Roster - Gov. Morton Post, No. 41, G.A.R.

Governor Morton Post, No. 41

GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC

Calistoga, Napa County, California

Reconstructed Roster of Officers
1882 - 1940

Compiled by Dean A. Enderlin
Member, Col. Elmer Ellsworth Camp, No. 23, SUVCW

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These lists are compiled primarily from articles published in the Calistoga newspaper. Results of G.A.R. elections were generally posted in the Calistoga newspaper in January of each year, in the week following the installation ceremony. In 1887, a Woman's Relief Corps (W.R.C.) was also established in Calistoga. A roster of the officers of that organization is also provided on this page (click here to jump to the W.R.C. roster).

There are many gaps in the information, either because the elections were not reported or because the newspaper for that year was not preserved. If any reader is aware of the name of an unlisted officer for this G.A.R. Post, please contact me, and I will update the lists.

Dean Enderlin, August 2014

Office	1882*	1883	1884	1885
Commander	George W. Johnson	William H. Easley	Thomas F. Veale	---
Senior Vice Commander	William H. Easley	Samuel W. Collins	Samuel W. Collins	---
Junior Vice Commander	Thomas F. Veale	Charles H. Doe	Charles W. Lane	---
Adjutant	William T. Hurt	Charles P. Welch	George W. Johnson	---
Quartermaster	Newton Conner	Newton Conner	Newton Conner	---
Surgeon	Charles H. Doe	Augustine Towle	Dr. William D. Smith	---
Chaplain	Charles W. Lane	William M. Cherry	---	---
Officer of the Day	William E. Stratton	William E. Stratton	Horace I. Weller	---
Officer of the Guard	Joseph Leary	Francis M. McPherson	Charles H. Taylor	---
Sergeant Major	Horace I. Weller	Horace I. Weller	---	---
Quartermaster Sergeant	---	Daniel M. Bentley	---	---

* First year of charter. Charter members not listed above were Augustine Towle, C. P. Welch, William M. Cherry, Alva D. Scott, Daniel M. Bentley, Patrick Henry Flynn, William H. Reed, and Samuel W. Collins.

Office	1886	1887	1888	1889
Commander	Samuel W. Collins	---	Newton Conner	Charles W. Lane
Senior Vice Commander	Charles W. Lane	---	Charles W. Lane	---
Junior Vice Commander	Newton Conner	---	Peter S. Eastman	---
Adjutant	George W. Johnson	---	William H. Reed	William T. Simmons
Quartermaster	William H. Easley	---	Samuel W. Collins	---
Surgeon	Dr. William D. Smith	---	Dr. William D. Smith	---
Chaplain	Cyrus W. Williams	---	Newton Morse	---
Officer of the Day	William M Cherry	---	William T. Simmons	---
Officer of the Guard	William H. Reed	---	Charles H. Taylor	---
Sergeant Major	Daniel M Bentley	---	George W. Johnson	---
Quartermaster Sergeant	Charles H. Taylor	---	J. W. Norton	---

Office	1890	1891	1892	1893
Commander	Peter S. Eastman	William H. Reed	Newton Morse	(no newspapers preserved)
Senior Vice Commander	William H. Reed	Newton Morse	Dr. Hiram G. Wyckoff	---
Junior Vice Commander	Newton Morse	William Ebeling	William Ebeling	---
Adjutant	William T. Simmons	William T. Simmons	William T. Simmons	---
Quartermaster	Samuel W. Collins	Samuel W. Collins	Samuel W. Collins	---
Surgeon	Dr. William D. Smith	Dr. William D. Smith	Dr. William S. Smith	---
Chaplain	William H. Easley	William H. Easley	William H. Easley	---
Officer of the Day	George W. Johnson	George W. Johnson	George W. Johnson	---
Officer of the Guard	Charles H. Taylor	Daniel M. Bentley	Charles H. Taylor	---
Sergeant Major	Newton Conner	---	---	---
Quartermaster Sergeant	Daniel M. Bentley	---	---	---

