George Adolphus Erdman

1837 - 1902  (65 years)

• Name	George Adolphus Erdman  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16]
  Birth	17 Feb 1832	Germany   [1, 3, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17]
  	Birth Name: Adolph Georg Justus Ludewig Erdmann
  Baptism	22 Apr 1832	Hannover, Hannover, Deutschland   [10, 13, 17]
  Birth	20 May 1837  [18]
  Christening	5 Oct 1837	Hannover, Hannover, Preußen, Germany   [18]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Evanston, Uinta County, Wyoming, United States of America   [7, 8]
  Immigration	8 Aug 1857	New York, New York, USA
  	Immigrated with daughter Caroline (listed as Carolina on ship manifest) and wife Wilhelmine (listed as "Wilh<ma"). Steamer "Argo".
  Erdman, George A. - General Index Card	Between 1861 and 1866	Minnesota, United States of America   [19]
  		Erdman, George A. - General Index Card
  _MILT	29 Apr 1861	Fort Snelling, Minnesota, United States   [1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22]
  	Mustered into the 1st Regiment, Company H, Minnesota Infantry https://archive.org/details/annualreport01minn/page/n55/mode/2up?view=theater&q=George
  Minnesota First Infantry - First Manassas_Bull Run	1 Aug 1861	Saint Cloud, Minnesota   [23]
  		Minnesota First Infantry - First Manassas_Bull Run
  _MILT	14 Feb 1863
  	Mustered out. Wounded at Bull Run in 1861 and ultimately discharged/mustered out for disability.
  Residence	1 Jul 1863	Hastings, Minnesota, United States   [1, 3]
  	Marital Status: Married
  Erdman, George A. - Register Entry	1887	United States of America   [20]
  Residence	1887	Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, USA   [11]
  	Believed to be the 'National Soldiers Home'. https://www.kshs.org/p/grand-army-of-the-republic-organizational-history/13759
  Erdman, George A.	22 Sep 1887	United States of America   [21]
  		Erdman, George A.
  Spelling Of Last name	Some Civil War records contain a spelling of "Eardman"
  FSID	9C1G-4KT  [18]
  Residence	Jun 1890	Uinta, Wyoming, USA   [2]
  Possessions	Between 1899 and 1902
  	George Adolph Erdman - Homestead Application and Certificate - PDF
  		George Adolph Erdman - Homestead Application and Certificate George Adolph Erdman - Homestead Application and Certificate
  Residence	Hannover, Hannover, Preußen, Germany   [17]
  Residence	Kansas and Wisconsin   [14]
  	Relation to Head: Soldier
  _MILT	Minnesota   [5]
  Death	28 Oct 1902	Utah, USA   [7]
  Burial	Evanston, Uinta, Wyoming, USA
  	41.28047° N, 110.95960° W
  		George Erdman - Grave Location - Evanston Cemetery_WY
  Person ID	I46	SistermanFamily
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Carl Georg Heinrich Friedrich Erdmann,   b. 30 Apr 1799, Germany d. 22 Apr 1866, Germany (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Johanne Caroline Friederike Angerstein Niemeier,   b. 1804   d. 7 Aug 1870, Hannover, Hannover, Preußen, Germany (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	9 Oct 1825	Hannover, Hannover, Preußen, Germany   [13, 24, 25, 26]
  Family ID	F34	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Wilhelmine Henriette Sperrer,   b. 7 Jan 1819   d. 25 Jan 1867, Luisenstadt, Brandenburg, Germany (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	1 May 1855	Hannover, Hannover, Deutschland   [27]
  Children	1. Caroline Anna Erdman,   b. 4 Dec 1855, Hanover, Germany d. 6 Jan 1935, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Mary Erdman,   b. 1857, Wisconsin  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F21	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Louisa Ann Hartman,   b. 2 Sep 1837, Isemhagen, Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany d. 15 Oct 1909, St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States (Age 72 years)
  Children	1. Louisa Erdman,   b. 25 Dec 1862, Milwaukee d. 17 Mar 1900, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (Age 37 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Adolphine G Erdman,   b. Mar 1863, Hastings, Dakota, Minnesota, USA d. 1951, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Lillian Louise "Amie" Erdman,   b. 18 May 1865, Hastings, Minnesota, USA d. 28 Oct 1938, St. Paul, Ramsey Co., MN, USA (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. William Erdman,   b. 1866, Hastings, Dakota, Minnesota, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Anna Erdman Kintz,   b. 2 Sep 1870, Wisconsin d. 27 Apr 1936, Paradise Valley, Monroe, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F22	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Immigration - Immigrated with daughter Caroline (listed as Carolina on ship manifest) and wife Wilhelmine (listed as "Wilh<ma"). Steamer "Argo". - 8 Aug 1857 - New York, New York, USA Residence - Believed to be the 'National Soldiers Home'. https://www.kshs.org/p/grand-army-of-the-republic-organizational-history/13759 - 1887 - Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, USA Residence - Jun 1890 - Uinta, Wyoming, USA Death - 28 Oct 1902 - Utah, USA Burial - - Evanston, Uinta, Wyoming, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Erdman, George A. middle aged #2
  		George Erdman - Grave Location - Evanston Cemetery_WY
  		Erdman, George A.
  		Minnesota First Infantry - First Manassas_Bull Run
  		Erdman, George A. - General Index Card
  		George A. Eardman
  		Erdman, George A. older aged
  		George Adolph Erdman
  		Erdman, George A. - National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers_Registry Entry Pg. 922
  		Erdman, George A. young
  		Page 1 - Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Minnesota M546. Alphabetical card index to the compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers belonging to units from the State of Minnesota.
  		Erdman George_Wihelmina_Caroline_Immigration Record 1857_New York NY_via steamer Argo 1857 Immigration Record - George, Wilhelmina, Caroline Erdman, and Louisa Hartmann

