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==Birth==
==Birth==
Orville A. Merrihew was born circa 1844 (November 27, 1843<ref name="Town and City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref>) in Berne to David Merrihew (B. 1813, D. Apr 11, 1885) and Adaline St. John (B. abt 1824, D. Aug 1899).<ref name="Bernehistory">Bernehistory.org</ref>  He was their oldest son of four children.<ref name="Bernehistory"/>
Gladys M. Bradt was born in Albany on May 30, 1933 to the late [[Bradt, Henry W.|Henry W. Bradt]] and Florence (née Taber) Bradt in Albany. Her siblings were:
*[[Bradt, George R.|George R. Bradt]]
*Marion L. Bradt   
*Henry C. Bradt   
*Helen C. Bradt   
*Arthur D. Bradt


==Marriage==
==Education== <!--DELETE THIS LINE IF NOT NEEDED-->
Orville never married.<ref name="Bernehistory"/>
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==Occupation==
Prior to his enlistment, Orville was a farmer.<ref name="Town and City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref>


==Military Service==
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|Residence:
|Berne <ref name="Town and City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref>
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|Place of Birth:
|Berne, NY <ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Date of Birth:
|27 Nov 1843<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Names of Parents:
|David (Merrihew) and Adaline St. John <ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Marital Status:
|Single <ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Occupation:
|Farmer <ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Term of Enlistment:
|3 years <ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Bounty Received:
|$100.00 <ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Enlistment Date:
|12 Aug 1862
|-
|Enlistment Place:
|Albany, NY<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Enlistment Rank:
|Private
|-
|State Served:
|New York
|-
|Regiment:
|'''[[7th Regiment|7th Regiment]]''' NY Heavy Artillery
|-
|Company:
|Company G<ref>Burial Information</ref> or D<ref name="Ancestry">Ancestry Military Databases</ref> <ref name="A-G Report">[[Annual Report of the Adjutant-General|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General]]</ref>
|-
|Captured at:
|[[Gaines Mills]], VA
|-
|Captured on:
|2 Jun 1864
|-
|Imprisoned at:
|[[Andersonville|Andersonville]], GA
|-
|Death Date:
|29 Oct 1864
|-
|Death Place:
|[[Millen Prison]], Ga.
|-
|Place of Burial:
|[[Beaufort National Cemetery]], Beaufort South Carolina.
|-
|}
{| style="color:black;background-color:#ccffff;" cellspacing="1" border="2"
|Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 19.<ref name="Ancestry"/> "Died in Millen Prison of Starvation and derangement"<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>


Born in Berne, NY on November 27, 1843, Farmer, Blue eyes, Black hair, Dark complexion, 5'6" tall.<ref name="Muster Roll Abstracts"> NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases</ref>
==Marriage & Children==
|-
Gladys Bradt married Harry Liddle. THeir children were:
|Sources Used: Heroes of Albany, burial records, Ancestry.com: American Civil War Soldiers & Andersonville Prisoners Of War; Howell, George Rogers, [[History of the County of Albany]], NY from 1609-1886, W. W. Munsell & Co., 1886, page 817. ; Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of NY for the year 1897; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
*Richard A. Liddle and his wife, Cynthia
|}
*Ronald Liddle and his wife, Charlene
*Diane Wells and her husband, William
*Roger Liddle
*Randy Liddle and his wife, Anita;


==Death==
==Death==
Orville died at Millen prison, Ga. from starvation and derangement.<ref name="Heroes of Albany">Clark, Rufus Wheelwright, "Heroes of Albany; A memorial of the Patriot-martyrs of the City and County", 1867</ref><br.>
Gladys M. Bradt died on Monday, Feb. 3, 2014. She was 80.
He was originally buried: Millen Cemetery<br.>
Reinterred to Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort South Carolina.<br.