Office	1894	1895	1896	1897
Commander	Dr. Hiram G. Wyckoff	1) Dr. Hiram G. Wyckoff 2) William Ebeling*	John P. Martin	Andrew B. Mangis
Senior Vice Commander	---	John P. Martin	General B. Douglass	---
Junior Vice Commander	---	Danial M. Bentley	Andrew B. Mangis	---
Adjutant	William T. Simmons	William T. Simmons	William T. Simmons	William T. Simmons
Quartermaster	---	Peter S. Eastman	Peter S. Eastman	---
Surgeon	---	Dr. William D. Smith	Dr. William D. Smith	---
Chaplain	---	General B. Douglass	Daniel M. Bentley	John W. Cullen
Officer of the Day	---	Charles W. Lane	Charles W. Lane	Charles W. Lane
Officer of the Guard	---	Joseph H. Brown	L. F. Adams	---
Sergeant Major	---	George Eppley	---	---
Quartermaster Sergeant	---	William H. Reed	---	---

*William Ebeling replaced Hiram G. Wyckoff as Post Commander in early May, 1895. The re-election was probably made at a meeting of the Post, held on 6 May 1895, in which the full membership was requested to attend. The reason for Wyckoff stepping down as Post Commander was not made public.

Office	1898	1899	1900	1901
Commander	Paul Van Loon	Newton Conner	Newton Conner	(Newspaper lost in fire)
Senior Vice Commander	J. Sanford Failing	J. Sanford Failing	---	---
Junior Vice Commander	Daniel M. Bentley	Daniel M. Bentley	---	---
Adjutant	William T. Simmons	William T. Simmons	William T. Simmons	---
Quartermaster	Newton Conner	Paul Van Loon	---	---
Surgeon	John P. Martin	John P. Martin	---	---
Chaplain	Peter S. Eastman	Peter S. Eastman	---	---
Officer of the Day	Charles W. Lane	Charles W. Lane	---	---
Officer of the Guard	William Ebeling	William Ebeling	---	---
Sergeant Major	---	---	---	---
Quartermaster Sergeant	---	---	---	---

Office	1902	1903	1904	1905
Commander	J. Sanford Failing	Newton Conner	John A. Shipman	Myron E. Billings
Senior Vice Commander	---	---	Corydon A. Patrick	---
Junior Vice Commander	---	---	Charles W. Lane	---
Adjutant	---	William T. Simmons	William T. Simmons	William T. Simmons
Quartermaster	---	---	Newton Conner	---
Surgeon	---	---	Myron E. Billings	---
Chaplain	---	---	Rev. Nixon S. Buckner	---
Officer of the Day	---	---	Andrew B. Mangis	---
Officer of the Guard	---	---	William Ebeling	---
Sergeant Major	---	---	---	---
Quartermaster Sergeant	---	---	---	---

Office	1906	1907	1908	1909
Commander	Myron E. Billings	Myron E. Billings	Myron E. Billings	Myron E. Billings
Senior Vice Commander	---	---	---	---
Junior Vice Commander	---	---	---	---
Adjutant	---	---	William T. Simmons	Newton Conner
Quartermaster	---	---	---	---
Surgeon	---	---	---	---
Chaplain	---	---	---	---
Officer of the Day	---	---	---	---
Officer of the Guard	---	---	---	---
Sergeant Major	---	---	---	---
Quartermaster Sergeant	---	---	---	---

Office	1910	1911	1912	1913
Commander	Myron E. Billings	Myron E. Billings	Andrew B. Mangis	Andrew B. Mangis
Senior Vice Commander	---	---	Charles W. Lane	---
Junior Vice Commander	---	---	A. Lacock	---
Adjutant	Newton Conner	Newton Conner	Newton Conner	Newton Conner
Quartermaster	---	---	Thomas F. Veale	---
Surgeon	---	---	Dr. Levi Hawkins	---
Chaplain	---	---	Rev. Nixon S. Buckner	---
Officer of the Day	---	---	Myron E. Billings	---
Officer of the Guard	---	---	---	---
Sergeant Major	---	---	Reece Clark	---
Quartermaster Sergeant	---	---	---	---

