In 1850 Calvin N. was 12 and living with his parents in Farmington. [C1850] In 1860 C. N., age 22, was living with his Uncle Sumner Reid Johnson's family in Milwaukee and he was working as a clerk in a dry goods store. In 1900 Calvin, age 62, and Ella, age 56, were living in Milwaukee and Calvin was a commercial salesman. They had been married for 38 years and had had no children. Ella's father lived with them. [C1900]
Calvin was a soldier in the Civil War. [J, p. 272] He enlisted from Madison, Wisconsin in Company D, Wisconsin 40th Infantry Regiment on 19 May 1864. He was mustered out on 16 Sep 1864 at Milwaukee. [CWS]
In 1850 James W. was nine and living with his parents in Farmington. [C1850] In 1870 James, age 29, and Ellen F., age27, were living in Farmington with their daughter. James was a merchant tailor with real estate worth $1,500 and a personal estate of $500. [C1870] In 1880 James was a widower, living in a hotel in Farmington. He described his
occupation as "mowing
machine ag.". [C1880] In 1900 James,
age 59, was living in a boarding house in Farmington. [C1900]
James lived in a home for disabled volunteer soldiers in Togus, Kennebec,
Maine from 19 Oct 1900 to 22 Mar 1901. He said that he had been a clerk.
[NH]James was a soldier in the Civil War. [J, p. 272] He enlisted from Farmington as a sergeant on 14 Aug 1862 in Company G, Maine 16th Infantry Regiment. He was promoted to 2nd lieutenant and then to 1st lieutenant. He was mustered out on 5 Jun 1865 at Arlington Heights, Virginia. [CWS]
James was 5'8" tall with a dark complexion, hazel eyes and black hair. [NH]
James's sole child must have died young as she does not appear in the 1880 census and in 1900 James lists his brother Calvin as his closest relative [NH].