  
  

  Documents		George Adolph Erdman - Homestead Application and Certificate George Adolph Erdman - Homestead Application and Certificate
  		George Adolphus Erdman - Homestead Application Location Info George A. Erdman - Homestead Application - Location Details of Property. GPS locations are within 'NWNE' 40 acres.

  
  

• Notes

  Adolph George, George Adolph, Erdmann, Eardman, Angerstein - actual full name from birth record is Adolph Georg Justus Ludwig Erdmann, he also signed his name George Adolphus Erdmann February 17, 1832 - younger brother born in Engelbostel, Hannover, Germany - NW of the center of Hannover City April 22, 1832 - baptised Hannover, Hannover, PreuBen, Germany August 8, 1857 - arrived at Port of New York, New York, from Bremen Germany and Southampton, England - the steamer Argo, 1st Cabin Lower Saloon - Wilh. Erdmann 35 female, born Isernhagen, daughter Caroline 1 born Isernhagen, Louisa Hartmann 20 female, born Isernhagen, listed lower in the same section - Adolph Erdmann 26 farmer, Prussia - Steamer Argo, Master W B Benson or Burton, built 1852, tonnage 2,380, 254' x 39', single screw, 9 knots, 3 masts, 1 funnel, clipper bow, iron hull, wrecked in New Foundland June 28, 1859 - note that they traveled in First Cabin in a better quality ship Isernhagen is next to the City of Hanover on the North East corner family records say born 1832 Hanover, Germany Birth about 1832 according to military records March 15, 1859 - Adolph Ludwig (Justers Erdman?) married Miss Louisa Ann Hertman of Hastings - Justice of the Peace I M Ray - witnesses - Peter Smith, Charles Hutsoy, A P Baily June 1, 1860 - lived at 3rd Ward, Hastings, Dakota, MN - census page 33 - William Swartz 33 Saxony, watchman, $100, Elisabeth 22 Switzerland, William 4 Iowa, Charley 2 MN - Elisabeth is Anna Shroth's sister - Charles Shroth 31 Saxony, Butcher $200, $300, Anna 25 Switzerland, Charley 2 MN, Elisabeth 1 MN - next page - Adolph Lafman (Erdman) 28 Hanover, laborer, $100, Louisa 20 Hanover, Caroline 4 Hanover, Mary 2 WI, Anna 6/12 MN June 1, 1860 - lived at 3rd Ward, Hastings, Dakota, MN - Adolph Lafman (Erdman) 28 Hannover, laborer, $100, Louisa 20 Hannover, laborer, Caroline 4 Hannover, Mary 2 WI, Anna 6/12 MN 1st MN organized April 1861, ordered to Washington DC June 14, 1861, 1st Bull Run July 21, 1861 April 28, 1861 - enlisted in Company H, 1st Minnesota Regiment at Hastings, MN, they marched 28 miles to Fort Snelling where they were sworn in April 29th - resident of 2nd Ward, Hastings, MN April 29, 1861 - enlisted at Hastings, MN - age 29, private Company H First Minnesota Infantry, promoted to Corporal - disability record lists enlistment at Fort Snelling April 29, 1861 by Captain Charles P Adams to Captain Martin Maginnis Company H, 1st Regiment of Minnesota Vol., to serve 3 years, born in Germany, age 29, 5 feet, 9 inches, dark complexion, brown eyes, brown hair, laborer Private - Age 29, German, Regiment 1st MN Company H - April 29, 1861 - February 14, 1863 Wounded June 3, 1862 Chickahomy Swamp, Fair Oaks, VA - summer of 1862 - near Oak Creek Road - Battle of Bull Run - Manasas, VA July 21st, 1861 - wounded in right thigh and injured on breast at Battle of Bull Run February 14, 1863 - released for chronic rheumatism of right knee from Camp near Falmouth, VA February 14, 1863 - discharged at Fredericksburg, VA - Physical disability - inflamation of right knee joint