Charles Pauth in the Civil War

This Civil War Poster represents Charles Pauth. The war, a continuing preservation of our constitution, freedom, and liberty he fought for with honor and courage to preserve the Union. Along with thousands of fallen soldiers paying their final and ultimate sacrafice. A Union that is a blessed nation by God. Both a free and great nation for all of her citizens, the United States of America. This typical Union Civil War Poster from New York reads: RALLY, BOYS, FOR THE UNION Goodwin's Battery of Breech-Loading LIGHT ARTILLERY! SOON TO TAKE THE FIELD! LET THE REBELS TAKE WARNING! NOW IS THE TIME TO SERVE YOUR COUNTRY! NO SKEDADDLERS WANTED! FALL IN BOYS! The Union MUST and SHALL BE preserved! The Rag of Treason must not longer defy us! Young and Able-Bodied Men WHO are willing to Sustain our Goverment and Fight for the Soil and Liberty so dear to us all, can join this Battery, assured that New York will feel proud of us if we but do our duty as Soldiers. All the Bounties offered by City, State and Nation will be given for Recruits if soon filled up. Good Quarters and Camping Grounds provided. Fall in, Boys! WM. F. GOODWIN, Commanding Battery. Baker & Godwin Printer. Printing House Square, opposite City Hall, N.Y. Charles Pauth was born Aug 1843 in Little Falls NY. He married Belle Mansfield 3 Sept 1866 in Little Falls, NY by Justice Wright after his discharge from the Civil War. His parents remain unknown. His mother's maiden name is possibly Seckner. Charles & Belle had 5 children: Anna; Eugene; Alvie aka Alva, Alvy & Alvin; Miner, and Eunice Pauth. More about their children a little later. Charles was a New York Volunteer Civil War Union Soldier. At age 18 he enlisted 29 Aug 1862 at Herkimer, NY as a Private. The 15 Oct 1862 he mustered into K Company NY 152nd Regiment Infantry. The regiment left on the 25 Oct and was stationed in the defenses of Washington until the succeeding April, when it was ordered to Suffolk and assigned to Terry's brigade, Corcoran's division, 7th corps. After sharing in the defense of Suffolk, it served under Gen. Keyes on the Peninsula and in July was ordered to New York city during the draft riots, remaining there until October when it joined the Army of the Potomac and was assigned to the 1st brigade, 2nd (Webb's) division, 2nd corps. In this command it shared in the Mine Run campaign, being engaged at Robertson's tavern. In the Wilderness campaign it fought in Gibbon's division, 2nd corps and was active in all the series of battles ending with the surrender of Lee at Appomattox. Its heaviest losses occurred at the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna river, Cold Harbor, first station and Boydton plank road. The 152nd Regiment New York Volunteers losses during the whole campaign amounted to a total of 303 killed, wounded and missing. Its last battle was at Farmville two days before Lee's surrender. Under the command of Col. Curtis is was mustered out near Washington, DC 1865, and returned home with only 256 men, having lost during service 4 officers and 68 men, killed and died of wounds; 1 officer and 91 men of disease and other causes; total deaths, 166. Private John Weeks was awarded a medal of honor for gallantry. Source: The Union Army, Vol. 2, p. 159 To learn more about Charles Pauth, this regiments service duties including details of their skirmishes, engagements, and battles..... please visit the online website of the National Park Service Civil War Soldier and Sailors. Due to technical difficulties I am unable to provide a direct link at this time. Use your search engine. Key words: National Park Service Civil War Soldier and Sailors. Sources: New York Census records; Charles Pauth's Civil War Dischage Paper; Muster Rolls and Pension File; obituaries. The purpose of this Pauth Family home page is to share our Pauth family history and genealogy with family and other researchers with similar interests. This website will be periodically updated with photographs and new information as it is discovered and becomes available.

