Foster Cemetery Veterans
La Porte County Indiana
Galena Township

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Below is a listing of Veteran Burials in Foster Cemetery in Galena Township in La Porte County, Indiana. Listing prepared by Donna Nelson Foster Cemetery Historian.

Name

Serial No.

Address

Next of Kin

NOK Address

DOB

At

Date of Death

Cause of Death

Date of Burial

Cemetery

Grave #

Lot #

Block#

Section

Branch of Service

War Served in

Rank

Enlisted

Dishcarged

Type of Stone

Flag Holder

Added Comments

Austin, Alexander B., Capt.

Apr 17 1839

Galena Twp., LaPorte Co., IN

Feb 22 1906

Kidney Trouble

Feb 25 1906

Foster

3

1

3

Army, Co. G 48th Regt, IN Inf

Civil War

Capt.

-1862

-1873

Gov't.

Civil War

Barnes, Charles O.

Mar 11 1837

Nov 1906

Illness

1906

Foster

1

22

2

Army, Co. F., 9th Reg't, IN Inf

Civil War

Cpl

-1857

-1865

Private

Civil War

Barnes, Ralph H.

8083 N CR 200 E, LaPorte, IN

Dorothea Barnes (Wife)

Same

Sep 30 1908

LaPorte Co., IN

Mar 27 1991

Illness

Mar 30 1991

Foster

20

5

US Army

WW II

T/3

Jul 7 1943

Jan 13 1945

WW II

Bement, Orren

Jan 18 1825

New York, NY

Jul 26 1903

Abcess of Lungs

Jul 29 1903

Foster

1

30

3

Army, Co. C., 35th IN Inf.

Civil War

Pvt.

Dec 11 1861

Aug 18 1862

Private Lot Stone

Civil War

Bennitt, Harry E., Jr.

4343 E. CR 800 N, Rolling Prairie, IN

Harry E. Bennitt, Sr. (Father)

Same

Feb 5 1969

LaPorte Co., IN

Sep 24 1991

Illness

Sep 27 1991

Foster

38

4

US Army

Peacetime

MMDAC MD HLDG DET

Aug 28 1987

Jul 12 1990

None

Blanchard, C. D.

1844

1911

Illness

1911

Foster

2

32

4

Army, Co. C., 37th Regt, IN Inf.

Civil War

Pvt.

Oct 28 1861

Jan 1 1863

Private Flat Stone

Civil War

Brown, Walter

1833

Feb 16 1864

1864

Foster

1

15

2

Army, Co. F, 4th MI Cavalry

Civil War

Pvt.

Private Stone

Civil War

Caler, Frank P.

3302 E. 900 N., LaPorte, IN

Helen Caler (Wife)

Same

Aug 15 1894

West Wheeling, Ohio

Oct 23 1976

Illness

Oct 26 1976

Foster

4

10

5

Army, Co. C, 318th Field Signal Battalion

WW I

Sergeant

Feb 5 1918

Mar 31 1919

WW I

Collins, U. P.

Foster

1

20

1

Army, Co., C., 12th MI Inf.

Civil War

Upright Gov't Stone

Civil War

Copeland, Sylvester M.

Jun 11 1844

May 18 1931

Illness

May 21 1931

Foster

1

10

3

Army

Civil War

1862

Private Lot Stone

Civil War

Cummins, John W.

1849

Oct 22 1871

Illness

Oct 25 1871

Foster

1

9

2

Army, Co., C., 35th Regt, IN Inf.

Civil War

1st Lieut.

Dec 11 1861

Mar 23 1863

Private Stone

Civil War

Frazier, Thomas

Cincinnati, Ohio

1842

Jan 18 1863

Illness

Jan 22 1863

Foster

8

33

Army, Co., B., 73rd Regt, IN Inf.

Civil War

Cpl.

Aug 16 1862

Jan 1 1863

Private Stone

Civil War

Hudson, Richard

1795

Sep 2 1850

Illness

Sep 5 1850

Foster

2

32

1

Army

War of 1812

Private Stone

War of 1812

Johnson, William

1842

1898

Illness

1898

Foster

5

25

4

Army, Co. E., 4th Cav., 77th Regt

Civil War

Pvt.

Aug 6 1862

Jun 29 1865

Pvt Upright Lot Stone

Civil War

Otwell, Emery

1822

Feb 7 1872

Illness

Feb 10 1872

Foster

5

20

1

Army

Civil War

Private Stone

Civil War

Otwell, William

Feb 1 1872

Illness

Feb 4 1872

Foster

4

20

1

Army

Civil War

Private Stone

Civil War

Paddock, Harvey S.

Apr 22 1841

Apr 8 1915

Illness

Apr 11 1915

Foster

4

41

4

Army, Co. F., 20th Regt, IN Inf.

Civil War

1st Lieut.

Jul 22 1861

Jul 12 1865

Private Block & Lot Stone

Civil War

Paddock, Levi

1787

Aug 4 1875

Illness

Aug 7 1871

Foster

1

1

1

Army, Co. F., 20th Regt, IN Inf.