Burial information there:<br.> 
==Obituary==
Name: MERRIHUE, ORILLA<br.>
'''Gladys M. Liddle'''
Section: 27<br.>
Grave #: 2482<br.>
Date of Interment: CIVIL WAR<br.>
Rank - Regiment - Unit - Company: PVT NY 7 HA CO G<br.>


==Additional Research Notes==
KNOX — Gladys M. Liddle came from a big family — she was one of six children — and raised a big family — four sons and a daughter.


==='''[[Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War|Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War]]'''===
“She stayed home and took care of the kids like her mother did. Family was everything, with her mother, and she picked up from there,” said her daughter, Diane Wells, describing their family as “very close-knit.”
New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about Orville Merrihew<br>
Name: Orville Merrihew<br>
Birth Date: 27 Nov 1843<br>
Birth Place: Knox, Albany Co, New York<br>
Father: David Merrihew<br>
Mother: Adaline St John<br>
Residence Place: Albany<br>
Enlistment Date: 12 Aug 1862<br>
Enlistment Location: Knox, Albany, New York<br>
Regiment: 113th Regiment<br>
Company: D<br>
Rank: Private<br>
Race: White<br>
Marital Status: Single<br>


'''New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about Orville Merrihew<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Mrs. Liddle died on Monday, Feb. 3, 2014. She was 80.
Name: Orville Merrihew<br>
Birth Date: 27 Nov 1843<br>
Birth Place: Bern, New York<br>
Father: David Merrihew<br>
Mother: Adaline Stephen<br>
Residence Place: Albany<br>
Enlistment Date: 12 Aug 1862<br>
Enlistment Location: Berne, Albany, New York<br>
Regiment: 7th Artillery<br>
Rank: Private<br>
Marital Status: Single<br>


Died in Millen Prison of Starvation and derangement
She was born on May 30, 1933 to the late Henry and Florence (née Taber) Bradt in Albany. They rented a big house in the Hilltowns where they raised their children while Mr. Bradt did odd jobs and Mrs. Bradt tended to their kids.
==='''[[New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900|New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900]]'''===
[[File:CivilWarKnoxMerrihewOrvilleAMusterRoll.jpg|300px|thumb|right|<center>Knox - Orville A Merrihew - Muster Roll</center>]]
'''New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Orville Merrihne<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Name: Orville Merrihne<br>
Age: 19<br>
Birth Year: abt 1843<br>
Birth Place: Albany, New York<br>
Enlistment Year: 1862<br>
Enlistment Location: Albany, New York<br>
Muster Year: 1862<br>
Separation Details: Died<br>
Separation Date: 29 Oct 1864<br>


==='''Civil War Record Summaries'''===
“They weren’t very rich,” said Mrs. Wells. “It wasn’t an easy life.” 
'''U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about Orville Merrihue<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Name: Orville Merrihue<br>
Occupation: Farmer<br>
Age at enlistment: 19<br>
Enlistment Date: 8 Dec 1862<br>
Rank at enlistment: Private<br>
Enlistment Place: Albany, NY<br>
State Served: New York<br>
Was POW?: Yes<br>
Survived the War?: No<br>
Service Record: Enlisted in Company D, New York 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment on 18 Aug 1862.<br>
Promoted to Full Corporal on 19 Sep 1863.<br>
Mustered out on 29 Oct 1864 at Millen, GA.<br>
Birth Date: abt 1843<br>
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General<br>
Carnival of Blood: Civil War Ordeal of 7th NY Heavy Artillery<br>


'''U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about Orville Merrihue<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
But, there was music. Mrs. Liddle was given a harmonica when she was a child and enjoyed it all her life. “She’d just play tunes,” said her daughter.
Name: Orville Merrihue<br>
Side: Union<br>
Regiment State/Origin: New York<br>
Regiment Name: 7 N.Y. H. Art'y.<br>
Regiment Name Expanded: 7th Regiment, New York Heavy Artillery<br>
Company: D<br>
Rank In: Private<br>
Rank In Expanded: Private<br>
Rank Out: Corporal<br>
Rank Out Expanded: Corporal<br>
Film Number: M551 roll 96<br>


