SHADRACH WILFORD
SERGEANT
COMPANY " A "
9TH ILLINOIS CAVALRY
UNION ARMY
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SOLDIER HISTORY :
SHADRACK WILFORD
Residence : Drury's Landing , IL ; 29 years old.
Enlisted on 9/1/1861 as a Corporal.
On 9/18/1861 he mustered into " A " Co. IL 9th. Cavalry
He died of disease on 2/4/1863 at Memphis, TN
Proimotions :
*. Sergt
Other Information :
born 5/29/1832
Buried : Mississippi River National Cemetery, Memphis, TN
Gravesite : B-1056
SOURCES:
-- Illinois : Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men
-- Various Cemetery listings on the internet
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U. S. CENSUS - 1860
Drury Township
Rock Island
Illinois
page 5
SHADRACH WILFORD, 28, Married, England, Day laborer
ELLEN WILFORD, 21, Virginia
JOSEPH BENJAMIN WILFORD, 2 months, Illinois
Value of Real estate - $600
Value of Personal Property - $125
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The Muscarine Iowa City Directory lists Shadrach Wilford as a teamster living at Sixth and Orange Streets.
The St. Mathias Church records listed his marriage to Ellen " Ragg " on July 5, 1856.
IN the records , Ellen's name is sometimes spelled Ragg, Wragg, or Wrag.
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Enlisted on September 1, 1861 at Rock Island , in Company A, 9th Regiment of the Illinois Cavalry Volunteers. His company commander at first was Captain Burgh and later William C. Blackburn. He died on Feb. 4, 1863 at Helena, Arkansas.
The U. S. Army Union Casualty Sheet , dated May 14, 1863 shows " Cause of Casualty " as typhoid and pneumonia.
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Thanks to Contributor : Dino Vlahos # 48362074 for information. on Wilford's life and military service
For Additions and Corrections Contact :
ED CATTERSON
2/3/23
Military Information: SGT, US ARMY
SERGEANT
COMPANY " A "
9TH ILLINOIS CAVALRY
UNION ARMY
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
SOLDIER HISTORY :
SHADRACK WILFORD
Residence : Drury's Landing , IL ; 29 years old.
Enlisted on 9/1/1861 as a Corporal.
On 9/18/1861 he mustered into " A " Co. IL 9th. Cavalry
He died of disease on 2/4/1863 at Memphis, TN
Proimotions :
*. Sergt
Other Information :
born 5/29/1832
Buried : Mississippi River National Cemetery, Memphis, TN
Gravesite : B-1056
SOURCES:
-- Illinois : Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men
-- Various Cemetery listings on the internet
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
U. S. CENSUS - 1860
Drury Township
Rock Island
Illinois
page 5
SHADRACH WILFORD, 28, Married, England, Day laborer
ELLEN WILFORD, 21, Virginia
JOSEPH BENJAMIN WILFORD, 2 months, Illinois
Value of Real estate - $600
Value of Personal Property - $125
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The Muscarine Iowa City Directory lists Shadrach Wilford as a teamster living at Sixth and Orange Streets.
The St. Mathias Church records listed his marriage to Ellen " Ragg " on July 5, 1856.
IN the records , Ellen's name is sometimes spelled Ragg, Wragg, or Wrag.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Enlisted on September 1, 1861 at Rock Island , in Company A, 9th Regiment of the Illinois Cavalry Volunteers. His company commander at first was Captain Burgh and later William C. Blackburn. He died on Feb. 4, 1863 at Helena, Arkansas.
The U. S. Army Union Casualty Sheet , dated May 14, 1863 shows " Cause of Casualty " as typhoid and pneumonia.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Thanks to Contributor : Dino Vlahos # 48362074 for information. on Wilford's life and military service
For Additions and Corrections Contact :
ED CATTERSON
2/3/23
Military Information: SGT, US ARMY
SHADRACH WILFORD
SERGEANT
COMPANY " A "
9TH ILLINOIS CAVALRY
UNION ARMY
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
SOLDIER HISTORY :
SHADRACK WILFORD
Residence : Drury's Landing , IL ; 29 years old.
Enlisted on 9/1/1861 as a Corporal.
On 9/18/1861 he mustered into " A " Co. IL 9th. Cavalry
He died of disease on 2/4/1863 at Memphis, TN
Proimotions :
*. Sergt
Other Information :
born 5/29/1832
Buried : Mississippi River National Cemetery, Memphis, TN
Gravesite : B-1056
SOURCES:
-- Illinois : Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men
-- Various Cemetery listings on the internet
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
U. S. CENSUS - 1860
Drury Township
Rock Island
Illinois
page 5
SHADRACH WILFORD, 28, Married, England, Day laborer
ELLEN WILFORD, 21, Virginia
JOSEPH BENJAMIN WILFORD, 2 months, Illinois
Value of Real estate - $600
Value of Personal Property - $125
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The Muscarine Iowa City Directory lists Shadrach Wilford as a teamster living at Sixth and Orange Streets.
The St. Mathias Church records listed his marriage to Ellen " Ragg " on July 5, 1856.
IN the records , Ellen's name is sometimes spelled Ragg, Wragg, or Wrag.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Enlisted on September 1, 1861 at Rock Island , in Company A, 9th Regiment of the Illinois Cavalry Volunteers. His company commander at first was Captain Burgh and later William C. Blackburn. He died on Feb. 4, 1863 at Helena, Arkansas.
The U. S. Army Union Casualty Sheet , dated May 14, 1863 shows " Cause of Casualty " as typhoid and pneumonia.
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Thanks to Contributor : Dino Vlahos # 48362074 for information. on Wilford's life and military service
For Additions and Corrections Contact :
ED CATTERSON
2/3/23
Military Information: SGT, US ARMY
SERGEANT
COMPANY " A "
9TH ILLINOIS CAVALRY
UNION ARMY
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
SOLDIER HISTORY :
SHADRACK WILFORD
Residence : Drury's Landing , IL ; 29 years old.
Enlisted on 9/1/1861 as a Corporal.
On 9/18/1861 he mustered into " A " Co. IL 9th. Cavalry
He died of disease on 2/4/1863 at Memphis, TN
Proimotions :
*. Sergt
Other Information :
born 5/29/1832
Buried : Mississippi River National Cemetery, Memphis, TN
Gravesite : B-1056
SOURCES:
-- Illinois : Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men
-- Various Cemetery listings on the internet
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
U. S. CENSUS - 1860
Drury Township
Rock Island
Illinois
page 5
SHADRACH WILFORD, 28, Married, England, Day laborer
ELLEN WILFORD, 21, Virginia
JOSEPH BENJAMIN WILFORD, 2 months, Illinois
Value of Real estate - $600
Value of Personal Property - $125
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The Muscarine Iowa City Directory lists Shadrach Wilford as a teamster living at Sixth and Orange Streets.
The St. Mathias Church records listed his marriage to Ellen " Ragg " on July 5, 1856.
IN the records , Ellen's name is sometimes spelled Ragg, Wragg, or Wrag.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Enlisted on September 1, 1861 at Rock Island , in Company A, 9th Regiment of the Illinois Cavalry Volunteers. His company commander at first was Captain Burgh and later William C. Blackburn. He died on Feb. 4, 1863 at Helena, Arkansas.
The U. S. Army Union Casualty Sheet , dated May 14, 1863 shows " Cause of Casualty " as typhoid and pneumonia.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Thanks to Contributor : Dino Vlahos # 48362074 for information. on Wilford's life and military service
For Additions and Corrections Contact :
ED CATTERSON
2/3/23
Military Information: SGT, US ARMY
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