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Pvt Zerah P. “Beckworth” Beckwith

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Pvt Zerah P. “Beckworth” Beckwith Veteran

Birth
Madison County, New York, USA
Death
15 Dec 1886 (aged 54–55)
Wenona, Marshall County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Toluca, Marshall County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.0003861, Longitude: -89.1492
Memorial ID
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Zerap served in the US Army during the Civil War as a Private. He was a member of Company H, of the 104th Illinois Infantry.
He was 31 when he joined up on 6 Aug 1862 in Osage, Illinois. He was discharged on 15 Dec 1862 in Bowling Green, Kentucky for a disability.

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Per Contributor: Ronni Croft (49316328) • [email protected]

1850 Putnam, IL: using surname "Beckworth", Zera P, Tailor, born NY and Mary A., born PA with 4 children: Putnam, Leonidas, Albert, and , Lucelia - all born in Illinois

1860 Evans, Marshall Co., IL: "Beckwith" surname, the couple, "Z" and Mary, with 6 ch:
Putnam Beckwith 17
L (Leonidas) Beckwith 15, serves Civil War, dies 1864 ,see below
Lucelia died ?
Albert Beckwith 12
Orrin Beckwith 9
Emma Beckwith 6
Clara Beckwith 2

1870 Evans, IL: the couple "Lerah" and Mary, with 4 children home:
Albert Beckwith 22
Orrin Beckwith 19
Emma Beckwith 16
Clara Beckwith 12

1880 Evans, IL: Z.P. and Mary have 3 children home, married Putnam lives nearby:
Albert Beckwith 31
Oren Beckwith 27
Clara Beckwith 22

Mary lists father born CT, mother born PA: Z.P. lists father born CT, mother born NY

son, Leonidas, FAG # 346735 , served in the Civil War, died at Camp Nelson, KY, waiting for VA to link him to his parents memorial.
Zerap served in the US Army during the Civil War as a Private. He was a member of Company H, of the 104th Illinois Infantry.
He was 31 when he joined up on 6 Aug 1862 in Osage, Illinois. He was discharged on 15 Dec 1862 in Bowling Green, Kentucky for a disability.

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Per Contributor: Ronni Croft (49316328) • [email protected]

1850 Putnam, IL: using surname "Beckworth", Zera P, Tailor, born NY and Mary A., born PA with 4 children: Putnam, Leonidas, Albert, and , Lucelia - all born in Illinois

1860 Evans, Marshall Co., IL: "Beckwith" surname, the couple, "Z" and Mary, with 6 ch:
Putnam Beckwith 17
L (Leonidas) Beckwith 15, serves Civil War, dies 1864 ,see below
Lucelia died ?
Albert Beckwith 12
Orrin Beckwith 9
Emma Beckwith 6
Clara Beckwith 2

1870 Evans, IL: the couple "Lerah" and Mary, with 4 children home:
Albert Beckwith 22
Orrin Beckwith 19
Emma Beckwith 16
Clara Beckwith 12

1880 Evans, IL: Z.P. and Mary have 3 children home, married Putnam lives nearby:
Albert Beckwith 31
Oren Beckwith 27
Clara Beckwith 22

Mary lists father born CT, mother born PA: Z.P. lists father born CT, mother born NY

son, Leonidas, FAG # 346735 , served in the Civil War, died at Camp Nelson, KY, waiting for VA to link him to his parents memorial.


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