Office	1914	1915	1916	1917
Commander	Andrew B. Mangis	Andrew B. Mangis	Andrew B. Mangis	Andrew B. Mangis
Senior Vice Commander	---	Clark Williams	Clark Williams	Clark Williams
Junior Vice Commander	---	Thomas F. Veale	Samuel Mitchell	Samuel Mitchell
Adjutant	Newton Conner	Newton Conner	Newton Conner	Newton Conner
Quartermaster	---	Newton Conner	Newton Conner	Newton Conner
Surgeon	---	Dr. Levi Hawkins	Dr. Levi Hawkins	Dr. Levi Hawkins
Chaplain	---	Rev. Nixon S. Buckner	Rev. Nixon S. Buckner	Rev. Nixon S. Buckner
Officer of the Day	---	Myron E. Billings	Myron E. Billings	Myron E. Billings
Officer of the Guard	---	Patrick H. Flynn	Patrick H. Flynn	Patrick H. Flynn
Patriotic Instructor	---	Rev. Nixon S. Buckner	Reece Clark	Reece Clark
Sergeant Major	---	Charles Bowers	Charles Bowers	Charles Bowers
Quartermaster Sergeant	---	William McCoy	William McCoy	J. Sanford Failing
Guard	---	Charles W. Lane	---	---

Office	1918	1919	1920	1921
Commander	Andrew B. Mangis	Andrew B. Mangis	Andrew B. Mangis	---
Senior Vice Commander	Clark Williams	---	Clark Williams	---
Junior Vice Commander	Patrick H. Flynn	---	---	---
Adjutant	Newton Conner	Newton Conner	Newton Conner	Newton Conner
Quartermaster	Newton Conner	---	Newton Conner	---
Surgeon	Dr. Levi Hawkins	---	Dr. Levi Hawkins	---
Chaplain	Rev. Nixon S. Buckner	Robert A. Tyson	Robert A. Tyson	---
Officer of the Day	Myron E. Billings	---	---	---
Officer of the Guard	---	---	---	---
Patriotic Instructor	Myron E. Billings	---	Robert A. Tyson	---
Sergeant Major	Charles Bowers	---	---	---
Quartermaster Sergeant	---	---	---	---

Office	1922	1923*	1924	1925
Commander	Andrew B. Mangis	Andrew B. Mangis	---	---
Senior Vice Commander	---	Clark Williams	---	---
Junior Vice Commander	---	John W. Scott	---	---
Adjutant	---	Newton Conner	---	---
Quartermaster	---	Newton Conner	---	---
Surgeon	---	---	---	---
Chaplain	---	Robert A. Tyson	---	---
Officer of the Day	---	Clark Williams	---	---
Officer of the Guard	---	John W. Scott	---	---
Patriotic Instructor	---	Robert A. Tyson	---	---
Sergeant Major	---	---	---	---
Quartermaster Sergeant	---	---	---	---

* The five individuals who filled the offices in 1923 constituted the entire membership of Gov. Morton Post, No. 41, that year.

Office	1926	1927	1928	1929
Commander	---	Andrew B. Mangis	Andrew B. Mangis	Robert A. Tyson John W. Scott (last 2 members of Post)
Senior Vice Commander	---	Clark Williams	John W. Scott
Junior Vice Commander	---	John W. Scott	Clark Williams
Adjutant	---	Clark Williams	Clark Williams*
Quartermaster	---	Clark Williams	Clark Williams
Surgeon	---	---	---
Chaplain	---	Robert A. Tyson	Robert A. Tyson
Officer of the Day	---	---	Robert A. Tyson
Officer of the Guard	---	---	---
Patriotic Instructor	---	Robert A. Tyson	Robert A. Tyson
Sergeant Major	---	---	---
Quartermaster Sergeant	---	---	---

* Anna Williams was named "Assistant Adjutant," to assist her husband in 1928.

