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 § Joseph Fournier was born on January 25, 1840. His father family came from West Flanders and emigrated in 1854 arriving in New York on May 21. They were one of the poor families sent by the Belgian government in the USA, following the economic crisis ravaging the Flanders part of Belgium. It was supposed they can find there a better life.

His father, Joseph, was born in Knocke, Belgium but his mother, like him and his other brothers and sisters are listed in the manifest as being born in Holland. They settled in Washington, Ohio, Lucas County and began farming.

On July 28, 1864 Joseph Fournier enlisted in Toledo in the 19 Infantry Co. G. and was discharged on November 26, 1865 "by an act of congress approved March 3, 1889" it is said in his papers. He married Ann Alma Larner on May 5, 1868, born in Canada from Irish parentage, and their settled in Toledo, not far from his parent's farm. They farmed there all their life, Joseph death occurring on February 15, 1906, his wife surviving him till 1928.

 

 § A George Onrod 40 years old, no birth place given, from Jackson County Michigan, enlisted at Marshall in the 1st regiment of Engineers and Mechanics on October 24, 1861. He was mustered in on December 6 and discharged at expiration of term at Atlanta, Georgia on October 31, 1864. A George Onrod, 41 years old, born Belgium, St Michiels(?) enlisted ay Fort Wayne, Michigan on December 8, 1864 in the 19th Infantry, Co. A, and died on September 7, 1867 of inflammation of bowels at Natural Dam, Arkansas, a Private.

Note:  No Onrod found in the American censuses between 1850 and 1900. No Onrod in the passenger lists before the end of the Civil War.

 

 § Jan(John) Van Grieker,   25 years old, occupation: laborer. Enlisted February 21, 1865 at Detroit, Michigan in 19th Infantry, Co. A. Died Sept 2, 1866 of cholera, at Helena, Ark, a Corporal.

No other information found.

 

 § Hubert Celestin Lonhienne  emigrated 41 years old from Aubel, Liege Province, arriving in New Orleans on the Vaucluse, April 14, 1855 with wife ? Marie 21 y.o. and children Florent 10, Lucien 7 and Jacques 9 months old.

He enlisted in the 19th Infantry on March 3, 1864 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, 44 years old, and was discharged for disability May 19, 1864, at Fort Wayne Michigan, an unassigned recruit. He died May 28, 1865 and was buried in the Bankert Cemetery, Gale, Alexander County, Illinois, near Cape Girardeau, both towns along the Mississippi. His headstone was provided by the government for deceased Union veterans I know only from his family, in the same cemetery, of a son, Urbain, born May 24, 1862 and dead December 30, 1915. No trace of the other members of his family.

 

 § John Krebsbach, 34 y. o., from Malmedy a laborer, enlisted 17 April 1862 in New Albany, Indiana (near Louisville) in the 19th Infantry deserted June 20 1862. Not easy to find his origin as Malmedy was, between 1815 and 1919, attached to Germany (Prussia). It’s even curious that this John Krebsbach assumed being born Belgium. In searching the Ship manifests, I only found a Krebsbach from Belgium, maybe the same man as is given name is Jean. It’s Jean Gg, 25 y. o; and his wife Margareth, on Harmonia, from Le Havre to New York, arrival on February 9, 1854. No Krebsbach from Belgium in the following censuses.