Patrick Stanton

~1839 - 1915
Co Mayo, Ireland - Warrick Co, Indiana

The third child (second son) of Michael and Mary Stanton was Patrick, born October 1839 in County Mayo, Ireland.

The family emigrated to the US during the Great Hunger, arriving in January, 1848 [Ship Viceroy - Liverpool to New Orleans - arrival date 4 Jan 1848].  They settled in Warrick County, Indiana, and shortly afterwards the father died (late 1849 or early 1850).  Mary and her six children were left to fend for themselves, with very little money (father Michael's estate was estimated at less than $200). 

They were still all together for the 1850 census:

1850 Indiana, Warrick, Anderson - 159/160 - 30
Mary Stanton 37 F Ireland
    Thomas 17 farmer Ireland
    Mary 13
    Patsey 11
    John 8
    Michael 5
    Austin 3 all born Ireland

I think mother Mary remarried in 1851 - to John P Baker.  I think maybe brother Thomas took off for himself, maybe going west, or maybe only going so far as across the river to Kentucky, where they possibly had relatives.   In 1853, sister Mary Ann married Thomas Baker, the nephew (I think) of John  P Baker.  And I think that sometime in this decade, John P Baker died, leaving mother Mary a widow for the second time.  At any rate, in 1860, Mary and her sons Patrick and Austin were living with Leah and James Baker - the parents of Mary Ann's husband and the brother and sister-in-law of mother Mary's (possible) second husband.

1860 Indiana, Warrick Boon Twp - p. 817 - house 112 Boon
James Baker 50 m farmer Tennessee
      Leah 49 f KY
      Josiah ? F 9 m Ind
J- Hudson? 29 m farmhand Tennessee
Patrick Stanton 21 m Ireland
Mary Baker 45? f " [Ireland]
Austin Stanton 14? m " [Ireland]

(In 1860 Mary Ann was living with her own husband and three children; brother John was living with them.  Brother Thomas was off on his adventures possibly - at any rate, I have not found him for sure.  Brother Michael was living with the McCools - Benjamin and Miranda -, one of whose daughters Patrick would later marry.)

When the Civil War started, brother John enlisted on 19 August 1861, and Patrick enlisted the next day.

1861 Aug 20 Patrick N. Stanton Enl. 8-20-1861 "G" Co. IN 1st Cav.- Out. 9-12-1864 - Bugler
Roster of Union Soldiers - Indiana
      Stanton, Patrick 1st Ind Cav - Co G - bugler
List of Pensioners on the Roll - Indiana - Warrick Co
      Cert# 61,364 Stanton, Patrick N resides Newburgh injuries: g.s.w.l. knee monthly rate 4
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana Indianapolis 1867
      1st Cav (28th Reg) - Co G mustered in 1861 mustered out
      Stanton, Patrick Warrick Co Aug 20      Sep 12, 64
Again, I'm not sure where this is from, but I think the Civil War Database Subscription
    Stanton, Patrick age 22 in 1861
    residence Warrick Co
    enlisted 8/20/1861 Indiana 1st Cavalry, Co I - bugler
    mustered in "
    mustered out 9/12/1864

His description at enlistment: 5' 2 ½ " - light complexion, gray eyes, light brown hair. Occupation farmer.

So. Patrick joined the 1st Indiana Cavalry on August 20, 1861 at which time it was known as the 28th Infantry. They left for St. Louis the very next day, and were then ordered to Ironton. They engaged in a sharp skirmish at Black River. They were "on duty at Pilot Knob during the fall and winter, and participated in the action at Fredericktown [Patrick was wounded here], making a charge that drove the enemy from the field and determined the result of the battle." They moved into Arkansas in 1862 and remained there during the term of service "stationed at Helena . . . , participating in the many expeditions from that point." Their last year was spent at Pine Bluff. They were mustered out in September 1864, and Patrick did not re-enlist (or at least not in that unit). [Patrick lived in Arkansas for some time during the 1890s.]  (See Patrick's pension file in the Civil War Documents file.) 
(This general information, and the stuff in quotes, comes from The Union Army, volume 3 - sorry I don't have any more bib info than that.  I accessed it through the Civil War Database during the time I had a subscription.)

Patrick came back to Warrick County, and married Elizabeth McCool in 1865:

1865 Stanton, Patrick to Mc Cool, Elizabeth 3 June 1865 by Aaron Long MG
Marriage book III of Warrick County, Indiana, July 1860-Sept. 1867 / compiled by Opal B. and J. Oscar Phillips. [S.l. : s.n., 197-?]

