Heirlooms Reunited: 1879-1925 Lists of GAR Members, Widows & Orphans of Island Home Encampment & Star of Hope Lodge

Logbook, approximately 8-1/4" by 7", listing the members of Island Home Encampment, Grand Army of the Republic, at Vinalhaven, Maine, with added lists of the widows of Island of Hope Lodge and multiple orphans.

See all pages with handwriting at the end of this post - please leave a comment if you find a name transcribed incorrectly.

A brief mention of the Island Home Encampment is included in A Brief Historical Sketch of the Town of Vinalhaven: From Its Earliest Known Settlement, published by the Vinalhaven Centennial Committee in 1889. The Encampment was instituted on July 26, 1883, and the initial officers were first, second and sixth names mentioned on the member list:

A. A. Beaton, C.P.
Everett Mills, Secretary
J. S. Black, Treasurer

The member lists below contain duplicates of some names that were hard to interpret. The actual number of members listed is 103. The first list shows members in alphabetical order; the second shows members in the order they were written.

Name possibilities and comments on genealogical information are shown in italics. If you have corrections, clarifications and/or additional information, please leave a comment.

Members' Names in Alphabetical Order

Samuel Abbott
Charles T. Ames
Ezekiel Ames
Frank Ames
Orrin B. Ames
Preston Ames
Edmund W. Arey
Franklin L. Arey
Harvey S. Arey
Hermon Arey - middle initial could be P or T
Charles D. Athearn
George Batty - not sure of surname
C. E. Boman - not sure of surname
William B? - perhaps Bourne or Benner or ?
George Banks
Alexander Barrow
George Batty - not sure of surname
A. A. Beaton
William Beggs - could be Biggs
L. P. Berry or D. P. Berry
J. S. Black
A. H. Blood
C. E. Boman - not sure of surname
Davis S. Bray
F. A. Brown
F. M. Brown
A. E. Cain
Clinton L. Calderwood
F. M. Calderwood
Fred Calderwood
J. C. Calderwood, possibly James C. Calderwood
Jasper Calderwood
Fred L. Carver
W. S. Carver - not sure of either initial
? R. Clark - possibly A. R. Clark
William R. Clark
E. L. Condon or E. D. Condon
H. A. Condon
J. J. Lane or J. J. Dane
H. C. Day
John Dow or Low
James A. Dowling
Chaney N. Dushane - not sure of name
Hanson Ewell
R. C. Gray
A. P. Green
Herbert A. Green
Israel Green
James S. Green
George Griffith
Ben Gustavson - not sure of given name
William V. Ham or William V. Lane or ?
Jere. Hamilton, presumably Jeremiah Hamilton
Fred Hinckley
Henry S. Hopkins
John W. Hopkins
Lewis O. Hopkins
Walter Hopkins
William W. Hopkins
George Hoyt
W. V. Hunt
Charles Jay
Henry G. Johnston
G. C. Jones
W. Kittredge - not sure of middle initial; possibly William Kittredge
Allie H. Lane
Charles Lane
J. J. Lane or J. J. Dane
William V. Ham or William V. Lane or ?
Charles Leaf
H. C. Leaf
M. F. Lenfest
Fred Lermond
F. L. Littlefield
John Dow or Low
Henry F. McIntosh
Arthur Mills
E. M. Mills
Everett Mills
S. H. Mills or S. K. Mills - possibly Stephen Mills
George Northrop
Lester H. Oakes
F. S. Pendleton
George W. Phillips
R. L. Pierce
George Pratt
Josiah Reynolds
E. L. Rolfe
Eben Smith, Rockland
Ervin W. Smith
Fairfield E. Smith
Henry W. Smith
J. F. Smith
LeRoy Smith
Llewlyn Smith
Fred B. Snowman
A. C. Sprague
? M. Stinson - possibly F. M. Stinson
E. C. Tolman
H. P. Tolman
R. O. Townsend of Quincy MA Encampment #75
Joseph Tyler
Calvin B. Vinal
F. B. Vinal
F. S. Walls - perhaps Frederick S. Walls
George G. Webster
D. E. White
S. S. York

