Civil War Veterans Buried In Washington State - John Hoyt

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1850 Austinburg Ashtabula Co. OH
David Hoyt 56/1794/NY farmer
Susanna 50/1800/NY (Schofield)
David 26/1824/NY
Joseph 22/1828/OH
Rufus 20/1830/OH
Polly 18/1832/OH
Moses 16/1834/OH
Syvanus 14/1836/OH
Sylvanus 12/1838/b      
John 10/1840/OH
Charles 6/1844/OH

David Hoyt

BIRTH

15 Jan 1795

Pound Ridge, Westchester County, New York, USA

DEATH

24 Jun 1867 (aged 72)

Austinburg, Ashtabula County, Ohio, USA

BURIAL

Radle Cemetery

Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA

PLOT

Section A Lot 30

MEMORIAL ID

63346240 · View Source

 

Susanna Hoyt formerly Fancher

Born 6 Jul 1801 in New York, United States

Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling(s) unknown]

Wife of David Hoyt — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Died 29 Oct 1856 at age 55 in Austinburg, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States
Susanna and David Childern

1. Abigail Hoyt

2. David Hoyt

3. Joseph F. Hoyt

4. Betsey A. Hoyt

5. Rufus Hoyt

6. Polly Hoyt

7. Moses Hoyt

8. Susan E. Hoyt

9. Sylvanus Hoyt

1. John Philo Hoyt

John P. Hoyt
Residence was not listed; 21 years old.

Enlisted on 8/3/1863 as a Qtr Master Serg.

On 9/9/1863 he mustered into "M" Co. OH 2nd Heavy Artillery

He was discharged for promotion on 4/30/1864

 (Estimated date of transfer)

On 4/30/1864 he was commissioned into US CT Batty A 2nd Light Artillery

He was Mustered Out on 1/13/1866

Promotions:

* 2nd Lieut 4/30/1864 (Estimated date)

* Capt 3/13/1865 by Brevet

Name	John P Hoyt
Enlistment Date	1 Nov 1864
Enlistment Place	Nashville, Tennessee
Enlistment Rank	2nd Lieut
Muster Date	1 Nov 1864
Muster Company	B
Muster Regiment	U.S. Colored Troops 9th HA
Muster Regiment Type	Artillery
Muster Information	Commission
Side of War	Union
Was Officer?	Yes
Title	Index to Compiled Military Service Records
Name	J Philo Hoyt
Gender	Male
Race	White
Age	27
Birth Date	abt 1842
Birth Place	Ohio
Marriage Date	27 Dec 1869
Marriage Place	Caro, Tuscola, Michigan, USA
Residence Place	Caro
Spouse	Lettie J Lewis
Record Number	41
ame	John P. Hoyt
Side	Union
Regiment State/Origin	U.S. Colored Troops
Regiment	9th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
Company	B
Rank In	Second Lieutenant
Rank Out	Second Lieutenant
Notes	See also 2 Ohio Hy. Art.
Film Number	M589 roll 42
Memorial	Part of the African American Civil War Memorial
Plaque Number	A-20
Displayed As	John P. Hoyt
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1870 Indianfields Tsucola co. MI
John P Hoyt 2/18842/OH lawyer
Lettie J 22/
Hattie McCulley 16 servent
Mittie E Lewis 25 servent

1880 Olympia Thurston co. WA
John P Hoyt 38/1842/OH parents NY/CT Judge Sup Ct. WT
Lottie 31/
June M 6/
Harold F 6/12/WA

1900 Seattle Ward 4 King co. WA
John P Hoyt 58/Oct 1841/OH married 1870 lawyer
Lettie J 51/Apr 1848/NY parents NY/NY 3ch 3liv
June M 25/Jun 1874/WA
Harold F 19
Auther L 18
Walter L Waite 5 nephew

Name	John P Hoyt
Unit	A.2 Usc. L A- Com. Sgt. 87 Ohio Inf; A. 9 Usc. H.a- M. 2 Ohio G.a; R. 85 Ohio Inf- K. 87 Ohio Infantry
Filing Date	29 Apr 1902
Filing Place	Washington, USA
Relation to Head	Soldier

 

1910 Mercer Island King Co. WA John P Hoyt 65/1845/OH Lawyer says UA Lettie J 59 Auther L 27 Agnes Warford 25 servent Thomas C McDowell 39 hired man Name	Lettie Hoyt[Lettie Lewis]
Gender	Female
Birth Date	abt 1848
Death Date	26 May 1916
Age at Death	68
Death Location	King, Washington
Father	M C Lewis
Mother	Maria Gardner
Record Source	Washington State Death Records

Celestia “Lettie” Lewis Hoyt

BIRTH

Apr 1848

Adams, Jefferson County, New York, USA

DEATH

26 May 1916 (aged 68)

King County, Washington, USA

BURIAL

Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park

Seattle, King County, Washington, USA

PLOT

MEMORIAL ID

5377715 · View Source

Daughter of M C and Maria Gardner Lewis.
June 1874 3/14/1953 King Co WA
11/17/1879/WA d. 6/3/1922 King Co. WA
Auther Lewis 9/14/1882 WA d. 2/11/1945 WA

