Manker, John W.

1840 - 1862  (22 years)

• Name	Manker, John W.
  		Clay City Veterans Memorial, Mills Park, Clay City, Illinois (West Side, Right Panel) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  Birth	1840  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	MANK.J004
  _FGRAVE	24131853
  Military Service	American Civil War, Private, Company H, 98th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	MANKER, JOHN W Rank PVT Company H Unit 98 IL US INF Personal Characteristics Residence CLAY CITY, CLAY CO, IL Age 22 Height 5' 9 Hair BLACK Eyes BROWN Complexion LIGHT Marital Status SINGLE Occupation FARMER Nativity HIGHLAND CO, IN Service Record Joined When AUG 21, 1862 Joined Where NOBLE, IL Joined By Whom T JOHNSON Period 3 YRS Muster In SEP 3, 1862 Muster In Where CAMP CENTRALIA, IL Muster In By Whom L CPT Muster Out N/A Muster Out Where N/A Muster Out By Whom N/A Remarks DIED OT 14, 1862 AT LOUISVILLE KY
  		Civil War Veterans Buried in Clay County, Illinois_0029 Compiled by Les Higgason
  		Flag of the United States, 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 the…
  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  		98th Illinois Infantry Regiment
  		Clay County Civil War Veterans A Virtual Cemetery Created By Ewood Sexton
  Death	14 Oct 1862	Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky   [1, 2, 3]
  	Cause: Pneumonia
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Manker, John W.
  Person ID	I30504	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Manker, Jenkins,   b. 11 Mar 1817, Highland County, Ohio d. 30 Apr 1890, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Rogers, Sarah Ann,   b. Mar 1818, Ohio d. Oct 1901 (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F12825	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - Cause: Pneumonia - 14 Oct 1862 - Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Clay City Veterans Memorial, Mills Park, Clay City, Illinois (West Side) Photo by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Clay City Veterans Memorial, Mills Park, Clay City, Illinois (West Side) Erected by Clay City’s American Legion Post #840, this Veterans’ Memorial is located on the southern edge of Mills Park in Clay City, Illinois. Photo by Carl Wayne Gray

  
  

• Notes

  MANKER, JOHN W Rank PVT Company H Unit 98 IL US INF Personal Characteristics Residence CLAY CITY, CLAY CO, IL Age 22 Height 5' 9 Hair BLACK Eyes BROWN Complexion LIGHT Marital Status SINGLE Occupation FARMER Nativity HIGHLAND CO, IN Service Record Joined When AUG 21, 1862 Joined Where NOBLE, IL Joined By Whom T JOHNSON Period 3 YRS Muster In SEP 3, 1862 Muster In Where CAMP CENTRALIA, IL Muster In By Whom L CPT Muster Out N/A Muster Out Where N/A Muster Out By Whom N/A Remarks DIED OT 14, 1862 AT LOUISVILLE KY Gravesite Details Co. H, 98th Reg. Ill. Vol's (Died in the 24 year of his age.)

  
  

• Sources

  [S9175] (Reliability: 2). [S9176] (Reliability: 2). [S7572] Clay City Veterans' Memorial, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Clay City Veterans' Memorial, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (Clay City Veterans' Memorial, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, photo by Carl Wayne Gray, 02 Sep 2015) (Reliability: 2). [S493] Les Higgason, Civil War Veterans, Buried in Clay County (including Confederate), Compiled by Les Higgason (Reliability: 2).