GAHAN, John William

1822 - 1917  (95 years)

• Name	GAHAN, John William
  Birth	24 Dec 1822	West Virginia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	GAHA.J001
  _FGRAVE	25954812
  Military Service	American Civil War, Company D, 53rd Indiana Infantry  [2]
  	Veteran of 2 Wars.
  		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)
  		53rd Indiana Infantry Regiment
  		Clay County Civil War Veterans A Virtual Cemetery Created By Ewood Sexton
  		Civil War Veterans Buried in Clay County, Illinois_0015 Compiled by Les Higgason
  Death	31 Dec 1917	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Gahan, John W.
  		Headstone, Gahan, John W. and Liza J.
  Person ID	I55504	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2024

  
  

  Family	VARBLE, Eliza Jane,   b. 8 Dec 1826   d. 28 Jul 1899 (Age 72 years)
  Children	1. GAHAN, Amanda,   b. 13 Apr 1853, Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana d. 12 Feb 1936, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois (Age 82 years)   2. GAHAN, John W.,   b. 1855   d. 1929 (Age 74 years)   3. GAHAN, James B.,   b. 1857   d. 6 Mar 1946 (Age 89 years) + 4. GAHAN, Andrew Jackson,   b. 30 Jan 1862, Charlestown, Clark County, Indiana d. 19 Sep 1938, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois (Age 76 years)   5. GAHAN, Mary Alice,   b. 30 Dec 1864   d. 23 Feb 1960, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 95 years)   6. GAHAN, George S.,   b. 13 Sep 1867   d. 16 Sep 1946, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas (Age 79 years)   7. GAHAN, Emmett,   b. 10 Dec 1870   d. 16 Jan 1871 (Age 0 years)   8. GAHAN, Charles Edgar,   b. 14 Jun 1873   d. 18 Jan 1875 (Age 1 year)
  Family ID	F20182	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Dec 1822 - West Virginia Death - 31 Dec 1917 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S16193] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Gahan, John W., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25954812/john-w-gahan) (Reliability: 2). [S493] Les Higgason, Civil War Veterans, Buried in Clay County (including Confederate), Compiled by Les Higgason.