Updated 11/15/2023

Ridgeway Township, Lenawee Co, Special Census
Surviving Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Widows

Disclaimer: 1890 Special Census Schedules can also be found on Ancestry.com (with a census subscription). Those found on this website were transcribed by Mary Teeter from online Special Census schedule images and are always subject to corrections and additions. If you are looking for a certain surname and don't find it, please check the actual images as the handwriting is often difficult to interpret.
Adrian Twp. Pt 1      Adrian Twp. Pt 2      Blissfield Twp.      Cambridge Twp.      
Clinton Twp.Deerfield Twp. Dover Twp.Fairfield Twp.
Franklin Twp.Hudson Twp. Pt 1Hudson Twp. Pt 2Macon Twp.
Madison Twp.Medina Twp.Ogden Twp.Palmyra Twp.
Raisin Twp.Ridgeway Twp.Riga Twp.Rollin Twp.
Rome Twp.Seneca Twp.Tecumseh Twp.Woodstock Twp.

Name RankCo.Reg't/VesselEnlist DateDischarge DateLength of Service Post OfficeDisability Incurred; Discharged
BRICKART, Mary H.,
widow of
BRICKART, John		PvtB9 Mich Inf20 Sep 186420 Jul 186510mHolloway, (Mich)Chronic ulcers & rheumatism
DANLEY, Silas B.
alias
NELSON, Seth		PvtC29 Wis Inf27 Aug 1862No dataNo dataBritton, (Mich)Rheumatism Shoulder inj(ury); Taken prison on
April 12 '63; parolled same day re-enlisted under
alias Seth Nelson
DANLEY, Silas B.
alias
NELSON, Seth		CplG76 Ill Inf13 Apr 186315 Jan 18652y, 4m, 24dSee aboveSee above
PALMER,
Enos		PvtH1 Mich SS20 Jul 186320 Aug 18631mRidgeway, (Mich)Enlisted underage without Par(ents) Con(sent)
POCKLINGTON,
Chas.		PvtN2 Ill L. ArtNo dataNo dataNo dataEnlisted when (?) was organized;
deserted; could not tell date
PILBEAM,
Isaac N.		(?) SeamanNo data(USS) Forest Rose #9 ("Tinclad")6 Sep 186423 Jun 18659m, 17dBritton, (Mich)Malarial poisoning
LINN,
Chester A.		PvtF26 Mich Inf4 Aug 18625 Dec 18642y, 3m, 16dBritton, (Mich)Injured? testicle & damage
PALMER,
Leonidas S.		(?) SeamanNo data(USS) Forest Rose #9 ("Tinclad")6 Sep 186423 Jun 18659m, 17dRidgeway, (Mich)Chronic diarrhea, rheumatism
HINDES,
Nathaniel M.		No data-(USS) Forest Rose #9 ("Tinclad")31 Aug 186423 Jun 18659m, 11dRidgeway, (Mich)Rheumatism; catarrh
OSTERHOUT,
John B.		PvtF26 Mich Inf12 Aug 180213 Jun 18652y, 10m, 1dBritton, (Mich)Varicose veins on legs
SAVAGE,
Nelson		PvtI38 Ohio Inf24 Sep 186113 Sep 18643y, 9dBritton, (Mich)No data
SAVAGE,
Nelson		PvtD189 Ohio Inf23 Feb 186528 Sep 18657m, 5dBritton, (Mich)Re-enlisted
RAPPLEYE,
Erastus W.		Mus(ician)Band3 Mich Cav18 Oct 186118 Aug 186210mRidgeway (Mich)Rupture
BRITTON(?),
John Jr		PvtF26 Mich Inf12 Aug 1863No dataNo dataBritton (Mich)
BRITTON(?),
John Jr		LtH26 Mich Inf12 Aug 186213 Jun 18652y, 10m, 1dBritton (MIch)Heart tro(ouble). Result of typhoid fever
BACHTOLD,
John		PvtBat C5 Regulars6 Sep 18616 Sep 18643yBritton, (Mich)Chronic rheumatism
GRADY,
John C.		PvtC52 NY Inf186318663yBritton (Mich)18 mo. Prisoner Andersonville
Florence & Bell Isle
MILLER,
Louis B.		PvtK3 Mich Inf25 Nov 186119 Jan 18642y, 1m, 24dBritton (Mich)Chronic diarrhea
MILLER,
Louis B.		CplK3 Mich Cav19 Jan 186412 Feb 18664y, 2m, 17dSee aboveRe-enlisted; see above
ACKLEY,
Norman H.		PvtF26 Mich Inf2 Aug 186213 Jun 18652y, 10m, 11Britton (Mich)Lungs affected
