Sergeant Jacob Dieter

1828 - 1864  (~ 36 years)

• Name	Jacob Dieter
  Title	Sergeant
  Birth	ca 1828	Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	26 Aug 1862	Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA
  	American Civil War (North) 136th New York Regiment, Co.I Battles of Gettysburg, Lookout Valley and others Taken prisoner and died at Belle Isle Prison near Richmond,VA
  Death	29 Mar 1864	Bell Isle, Richmond, Henrico Co., Virginia, USA
  Burial	Richmond National Cemetery, Richmond, Henrico Co., Virginia, USA
  	His wife put a monument in the family lot in the Erwin Cemetery in Springwater,NY
  Notes	Jacob mar. Elizabeth (Betsey) Swarts Aug. 28, 1850, Sparta, Livingston Co, NY. Jacob, son of John George and Barbara Dotterer Dieter and Betsey, daughter of Jacob and Marcia Getts Swarts. Jacob and Betsey had 3 children: Josephine, Exielona and Emmarilla all born before Jacob was in the Civil War. In their childhood, and a short time before their marriage Jacob and Betsey lived in Sparta but before 1855 they settled on a 40 acre farm on the Swarts Road in Springwater. Jacob was a carpenter by trade and there were many barns still standing in 1933 which he built before 1861. Among them was a large basement barn on his farm, the first ever to be built in that part of the country. with a straw shed to house the straw before it could be used for feed. Farmers came for miles around to see this barn. (Lloyd Moose's Hist. Story Rd.). Jacob enlisted in Co. B, 136th Reg't of NY Vol. on its original organization at Sparta, NY for a term of 3 years (age 34, 5 ft 11 1/2 inches tall, dark complexion, black eyes, black hair, a farmer). He died in Rebel Prison, Richmond, VA., March 29, 1864. Jacob was captured at Bristow Station on Sept. 11, 1863, confined at Richmond, VA., in Rebel prison (Libby). He was admitted to the hospital Feb. 12, 1864, where he died March 28, 1864 of bronchitis, age 35. Betsey remained on the farm until her death when it passed to her dau., Exie Dieter Joy. After being passed down several times through the family, the farm was finally sold in 1958 so the old home was in the family more than 100 years. (Ref. Winnie Perkins). Jacob's widow tried to have his body returned home for burial but it could not be recovered because the graves wre not marked. There is a monument where Betsey is buried with a detailed account of Jacob on it, along with the inscription for Betsey.
  Person ID	I5722	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2013

  
  

  Father	George Dieter,   b. 4 Mar 1786, Moore, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. 25 Jul 1850, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Barbara Dotterer,   b. 1796, Pennsylvania, USA d. 14 Jul 1861, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	22 Sep 1811	Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F1029	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Swarts,   b. 1830   d. 15 Oct 1908, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	1851
  Children	+ 1. Josephine Dieter,   b. Abt 1860
  Family ID	F1028	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - ca 1828 - Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA Military Service - American Civil War (North) 136th New York Regiment, Co.I Battles of Gettysburg, Lookout Valley and others Taken prisoner and died at Belle Isle Prison near Richmond,VA - 26 Aug 1862 - Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA Death - 29 Mar 1864 - Bell Isle, Richmond, Henrico Co., Virginia, USA Burial - - Richmond National Cemetery, Richmond, Henrico Co., Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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