Patrick and Elizabeth had 6 children, most of whom died fairly young:

Ruth A b~1870 d 1891
Mary E b~ 1871 d bef 1900
Lula b~1873 d.1892 (Llewellyn)
Patrick b~1874 d. 1892
William H b~1875
Rosa Jane b~1877

I haven't been able to find Patrick on the 1870 census.  I think that one was a fairly sloppy census - many many of our people are missing from it (in this family alone: mother Mary, brothers Thomas, Austin (but he might have been dead) - and now Patrick).

Apparently Patrick had some sort of difficulties, psychological or physical or . . .?  I found this entry in the Index to Files in the County Clerk's Office:

1877 Patrick incompt 1877 2058

I haven't looked up the file itself (a lot of the actual files are "in the basement of the old courthouse," and I ran out of time the one time I was there), but whatever it was, he was living with his family again in 1880:

1880 Census Indiana Warrick - Boon Twp - taken 21 June - p. 195 l. 27 - 346- 347 -
Stanton, Patrick wm 39 farmer Ireland Ireland Ireland
      Elizabeth 37 Ind SC Ky
      Ruth A 10
      Mary E 8
      Llewellyn (dau) 7
      William H 5
      Rosa 3

In 1888, Elizabeth McCool Stanton died (14 Sep 1888).  I don't know where she is buried - she does not seem to have a grave marker.  The information comes from Patrick's Civil War pension file)

I am not sure what happened to young William - the only glimpse of him is that 1880 census. In April 1892, daughter Mary Ellen married Edward Bell; she died before 1900.  That same year (1892), both Lulu and Patrick died, Lulu in January, Patrick in September. Rose married in 1896 and moved almost immediately to Arkansas. Ruth married in 1889, and died in 1891.  It seems like a world of death and loss in a short time for one man to bear.

Patrick lived for a while with his daughter Rosa and her family, in Arkansas:

1900 Census Arkansas - Clay Co, Johnson Twp - Sup Dist 1, ED 7, sheet 1b - line 55
Moses, John H - head wm Dec 1872 - 27 m 3y all Ind clerk rent house
      Rosa J wife wf Apr 1874 - 21 m 3y - 2ch 1 living - Ind Ire Ind
      James W son wm Dec 1897 2 s - Ark Ind Ind
Stanton, Patrick H father in law wm Oct 1839 - 60 wid all Ire

In 1910, Rose was still in Arkansas, but Patrick was living at the Old Soldiers' Home:

1910 Census Illinois - Vermilion - Danville Twp SD 9, ED 134?, Sheet 20b - 3798
National Home Disabled Veteran Soldiers - taken 3 May 1910
Stanton, Patrick N mw 70 no information on birth - that's all it says

Patrick died in 1915.

Danville Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers - 8 Dec 1915 (included in Civil War file) report of Patrick's death - died of acute cardiac dilalation (sic) - widower - next of kin: Mrs Rosa Moses (daughter) Corning Arkansas

He was the last of the Irish born Stantons.

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Patrick's Children:

Ruth Anna Stanton - ~1870-1891
~1870 born
1880 census - with parents in Warrick County
1889 Nov 21  - married Charles Martz
             Stanton Anna R to Martz Charles L (8-74)
             Warrick County, Indiana marriages, 1860-1940 / Sharon Patmore, Kristine Manley.
1890 - baby Ausie born and died
1891 - Ruth died.
      Mt Gilead Cemetery
      Marts, Ausie M 17 Oct 1890 - 1 mo 15 d - d/o C & RA
               - Ruth A --- - 22 Jan 1891 - 22 y 7 m 27 d - w/o Charles
Charles apparently married again (1895 Oct 11 - Boonville Standard - Rev. and Mrs. Charles Marts, of Elletsville, Ind., are visiting friends and relatives in Boonville and vicinity).
He is buried in Maple Grove Cemetery next to his wife? Mary.
        Martz, Charles A 1875-1927 F; WOW
                  Mary 1871-1951

