Etchison, Benjamin W.

1834 - 1906  (71 years)

• Name	Etchison, Benjamin W.
  Birth	14 Aug 1834  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	ETCH.B001
  _FGRAVE	21704266
  Military Service	American Civil War, Private, Company A, 98th Illinois Infantry  [2]
  	ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT Name ETCHISON, BENJAMIN Rank PVT Company A Unit 98 IL US INF Personal Characteristics Residence FLORA, CLAY CO, IL Age 28 Height 5' 11 Hair LIGHT Eyes BLUE Complexion FAIR Marital Status SINGLE Occupation FARMER Nativity LAWRENCE CO, IN Service Record Joined When AUG 11, 1862 Joined Where CLAY CO, IL Joined By Whom E P TURNER 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 DISCHARGED JAN 8, 1863 AT BOWLING GREEN KY
  		Civil War Veterans Buried in Clay County, Illinois_0014 Compiled by Les Higgason
  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  		Clay County Civil War Veterans A Virtual Cemetery Created By Ewood Sexton
  Death	23 Mar 1906  [1]
  Burial	Hoosier Prairie Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Etchison, Benjamin W. and Thursa C.
  Person ID	I55477	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2024

  
  

  Family	Brimberry, Thursa Caroline,   b. 25 Mar 1851, Clay County, Illinois d. 3 Jun 1921, Clay County, Illinois (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F20130	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Hoosier Prairie Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S16106] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Etchison, Benjamin W. and Thursa C., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21704266/benjamin-w-etchison), none. (Reliability: 2). [S493] Les Higgason, Civil War Veterans, Buried in Clay County (including Confederate), Compiled by Les Higgason (Reliability: 2).