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Pvt Matthew Humphrey

Birth
Wayne County, North Carolina, USA
Death
31 Mar 1865 (aged 40–41)
North Carolina, USA
Burial
Buried or Lost at Sea. Specifically: Died in a fire on steamship "General Lynn" near the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Add to Map
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First Marriage:
May 2, 1844 at Jefferson County, IL
to Dicey Dodson (1820-1858)
daughter of Isaac Dodson & Mary Gibson

Second Marriage:
March 22, 1860 at Jefferson County, IL
to Mary Dodson (1834-1926)
daughter of Archibald Dodson & Barbara Miller



Private, Company F., 56th Infantry, Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Reached rank of Corporal before discharge.
Enlisted 1861 at McLeansboro, Illinois. Killed in fire on a steamship, General Lyon, near the coast of Cape Hatteras, N.C.

First Marriage:
May 2, 1844 at Jefferson County, IL
to Dicey Dodson (1820-1858)
daughter of Isaac Dodson & Mary Gibson

Second Marriage:
March 22, 1860 at Jefferson County, IL
to Mary Dodson (1834-1926)
daughter of Archibald Dodson & Barbara Miller



Private, Company F., 56th Infantry, Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Reached rank of Corporal before discharge.
Enlisted 1861 at McLeansboro, Illinois. Killed in fire on a steamship, General Lyon, near the coast of Cape Hatteras, N.C.



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