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George Deverney

Male 1840 - 1870  (30 years)


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  • Name George Deverney  [1, 2
    Birth 1840  Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 7 Aug 1870  Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jan 1926, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 12 Feb 1864  Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4
    • Groom's Name: George Devesney
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      Groom's Birthplace: Milwaukee City Wis.
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      Bride's Name: Mary Binkelman
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      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
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      Bride's Race: White
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      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01221-0
      System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy
      Source Film Number: 1013959
      Reference Number: V1 P460
      Collection: Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930
    Family ID F1291  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Jul 2013 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1840 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 12 Feb 1864 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982.

    2. [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).

    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).

    4. [S724] Ancestry.com - Wisconsin Marriages, pre-1907.