Complied June 12, 2025 - Person Sheet
Complied June 12, 2025 - Person Sheet
Birth6 Jun 1839, Knowlesville, Ridgeway, Orleans, New York
Death10 Jul 1918, Rochester, Monroe, New York773 Age: 79
BurialMt. Albion Cemetery, Albion, Orleans, New York
OccupationSoldier, Gambler
FatherJohn Bannister (1796-1858)
MotherFanny Beale #1 (1800-1852)
Notes for Capt. John Bannister
Never married. In the Civil War at Antietam, a bullet went through his wrist and surgeons elected to take off the hand, for which he never forgave them. He stayed in the 20th Infantry through the Indian Wars. Custer didn't take him to Little Big Horn because he had only one hand. He accumulated a small fortune gambling.
Was “of Rangely Lake, Maine” in brother Asahel’s 1913 obituary
Was “of Rangely Lake, Maine” in brother Asahel’s 1913 obituary