James Darius Frink

James was the supervisor of the Allegheny State Park, New York until 1886.

James is enumerated in the 1865 census at Salamanca, New York living with his parents, age 21 and his occupation is farmer. James served during the Civil War with the famous 154th New York volunteer infantry known as the "HardTack" regiment Co. I. The regiment left for the South in September 1862.The New Yorkers were attached to the Army of the Potomac. James was in the Infantry. He applied for and received his pension at the early age of 30, the same year son William is born. He was taken prisoner during the war, later released.

Hard Tack Regiment Roster:

http://hardtackregiment.com/rostera_f.html

Census as son of Nelson and Martha:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40436644/james-darius-frink

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC44-Z1C : 30 December 2015), James Frink in entry for Nelson Frink, 1860.

Civil War Pension rec'd Sept. 13, 1875

"United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHZW-4MD : 24 March 2016), James D. Frink, 1875.

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZZQ-L74 : 8 September 2017), William N Frink in household of Martha S Frink, Red House, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; citing enumeration district ED 33, sheet 98A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0812; FHL microfilm 1,254,812.

"New York State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNV2-RD6 : 11 March 2018), James Frink, Red House, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; citing p. 266, line 9, State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 584,492.