If you ddo not already know about it, you might find the Civil War Round Table of Stuttgart to be of interest: www.uni-stuttgart.de/ilwam/civil/home.htm Clarke Harrison ----- Original Message ----- From: "SGO Design Studio" <sgo@adweb.net> To: <IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 7:58 PM Subject: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] LAYMAN > Hello List, > It's been awhile since I last post anything on my GGG Grandfather, so here > goes. Any help, Ideas, suggestions, and / or comments would be appreciated. > > > FREDERICK H LAYMAN was born on or around February 16, 1830 in Hannover, > Germany, and on or about 1857, at the age of 27 immigrated to the United > States and settled near Benton, Illinois. > > Said by some: > Spelling of our last name was Americanized (Lehmann, von Lehmann or ?). > Frederick immigrated to this country (USA) with a brother (name unknown). > His father may have served as a high-ranking officer in the Prussian Army. > His father's name may also have been Frederick. > Some say he may have worked on a ship for his passage. > His father may have sent him to the USA to keep him out of the military. > He may have taken an indirect rout via England and then onto the United > States. > > Very little is known of Frederick before his military service in the Civil > War. We have been unable to locate his port of entry, immigration or > naturalization records, and /or any kind of citizenship records. We were > told that an application for citizenship was not needed if one served in the > military, so I may be looking at a dead end. The information we do have is > all based on stories and the information obtained from his Civil War > military records. All I can find is that he was from Hannover. > > > Frederick H Layman enlisted in Company "H" 48th Regiment Volunteers Infantry > from White County, IL. on September 10, 1861 at Camp Butler Illinois (Union > Army) under the command of General Asher Goslen. At the time of his > enlistment he lived near or in Carmi, Illinois (White County) and was 32 > years old. According to his enlistment papers he was 5ft 6in tall, his hair > color was black in color, and he had brown eyes and a dark complexion. He > was wounded in the right arm between the elbow and the shoulder in the > battle of Shiloh and saw action at FT. Henry, Ft Donnellson, Siege of > Vicksburg, and lookout Mt.. He developed chronic diarrhea and was discharged > from the service for disability at the rank of corporal. After he was > discharged from the military in 1862 he married his first wife (1) Mary > Charlotte Younginger Abt. 1863 in Poseyville, Indiana. They had two > children, Charles Layman born in 1864, and John Layman born about 1867, who > must have died sometime before 1870. After Mary's death he married (2) Sarah > J. Simpson October 15, 1868 in White County, Illinois. They had no children. > Upon the death of Sarah he married his third wife (3) Mary Downen on October > 01, 1871 in Posey County, Indiana. They had three children named Archibald > Frank Layman, born in 1873, Rachel P. Layman, born 1881, and Caroline E. > Layman, born 1884. An Orphan by the name of Mary Ormsby born in 1873 is > listed as living with them (1870 Federal Census). Fred passed away in 1886 > due to complications attributed to his gunshot wound in the arm. Frederick H > Layman was buried at Knob Prairie Cemetery in Franklin County, IL. > > Mary Charlotte Younginger (unable to find much information) was born around > 1844. Her father was Charles Younginger, and as far as we can gather the > Younginger family emigrated from Germany. Charles owned and operated a > grocery store in Poseyvillie, IN., and may have also worked as a Cooper > (someone who makes wooden barrels or tubs). Nothing is known about her > mother except her name, which was Elizabeth Knight. We do know that she had > at lest one sister who was named Margaret Younginger. It is believed that > Charlotte died during childbirth at the young age of 24. > Children > (`1) Charles Louis Layman married Georgia Ida Puckett > (2) John (?) Layman died in infancy > > Sarah J. Simpson was born in Arkansas in 1830 and was the 2nd wife of Thomas > Henry Sumpter who was a veteran of the 29th Regiment of Illinois Volunteers > and fought along side Fred H Layman at the Battle of Shiloh and was also > wounded. They were married on January 17, 1867. It was only 14 days later > that Thomas Sumpter died of medical complications from injuries received in > the war. Sarah married Frederick H Layman on Oct 15, 1868 and passed away in > 1871. > No Children > > Mary Downen was born in Posey County, IN, and was the daughter of David R > Downen and Mary J South. Mary lived on a farm in Posey County, IN., until > 1851 when she and her family moved to White County, Illinois and settled on > the present family farm on section 31, Burent Prairie Township. Mary Downen > came from a family of 11 children including herself. On Sept. 4, 1909 at the > age of 63, 23 years after the death of her husband Fred, the Illinois > Christian Conference licensed Mary to preach the gospel. Mary Downen Layman > passed away on Jan. 2, 1932 and was laid to rest next to her beloved husband > Fred at Knob Prairie Cemetery. > > Children > (1) Archibald Frank Layman married Minnie McKee > (2) Christopher D Layman died in infancy > (3) Rachel Pressy Layman married Charles E Downs > (4) Caroline E Layman married Charles Haley > > Fred Layman > sgo@adweb.net > www.adweb.net/sgo >