'''American Civil War Soldiers about Orville Merrihue<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
“She loved her music, even in the nursing home,” said Mrs. Wells. She enjoyed country music classics, like songs by Johnny Cash and Patsy Cline, and she like polka.
Name: Orville Merrihue<br>
Enlistment Date: 12 Aug 1862<br>
Enlistment Place: Albany, New York<br>
Side Served: Union<br>
State Served: New York<br>
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 12 August 1862 at the age of 19.<br>
Enlisted in Company D, 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 18 Aug 1862.<br>
Promoted to Full Corporal on 19 Sep 1863.<br>
Died Company D, 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 29 Oct 1864 at Millen, GA.<br>
Sources: 14<br>


==='''[[Annual Report of the Adjutant-General|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York]]'''===
“She’d wiggle her feet and clap sometimes until her disease progressed,” said Mrs. Wells, referring to the dementia her mother suffered from. “It made her happy,” she said of the music.
7th NY Heavy Artillery<br>
MERRIHUE , ORVILLE — Age , 19 years. Enlisted, August 12, 1862, at Albany; mustered in as private, Co. D (originally OneHundred and Thirteenth Infantry), August 18, 1862, to serve three years; promoted corporal, September 19, 1863; captured,
June 2, 1864, at Gaines' Mills, Va.; died, October 29, 1864, at Millen, Ga.; also borne as Merahew.


==='''[[History of the County of Albany|History of the County of Albany]] - Tenney and Howell'''===
She went to “a little red schoolhouse” as a child and later attended Berne-Knox High School. “She got out and got married,” said her daughter. She enjoyed dancing at Township Tavern and other bars.
Berne - ROLL OF HONOR, WAR OF REBELLION. - Orville Merrihew (Name only)


Knox - Orville Merrihew, private, 1 13th Regiment, Company D ; enlisted August 12, 1862; mustered in September, 1862 ; died in Millen Prison of starvation and derangement.  
She also liked to travel. “She loved looking at everything, the sights,” said her daughter.


==='''[[Heroes of Albany|Heroes of Albany]]===
And, although she couldn’t swim, she enjoyed the water. She’d take steamboat rides on Lake George and, at Cape Cod, “she would just sit on the beach and stick her feet in the water, or just go up to her knees,” said Mrs. Wells.
''ORVILLE MERIHUE enlisted August 12, 1862, in the Seventh Regiment. Died at Millen prison, Ga. from starvation and derangement. Place of burial unknown. <br>


==='''[[Carnival of Blood|Carnival of Blood]]'''===
Mrs. Liddle also laughed a lot. “She was like that, too, in the nursing home,” said her daughter. “Anything she thought was comical.
MERRIHUE, ORVILLE - Born: Albany, NY. Age: 19. Occupation: farmer. Enlisted, August 12, 1862, as private in Co. D; promoted to corporal, September 19, 1863; wounded and captured, June 2, 1864, at Cold Harbor; died, October 29, 1864, at Millen, GA. Also borne as Merahew.
==Census Records==
{|
|'''1850 United States Federal Census about Orville Merrihue<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref>'''<br>
Name: Orville Merrihue<br>
Age: 6<br>
Birth Year: abt 1844<br>
Birthplace: New York<br>
Home in 1850: Berne, Albany, New York<br>
Gender: Male<br>
Family Number: 626<br>
Household Members: <br>
Name Age<br>
David Merrihue 29<br>
Adaline Merrihue 26<br>
Orville Merrihue 6<br>
Harriet Merrihue 3<br>
Tansom Merrihue 64<br>


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Mrs. Wells said what she learned from her mother was that family is important. “I learned a lot about taking care of babies,” said Mrs. Wells.


“She’d tell you, no, put the blanket this way, or the baby needs this or that. She watched all of her grandchildren....She was a good mom, loving and caring, always there to lend a helping hand if you needed her. Anytime.”


