Civil War Veteran
John York enlisted in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He enlisted as a private for 3 years in Company F, 62nd Regiment Illinois U.S. Infantry on 15 December 1861 in Crawford County, Illinois. He was a resident of Crawford County, Illinois, 25 years old, a farmer, single, and his nativity was Crawford County, Illinois. John mustered into service on 10 April 1862 at Jonesboro, Union County, Illinois.
He was discharged from service for a disability due to being a prisoner of war on 20 Feb 1863 at Kenton, Tennessee. He walked home and was in poor health at the time.
John's wife, Sarah, filed for a pension for her husband's military service on March 16, 1895.
Civil War Veteran
John York enlisted in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He enlisted as a private for 3 years in Company F, 62nd Regiment Illinois U.S. Infantry on 15 December 1861 in Crawford County, Illinois. He was a resident of Crawford County, Illinois, 25 years old, a farmer, single, and his nativity was Crawford County, Illinois. John mustered into service on 10 April 1862 at Jonesboro, Union County, Illinois.
He was discharged from service for a disability due to being a prisoner of war on 20 Feb 1863 at Kenton, Tennessee. He walked home and was in poor health at the time.
John's wife, Sarah, filed for a pension for her husband's military service on March 16, 1895.
Inscription
Age 63y. 7m. 1d.
Co. F 62 ILL. Inf.
Gravesite Details
Shares gravestones with wife, Sarah.
Family Members
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Mary Ann York Brown
1823–1909
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Charles York
1824–1903
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Perry York
1826–1880
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Susannah York Correll
1828–1916
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Benjamin York
1833–1919
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Sarah Jane York Correll
1835–1922
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Silas F. York
1838–1913
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PVT Elder York
1841–1917
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Martha Adeline York Brown
1842–1879
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William Riley York
1844–1862
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Isaac H. York
1847–1883
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