Phillip Arbenger ^{1 2}

  General Notes:

Ex Soldier, Quartermaster Unit of 21st Infantry. Moved to Plattsburgh in 1894.
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US Civil War Draft Registration Records, 1863-1865
1st Congressional District, Counties of Suffolk, Queens and Richmond, State of New York, June 1863
Phillip Arbenger
Residence: Hayesville, NY
Age 21--White--Farmer--Unmarried--Born in State of New York

U.S. Army Register of Enlistments, 1881
No. 156
Arbenger, Philip
Enlisted at: Baltimore, MD
Enlisted by: Capt. Powell
Enlistment Period: 5 years
Birthplace / Town or County: New York, NY
Age: 33
Occupation: Butcher
Eyes: Blue
hair: Brown
Complexion: Fair
height: 5'- 7-1/2"
Regiment: 22nd Infantry
Company: C
No. of enlistments: 1
Discharged: Sept. 13, 1887 at Ft. Lyon, CO, Expiration of service and promote character excellent

U.S. Marine Corps Hospitalization and Medical Records
US Naval Hospital Tickets and Case Papers, 1825-1889
Name: Phillip Arbenger
Rank: Private, US Marine Corps
Place of Birth: Native of Jamaica, Long Island
Age: 32 years, 9 months
Enlisted at: League Island, Pennsylvania, 16 Dec 1878
Admitted From: USS Portsmouth, 3rd Rate, at 3 p.m., 2 Dec 1880
Discharged: 27 Jan 1881
Diagnosis: Syphilis
Condition: Treated and released for active duty

US Naval Hospital Tickets and Case Papers 1825-1889
Name: Phillip Arbenger
Rank: Private, US Marine Corps
Birth Date and Place: 14 Feb 1848 at Jamaica, Long Island, NY
Description: Complexion, Ruddy; Hair, Sandy; Eyes, Grey
Former Residence: Darby, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Former Occupation: Butcher
Family History: Good
Relative: George Arbenger, brother, Jamaica, Long Island, NY
Last Examined: Marine Barracks, Washington, DC
Physical: Weight, 148 lbs.; Height, 67"; Chest 36-3/8"; Vision, 20/20; State of Health Since Enlistment: Good
Age: 32 years, 11 months
Enlisted at: League Island, Pennsylvania, 16 Dec 1878
Admitted from: USS Portsmouth, 3rd Rate on 1 Feb 1881
Discharged: 22 Aug 1881
Diagnosis: Iritis of the left eye caused from onset of secondary syphilis;
Treated and released for active duty

(Source: Robert W. Westphal, Westphal Family History, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=westphal&id=I1046)
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  Burial Notes:

Plot: E-41
Find A Grave Memorial# 37957797

  Noted events in his life were:

• He was buried after 22 July 1899 in the Plattsburgh Barracks Post Cemetery in Plattsburgh, NY.

Plot E-41
Find A Grave Memorial 37957797. ²

Phillip married Lena Syversdatter Hanson, daughter of Syver Hansen and Sigri Larsdatter, on 27 March 1888 in Las Animas, CO.¹ (Lena Syversdatter Hanson was born on 6 January 1853 in Eidskog, Hedmark, Norway ^{3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11}, baptized on 27 February 1853 in Vinger, Hedmark, Norway,³ died on 31 December 1947 in Glendale, CA ¹¹ and was buried on 6 January 1948 in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA ¹¹.). The cause of her death was Cerebral Hemorrhage.

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 27 March 1888, in Las Animas, CO. ¹

  Marriage Notes:

Name: Philip Arbenger
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 27 Mar 1888
Event Place: Las Animas, Bent, Colorado, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 38
Birth Year (Estimated): 1850
Spouse's Name: Lena Gannon
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 34
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1854
Page: 9

Citing this Record
"Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KN3R-832 : 10 December 2017), Philip Arbenger and Lena Gannon, 27 Mar 1888, Las Animas, Bent, Colorado, United States; citing no. 9, State Archives, Denver; FHL microfilm 1,690,049.
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