Charles Pauth's Civil War Discharge

The actual Discharge reads..... To All Whom it May Concern Know ye that Charles Pauth a Private of Captain (crossed out), Lt Lewis A Campbell's Company K, 152 Regiment of New York State Volunteers who was enrolled on the 29 day of August one thousand, eight hundred and 62 to serve three years or during the war, is hereby Discharged from the service of the United States this 13th day of July 1865, at near Washington DC by reason of G.O. No 2 (No objection to his being re-enlisted is known to exist). Said Charles Pauth was born in Little Falls in the state of New York is 18 years of age, 5 feet 4 inches high, dark complexion, Blue eyes, dark hair, and by occupation, when enrolled, a Farmer. Given at near Washington DC, this 13th day of July 1865. Signed William Stebbin 2nd Lieut Commanding the Company Note~Special thanks and recognition to Hal ..... the gate keeper..... for sharing my great great grandfathers Discharge Paper with our family. For without Hal and his interests in preserving it, I believe we would have never known.

1885 Veterans Reunion Ribbon 152nd NY Regiment

Belle (Mansfield) Pauth 1852~1899

Belle (Mansfield) Pauth was born 22 June, 1852 in either Ft Plains, NY per her death cerificate. Or Little Falls, NY per her husband Charles Pauth's Civil War Pension File. She is the daughter of John Mansfield & Lany Loucks. It is believed Belle is the link to our indian heritage. This remains to be proven. Her Mansfield & Loucks ancestors are still unknown to us at this time in 2007. This antique photograph of Belle is over 100 years old. For many decades it lay tucked away for safe keeping in an old vintage box of grandmother Robbins' favorites things of family photographs. She always refered to this indian maiden as her grandmother. Her father's mother. Belle Mansfield married Charles Pauth 3 Sept 1866 in Little Falls, NY. She passed away 10 Sept 1899 at age 47 years at her home on Skinner Street in Little Falls of dropsy . She is interred at the Rural Grove/Wilcox Cemetery, Town of Little Falls NY Herkimer county, in the woods back of Slovak Cemetary next to her husband Charles. Children of Charles Pauth & Belle Mansfield: 1) Anna Pauth b 9 Dec 1869 in Little Falls, NY; died 29 Aug 1936 in the village of Carthage, Wilna, Jefferson county, NY. She is buried at the Armory Hill Cemetery, Illion, NY. Anna married Dennis William Leon 22 Apr 1885 in Little Falls, NY by Rev. A. M. Brown, pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Little Falls. Dennis b 20 Mar 1864, Little Falls, NY; d 16 Nov 1915 Little Falls, NY; buried at St Mary's Cemetery, Little Falls. 2) Eugene Pauth b 7 Oct 1871 in Little Falls, NY; d 21 Jan 1940 in Sebring, Highlands County, FL; buried at Pinecrest Cemetery, Sebring, FL. He is a veteran of WWI US Navy. Eugene married Alice Louise Buttery 14 June 1898 in Waterloo, Seneca County, NY. They had 2 children, a daughter that died in infancy & son Earl Eugene Pauth. 3) Alvie Pauth (aka Alvin & Alva Pauth (and George Ferguson per his death cerificate & cemetery records) b 30 Jul 1873; d 8 Jul 1951 in Los Angeles, Los Angels County, CA. Alvie married Mary Dygert. His cremains are located at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, CA. They had 3 children: Geraldine, Frank & Lucretia Pauth. 4) Miner Pauth b 17 Aug 1875 in Little Falls NY, d 2 Apr 1951 in Herkimer, Herkimer County,NY. Miner married Catherine Arnold 4 Sept 1895 in Little Falls by Rev. F. D. Leete pastor of the Methodist Church. Both are buried at the Mohawk Cemetery, in the village of Mohawk, Herkimer County, NY. They had 4 children: Margaret better know as Marguerite, Harry Eugene, Charlotte Delia & Mildred Pauth. 5) Eunice Pauth b 3 Aug 1887 in Little Falls, NY; d 27 July, 1954, Schuyler Lake, Otsego CountyNY; m Earl Dorr Goodrich Sr. 4 Jun 1907 in Little Falls, Herkimer County. Earl b 8 Jan 1885 in Oaksville, Otsego County, NY; d 3 Aug 1983 Cooperstown, NY. Both are buried at Fly Creek Cemetery, NY. They had 2 children: Edith & Earl Dorr Goodrich Jr. Sources: 1850 - 1930 New York census records; Charles Pauth's Civil War Pension File; Vital records; Belle's obituary published in the Little Falls Evening Times newpaper 11 Sept 1899; WW1 Draft Registration Cards; various newspaper articles and obituaries; personal family records. Credits~Special Thanks to Tom for scanning the images. Especially cousin George for his endless hours or research and technical assistance making this home page a reality. To mom, Terrie & Marion. Kathy, Rachel, Bill, Hal, Mark, Marc, Edwin, Marilynn, Sally, and all the kind RootsWeb, genealogy.com and ancestry.com members. All who have graciously contributed and who I owe a debt of gratitude.

