, Michigan 16th Infantry Regiment on 07 Sep 1861.Promoted to Full Color Sergeant on 15 Nov 1862.Mustered out on 13 Dec 1862 at Fredericksburg, VA.
Birth Date:abt 1837
Sources:Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65