Oaster, Benjamin

1834 - 1866  (32 years)

• Name	Oaster, Benjamin
  Birth	1834  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1850 Census, Clay and Richland District, Clay County, Illinois, page 323a 1850 United States Federal Census, Clay and Richland District, Clay County, Illinois, page 323a
  Reference Number	OAST.B002
  _FGRAVE	23219894
  Military Service	American Civil War, Private, Company F, 46th Illinois Infantry  [1, 3]
  	PVT Company F Unit 46 IL US INF age 27 height 6'2 Hair dark, Eyes blue, Complexion dark, Marital status N/A Occupation N/A Nativity KY Joined Oct 4, 1861 where Clay City, IL, joined by Thos Wakefield period 3 Yrs Mustered in Dec 30, 1861 where Camp Butler, IL Mustered out Dec 29, 1864 where St Louis, Mo Mustered out by CPT Thompson Remarks Trans to Invalid Corps Nov 10, 1863
  		United States of America Flag, 35 Stars (1863-1865) This flag was flown by the Federal States during the United States Civil War. The flag of the United States of America from 1861 to 1863, with 34 stars for all the 34 states. In 1863 a 35th star was added to represent the new state of West Virginia (the loyal northwestern counties of Virginia), and in 1864 a 36th star for Nevada (previously…
  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  		46th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  		Clay County Civil War Veterans A Virtual Cemetery Created By Ewood Sexton
  Death	1866	Clay County, Illinois
  Burial	Wesley Cemetery, Wendelin, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Oaster, Benj.
  Person ID	I20720	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Oaster, John,   b. UNKNOWN   d. 14 Aug 1881, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois
  Mother	Anderson, Margaret Ann,   b. UNKNOWN, Kentucky d. 14 Jun 1884, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois
  Marriage	19 Dec 1833	Hardin County, Kentucky
  Family ID	F9287	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Montgomery, Elizabeth   d. Aft 22 Jun 1901
  Marriage	1856	Clay County, Illinois
  Family ID	F9286	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 1856 - Clay County, Illinois Death - 1866 - Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Wesley Cemetery, Wendelin, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S5680] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Oaster, Benj., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Oaster&GSiman=1&GScid=108793&GRid=23219894&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1358] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, Clay and Richland District, Clay County, Illinois, page 323a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/8054/4193249-00404?pid=15663299&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll), none. (Reliability: 2). [S493] Les Higgason, Civil War Veterans, Buried in Clay County (including Confederate), Compiled by Les Higgason (Reliability: 2).