Families of Allen County Indiana--Civil War.

A while back A friend give me a book on the men of Allen county Indiana who enlist in the civil war, and I’ve been trying to decide on how to us the information. The book has a lot of names and that’s about it, no personal information nor military, just name rank and regiment and company. Now the book has a very good account on the regimental histories but a lot of miss spelling on the surnames, which make it harder to look up any information on them, and then there's the trying to find information on the Indiana regiment which is not easy as there is not much out there, so I decided not to work on the individual names, but on names that may tied to one family. Even this will be lacking in information. However by grouping the families together may help you find the families your looking for easier.

Note. You will notice a question mark by each family name this is to remind you that even though they have the same surname they may not be of the same family. I grouped all the surnames together to make it easier to find that family member.

The Stribley family?

1. Charles Stribley, private and Corporal of the 30th., regiment Indiana infantry, Co. A.

2. Edmond B. Stribley, Private, of the 9th., regiment Indiana Infantry, Co. E.

3. Edwin R. Stribley, of the 30th Indiana Infantry, Company A, Second Lieutenant, 15 September 1861, First Lieutenant, 17 May 1862. Killed at Stone River, 31 December 1862.

4. Richard M. Stribley, private of the 9th., Indiana Infantry, Co. E.

5. Wall Stribley, Sergeant of the 30th., Indiana Infantry, Co. A., he is buried in the Nashville National Cemetery.



The Hollopeter family?

1. Enoch Hollopeter, born January 6, 1846, private, of the 55th., Indiana Infantry, Co. E., Wife Mary E. Stevick, M. December 31, 1863.

2. Ephraim M. Hollopeter, private, of the 11th., Indiana Infantry, Co. E., enlisted on August 31, 1861.

3. Israel Hollopeter, born August 30, 1840, private, of the 11th., Indiana Infantry, Co. E., enlisted August 31, 1861, wife Jemima Hannah Stevick, M. June 15, 1865.

4. James A. Hollopeter, born January 26, 1847, private, of the 152nd., Indiana Infantry, Co. G., wife Sarah Wildeson, M. January 28, 1869.

5. James L. or F. Hollopeter, born about 1842, private, of the 11th., Indiana Infantry, Co. E., enlisted August 31, 1861, wife Almira Bowser, M. October 16, 1864.

6. Matthias Hollopeter, born November 18, 1833, Corporal, of the 152nd., Indiana Infantry, Co. G., wife Susan Hanan.

7. William C. Hollopeter, born 1833, Corporal, of the 88th., Indiana Infantry, Co. C., wife Cynthia Moore.

Note. Matthias & Israel Hollopeter are brothers, father Abraham Hollopeter and mother Lydia Myers.

The Zollinger family?

1. Charles A. Zollinger, born December 9, 1838, of the 9th, Indiana Infantry, Co. E., later to be 1st., Lieutenant of the 30th., Indiana Infantry, Co. D., then Captain of the 129th., Indiana Infantry, Co. B., then became Lieutenant Colonel, of the 129th. Zollinger died on December 27, 1893 and is at rest at Lindenwood cemetery in Allen county Indiana.

Charles A. Zollinger was a Civil War hero, he lead his troops at Murfreesboro, Shiloh, Franklin and Nashville. Was also with Sherman during the Atlanta campaign. Later became Allen County Sheriff and served as Mayor of Fort Wayne for 6 terms. Recognized for many municipal accomplishments and for having left $133,000 remaining in the city's treasury at the time of his retirement.

2. Henry Zollinger, private, of the 11th., Indiana Light Artillery.

3. Lewis Zollinger, private, of the 155th., Indiana Infantry, Co. D.

4. Morris Zollinger, private, of the 30th., Indiana Infantry, Co. D.

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The Karriger or Kariger family.

1. Samuel Karriger was a private in the 88th., Indiana Infantry, Co. E., Samuel was born in Ohio, in 1842, after the war married Diantha ( Emery ) Karriger, made his living as a farmer and was living in Washington, in Allen County Indiana.

2. Andrew Karriger was a private in the 88th., Indiana Infantry, Co. E., Andrew was born in Ohio, in 1840, Had married Mary (?) Karriger, made his living as a farmer and was living in Washington, in Allen County Indiana.

Note. By looking at the dates I would say they were brothers.

The Hartzell family.

