James Alexander Fountain

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• Name	James Alexander Fountain  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Born	Dec 1840 Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA [5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Gender	Male
  Military	1864 [14]  –  MilitaryServiceBranch: Infantry: He may have served in the 54th or 55th Infantry Regiments (see the comment on the tree).
  Ethnicity	American [10, 11]
  Military Enlistment	1 Sep 1864 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA [14]
  Race	Black [10, 11]
  Race	Colored [7, 12]
  Residence	Jun 1890 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1]  –  Veterans census says "USCT" "Papers Lost"
  Residence	1891 503 South, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [8]
  Republican Convention	28 Jul 1891 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [15]  –  James Crumwell and James Fountain Nominated for Republican Convention
  Veteran	Civil War: Private in Co. F 54th Mass. OR Co. F 55th Mass (Records are mixed-up) [1, 14]
  Name	James A Fountain [10, 11]
  Name	James Fountian [13]
  Residence	1900 227 River, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [10, 11]  –  Age: 59; Occupation: Cook; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Y; CanRead: N; CanWrite: N; CityWard: Fourth; EnumerationDistrict: 0050; HomeOwnership: Rent; MonthsUnEmployedPastYear: 0; OwnsFarm: H; YearsMarried: 14; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Head RelationToHead: Head
  Residence	1900 Ward 4, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [10, 11]  –  Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Residence	1910 Ward 4, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [5]  –  Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Died	23 Feb 1913 227 River, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [4, 7, 9, 12, 16]
  Buried	​ 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [9, 17]
  	Lincoln Cemetery
  Notes	James was a veteran of the Civil War, but it unclear which regiment of the USCT he served! The attached records are mixed-up. Some of them apply to James W. and others apply to James A Fountain. He served as a Private in Co. F 54th Mass. OR Co. F 55th Mass (Records are mixed-up) Response to comment on tree Thank you for helping clarify this. Looking back at my notes I saw that there seemed to be 2 different James Fountains in the service record. James A Fountain and James W Fountain. One who served with the 54th Mass and the other served with the 55th Mass. I made a note that I would need some help with disambiguating the records!
  Person ID	I5036 SOALsearch
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024

  
  
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  Father	Father Unknown Fountain b. Virginia, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mother Unknown Fountain b. Abt 1815, Virginia, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F2125 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth Johnson (Age 101 years) b. 14 Jan 1848, Jefferson, Frederick, Maryland, USA d. 22 Dec 1949, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 101 years)
  Married	Abt 1886 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [10]
  Children	1. James William Henry Fountain, II (Age 60 years) b. 6 Jan 1893, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 21 Jun 1953, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 60 years)  [natural]   2. Edward Mansuetts Fountain (Age 96 years) b. Sep 1894, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 31 Jan 1991, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 96 years)  [natural]   3. Clara Fountain (Age 44 years) b. May 1888, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 29 Jul 1932, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 44 years)  [natural]   4. Annie Laura Sophia Fountain (Age 34 years) b. 6 Aug 1887, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 30 May 1922, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 34 years)  [natural]   5. Cora E. Fountain (Age 2 years) b. 20 Oct 1889, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 28 Dec 1891, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 2 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F1674 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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