Civil War Veteran
Co E 78th Ohio Infantry
Entered service 21 Dec 1861, age 18.
Mustered out 11 Jul 1865, at Columbus, O.; veteran.
This regiment was organized at Zanesville, Ohio, and was active in many battles including:
Shiloh, and Bolivar, Tenn.; Raymond, Champion Hills, siege of Vicksburg, and Canton, Ms.; Kennesaw Mt., Atlanta, siege of Atlanta, and Lovejoy Station, Ga.; Bentonville, N.C.

Other Pletcher's in Co E 78th Ohio Infantry:
Entered service 21 Dec 1861: Noah, age 20; Nicholas, age 26. Drafted and entered service 29 Sep 1864: Israel, age 31.

According to the Ohio Roster, John W Pletcher was mustered out July 11, 1865, at Columbus, O.; veteran.
He is mistakenly listed as killed in action July 22, 1864 in the battle of Atlanta and buried in Marietta National Cemetery in plot E 5807.

Found pension record for John W. Pletcher, 78th Ohio Inf on Ancestry.com and in pensioner index also on the following website: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/kansas/
genweb/archives/smith/military/1883.txt

John W. Pletcher found in several Federal census including:
Census Microfilm Records: Kansas and Oklahoma, 1920
Age: 74
Gender: M
Race: W
Birthplace: OHIO
State: KS
County: SMITH
Locale: SMITH CENTER
Series: T625 Roll: 552 Part: 1 Page: 110B

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The following is from Findagrave member, Sondra

This is the information I have on the Pletcher family. I have the original funeral card, but this is the text.
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Funeral Card
John W. Pletcher 1845-1942

John W. Pletcher
Born March 13, 1845
Died June 15, 1942
Aged 97 years, 3 months, 12 days

Funeral services will be held from the
Methodist Church, in
Smith Center, Kansas
Thursday, June 18, 1942
2:30 p.m.

Body will lie in state at the church from 1:20 to 2:30 p.m.
Interment will be made in the Crystal Plains Cemetery
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Pletcher family at Crystal Plains Cemetery:
I have no explanation regarding why John W. Pletcher, the elder, is not listed as resting there…possibly an entry mistake? But the other information about Crystal Plains on Internment.com is absolutely correct

Pletcher, John W., b. 7 May 1879, d. 15 Jan 1880
Pletcher, Barbara E., b. 30 Jul 1888, d. 20 Jan 1890
Pletcher, Glenn Edward, b. 5 Jun 1949, d. 24 May 1999
Pletcher, Inf Dau., d. 13 Feb 1971, infant dau of Glenn & Debra Pletcher
Pletcher, Mary A., b. 4 Feb 1877, d. 29 Dec 1879
Pletcher, Rosa M., b. 8 Oct 1872, d. 27 Dec 1879
Mathes, Emma (Pletcher), b. 23 Aug 1870, d. 20 Oct 1960, s/w Edward F. Mathes (have photo)
Mathes, Edward F., b. 6 May 1865, d. 5 Feb 1945, s/w Emma (Pletcher) Mathes (have photo) (my GG uncle)

-from Findagrave member, Sondra
More about the Pletcher family can be found in my public messages.

-Family Links from Findagrave member, Bob Weller.