Discharged for disability 1863-1865 - Civil War Records - George Erdman age 31 on July 1, 1863, married, City Marshal, born in Germany, lived at Hastings, Dakota, MN 2nd Ward, class 1 and 2, 2nd Congressional District George Erdman 2nd Ward Hastings, MN 31 City Marshal, married, born Germany July 29, 1875 - signed his name Ad. George Erdmann - abriviated Adolph listed as first name and last name includes two letters n July 29, 1875 - Ad. George Erdmann applied for naturalization at Milwaukee, WI Municipal Court, born in Germany in 1832, landed at the Port of New York on August 1857, renounced his allegiance to Emporer William II of German, ( note - a roman numeral one is written over the printed over roman numeral two) - this application was copied by Frank E Woller Clerk of Court on January 27, 1899 and mailed to the Salt Lake City Land Office as Homestead eligibility evidence a 10 cent documentary stamp was affixed to the copy of the record family story has him moving with the family to Milwaukee, WI and later moving to Wyoming - worked as an actor May 11, 1887 - admitted to US National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers - Leavenworth, Kansas. Listed as Protestant - born in Germany - 55 years old - 5 feet 10 inches dark complexion, grey eyes, dark hair - sheep herder - Evanston, Wyoming Territory - single - nearest relative J H Ludwig Angerstein living in New York City, NY. Discharged March 13, 1903 Pension certificate # 415.737 Florence Otis, granddaughter, confirmed the Civil War service of George Erdman September 22, 1887 - application for invalid filed by George A Erdman, Natl Mil Home, Leavinworth, Kans, left breast, neck, left arm and right knee September 28, 1890 - Census special schedule soldiers and widows - house # 78 and family # 81 from scedule #1 - lived at Uinta County, WY north of the the U P Railroad to Oregon - George A Erdman Corporal Company H 1st Minn Inf Vol, April 29, 1861 to Feb 14, 1863, 1 year, 9 months, 16 days, struck in left arm and injured right knee, lives in Evanston, WY September 15, 1891 - lived at Evanston, WY - filed for an increase in pension - injury to left breast and right knee - left arm and shoulder continue to weaken and rheumatic affections of knee compel him to stay in bed - height 5 feet 10 inches,, weight 197 pounds, age 59 June 1, 1900 - there is an Adolph Erdman - lives at 723 Grand Ave, Milwaukee, WI - 62 - born Dec 1837 Germany - emigrated 1865 - pension examiner - married to a Josephine 45 born June 1854 in IL - married 6 months - this person does not match 1903 discharge from veterans home according to family story his first wife died emigrating and he married the childrens nurse October 16, 1902 - President Theodore Roosevelt signed Homestead Certificate 7526, Application 14131 granting to George A. Erdman the NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4, the west 1/2 of the NW 1/4,\\'a0 and the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of section 25 in township 3 North of Range 10 East of Salt Lake Meridian in Utah containing 160 acres Died October 28, 1902, buried Evanston Cemetery, Evanston, WY 1903 - Veterans Administration Contract June 10, 1903 with Lee Marble Works - lists Geo A Eardman Pvt Co H 1 Minn Inf, September 5, 1909 - St Paul Pioneer press reports him in Evanston, WY Cemetery plot - 2-00-219-05

  
  

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