Lake, James Polk

1844 - 1881  (37 years)

• Name	Lake, James Polk
  Birth	1 Jun 1844  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	LAKE.J003
  Military Service	American Civil War, Private, Company B, 155th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment  [1]
  		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 the…
  		155th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  Death	25 Dec 1881	Jasper County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Island Creek Cemetery, Island Grove, Jasper County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Lake, James P.
  Person ID	I27598	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Family	Lake, Elizabeth,   b. Mar 1850, Jasper County, Illinois d. 1908 (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  	NOTE: The headstone of son Bennett reads "son of J.P. and E. Lake"
  Children	1. Lake, Bennett G. 'Benny",   b. Aug 1869   d. 29 Aug 1876 (Age 7 years) + 2. Lake, Greenbury 'Pete',   b. 27 Mar 1876   d. 15 Nov 1937 (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F11846	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 25 Dec 1881 - Jasper County, Illinois Burial - - Island Creek Cemetery, Island Grove, Jasper County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  James fought with Co. B 155th Regiment Illinois Volunteers. His brother Daniel fought for the same.

  
  

• Sources

  [S7917] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Lake, James P., (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=90645335), none. (Reliability: 2). [S7920] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Myers, Elizabeth, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=160294991), none. (Reliability: 2).