Office	1930	1931	1932	1933-1940
Commander	Robert A. Tyson John W. Scott (last 2 members of Post)	Robert A. Tyson* (Commander) (d. 25 February 1931, Napa) John W. Scott (last 2 members of Post)	John W. Scott (Commander) (sole member of Post)	John W. Scott (d. 21 May 1940, Calistoga) (sole member of Post)
Senior Vice Commander
Junior Vice Commander
Adjutant
Quartermaster
Surgeon
Chaplain
Officer of the Day
Officer of the Guard
Patriotic Instructor
Sergeant Major
Quartermaster Sergeant

* Robert Tyson appears as Post Commander in the Proceedings of the 64th Annual Encampment for the Dept. of California (1931). Upon his death, the office reverted to John W. Scott.

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Governor Morton Corps, No. 40

WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS

Calistoga, Napa County, California

Reconstructed Roster of Officers

Compiled by Dean A. Enderlin
Member, Col. Elmer Ellsworth Camp, No. 23, SUVCW

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Office	1887*	1888	1889	1890
President	Mrs. Mary A. Camp	Mrs. Mary Kellett	Mary C. Kellett	Mrs. S. W. Collins
Senior Vice President	Mrs. Mary E. Johnson	Mrs. Emma P. Eastman	Elizabeth Cable	Mrs. E. H. Cable
Junior Vice President	Mrs. Mary C. Kellett	Mrs. Lucina Garratt	Henrietta Cook	Mrs. John Hoover
Secretary	Mrs. Minnie B. Culver	Miss Fannie Shamp	M. Jennie Simmons	Mrs. M. C. Ayer
Treasurer	Mrs. Mary E. Brown	Miss Alice Bennett	Louise Culver	Mrs. S. Kellett
Chaplain	Mrs. Lavinia P. Cyrus	Mrs. Rachel Crouch	Rachel Crouch	Mrs. J. H. Francis
Conductor	Mrs. Eola M. Cyrus	Mis Mildred A. Tucker	Mildred A. Tucker	Miss Ivy Kellett
Assistant Conductor	Miss Mildred A. Tucker	Miss Ivy Kellett	Ivy Kellett	Mrs. W. N. Harley
Guard	Mrs. Mary A. Collins	Mrs. Nona C. Tucker	Mary Lauder	Mrs. A. S. Philip
Assistant Guard	Mrs. Susie Harley	Mrs. Elizabeth Cable	Carrie Jewell	Mrs. W. T. Garratt

* First year of charter.

Office	1891	1892	1893	1894
President	Mrs. W. T. Simmons	Mrs. H. E. Cyrus	(no newspapers preserved)	Miss Cora A. Raleigh
Senior Vice President	Mrs. A. S. Philip	Mrs. C. W. Lane	---	---
Junior Vice President	Mrs. C. W. Lane	Mrs. C. H. Bennett	---	---
Secretary	Mrs. W. T. Garratt	Mrs. W. T. Simmons	---	Miss Ivy Kellett
Treasurer	Mrs. J. Cook	Miss Mildred A. Tucker	---	---
Chaplain	Mrs. A. W. Allen	Mrs. H. G. Wyckoff	---	---
Conductor	Mrs. S. W. Newbauer	Miss Dottie Cable	---	---
Assistant Conductor	Miss Helen Thomas	Mrs. N. Conner	---	---
Guard	Mrs. Geo. Thomas	Mrs. J. H. Smith	---	---
Assistant Guard	Miss Ivy Kellett	Mrs. C. J. Raleigh	---	---

Office	1895	1896	1897	1898
President	Laura Wyckoff	Mrs. Eliza Smith	Aurelia A. Bennett	Caroline Conner
Senior Vice President	---	Mrs. Elizabeth ______	---	Cora Raleigh
Junior Vice President	---	Mrs. Susan Towle	---	Mary A. Collins
Secretary	Miss Ivy Kellett	Mrs Rebecca Navone	Rebecca Navone	Aurelia A. Bennett
Treasurer	---	Mrs. Mary Kellett	---	Mary Kellett
Chaplain	---	Mrs. Nancy Connor	---	Nancy Conner
Conductor	---	Mrs. Aleen Wright	---	Phoebe Lane
Assistant Conductor	---	Miss Eva Murphy	---	Etta Martin
Guard	---	Mrs. Phoebe Lane	---	Rachel Crouch
Assistant Guard	---	Mrs. Jennie Simmons	---	Adelia Martin

