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1SGT Alexander Abernathy

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1SGT Alexander Abernathy

Birth
West Point, Lee County, Iowa, USA
Death
1 Apr 1932 (aged 87)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Pontoosuc, Hancock County, Illinois, USA
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Husband of Mary K. (Howard) Abernathy (1849-1916). Son of William Abernathy and Lucy (Allen) Abernathy. Alexander was a Civil War Veteran. He was a Sergeant in Company I, 16th Wisconsin Infantry. According to the application for his military headstone, he served in the Civil War under the name of "John Smith" although Civil War records show him listed as Alexander "Abernethy." He was living in Darlington, Wisconsin in September 1861 and enlisted on September 26, 1861 as a Corporal in Company I, 16th Wisconsin Infantry. He was promoted to Sergaent and First Full Sergeant and was mustered out on July 12, 1865 in Louisville, Kentucky. Alexander's regiment was involved in several major battles of the Civil War including Shiloh, Corinth, Kenesaw Mountain and several battles in Atlanta.

Name: Alexander Abernethy
Death Date: 01 Apr 1932
Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Gender: Male
Age: 87
Birth Date: 07 Jul 1844
Birthplace: West Point, Iowa
Father: William Abernethy
Father's Birth Place: Canada
Mother: Lucy Allen
Mother's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Occupation: Retired
Residence: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Spouse: Mary H. Abernethy
Burial Date: 03 Apr 1932
Burial Place: Dallas City, Ill.
Cemetery: Pontonnsve
Certificate Number: 9575
Husband of Mary K. (Howard) Abernathy (1849-1916). Son of William Abernathy and Lucy (Allen) Abernathy. Alexander was a Civil War Veteran. He was a Sergeant in Company I, 16th Wisconsin Infantry. According to the application for his military headstone, he served in the Civil War under the name of "John Smith" although Civil War records show him listed as Alexander "Abernethy." He was living in Darlington, Wisconsin in September 1861 and enlisted on September 26, 1861 as a Corporal in Company I, 16th Wisconsin Infantry. He was promoted to Sergaent and First Full Sergeant and was mustered out on July 12, 1865 in Louisville, Kentucky. Alexander's regiment was involved in several major battles of the Civil War including Shiloh, Corinth, Kenesaw Mountain and several battles in Atlanta.

Name: Alexander Abernethy
Death Date: 01 Apr 1932
Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Gender: Male
Age: 87
Birth Date: 07 Jul 1844
Birthplace: West Point, Iowa
Father: William Abernethy
Father's Birth Place: Canada
Mother: Lucy Allen
Mother's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Occupation: Retired
Residence: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Spouse: Mary H. Abernethy
Burial Date: 03 Apr 1932
Burial Place: Dallas City, Ill.
Cemetery: Pontonnsve
Certificate Number: 9575

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