ADONIRAM JUDSON WESTBERRY, CSA

(MOSES2, MOSES1) was born February 21, 1832 in Liberty Co, Georgia, and died February 10, 1927 in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada. He married PHYLINDA OSTRANDER August 04, 1867 in Lodi, Columbia Co, Wisconsin. She was born September 05, 1839 in Jefferson Co, New York, and died April 11, 1910 in Worthing, Lincoln Co, South Dakota.

Notes for ADONIRAM JUDSON WESTBERRY, CSA:
1860 Census, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, June 21.
Adonirum J. Westberry, 32, Hotel Keeper; Rachel A., 32; Mary E., 2. (HH 21)
1880 Census, Town of West Point, Columbia, Wisconsin, June 1.
Westbury, Adoniram, 48, Farmer, Born in Georgia; Philinda, 40, Wife, Keeping House, Born in New York; Montrose, 12, Son; Herman, 9, Son; Herbert, 6, Son; Ella, 1, Dau.

Westberry, Adoniram J. — Private – June 14, 1861. Appointed Corporal. Took oath of allegiance to U. S. Government at Provost Marshal’s Office at Washington, D. C. and furnished transportation to Burlington, Illinois March 29, 1865.

The circumstances are not too clear on what happened to Ajuniah. I have read so many things through the years on why he left the South.
They all conflict. But he did NOT contact his family in Georgia, as can be gathered through information in his later years while in Canada.
He fought, was captured and had his reasons for doing what he did.

* According to the National Park Service web sit Adoniram was in Co. I, 12th Regiment, GA Infantry.

U. S. Civil War Veteran Dies Aged 95 Years.

SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. February 13, 1927
Adoniram Judson Westbury, 95 years of age, a confederate veteran of the United States civil war died at the home of his son, Herbert, at Beverley, eight miles west of Swift Current Thursday night and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Swift Current, Saturday afternoon.
Deceased was born in Georgia and joined the Southern forces when the civil war broke out.
He came to Canada eleven years ago and has made his home with his son since.
He leaves two sons – Herbert at Beverley, William at Morris, Minnesota, and one daughter, Mrs. M. E. Nugent in Portland, Oregon.

Children of ADONIRAM WESTBERRY and PHYLINDA OSTRANDER are:

i. MONTROSE WESTBERRY, b. April 07, 1868, Columbia Co, Wisconsin; d. September 19, 1918, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Notes for MONTROSE WESTBERRY:
Taken from the Yellow Lake and District History book , Treasured Memories.
Montrose Westbury was born April 7,1879 (1868) to Adoniram and Philinda Westbury at Lodi, Wisconsin U.S.A., where he attended school. He was interested in education and used every opportunity to learn bookkeeping.
As a youth of 16, he moved to Worthing, South Dakota with his parents. He was employed as a bookkeeper with several stores and places of business. In 1906, he and his brother, Herbert went to Lemon, South Dakota, a frontier town, to homestead. His land was two miles from town and he walked in every day to work in a store.
In 1910 he suffered a serious illness when scarlet fever swept through the settlement, and two nieces and one nephew died with it. He recovered and decided to move to Canada. He and his father A. J. Westbury arrived in Beverley early in 1911. He found work with Ed Larkin, the Massy Harris agent. Later he bought the business which he owned until his death.
In 1911 he filed on his homestead, the SE1/4 14-15-15 and proved it up in 1914. He also operated a small barber shop in Beverley, built on the side of the feed barn.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing and playing the violin. He never married. On October 19, 1918, he had a stroke and died. He is buried beside his father in Swift Current.

Patentee: MONTROSE WESTBURY
Survey

State: NORTH DAKOTA
Acres: 160
Metes/Bounds: No

Title Transfer

Issue Date: 8/6/1908
Land Office: Dickinson
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: Yes
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)

ii. HERMAN WESTBERRY, b. May 19, 1871, Columbia Co, Wisconsin; d. December 25, 1920, Lincoln Co, South Dakota.

iii. HERBERT HENRY WESTBURY, b. November 15, 1873, Lodi, Wisconsin; d. April 28, 1948, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada.

iv. ELLA MAE WESTBERRY, b. June 03, 1879, Columbia Co, Wisconsin; m. ARDEE MILLAGE.

v. DORA LUCINDA WESTBURY, b. March 02, 1882, Columbia Co, Wisconsin; d. October 31, 1968, Portland, Oregon.

vi. WILBERT MYRON WESTBERRY, b. February 12, 1884, Wisconsin; d. June 20, 1960.