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 1840 - 1924 (84 years)
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| Name |
CONNAUGHTON, Roger [1] |
| Born |
15 Oct 1840 |
County Sligo, Ireland  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
22 Dec 1924 |
Corson Co., South Dakota [2] |
| Buried |
26 Dec 1924 |
Flandreau Saints Simon & Jude Cemetery, Moody Co., South Dakota |
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| Person ID |
I2974 |
Reich |
| Last Modified |
25 Dec 2019 |
| Family |
GROGAN, Mary, b. Abt 1842, Ireland , d. 15 Mar 1899, probably South Dakota (Age ~ 57 years) |
| Married |
20 Sep 1861 |
Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] |
- Roger Connaughton from Jack & Donna Huldie
Sent : Tuesday, December 27, 2005
from Castle Garden:
Roger Connington arrived in New York City on August 7, 1851. He was a
board the Eudocia, from Liverpool. He was ten years old. Travelling with him were Thomas (12), Martin (17), and Alice Connington (45).
Pension Records:
Roger was a sargeant in Company E, 55 Illinois Infantry. ?The regiment was on the way from Huntsville, Alabama, to Chatanooga, Tennessee, riding on top of freight cars and while the said Roger Connaughton was standing on the coupling between the cars either getting on to the top of the car or in the act of handing up arms to soldiers on top of the car by a sudden start of the train his foot was crushed so badly that he was unfitted for further duty, was sent to hospital and never agsin joined his company.? Accident was on or near June 7, 1864. He was with same unit he enlisted with.
Roger was born October 15, 1840, in County Sligo, Ireland. His father was Patrick Connaughton, and his mother was Mary (Burke). During his enlistment, he was 5?7? and had grey or blue eyes. He was of light complexion and had light hair. He had been a farmer before enlisting.
He enlisted in De Kalb, Illinois, on August 4, 1861, the same date and place as Thomas. He was discharged February 14, 1865, at St. Louis, Missouri.
He was married to Mary Grogan on September 2, 1861, in Chicago. They were married by Father Walden, and the records were lost in a later church fire. Mary Grogan was dead by 1915.
After his discharge, he lived in Belvidere, Illinois, until October, 1866. He lived in Rising Sun, Wisconsin, until 1869. He lived in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, until 1892. He lived in Moody County, Iowa, until 1902. He lived in Marshall County, South Dakota, until 1911. He lived in Morriston, Corson County, South Dakota, until his death.
from Wisconsin Land Records:
On April 4, 1859, he purchased 120 acres of land near Rising Sun, Crawford County, Wisconsin, from his father, Patrick Connaughton.
from depositions taken in 1902:
Roger was the half-sibling of John (1826), Patrick (1829), and Catherine (1827) Harrison.
1870 Iowa Census:
Roger was living in Mason City, Geneses Township. He was 29 years old and as a farmer. Living with him were his wife, Mary, and their three daughters - Alice, age 4; Mary, age 2; and Julie, age ten months. Alice and Mary had been born in Wisconsin, and Julie was born in Iowa. Roger owned land valued at $1,500 and had a personal estate of $500.
from 1880 Iowa Census:
Roger lived in Dougherty, Cerro Gordo, Iowa. He was a forty-year-old farmer. His wife Mary, 28, was housekeeper. They had both been born in Ireland. All the children were listed as scholars. Alice (13) and Mary (12) had been born in Wisconsin. Julia (10), Ellen (8), Patrick (6), Katie, (4), Tom (3), and John (10 months) were born in Iowa.
from 1885 Iowa Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines:
Roger, a former sargeant, is living in Coldwater, Iowa.
1920 Federal Census:
Roger was living in Sherman Township, Corson County, South Dakota. He was the head of the family and worked on a home farm. He had been naturalized in 1913. He was 79 years old, and living with him were his daughter Kathryn ( age 44 ) and his son Martin ( age 35 ). Both of these children were
single. Roger had been born in Ireland, as had both his parents. Roger was able to read and write.
Also living with Roger were two boarders, Conrad Class and Mary Denton. Conrad Class was evidently a farm laborer on the home farm. Mary Denton (age 12 ) is probably the granddaughter of Roger. Roger?s own daughter Anna, who had been born in Iowa, married Christopher Denton in South Dakota in 1907, and they had a daughter Mary.
The last entry on the census sheet for Roger is for Patrick Connaughton, and the information given on the census matches the birth information of Roger?s son Patrick. Patrick was 46 years old, single, and had been born in Iowa. Both of his parents had been born in Ireland.
Roger died of carcinoma rectum on December 22, 1924. He was buried in Flandreau, South Dakota, on December 26, 1924.
