Oglesby, James Madison

1842 - 1875  (33 years)

• Name	Oglesby, James Madison
  Birth	1842	Kentucky
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	OGLE.J003
  _FGRAVE	23148267
  Military Service	American Civil War, Private, Company I, 40th Illinois Infantry  [1]
  	CIVIL WAR INFORMATION: OGLESBY, J M Rank PVT Company I Unit 40 IL US INF Personal Characteristics Residence CLAY CO, IL Age 19 Height 5' 9 Hair DARK Eyes BLACK Complexion DARK Marital Status SINGLE Occupation FARMER Nativity GIRARD CO, KY Service Record Joined When AUG 5, 1861 Joined Where XENIA, IL Joined By Whom CPT HOSKINSON Period 3 YRS Muster In AUG 10, 1861 Muster In Where CAMP BUTLER, IL Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out N/A Muster Out Where N/A Muster Out By Whom N/A Remarks N/A
  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  Death	24 Apr 1875	Clay County, Illinois
  Burial	Toliver Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I55681	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	31 Aug 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1842 - Kentucky Death - 24 Apr 1875 - Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Toliver Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  According to Clay County, IL archival marriage records, James Oglesby married Mariah E. Tate on 18 March 1864. Mariah Ellen Tate Oglesby (Find A Grave Memorial# 85710247) married Robert H. Holeman (Find A Grave Memorial# 25219112) after James Oglesby's death. James and Ellen Oglesby had a third daughter, Laura Oglesby born Oct 1870 in Sangamon County, Illinois.

  
  

• Sources

  [S493] Les Higgason, Civil War Veterans, Buried in Clay County (including Confederate), Compiled by Les Higgason (Reliability: 2).