George Deverney

1840 - 1870  (30 years)

• Name	George Deverney  [1, 2]
  Born	1840	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Aug 1870	Wisconsin   [1, 3]
  Notes	BonnieMargaret Jacobs shows him as a son of George and Mary Deverney. She also said that his civilian occupation was that of Cooper. (Jacobs, p. 144). Ancestry.com shows him as a Drummer for the Union, 5 Wisconsin Infantry, Company F. Enlisted as a Musician on 20 June 1861. Enlisted in Company F, 5th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 20 Jun 1861. Mustered Out Company F, 5th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 11 Jul 1865 at Madison, WI. The War of Rebellion: a compilation of the official records, Volume 30, N. and Se. VA, N.C., W. Va, Md., and Pa, (Shap LVIII, page 926) notes that the following enlisted men of the Third Brigade are recommended to the general commanding the corps as deserving special mention and reward for conspicuous bravery and good conduct: ....Drummer George Deverney, Company C, Fifth Wisconsin Volunteers, for distinguished services, April 2, 1865....A post on Ancestry.com relating to The Appomattox Campaign notes that "Drummer George Deverney, one of Company C, for distinguished service April 2 and 6 in rallying the men and among the first to enter the enemy's works and killing the gunners at their guns. " BonnieMargaret writes that his 1863 discharge papers, prior to his reenlistment, indicate George was the in battles of White Oaks Swamp, Calvern Hill, Second Bull Run, Crampton's Gap, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Petersburg, Yorktown and Williamsburg. (p. 145). The Civil War pension record was No. 315555. Mary M[agdelena] Deverney filed for a widows pension in Kansas, application number 424528, Certificate number 315555 on June 5, 1890.
  Person ID	I1976	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Maria Magdalena "Aunt Lena" Benkelman,   b. 31 Aug 1845, Schneiderhof, Waldhausen Parish, Welzheim, Jagstkreis, W?rttemberg, Germany ,   d. 22 Jan 1926, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 80 years)
  Married	12 Feb 1864	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin   [1, 2, 4]
  	Groom's Name: George Devesney Groom's Birth Date: Groom's Birthplace: Milwaukee City Wis. Groom's Age: Bride's Name: Mary Binkelman Bride's Birth Date: Bride's Birthplace: Bride's Age: Marriage Date: 12 Feb 1864 Marriage Place: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Groom's Father's Name: George Devesney Groom's Mother's Name: Mary Bride's Father's Name: Leonard Binkelman Bride's Mother's Name: Dorah Groom's Race: White Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: White Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01221-0 System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy Source Film Number: 1013959 Reference Number: V1 P460 Collection: Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2013
  Family ID	F1291	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1840 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Married - 12 Feb 1864 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Died - 7 Aug 1870 - Wisconsin  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [S1610] Jacobs, BonnieMargaret McDonald "The Family Benkelman" Unpublished Manuscript, 276 pages, October 1981 Version, (Copy owned by Barney Benkelman, Helena, Montana; which he xeroxed and sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas), p. 144 (Reliability: 3). [S1610] Jacobs, BonnieMargaret McDonald "The Family Benkelman" Unpublished Manuscript, 276 pages, October 1981 Version, (Copy owned by Barney Benkelman, Helena, Montana; which he xeroxed and sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas), p. 145 (Reliability: 3). [S724] Ancestry.com - Wisconsin Marriages, pre-1907.