1844 - 1922 (78 years)
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| Name |
Humphreys, John S. |
| Birth |
1844 |
Tennessee  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
HUMP.J001 |
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23315000 |
| Military Service |
American Civil War, Captain Lynch's Company, Tennessee Light Infantry, Confederate States of America [1] |
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American Civil War
(April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
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Clay County Civil War Veterans
A Virtual Cemetery Created By Ewood Sexton
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| Death |
18 Jan 1922 |
Songer Township, Clay County, Illinois |
| Burial |
Golden Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois |
| Person ID |
I55604 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
25 Aug 2024 |
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| Notes |
- John S. Humphreys was a Private in Captain Lynch's Company, Tennessee Light Infantry, CSA. John was born in Tennessee. He is one of 13 known Confederate Soldiers buried in Clay County, IL
(Information submitted by Mike Rinehart.)
Obit:
DEATH OF CIVIL WAR VETERAN
John S. Humphrey, a resident of Songer township for many years was
called to eternity Wednesday morning, Jan 18, 1922, at 10.30 o'clock
at his home after an Illness of about two weeks. He was well known and
highly respected farmer of that vicinity.
He leaves a wife and several children.
Funeral services will be held at the Golden church Friday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. Burial will be at the Golden cemetery.
(The Flora Journal-Record, Jan 19, 1922)
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| Sources |
- [S493] Les Higgason, Civil War Veterans, Buried in Clay County (including Confederate), Compiled by Les Higgason (Reliability: 2).
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