Son of Thomas K and Alasan H Jeffris. They are buried at Eiler Cemetery (Tower Hill), Shelby Co., IL
Siblings: Mary Ellen, George Keller, Thomas, Margaret A., Sarah Elizabeth, Charles, Alice & Nathaniel.
Married Emmaretta Forbes on 4 Mar 1866 in Coles Co., IL.
Children: Martha Ellen, Benjamin Glen, Anne Mary, Jerome Dud, Margaret, Arah Rose, Thomas Miller, Susie May & Augustus.
John William enlisted in the 123rd IL Infantry in August, 1862 as a private. He was mustered out as a sergeant in June 1865. In May 1863 the 123rd was assigned to Col. John T. Wilder's "Lightning Brigade." They fought at Hoover's Gap near Murfreesboro TN and played a crucial roll in the battle of Chicamauga. In 1865 the regiment,as part of General James Wilson's raid through AL, led the attack on Selma, AL.
Siblings: Mary Ellen, George Keller, Thomas, Margaret A., Sarah Elizabeth, Charles, Alice & Nathaniel.
Married Emmaretta Forbes on 4 Mar 1866 in Coles Co., IL.
Children: Martha Ellen, Benjamin Glen, Anne Mary, Jerome Dud, Margaret, Arah Rose, Thomas Miller, Susie May & Augustus.
John William enlisted in the 123rd IL Infantry in August, 1862 as a private. He was mustered out as a sergeant in June 1865. In May 1863 the 123rd was assigned to Col. John T. Wilder's "Lightning Brigade." They fought at Hoover's Gap near Murfreesboro TN and played a crucial roll in the battle of Chicamauga. In 1865 the regiment,as part of General James Wilson's raid through AL, led the attack on Selma, AL.
Son of Thomas K and Alasan H Jeffris. They are buried at Eiler Cemetery (Tower Hill), Shelby Co., IL
Siblings: Mary Ellen, George Keller, Thomas, Margaret A., Sarah Elizabeth, Charles, Alice & Nathaniel.
Married Emmaretta Forbes on 4 Mar 1866 in Coles Co., IL.
Children: Martha Ellen, Benjamin Glen, Anne Mary, Jerome Dud, Margaret, Arah Rose, Thomas Miller, Susie May & Augustus.
John William enlisted in the 123rd IL Infantry in August, 1862 as a private. He was mustered out as a sergeant in June 1865. In May 1863 the 123rd was assigned to Col. John T. Wilder's "Lightning Brigade." They fought at Hoover's Gap near Murfreesboro TN and played a crucial roll in the battle of Chicamauga. In 1865 the regiment,as part of General James Wilson's raid through AL, led the attack on Selma, AL.
Siblings: Mary Ellen, George Keller, Thomas, Margaret A., Sarah Elizabeth, Charles, Alice & Nathaniel.
Married Emmaretta Forbes on 4 Mar 1866 in Coles Co., IL.
Children: Martha Ellen, Benjamin Glen, Anne Mary, Jerome Dud, Margaret, Arah Rose, Thomas Miller, Susie May & Augustus.
John William enlisted in the 123rd IL Infantry in August, 1862 as a private. He was mustered out as a sergeant in June 1865. In May 1863 the 123rd was assigned to Col. John T. Wilder's "Lightning Brigade." They fought at Hoover's Gap near Murfreesboro TN and played a crucial roll in the battle of Chicamauga. In 1865 the regiment,as part of General James Wilson's raid through AL, led the attack on Selma, AL.
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