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Henderson, Wiley L.

Henderson, Wiley L.

Male 1828 - 1879  (51 years)


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  • Name Henderson, Wiley L. 
    Land Patent, Vermillion County, Illinois, Wiley Henderson    		 Land Patent, Vermillion County, Illinois, Wiley Henderson


    Contributed by Les Higgason
    Land Patent, Wiley Henderson, Vermillion County, Illinois    		 Land Patent, Wiley Henderson, Vermillion County, Illinois


    Contributed by Wes and Jane Cannon
    Birth 14 Mar 1828  Vermillion, La Salle County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    • Vickie McCracken's research shows he was born on 28 Apr 1828
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number HEND.W001 
    _FGRAVE 54037300 
    Military Service American Civil War, Private, Company K, 61st Illinois Voluntary Infantry Regiment  [1, 4] 
    • 61st Regiment, Illinois Infantry


      Organized at Carrollton, Ill., and mustered in February 5, 1862. Moved to Benton Barracks, Mo., February 21, and duty there till March 26. Moved to Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., March 26-30. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 6th Division, Army of the Tennessee, to April, 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Army Tennessee, to July, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, District of Jackson, Tenn., to September, 1862. Unattached, District of Jackson, Tenn., to November, 1862. Post of Bolivar, District of Jackson, Tenn., 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, to December, 1862. Post of Bolivar, District of Jackson, 16th Army Corps, to March, 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 16th Army Corps, to May, 1863. 1st Brigade, Kimball's Provisional Divvision, 16th Army Corps, to July, 1863. 1st Brigade, Kimball's Division, District of Eastern Arkansas, to August, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Arkansas Expedition, to November, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Arkansas Expedition, to January, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to May, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 7th Army Corps, August, 1864. Veteran furlough, Dept. of Missouri, October-November, 1864. Veterans. 1st Brigade, Nashville and Chattanooga R. R., Dept. of the Cumberland, to February, 1865. Veterans, Unattached, 4th Division, 20th Army Corps, Dept. of the Cumberland, to March, 1865. 2nd Sub-District, Middle Tennessee, Dept. of the Cumberland, to September, 1865.

      SERVICE.-Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., April 6-7, 1862. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Moved to Bethel, thence to Jackson and Bolivar, Tenn., June 6-17. Duty at Bolivar till May, 1863. March to support of Rosecrans, at Iukaka, Miss., September 16-22, 1862. Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign. Operations against Forest, in West Tennessee, December 18, 1862-January 3, 1863. Action at Salem Cemetery, near Jackson, December 19, 1862. Moved to Memphis, Tenn., thence to Vicksburg, Miss., May 31-June 3, 1863. Expedition up the Yazoo to Satartia June 2-8. Action at Satartia, Mechanicsburg, June 4. Moved to Haines' Bluff June 6. Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., June 9-July 4. Moved to Black River Bridge July 17, thencce to Helena, Ark., July 27-31. Steele's Expedition against Little Rock, Ark., August 1-September 10. Bayou Fourche and capture of Little Rock September 19. Duty at Little Rock and Duvall's Bluff, Ark., till August, 1864. Expedition to Clarendon, Ark., June 25-29, 1864. Action at Clarendon June 25-26. Veterans on furlough August 14 to September. Company "K" joined Regiment from Camp Butler, Ill., March 20, 1864, and remained with Recruits at Duvall's Bluff, Ark., till February, 1865. Joined Regiment at Murfreesboro, Tenn., February 4, 1865. Veterans halted at St. Louis while returning to Arkansas. Companies "B," "D" and "G" guard river at Chester, Ill., till October 14, then joined Regiment at St. Louis. March through Missoururi in pursuit of Price October 16-November 6. Moved to Paducah, Ky., November 6-11, thence to Nashville and Murfreesboro, Tenn., November 24-28. Action at Overall's Creek December 4. Hood's attack on Murfreesboro December 5-12. Wilkinson's Pikee, near Murfreesboro, "The Cedars," December 7. Action with Forest near Murfreesboro December 15. Duty at Murfreesboro till March 21, 1865. Moved to Franklin, Tenn., and duty there till September. Mustered out at Nashville, Tenn., September 8 and discharged at Camp Butler, Ill., September 27, 1865.

      Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 34 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 183 Enlisted men by disease. Total 224.
    		United States of America Flag, 35 Stars (1863-1865)

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    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…
    Wiley Henderson (1828-1879)    		 Wiley Henderson (1828-1879)


    Contributed by Les Higgason
    		American Civil War

    (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
    61st Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment    		 61st Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
    Military Pension Index Card, Henderson, Wiley L. (1828-1879), American Civil War    		 Military Pension Index Card, Henderson, Wiley L. (1828-1879), American Civil War
    Certificate of Military Service, Wiley L. Henderson (1828-1879), American Civil War    		 Certificate of Military Service, Wiley L. Henderson (1828-1879), American Civil War
    Death 21 Nov 1879  Pittman, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    • Could this be Pitman Township, Montgomery County, Illinois?
    Burial Madden Cemetery, Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Headstone, Henderson, Wiley    		 Headstone, Henderson, Wiley


    Contributed by Les Higgason
    Person ID I347  Carl Wayne Gray Research
    Last Modified 30 Dec 2024 

    Father HENDERSON, Nathaniel,   b. 8 Feb 1788, Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Oct 1854, Wayne County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Hollingsworth, Nancy Ruth,   b. 16 Feb 1792, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Mar 1838 (Age 46 years) 
    Family ID F391  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Hudson, Margaret M.,   b. 1829, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jun 1867 (Age 38 years) 
    Marriage 11 Apr 1849  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Henderson, Luiza,   b. 9 Jan 1851
     2. Henderson, Lonzo,   b. 29 Apr 1852
     3. Henderson, Washington,   b. 5 Jul 1853
     4. Henderson, Jasper,   b. 27 Feb 1860
    >5. Henderson, Mary,   b. 11 Apr 1861   d. 1910 (Age 48 years)
    >6. Henderson, Eliza,   b. 24 Jan 1864, Wayne County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Nov 1937 (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F389  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Jan 2023 

    Family 2 Church, Sarah Elizabeth,   b. 16 Feb 1845, Meigs County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Oct 1940, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years) 
    Marriage 26 Feb 1868  Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage License, Wiley Henderson and Sarah Church    		 Marriage License, Wiley Henderson and Sarah Church


    Contributed by Les Higgason
    Children 
    +1. Henderson, Ruth A.,   b. 11 Apr 1857, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Mar 1895 (Age 37 years)
    >2. Henderson, Mary,   b. 11 Apr 1861   d. 1910 (Age 48 years)
     3. Henderson, William,   b. 25 Feb 1869
    +4. Henderson, Rosa Marie 'Rose',   b. 1 Apr 1871, Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Feb 1954, Beardstown, Cass County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    >5. Henderson, Dora N.,   b. 12 May 1874   d. 1 Jan 1971 (Age 96 years)
    +6. Henderson, Charles Richard,   b. 7 Feb 1876, Wayne County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Oct 1958, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    +7. Henderson, Francis Marien,   b. 20 Jan 1879, Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 1965, Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F390  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Jan 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 14 Mar 1828 - Vermillion, La Salle County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 11 Apr 1849 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 26 Feb 1868 - Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 21 Nov 1879 - Pittman, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Madden Cemetery, Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Headstones
    Headstone, Henderson, Wiley    		Headstone, Henderson, Wiley

  • Notes 
    • Wiley Henderson was the son of Nathaniel and Nancy Ruth (Hollingsworth) Henderson .

      Nathaniel was born in Edgefield, S.Carolina on Feb. 8 , 1788, Nathaniel died in Wayne County Il. on Oct. 9, 1854.

      Nancy Ruth was born in S. Carolina on Feb. 16 , 1792, Nancy Ruth died March 8, 1838.

      Wiley's first wife was Margaret M. ( Hudson ) Henderson, they were married April 11, 1849 in Vermillion County, Illinois.

      Wiley and Margaret were the parents of seven children, after Margaret's death Wiley married Sarah Elizabeth Church. Sarah Elizabeth Church was born in Meigs County Ohio on Feb.16, 1845 Sarah died Oct. 17, 1940 in Clay County Il.

      Wiley and Sarah were married in Johnsonville, Il. on February 26, 1868 . Wiley was born in La Salle County, Il. on Mar.3 , 1828, Wiley died Nov. 11, 1879 in Pittman, Il. Wiley and Sarah were the parents of five children.

      During the Civil War, Wiley served in the Union Army, he was a Private in the 61st Illinois Infantry Co. K .

      1. Luiza Henderson January 9 , 1851 Daughter of Wiley and Margaret Henderson

      2. Lonzo Henderson April 29 , 1852 Son of Wiley and Margaret Henderson

      3. Washington Henderson July 5 , 1853 Son of Wiley and Margaret Henderson

      4. Ruth Henderson April 11 , 1858 Daughter of Wiley and Margaret Henderson

      5. Jasper Henderson February 27 , 1860 Son of Wiley and Margaret Henderson

      6. Mary Henderson April 11 , 1861 Daughter of Wiley and Margaret Henderson

      7. Eliza Henderson January 24 , 1864 Daughter of Wiley and Margaret Henderson

      Margaret died June 29 , 1867

      8. William Henderson February 25 , 1869 Son of Wiley and Sarah Henderson

      9.Dora Henderson May 12 , 1874 January 1 , 1971 Daughter of Wiley and Sarah Henderson