War of 1812

Private Stone

War of 1812

Paddock, Morrison

Three Oaks, MI

Apr 22 1835

Feb 24 1915

Illness

Feb 27 1915

Foster

2

3

5

Army, Co. G., 9th IL Cav

Civil War

Pvt.

Sep 10 1861

Oct 27 1864

Private Block & Lot Stone

Civil War

Paddock, Thomas J.

1843

1863

Illness

1863

Foster

2

56

3

Army, Co. B., 73rd Regt, IN Inf.

Civil War

Cpl

Aug 16 1862

Apr 8 1863

Private Lot Stone

Civil War

Shaffer, Sebastian

1829

Apr 3 1883

Illness

Apr 7 1883

Foster

4

28

4

Army, Co., F., 12th, MI Inf

Civil War

Upright Gov't Stone

Civil War

Shead, Glibert A.

La Porte, IN

May 13 1843

LaPorte Co., IN

Oct 31 1918

Carcinoma

Nov 3 1918

Foster

1

7

4

Army, Co. K., 6th MI Hvy. Artillery

Civil War

Cpl

Upright Gov't Stone

Civil War

Shedd, Albert L.

Sep 4 1847

May 12 1864

Wounds from Battle at Spotsylvania Court House

Foster

3

62

3

Army

Civil War

Died

Private Lot Stone

Civil War

Shedd, McDonald D.

Jan 13 1882

Illness

Jan 16 1882

Foster

4

59

3

Army, Co. D, 48th Regt., IN Inf

Civil War

Pvt.

Jan 1 1862

Jul 15 1865

Private Lot Stone

Civil War

Shedd, Milo D.

Feb 11 1835

Mar 21 1911

Illness

Mar 24 1911

Foster

3

63

3

Army, Co. K., 6th Regt., MI Inf

Civil War

Pvt.

Aug 27 1861

Jan 20 1862

Slab & Lot Stone

Civil War

Stevens, Eugene M.

Jul 26 1932

Indiana

Feb 8 1962

Illness

Feb 11 1962

Foster

U.S. Air Force

Korean War

Airman 1st Class

Gov't Stone

Korean War

Tappan, Julius C.

Nov 22 1816

Onondaga Co., NY

Aug 10 1876

Illness

Aug 14 1876

Foster

3

19

2

Army, Co. D., 48th Regt, IN Inf.

Civil War

Pvt.

Jan 1 1862

May 26 1865

Upright Gov't Stone

Civil War

Warner, Corodon (Croyden)

1823

Oronga, NY

Sep 29 1877

Illness

Oct 2 1877

Foster

2

39

3

Army, Co. B., 73rd Regt, IN Inf.

Civil War

Pvt.

Aug 16 1862

Jul 1 1865

Private Head & Lot Stone

Civil War

Warner, Cyprian G.

Foster

10

1

Army, Co. F., 9th IN Inf.

Civil War

Pvt.

Apr 24 1861

Jul 24 1861

Civil War

Winch, Flavius

1846

Aug 8 1862

Died in Service

Aug 11 1862

Foster

2

29

1

Army, Co. D., 84th Regt, IN Inf.

Civil War

Cpl.

Jan 1 1862

Private Shaft Stone

Civil War

Duplicate of previous listing shown below.

