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John D. Fenton

Birth
Death
2 May 1915
Browning, Schuyler County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Astoria, Fulton County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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From Clines Funeral Home Records 1885 - 1925:
FENTON, John D d. 2 May 1915, Browning, IL - buried Astoria Cemetery, Astoria, IL - 80y 4m

As per Henry Aten's History of the 85th IL. Inf.:
John D. Fenton, private, co. H, 85th IL. Inf., was born in Augusta County, Virginia, in 1835, and removed to Illinois with his parents in 1837. He enlisted from Astoria; served with his company to the close of the war and was mustered out with the regiment. He returned to Astoria, where he has served the public as dryman ever since. He was slightly wounded at the battle of Chickamauga, GA., and again in the assault on Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia, June 27, 1864. His address is Astoria, Illinois.
From Clines Funeral Home Records 1885 - 1925:
FENTON, John D d. 2 May 1915, Browning, IL - buried Astoria Cemetery, Astoria, IL - 80y 4m

As per Henry Aten's History of the 85th IL. Inf.:
John D. Fenton, private, co. H, 85th IL. Inf., was born in Augusta County, Virginia, in 1835, and removed to Illinois with his parents in 1837. He enlisted from Astoria; served with his company to the close of the war and was mustered out with the regiment. He returned to Astoria, where he has served the public as dryman ever since. He was slightly wounded at the battle of Chickamauga, GA., and again in the assault on Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia, June 27, 1864. His address is Astoria, Illinois.

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