Parents: Michael and Lydia (Stoneburner) Ansel
Surname is also spelled ANSELL.
Civil War Service:
Enlisted Sep. 7, 1861
Co. H, 62nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry
(3 years service.)
Promoted to Corporal Oct 30, 1861.
Promoted to Sergeant Jul 19, 1863.
Mustered out at Chapin's Farm, VA, Oct 26, 1864.
Entered service on March 29, 1865, as Corporal, Co. I, 197th Ohio Infantry
(1 year service).
Mustered in at Camp Chase, Ohio, April 11, 1865.
Appointed Sergeant, June 5, 1865.
Mustered out July 31, 1865, at Camp Bradford, Baltimore.
Married Minerva J. Miller in 1865, Perry Co., OH.
Biographical sketch from The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio; Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884:
"JOHN W. ANSELL was born in Perry County, State of Ohio, December 22, 1841, and is a son of Michael and Lydia Ansell, who were born in Virginia, of German descent. His Father was a carpenter, and followed that business all his life. Mr. Ansell received a common school education in the town of Somerset. He enlisted in the army during the late rebellion, and served in Company H, Sixty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, three years and one month. He was in several battles, the most notable being the charge on Fort Wagner, Morris Island, near Charleston. He was honorably discharged in October 1864, returned home and remained about four months, and again enlisted in the One Hundred and Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania [should be Ohio] Volunteer Infantry, and served until the end of the war. He then engaged in farming. He was married to Miss Minerva J., daughter of Elijah Miller, of Uniontown, Ohio, a Deacon in the Evangelical Lutheran Church, and a very worthy Christian man. One child was born to this union, a daughter [Maud], Deceased at two years of age. Mr. Ansell moved to Uhrichsville, Tuscarawas County, in 1869, and was employed by the P. C. & St. L. R. R., in which service he has remained ever since. He has been yard dispatcher at Dennison for the past ten years. He is an Elder and Trustee in the Presbyterian Church; his wife is a very efficient Sunday school teacher and earnest worker in the Women’s Foreign Missionary cause."
Surname is also spelled ANSELL.
Civil War Service:
Enlisted Sep. 7, 1861
Co. H, 62nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry
(3 years service.)
Promoted to Corporal Oct 30, 1861.
Promoted to Sergeant Jul 19, 1863.
Mustered out at Chapin's Farm, VA, Oct 26, 1864.
Entered service on March 29, 1865, as Corporal, Co. I, 197th Ohio Infantry
(1 year service).
Mustered in at Camp Chase, Ohio, April 11, 1865.
Appointed Sergeant, June 5, 1865.
Mustered out July 31, 1865, at Camp Bradford, Baltimore.
Married Minerva J. Miller in 1865, Perry Co., OH.
Biographical sketch from The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio; Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884:
"JOHN W. ANSELL was born in Perry County, State of Ohio, December 22, 1841, and is a son of Michael and Lydia Ansell, who were born in Virginia, of German descent. His Father was a carpenter, and followed that business all his life. Mr. Ansell received a common school education in the town of Somerset. He enlisted in the army during the late rebellion, and served in Company H, Sixty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, three years and one month. He was in several battles, the most notable being the charge on Fort Wagner, Morris Island, near Charleston. He was honorably discharged in October 1864, returned home and remained about four months, and again enlisted in the One Hundred and Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania [should be Ohio] Volunteer Infantry, and served until the end of the war. He then engaged in farming. He was married to Miss Minerva J., daughter of Elijah Miller, of Uniontown, Ohio, a Deacon in the Evangelical Lutheran Church, and a very worthy Christian man. One child was born to this union, a daughter [Maud], Deceased at two years of age. Mr. Ansell moved to Uhrichsville, Tuscarawas County, in 1869, and was employed by the P. C. & St. L. R. R., in which service he has remained ever since. He has been yard dispatcher at Dennison for the past ten years. He is an Elder and Trustee in the Presbyterian Church; his wife is a very efficient Sunday school teacher and earnest worker in the Women’s Foreign Missionary cause."
