Andrew Jackson PELTON
1842 - 1901 (58 years)-
Name Andrew Jackson PELTON - Andrew J. Pelton, son of James M. and Elizabeth Pelton, early pioneers of this county, was born May 19, 1842. He was reared on a farm and educated in the common school. He enlisted in the war for the Union in Co. K, 3d Mich. Vol. Inf., and was discharged Dec. 23, 1863. He re-enlisted the same day in the same regiment to fight once more for the re-establishment of the Union. June 10, 1864, the ''Mich. 3d?' was consolidated with the 5th Mich. Vet. Vols. Mr. Pelton was engaged in 45 encounters with the rebels, among them the following: Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, Seven Pines, White Oak Swamp, Charles City, Cross Roads, Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Mine Run, Wilderness, Petersburg, two fights at Deep Bottom, Hatch's Run and Clover Hill. He was discharged July 5, 1865. Mr. Pelton married Elizabeth Pelton, and they have six children - Marilla J., Liberty M., Edith L., Ellwood J., Statira, and Ruth. '
Birth 19 May 1842 Corinth, Kent, MI 
Gender Male Census 1870 - Gaines, Kent, MI
Census 1880 - Gaines, Kent, MI
EMPL: Employment 1880 - Farmer
Reference Number 7001 _UID FDBC37F4A5B64D84837BA74CA6B581E5C2E7 Burial Jan 1901 Gaines, Genesee, MI Death 27 Jan 1901 Kent City, Kent, MI Person ID I6997 My Genealogy Last Modified 12 Oct 2020
Father James M. PELTON, b. 21 May 1814, Burford, Oxford, ON, Can d. 21 May 1891, Kent Co., MI (Age 77 years) Mother Elizabeth HOISINGTON, b. Abt 1815 d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 14 Apr 1839 Plainfield, Kent, MI - Reference Number:61160
Documents 
1850 Census James Pelton MI 2.jpg 1850 Census James Pelton MI.jpg Family ID F1982 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth PELTON, b. 25 May 1848, Can d. 1935 (Age 86 years) Marriage Abt 1870 - Reference Number:62008
Children 1. Marilla J. PELTON, b. Abt 1869, MI d. Yes, date unknown2. Liberty PELTON, b. Abt 1872, MI d. Yes, date unknown3. Edith L. PELTON, b. Abt 1874, MI d. Yes, date unknown4. Jackson PELTON, b. Abt 1876, MI d. Yes, date unknown5. Stanley PELTON, b. Abt 1878, MI d. Yes, date unknown6. James I. PELTON, b. Abt 1890, MI d. 4 Jul 1972 (Age ~ 82 years)Family ID F2014 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Apr 2017
- Andrew J. Pelton, son of James M. and Elizabeth Pelton, early pioneers of this county, was born May 19, 1842. He was reared on a farm and educated in the common school. He enlisted in the war for the Union in Co. K, 3d Mich. Vol. Inf., and was discharged Dec. 23, 1863. He re-enlisted the same day in the same regiment to fight once more for the re-establishment of the Union. June 10, 1864, the ''Mich. 3d?' was consolidated with the 5th Mich. Vet. Vols. Mr. Pelton was engaged in 45 encounters with the rebels, among them the following: Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, Seven Pines, White Oak Swamp, Charles City, Cross Roads, Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Mine Run, Wilderness, Petersburg, two fights at Deep Bottom, Hatch's Run and Clover Hill. He was discharged July 5, 1865. Mr. Pelton married Elizabeth Pelton, and they have six children - Marilla J., Liberty M., Edith L., Ellwood J., Statira, and Ruth. '