East Creek on the Mohawk River near Little Falls

Charles disappeared 4 July 1906 and was reported missing.  He resided with his daughter and son-in-law Anna and Dennis Leon at the time of his disappearance.  According to a combined series of New York newspaper articles published in the Little Falls Journal and Courier, and the Utica Press, on Sat. 7 July 1906 an unidentified male corpse was discovered by New York Central workmen floating in the Mohawk river between Little Falls and East Creek.  There was no identification found on the person. The body was taken to undertaker Tozer's morgue in Little Falls and remained unclaimed.  On 9 July 1906 the unidentified corpse was buried in Potters field, Church Street Cemetery, Little Falls, NY.    A coroner's inquest newspaper article published 17 July 1906 in the Little Falls newspaper reported the unidentified body found floating in the Mohawk was believed to be that of Charles Pauth.  For those who examined the body it didn't resemble his height and features.  However the articles found on the person, watch, clothing, and shoes, were positively identified by his children as those worn by their father.  The same article mentions coroner A. O. Douglass was to hold an inquest one day within the same week, and when the family testified, there would be no doubt the drowned man was Charles A. Pauth.  The article continues and surmizes it may never be known if his demise was by accident or otherwise. Also noting Charles spent allot of time fishing from the rocky banks of the Mohawk river and may have fallen into the water.      The last New York newspaper article discovered, published 14 July 1906 in the Utica Daily Press, reveals Charles A. Pauth missing since 4 July 1906 was positively identified by his children, by the personal belongings found on him.  The  identification was so complete the coroner permitted to have the body removed from Church Street Cemetery in Little Falls, to the Rural Grove Cemetery (Wilcox Cemetery, Little Falls), in the Pauth family lot.   No death certificate has ever been discovered for great great grandfather Charles A. Pauth after many hours and attempts by volunteers at both the local and state level over the last several years.  Including a paid research at New York Vital Records Dept. (NYVR).   It is doubted by this family historian that one was ever issued.  It has been suggested by NYVR that it's possible the coroner or proper authority failed to file the correct paper work necessary to change the death register for example 'unidentified John Doe' to Charles A. Pauth after he was positively identified.  I was advised in 2006 by NYVR a death certificate can be issued. However either a police or coroners report is required to document his death in lieu of the newspaper articles.    Late 2006 the coroner's report remained unfound within the town of Little Falls. or Herkimer county records.  The Herkimer County court house has an entry in their records for Charles' coroner's inquest, however the record was not located and a series of cornoner Douglass' records are missing. No luck at the local funeral home, or Little Falls Historical Society & Museum either. The old police report records may still possibly be held in storage at the Little Falls police department according to police chief Deluca.  However the police department was undergoing construction in early 2006 when I was first in contact with him.  Construction was expected to be competed by July 2006, but to complicate matters there was heavy rains and the town was inundated with flood waters about the same time construction was expected to be completed.  At this time I await Chief Deluca's discovery to learn if the old 1906 police report records are available or not.

Charles Pauth

Wilcox Cemetery Little Falls, NY.

Belle Pauth 1852~1899

Wilcox Cemetery, Little Falls, NY.

Charles & Belle Pauth

Charles & Belle are interred at the Wilcox Cemetery, Herkimer County, Little Falls, NY. Between 1899-1906 the years of their death, the Wilcox Cemetery is also known as the Rural Grove Cemetery accoding to their obituaries. The cemetery is located in he woods back of the Slovak Cemetery on the south side of Hillcrest Lane, west off County Route 170, also known as East Monroe St. Special thanks to Edwin for his assistance to locate and photograph their tombstones in this abandoned cemetery.

