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John Wesley Finch

Birth
Georgia, USA
Death
27 Nov 1878 (aged 42)
Warren County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Oak Ridge, Warren County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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John married Jerusha Goodgame on 02 November 1858 in Coosa County, Alabama. He and his wife both died during the Yellow Fever Epidemic in Warren County in 1878. John was a Private a Musician in the 12th Alabama Infantry Regiment Company B. His and his wife's grave are unmarked since hundred's died of the Epidemic in a short time in Warren County and the burials was quick to try and control the Epidemic. Their only child was Robert C. FINCH who was 17- Years old when his parents died and he had to raise himself. Also, From the Confederate Civil War Service Records for John W. Finch, he enlisted on June 17, 1861, by Joseph H. Bradford at Camp Bradford, Coosa County, Alabama, for the war. He was listed absent sick during the June 17 to August 31, 1861, muster roll for Company B. He was in the General Hospital at Culpepper Court House, Virginia, and discharged on August 31, 1861.
John married Jerusha Goodgame on 02 November 1858 in Coosa County, Alabama. He and his wife both died during the Yellow Fever Epidemic in Warren County in 1878. John was a Private a Musician in the 12th Alabama Infantry Regiment Company B. His and his wife's grave are unmarked since hundred's died of the Epidemic in a short time in Warren County and the burials was quick to try and control the Epidemic. Their only child was Robert C. FINCH who was 17- Years old when his parents died and he had to raise himself. Also, From the Confederate Civil War Service Records for John W. Finch, he enlisted on June 17, 1861, by Joseph H. Bradford at Camp Bradford, Coosa County, Alabama, for the war. He was listed absent sick during the June 17 to August 31, 1861, muster roll for Company B. He was in the General Hospital at Culpepper Court House, Virginia, and discharged on August 31, 1861.


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