Mary Ellen Stanton - ~1872 - before 1900
~1872 - born
1880 census - with parents
1892 Apr 10  - married Edward Bell
        Stanton, Mary E to Bell Edward N (9-15)
        Warrick County, Indiana marriages, 1860-1940 / Sharon Patmore, Kristine Manley.
        Boonville Weekly Enquirer, April 16, 1892
                  marriage licenses:...Edward Bell and Mary Stanton
                 [no write-up of any kind that I could find]
before 1900 - died
         1900 Census Indiana Warrick Anderson - 52
         Edwarm (sic) G Bell (index says Edward N) Mar 1868 32 wid In farmer
Edward married again:
        Edward N. Bell to Maude E Musgrave 4 Aug 1901 (10-512)
        Warrick County, Indiana marriages, 1860-1940 / Sharon Patmore, Kristine Manley.
1910 Census Indiana Warrick Boon Twp 27a - SD1, ED161, Sheet 10a - 10 May
    Bell, Edward N head mw 42 m2times m8years Il Ind Ala coal miner
           M. Edna wife 26 m1 for 8 years 2ch/1living Ind Ind Il
           Edward son 7
Edward died in 1933 and is buried in Bates Hill Cemetery in Anderson Township.
             Bell, Edward N 1869-1933

Lulu Stanton - ~1873-1892
~1873 - born
1880 census - with parents
1892 - died
     Boonville Weekly Enquirer, Saturday, January 9, 1892
        -Lula Stanton, daughter of Patrick, aged 19 years, died January 1 after an illness of several months of consumption. The remains were interred at Maple Grove cemetery on Saturday.

Patrick Stanton - ~1874 - 1892
~1874 - born
1880 census - not found - unless he is William H Stanton???
1892 - died
     Boonville Weekly Enquirer, Saturday, September 10, 1892
        -Pattie Stanton, aged 18 years, died last Friday at his home in Yankeetown. He was a son of Patrick Stanton who formerly lived in this place.

William H Stanton ~1875 - ? before 1899
~1875 - born
1880 census - with parents
Nothing more known about him.
It is possible that he is actually Patrick Stanton.  Patrick was 18 in 1892 when he died, making him born ~1874 - and Patrick did not appear on the 1880 census.
When Patrick filled out a pension form in 1899, he said he had only 1 child living, so.

Early on, before I had Patrick's pension file, I found a "Cool Stanton" in the 1920 soundex, and for a while I thought he might be William H - but later I found him in the censuses from 1880 on - he was the son of an Edward Stanton, originally from Massachusetts

Rosa Jane Stanton ~1877 - 1936
~1877 - born
1880 census - with parents
1896 June 15 - married John Moses
        Stanton, Rose to Moser (sic), John H (9-5112)
        Warrick County, Indiana marriages, 1860-1940 / Sharon Patmore, Kristine Manley.
1900 Census Arkansas - Clay Co, Johnson Twp - Sup Dist 1, ED 7, sheet 1b - line 55
   Moses, John H - head wm Dec 1872 - 27 m 3y all Ind clerk rent house
               Rosa J wife wf Apr 1874 - 21 m 3y - 2ch 1 living - Ind Ire Ind
               James W son wm Dec 1897 2 s - Ark Ind Ind
       Stanton, Patrick H father in law wm Oct 1839 - 60 wid all Ire
1910 Census Arkansas - Randolph Co - Demun Twp - 52 / 174 - SD 2, ED 117, Sheet 5b - line 60
99 101 Moses, John H 35 m1 14 Ind Ind Ind foreman, handle factory
                        Rose 33 m1 14 6ch 5 living Ind Ire Ind
                        Willie 12
                        George 10
                        Johnnie 8
                        Opal 5
                        Paul 4 - children all Ark Ind Ind EXCEPT Johnnie Tenn Ind Ind
  1920 Missouri, St Louis, St Louis - SD10, ED131, Sheet 7b
   Mosses, John mw 27 m Ark, Ark, Ark car repair, railroad
           Rose wife 44 Ind Ind Ind
           James 21
           Georgia dau 19
           Opal 15
           Frank 13
           Francis dau 9
           Joseph 6
           Lawrence 4 2/12
1930 Missouri, St Louis, St Louis - ED96-354, SD9, Sheet 11a, 101 - 242 Hickory St
  Moses, John H head r 21 mw 57 married age 22, Ind Ind Ind car inspector railroad
      Rose wife fw 50 married age 15 Ind Il Il
      Paul 23 Ark painter contractor
      Joe 16 Ark shoe worker shoe factory
      Lawrence 14 Ark
Both Rose and John were buried in Warrick County:
        Bates Hill Cemetery - Anderson Twp, Warrick County, Indiana
           Moses, Rose 1878 - 1936
                       John H 1873 - 4 Aug 1957

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