Surname

Given Name

Home address

Next of Kin

NOK address

DOB

Place Born

DOD

Burial

Grave

Lot

Blk

Branch of Service

Action or Unit

War Served In

Rank

Enlisted

Discharged

Type of Stone

Flagholder

Additional Information

Austin

Alexander B

na

na

na

Apr 17, 1839

Galena Twp,LaPorte Co., IN

February 22, 1906

02/25/06

3

1

3

Army

Co. G 48th Regt Ind Inf

Civil War

Capt

1/1/1862

7/15/1865

govt

Civil War

wife- Amanda M

Barnes

Charles A

na

na

na

Mar 11, 1837

na

November 1, 1906

11/01/06

1

22

2

Army

Go F 9th Regt Ind Inf

Civil War

Cpl

9/5/1861

6/6/1865

Pvt

Civil War

Barnes

Ralph H

8083 N CR 200 E LaPorte,IN

wife- Dorothea

same

30-Sep-08

LaPorte, IN

March 27, 1991

03/30/91

na

20

5

US Army

na

WW II

T/3

07/07/43

01/13/1945

na

WW II

Haverstock Home

Bement

Orren

na

na

na

1/18/1825

New York, NY

July 26, 1903

07/29/03

1

30

3

Army

Co. C 35th Ind. Inf

Civil War

Pvt

12/11/1861

8/18/1862

pvt

Civil War

na

Bennitt

Harry E Jr

4343E CR 800N,Rolling Prairie,IN

father - Harry E

same

05-Feb-69

LaPorte, IN

September 24, 1991

09/27/91

na

38

4

US Army

MMDAC MD HLDG DET

peace time

na

08/28/87

07/12/1990

na

none

Haverstock Home

Blanchard

C. D.

na

na

na

yaer 1844

na

year 1911

year 1911

11

32

4

Army

Co C 37th Regt Ind Inf

Civil War

Pvt

10/28/1861

1/1/1863

Pvt flat

Civil War

Brown

Walter

na

na

na

year 1833

na

2/16/1864

year 1864

1

15

2

Army

Co. F 4th Mich. Cav

Civil War

Pvt

na

na

Pvt

Civil War

na

Caler

Frank P

3302 E 900 N, LaPorte, IN

wife-Helen

same

8/15/1894

West Wheeling, OH

October 23, 1976

10/26/76

4

10

5

US Army

Co. C 318th Field Sig Bat

WW I

Sgt

02/05/18

03/31/1919

na

WW I

na

Collins

U.P.(Usher P)

na

wife- Catharine

na

na

1

20

1

Army

Co. C 12th Michigan Inf

Civil War

Pvt

2/10/1864

2/5/1866

Upright Govt

Civil War

Res declared,Laton,MI age23

Copeland

Sylvester M

na

na

na

Jun 11, 1844

New York

May 18, 1931

05/21/31

1

10

3

Army

Co. E 110th Regt. NY

Civil War

Pvt

8/7/1862

8/26/1863

Pvt lot

Civil War

rcv'd a disability disch.

Cummins

John W

year 1849

10/22/1871

10/25/1871

1

9

2

Army

Co. C 35th Regt. Ind Inf

Civil War

1st Lieut

12/11/18861

3/23/1863

Pvt

Civil War

1st Lieut at age of 12?

Frazier

Thomas

Cincinnati, OH

na

na

year 1842

na

1/18/1863

1/22/1863

8

33

na

Army

Co. B 73rd Regt. Ind Inf

Civil War

Cpl

8/16/1862

1/1/1863

Pvt

Civil War

Hudson

Richard

Galena Twp, LaPorte, IN

na

na

year 1795

New York

9/2/1850

9/5/1850

2

32

1

Army

War of 1812

1812

na

na

na

Pvt

War of 1812

Johnson

William

Galena Twp, LaPorte, IN

na

na

year 1842

Ohio

Year 1898

year 1898

5

25

4

Army

Co. E 4th Cav 77th Regt

Civil War

Pvt

8/6/1862

6/29/1865

Pvt Upright

Civil War

na

Otwell

Emery

na

na

na

Year 1822

Ohio

2/7/1872

2/10/1872

5

20

1

Army

Co. F 25th Regt Michigan

Civil War

Pvt

9/11/1862

1/15/1864

Pvt

Civil War

enlisted at age 41 in MI

Otwell

William M

na

wife-Arvilla

na

abt 1844

Indiana

2/1/1872

2/4/1872

4

20

1

Army

Co. F 25th Regt Michigan

Civil War

prom. To Cpl

8/14/1862

6/25/1865

Pvt

Civil War

enlisted at age 18 in MI

Paddock

Harvey S

na

na

na

4/22/1841

na

April 8, 1915

04/11/15

4

41

4

Army

Co. F. 20th Regt Ind Inf

Civil War

1st Lieut

7/22/1861

7/12/1865

Pvt block

Civil War

block & lot stone

Paddock

Levi

na

na

na

year 1787

New York per census

8/4/1871

8/7/1871

1

1

1

Army

159th Regt NY Militia(Hecox's)

1812

Pvt

na

na

Pvt

War of 1812

na

Paddock

Morrison

Three Oaks, MI

na

na

Apr 22, 1835

na

February 24, 1915

02/27/15

2

3

5

Army

Co. G 9th Ill Cav

Civil War

Pvt

9/10/1861

10/27/1864

Pvt blk &lot

Civil War

na

Paddock

Thomas J

na

na

na

year 1843

na

year 1863

year 1863

2

56

3

Army

Co. B 73rd Regt. Ind Inf

Civil War

Cpl

8/16/1862

4/8/1863

pvt lot

Civil War

Shaffer

Sebastian

na

na

na

year 1829

Germany ?

4/3/1883

4/7/1883

4

28

4

Army

Co. F 12th Mich Inf

Civil War

Pvt

12/15/1862

12/16/1865

Upright Govt

Civil War

na

Shead

Gilbert A

na

na

na

5/13/1843

LaPorte, IN

October 31, 1918

11/03/18

1

7

4

Army

K 6th Mich. Hvy Art.

Civil War

Cpl

8/15/1861

8/20/1865

Upright Govt

Civil War

na

Shedd

Albert L

na

mother Jane Shedd

na

9/4/1847

na

5/16/1864

ABT 5/16/1864

3

62

3

Army

Co. G 1st SS Regt Mich

Civil War

Pvt

11/6/1863

5/12/1864

Pvt lot

Civil War

died wounds battle Spotsylvania Courthouse

Shedd

McDonald D

na

na

na

abt 1840

Indiana-Ref 1880 Census

1/13/1882

1/16/1882

4

59

3

Army

C. D 48th Regt. Ind Inf