Thomas Stanley GRANGER

1844 - 1916  (72 years)

• Name	Thomas Stanley GRANGER
  Born	1844	Brooklyn, Kings, NY
  Gender	Male
  OCCU	Mason, along with father, William, and brother, William H.
  RELI	Protestant
  RES	Brooklyn, Kings, NY
  Died	23 Jan 1916
  Buried	Dayton National Cemetery, Ohio   [1]
  Person ID	I1481	The Turses
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2010

  
  

  Father	William GRANGER,   b. 1816, England ,   d. 9 Apr 1853, Brooklyn, Kings, NY  (Age 37 years)
  Mother	Mary Jane DENIKE,   b. 1819, Brooklyn, Kings, NY ,   d. Nov 1892, Brooklyn, Kings, NY  (Age 73 years)
  Married	1837	Brooklyn, Kings, NY
  Family ID	F975	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellen Jane (Jennie) CRAWFORD,   d. 4 Mar 1895, Brooklyn, Kings, NY
  Children	1. Elizabeth GRANGER,   b. 1879 + 2. Robert GRANGER, Sr,   b. 2 Apr 1884,   d. 1 Apr 1935  (Age 50 years) + 3. George W GRANGER,   b. 19 Mar 1888, New York ,   d. Mar 1966  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2010
  Family ID	F1083	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1844 - Brooklyn, Kings, NY Buried - - Dayton National Cemetery, Ohio  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Thomas Granger Thomas and his brother, William H. volunteered to fight in the Civil War, joining the 48th N.Y. on August 19,1862. Both served through the war. Thomas was wounded in the right leg late in the war, and was discharged from Mower Hospital July 7, 1865.  William H. was discharged on June 27, 1865 at Raleigh N.C.  In December of 1896 Thomas packed the three children off to in-laws, and checkedd himself into The National Home for Volunteer soldiers.  He lived in three different soldiers homes and finally passed away in Dayton, Ohio on January 23, 1916.  Thomas is buried in the Dayton National Cemetery in Dayton Ohio section 1 row 14 site 29.  Plot: Thomas is buried in the Dayton National Cemetery in Dayton Ohio section 1 row 14 site 29.

  
  

  Histories

  Thomas Stanley Granger Volunteer Enlistment and Recruit Statement, August 1862 Thomas S. Granger must have looked young at the time, because they made him get his mothers signature to validate his age. Actually early in the war (1861) there was a huge problem with underage kids signing up. If the parents caught the unit before it left the local courts jurisdiction a writ of habeus corpus could be issued. This would tie up the regimental commander, the company commander, and the recruiting officers up in court. At this point in the war recruiters made sure the paper work was correct. Source of record image: U.S. National Archives & Records Administration, Military Service Branch.

  
  

• Notes

  Likely named after his uncle, Thomas Stanley Denike. Thomas and his brother, William H. volunteered to fight in the Civil War, joining the 48th N.Y. on August 19,1862. Both served through the war. Thomas was wounded in the right leg late in the war, and was discharged from Mower Hospital July 7, 1865.  William H. was discharged on June 27, 1865 at Raleigh N.C.    Thomas married Ellen J. Crawford, nickname "Jennie" (no date yet) and they had three children.  Elizabeth 1879 Robert 1884 and George 1888.  Jennie died on March 4, 1895 and is buried as "Jennie" in the Granger family plot in Greenwood.  Thomas was collecting a disability pension from the war, about $8.00 a month as near as I can tell.  In December of 1896 Thomas packed the three children off to in-laws.  Crawfords and Kirckpatricks.  He checked himself into The National Home for Volunteer soldiers.  He lived in three different soldiers homes and finally passed away in Dayton, Ohio on January 23, 1916.  Thomas is buried in the Dayton National Cemetery in Dayton Ohio section 1 row 14 site 29.  Granger, Thomas S, d. 01/23/1916, Infantry, PVT, Res: Brooklyn, NY, Plot: 1 14 29, bur. 01/23/1916 (Source: Bob Granger email 18 Jun 2010)

  
  

• Sources

  [S511] Veterans Gravesites Registry.