1. Joshua Hartzell, was a private in the 129th, Indiana Infantry, Co. B., Joshua was born 1842, in Ohio, father was Levi Hartzell, mother was Mary ( Saunders ) Hartzell, Died November 2, 1929, his burial was at 100 Cemetery, Adams Twp., Allen, Indiana.

2. Elias Hartzell, was a private in the 129th, Indiana Infantry, Co. B., Elias Hartzell was born in 1847, in New Haven, Allen, Indiana, born to Levi Hartzell, and Mary ( Saunders ) Hartzell, died May I. 1920, his burial was at 100 Cemetery, Adams Twp., Allen, Indiana.

Note. There was another brother, Warren Hartzell, born on January 27, 1859, in New Haven, Allen, Indiana. And was to young for the war. In 1880, he was found living with his brother Elias and their mother Mary in New Haven. Warren took a wife in 1890, on October 15, her name was Jessie P. Rogers, Warren would pass away on December 14, 1900, and is also his buried at 100 Cemetery.

The Durbin family.

1, Winfield Taylor Durbin, was a private in the 139th., Indiana Infantry, Co. H, Winfield was born on May 4, 1847, at Lawrenceburg in the county of Dearborn, Indiana. He was born to William Sappington Durbin and Eliza Ann Sparks, Winfield married Bertha Mc Cullough, on October 6, 1875, Winfield would pass away on December 18, 1828.

2. Henry Clay Durbin, was a private in the 139th., Indiana Infantry, Co. H, Henry was born on August 16, 1845, in Dearborn, Indiana, to William Sappington Durbin and Eliza Ann Sparks, Henry married Harriette Morgan on July 28, 1868, Henry passed away on May 23, 1923.

Note. The research shows his place of birth is the same but the dates differ 1842-1845, the research also shows different wife’s: Frances E. Hay and Harriett E. Ricketts, all other information seems to be ok, this family need more research.
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When the war started fathers and sons would join the service together and many times they would serve in the same regiment and companies together. The following surnames are of the same regiment and Company I believe them to be of the same family even thought I was unable to find the connection. Those of you who are looking for these families may be able to put them together.

The Spencer family?

1. David A. Spencer, private of the 15th., Indiana Co. C.

2. William W. Spencer, private of the 15th., Indiana Infantry Co. C.

The Marquart family?

1. Isaac Marquart, private of the 30th., Indiana Infantry, Co. D.

2. Marquis Marquart, private of the 30th., Indiana Infantry, Co. D.

The Loomis Family?

1. John M. Loomis, private of the 29th., Indiana Infantry, Co. I.

2. Oliver Loomis, private of the 29th., Indiana Infantry, Co. I.

The Nesbitt family?

1. James M. Nesbitt, private & sergeant of the 30th., Indiana Infantry, Co. D. & E.

2. John W. Nesbitt, private of the 30th., Indiana Infantry, Co. D.

3. Mathias Nesbitt, private of the 30th., Indiana Infantry, Co. D.

4. Joseph H. Nesbitt, private of the 88th., Indiana Infantry, Co. D.

5. Isaac . Nesbitt, private of the 88th., Indiana Infantry, Co. D.

The Tilbury family?

1. Jarvis Tilbury, private of the 30th., Indiana Infantry, Co. D. & E.

2. Marquis Tilbury, private of the 30th., Indiana Infantry, Co. D. & E.

3. Nathan Tilbury, Corporal of the 30th., Indiana Infantry, Co. A.

The Worden family?

1. David Worden, private of the 44th., Indiana Infantry Co. D.

2. Ezra Worden, private of the 44th., Indiana Infantry Co. D.

3. Ira Worden, private of the 44th., Indiana Infantry Co. D.

4. Sanford Worden, corporal of the 44th., Indiana Infantry Co. D.

The Overly family?

1. Isaac Overly, private of the Indian 90th., Infantry ( 5th., Cavalry ) Co. D.

2. Isaac Sr. Overly, private of the Indian 90th., Infantry ( 5th., Cavalry ) Co. D.

3. Daniel private of the Indian 90th., Infantry ( 5th., Cavalry ) Co. D.

4. William private of the Indian 90th., Infantry ( 5th., Cavalry ) Co. D.

5. Thomas private of the Indian 90th., Infantry ( 5th., Cavalry ) Co. D.