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| Children |
| | 1. CONNAUGHTON, Alice A., b. 11 Oct 1866, Wisconsin , d. 9 Jul 1947, Roberts Co., South Dakota (Age 80 years) |
| | 2. CONNAUGHTON, Mary (Mammie), b. 23 Jan 1868, Wisconsin , d. 1965 (Age 96 years) |
| | 3. CONNAUGHTON, Julia, b. 1869, Iowa , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 4. CONNAUGHTON, Ellen G., b. 3 Jul 1871, Iowa , d. 1 Jul 1954, Roberts Co., South Dakota (Age 82 years) |
| | 5. CONNAUGHTON, Patrick J., b. 12 Jan 1874, Iowa , d. 25 Aug 1953, Brown Co., South Dakota (Age 79 years) |
| | 6. CONNAUGHTON, Catherine Grace (Katie or Kitty), b. 12 Aug 1875, Dougherty Twp., Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa , d. 16 Jul 1952, Marshall Co., South Dakota (Age 76 years) |
| | 7. CONNAUGHTON, Thomas, b. 21 Jan 1877, Iowa , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 8. CONNAUGHTON, John James, b. 9 Aug 1879, Iowa City, Wright Co., Iowa , d. 8 May 1959, Pocatello, Bannock Co., Idaho (Age 79 years) |
| | 9. CONNAUGHTON, Anna May, b. 29 May 1881, Dougherty Twp., Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa , d. 17 Feb 1954, Seattle, King Co., Washington (Age 72 years) |
| | 10. CONNAUGHTON, Martin, b. 29 Jun 1884, Iowa , d. Oct 1976, Lemmon, Perkins Co., South Dakota (Age 92 years) |
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| Last Modified |
2 Apr 2012 |
| Family ID |
F963 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Supplied by Ron Clark, descendant:
On August 15th 1861 Roger enlisted in E Company 55th Illinios Volunteer In
fantry and became a soldier in General Sherman 's army. On Sept 20 1861 ,while in traning, he married Mary GROGAN in Chicago. They raised 10 children. After a lifetime of farming he died in 1924 and was buried next to Mary at Flandreau SD.
Migration Steps
to Lake County, IL in 1855
to De Kalb County, IL in 1861
to Crawford County, WI in 1868
to Cerro Gordo County, IA in 1870
to Moody County, SD in 1898
to Marshall County, SD in abt 1908
to Corson County, SD in aft 1910
Personal Information
Name: Roger Connaughton ,
Residence:DeKalb, Illinois
Enlistment Date:04 August 1861
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
State Served:Illinois
Unit Numbers:378 378 378
Service Record:Injured at Big Shanty, GA (Injured in train accident in 1864)
Promoted to Full Sergeant
Enlisted as a Corporal on 04 August 1861
Enlisted in Company E, 55th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 31 October 1861.
Reenlisted in Company E, 55th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 12 April 1864
Received a disability discharge Company E, 55th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 14 February 1865.
Source Information:
Historical Data Systems, comp. Military Records of Individual Civil War Soldiers. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1999-. Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA from the following list of works. Copyright 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 - Historical Data Systems Inc.P.O. Box 196 Kingston, MA 02364
From History of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa by J.H. Wheeler 1919:
Dougherty Township By Thomas McManus
R. Connaughton, a native of Ireland, came here from Illinois about the same time [1868] and settled with his wife and family on section 36, where the new town of Dougherty now stands. Mr. Connaughton lived here a number of years, when he moved to Lincoln township and from thence to Dakota.
....The first general election was held October 11, 1870, when the following officers were elected: John McManus, township clerk; R. Connaughton and T.H. Harris, justices of the peace; P. Moran, assessor; P. Moran and Hugh Dougherty, constables; R. Connaughton, road supervisor.
....The first lawsuit was held in the school house, R. Connaughton being the justice ...
Regimental History of the ILLINOIS FIFTY-FIFTH INFANTRY (Three Years) Fifty-fifth Infantry. Cols., David Stuart, Oscar Malmborg; Lieut.Cols., Oscar Malmborg, Theodore C. Chandler, Charles A. Andress; Majs., William D. Sanger, Theodore C. Chandler, James J. Hefferman, Giles F. Hand.
This regiment was organized at Camp Douglas, Chicago, and was mustered into service Oct. 31, 1861. It was one of the two regiments raised by David Stuart under act of Congress, and called the "Douglas Brigade," though the two regiments never served together. The 55th Ill. was principally made up from bodies of recruits raised in Fulton, McDonough, LaSalle, Grundy, DeKalb, Kane and Winnebago counties, and its members were largely young men reared upon farms.
The regiment left Camp Douglas Nov. 9, 1861, over the Chicago & Alton railroad for Alton, thence by steamboat for St. Louis, and arrived at Benton barracks Nov. 11. It received its baptism of fire at Shiloh, where upon the first day of the battle, with one other regiment, it held an important position for over 2 hours, and after being nearly surrounded and suffering terribly it retreated from point to point and took its position with its organization still complete in the last line formed in the evening near the landing. It participated in the second day's battle, acting on the right, and suffered some loss. During this terrible conflict, the first in its history, the 55th lost the heaviest of any Federal regiment in that engagement except the 9th Ill., its loss being 1 officer and 51 enlisted men killed, 9 officers and 190 men wounded, and 26 men captured.
The regiment was engaged in the advance on Corinth and lost 1 killed and 8 wounded on May 17. In December it descended the Mississippi river, took part in the battle of Chickasaw bluffs, where it lost 2 killed and 4 wounded, and wasalso at the battle of Arkansas Post in January, losing 3 men wounded.
