King, Elmer Miller
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 18, credited to Lincoln, VT Unit(s): 11th VT INF Service: enl 8/10/64, m/i 8/10/64, Pvt, Co. B, 11th VT INF, m/o 6/24/65 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 08/14/1847, Salisbury, VT Death: 07/06/1881 Burial: Goshen Cemetery, Goshen, VT Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone photographer: Alan Lathrop Findagrave Memorial #: 40603063 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, 12/12/1879; widow Ida E., 7/20/1881 Portrait?: Unknown College?: Not Found Veterans Home?: Not Found (If there are state digraphs above, this soldier spent some time in a state or national soldiers' home in that state after the war) Remarks: None Webmaster's Note: The 11th Vermont Infantry was also known as the 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery; the names were used interchangably for most of its career DESCENDANTS (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
BURIAL: Copyright notice  Goshen Cemetery, Goshen, VT Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there. |
Biography
Obituary
Brandon
Elmer M. King died at his residence on Seminary street last week, Wednesday, from a disease of the brain, occasioned by sunstroke in the army. He leaves a wife and three small children, who in their great affliction receive much sympathy.
Source: Rutland Daily Herald, July 15, 1881
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.