During the Civil War James enlisted in Company F, 103rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, for a 3-year term of service, Aug. 9, 1862, at Elyria, Ohio in Lorain County under the surname of "Covenhoven." He was wounded at Callas, GA, June 2, 1864. James was mustered out with Company F, June 12, 1865. In 1870 he resided with his wife, Elizabeth, in Miami Co., KS, farming. By 1880 he had moved back to Lorain County, residing in Camden Twp. with his wife and a daughter, 7, "Adah," and a son, Charles F. In 1920 he and his wife resided in Grand Ledge, MI. He was one of the 103rd's veterans who lived the longest into the 20th Century, dying in Grand Ledge, MI, in 1933. He had applied for an invalid pension, Feb. 28, 1879 which was approved and issued as Certificate #188698. Upon his death, Elizabeth applied for a widow's pension, Sept. 20, 1933, which was approved and issued and issued as Certificate #A-6-11-34. His surname morphed from "Covenhoven" into "Coven" by 1870.
During the Civil War James enlisted in Company F, 103rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, for a 3-year term of service, Aug. 9, 1862, at Elyria, Ohio in Lorain County under the surname of "Covenhoven." He was wounded at Callas, GA, June 2, 1864. James was mustered out with Company F, June 12, 1865. In 1870 he resided with his wife, Elizabeth, in Miami Co., KS, farming. By 1880 he had moved back to Lorain County, residing in Camden Twp. with his wife and a daughter, 7, "Adah," and a son, Charles F. In 1920 he and his wife resided in Grand Ledge, MI. He was one of the 103rd's veterans who lived the longest into the 20th Century, dying in Grand Ledge, MI, in 1933. He had applied for an invalid pension, Feb. 28, 1879 which was approved and issued as Certificate #188698. Upon his death, Elizabeth applied for a widow's pension, Sept. 20, 1933, which was approved and issued and issued as Certificate #A-6-11-34. His surname morphed from "Covenhoven" into "Coven" by 1870.
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