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Sgt Benjamin Woodruff Yoders

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Sgt Benjamin Woodruff Yoders

Birth
Jefferson, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
4 May 1919 (aged 83)
Jefferson, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Jefferson, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Section 2, Lot 3, Grave 1.
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Promoted from Sergeant to 1st Sergeant. 1st Sergeant, Company A, 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Discharged under special instructions authorizing a liberal interpretation of General Order No. 83 at Cumberland, Maryland, on July 11, 1865.

Born on October 6, 1836 in Jefferson Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania. Listed in the 1900 Census as a day laborer in Jefferson Township, Pennsylvania. Filed for a pension on June 8, 1883, application number 486,380, certificate 829,206 citing chronic diarrhea and inability to labor a good portion of time. Wife Sarah J, Yoders filed for a widow's pension on May 12, 1919, application number 1,141,864, certificate 876,423.
Promoted from Sergeant to 1st Sergeant. 1st Sergeant, Company A, 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Discharged under special instructions authorizing a liberal interpretation of General Order No. 83 at Cumberland, Maryland, on July 11, 1865.

Born on October 6, 1836 in Jefferson Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania. Listed in the 1900 Census as a day laborer in Jefferson Township, Pennsylvania. Filed for a pension on June 8, 1883, application number 486,380, certificate 829,206 citing chronic diarrhea and inability to labor a good portion of time. Wife Sarah J, Yoders filed for a widow's pension on May 12, 1919, application number 1,141,864, certificate 876,423.

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1ST. SGT. Co. A 163RD. REGT.
18TH. PA. CAV.
CIVIL WAR

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Burial information obtained from Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-1999.

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