4th Great-grandfather of Rebecca Nesbitt

Private   Co. I      15th Michigan Infantry
Dates of Service:  30 March 1865 - August 1865

Lewis was a German/Prussian immigrant, born around 1823. He settled in the Jamestown/ North Dorr area, a land grant showing he had at least 40 acres.

In 1861 he married Anna Marie "Emma" Michels who came to the area from Germany in the 1850s with her parents.

His son Peter is buried at St. Sebastian, his daughter Katherine is at Riverside in Kalamazoo. It is unknown where Joseph is buried. 

Lewis had a brother named Henry Hilzey who served in rhe Civil War with the 10th company Cavalry C from Feb 1865 - November 1865. He is buried at Star Cemetery in Jamestown. Although the war ended in the spring of 1865, because of post-war riots, the military stayed active for several more months. 

A new tombstone is pending order.

1890 Veterans Schedules for Edwin G. Bricker

Seneca, Ontario, New York

In 1890, Adela Finch (formerly), "widow" of Edwin G. Bricker (Private, Co K, 1st Iowa Cavalry) reported that Edwin had a "slightly wounded foot :: now deceased two years." 

Note: Edwin had married Sarah A. Willis in 1891 at Wayne County, Michigan. By 1901, he and Sarah were living in Ontario, Canada, having immigrated to Canada in 1887.

Bricker died on June 16, 1903, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 65. Cause of death was listed as Septicemia. 

GRAVESITE: unknown

Compiled by Susan Norder, March 2020