BLACKBURN, Eli Jasper

1833 - 1899  (66 years)

• Name	BLACKBURN, Eli Jasper
  Birth	28 May 1833	Warren County, Tennessee   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BLAC.E007
  _FGRAVE	31707058
  Military Service	American Civil War, Corporal, Company A, 98th Illinois Infantry  [1, 2]
  		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)
  		98th Illinois Infantry Regiment
  		Clay County Civil War Veterans A Virtual Cemetery Created By Ewood Sexton
  		Civil War Veterans Buried in Clay County, Illinois_0003 Compiled by Les Higgason
  Death	31 Oct 1899	Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, Blackburn, Eli J.
  Person ID	I55052	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 1	SHEPHERD, Temperance 'Martha',   b. 1834, Clay County, Illinois d. 10 Jun 1869, Clay County, Illinois (Age 35 years)
  Family ID	F20053	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	RILEY, Arrilla R.,   b. 25 Oct 1838, Sistersville, Tyler County, West Virginia d. 14 Jun 1918, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F20054	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 May 1833 - Warren County, Tennessee Death - 31 Oct 1899 - Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  WARREN CO, TN Cpr. Co. A, 98 Ill. Inf. Joined: AUG 5, 1862 CLAY CO, IL Mustered in: SEP 3, 1862 CAMP CENTRALIA, IL Mustered out: JUN 27, 1865 NASHVILLE, TN MUSTERED OUT AS PRIVATE

  
  

• Sources

  [S15978] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Blackburn, Eli J., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31707058/eli-jasper-blackburn), none. (Reliability: 2). [S493] Les Higgason, Civil War Veterans, Buried in Clay County (including Confederate), Compiled by Les Higgason (Reliability: 2).