==Additional Media==
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'''U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 about Orville Merrihew<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Name: Orville Merrihew<br>
State Filed: New York<br>
Roll Number: T288_323<br>
Mother: Adeline Merrihew<br>
(Service: D 7 HY HA, D 113 Inf)<br>


'''Andersonville Prisoners of War about Orville Merrihue<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Gladys M. Liddle is survived by her husband Harry; her children Richard A. Liddle and his wife, Cynthia, Ronald Liddle and his wife, Charlene, Diane Wells and her husband, William, Roger Liddle, and Randy Liddle and his wife, Anita; her grandchildren Macy, Amy, Ronald Jr. and his wife, Donna, Shawn, Sam, Brian, Ben, Brandon, Carl and Richard; great grandmother to Kelly, Dakota, Bianca, Nicholas, and Dante.
Surname: Orville Merrihue<br>
Rank: CORPORAL<br>
Company: D<br>
Regiment: 7<br>
State: NY<br>
Arm of Service: ARTILLERY<br>
Reference: p 237 [56]<br>
Location of Capture: GAINES MILL, VA<br>
Date of Capture: 2 Jun 1864<br>
Page: 0<br>
More Information: NO<br>
Code: 45699<br>
Grave: 0<br>


Family and friends are invited to calling hours on Friday, Feb. 7, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Fredendall Funeral Home, 199 Main Street, Altamont with a funeral service to follow at 12:30 p.m. An interment will be held in the spring at the Knox Cemetery.
Mourners may leave condolences online at www.fredendallfuneralhome.com.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association Northeastern New York Chapter, 85 Watervliet Ave., Albany, NY 12206.
— Marcello Iaia
:[[Altamont Enterprise|Altamont Enterprise]] -Post date: February 6, 2014
'''Gladys M. Liddle<br>'''
Home: Guilderland Center, NY<br>
Date of Death: February 3, 2014<br>
Place of Birth: Albany, NY<br>
Birthdate: May 30, 1933<br>
Age: 80<br>
Funeral Service: Friday, February 7, 2014 12:30 PM Fredendall Funeral Home, Altamont, NY<br>
Knox- Gladys M. Liddle, 80, died on February 3, 2014. She was born on May 30, 1933 to the late Henry and Florence (Taber) Bradt in Albany, NY.
Gladys was a homemaker and was loved very much by her family.
She is survived by her husband Harry; her children Richard A. (Cynthia), Ronald (Charlene), Diane (William) Wells, Roger and Randy (Anita); her grandchildren Amy, Ronald Jr.(Donna), Shawn, Sam, Brian, Ben, Brandon, Carl, Richard and Macy; great grandmother to Kelly, Dakota, Bianca, Nicholas and Dante.
Family and friends are invited to calling hours on Friday, February 7, 2014 from 11AM - 12:30PM at Fredendall Funeral Home 199 Main Street, Altamont with a funeral service to follow at 12:30PM. An interment to be held in the spring at the Knox Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Gladys honor to the Alzheimer's Association Northeastern New York Chapter, 85 Watervliet Ave., Albany, NY 12206
Online condolences may be made at www.fredendallfuneralhome.com
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Birth

Gladys M. Bradt was born in Albany on May 30, 1933 to the late Henry W. Bradt and Florence (née Taber) Bradt in Albany. Her siblings were:

  • George R. Bradt
  • Marion L. Bradt
  • Henry C. Bradt
  • Helen C. Bradt
  • Arthur D. Bradt

Education

Occupation

Marriage & Children

Gladys Bradt married Harry Liddle. THeir children were:

  • Richard A. Liddle and his wife, Cynthia
  • Ronald Liddle and his wife, Charlene
  • Diane Wells and her husband, William
  • Roger Liddle
  • Randy Liddle and his wife, Anita;

Death

Gladys M. Bradt died on Monday, Feb. 3, 2014. She was 80.

Obituary

Gladys M. Liddle

KNOX — Gladys M. Liddle came from a big family — she was one of six children — and raised a big family — four sons and a daughter.

“She stayed home and took care of the kids like her mother did. Family was everything, with her mother, and she picked up from there,” said her daughter, Diane Wells, describing their family as “very close-knit.”

Mrs. Liddle died on Monday, Feb. 3, 2014. She was 80.

