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Solomon A. Nelke
(1840-1916)

 

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1. Pamela A. Raymond

Solomon A. Nelke

  • Born: 9 Jun 1840, Prussia, Germany
  • Marriage (1): Pamela A. Raymond on 13 Apr 1861 in Wayne, Kennebec County, Maine
  • Died: 1 Mar 1916, Livermore Falls, Androscoggin County, Maine at age 75
  • Buried: East Wilton Cemetery in Feranklin County, Maine

bullet   Cause of his death was chronic organic disease of heart; hypostatic congestion of lungs.

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bullet  General Notes:

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Solomon A. Nelkentbl Birth: 1838 Death: Mar. 1, 1916 Solomon A. Nelke was born in Prussia about 1838. In 1860 he was a clerk and lived in a boarding house in Quincy, Illinois. Nelke enlisted from Winthrop in Company K, 3rd Maine Infantry, on June 4, 1861, and was discharged on September 16, 1861. He may be the Solomon Nelke who enlisted in Company A, 72nd Illinois Infantry on August 21, 1862 and deserted on January 19, 1863. He enlisted on October 27, 1864 in Company A, 1st U.S. Sharpshooters; transferred to Company A of the 20th Maine Infantry in June, 1865; and was mustered out on July 16, 1865. His 1868 pension application does not include the Illinois regiment. He married Pamela A. Raymond and worked in a scythe factory after the war. In 1870 they lived in North Wayne with four children, and in 1880 they lived in Wilton with five children as well as his German-born sister and brother. Nelke died on March 1, 1916, and is buried in the East Wilton Cemetery with his wife, who died in 1930. Source: SOME CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS OF NORTHWESTERN MAINE (M-Z)


1880 - Wilton, Franklin, ME - Solomon; Permelia; Otis Howard 1863 ME; Carrie B. 1866 ME; Arthur W. 1871 ME; Gertie O. 1875 ME; Bert Freeman 1877 ME; also in Hh are Mathild Nelke b. 1855 Prussia [sister] and Sigmond b. 1849 Prussia [brother]

1900 - Livermore, Maine - Solomon b. June 1840 Germany; Permelia b. May 1841 ME and Bert F. Mar 1877 ME


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Solomon married Pamela A. Raymond on 13 Apr 1861 in Wayne, Kennebec County, Maine. (Pamela A. Raymond was born on 12 May 1841, died on 22 Dec 1930 and was buried in East Wilton Cemetery in Feranklin County, Maine.)


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