Members' Names in Order Written

A. A. Beaton
Everett Mills
John Dow or Low
John Dow or Low
H. C. Day
Charles Jay
J. S. Black
A. P. Green
A. H. Blood
W. S. Carver - not sure of either initial
J. F. Smith
Eben Smith, Rockland
A. E. Cain
F. L. Littlefield
E. C. Tolman
Charles Lane
George Banks
H. C. Leaf
Walter Hopkins
H. P. Tolman
William W. Hopkins
George Hoyt
E. M. Mills
S. H. Mills or S. K. Mills
Ervin W. Smith
James A. Dowling
Henry G. Johnston
W. V. Hunt
J. J. Lane or J. J. Dane
J. J. Lane or J. J. Dane
LeRoy Smith
Charles T. Ames
A. C. Sprague
F. A. Brown
E. L. Condon or E. D. Condon
? R. Clark - possibly A. R. Clark
Charles Leaf
H. A. Condon
Joseph Tyler
Samuel Abbott
John W. Hopkins
R. C. Gray
Fred L. Carver
Israel Green
Fred Hinckley
Allie H. Lane
George B?, possible Batty
George Batty - not sure of surname
Fred Lermond
George G. Webster
Lewis O. Hopkins
Calvin B. Vinal
Jere. Hamilton, presumably Jeremiah Hamilton
L. P. Berry or D. P. Berry
C. E. B? possibly Boman - not sure of surname
C. E. Boman - not sure of surname
George Griffith
Charles D. Athearn
William R. Clark
F. M. Brown
F. M. Calderwood
F. B. Vinal
George Northrop
Davis S. Bray
F. S. Walls
E. L. Rolfe
Orrin B. Ames
Jasper Calderwood
Ezekiel Ames
Fred Calderwood
George Pratt
Hanson Ewell
R. L. Pierce
S. S. York
Llewlyn Smith
Fred B. Snowman
Josiah Reynolds
William Beggs - could be Biggs
James S. Green
G. C. Jones
D. E. White
Hermon Arey - middle initial could be P or T
F. S. Pendleton
William V. Ham or William V. Lane or ?
William V. Ham or William V. Lane or ?
Edmund W. Arey
Frank Ames
J. C. Calderwood
W. F. Kittredge - not sure of middle initial
Preston Ames
Herbert A. Green
George W. Phillips
Henry F. McIntosh
Clinton L. Calderwood
Henry S. Hopkins
Chaney N. Dushane - not sure of name
M. F. Lenfest
Arthur Mills
William B? - perhaps Bourne or Benner or ?
Lester H. Oakes
Fairfield E. Smith
Henry W. Smith
Harvey S. Arey
Franklin L. Arey
R. O. Townsend of Quincy MA Encampment #75
Alexander Barrow
Ben Gustavson - not sure of given name
? M. Stinson - possibly F. M. Stinson

Widows of the Star of Hope Lodge, first recordings from January 1879, in Order Written in Book

Mrs. I. G. Howland (Augusta, Maine); Maggie (Hopewell) Howland, widow of Isaac Grover Howland, who died 29 May 1884
Mrs. Moses Y. Hall (Vinalhaven); Julia Adelaide (Vinal) Hall, widow of Moses Y. Hall, who died 20 May 1885
Mrs. Jane E. Hopkins; Jane (Carver) Hopkins, widow of Henry S. Hopkins, who had died before the enumeration of the 1890 Veterans Schedules
Mrs. Frances McIntosh; Frances L. (Lindsay) McIntosh, widow of James Henry McIntosh, who died 27 March 1888
Mrs. John Grant; Samantha Abigail (Abbott) Grant, widow of John Francis Grant
Mrs. Hannah Condon; Hannah E. (Dickey) Condon, widow of Henry A. Condon, who died 23 October 1888
Mrs. Louisa Ewell (not sure of given name); presumably widow of Hanson G. Ewell, who died 9 February 1893
Mrs. Minnie Smith; perhaps widow of Adriel F. Smith, whose funeral is noted in the October 9, 1888 issue of the Courier-Gazette of Rockland, Maine

Orphans of Star of Hope Lodge #42, January 1889, in Order Written in Book

Jarvis M. Grant, age 20 [name crossed out, as aged out]; son of John Francis Grant and Samantha Abigail (Abbott) Grant
Bradbury D. Grant, age 19 [name crossed out, as aged out]; son of John Francis Grant and Samantha Abigail (Abbott) Grant
Willie W. Grant, age 17; son of John Francis Grant and Samantha Abigail (Abbott) Grant
John F. Grant, age 14; son of John Francis Grant and Samantha Abigail (Abbott) Grant
Hiram A. Grant, age 11; son of John Francis Grant and Samantha Abigail (Abbott) Grant
Hattie A. Grant, age 3; daughter of John Grant and Samantha Abigail (Abbott) Grant
Eddie Condon, age 14; Edward Condon, son of Henry A. Condon and Hannah E. (Dickey) Condon
Jennie Hopkins; daughter of Henry S. Hopkins and Jane (Carver) Hopkins
Inez Hopkins; daughter of Henry S. Hopkins and Jane (Carver) Hopkins
Cora Hopkins; daughter of Henry S. Hopkins and Jane (Carver) Hopkins
Edith McIntosh, age 17 in 1893; daughter of James Henry McIntosh and Frances L. (Lindsay) McIntosh
Gertie McIntosh, age 18 in 1893; daughter of James Henry McIntosh and Frances L. (Lindsay) McIntosh
Earnest McIntosh, age 16 in 1893; son of James Henry McIntosh and Frances L. (Lindsay) McIntosh
Willie Fitzsimmons, age 17; son of Michael Fitzsimmons and Sarah (Hunt) Fitzsimmons
Jennie Fitzsimmons, age 14; daughter of Michael FItzsimmons and Sarah (Hunt) Fitzsimmons
Ivory L. Hall; son of Moses Y. Hall and Julia Adelaide (Vinal) Hall
Hattie Carnes, age 17 [name crossed out, apparently aged out or married]; daughter of Simeon Carnes and wife Manilva (Roberts) Carnes
Hattie M. Howland; Hattie Mae Howland, daughter of Isaac Grover Howland and Maggie (Hopewell) Howland
Howard F. Howland; Howard Franklin Howland, son of Isaac Grover Howland and Maggie (Hopewell) Howland
Harold Lane, age 5;
Minnie G. Ewell, age 17 in 1893; daughter of Hanson G. Ewell and Louisa (Smith) Ewell
Josie E. Ewell, age 14 in 1893; daughter of Hanson G. Ewell and Louisa (Smith) Ewell

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