She was born on May 30, 1933 to the late Henry and Florence (née Taber) Bradt in Albany. They rented a big house in the Hilltowns where they raised their children while Mr. Bradt did odd jobs and Mrs. Bradt tended to their kids.

“They weren’t very rich,” said Mrs. Wells. “It wasn’t an easy life.”

But, there was music. Mrs. Liddle was given a harmonica when she was a child and enjoyed it all her life. “She’d just play tunes,” said her daughter.

“She loved her music, even in the nursing home,” said Mrs. Wells. She enjoyed country music classics, like songs by Johnny Cash and Patsy Cline, and she like polka.

“She’d wiggle her feet and clap sometimes until her disease progressed,” said Mrs. Wells, referring to the dementia her mother suffered from. “It made her happy,” she said of the music.

She went to “a little red schoolhouse” as a child and later attended Berne-Knox High School. “She got out and got married,” said her daughter. She enjoyed dancing at Township Tavern and other bars.

She also liked to travel. “She loved looking at everything, the sights,” said her daughter.

And, although she couldn’t swim, she enjoyed the water. She’d take steamboat rides on Lake George and, at Cape Cod, “she would just sit on the beach and stick her feet in the water, or just go up to her knees,” said Mrs. Wells.

Mrs. Liddle also laughed a lot. “She was like that, too, in the nursing home,” said her daughter. “Anything she thought was comical.”

Mrs. Wells said what she learned from her mother was that family is important. “I learned a lot about taking care of babies,” said Mrs. Wells.

“She’d tell you, no, put the blanket this way, or the baby needs this or that. She watched all of her grandchildren....She was a good mom, loving and caring, always there to lend a helping hand if you needed her. Anytime.”

---

Gladys M. Liddle is survived by her husband Harry; her children Richard A. Liddle and his wife, Cynthia, Ronald Liddle and his wife, Charlene, Diane Wells and her husband, William, Roger Liddle, and Randy Liddle and his wife, Anita; her grandchildren Macy, Amy, Ronald Jr. and his wife, Donna, Shawn, Sam, Brian, Ben, Brandon, Carl and Richard; great grandmother to Kelly, Dakota, Bianca, Nicholas, and Dante.

Family and friends are invited to calling hours on Friday, Feb. 7, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Fredendall Funeral Home, 199 Main Street, Altamont with a funeral service to follow at 12:30 p.m. An interment will be held in the spring at the Knox Cemetery.

Mourners may leave condolences online at www.fredendallfuneralhome.com.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association Northeastern New York Chapter, 85 Watervliet Ave., Albany, NY 12206.

— Marcello Iaia

Altamont Enterprise -Post date: February 6, 2014

Gladys M. Liddle
Home: Guilderland Center, NY
Date of Death: February 3, 2014
Place of Birth: Albany, NY
Birthdate: May 30, 1933
Age: 80
Funeral Service: Friday, February 7, 2014 12:30 PM Fredendall Funeral Home, Altamont, NY
Knox- Gladys M. Liddle, 80, died on February 3, 2014. She was born on May 30, 1933 to the late Henry and Florence (Taber) Bradt in Albany, NY.

Gladys was a homemaker and was loved very much by her family.

She is survived by her husband Harry; her children Richard A. (Cynthia), Ronald (Charlene), Diane (William) Wells, Roger and Randy (Anita); her grandchildren Amy, Ronald Jr.(Donna), Shawn, Sam, Brian, Ben, Brandon, Carl, Richard and Macy; great grandmother to Kelly, Dakota, Bianca, Nicholas and Dante. Family and friends are invited to calling hours on Friday, February 7, 2014 from 11AM - 12:30PM at Fredendall Funeral Home 199 Main Street, Altamont with a funeral service to follow at 12:30PM. An interment to be held in the spring at the Knox Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Gladys honor to the Alzheimer's Association Northeastern New York Chapter, 85 Watervliet Ave., Albany, NY 12206

Online condolences may be made at www.fredendallfuneralhome.com


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