William E. Haughton is listed in the 1870 federal census as age 37, white male, born in Ohio, a farmer, living in Royalton (Fulton County, Ohio), married to Harriet E., age 36, white female, with daughters, Ida May, age 12, and Eva Dill (sp?), age 9, both white females. A farm laborer and his son lived with them. In 1880 William's birth state is listed as N.Y., Eva, age 19, and a son Willie D. (sp?), age 8, are included. In 1880 the family lived in Chesterfield (Fulton County, Ohio). By 1910, William was 78 and married to a new wife, also named Harriet, who was 64, born in England, with a step-daughter age 12, named Blanch H. Kellogg. Civil War Pension records show Harriet filed for him as an Invalid Veteran on Jan. 13, 1890 or 1898 and for herself as a widow on Sept. 13, 1906 or 1916 (The dates on the copy are hard to read). (This biographical information is from Ancestry Plus, copies of which are in the collection.) William served in the 130th Ohio Infantry Regiment, Company D, which was a 100 day unit of national guardsmen, composed of men from Lucas and Fulton counties. It was mustered at Sandusky on May 31, 1864 and mustered out on Sept. 22, 1864. (Information from (the) Ohio Handbook of the Civil War and County of Fulton [Ohio].).
From the description of Papers, 1864, 2004. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 54888926
