Enlistment Age-34. Farmer
Enlisted: Aug 2,1861 at Mattoon,IL. Corp.
Mustered into Co "E" 38th IL Infantry.
Died of disease at Murfreesboro,TN.
Promotions: Private, (Reduced to Ranks)
m1: Malissa abt 1848, Moultrie IL
Ch: Dau Cyntha D. abt. 1849-
Living in Moultrie IL 1850 census.
Absalom is in Coles IL in 1860 with no wife or children, living in a complex with over 50 other individuals. He is shown as a carpenter.
m2: Sarah Ann Fifer, Oct 1860, Moultrie IL
ch: Sarah abt 1862-
Enlistment Age-34. Farmer
Enlisted: Aug 2,1861 at Mattoon,IL. Corp.
Mustered into Co "E" 38th IL Infantry.
Died of disease at Murfreesboro,TN.
Promotions: Private, (Reduced to Ranks)
m1: Malissa abt 1848, Moultrie IL
Ch: Dau Cyntha D. abt. 1849-
Living in Moultrie IL 1850 census.
Absalom is in Coles IL in 1860 with no wife or children, living in a complex with over 50 other individuals. He is shown as a carpenter.
m2: Sarah Ann Fifer, Oct 1860, Moultrie IL
ch: Sarah abt 1862-
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