Parents: Michael and Lydia (Stoneburner) Ansel
Surname is also spelled ANSELL.
Civil War Service:
Enlisted Sep. 7, 1861
Co. H, 62nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry
(3 years service.)
Promoted to Corporal Oct 30, 1861.
Promoted to Sergeant Jul 19, 1863.
Mustered out at Chapin's Farm, VA, Oct 26, 1864.
Entered service on March 29, 1865, as Corporal, Co. I, 197th Ohio Infantry
(1 year service).
Mustered in at Camp Chase, Ohio, April 11, 1865.
Appointed Sergeant, June 5, 1865.
Mustered out July 31, 1865, at Camp Bradford, Baltimore.
Married Minerva J. Miller in 1865, Perry Co., OH.
Biographical sketch from The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio; Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884:
"JOHN W. ANSELL was born in Perry County, State of Ohio, December 22, 1841, and is a son of Michael and Lydia Ansell, who were born in Virginia, of German descent. His Father was a carpenter, and followed that business all his life. Mr. Ansell received a common school education in the town of Somerset. He enlisted in the army during the late rebellion, and served in Company H, Sixty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, three years and one month. He was in several battles, the most notable being the charge on Fort Wagner, Morris Island, near Charleston. He was honorably discharged in October 1864, returned home and remained about four months, and again enlisted in the One Hundred and Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania [should be Ohio] Volunteer Infantry, and served until the end of the war. He then engaged in farming. He was married to Miss Minerva J., daughter of Elijah Miller, of Uniontown, Ohio, a Deacon in the Evangelical Lutheran Church, and a very worthy Christian man. One child was born to this union, a daughter [Maud], Deceased at two years of age. Mr. Ansell moved to Uhrichsville, Tuscarawas County, in 1869, and was employed by the P. C. & St. L. R. R., in which service he has remained ever since. He has been yard dispatcher at Dennison for the past ten years. He is an Elder and Trustee in the Presbyterian Church; his wife is a very efficient Sunday school teacher and earnest worker in the Women’s Foreign Missionary cause."
Surname is also spelled ANSELL.
Civil War Service:
Enlisted Sep. 7, 1861
Co. H, 62nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry
(3 years service.)
Promoted to Corporal Oct 30, 1861.
Promoted to Sergeant Jul 19, 1863.
Mustered out at Chapin's Farm, VA, Oct 26, 1864.
Entered service on March 29, 1865, as Corporal, Co. I, 197th Ohio Infantry
(1 year service).
Mustered in at Camp Chase, Ohio, April 11, 1865.
Appointed Sergeant, June 5, 1865.
Mustered out July 31, 1865, at Camp Bradford, Baltimore.
Married Minerva J. Miller in 1865, Perry Co., OH.
Biographical sketch from The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio; Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884:
"JOHN W. ANSELL was born in Perry County, State of Ohio, December 22, 1841, and is a son of Michael and Lydia Ansell, who were born in Virginia, of German descent. His Father was a carpenter, and followed that business all his life. Mr. Ansell received a common school education in the town of Somerset. He enlisted in the army during the late rebellion, and served in Company H, Sixty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, three years and one month. He was in several battles, the most notable being the charge on Fort Wagner, Morris Island, near Charleston. He was honorably discharged in October 1864, returned home and remained about four months, and again enlisted in the One Hundred and Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania [should be Ohio] Volunteer Infantry, and served until the end of the war. He then engaged in farming. He was married to Miss Minerva J., daughter of Elijah Miller, of Uniontown, Ohio, a Deacon in the Evangelical Lutheran Church, and a very worthy Christian man. One child was born to this union, a daughter [Maud], Deceased at two years of age. Mr. Ansell moved to Uhrichsville, Tuscarawas County, in 1869, and was employed by the P. C. & St. L. R. R., in which service he has remained ever since. He has been yard dispatcher at Dennison for the past ten years. He is an Elder and Trustee in the Presbyterian Church; his wife is a very efficient Sunday school teacher and earnest worker in the Women’s Foreign Missionary cause."
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