      10. Rosa Henderson April 1 , 1871 --Feb. 18 , 1954 Daughter of Wiley and Sarah Henderson

      11. Charles Richard Henderson Februaray 7 , 1876 - Oct. 8 , 1958 Son of Wiley and Sarah Henderson

      12. Francis M. Henderson January 20 , 1879 Son of Wiley and Sarah Henderson

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      61st Regiment, Illinois Infantry

      Organized at Carrollton, Ill., and mustered in February 5, 1862. Moved to Benton Barracks, Mo., February 21, and duty there till March 26. Moved to Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., March 26-30. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 6th Division, Army of the Tennessee, to April, 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Army Tennessee, to July, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, District of Jackson, Tenn., to September, 1862. Unattached, District of Jackson, Tenn., to November, 1862. Post of Bolivar, District of Jackson, Tenn., 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, to December, 1862. Post of Bolivar, District of Jackson, 16th Army Corps, to March, 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 16th Army Corps, to May, 1863. 1st Brigade, Kimball's Provisional Division, 16th Army Corps, to July, 1863. 1st Brigade, Kimball's Division, District of Eastern Arkansas, to August, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Arkansas Expedition, to November, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Arkansas Expedition, to January, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to May, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 7th Army Corps, August, 1864. Veteran furlough, Dept. of Missouri, October-November, 1864. Veterans. 1st Brigade, Nashville and Chattanooga R. R., Dept. of the Cumberland, to February, 1865. Veterans, Unattached, 4th Division, 20th Army Corps, Dept. of the Cumberland, to March, 1865. 2nd Sub-District, Middle Tennessee, Dept. of the Cumberland, to September, 1865.

      SERVICE.-Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., April 6-7, 1862. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Moved to Bethel, thence to Jackson and Bolivar, Tenn., June 6-17. Duty at Bolivar till May, 1863. March to support of Rosecrans, at Iuka, Miss., September 16-22, 1862. Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign. Operations against Forest, in West Tennessee, December 18, 1862-January 3, 1863. Action at Salem Cemetery, near Jackson, December 19, 1862. Moved to Memphis, Tenn., thence to Vicksburg, Miss., May 31-June 3, 1863. Expedition up the Yazoo to Satartia June 2-8. Action at Satartia, Mechanicsburg, June 4. Moved to Haines' Bluff June 6. Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., June 9-July 4. Moved to Black River Bridge July 17, thence to Helena, Ark., July 27-31. Steele's Expedition against Little Rock, Ark., August 1-September 10. Bayou Fourche and capture of Little Rock September 19. Duty at Little Rock and Duvall's Bluff, Ark., till August, 1864. Expedition to Clarendon, Ark., June 25-29, 1864. Action at Clarendon June 25-26. Veterans on furlough August 14 to September. Company "K" joined Regiment from Camp Butler, Ill., March 20, 1864, and remained with Recruits at Duvall's Bluff, Ark., till February, 1865. Joined Regiment at Murfreesboro, Tenn., February 4, 1865. Veterans halted at St. Louis while returning to Arkansas. Companies "B," "D" and "G" guard river at Chester, Ill., till October 14, then joined Regiment at St. Louis. March through Missouri in pursuit of Price October 16-November 6. Moved to Paducah, Ky., November 6-11, thence to Nashville and Murfreesboro, Tenn., November 24-28. Action at Overall's Creek December 4. Hood's attack on Murfreesboro December 5-12. Wilkinson's Pike, near Murfreesboro, "The Cedars," December 7. Action with Forest near Murfreesboro December 15. Duty at Murfreesboro till March 21, 1865. Moved to Franklin, Tenn., and duty there till September. Mustered out at Nashville, Tenn., September 8 and discharged at Camp Butler, Ill., September 27, 1865.

      Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 34 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 183 Enlisted men by disease. Total 224.

  • Sources 
    1. [S486] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Henderson, Wiley, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54037300/wiley-henderson), none. (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S487] Vickie McCracken, My Clay County Roots, (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/c/c/Vickie-S-Mccracken-1/index.html 27 Jun 2005).

    3. [S488] Mabel Cannon [janecannon@verizon.net], e-mail to Carl W. Gray, "Re: Rosa Marie Henderson help", 28 June 2009, 10:15 am, (e-mail to Carl W. Gray, "Re: Rosa Marie Henderson help", 28 June 2009, 10:15 am), none. (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S489] Coy D. Taylor, Wiley and Sarah (Church) Henderson Web-site, (http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cst/taylor/wiley.htm) (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S490] Secondary Proof of Marriage, Sarah E Church and Wiley Henderson, (Wayne County, Illinois, 22 August 1891), none. (Reliability: 2).


 

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