COWEN,
Demon		PvtK11 Mich Inf1 Sep 1861Oct 18643y, 1dBritton (Mich)Chronic diarrhea & rheumatism;
varicose veins
WINSLEY,
John R.		PvtH19 Mich Inf10 Aug 186210 Jun 18652y, 10mBritton (Mich)Rheumatism ; *luid; piles;
prisoner Libby Prison 2 (?) mo.
THACKERY,
Joseph		PvtF26 Mich Inf2 Aug 186213 Jun 18652y, 10m, 11dBritton (Mich)Rheumatism; heart trouble
SMITH,
Thomas		PvtH26 Mich Inf15 Aug 1862No dataNo dataBritton (Mich)Deserted (?) Dec from Jackson, Mich
ALLISON,
Geo.		PvtA13 Mich Inf1 Jun 186225 Jul 18653y, 1m, 24dBritton (Mich)Chronic diarrhea; sore eyes
LENTZ,
John		PvtM1 Mich Lt Art18 Jun 18631 Aug 18652y, 1m, 23dBritton (Mich)Rheumatism; hearing aff.
LENTZ, Anna T.,
widow of
SMITH, John R.		PvtK3 Mich Cav23 Sep 186119 Jan 18642y, 3m, 16dBritton (Mich)Chronic diarrhea; taken prisoner (illegible)
REYNOLDS,
Henry		PvtF26 Mich Inf12 Aug 186213 Jun 18652y, 10m, 1dBritton (Mich)Varicose vein L. leg; elbow inj.
HENDERSON,
Oliver P.		PvtK84 Ohio Inf26 May 186220 Sep 18623m, 25dBritton (Mich)No data
OSTERHOUT,
Milo		PvtH1 Mich S S15 Jan 1864Aug 18651y, 7mBritton (Mich)Scurvey; chronic diarrhea; taken prisoner
at Petersburg confined 9 mo Andersonville
UNDERWOOD,
James P.		PvtF26 Mich Inf12 Aug 1862No dataNo dataBritton (Mich)Deserted from Alexandria VA 1865
COVELL,
Warren		PvtF26 Mich Inf12 Aug 186213 Jun 18652y, 10m, 1dBritton (Mich)Chronic rheumatism
ALLEN,
Wm. H.		PvtE18 Mich Inf9 Aug 186215 Apr 18638m, 6dBritton (Mich)Chronic diarrhea
SMITH,
Edmund R.		PvtF24 Mich Inf20 Mar 186513 Jun 18652m, 24dBritton (Mich)None
SEVINERTON,
Chas.		PvtK8 Mich Cav26 Sep 186322 Sep 18651y, 11m, 26dBritton (Mich)Chronic diarrhea; lungs aff by measles (?)
POCKLINGTON,
John		PvtG11 Mich Cav20 Oct 186322 Sep 18651y, 11m, 2dBritton (Mich)Heart dis; rheumatism;
** re-enlisted eighth Mich Cav
POOL,
John		PvtI11 Mich Inf28 Feb 186516 Sep 18661y, 6m, 18dBritton (Mich)Chronic diarrhea
HOAGLAND,
Thos. V.		PvtG14 Mich Inf16 May 18612 Jun 18643y, 16dBritton (Mich)Inj. chest; rheumatism
PRINDLE,
Wm. H.		PvtF161 N Y Inf29 Sep 186420 Sep 186511m, 21dBritton (Mich)Rheumatism; shoulder injury; in
steamboat collision on Boat John A Dickie
STRONG,
Phillip		2nd (Sgt?)E9 NY Heavy Art15 Aug 186218653yBritton (Mich)Discharge papers is at Ft Placid NY;
could not tell date
COVELL,
Riley		PvtF26 Mich Inf12 Aug 186213 Jun 18652y, 10m, 1dBritton (Mich)Rheumatism
BROWN,
Frank		PvtI11 Mich Inf24 Aug 186113 Sep 18643y, 19dBritton (Mich)Black jaundice
HAUSE,
Lyman E.		PvtF26 Mich Inf12 Aug 186214 Jan 18652y, 10m, 2dBritton (Mich)Hearing; *** of eye; throat aff(ected)
HENDERSON,
Edward		PvtI14 Ohio Inf8 Jan 186417 Jul 18651y, 6m, 3dBritton (Mich)Rheumatism
SMITH,
John B.		PvtB4 Mich Inf22 Aug 18649 Jun 18659m, 17dRidgeway (Mich)Both hands; right knee, foot wounded
SMITH,
Harry		PvtNo data11 US Reg Inf25 Apr 1862Aug 18624mRidgeway (Mich)Wounded left knee at Baltimore riot;
discharge papers burned in **elling;
could not date discharge
ALLEN,
Daniel		PvtD30 Mich InfSep 186430 Jun 18659mRigeway (Mich)Rheumatism; ruture
BANNISTER,
Lucian 		PvtD30 Mich Inf20 Dec 186430 Jun 18656m, 0dRidgeway (Mich)Rheumatism; kidney tro(uble)