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| George's civil war enlistment papers describe him as blue eyed, brown hair, dark complexion and 5 feet 6inches high. He enlisted on Jan. 4,1862 as a private in Company G, of the 5th Regiment of Minnesota Infantry after his father had on Christmass day made his written consent (witnessed by one Eli S Pickett). He reenlisted Feb. 26,1864 as Veteran Volunteer. He had made Sergeant before July 1865 and was mustered out with his company on Sept 6,1865 at Demopolis, Alabama having participated in "Shermans march to the sea". Ralph and Fred Wilson recalled family Civil War tales of killing a dog and eating it; and of soldiers putting lighted matches to the soles of feet of corpses to see movement, etc. At his death George was on the pension rolls at $12 per month. He always complained that his brother, William, got $18 per month while he, Geo, "was with Sherman",was in longer, had attained higher rank and got only $12 pension. Cornelia continued to receive a pension untill 1938. After the war he returned to Minnesota, and after about 2 years married Cornelia Pickett, at Glasgow, Minn. They spent the next 11 years in Minnesota, then 15 years in Iowa, 2 years in Kansas and on to Oregon (this according to his 1907 Declaration for Pension). In 1850 census of Jefferson County George, 8 yrs, is listed as son of Andrew. 1870 census, George Lansing, 27, Carpenter, born in Wisconsin. Cornelia, 20, Keepinghouse, born in Ohio, & Ella 1yr, b. Minn. 1875 census of Kansas, Wilson Co. Center Twp. pg 31, March 1875 lists #58 George Lansing, 32 yrs, Wagonmaker, b. Wisc., to Kansas from Missouri Amelia, 24 yrs, b. Ohio: Carrie 5 yr, b. Minn. & Isabell, 11/12 yr, b. Kansas. 1880 census, Cass Co. Iowa, Brighton Twp. pg 37 lists both George & William Lansing as Carpenters, born in Wisconsin, AND fathers born in HOLLAND (????), mothers born in N.Y. (Cornelia, 29, b. Ohio, both parents born in Michigan.) 1900 census, George Lansing, 58, (& family) is listed as a farmer in Cass County, Iowa and William Lansing, 54, (& family) is listed as carpenter in Salem, Oregon (see William L. below). George and Cornelia had seven (7) children: | ||||||||||||||
| Last Modified 8 Jul 1999 | Created 14 Jul 1999 by Willi III (a Macintosh) & Reunion |