Christmas, John H.; Civil War Soldier, Greenwood, Eaton, Clark Co., WI

John was born 17 April 1845 in Sandusky, OH, the son of John and Adaline Christmas. At four years of age, he moved with his parents to Lansing, MI. In his seventeenth year, he enlisted as a drummer with Co. "G" of the 12th Mich. Inf., the day after Christmas, 1863. He was discharged as a Corporal, 15 Feb 1866. His hand was wounded during a skirmish near Clarinden, 26 June 1864 and during the Battle of Gettysburg, he was also injured.

He and his wife, Mary, had two daughters: Maud of Vents, OR and Eva of Huntington Bay, CA, and three sons: Claud of MT and Bert and George, whose whereabouts became unknown. Their son, Frank married on 18 June 1891 Effie Shupe, daughter of Andrew and Susana (Lintner) Shupe. Frank and Effie’s daughter, Hazel, married Arthur Winters and for a time lived in Fennimore. Claude, born 2 April 1877, married Alma and moved to Montana. John died at his Greenwood home 10 Jun 1927, and is buried in the Greenwood City Cemetery. His widow, Mary, married Tom Bundeson and was listed as his “Next of Kin” on his VGR.

Census Information:

1860 U. S. Federal Census - Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan
Name	Relation	Sex	Race	Age	Marital Status	Birth Place	Father Birth Place	Mother Birth Place	Occupation
Christmas, John	head	m	w	50	m	Canada			laborer
Christmas, Adaline	wife	f	w	40	m	Canada
Christmas, Ellen	daughter	f	w	17	s	New York
Christmas, John	son	m	w	15	s	Ohio
Christmas, Amelia	daughter	f	w	13	s	Ohio
Christmas, Henry	son	m	w	8	s	Michigan
Christmas, Van	son	m	w	5	s	Michigan

1880 U. S. Federal Census - Hewett, Clark County, Wisconsin
Name	Relation	Sex	Race	Age	Marital Status	Birth Place	Father Birth Place	Mother Birth Place	Occupation
Christmas, John H.	head	m	w	35	m	Ohio			printer
Christmas, Mary L.	wife	f	w	28	m	Michigan	New York	New York	keeps house
Christmas, Frank	son	m	w	12	s	Michigan	Ohio	Michigan
Christmas, Albert	son	m	w	9	s	Michigan	Ohio	Michigan
Christmas, Lila ?	daughter	f	w	5	s	Michigan	Ohio	Michigan
Christmas, Claud	son	m	w	3	s	Michigan	Ohio	Michigan
Christmas, Edith	daughter	f	w	2 months	s	Michigan	Ohio	Michigan

1885 Veteran’s Census - Town of Hewett
NAME	RANK	CO.	REG'T	STATE OR VESSEL	POST OFFICE
Christmas, John H.	Corporal	G	12	Michigan	Neillsville

1900 U. S. Federal Census - Lewis, Clark County, Wisconsin
Name	Relation	Sex	Race	Age	Marital Status	Birth Place	Father Birth Place	Mother Birth Place	Occupation
Christmas, Frank	head	m	w	33	m	Wisconsin	Michigan	Michigan	farmer
Christmas, Tillie	wife	f	w	28	m	Wisconsin	Germany	Germany
Christmas, Hazel	daughter	f	w	8	s	Wisconsin	Wisconsin	Wisconsin
Christmas, Lee	son	m	w	7	s	Wisconsin	Wisconsin	Wisconsin
Christmas, Glen	son	m	w	4	s	Wisconsin	Wisconsin	Wisconsin

1920 U. S. Federal Census – School District 36, Dawson County, Montana
Name	Relation	Sex	Race	Age	Marital Status	Birth Place	Father Birth Place	Mother Birth Place	Occupation
Christmas, Claud	head	m	w	42	m	Wisconsin	Michigan	Michigan	farmer
Christmas, Alma.	wife	f	w	38	m	Wisconsin	Wisconsin	Wisconsin
Christmas, Gladys	daughter	f	w	14	s	Wisconsin	Wisconsin	Wisconsin
Christmas, Marjorie	daughter	f	w	3	s	Montana	Wisconsin	Wisconsin

Military Records

[Recruit Declaration] [Enlistment] Muster Rolls [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [Casualty Report]

Contributors

Paul Forster, and the Clark Co., WI History Buffs.