Miner Pauth

Miner Pauth was born 17 Aug 1875 in Little Falls, Herkimer County, NY, He is the son of Charles and Belle Pauth. Miner married Catherine Arnold 4 Sept 1895 in Little Falls, NY. Catherine is the daughter of Robert Arnold and Lany Margaet Hilts. From this union are 4 children Margaret/Marguerite, Harry Eugene, Charlotte Delia & Mildred May Pauth. Miner worked in the knitting mills in LIttle Falls, Herkimer and Utica, New York. He passed away 2 Apr 1951 in Herkimer, NY at age 75. He is buried at the Mohawk Cemetery in Herkimer County, New York. Special thanks to Kathy, a volunteer who spent many hours in her spare time to unearth Miner & Catherine Pauth's obituaries.

Miner and Catherine Pauth & family

Front row from left to right: Miner Pauth, unknown, Catherine (Arnold) Pauth, uknown, Charlotte Pauth. Back row from left to right: Mildred (Pauth) Darveau, Theodore (Ted) Darveau.

Marguerite Pauth

Marguerite Pauth born 18 Oct 1896 in Little Falls, NY. She is the daughter of Miner & Catherine (Arnold) Pauth, the first born of their 4 children. Marguerite attended schools in New York & started work at an early age in the knitting mills of NY to help support her family from the early 1900's up until her retirement in the 1960's. Marguerite married George James Robbins a British Home Child from England, 27 May 1914 in Whitesboro, Oneida county, NY. George & Marguerite had 8 children: Robert, Living; Edward, Virginia, George, Catherine, Gordon, and Carol Robbins. She is remembered by her family as a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and friend of many. She holds a special place in my heart for her loving ways.

Pvt. Harry Eugene Pauth 1899-1965

Taken about early 1900's, NY, estimated between the teens - early 1920's. Harry Eugene Pauth born 31 Mar 1899 in Little Falls, NY to Miner & Catherine (Arnold) Pauth. WW I veteran, US Army, 4 Co. 152 DB. He enlisted at Syracuse, NY and was Inducted into first enlistment service 3 Jun 1918 until his honorable discharge 4 April 1919. His last assignment was to Btry E - 135 F.A. His battles were fought at A. E. F. Tryon Sector, France. At age 24 nearly 4 years after his military discharge, he married 30 May 1923 Effie Light at the Sheruburne Baptist Church in Chenango County, NY. Effie was born 11 Nov 1901 in Sherburne, a daughter of Charles & Alice May (Holt) Light. Before he enlisted in te US Armry Harry attened schools in New York. Likely at Little Falls, and later Utica where he lived with his parents and 3 sisters.. At the time of his death he had lived in Norwich for 32 years and was employed by Norwch Mills, Inc. from 1933 until 1964 when he retired. Effie passed away in 1949 at NY. Harry died 16 years later on 6 Apr 1965 at Norwich, NY. Both are buried at the Sherburne West Hill Cemetery, Sherburne, NY.

Charlotte Delia Pauth

Charlotte Delia Pauth born 30 Mar, 1903 Little Falls, Herkimer County, NY. Died 11 Aug, 1967 Utica, Oneida County, NY. Daughter of Miner & Catherine (Arnold) Pauth. Charlotte married Walter Adam Horn 1 Sept, 1930 in Ilion, Herkimer County, NY by clergyman Aaron B Corbin. Both Charlotte & Walter Horn are buried at the Millers Mills Cemetery, NY. They had 5 children. Charlotte is my mothers favorite aunt. While growing up in the early 1930's when my mother was a young lady between the age of about 12-14 yrs. she talked her aunt Charltte out of several pairs of her prized high heeled shoes. They walked to town on many occasions all dressed up with my mother awkwardly wearing Charlotte's old shoes. Sources: NY Census & Vital records; personal family records; cemetery marker photo. Special thanks to mom, George, Marilynn, Beverly & Al, Sally, Herkimer County Hisotical Society-Herkimer NY, Little Falls Historical Society-NY, Guernsey Memorial Library-Norwich, NY, Sherburne West Hill Cemetery-Sherburne, NY, Fahy Funeral Home, and the personal family photo collection of George & Marguerite (Pauth) Robbins. Last updated 18 February 2007

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