Wilcox, Joseph Franklin

1834 - 1915  (80 years)

• Name	Wilcox, Joseph Franklin
  Birth	14 Jul 1834	Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	WILC.J004
  _FGRAVE	32418403
  Military Service	American Civil War, Corporal, Company G, 21st Illinois Infantry  [1]
  	ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT Name WILCOX, JOSEPH F Rank CPL Company G Unit 21 IL US INF Personal Characteristics Residence XENIA, CLAY CO, IL Age 26 Height 6' Hair AUBURN Eyes GRAY Complexion FAIR Marital Status MARRIED Occupation MASON Nativity WESTERLY, WASHINGTON CO, RI Service Record Joined When JUN 19, 1861 Joined Where XENIA, IL Joined By Whom JOS MAHER Period 3 YRS Muster In JUN 28, 1861 Muster In Where SPRINGFIELD, IL Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out N/A Muster Out Where N/A Muster Out By Whom N/A Remarks DISCHARGED FOR DISABILITY MAR 30, 1862 AT GREENVILLE MO
  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  		Clay County Civil War Veterans A Virtual Cemetery Created By Ewood Sexton
  Death	4 Feb 1915	Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I55782	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 4 Feb 1915 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Joseph Franklin Wilcox, son of George and Eliza Wilcox was born at Westerly, R. I., July 14, 1834 died in Flora Ill., Feb. 4, 1915, aged 80 years, 5 months and 20 days. He was the sixth in a family of seven children and the last of the circle to pass away. He came to Illinois in 1858 and lived in Xenia for a few months, also a short time in Fairfield. All the remaining years of his life were spent in or near Flora. Feb. 24, 1859 he was married to Miss Amy A. Coulson. To them were given four children, of whom three survive, Geo. W. Wilcox and Mrs. Downard of Flora and Mrs. Josephine Bayles of So. Dakota. For many years Mr. Wilcox has been identified with the public affairs of Flora. He filled the office of justice of the peace for 18 years and was elected again, but declined the honor. In his time he served as assessor and collector of taxes, and was also a member of the city council. Funeral services were held at the M. E. church Sunday at 2 o'clock p. m. conducted by Dr. J. W. Flint, the pastor, in the presence of an unusually large number of friends. The members of the Grand Army of the Republic, eighty Masons in line from Xenia, Louisville and Flora with resident members of the Elks lodge, acting as an escort to Elmwood cemetery where the remains were laid to rest with Masonic honors. (The Southern Illinois Record, February 11, 1915)

  
  

• Sources

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