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Henry P Voss Sr.

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Henry P Voss Sr.

Birth
Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Death
2 Mar 1923 (aged 78)
Pomona, Atlantic County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Egg Harbor City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map
Plot
Blk 5, Row 1, Lot 1, Grv 1&2 Back
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He enlisted as a Private on 16 August 1861 in Company B, 75th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. He was mustered out on 1 Sep 1865 at Franklin, TN.

He applied for and was granted citizenship October 26, 1865 in The Court of Common Pleas of the county of Camden, New Jersey, claiming his service to the country.

He married Julie Hasslinger of New York February 28, 1869 in Hudson City, N.J.. Witnesses were: John Prasch & Mrs. Auguste Probst.

An obit found in the Egg Harbor Pilot-Tribune:
Egg Harbor City, N.J. March 6 The remains of Mr. Henry Voss, aged 78 years, one of the few remaining members of General Stahel Post, G.A.R., were laid at rest in the local cemetery yesterday. Pomona Lodge, No. 119 I.O.O. and Rudolph Elmer Post, American Legion, paid last military honors to the deceased veteran soldier. Mr. Voss died at his home in Pomona, N.J., Friday morning from pneumonia. For years he was one of the leading building contractors of this city, but the last few years made his home in Pomona where he had a large flower farm. He is survived by a wife, four sons; George, August, Henry and Louis Voss, and five daughters; Mrs. William Suenderhauf, Mrs. Robert Michel, Mrs. Howard Bozarth, Mrs. John Moregenweck and Mrs. Edward Kroekel."

The grave faces the road and is the third from the left grave covering the upper leg area of graves 5,6 and 7.
He enlisted as a Private on 16 August 1861 in Company B, 75th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. He was mustered out on 1 Sep 1865 at Franklin, TN.

He applied for and was granted citizenship October 26, 1865 in The Court of Common Pleas of the county of Camden, New Jersey, claiming his service to the country.

He married Julie Hasslinger of New York February 28, 1869 in Hudson City, N.J.. Witnesses were: John Prasch & Mrs. Auguste Probst.

An obit found in the Egg Harbor Pilot-Tribune:
Egg Harbor City, N.J. March 6 The remains of Mr. Henry Voss, aged 78 years, one of the few remaining members of General Stahel Post, G.A.R., were laid at rest in the local cemetery yesterday. Pomona Lodge, No. 119 I.O.O. and Rudolph Elmer Post, American Legion, paid last military honors to the deceased veteran soldier. Mr. Voss died at his home in Pomona, N.J., Friday morning from pneumonia. For years he was one of the leading building contractors of this city, but the last few years made his home in Pomona where he had a large flower farm. He is survived by a wife, four sons; George, August, Henry and Louis Voss, and five daughters; Mrs. William Suenderhauf, Mrs. Robert Michel, Mrs. Howard Bozarth, Mrs. John Moregenweck and Mrs. Edward Kroekel."

The grave faces the road and is the third from the left grave covering the upper leg area of graves 5,6 and 7.


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  • Maintained by: gardengirl
  • Originally Created by: Mark Maxwell
  • Added: Dec 13, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62899755/henry_p-voss: accessed ), memorial page for Henry P Voss Sr. (6 Jul 1844–2 Mar 1923), Find a Grave Memorial ID 62899755, citing Egg Harbor City Cemetery, Egg Harbor City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by gardengirl (contributor 47349735).