Satterfield, John William

1839 - 1910  (71 years)

• Name	Satterfield, John William
  Birth	24 Aug 1839	Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1880 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 24 1880 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 155) (Clay City Township), image 24, page 24d
  Occupation	Laborer  [1]
  Reference Number	SATT.J001
  _FGRAVE	24198053
  Military Service	American Civil War, Sergeant, Company A, 67th Virginia Militia, Confederate States of America  [2, 3]
  	Served with: Company A, 67th Virginia Militia, Confederate States of America Sergeant, Company A, 11th Virginia Cavalry, Confederate States of America
  		Flag of the Confederate States of America, (Battle Flag) (1863-1865) This Confederate Flag pattern is the one most often thought of as the Confederate Flag today; it was one of many used by the Confederate armed forces. Variations of this design served as the Battle Flag of the Armies of Northern Virginia and Tennessee, and as the Confederate Naval Jack.
  		Flags of the Confederate States of America
  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  		Confederate States of America
  		Confederate States Army
  		11th Virginia Cavalry Regiment
  		Clay County Civil War Veterans A Virtual Cemetery Created By Ewood Sexton
  		Civil War Veterans Buried in Clay County, Illinois_0041.jpg Compiled by Les Higgason
  Death	8 Nov 1910	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  	Veteran of the Civil War. Born in VA. Served as a Sergeant in Co. A, 11th Virginia Cavalry, CSA and later in Co. A, 67th Virginia Militia, CSA. One of 13 known Confederate soldiers buried in Clay Co., IL - Mike Rinehart ********* Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia where John William Satterfield was born became part of newly created West Virginia, in 1863, during the Civil War. John William Satterfield was the youngest son of Thomas Satterfield (1785-1859) and his wife Lydia (Robinson) Satterfield. Following the Civil War John William Satterfield followed his elder brother The Rev. Thomas Robinson Satterfield to the state of Illinois. Later Reverend Thomas Satterfield removed from Illinois to Los Angeles, California where he became a renowned minister in Southern California. John William and his family remained in Illinois. This contributor is related to John William through his elder brother Reverend Thomas Satterfield.
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Satterfield, John W. and Mary E.
  Person ID	I26527	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2025

  
  

  Family	Tyson, Mary Elizabeth 'Molly',   b. 3 Feb 1846, Berkeley County, West Virginia d. 29 Feb 1932, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1, 2]
  Children	1. Satterfield, Lula V.,   b. 1847, Ohio > 2. Satterfield, Minnie M.,   b. 1 Aug 1870, Ohio d. 12 Jul 1960, Oklahoma (Age 89 years) > 3. Satterfield, Frank Berkley 'Frankie',   b. 18 Jun 1875, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 29 Dec 1960, Magnolia, Putnam County, Illinois (Age 85 years) > 4. Scarborough, Alvin Robert,   b. 30 Apr 1920, Attala County, Mississippi d. 28 Jul 1942, Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija Province, Central Luzon, Philippines (Age 22 years)
  Family ID	F11399	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 8 Nov 1910 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S16778] https://www.ancestry.com/, 1880 Census, Clay City Township, page 24, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4240459-00214?usePUB=true&_phsrc=bBR1&pId=46442367) (Reliability: 2). [S7418] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Satterfield, John W. and Mary E., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=2001&GScid=105163&GRid=24198053&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S493] Les Higgason, Civil War Veterans, Buried in Clay County (including Confederate), Compiled by Les Higgason (Reliability: 2).