1920 Mercer Island King Co. WA John P Hoyt 78/1842/OH widowed Lawyer Auther Lewis 38 Name John P Hoyt
Gender	Male
Birth Date	abt 1842
Death Date	27 Aug 1926
Age at Death	84
Death Location	Seattle, King, Washington
Father	David Hoyt
Record Source	Washington State Death Records

John Philo Hoyt  Famous memorialVVETERAN

BIRTH

6 Oct 1841

Ashtabula County, Ohio, USA

DEATH

27 Aug 1926 (aged 84)

Seattle, King County, Washington, USA

BURIAL

Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park

Seattle, King County, Washington, USA  Show MapGPS-Latitude: 47.7087440, Longitude: -122.3405436

PLOT

Washelli; Section N, Lot 0458, Grave 1 (ashes in family plot)

MEMORIAL ID

6894608 · View Source

Arizona Territorial Governor. After serving all four years of the Civil War in the Union Army, he returned to Ohio and studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1867 and established a practice in Michigan from 1868 to 1878. He was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives and spent a term as Speaker of the House. He was appointed Secretary of the Arizona Treasury in 1876 and then served as governor from 1877 to 1878. He distinguished himself in Arizona by bringing in railroad extensions, more mining operations, and more business men. When the Idaho governor was removed from office for mishandling affairs during the Nez Perce War, Hoyt was appointed to succeed him, but before doing so, he also had the opportunity to investigate the misdeeds. He determined the governor had been wrongly removed and wrote the president to decline the offer. The president reinstated the governor and appointed Hoyt as an Associate Justice of the Washington Territorial Supreme Court. He managed a law office in 1887 and served as president of the Washington constitutional convention. Washington achieved statehood in November 1889 and he became a justice on the state supreme court from 1889 to 1897. Then he joined the University of Washington, first by serving on the Board of Regents and then as a law professor.
Bio by: Tom Todd

Memorial at Evergreen Memorial Cem

Politician whose sense of justice caused him to decline becoming governor of Idaho Territory. John Philo Hoyt was a 20-year-old teacher when he put his career on hold to serve in the Union Army. He enlisted as a Private on May 27, 1862, and just one month later was made a Commissary Sergeant. In September of that same year, he and his regiment were captured by Confederate forces at the Battle of Harpers Ferry. Hoyt was later commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant and mustered out on January 15, 1866 with the rank of Captain. Hoyt began studying law at an Ohio law firm, later enrolled in law school, and graduated in July 1867. He established his own practice in Michigan in 1868. Although he continued to practice until 1877, Hoyt also was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 1872 and 1874 and served as its speaker of the house in 1875. Seeking a change in climate, Hoyt sought and was appointed secretary of the Territory of Arizona on May 22, 1876. It was in this position that Hoyt made his primary accomplishment by compiling a new legal code for the 9th Arizona Territorial Legislature. Initially called the "Hoyt Code," it later became known as the Arizona Revised Statutes. From 1877 to 1878, he had to give up practicing law to serve as governor of Arizona Territory. On June 8, 1878 Hoyt was appointed to replace Mason Braymen as governor of Idaho Territory. Braymen had been charged with mishandling affairs during the Nez-Perce War, but because Hoyt was not convinced the fallen governor had done anything improper, he took it upon himself to investigate the charges before taking office. After concluding that Braymen had been wrongly charged, Hoyt wrote the President and declined the appointment. As a result, Braymen stayed on as governor and Hoyt was appointed associate justice of the Supreme Court of Washington Territory. He began his Supreme Court appointment in February 1879 and when his first term expired, every practicing attorney in his twelve-county district petitioned President Arthur to reappoint him. Hoyt stayed on as associate justice until 1887. In May of that year, he moved to Seattle, where he managed the territory's largest banking house and later served as president of Washington's constitutional convention. After Washington became a state, he was appointed justice of the State Supreme Court, where he served from 1889 until 1897. From 1898 to 1902, he served on the Board of Regents at the University of Washington, where he later taught law from 1902 to 1907.

Name	John Philo Hoyt
Gender	M (Male)
Birth Date	6 oct. 1841 (6 Oct 1841)
Birth Place	Astabula, Ohio, USA
Death Date	27 août 1926 (27 Aug 1926)
Death Place	Seattle, King (Seattle), Washington, USA
Father	David Hoyt
Spouse	Lettie J Lewis
Child	Arthur L HoytHarold F HoytJune M Hoyt
View on Geneanet	https://gw.geneanet.org/lacquer?n=hoyt&oc=&p=john+philo
Name	John P Hoyt
Record Type	Military Service
Birth Date	6 Oct 1841
Military Date	13 Jan 1866
Residence Place	Seattle, Washington
Death Date	28 Aug 1926

John Philo Hoyt (October 6, 1841 – August 27, 1926) was an American politician and jurist. He served as the fourth Governor of Arizona Territory and was nominated to become Governor of Idaho Territory but declined the position. In his later life he served as President of Washington's constitutional convention and as a justice of the Washington Supreme Court.

