John Letts | HistoryForge

Year	Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
1880	Letts, John	Head	56 Brindley St	46	White	New York	Married	Boatman
1900	Letts, John	Head	318 Brindley St	66	White	New York	Married	None
1910	Letts, John	Head	318 Brindley St	78	White	New York	2nd or Subsequent Marriage	None

Relatives in 1880 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Letts, Sarah	Wife	56 Brindley St	36	White	New York	Married	Keeping House
Letts, Daniel T	Son	56 Brindley St	20	White	New York	Married	None
Letts, Josephine	Daughter-in-Law	56 Brindley St	18	White	New York	Married	None
Letts, Charles	Son	56 Brindley St	13	White	New York	Single	None
Letts, George	Son	56 Brindley St	2	White	New York	Single	None
Letts, Esther	Granddaughter	56 Brindley St	1	White	New York	Single	None

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Letts, Sarah S	Wife	318 Brindley St	60	White	New York	Married	None
Letts, Charles	Son	318 Brindley St	33	White	New York	Married	Painter
Letts, George W	Son	318 Brindley St	21	White	New York	Single	Laborer
Simpson, Decatur	Boarder	318 Brindley St	69	White	New York	Married	None

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Letts, Mary J	Wife	318 Brindley St	63	White	New York	2nd or Subsequent Marriage	None
Clark, Mary A	Granddaughter	318 Brindley St	10	White	New York	Single	None

Name: John Letts
Residence: Ithaca, NY
Birth Date and Place: April 12, 1835, Tompkins County, NY
Present Rank and Regiment: Private 137th Inf
Letter of Company: D
Enlisted: August 16, 1862
Mustered: September 25, 1862
Rank: Private
Enlisted for: 3 Years
Place of Enlistment: Ithaca
White or Colored: W
Bounty Paid by Town: --
Bounty Paid by County: --
Relief Granted to Family by Town: $51.85
Single or Married: M
Names of Parents: David and Catherine Cornelius Letts
Previous Occupation: Laborer
Promotions, Resignations, Discharges, Deaths &c: Discharged with his regiment June 9, 1865

John Letts in New York, U.S., Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865, Ancestry.com

John Letts, Boat Builder, of Ithaca, NY, born in Dryden, NY, son of David and Catherine Cornelius Letts, age 76 years, widower, second marriage, married Mrs. Mary Letts, Housewife, born in Troy, NY, daughter of Abram Gillette and Margarete Gilson, age 60 years old, widow, second marriage on April 11, 1908, in Ithaca, NY.

Catherine Cornelius in New York, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1847-1849, 1907-1936, Ancestry.com

“John Letts, a veteran of the Civil War, aged 86 years, died yesterday at his late home, 315 Humboldt street, after a brief illness. He is survived by his widow; one daughter—Mrs. Lucy Bagalle; one son—George; a brother—David, all of this city.

He was a member of Sidney Post, G.A.R., and belonged to Co. D, 137th Regiment, New York Volunteers. Funeral services will be held at the Inlet Mission Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock, Rev. Rowe Williams officiating. Interment in Hayts Cemetery, will be conducted by Sidney Post.”

“Deaths and Funerals: John Letts,” Ithaca Journal, January 12, 1916, 3.

John Letts, 1834-1916

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