In the spring of 1863 it proceeded with the army to the rear of Vicksburg and was under fire at Champion's hill, but suffered no loss. It participated in the early assaults on Vicksburg, and bore its full share during the siege, losing 14 killed and 32 wounded. It lost 1 man killed while scouting near the Big Black river, and after being present at the surrender of Vicksburg proceeded with Sherman's expedition to Jackson, where it lost 1 killed and 2 wounded. It made the laborious march to East Tennessee, during the night of Nov. 23 with the rest of its brigade it manned a fleet of pontoon boats in North Chickamauga creek; and in the intense darkness crossed the Tennessee and captured the enemy's pickets - one of the most daring operations of the war.
At the battle of Missionary ridge the regiment lost 3 wounded. It encamped successively at Bridgeport, Bellefonte and Larkinsville, during the winter, and while at the latter place, after exacting the right to elect officers, the regiment veteranized, at which time the existing field officers all failed of election and at the end of their term quit the service. The veterans were granted a 30-days' furlough and at the opening of the Atlanta campaign the regiment took its place as usual in the 2nd division of the 15th corps.
It shared in the manifold labors and dangers of that famous campaign, including the movement on and battle of Jonesboro, losing 36 killed and 86 wounded, which was about one-half of its number engaged. The heaviest loss was at the assault upon Kennesaw mountain, when 14 were killed and 33 wounded. It marched the entire distance on the picnic excursion, termed the march to the sea, thence north, and at the battle of Bentonville it lost 1 man killed, 1 wounded and 6 taken prisoners.
After the surrender of Johnston the regiment marched via Richmond for Washington and took part in the grand review. It was then ordered to Louisville, where it remained in camp a few weeks, and then moved to Little Rock, Ark., where it was mustered out Aug. 14, 1865.
During the entire period of its service it received less than 50 recruits, hence all its casualties were from its original members. It lost actually killed in battle 108 men, and its total wounded were 339, mak-ing an aggregate of 417 struck with the missiles of war. There are no data to state the exact number of mortally wounded though it is known that 35 died from such cause within one year after Shiloh.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 3
Battles Fought
Fought at Black River, MS.
Fought at Memphis, TN.
Fought on 06 April 1862 at Shiloh, TN.
Fought on 17 May 1862 at Russell's House, MS.
Fought on 21 October 1862 at Shelby Depot, TN.
Fought on 28 December 1862 at Chickasaw Bayou, MS.
Fought on 29 December 1862 at Chickasaw Bayou, MS.
Fought on 10 January 1863 at Arkansas Post, AR.
Fought on 19 May 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 22 May 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 19 June 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 25 June 1863 at Walnut Hills, MS.
Fought on 02 July 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 14 July 1863 at Jackson, MS.
Fought on 14 August 1863 at Black River, MS.
Fought on 03 November 1863.
Fought on 19 June 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA.
Fought on 24 June 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA.
Fought on 27 June 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA.
Fought on 22 July 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 28 July 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 28 July 1864 at Ezra Church, GA.
Fought on 03 August 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 03 August 1864 at Ezra Church, GA.
Fought on 04 August 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 10 August 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 12 August 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 13 August 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 14 August 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 22 August 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 26 August 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 31 August 1864 at Jonesboro, GA.
Fought on 01 September 1864 at Jonesboro, GA.
Fought on 31 October 1864 at Jonesboro, GA.
Fought on 15 March 1865 at North Carolina.
Fought on 19 March 1865 at Bentonville, NC.
Fought on 20 March 1865 at Bentonville, NC.
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- [S470] U.S. Immigration - CastleGarden.org.
- [S104] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Name:Roger Connaughton Service Info.:SERG US ARMY Cemetery:Ss Simon & Jude Cemetery Cemetery Address:Flandreau, SD 57028 (Reliability: 3).
- [S593] Census US 1880 Federal, (Series: T9), Iowa > Cerro Gordo > Other Townships (Dougherty)> District 46 > p 15 of 23 (Reliability: 3).
- [S594] Census Iowa 1895, Cerro Gordo, Lincol n (Reliability: 3).
- [S589] Census US 1870 Federal, Dougherty,? Cerro Gordo,? Iowa; Roll ? 332; Family?History?Film:? 1254332; Page:? 310C; Enumeration?District:? 46; Image:? 0033. (Reliability: 3).
- [S73] Iowa, Franklin and Cerro Gordo Counties History - 1883, Dougherty Township By Thomas McManus (Reliability: 3).
- [S588] Census US 1900 Federal, (Series: T623), Jefferson,? Moody,? South Dakota; Roll ? T623_ 1553;?Page:? 6A; Enumeration?District:? 273. (Reliability: 3).
- [S590] Census US 1910 Federal, (Series: T624), Miller,? Marshall,? South Dakota; Roll ? T624_1484; Page:? 15B; Enumeration?District:? 304; Image:? 332. (Reliability: 3).
- [S516] Census US 1920 Federal, (Series: T625), Sherman,? Corson,? South Dakota; Roll ? T625_1716; Page:? 3A; Enumeration?District:? 23; Image:? 420. (Reliability: 3).
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