Van Rensselaer WILLARD
Cynthia E. HART

Husband:  Van Rensselaer WILLARD
Birth:  1841, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York 
Death:  1898, Wausau, Marathon Co., Wisconsin
Burial:  1898, Pine Grove Cemetery, Wausau, Marathon Co., Wisconsin
Father:  Abel WILLARD
Mother:  Sarah CARPENTER

Marriage:    1867, Winnebago Co., Wisconsin

Wife:  Cynthia E. HART
Birth:  1846, Cicero, Onondaga Co., New York 
Death:  9 Jan 1902, Wausau, Marathon Co., Wisconsin 
Burial:  Jan 1902, Pine Grove Cemetery, Wausau, Marathon Co., Wisconsin
Father:  Warren HART   
Mother:  Delight BULLOCK 

Children:
1. Lee M. WILLARD, b: 2 Oct 1868, Neenah, Winnebago Co., Wisconsin
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Notes:

Van served with the Union forces in the Civil War.  His Service Record shows:
   Name:  Van Willard
   Residence:   Neenah, Wisconsin
   Enlistment Date:  20 Apr 1861
   State Served:  Wisconsin
   Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 20 Apr 1861.
                             Enlisted in Company G, 3rd Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 20 Apr 1861.
                             Mustered out  Company G, 3rd Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 29 Jun 1864.
 
 After Van’s death, Cynthia received a widow's pension for his service:
   Name:  Van Willard
   Widow:  Cynthia E Willard 
   Service:  G  3  Wis Inf
   Date Filed: 9 Mar 1898
   Application #:  686,197
   Certificate #:  502,915 

1870 Federal Census Data (M593_1745, Page 127B), Neenah Village, Winnebago Co., Wisconsin,
                                                                                                                                    Enumeration Date: 6-Jul-1870, Family #398

1880 Federal Census Data (T9_1433, Page 262A), Jenny Village, Lincoln Co., Wisconsin,
                                                                                   Enumeration Dist: 58, Enumeration Date: 10-Jun-1880, Family #89

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Sources:
1) Death - Wife:  Marathon County Wisconsin Vital Statistics - Deaths, Book 2, Page 425