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Henry Creighton
19 Jan 1836 – 23 Mar 1936
| Birth | 19 Jan 1836 |
| Death | 23 Mar 1936 |
| Cemetery | Seward Cemetery Seward , Seward County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Gina on 20 Jul 2012 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57620919 |
Bio
Served as Corporal with Co. E of the 134th NY Infantry during the Civil War per list of veteran burials in Nebraska. Henry Creighton, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Creighton, was born in New York City, January 19, 1836, and departed this life at Beaver Crossing, Nebraska, March 23, 1936, aged 100 years, 2 months and 3 days. He grew to manhood on a farm in Schoharie county, New York, and at the age of 26 enlisted in the 134th New York Infantry. He was in the Battle of Gettysburg, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. His division under General Howard occupied the east wing of Cemetery Hill at Gettysburg and there his 19 year old brother was killed as they lay side by side. His regiment was sent to Chattanooga as a reinforcement, fought in the Battle of Missionary Ridge, and captured Atlanta. Mr. Creighton was wounded at Peach Tree creek and was sent back to Lookout Mountain. He later rejoined his company and marched with Sherman to the sea. At Raleigh they heard of Lee's surrender and at Richmond, on the way north, of Lincoln's assassination On April 7, 1867, he was united in marraige with Mary Lyon at Richmondville, N.Y. Shortly thereafter they moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where they made their home for three years. In 1870 he took a homestead one mile south of Tamora, Nebraska. Here he built a sod house and sent for his wife to join him. Two years later he built a frame house, hauling the lumber by ox team from Schuyler. They had the first frame house and the first wheat grown in the Tamora vicinity. In 1893 he retired from the farm and moved to Seward, which has now since been his home He was active and energetic to the very end, raising his own garden each summer, reading without glasses and walking to and from the business section frequently. He was influential in organizing the Methodist church at Tamora and assisted by both gift and labor in the erection of the first church building. Since June 8, 1893, he had been a member and frequent attendant of the Seward Methodist church. He was a member, and at the time of his death, the last survivor of Seward Post No. 3 Grand Army of the Republic. Mrs. Creighton lived to celebrate their sixty-fourth wedding anniversary, dying at the age of 89 on July 19, 1933. One son, Arvin W., also died in 1933. Surviving him are one son, Arthur W. of Alvin, Texas; two daughters, Mrs. Charles Findley of Beaver Crossing, and Mrs. L. M. Hedges of Seward; fifteen grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren. Joint military funeral services were held with his last comrade Alfred Hller, at the Seward Methodist church on Thursday, March 26, at 2 p.m., in charge of Rev. C. H. Prouty and Rev. Frederick Leavitt, the Seward National Guard and the Lincoln Post, G.A.R. Burial was made in the Seward north cemetery. Blue Valley Blade, Seward, NE, Thurs, April 2, 1936 Mr. Wood of Delaware county, New York, is here, visiting his brother-in-law, Henry Creighton, and family. Blue Valley Blade, Seward, NE, Wed, February 8, 1899 Henry Creighton and daughter, Miss Dot Creighton, Miss Maggie Scott and Mrs. Heal left Saturday over the Elkhorn for the Chicago World's Fair. Blue Valley Blade, Seward, NE, Wed, September 6, 1893 I. D. Richards of Fremont, Felix Hale of Madison, and J. H. Culver of Milford, have been named by Governor Morehead to handle the $4,000 appropriated by the late legislature to send veterans of the Civil War to the reunion to be held on the battlefield of Gettysburg this summer. There are 115 survivors of that great battle in Nebraska, and it is planned to have all of them attend the encampment on the battleground. The $4,000 will pay the fare of eighty men, and it is said that if more than that number are able to attend, some will volunteer to pay their own way. Mr. Henry Creighton of Seward was in the Battle of Gettysburg. Blue Valley Blade, Seward, NE, Wed, April 30, 1913 Headline: Eight People Killed by Tornado Which Struck Seward Wednesday (May 14, 1913) The home of Henry Creighton was badly wrecked. Mrs. Creighton's mother who is past 90 years of age was slightly injured. Blue Valley Blade, Seward, NE, Wed, May 21, 1913 Henry Creighton will soon leave for Gettysburg to attend the big reunion, having been a participant in that famous battle. Blue Valley Blade, Seward, NE, Wed, June 25, 1913 Henry Creighton arrived home Friday night from Gettysburg, Pa, where he had been to attend the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, and says he had the time of his life on the trip. Everything possible was done for the comfort and convenience of the old soldiers, he says, and the sanitary conditions of the camp were perfect. The weather was pretty hot for three days, but he didn't mind that. The people of the town of Gettysburg did everything they could to add to the comfort of the visitors, and their houses were thrown open to them while chairs were placed upon every porch where they were welcome to stop and rest at any time. Mr. Creighton was occupying one of these chairs when President Wilson passed down the street, so he had a good view of him and recognized him instantly. For the most part the camps of the old soldiers on the battle grounds during the reunion were similiar to the positions occupied by the two contending armies fifty years ago, the confederate tents being located up along a ridge where the confederate soldiers did their hardest fighting, while the union soldiers occupied tents along the line from which their side of the battle was fought. The veterans of the two armies mixed during the reunion, but on a different plan than that of fifty years ago. Outside of the inauguration of President Wilson the reunion was perhaps the most historic event of the year, and will doubtless be so recorded in history. Seward Independent Democrat, Seward, NE, Thurs, July 17, 1913 Excerpt from article: Civil War Veterans Guests at Luncheon Henry Creighton told of a visit of Abraham Lincoln to the front, and how he had violated military regulations by turning around in the line to get a good look at him. Seward Independent Democrat, Seward, NE, Thurs, May 13, 1926 1850 Census, Blenheim, Schoharie, NY David Crayton, 50, Ireland Bridget Crayton, 50, Ireland Henry Crayton, 13, New York Ellen Crayton, 9, New York David Crayton, 7, New York Mary Crayton, 4, New York NY State Census 1855, Schoharie Co, NY Bridget Creighton, 52, Ireland, widowed, Years Resided in this Town, 14 Henry Creighton, 19, NYC Ellen Creighton, 14, NYC David W., 12, Schoharie Co, NY Mary, 9, Schoharie Co, NY Frame house dwelling, own home Provided by contributor Kathy Monical
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