 

Hoyt was born on October 6, 1841, to David and Susan (Fancher) Hoyt in Austinburg Township, Ohio. He was educated in public schools and at the Grand River Institute. Upon completing his education, Hoyt worked as a teacher until the outbreak of the American Civil War.^[1]

On May 27, 1862, Hoyt enlisted as a private in the 87th Ohio Infantry. After one month of service he was made a commissary sergeant and then he and his regiment were captured by Confederate forces at the Battle of Harpers Ferry. Hoyt was mustered out on October 3, 1862, and he reenlisted as a commissary sergeant in the 2nd Ohio Heavy Artillery. Later commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 2nd Ohio Light Artillery and on January 15, 1866, was mustered out as the rank of captain. After the war he was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic.^[1]

Hoyt married Lettie J. Lewis of Adams, New York, on December 27, 1869. The couple had one daughter, June, and two sons, Harold and Arthur.^[2]

Upon his return to civilian life, Hoyt began studying law at a law firm in Jefferson, Ohio, before enrolling at the Ohio State & Union Law School in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated in July 1867 and moved to Vassar, Michigan.^[1] In 1868 and 1870, Hoyt was elected a prosecuting attorney for Tuscola County, Michigan. This was followed by election to the Michigan House of Representatives in 1872 and 1874 where he served as Speaker of the House in 1875.^[2]

President Ulysses S. Grant nominated Hoyt to be Secretary of Arizona Territory on May 22, 1876. The new Secretary arrived in the territorial capital of Tucson on July 8, 1876, and was sworn in the same day. While in his new position he continued to practice law, being admitted to the Arizona bar on November 13, 1876, and admitted to practice law in the Territorial Supreme Court on January 3, 1877.^[3] His primary accomplishment as Secretary was compiling a new legal code for the 9th Arizona Territorial Legislature This legal code, the "Hoyt Code", expanded the earlier "Howell Code" while retaining the same structure of the earlier work.^[4]

Hoyt was commissioned to replace the retiring Anson P.K. Safford as governor on April 5, 1877.^[5] Due to several lawsuits at the time naming Hoyt in his official capacity as Secretary, he asked to defer his assumption of the governor's office until a replacement could take his former position and represent Arizona Territory. The incoming Secretary, John J. Gosper, arrived on May 30, 1877, and Hoyt was sworn in as governor the same day.^[6] Hoyt suspended his practice of law due to a decision by Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz that he should not practice while serving as governor.^[7]

Upon his ascension to the governorship, Hoyt had two major rivalries to deal with. He was able to help heal a bitter relationship between the territory's civilian and military leadership which had developed under Governor Safford, with General Irvin McDowell commending Hoyt on his attitude.^[8] He had less success addressing the rivalry between the northern and southern portions of the territory, but was seen as a neutral party unaffiliated with either part of the territory.^[9] Hoyt's term saw the opening of the Bisbee and Tombstone mining districts, construction of a dependable civilian telegraph system, and the connection of Yuma to California by the eastward building Southern Pacific Railroad.^[10]

Despite the citizens of Arizona being generally happy with his performance as governor, Hoyt learned on June 12, 1878, that he had been replaced by John C. Frémont.^[11] The outgoing governor initially wished to leave the territory but was convinced to remain on the job until the arrival of his replacement.^[12]

Following the appointment of Frémont as Governor of Arizona, Hoyt was offered the governorship of Idaho Territory. He declined the nomination because he felt that Governor Mason Brayman was being improperly replaced. Hoyt was also worried that the manner of his appointment and Senate confirmation would prejudice the citizens of Idaho Territory against him to the point that he could not effectively serve. Hoyt instead wrote to Interior Secretary Shurz requesting a different assignment. When a comparable position did not present itself, Hoyt temporarily left federal service.^[11]

After leaving office in Arizona, Hoyt traveled to Washington, D. C., and requested an appointment as a territorial chief justice. In January 1879, he was appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Washington Territory, a position Hoyt held until 1887. In May 1887, he became manager of the territory's largest bank and in 1889 he was President of Washington's constitutional convention.^[13]

Following Washington's statehood, Hoyt was elected a justice of the Washington Supreme Court from 1889 until 1897. From 1898 till 1902, he was a regent for the University of Washington and a law professor at the school from 1902 till 1907. Hoyt died in Seattle, Washington, on August 27, 1926, and his ashes were interred in his family plot at Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park.^[13]

Buried at Greenacres Memorial Park
Row: Section N Lot 0458
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