Office	1899	1900	1901	1902
President	Miss Ivy Kellett	May Ford	(Newspaper lost in fire)	---
Senior Vice President	Mrs. Frances Wakerley	Susan Towle	---	---
Junior Vice President	Mrs. Sarah Van Loon	Cora Fowle	---	---
Secretary	Mrs. M. Jennie Simmons	Aurelia Bennett	---	---
Treasurer	Mrs. Mary L. Kellett	Mary Kellett	---	---
Chaplain	Mrs. Rachel Crouch	Lucy Pickett	---	---
Conductor	Miss Leora Simmons	Ora Simmons	---	---
Assistant Conductor	Mrs. Lillie Brown	Lillie Brown	---	---
Guard	---	Mary Collins	---	---
Assistant Guard	---	Rachel Crouch	---	---
Color Bearers	Mrs. Cora Fowle (1st) Miss Mary Kellett (2nd) Miss Lena Armstrong (3rd)	Mary Kellett (1st) Ivy Kellett (2nd) Lena Armstrong (3rd)	--- --- ---	--- --- ---

Office	1903	1904	1905	1906
President	Elizabeth Cable	Hattie Conner	Lucy Pickett	Delia Billings
Senior Vice President	Louisa Moore	Lucy Pickett	Etta Butler	Elizabeth Cable
Junior Vice President	Lucy Pickett	Martha Thairlwall	Cora D. Hall	Emma Waterman
Secretary	M. Jennie Simmons	Elsie Teale	Hattie Conner	Hattie Conner
Treasurer	Caroline M. Conner	Caroline Conner	Mary Kellett	Mary C. Kellett
Chaplain	Nancy Conner	Nancy Conner	Robena McFarlane	Nancy Conner
Conductor	Hattie Conner	Alice Fletcher	Minnie Fowler	Kathryn Fitch
Assistant Conductor	Alice Fletcher	Cora Hall	Alice Crouch	---
Guard	Mary A. Collins	Mary A. Collins	Louisa Moore	Lucy Pickett
Assistant Guard	Phoebe Lane	Phoebe Lane	Phoebe Lane	---
Color Bearers	Etta Butler (1st) Alice Smith (2nd) Lillie Brown (3rd) Amelia Wittke (4th)	Addie Oakes (1st) Elizabeth Cable (2nd) Susan Towle (3rd) Mary C. Kellett (4th)	Ruth Kellett (1st) Elizabeth Cable (2nd) Elsie Teale (3rd) Margaret Kueffer (4th)	--- --- --- ---
Patriotic Instructor	---	Minnie Fowler	---	---
Press Correspondent	---	M. Jennie Simmons	---	---
Pianist	Alice Crouch	Dottie Wright	---	---

Office	1907	1908*
President	Cora Dix Hall	Phoebe Lane
Senior Vice President	Alice Fletcher	Elizabeth Cable
Junior Vice President	Etta Farmer	Louisa Moore
Secretary	Minnie Fowler	Jennie Simmons
Treasurer	Mary C. Kellett	Caroline Conner
Chaplain	Delia Billings	Emma Waterman
Conductor	Phoebe Lane	Lucy Pickett
Assistant Conductor	Caroline Conner	Margaret Kuefer
Guard	Elizabeth Cable	Mary Collins
Assistant Guard	Louisa Moore	Eliza Mecklenburg
Color Bearers	Amy Parish (1st) Mary Boland (2nd) Rachael Crouch (3rd) Emma Waterman (4th)	--- --- --- ---
Patriotic Instructor	M. Jennie Simmons	Eliza Mangis
Press Correspondent	Nancy Conner	Cora Hall
Pianist	---	---

* Calistoga's Gov. Morton Corps, No. 40, W.R.C. is not mentioned in newspaper articles after 1908. It was recorded in W.R.C. records as being officially disbanded on 13 October 1908.

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